Chapter 12637 Restricted Area
Chapter 12637 Restricted Area
Jin, however, was straightforward and didn't think too much about it. He chuckled and said:
"Forget about the Abyss and the Primordial Abyss. Let's go to the island, kill those monsters, and then we can seize the mineral deposits."
"All the ordinary spirit stones and minerals on the island are yours."
"And the Stone of Destiny will all belong to me!"
Ye Chen, Ni Changjun, and Fairy Fuyao exchanged a glance, and the three of them nodded in agreement.
Actually, Ye Chen was also very interested in the Stone of Destiny. If Jin didn't give it to him, he planned to look for it elsewhere later.
Neon Lady and Fairy Fuyao dared not compete with Jin, but the other spirit stone mines on the island were also a good resource for them.
After discussing their plan, the four of them went up to the island and joined forces to kill the monsters there.
Although the monsters on the island were powerful, the four of them worked together and were even stronger. They managed to wipe out all the monsters in half a day.
"call……"
After eliminating the monsters, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief and gazed into the distance.
Outside Stone Island, a large expanse of murky, black sea emanated a strong, pungent smell of blood.
This sea area is clearly the forbidden zone of rotten blood that Fairy Fuyao mentioned.
The entire forbidden zone of putrid blood stretches for a thousand miles.
With his gaze sweeping across the thousand-mile-long forbidden zone of decaying blood, Ye Chen saw the scene of the inner sea.
The inland sea is azure blue, and its surface is shrouded in a sacred glow.
This radiance was so intense that it gradually turned the blue inland sea white.
Ye Chen frowned slightly. He estimated that under the illumination of that half-sun, which was the source of the divine light, the entire Crimson Sea, whether it was the inner sea or the outer sea, would eventually turn white again, becoming a blank space where nothing would remain.
However, the Crimson Sea has a very strong aura of abyssal sin, and it would probably take a very long time to completely whiten it.
"Hehe, the Stone of Destiny is underground, and I can already sense its special spiritual energy!"
Jin laughed greedily, disregarding his surroundings; all he wanted was the Stone of Destiny.
“Step back a bit.”
Jin told Ye Chen and the other two to step back a bit, and then he made a hand gesture and used the "Earth-Splitting Technique".
With a loud rumble, the earth split open, and the ore buried deep beneath the island was brought to the surface.
It was a mineral vein that shimmered with golden light and was filled with a mystical aura!
As soon as Ye Chen saw this vein, he felt that the ore had the same aura as the Destiny Stone that the Dao Ancestor Wushi had taken out back then!
It is indeed the Stone of Destiny!
The stones of destiny here have not been refined and contain many impurities.
Even so, the abundant energy and the majestic aura of the Great Dao were enough to awe the soul.
On the Stone of Destiny, there is a flow of spiritual energy from the Great Dao. This must be a special product that has been imbued with the Great Dao. If one refines it, one can merge with the Dao and receive its blessings, thus ignoring all taboo laws!
Beyond the starry sky lies its own laws, which suppress people, making it difficult for their cultivation to break through to the peak of the Heavenly Dao Realm—this is the ceiling.
However, with the help of the Stone of Destiny, it may be possible to break through this ceiling!
Ye Chen glanced at them and instantly judged that these Destiny Stones were of extraordinary value, possessing the spiritual energy of the Great Dao's destiny. Once obtained, one could receive the blessing of the Great Dao's destiny and be free from all taboos.
In short, the effect of the Stone of Destiny is "nothing is forbidden"!
Ye Chen has too many taboos. Using his divine authority could attract a heavenly tribulation, and absorbing the spiritual energy of the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Disc could lead to an imbalance and collapse of Yin and Yang.
However, if he can obtain a sufficient number of Destiny Stones, he can disregard the taboos and thus achieve a transcendent state of being free from all taboos and attachments.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help but take a deep breath, filled with interest in the Stone of Destiny.
Fairy Fuyao and Lady Ni Chang's eyes also lit up; they could also see that this Stone of Destiny was extraordinary.
"Is this the Stone of Destiny? It has never been polished, forged, or refined, yet it naturally possesses the spiritual essence of the Great Dao. It's truly unbelievable."
"Fuyao Fairy murmured, her face full of shock, unable to believe that such a spiritual stone actually existed in the world."
Even more strangely, the discovery of such an extraordinary spiritual stone did not trigger any unusual phenomena in the heavens and earth.
It is evident that the Crimson Sea is truly a closed world. The secrets of heaven here are not revealed to the outside world. This is also because of the existence of the divine source of light, which washes away and dilutes all the secrets of heaven with divine radiance.
"Hahaha... All these Destiny Stones are mine!"
Jin laughed loudly, leaping onto the mine like a greedy wild dog, grabbing pieces of Destiny Stones, his face filled with excitement and fervor.
These stones of destiny still have impurities. It would probably take a lot of time to refine them to the level of the one that the Dao Ancestor Wushi had originally possessed.
It is estimated that only a few dozen Destiny Stones will be extracted from the entire vein.
However, dozens of Destiny Stones were more than enough for Jin, enough to allow him to break through the ceiling of the other side of the starry sky and return to the peak realm of the Golden Feather Emperor Sanqing.
Ye Chen was also tempted and picked up a piece of Destiny Stone ore. Even though it was ore, its warm and smooth texture was enough to make anyone's heart flutter.
"what are you doing?"
"lay down!"
When Jin saw Ye Chen touch the Stone of Destiny, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted.
Ye Chen's eardrums were almost ruptured by the noise. He frowned and said, "Why are you being so fierce?"
Like a wild beast guarding its prey, Jin's face revealed a fierce expression as he said, "All the Stones of Destiny are mine!"
You cannot touch it!
"If you dare lay a finger on me, I'll kill you right now!"
With that, Jin crushed a piece of the Destiny Stone with a snap, ignoring the impurities, and directly absorbed all the spiritual energy of the Great Dao into his body.
After absorbing the spiritual energy of a Destiny Stone, the aura emanating from him became noticeably stronger.
Ye Chen frowned slightly as he looked at Jin's fierce and angry expression, then put down the Stone of Destiny and said:
"I'm just looking."
He never expected that Jhin would be so ferocious, as if the end of the world had come. His unpredictable mood swings were truly unbelievable.
Ye Chen had only one thought in his mind: This person is not someone to befriend.
"You won't even let me touch you!"
"All the Destiny Stones here are mine!"
"You can take the other spirit stones."
Jin pointed to the other spirit stone mines on the island, also telling Ye Chen to stay away from him.
Ye Chen was speechless. He could only come out of the Destiny Stone mine and exchange glances with Ni Changjun and Fairy Fuyao.
None of the three expected that Jin would be so violent.
Ye Chen had said he would give him the Stone of Destiny. He had only touched it briefly and didn't really intend to take it for himself, but Jin was already so angry that he didn't consider him a friend at all.
Ye Chen felt a chill in his heart.
After seeing the Stone of Destiny, Fairy Fuyao and Lord Nishang instantly lost interest in other ordinary spirit stone veins and became too lazy to dig for them.
Fairy Fuyao said, "Lord of Reincarnation, let's find a way to search for this Stone of Destiny in other places."
Ye Chen had the same idea, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
He glanced at Jin, who was already sitting cross-legged in the Destiny Stone ore vein, completely ignoring the numerous impurities in the raw ore, and directly began to refine and absorb it.
Ye Chen had just touched the Stone of Destiny and obtained a clue. Following the residual aura of the Stone of Destiny on his palm, he quickly deduced that there were other Stones of Destiny nearby.
"Beneath this sea, there seems to be a Stone of Destiny."
Ye Chen pointed to the sea area outside the island, which was the forbidden zone of putrid blood. The seawater was mixed with endless filth and blood, and the seawater was so red that it turned black. There seemed to be black snakes swimming in the water, which looked a bit eerie.
"Huh? Under the sea?"
Fairy Fuyao frowned immediately. The surface of the Crimson Sea was illuminated by the divine light, so there was no major disaster. But the seabed must be full of dangers.
Moreover, this place is a forbidden zone of rotten blood, making it even more dangerous.
"Yes."
"I want to see it."
Ye Chen looked at the filthy, blood-soaked forbidden zone of the sea and sensed a sense of danger.
But it's worth taking a risk for the Stone of Destiny.
"This... the Corrupted Blood Forbidden Zone is too dangerous. If we go deep into the seabed, there might be danger."
Fairy Fuyao looked at the forbidden zone of putrid blood. Beneath the sea of the forbidden zone, black venomous snakes swam, and the scene was truly terrifying.
Ye Chen thought for a moment and then said, "Fairy Fuyao, you and Ni Chang wait for me here. I'll go down and take a look myself."
"If I can find enough Destiny Stones, I will share some with you."
Ye Chen wasn't as stingy as Jin; if there were enough resources, he was willing to share some.
Of course, if resources are really scarce, then he can only enjoy them all by himself.
"It's so dangerous, how can you go down?"
Fairy Fuyao asked with some concern.
Ye Chen smiled, slowly walked to the seaside, and stopped.
Then, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and sensed his body.
He could clearly sense a wisp of black energy hidden deep within his dantian.
That's demonic energy.
The demonic energy of the Heavenly Demon!
"Heavenly Demon Form, activate!"
Ye Chen mentally shouted and immediately activated the demonic energy.
Then, an astonishing scene unfolded: Ye Chen instantly transformed into a demon!
Black demonic patterns appeared on his skin, and a black demonic robe appeared on his body. His hair was disheveled, and his whole body was filled with demonic energy, with black lotus flowers, skulls and other strange phenomena floating around him.
This is the form of a celestial demon!
Surprisingly, Ye Chen did not have the eerie stench of the Heavenly Demon. He maintained a clean and pure appearance, even more so than in his usual form.
He was like the night itself; the night sky was pure, and darkness was not evil.
"what!"
Both Fairy Fuyao and Lord Nishang were shocked to see Ye Chen transformed into a demon.
At this moment, Ye Chen unleashed his Heavenly Demon form, but his aura was not fully released, so he did not appear as terrifying as he had last night. However, the strictness of the demonic path and the cold, stone-like aura caused Ye Chen's temperament to change instantly.
"With my current appearance, I should be able to go to sea."
Ye Chen looked at Fairy Fuyao and Lady Nishang and smiled slightly.
The forbidden zone of blood is dark and murky, so Ye Chen transformed into darkness in advance, thus becoming immune to its erosion.
In his demonized state, Ye Chen felt as if he were darkness itself, fearless of everything.
However, after being corrupted, he felt he had become very sensitive, and when he looked at the Corrupted Blood Forbidden Zone, he felt an intense loathing.
It's like a person with OCD seeing a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in front of them!
He became a demon, but he was not corrupted; instead, he became even purer.
This was something Ye Chen himself hadn't expected.
After becoming possessed by a demon, Ye Chen's senses became more acute. He discovered that in addition to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and various laws, he could sense another hidden energy in the void.
That is the power of chaos!
Since the decline of the Primordial Era and the Abyss, Chaos has revived, and the foundation of the world harbors the aura of Chaos.
Now, Ye Chen can also sense the presence of chaotic energy.
If he so desires, he can mobilize the chaotic energy just as he would mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
However, Ye Chen will not be corrupted by simply being demonized, but if he mobilizes the chaotic energy, he may be corrupted and eroded!
Therefore, Ye Chen was very cautious and did not easily mobilize the Chaos, which was the most unpredictable power in the world and had to be used with caution!
Ni Changjun stared blankly at the demonized Ye Chen, then looked at the sea area of the Corrupted Blood Forbidden Zone, and asked, "You... are you going down there yourself?"
Ye Chen hummed in agreement and said, "You guys wait for me here."
Fairy Fuyao hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Lord of Reincarnation, I want to go with you!"
Ye Chen said, "What? This Corrupted Blood Forbidden Zone is very dangerous. I may not be able to protect you."
Fairy Fuyao said, "It's alright, I can protect myself."
"This forbidden zone of rotten blood may also be a test for me!"
"The opportunity to prove my Dao is right in front of me. If I can overcome the difficulties, my cultivation level may be able to break through!"
"Lord of Reincarnation, please give me a chance!"
Her eyes held a sincere desire to seek the Dao; she wanted to break through her cultivation level and challenge her own limits, even at the risk of her life.
Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, and seeing the sincere look on Fairy Fuyao's face, he couldn't bear to refuse her, so he said, "Alright, I'll take you down with me."
"Ni Chang, what about you?"
Ni Changjun's expression was a little stiff. She wanted to go with Ye Chen, but the Corrupted Blood Forbidden Zone was too terrifying. She sighed helplessly and said, "I'll wait for you here."
"it is good."
Ye Chen didn't say much. He then beckoned to Fairy Fuyao and led her into the Corrupted Blood Forbidden Zone.
After the two dived into the sea, they felt a scorching, molten lava-like heat coming from all directions.
Beneath the Crimson Sea, there are many eerie, smoldering abyssal fires.
Ye Chen and Fairy Fuyao each channeled their inner energy to protect themselves as they descended.
Then, a series of black venomous snakes hissed and flicked their tongues, attacking Ye Chen.
Fairy Fuyao used the Xun character technique to create wind blades that slashed down the poisonous snake.
Ye Chen looked at the rows of black venomous snakes and felt a sense of familiarity, thinking:
"These venomous snakes are quite similar to the terrifying Dharma form of Patriarch Tingyou."
The terrifying manifestation of Master Tingyou is that it can manifest as black venomous snakes, which is extremely bizarre and terrifying.
As Ye Chen descended further, the familiar feeling in his heart became even stronger.
He discovered that the smoldering flames in the sea seemed similar to the calamity fire of the Heaven-Burning Fragments, both filled with a purgatory-like aura.
"Could these flames actually be fragments of the Heaven-Burning Heaven?"
Ye Chen muttered to himself, communicating with the Nine Yang True Roc in the Reincarnation Graveyard, and silently asked,
"Fei'er, look at these flames, aren't they evolved from fragments of the Burning Heaven?"
Inside the Nine Yang True Roc's belly, Ye Feier, upon hearing Ye Chen's question, immediately picked up the Heaven-Burning Fragment and compared it with the smoldering flames in the seawater. She was somewhat surprised and said:
"Yes, these flames flowed from the fragments of the Burning Sky."
"Strange, could this sea actually be related to the fragments of the Burning Heaven?"
"But we already have the fragments of the Heaven-Burning Blaze!"
She couldn't understand it and felt it was very strange.
Ye Chen felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason, as if he had thought of something, but he simply couldn't believe it.
Seeing Ye Chen's face turn pale, Fairy Fuyao hurriedly asked via telepathy:
"Lord of Reincarnation, what's wrong? Your face suddenly looks terrible."
Ye Chen snapped out of his daze, stared blankly at the flames and black venomous snakes around him, and said, "I'm fine, let's continue."
He and Fairy Fuyao continued to dive deeper. The deeper they went, the hotter and hotter the seawater became. In the end, it was like lava, filled with raging flames.
"Lord of Reincarnation, I...I think I can't hold on any longer."
Fairy Fuyao frowned, already struggling to withstand the onslaught of the tribulation fire.
She gritted her teeth, channeling her inner cultivation to resist the impact of the tribulation fire.
At this moment, a rumbling sound came from the seabed, and several huge fire-breathing beings silently rushed over, reaching out to grab Ye Chen and Fairy Fuyao.
Upon seeing those flame figures, Ye Chen instantly recognized them as fragments of the Heaven-Burning Tribulation Flame.
The smoldering flames in this sea are indeed all related to the fragments of the Burning Heaven!
"Heavenly Demon Annihilation Sword Qi!"
Ye Chen pulled his hands together, and demonic energy surged in his palms, transforming into more than a dozen sword energies. These energies slashed out at the aura of destruction emanating from the Heavenly Demon, annihilating the flame figures.
At this moment, Ye Chen, who had activated his Heavenly Demon form, could create his own demonic abilities at will. He could use all kinds of demonic techniques with ease, as if he was born with them.
After slaying the fire-breathing beings, Ye Chen embraced the nearly unconscious Fairy Fuyao and asked, "Are you alright?"
Fairy Fuyao smiled sadly and said, "I'm sorry..."
She originally wanted to challenge herself, but she didn't expect the environment in this forbidden zone of putrefied blood to be so vicious.
The seawater here was filled with scorching flames, and she was completely unable to withstand the impact of the calamity.
Ye Chen held her soft body in his arms, knowing that blaming her now was useless, so he could only deploy a Heavenly Demon Shield to protect her and continue diving down.
In fact, Ye Chen's best course of action would have been to first send Fairy Fuyao back to shore before going into the sea himself.
But by this time, he could already sense the aura of the Destiny Stone at the bottom of the sea. He was so excited that he didn't want to wait a moment longer, so he took Fairy Fuyao and continued to dive deeper.
After diving deeper, Ye Chen saw that in addition to the Heavenly Tribulation Fire, the seawater also contained thick abyssal blood, filled with a strong corrosive and poisonous aura.
If it gets corroded, the whole person will probably rot into blood!
"The Path of the Heavenly Demon: Demonize all things!"
With a thought, Ye Chen unleashed his demonic energy to block the rotting blood, and even turned the blood into demonic water, absorbing it for his own use.
This is a wonderful application of the Heavenly Demon Path!
The powerful Heavenly Demon can corrupt all things, turning everything into a demon.
Just like how zombies bite people and spread their poison, turning normal people into zombies as well.
The power of the Heavenly Demon has gone a step further. It can corrupt not only people, but also tiny things such as flowers, grass, trees, ants, insects, and even stones, flames, and air.
The aura of the Heavenly Demon spread like a virus, causing endless harm and utter terror!
After embarking on the path of the Heavenly Demon, Ye Chen naturally mastered these supernatural abilities, as if he were born with them.
Or to be more precise, in one of the countless futures, Ye Chen becomes the Great Demon Lord.
Ye Chen has now awakened this future, which is why he possesses many of the Heavenly Demon's supernatural powers.
However, Ye Chen was very cautious and did not abuse the power of the Heavenly Demon, so as not to get involved in unnecessary karma.
He simply transformed the tainted blood of the abyss that had invaded him into demonic blood that was harmless to him.
Ye Chen passed through the Abyss Bloodstained Layer without any problems and arrived at the seabed.
The underwater world is a completely different world. It is very pure, without the pollution of calamity fire and blood, so pure that it is almost bizarre.
Even more bizarrely, Ye Chen saw a forest.
That's right!
There is a forest deep in the sea!
Giant trees grow in the seabed, their branches swaying in the breeze.
If Ye Chen hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there was actually a forest in the seabed!
This forest is enveloped by tranquil, cool seawater.
Ye Chen felt that the surrounding seawater had changed. It was not only becoming purer, but it seemed that even the nature of the water had changed, turning into freshwater.
Previously, Fairy Fuyao, who had been in a semi-conscious state due to the impact of the Heavenly Tribulation Fire, woke up at this moment and was surprised to see the dreamlike scene around her.
Is this the underwater world?
"I never imagined that the seabed of the Corrupted Blood Forbidden Zone would be so tranquil."
She found it incredible, and looked at the forest in the sea. Even though she had never touched the Stone of Destiny, she could already feel the powerful spiritual energy of the Great Dao of Destiny emanating from the forest, and the rosy glow of the clouds.
There must be many stones of destiny buried here!
"You seem to be injured, Fairy Fuyao. Are you alright?"
Ye Chen looked at Fairy Fuyao's body and saw that her clothes were burned to shreds by the Heavenly Tribulation Fire, exposing large patches of skin. The exposed skin was scorched red, indicating that she had been burned, and the injury was quite severe.
Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Fairy Fuyao felt a burning pain all over her body.
"I'm sorry, Lord of Reincarnation, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Fairy Fuyao gritted her teeth, feeling a burning pain in her body, but she still politely bowed to thank Ye Chen.
If Ye Chen hadn't rescued her, she would have been burned to death by the flames.
"Thank you for saving me just now. I... I really don't know how to repay you."
"Well, if possible, you can come to my Fuyou Sword Sect in the future, and I can give you some reward."
Fairy Fuyao felt ashamed and now only wanted to repay Ye Chen.
Ye Chen smiled and said, "No need for payment."
Fairy Fuyao said, "Yes, I do. My Fuyao Sword Sect has a secret item that I think you might be interested in."
