Urban Martial Saint

In the Stone Chamber, these black flowers appeared like one ghost flower after another, swaying gracefully in the darkness. Their dark beauty was deadly!

Wan Yan Yong was preoccupied with searching for the Buddha’s Relic and paid no mind to the sudden appearance of these black flowers. However, Ye Qing noticed them clearly and remembered distinctly that when he first entered the Stone Chamber, these black flowers were not there.

Ye Qing had been pondering the Instantaneous Blossom that Du Canglang mentioned, so he had been observing the surroundings for anything unusual, especially plants. If these black flowers had been present when he entered the Stone Chamber, Ye Qing would certainly have noticed them. Thus, Ye Qing concluded that these black flowers appeared after, not before.

But how did these black flowers suddenly appear in the Stone Chamber? He hadn’t seen them when he first came in, and now they had appeared. What was going on? Was he hallucinating, or could these black flowers move? Or perhaps these black flowers have the ability to become invisible?

Ye Qing was filled with doubt, and what shocked him the most was the rapid changes in Wan Yan Yong. He was aging fast. Just moments ago, Wan Yan Yong’s hair was only a little white, but now it was almost entirely white. And Wan Yan Yong hadn’t noticed at all, still searching in the Stone Coffin. After a while, seemingly not finding anything, he stood upright, looked around, and started searching the floor.

Watching Wan Yan Yong like this, Ye Qing sighed, ”Wan Yan Yong truly deserves this fate.” With the appearance of so many eerie black flowers around him, he didn’t see them and continued to seek the Buddha’s Relic. It’s indeed the fate of humans fighting for wealth and birds for food; for the sake of the Buddha’s Relic, he’ll ultimately lose his life here.

In this brief time, Wan Yan Yong’s hair had turned completely white, and his movements had noticeably slowed. He appeared excessively aged, yet remained unaware.

Ye Qing looked at those black flowers, feeling deeply shaken. So, these black flowers might be the Instantaneous Blossom that Du Canglang spoke of? It turns out Instantaneous Blossom looks like this!

”Ah! Ah!” Wan Yan Yong suddenly screamed loudly as if something had shocked him deeply. Ye Qing focused his gaze and saw Wan Yan Yong staring at his hands, his face filled with disbelief. It seemed he finally realized his aging because his hands were full of wrinkles, appearing terrifying.

Now, Wan Yan Yong looked like a centenarian, having aged to the point of being close to death. Moreover, his movements had slowed to a terrifying degree; his body lacked strength, making even a single step difficult. He noticed his aging, but it was too late; he had no strength to escape from the Stone Chamber.

”How could this happen? How could this happen?” Wan Yan Yong shouted unwillingly, his voice was hoarse due to extreme aging. As soon as he finished speaking, his body went limp, slowly sitting on the ground, seeming unable to support his body anymore.

Seeing this, Ye Qing knew Wan Yan Yong was beyond saving. Ye Qing had seen many corpses along the way; those people had died in the same manner. Seeing Wan Yan Yong’s condition, he was undoubtedly at death’s door. Thus, Ye Qing no longer concealed himself and stepped out from the Stone Corridor.

”Instantaneous Blossom, do you know what it is?” Ye Qing asked softly.

At this moment, Wan Yan Yong saw Ye Qing for the first time, a flash of shock crossed his eyes as he trembled and asked, ”You... what have you done to me?”

Wan Yan Yong had no idea his aging was due to these black flowers; he thought Ye Qing had done something to him.

Ye Qing replied, ”You knew before entering that among the seven paths, one leads to rapid aging.”

”But I didn’t take that path!” Wan Yan Yong protested anxiously.

”I know, but this Stone Chamber also contains the things from that path.” Ye Qing looked at Wan Yan Yong and said word by word, ”Things that cause rapid aging!”

”Ah?” Wan Yan Yong quickly turned his head to look around, and he finally noticed the black flowers, his expression changed again as he trembled, saying, ”Are... are these black flowers responsible?”

”Exactly!” Ye Qing nodded, looking at Wan Yan Yong, ”These flowers are called Instantaneous Blossom; they cause rapid aging.”

”Instantaneous Blossom? Instantaneous Blossom?” Wan Yan Yong clearly hadn’t heard of this name before. He pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Ye Qing, his voice filled with anger, ”You’re lying to me! You’re lying to me!”

”When did I lie to you?” Ye Qing said in a deep voice.

”You said this flower could make people age, so why haven’t you aged at all?” Wan Yan Yong pointed at Ye Qing angrily, ”You must be tricking me! Ye, what exactly did you do to me?”

Hearing Wan Yan Yong’s words, Ye Qing also felt anger rising in his heart. This guy really judged a noble person with his own petty mind, always thinking it’s Ye Qing harming him. Yet he didn’t realize that this Instantaneous Blossom is something Ye Qing cannot control at all.

Looking at Wan Yan Yong, Ye Qing suddenly remembered the matter of the Stone Coffin earlier, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Why hadn’t he seen this Instantaneous Blossom when he entered earlier, but once Wan Yan Yong entered from the outside, it appeared? What was wrong with this situation?

Ye Qing looked at Wan Yan Yong, then at the Stone Coffin, and suddenly recalled something. Wan Yan Yong aged from when he approached the Stone Coffin on the right side. And from the time he entered the Stone Chamber to memorizing the Tianzhu Sword Technique, there were no signs of aging. In other words, the reason he started aging was purely because he approached the Stone Coffin on the right side.

Now, thinking back, Ye Qing suddenly figured out how Master Duwang preserved the Buddha’s Relic. If one walks to the Stone Coffin from the right side, the coffin will indeed open, but the Instantaneous Blossom will closely follow.

If it’s a Buddhist Sect disciple approaching the Stone Coffin from the right side, the coffin naturally springs open, allowing one to obtain the Buddha’s Relic inside. Even if the Instantaneous Blossom appears, those of the Buddhist Sect who have cultivated the Vajra Indestructible Body are not afraid of the Instantaneous Blossom. However, if it’s not a Buddhist Sect disciple, approaching the Stone Coffin from the right, while the coffin opens due to the mechanism, the Instantaneous Blossom appears in this Stone Chamber, causing rapid aging. This means, even if someone obtains the Buddha’s Relic, they will die from aging, ultimately leaving their life behind, unable to take away the Buddha’s Relic, which is the greatest mechanism left by Master Duwang.

Using the Instantaneous Blossom as such a mechanism ensures the Buddha’s Relic is preserved very safely. Unless one is a Buddhist Sect disciple, no one else can obtain the Buddha’s Relic!

Ye Qing had walked over to the Stone Coffin from the right side earlier. His attention was completely drawn to the Buddha’s Relic at that time, and he didn’t notice his surroundings, so he didn’t know if the Instantaneous Blossom had appeared. However, he also carries a Buddha’s Relic within him, so given he could walk through the Stone Corridor unharmed, naturally he wouldn’t fear the Instantaneous Blossom in this Stone Chamber either, hence he didn’t feel anything at that time.

But Wan Yan Yong was different. He walked over from the right side, the Stone Coffin opened, but the Instantaneous Blossom also appeared, which was the most fatal part. Not only did he fail to obtain the Buddha’s Relic, he lost his life to the Instantaneous Blossom, which was the result of ignoring Master Duwang’s advice and insisting on approaching from the right side.

”I’m not tricking you; you’ve come to this fate purely through your own actions!” Ye Qing looked calmly at Wan Yan Yong and said, ”Master Duwang left clear instructions that if one is a disciple of the Doomsday Sect, they should walk from the left side. Only Buddhist Sect disciples can walk from the right side. You’re not a Buddhist disciple, yet you forced yourself to walk on the right; this is your end!”

”Does walking from either side really make a difference?” Wan Yan Yong muttered softly, looking at the black flowers around him. Suddenly, he looked up at Ye Qing and said in a deep voice, ”There’s another Buddha’s Relic inside the Stone Coffin, is... is it taken by you?”

Normally, Ye Qing wouldn’t answer that question under other circumstances. But Wan Yan Yong was on the verge of death at this moment, so Ye Qing naturally wouldn’t be stingy.

”Yes, I took it!” Ye Qing said, reaching into his pocket, ready to take out the Buddha’s Relic to show Wan Yan Yong. But as he plunged his hand into his pocket, he found it empty; there was nothing left in the pocket.

”Huh?” This time it was Ye Qing’s turn to cry out. He quickly searched other pockets, but the result was the same. He rummaged through all his pockets, but couldn’t find the Buddha’s Relic, as if it had disappeared.

”The... Buddha’s Relic...” Wan Yan Yong extended his hand toward Ye Qing, and after saying this, his body gradually wilted and slid gently to the ground, completely aged to death. Perhaps even in death, he wouldn’t know what had happened.

Looking at Wan Yan Yong dying here like this, Ye Qing felt a bit emotional. He was a remarkable figure, yet lost his life here—such is the outcome of greed. However, he was also deeply impressed by the mechanism left by Master Duwang. With the Instantaneous Blossom guarding here, who besides the Buddhist masters could obtain the Buddha’s Relic? Though Master Duwang has passed away, the mechanism he left behind remains effective indeed.

Despite feeling emotional, Ye Qing was more shocked by the situation of the Buddha’s Relic. He clearly put the Buddha’s Relic in his pocket earlier, so why is it suddenly missing now?