Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 1202: Chapter 1201: The Calamity of Annihilation—Is It Related to Buzhou Mountain?

[The third update of the day is here!]

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The old man with the smoking pipe and the veiled woman struck together, aiming at the blood-red beam in the center of the Taishi family ruins. It seemed that only by breaking it could they enter what they called the real Taishi family ruins.

Ye Tianchen stood aside, watching as the two continually attacked. He did not make a move but observed that both the old man and the veiled woman’s cultivation realm were not low and were potentially like Ye Tianchen’s, at the Mid-stage Martial Saint cultivation realm. Ye Tianchen was quite surprised by this, especially because the veiled woman seemed to be around the same age as he was. It wasn’t that Ye Tianchen was arrogant, thinking only he could reach such a realm at a young age, but he clearly understood how much hardship and trials he had endured, along with countless opportunities, to achieve his current cultivation strength. This veiled woman clearly had an extraordinary background!

As for the old man with the smoking pipe, Ye Tianchen was extremely distrustful and even more unable to discern him. During the time in Linxian City, the old man had tricked Ye Tianchen into buying his map, appearing as a mere worldly mortal without any Martial Arts True Qi fluctuations in his body. Even Ye Tianchen’s powerful Divine Thought couldn’t detect the old man’s cultivation, which showed that the old man was not simple and hid his strength deeply. Perhaps he had powerful secret techniques to conceal his cultivation realm, otherwise, how could he deceive hundreds of martial artists without anyone detecting his formidable cultivation, merely not showing it?

With the ground shaking and the sky splitting, the entire Taishi family ruins stirred up clouds of dust, resembling an impending earthquake, as if the world was turning upside down. The powerful forces of the two Mid-stage Martial Saint cultivators were astonishing and world-shaking, but they did not immediately shatter the blood-red beam. Instead, cracks began to appear, and strong auras surged from all directions, which Ye Tianchen could sense. The old man with the smoking pipe and the veiled woman also seemed to sense it, showing anxious expressions on their faces.

”Kid, help us shatter this seal and enter the real Taishi family ruins. I guarantee you’ll gain a legacy of endless benefit!” The old man glanced at Ye Tianchen and said.

”Perhaps all of this is a fate, and you have the ability to obtain the Taishi family legacy.” The veiled woman cast a cold glance at Ye Tianchen and spoke.

Ye Tianchen frowned in thought. Honestly, since the old man and the veiled woman started attacking the blood-red beam, he had been pondering whether to retreat or to join them in shattering the seal to enter the real Taishi family ruins as they mentioned and see if he could find the so-called Taishi family legacy.

”With your power, continuing to strike for an hour should be enough to open it!” Ye Tianchen said.

”However, time is running out. This blood-red beam only lasts for about an hour, and if we wait for its next appearance, it could be after five hundred years. Surely you’ve sensed those strong auras rushing over; even if we manage to shatter this seal, will there still be a share for you and me? Additionally, we might face mortal peril. Only by combining forces to shatter this seal and being the first to enter the actual Taishi family ruins can we seize our chance; it’s the best plan.” The old man said earnestly.

”Hmm!” The veiled woman nodded.

Ultimately, Ye Tianchen swiftly positioned himself in front of the blood-red beam. The old man, the veiled woman, and Ye Tianchen exchanged glances, nodded, and simultaneously unleashed powerful Martial Arts True Qi, attacking the blood-red beam.

Boom!

With a loud noise, the blood-red beam trembled. Although it absorbed Ye Tianchen and the others’ Martial Arts True Qi, a human-shaped crack appeared, big enough for someone to enter. Only then did Ye Tianchen realize that the blood-red beam surged from the ground, forming a well-like cave on the surface. Entering the beam led underground, proving there truly was a mystery; this time, the old man wasn’t deceiving him.

Buzz!

Buzz!

The old man and the veiled woman enveloped themselves in layers of Martial Arts True Qi for protection as they entered through the blood-red beam’s crack. Ye Tianchen, upon seeing this, did not do the same and simply walked in. His Physical Body Power was sufficient to endure the runes on the blood-red beam.

Bang!

At the moment the blood-red beam vanished, several strong auras charged forward. Some auras arrived at the moment the beam disappeared, while others were blocked outside. Those blocked furrowed their brows, and someone even attempted to strike and shatter the ground but was stopped by the person beside them.

”It’s useless, this is a powerful formation, equivalent to another world. The entrance just now was the only one. The real ruins of the Taishi family are underground. If it were that simple, it would have been discovered long ago!”

”So what do we do? Do we just miss this opportunity? Wait another five hundred years?”

”No need, the few who went inside will eventually come out. We just need to wait here and rob them!”

”Good idea, let’s wait then!”

At this moment, Ye Tianchen, the old man with the pipe, and the veiled woman entered another world. They found many caves appearing before them. At the entrance of these caves was a large, basement-like space. All three furrowed their brows, unsure of which passage to take and unable to sense which path was safe and correct, which truly posed a dilemma. In an unknown environment, everyone knows that reckless actions can lead to unpredictable dangers, and no one would venture easily.

”It seems there are three paths. Which one should we take?” Ye Tianchen asked.

”I don’t know!” the veiled woman shook her head and said.

”It’s truly strange. I didn’t expect the world left by the Taishi family to be so wondrous. I have an ominous feeling that taking the wrong path would leave us without a burial place,” the old man with the pipe said in confusion.

”Hmm? Didn’t you already know a lot of things and secrets? How could you not know which path to take?” Ye Tianchen asked with some disbelief.

”The Taishi family isn’t as simple as you think. Although the family was wiped out in a single night, it left a legacy, which is already a miracle. What we know is only the method to enter the true legacy of the Taishi family!” the old man with the pipe said solemnly.

”Really?” Ye Tianchen still didn’t quite believe what the old man with the pipe was saying.

”You don’t have to believe it. Anyway, I’m not going to wander around aimlessly, I’ll just take a rest here!” the old man with the pipe shook his head and said.

Ye Tianchen glanced at the veiled woman, who walked over to a nearby rock, sat down, and then said: ”This is all I know too. It’s said that back then, the Taishi family faced a great calamity. On that night of relentless slaughter, the family head of the Taishi family sensed an omen. He then joined a few Supreme Elders of the Taishi family to refine a small world, leaving the Taishi family’s legacy within it, so that the descendants of the Taishi family could obtain its legacy. A seal appears every five hundred years. To have preserved the family’s legacy in such a great calamity, amidst the disaster of clan extinction, is truly not easy...”

”What exactly did the Taishi family experience back then? Why were they wiped out in one night?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask.

”I don’t know, I only know that everyone in this family died in one night, extremely tragically,” the veiled woman shook her head and said.

”I did hear a legend...” The old man with the pipe took out his pipe, lit a bit of fire, and took a couple of puffs before speaking.

”What legend?” Ye Tianchen asked.

”Now the three of us have arrived in the legacy world left by the Taishi family. Whether or not we can obtain the legacy is one thing, but this place is filled with all sorts of unknown dangers. It’s absolutely impossible to achieve it with the strength of one person; it requires everyone’s cooperation,” the veiled woman glanced at the old man with the pipe and said.

”Heh heh, don’t worry, I’m not someone who likes to hog things; since the three of us broke through the seal, naturally the legacy of the Taishi family should belong to us three. To tell you the truth, before the clan’s annihilation, someone from the Taishi family went to Buzhou Mountain and brought something back. It was on that night that the Taishi family suffered the calamity of clan extinction; a powerful creature attacked and wiped out the entire Taishi family,” the old man with the pipe said.

”Went to Buzhou Mountain? Brought something back?” the veiled woman muttered to herself.

Ye Tianchen was even more stunned, again relating to ’Buzhou Mountain.’ It’s the only forbidden area in the current Ancient Martial World of Penglai, also rumored to have been visited by immortals in the past. What exactly exists there? Is it really so untouchable and perilous? (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)