Within the light, there was a small scarlet sword that was less than three inches long. The sword was crystal-clear and flowed with scarlet light.
As the light faded, a sharp force was emitted that seemed to be able to cut through everything.
Ye Xingchen could faintly feel a familiar energy wave coming from the scarlet sword.
"Yuan Shen Sword Embryo?!"
Ye Xingchen's eyes landed on the scarlet sword and he suddenly thought of this sword art.
The handsome young man smiled and said, "You are right. This scarlet sword is the power of the Yuan Shen Sword Embryo that I have condensed. It can be used three times and can kill powerful beings."
Ye Xingchen was astonished that a Mighty Cultivator had been killed.
The handsome young man moved his hand and the scarlet sword turned into a stream of light that shot into his forehead and floated above his consciousness.
"You can enter the 28th level now."
The handsome young man pointed and a circular door appeared. He said, "Let me remind you that from the 28th level onwards, there are not only beings from the outside world."
"Could it be that from the 28th level onwards, there are beings from other races living here?" Ye Xingchen stepped into the circular door of light and pondered over the handsome young man's words.
Ye Xingchen appeared in a quiet forest.
He looked up and saw a stone forest at the end of the mountain forest. This stone forest was filled with strange stones that stuck out of place. Looking up, he saw sparse vegetation. A cool breeze blew, and all he could see was dust and sand.
The surroundings were very quiet. There were no roars of fierce beasts in this primitive forest. This was very strange.
He walked towards the stone forest and when he got close, he saw that the entire stone forest was crisscrossed. Stepping into the stone forest, he could see the stone mountains with huge rocks.
In this dense forest, a large stone forest suddenly appeared. It was very abrupt. There were no sounds of insects or birds in the surroundings. It was deathly quiet.
Ye Xingchen stepped into the stone forest and felt that something was wrong. This stone forest looked like an entrance no matter how he looked at it.
He carefully looked around and suddenly found that the jagged rocks had a special pattern. It was obvious that there was an array formation in this stone forest.
"Buzz!"
Just as Ye Xingchen was thinking about this, a soft sound came from within the stone forest. The huge stones moved and formed an incomparably tall stone man.
The stone man was made up of countless stones of different sizes. It was three to four hundred zhang tall and had a surging aura.
It swung its gigantic fist towards Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen moved to the side, dodging the attack.
"Chi!"
The stone being's body shone. A bright and glossy mirror appeared between its brows. It was like a vertical eye that shot out beams of death, piercing through the void and great earth.
Ye Xingchen used his movement technique and shifted his body, dodging the beams of divine light.
"Boom!"
The earth trembled. Divine light pierced through the distant mountain ranges, illuminating them from front to back.
Inside the stone forest was a killing formation. Just the first transformation was enough to kill a Half-step Fragmentation Realm cultivator. It was extremely powerful.
Ye Xingchen didn't dare to face it head-on, so he could only dodge.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, stones flew out of the stone forest and formed an enormous hammer. The stone man grabbed the hammer and fell from the sky. It flashed with light and smashed towards Ye Xingchen.
This strike was majestic and had the power to suppress the universe. Even a middle Fragmentation Realm expert wouldn't be able to block this hammer.
Ye Xingchen was shocked. He used the Great Dragon Elephant Palm. The power of extreme power erupted. Nine dragons and nine elephants flew out and collided with the enormous hammer. There was an earth-shattering sound that spread for a hundred li.
"Who dares to trespass into my clan?" The sound of battle here alarmed the beings in the depths of the stone forest.
Several incomparably tall figures appeared in the depths of the stone forest.
Although these figures couldn't compare to the stone man made of countless stones, they were still ten or twenty zhang tall.
"Boom! Boom!"
A few figures walked out, and the ground shook.
When Ye Xingchen saw their figures clearly, he sucked in a breath of cold air. This was a group of stonemen.
These ten or twenty zhang tall beings were all stone men. Their bodies were made of stone. Some were bluestone, some were grayish-white, and some were crimson like blood.
The stone man walking at the front was a stone man that flashed with purple light. His aura was thick and oppressive. He was clearly the leader of this group of stone men.
He waved his hand, and the enormous stone man in the sky stopped attacking.
"Who are you?
Why have you trespassed into my clan's territory? "His eyes were large and bright. Purple lightning could be faintly seen flashing through them.
"Big Brother Purple, I heard there are outsiders trespassing?"
Before Ye Xingchen could speak, a young stone man ran out of the stone forest. He was young because compared to the purple stone man, but compared to humans, this stone man was very tall.
"It's you!" This small stone man ran out and was shocked when he saw Ye Xingchen.
"Shi Tian, you know him?!" The purple stone man was astonished.
"Yes, I met him with my father in a boring space," Shi Tian replied.
"Since you know him, I'll let bygones be bygones," the purple stone man said.
"My apologies, I've just entered this place. I didn't know this was the Shi family's territory," Ye Xingchen apologized.
"Zifeng, there's an esteemed guest outside. Invite him into the clan's territory for a chat!" An old voice came from the depths of the stone forest.
The purple stone man's name was Zifeng. He received an order from the clan elder and gestured to Ye Xingchen to invite him into the Shi family's territory.
Ye Xingchen hesitated for a moment, then walked into the depths of the stone forest with the small stone man, Shi Feng.
The deeper they went into the stone forest, the larger the rocks became. They were as tall as mountains.
He couldn't see these rocks from the outside. It was obvious that there was a space formation here that isolated the outside from the inside. The exposed stone forest was a part of the formation, an entrance.
When they came to the depths of the stone forest, there were two stone men as tall as mountains standing on both sides with weapons in their hands.
"Welcome, esteemed guest, to our Shi family!"
Stone men came out from the depths of the stone forest to welcome them. The one at the front was an old stone man. His stone body was full of cracks, and when he walked a few steps, there would be dust falling.
"What a terrifying aura," Ye Xingchen thought.
In his senses, the old stone man was emitting an aura that was more dazzling than the sun. It was boundlessly terrifying.
The old stone man's strength definitely surpassed the Reaching Heaven State. He might be a Sovereign King or even a Sage-to-be.
"I'm Shi Xiao, an elder of the Shi family. I'm here to handle the Shi family's affairs. May I know your name, esteemed guest?" the old stone man Shi Xiao asked.
Ye Xingchen didn't dare to be careless. He said, "I'm Ye Xingchen."
"Friend Ye, I noticed that you've expended a large amount of True Power and spirit not long ago. You must be very tired. Zifeng, bring the esteemed guest to rest," the old stone man Shi Xiao instructed.
"Grandpa Shi Xiao, I'll bring him to rest," the small stone man Shi Tian volunteered.
"Alright!" Shi Xiao chuckled. "But don't mess around."