What exactly was in the palace? Why would Zhenren Hantian use such a special method to leave these clues on the chessboard?
Fang Chen was very puzzled. His finger touched the Shirako, which was surrounded by many black pieces.
Suddenly, a gentle light emitted from the Shirako.
This gentle light was filled with an ancient aura. Fang Chen was stunned and subconsciously looked at the large hole he had dug.
The ancient aura from the Shirako was suspended in the sky and then poured into the large hole. Finally, it merged with the palace's restriction.
At this moment, Fang Chen was shocked to discover that a gap had appeared in the restriction. At the gap, the stone suddenly loosened.
"This is …"
Fang Chen was completely shocked. Could all of this have been part of Zhenren Hantian's plan? How could this have happened? Could he have predicted that someone would come here?
Fang Chen was shocked. He hurriedly left the pavilion and came to the large hole. After glancing at the gap in the palace, Fang Chen pondered for a moment and finally decided to enter the gap.
"Old Ancestor, what exactly is inside?" Fang Chen asked.
Old Ancestor Bronze was a powerhouse from ancient times. He was very experienced and knowledgeable, so he might know what was inside the palace.
Old Ancestor Bronze was silent for a while when he heard this. Then, he said, "Zhenren Hantian has some tricks up his sleeve. He was able to design such a strange scene with the strength of the Spiritual Vortex Realm. Not bad."
Who was Old Ancestor Bronze? When he was still alive, he was one of the most powerful existences on the Ancient Sword Continent.
When he stomped his foot, the Ancient Sword Continent would tremble.
Such a powerhouse's strength definitely surpassed the Spiritual Vortex Realm. However, he was actually praising a Spiritual Vortex Realm martialist. This was enough to show how amazing Zhenren Hantian was.
"There should be something sealed in this palace. I don't know what it is exactly.
Everything you just saw was a trap set up by Zhenren Hantian before he died. He was waiting for his descendants to arrive, "Ancestor Bronze said.
Upon hearing this, Fang Chen nodded. He sighed inwardly. Zhenren Hantian was truly resourceful.
Based on Old Ancestor Bronze's words, Fang Chen could tell that Zhenren Hantian's methods had earned Old Ancestor Bronze's praise.
"Then, is there any danger in this palace?" Fang Chen continued to ask.
Ancestor Bronze said, "There will definitely be danger, but with danger comes opportunity. You can try."
Upon hearing Old Ancestor Bronze's words, Fang Chen nodded and jumped into the gap. After he entered the palace, the gap disappeared instantly.
Then, the mound above the garden instantly filled up the big hole.
At this time, on the chessboard in the pavilion, the black and white pieces changed their positions again and returned to their original state, as if nothing had happened.
As for Fang Chen, after entering the gap, he realized that his body was falling. Before long, his body landed on the ground.
He looked around and saw that it was pitch black. Then, he unleashed the Fire Intent Realm and lit up the entire palace.
At this time, Fang Chen realized that he was in a small corner of the palace. There was a huge door in front of him.
"What a strange feeling."
Fang Chen thought to himself. Then, he walked up to the door and gently pushed it open.
Suddenly, a cold aura hit him in the face. When Fang Chen sensed this aura, his face changed.
"This is the aura of the Yellow Spring Sect."
Fang Chen's eyes were filled with shock. This place was filled with the aura of the Yellow Spring Sect. What was going on?
Roar!
When Fang Chen opened the door, countless screams entered Fang Chen's ears. Fang Chen looked carefully and was shocked to discover that there were a large number of remnant souls of the Yellow Spring Sect imprisoned in this palace.
When these remnant souls discovered that human cultivators had entered, they let out angry roars.
"Could it be that Zhenren Hantian's death has something to do with the remnant souls of the Yellow Spring Sect?" Fang Chen thought to himself. He quickly retreated and closed the door, returning to the room he had been in.
Roar!
Countless remnant souls of the Yellow Spring Sect let out deafening screams. They had been trapped here for many years, unable to leave.
"It seems that Zhenren Hantian's death really does have something to do with the remnant souls of the Yellow Spring Sect," Fang Chen thought to himself.
Just as Fang Chen was thinking, a remnant soul suddenly floated in through the gap in the door and attacked Fang Chen.
"You're courting death!"
Fang Chen roared. Then, he executed the sixth level of the Phantom Sword Technique. With a slash of his sword, he slashed at the remnant soul.
The remnant soul was directly hacked to death by Fang Chen's sword, and its soul scattered.
After all, they were remnant souls. After being trapped in this palace for so many years, they were already extremely weak. They posed no threat to Fang Chen.
Then, one remnant soul after another rushed towards Fang Chen. They seemed to want to possess Fang Chen. As long as they could do so, they would have a chance of leaving.
Countless remnant souls attacked Fang Chen continuously.
As for the latter, he was also crazily using the Illusionary God Sword Art. The wild Sword Intent filled the entire room.
After an hour, Fang Chen finally stopped killing. During this period of time, he had killed more than a hundred remnant souls.
At this moment, Fang Chen was a little out of breath. He held the Hidden Star Sword in his hand, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
This was because he realized that his understanding of the Phantom Sword Technique had deepened as he crazily killed the remnant souls.
"Just nice, I can practice my Phantom Sword Technique."
Since the remnant souls posed no threat to him, he could use them to practice his Phantom Sword Technique.
Thinking of this, Fang Chen opened the door and appeared in the palace.
The palace was filled with the remnant souls of the Yellow Spring Sect. On the ground, there were piles of corpses. These corpses had been piled up for so long that they had already rotted.
At this moment, the Banxianshu suddenly appeared and took root on the corpses, crazily absorbing the deathly aura in the corpses.
"This feels so good."
The Banxianshu screamed crazily as it absorbed the deathly aura.
Both the aura of life and the deathly aura could cause the Banxianshu to transform. The Banxianshu had just absorbed the withered leaves of the Immortal Tree and was in the process of transforming. Now that it discovered such a majestic deathly aura in the outside world, it naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity.
The Banxianshu wasn't afraid of the resentful remnant souls at all. It was crazily absorbing the deathly aura in the corpses.
On the other hand, Fang Chen was crazily using the sixth level of the Phantom Sword Technique, constantly killing the remnant souls.
"Damned human. If our Lord hadn't perished with that old bastard Zhenren Hantian back then, we wouldn't have fallen to this state," a resentful remnant soul said coldly.
Fang Chen's expression changed slightly when he heard this. According to them, Zhenren Hantian had perished with their Lord back then.
A member of the Yellow Spring Sect who could perish with a Spiritual Vortex Realm expert was definitely not a Protector.
"Could it be a Monarch?"
Fang Chen was stunned. A terrifying golden light shot out from his eyes.
In the Yellow Spring Sect, other than the 108 captains, 72 Hall Masters, and 36 Protectors, there were also the Eight Great Kings and the Three Great Honorables. Above them was the elusive Yellow Spring Sect Master.
A long time ago, Fang Chen had obtained a finger from the Yellow Spring Sect Master. He had wanted to ask a Spiritual Vortex Realm expert to seal it, but it had been swallowed by the Little Mouse.
The Eight Great Kings of the Yellow Spring Sect were all experts at the peak of the Spiritual Vortex Realm. They were very powerful.
Thinking about it this way, the person who killed Zhenren Hantian back then was indeed one of the Great Kings of the Yellow Spring Sect. However, according to the remnant souls, it seemed that the Great King had also perished.
"We'll be free if we kill you," the remnant soul said angrily.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to do it."
Fang Chen sneered. The Hidden Star Sword in his hand danced continuously.
Time passed by slowly. Fang Chen had been fighting in the palace. After fighting for half a day, Fang Chen had finally killed almost all the remnant souls in the palace.
The remaining remnant souls hid behind a wooden box in the depths of the palace out of fear.
At this time, Fang Chen's Phantom Sword Technique had successfully reached the seventh level. Its power was even more tyrannical.
A smile appeared on Fang Chen's face as he quickly walked forward.
The Banxianshu was still absorbing the deathly aura from the corpses. These corpses had accumulated for a long time and were filled with an endless amount of deathly aura. It was enough for the Banxianshu to absorb.
"This feels great." The Banxianshu laughed heartily.
Fang Chen went around the Banxianshu and came to the wooden box in the depths of the palace.
"Human, you deserve to die." The remnant soul hiding behind the wooden box roared angrily.
Fang Chen waved his hand and stabbed the tip of the Hidden Star Sword into the wooden box. With a little force, the wooden lid opened.
Suddenly, a fierce light rushed out.
Fang Chen saw that there was a heart in the wooden box. Furthermore, the heart was still moving slowly.
"This is …"
When Fang Chen saw this scene, he was extremely shocked.
"Damn it, stop him."
At this time, the remaining remnant souls of the Yellow Spring Sect couldn't help but roar loudly. They rushed toward Fang Chen, as if to protect the heart in the wooden box.
"Phantom Sword Technique, seventh level."
Without any hesitation, Fang Chen unleashed the seventh level of the Phantom God Sword Skill. The powerful sword light instantly shattered the remnant souls of these Yellow Spring Sect remnants.
When the last remnant soul was shattered, Fang Chen found that the heart in the wooden box was beating much faster.
Moreover, it was absorbing the aura of the Yellow Spring Sect in the palace.
"This is …"
When Fang Chen saw this scene, his heart was filled with shock. He finally understood.
This beating heart should be the Eight Great Kings of the Yellow Spring Sect who perished together with Zhenren Hantian.
Thinking of this, Fang Chen was shocked. The heart of one of the Eight Great Kings, an expert at the peak of the Spiritual Vortex Realm, was still beating after so many years.