Mu Chen did not have any reason to refuse Han Shan's suggestion. Not to mention the Treasure Beast being moved, just the clue of the Undying Bird in the Myriad Beast Graveyard was enough for him to take the risk.
That's because his main objective for entering the Divine Beast Origin this time was to help Nine Nether obtain the Undying Bird's Divine Blood so that he could perfect his bloodline and get rid of the drawbacks brought about by the Bloodline Bond.
But the Divine Beast Origin was vast and filled with dangers. Trying to find traces of the Undying Bird was akin to searching for a needle in a haystack. So since there were some clues before him, he naturally couldn't give it up.
Thus, Mu Chen and Jiu You did not hesitate in the face of Han Shan's invitation and had immediately nodded their heads in agreement.
Mo Feng and Mo Ling did not have any objections, since the reason why they came to the Divine Beast Origin was to seek opportunities. Although the Myriad Beast Graveyard was extremely dangerous, it also contained great opportunities.
"Since that's the case, then let us move out immediately. There's still a long distance from here to the Myriad Beast Graveyard. According to my estimations, we will need at least five days if we travel at full speed."
Seeing that Mu Chen and the rest had agreed to cooperate, the smile on Han Shan's face grew wider, before waving his hand towards his rear. Instantly, the three silhouettes that were standing in the distance flew over and landed behind him.
The three silhouettes were donned in black heavy armour with ominous auras enveloping them. They were clearly experts of the Demonic Rhino Clan. Looking at the three of them, two of them had actually reached the Seventh Grade Sovereign Realm. Only one of them was slightly weaker, but he was still at the pinnacle of the Sixth Grade Sovereign Realm. This formation wasn't weak.
Although the three experts of the Demonic Rhino Clan were covered in ominous auras, they were extremely courteous towards Mu Chen and the rest. Clearly, the powerful strength that Mu Chen had displayed had convinced them. Therefore, they did not have any objections towards Han Shan wanting to cooperate with Mu Chen and the rest.
Mu Chen's group of four also nodded to the three Demonic Rhino Clan's experts in a friendly manner.
At this moment, there weren't many people in the ruined city. Most of them had already left. As for the clansmen of the Thunder Crow Clan, they had immediately fled with Lu Sui when Zong Teng fled.
Mu Chen did not stop them.
Although the Thunder Crow Clan was rather annoying, Ou Yangming would not go as far as to kill all of them. If he did that, he would inevitably offend the Thunder Crow Clan, which was a rather powerful spirit beast clan, after all.
If he really went crazy, it would be a big problem.
Of course, if someone was really overbearing, such as Zong Teng, if he had escaped a little later, Mu Chen might really kill him once he found an opportunity.
Therefore, as for a clown like Lu Sui, since he did not pose much of a threat, he naturally did not bother to pay much attention to him.
When the two groups of people were combined, the lineup could be considered quite tyrannical.
Mu Chen and Han Shan did not delay any longer. After determining the direction, they had immediately moved, turning into eight streaks of light and flew out of the ancient ruined city.
Along with their departure, the ruined city had once again fallen into eternal silence. Only the ancient stone pagoda quietly stood. The flow of time had left mottled marks on its surface, bearing witness to the splendour and coldness that this place once possessed.
…
When Mu Chen and the rest left the ruined city and headed in the direction of the Myriad Beast Graveyard.
Far away in another direction …
Whoosh!
The golden light whizzed down from the sky and landed miserably on top of a hill. Within the golden light.
It was like a massive golden roc that had turned into a silhouette as the golden light flickered.
That silhouette was naturally Zong Teng. Behind him, Liu Qing and the rest had also revealed themselves with pale expressions.
"Big brother Zong Teng.
You … "Liu Qing's face was deathly pale as she looked at Zong Teng. At this moment, the latter's expression was terrifyingly sinister. His right arm had practically been severed at the base and blood was flowing from it as he held it in his hand.
Although he had decisively escaped earlier, Mu Chen had still severed his arm in the end.
"Mu Chen, I will definitely not let you off!"
Holding onto his severed arm, Zong Teng viciously roared. As a genius of the Sky Roc Clan, he had actually been forced into such a miserable state by a mere human and even lost an arm. If this matter was to spread to the clan, it was hard to imagine how great of a wave it would cause.
"Big brother Zong Teng, what should we do now?"
Zong Yan also asked with a pale face. With Zong Teng's injuries, their fighting strength had been greatly reduced. If they were to compete for opportunities with other powerful clans, they might even lose their lives in the Divine Beast Origin.
Zong Teng's gaze was sinister. He took a deep breath after a long while and gradually calmed his emotions. He then said with a cold voice, "Let's go look for the Roc Clan first. Zong Qingfeng has also come to the Divine Beast Origin with the Roc Clan. As long as we have his help, killing Mu Chen will be a piece of cake!"
When the name Zong Qingfeng entered their ears, Liu Qing, Zong Yan and the rest's eyes instantly blazed. That was because that name was practically a legend amongst the younger generation of their Sky Roc Clan. He was originally a clansman of the Sky Roc Clan, but due to his outstanding talent, he had caught the eye of an elder of the Roc Clan and was taken in as a disciple. Thus, he was recruited into the Roc Clan. Furthermore, he could be considered as an elite even amongst the Roc Clan that was filled with geniuses. His talent and strength were even greater than Zong Teng's!
If Zong Qingfeng was willing to help, then that so-called Mu Chen would definitely be ruthlessly trampled beneath his feet.
Thinking about crushing Mu Chen's pride and trampling him beneath his feet, Liu Qing and the rest couldn't help feeling joy from taking revenge. It was as if this matter had already happened.
…
Night gradually descended, enveloping the land.
The night in the Divine Beast Origin was extremely cold. Furthermore, the entire heavens and earth were filled with a chill due to the deathly aura being emitted. Too many experts of the Divine Beast Clan had fallen on this continent, so even after tens of thousands of years, the Divine Beast Origin would still be corroded by the deathly aura at night, making it extremely cold.
Therefore, almost all the powerhouses who entered the Divine Beast Origin at night would not choose to hurry on their way. Instead, they would find a place to rest and resist the erosion of the deathly aura.
On a once majestic peak that had collapsed, there was a cave that was opened. The cave was burning with a white flame. It was a special flame that could expel the Death Aura, causing the entire cave to be immune to the corrosion of the Death Aura.
In the cave, Mu Chen and the rest were seated around a bonfire. Mu Chen looked at the flickering white flames and couldn't help nodding his head. Han Shan and the rest were clearly more well-prepared than them. They had even prepared such special flints at all times. Clearly, they were already planning to go to the Myriad Beast Graveyard.
"According to our speed, we should reach the Myriad Beast Graveyard in around four days …"
In front of the bonfire, Han Shan flicked his finger. Flames rose and formed a map above him. He pointed at a certain spot on it and said, "We will pass by this place in two days. This is a free trade point. Therefore, experts from various clans will gather here. We need to prepare some things here."
"Furthermore …" Han Shan looked at Mu Chen and Jiu You and smiled. "There are many good things here. If you're lucky, you might be able to find some pretty good treasures here. I once heard that there was once a fool who didn't know what was good and unintentionally obtained an incomplete Divine Ability to be sold. In the end, it was bought at a low price."
"Incomplete Divine Ability?"
Mu Chen, Jiu You and the rest were stunned, before inwardly grinning. That fellow was truly stupid. But Han Shan's words had indeed attracted their interest. The Divine Beast Origin was too vast, and there were too many opportunities buried here. So there would definitely be many people that obtained opportunities, and some people lacked eyesight and might throw some rare treasures out.
"You'll need Sovereign Spiritual Liquids to buy things here. Naturally, you can also barter with other items." Han Shan smiled.
Mu Chen nodded his head. Including the 500,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquids that he had obtained from Zong Teng, he had nearly 2,000,000 drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquids. If he encountered any suitable treasures, he would be able to sell them.
"Alright, we'll stop here for today. Everyone, rest early and we'll continue our journey tomorrow."
Han Shan spoke about the rules of the free trade point, before he shut his eyes and gradually entered into a state of cultivation.
By the side, Jiu You, Mo Feng, Mo Ling and the rest had also found a place and started to cultivate.
Mu Chen, on the other hand, had opened up a cultivation chamber in the cave by himself, before entering it and sat down. However, he did not enter into a state of cultivation, but took a deep breath with a solemn expression, before gradually closing his eyes.
When he closed his eyes, a scene appeared in his mind. It was an ancient battlefield that stretched as far as the eye could see, with torrential corpses and a bitter aura sweeping out.
At the centre of the battlefield, a crimson silhouette quietly stood. His figure was like a boulder, as if even if an army charged over, it wouldn't be able to shake his body in the slightest.
Mu Chen fixed his gaze on that crimson silhouette and saw a killing aura gradually gathering around him, making him look like a demonic god.
The crimson silhouette slowly raised its head and cast a glance at Mu Chen with its scarlet eyes. Thereafter, torrential killing intent gradually formed into countless crimson words in the sky.
Focusing his gaze, Mu Chen's heart violently trembled.
The first move of the Self-Sacrificial Demonic Fist, Self-Sacrificial Demon!
Although Mu Chen came out of the Body Refining Pagoda unscathed, no one felt that Mu Chen had passed through the fifth level's test. That's because, in their view, it's simply impossible.
However, they never imagined that the fifth level's test wasn't about strength, but the courage to sacrifice oneself.
Mu Chen had persisted till the last moment under the destructive fist. Therefore, when his body seemed to be destroyed by that fist, he knew that he had succeeded in his gamble.
And the bet was the Divine Ability created by the Blood War Monarch!
Self-Sacrificial Demonic Fist!
(To be continued.)
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