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Chapter 1228 - Chapter 1228 Chapter 1230 Stone Beast

Chapter 1228: Chapter 1230: Stone Beast Chapter 1228: Chapter 1230: Stone Beast One only needed to eat a single fruit to immediately possess Sword Intent, such an item was unheard of by Song Jian, and definitely, its value was beyond measure.

Nine fruits matured every hundred years, and if the three of them could obtain it, it would be perfect with three fruits per person. After consuming one, they would still have two left, great for trading with others or for exchanging for treasures more suited to themselves.

Song Jian was very tempted, but after hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head and said, “I appreciate your kind intentions, senior brothers. With my low strength, I dare not covet the Sword Intent Fruit. I shall take my leave!”

Having said this, Song Jian clasped his hands towards the two men and without waiting for Duan Da and his companion to stop him, he immediately performed the Sword Flight Art, flying in a different direction.

Watching Song Jian’s retreating figure, Duan Da’s originally smiling face suddenly turned ashen.

“Senior brother, did he discover something?” Chen Shuyou leaned in and asked in a low voice.

“Hmph, I thought the Sect Leader had taken in an incredible disciple, but it turns out he’s just a coward!” Duan Da snorted disdainfully.

“Junior brother, even without him, it’s fine with just the two of us. Now we can each get more Sword Intent Fruits!” Duan Da’s face broke into a smile again as he kindly said to Chen Shuyou, “Just follow the plan we devised earlier. As long as we take an Ice Stone Pill, which reduces our Vitality Points, the Sword Intent Storm won’t be able to sense us!”

“Yes, senior brother, I will follow your instructions!” Chen Shuyou said respectfully.

“Alright, junior brother, let’s go.” After saying this, Duan Da swallowed a gray pill that emanated a cold aura and took the lead towards Sword Burial Canyon.

Chen Shuyou, watching Duan Da’s back, revealed a sinister smile on his lips, then quickly subdued it and also consumed the Ice Stone Pill, following closely behind Duan Da.

Song Jian glanced back and saw the two men enter Sword Burial Canyon one after the other. He couldn’t help but sigh softly.

The chance to obtain the Sword Intent Fruit was rare. A fruit that matured only once every hundred years had just happened to be encountered by him, a truly rare opportunity. However, he always felt that Duan Da and his companion harbored an inexplicable malice towards him, as if their invitation was overly deliberate.

“Could those two be planning to use me as cannon fodder so they can reap the benefits behind me?” Song Jian thought to himself.

As for Sword Burial Canyon, Song Jian had no information at all. Everything he knew was from Duan Da. Once inside, it would be all too easy for Duan Da to betray him.

Song Jian had clearly felt the Sword Intent Storm triggered by the rabbit earlier. The rabbit’s weak strength only set off a Sword Intent Storm as thick as a finger, but even such a small burst of Sword Intent had made Song Jian feel a deep threat. If he entered the canyon and accidentally triggered a Sword Intent Storm, with his strength, he likely wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

“A wise man does not stand under a collapsing wall. If they really can retrieve the Sword Intent Fruit from the canyon, then later on, it’s no big deal to trade another treasure with them for a fruit,” Song Jian thought to himself.

Just as he was thinking this, Song Jian suddenly felt a chill at the back of his neck, a massive threat was rapidly closing in on him. In that instant, a thick bolt of lightning descended from the sky and flew towards him.

Boom~

With a loud bang, Song Jian, who was flying through the sky using the Sword Flight Art, was directly struck by the lightning and smashed into the ground, creating a human-shaped deep crater.

Half a day had passed when Song Jian slowly sat up from the ground, expelling a wisp of faint smoke from his mouth.

“Damn it, I forgot about the sanctuary’s prohibition,” he said, exhaling. “No Sword Flight Art allowed, or it will call down a lightning strike!” Song Jian’s face was ghastly. He had only thought of leaving the vicinity of Sword Burial Canyon as quickly as possible and forgot about the sanctuary’s ban on flying, which led to a lightning strike!

This strike had cost Song Jian one-third of his Vitality Points, comparable to a full-force attack from a third-order Combat Power expert. If it weren’t for Song Jian’s formidable strength and the fact that all his equipment was of Dark Gold quality or higher, this hit could have easily sent him into a near-death state.

After ten minutes or so, Song Jian had fully recovered. Just as he was about to continue forward, he suddenly saw a stone mountain ahead of him. This stone mountain seemed to be made entirely of one giant boulder, standing over a hundred meters tall.

Looking closely, the stone mountain did not appear to be made of sharply angled rocks, but rather, it resembled a giant stone sculpture that had its edges worn away by time, leaving only a vague outline of its original shape.

“This looks like some quadripedal beast, but it’s no longer clear what it originally was. This stone sculpture has been here for at least a thousand years…” Song Jian muttered to himself.

As he stared for a long time, Song Jian suddenly had the feeling that the stone mountain in front of him was coming to life. Startled, he couldn’t help but use Eye of Insight to continue observing the stone mountain.

“It seems to be constructed by formation patterns as well…” Song Jian suddenly noticed something odd.

Just then, a roar exploded in his ears, as if a giant beast was howling, and the stone mountain transformed into a massive Stone Beast that rushed towards Song Jian.

Rather than immediately using Thousand Swords Art to slay the Stone Beast in front of him, Song Jian sent out a tendril of his consciousness, carefully sensing the beast.

Clang~

With a loud noise, the Stone Beast swung its paw fiercely at Song Jian, who blocked it with his Sky-breaking Sword. Amidst the fight, golden light burst from the Stone Beast’s body, and lines of formation patterns that had been hidden inside its body slowly emerged, making it easier for Song Jian to discern its internal structure.

“I see!” A hint of a smile appeared on Song Jian’s lips. This was the correct way to sense formation patterns in the sanctuary, defending against the attacks of the formation-constructed Stone Beast while feeling the formations that had built it. The more intense the attacks were, the more visibly the formations appeared, and the clearer the structure became to his senses.

However, by doing so, Song Jian had to focus most of his mental capacity on perceiving the formation structure, leaving him passively defending against the Stone Beast’s attacks.

Boom!

In an unguarded moment, the Stone Beast’s right paw fiercely struck Song Jian’s left shoulder, sending a powerful force through it that knocked him back seven or eight meters while intense pain drilled into his shoulder.

Song Jian rolled to his feet, looking at the mountain-sized Stone Beast with a look of surprise in his eyes.

“The formation that constructed this Stone Beast, it has several similarities to the Sacred Lion Demon-binding Seal. No, not just several, the content of the formations is more than eighty percent similar to that of the Sacred Lion Seal…” Song Jian thought to himself.

As he pondered, the massive Stone Beast roared like a thunderous avalanche as it pounced towards Song Jian. Suddenly, the Flame Light Wings emerged behind him. Rather than retreating, he surged forward, charging straight into the belly of the Stone Beast, like a streak of flame piercing into its body.

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