The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 241 - 53 Shaking Light Stone Room (Nothing to do, extra typing)

Chapter 241: Chapter 53 Shaking Light Stone Room (Nothing to do, extra typing)

Then, Qing Yu was somewhat shocked by what he saw.

He saw that most of the countless stars on the star map were flashing, indicating that someone had entered the range of the star map, causing the stone gate to fall and the stone chamber to rotate, changing its orientation.

"Coming in early does have its advantages," Qing Yu retracted his previous statement in his mind.

If he had come in with the large group of people from Cuige Town, even if he knew the stars well, facing this scene of flashing stars everywhere, he would have been powerless and unable to confirm his location.

Unable to confirm his position, even if he knew that the Ziwei Constellation was the exit of this star map labyrinth, he would just be like a headless fly, running around chaotically.

"Even knowing my own position, facing so many distractions, I might still get lost."

Qing Yu silently counted and estimated how many degrees the stone chamber would ultimately rotate; if he got it wrong, then the advantage of coming in early would truly be lost.

After a short while, Qing Yu felt the stone chamber stop rotating.

"360 degrees," Qing Yu confirmed.

Rotating 360 degrees, it had returned to its original position.

The stone gate thunderously rose, and the passage opened once again.

Qing Yu called Bie Pengyue, and they moved forward again.

Zhang Su, Yi Su, Zhen Su...

Qing Yu already knew that if he did not step into the range of the star map and walked sticking close to the wall, he could avoid the falling of the stone gate, thus saving a lot of time wasted inside the stone chamber.

Along the way, in the stone chambers, they encountered quite a few other people, or... corpses.

After entering the inheritance relic, the agreement of not taking lives was no longer upheld.

Though there were many stone chambers, there were even more people entering. With so many people crowded together, not to mention those with grudges seeking revenge, even those with no grudges could get involved in a conflict once it started.

Therefore, as Qing Yu and Bie Pengyue walked along, they saw more corpses than living people.

Many here had red eyes with rage, instinctively wanting to kill anyone they saw.

However, those who were bloodthirsty, no matter how much they wanted to kill, did not dare lay a hand on Qing Yu.

The instant killing of Li Qiuran made these people realize Qing Yu’s prowess; those who wanted to start a fight had to think twice about whether their necks were as tough as Li Qiuran’s, who had Innate Seven Layers of power.

Of course, not everyone could clearly recognize the difference. The bigger the forest, the more likely a dragon would emerge, and one cannot expect the crowd to be devoid of fools.

The only meaning of these fools making a move against Qing Yu was probably to warn the people coming after. After the fourth fool who initiated trouble died, Qing Yu finally had unobstructed passage; no one dared to cause trouble anymore.

Hmm... The only trouble was, even though Qing Yu did not trigger the mechanism to close the door, others still did, which delayed Qing Yu quite a bit.

So...

Even though he was closer, he still encountered this person.

At the end of the Beidou Seven Stars, in the stone chamber representing the Shaking Light Star, Qing Yu encountered Qiao Baixuan.

The walls of the Ziwei Constellation had two gates, Kai You; the south gate was the front opening, directly opposite the handle of the Beidou Seven Stars, and the Shaking Light Star was at the very end of the handle of the Beidou Seven Stars.

That is to say, past this stone chamber, was the Ziwei Constellation.

"Brother Qiao, does the agreement we made earlier still hold?" Qing Yu called out to Qiao Baixuan across from him.

"Of course, it still holds," Qiao Baixuan smiled, "but I was the only one who made that agreement with Brother Zhao; I can’t vouch for anyone else."

His gaze turned to the others mentioned by Qiao Baixuan who, with malice in their smiles, took a few steps forward and stepped into the area of the Star Map; the Stone Gate slammed down abruptly.

"Give up and I’ll spare your life," Zhang Yangde declared victoriously.

"It seems Brother Qiao does not wish for a peaceful end."

"I can’t speak for Taoist Zhang," Qiao Baixuan said with a laugh, shaking his head.

Their disregarding conversation made Zhang Yangde’s initially triumphant expression quickly turn dark, his glance shot towards Qiao Baixuan first, then fixated on Qing Yu, "I remember you; you are that kid Yuan Jianyi’s friend. How bold of you to be so arrogant without Yuan Jianyi to back you up."

"Kid?" Qing Yu shook his head, smiling wryly, "Would you dare call him that to his face?"

"Not only would I dare to call him that, but I would also make him call himself a kid!" Zhang Yangde suddenly erupted with an Evil Ghost-like momentum, Black True Qi swirling around his limbs, and a ghostly visage faintly forming above his head.

"Your so-called Dragon and Phoenix List is insignificant. True warriors don’t float on the surface and boast about their force like a clown."

’What’s going on?’ Qing Yu frowned deeply, ’Why would someone from Dragon Tiger Mountain cultivate such an Evil Technique?’

Just by appearances, Zhang Yangde no longer resembled someone from the Righteous path. The Evil Ghost True Qi he emitted was extremely fierce and nefarious, giving him an aura of monstrous evil, making him seem not like a living person but more like an Evil Ghost that had crawled out of hell.

"Does Brother Zhao know that Dragon Tiger Mountain has both a public and a secret lineage? The public one inherits the world-known Three Heavens True Method and Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture, among other peerless classics; as for the secret one, it involves..."

"Shut up!" Zhang Yangde suddenly turned his head and yelled.

At that moment, Qing Yu’s Void Eye could see numerous ghostly faces flickering within Zhang Yangde’s True Qi; even his face bore grotesque, bulging veins, and at once, he looked not just like an Evil Ghost but as one possessed.

"Is this the basis for your betrayal? You, plus Zhang Yangde here who seems to possess the Innate Nine Layers, as well as those disorganized mobs behind, do indeed have a fair chance of keeping us here."

Despite being at a disadvantage, Qing Yu remained composed and even critiqued his enemies.

"Shh—"

Suddenly, the tip of an iron sword emerged from the stone wall behind him, wrapped in white Sword Qi which was so sharp that it was almost blinding just to look at.

"Shh—"

Like a hot knife through butter, the ordinary iron sword swiftly carved a passageway in the stone wall, and before the stone chamber had shifted away, a figure with a revealing sharp presence stepped into the chamber.

"Senior Brother Yuan!" Bie Pengyue exclaimed excitedly.

"Yuan Jianyi!" This time it was Qiao Baixuan who furrowed his brows deeply.

"Brother Qiao, let me introduce him," Qing Yu said with a smile, "The Sword Heart Stone from the Sword Palace, derived from the rocks around the Holy Sword Stele bathed in Sword Intent. Within a certain range, the Sword Heart Stone can guide its owner to another who also possesses a Sword Heart Stone."

"Conveniently, I have such a person right by my side."

"Taoist Zhang," Qing Yu turned to Zhang Yangde with a smile, "earlier you mentioned you’d dare to have Yuan Jianyi call himself a kid in front of you. Now here’s your chance, don’t miss it."

"Senior Brother..." Bie Pengyue thoughtfully relayed the earlier events to Yuan Jianyi.

Then, a chilling sword momentum swept through, the mere sensation causing everyone present to feel as though they were being pricked by needles.

Yuan Jianyi pointed his sword towards Zhang Yangde.

The message was clear—let the sword do the talking.