Chapter 725: 712 Pixiu City_1
"Good!"
Following the guidance of the compass, Chu Qin and the others headed towards the sky. The height of the Pixiu Secret Realm far exceeded their expectations, and after flying tens of thousands of meters in altitude, they finally saw a floating island.
This floating island was situated between the white clouds and the starry sky and looked extremely extraordinary.
"No wonder I couldn't jump up here; it's so high." Chu Qin said with a slight surprise.
"The compass is getting more and more agitated, Grandpa Tianyun, they must be there!" Luo Yiyi said excitedly as she looked at the compass.
"Good!" Chu Qin nodded and conveyed his thoughts to Pluton, then immediately rushed towards the floating island.
All around the floating island were forests, and in the middle, there was an ancient city.
The city looked rusty and overgrown with various plants that climbed hundreds of meters up the city walls, clearly indicating that it had been abandoned for a long time.
Finally, Chu Qin and the others left Pluton and arrived at the gates of the city.
"Chu Qin, is this, could it be Pixiu City?" Shi Yao said with some excitement.
"It should be." Before Chu Qin could speak, Luo Yiyi pointed at the ancient text on the city walls and said, "This is ancient beast text. I did a lot of homework before entering the Pixiu Secret Realm. Those three characters are Pixiu City!"
"I didn't expect that Senior Tianyun and the others would fall directly into Pixiu City. It seems, our luck is a bit off," Chu Qin said, slightly mocking himself.
"Not off at all!" Luo Yiyi said with a laugh, "If we hadn't fallen down there, how would Yao Yao and I become your women, and how would you have received the two Supreme Divine Arts of the Thunder Emperor?"
"Hmm, that makes sense," Chu Qin said with a smile as he nodded.
"Then let's hurry and find Grandpa and the others, and then we'll go to the Pixiu Hall to find the array diagrams," Shi Yao added.
"Good!"
"Rumble!"
At that moment, a thunderous rumble came from the center of Pixiu City, accompanied by a strange beastly roar.
"There's a soul beast!" Chu Qin said with a slight shock, "Yao Yao, Yi Yi, get into Pluton!"
"Good!"
Once again, Chu Qin directed Pluton to fly towards the center of Pixiu City, where there were ruins and an array of Immortal Herbs covering everything.
Despite this, it was still apparent how magnificent and spectacular Pixiu City once was.
However, it was unclear why it had fallen into this state.
Arriving at the center, there was an abandoned square. At this moment, a green giant serpent that stretched over ten thousand meters was coiled there in circles.
"Such a large serpent, a Demi-Emperor Beast!" exclaimed Shi Yao.
"Chu Qin, that's the Nine Dragons Holy Disk…" Luo Yiyi pointed to the center of the green giant serpent, where a golden-red light was shining.
Upon closer look, it was a protective barrier, and inside were many people, including Shi Xun Dao, Luo Tianyun, and Xiaowu.
"Grandpa!"
"Grandpa Tianyun!"
"Xiaowu!"
The three of them called out in surprise simultaneously.
"It's Chu Qin's voice!"
"And also, Yi Yi!"
Luo Tianyun, the Life God King, and the others immediately heard Chu Qin's shout and turned their gazes toward Pluton.
The six blood-red eyes of the green python, which also gazed at Chu Qin and his party, indeed belonged to a creature with not just one head, but three.
"Hiss!"
Upon seeing Pluton, the green python immediately opened its three abyss-like maws, eager to swallow Pluton whole.
But a mere Demi-Emperor Beast was no match for Pluton, who possessed the true battle strength of a Supreme God.
With a swift motion, Pluton hurled his Sword, instantly severing the python's left and right heads.
Following that, his metallic palms, glowing with a black light, thundered out and shattered the python's last head!
In an instant, a miserable cry sounded, and the green python heavily collapsed onto the ground.
Chu Qin, as well, immediately led Shi Yao and Luo Yiyi, charging toward Luo Tianyun and the others!
"Chu Qin!" Upon seeing Chu Qin, Xiaowu, Wang Qiu'er, and the others couldn't help but burst into tears and hugged Chu Qin tightly, seemingly quite frightened.
"What's wrong, Xiaowu, Qiu'er?" Chu Qin embraced Xiaowu and Wang Qiu'er, listening to their weeping with a hint of sorrow in his voice.
"Chu Qin, so many people, so many people died, I thought I would never see you again!" Xiaowu cried out amidst her tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry, it's alright now!" Chu Qin comforted them, "Now that I'm here, you are safe."
Chu Qin spent quite a while consoling Xiaowu and Wang Qiu'er, while Luo Tianyun and Shi Xun Dao also embraced Shi Yao for a long time.
Eventually, Chu Qin and his party learned that the situation of Luo Tianyun and the rest was even more dire than theirs. Inside Pixiu City, murder lurked at every corner. With their Divine Power limited, almost everyone below the status of Pinnacle God King had died, with half of the Pinnacle God Kings and Demi-Emperors also perishing. Shi Xun Xian had sustained severe injuries.
"It seems that your misfortunes are far greater than ours," Chu Qin said with a sigh after hearing their account.
He, Shi Yao, and Luo Yiyi, at least, were not in any danger below.
"Ah, if not for this accursed place limiting Divine Power, I would have wiped out these creatures long ago!" Luo Tianyun lamented in grief. As a Supreme God, he had never experienced such humiliation before.
"There's nothing that can be done about that; this is a Formation left by Emperor Zang. Apart from those who have overcome the second great calamity, even your Divine Power, Senior Tianyun, will be limited," Chu Qin said, still holding Xiaowu.
"Emperor Zang? The ancestor of the Changsun Family, Changsun Shencang!" Luo Tianyun exclaimed with a touch of surprise.
"Yes, Yi Yi, Yao Yao, and I encountered the Thunder Emperor controlled by the Undying Golden Robe below, the so-called Lord of Thunder. He told us that this Pixiu Secret Realm is a Divine Star, but it has been sealed by Emperor Zang's Array!" Chu Qin nodded.
"What, this is a Divine Star!" including Luo Tianyun, everyone showed utter amazement.
"No wonder there are so many Immortal Herbs that only Divine Stars possess. I thought we were under Pixiu City's illusion and told them not to touch anything. Little did I know, the Pixiu Secret Realm is indeed a Divine Star," Luo Tianyun realized with a sudden awakening.
"These Immortal Herbs, they're all edible!" Chu Qin casually plucked an Immortal Herb and said with a slight smile, "Those of you who are injured can take these Immortal Herbs for healing!"
"If we had known earlier, we wouldn't have been so passive," sighed Luo Tianyun, "Those who are not injured, quickly gather some Immortal Herbs."
"Yes!" The people responded in unison.
"By the way, Chu Qin, what is this thing?" Luo Tianyun pointed at the Human-Shaped Soul Guide Device on Chu Qin's back and asked.
"This is Pluton!" Before Chu Qin could speak, Luo Yiyi said, "Grandpa Tianyun, you might not believe it when I tell you, but this Human-Shaped Soul Guide Device is the masterpiece of an ancient family of the universe, found by Chu Qin. It can exert the power of a Supreme God without being controlled!"
"What, the power of a Supreme God!" Everyone was shocked once again. But then they thought that the Undying Golden Robe controlling the Thunder Emperor was also a strong material that even a Supreme Divine Artifact couldn't penetrate, so they were no longer surprised.
This universe is so vast, there will always be things beyond their imagination!
"Right, Chu Qin, weren't we going to the Pixiu Hall to look for Emperor Zang's blueprints?" Shi Yao reminded.