Xiao Yan’s gaze swept over the thing that looked like a cocoon, and he swiftly retracted it. He had no more time to delay now! “The crystal walls here seem to be unusually hard, and even the luster is much richer than what we’ve encountered before…” Xiao Yan mused, then took a deep breath. He stepped forward, and his figure merged directly with the fiery dragon. He swung his right fist, and a scorching howl echoed sharply in the passageway.
*Boom!*
Xiao Yan’s right fist quickly coalesced with the fire dragon and then slammed heavily into the emerald-like crystal wall. A low, thunderous blast suddenly echoed, and a surge of powerful energy ripples spread out rapidly from the center of Xiao Yan’s fist, making the entire passage shake…
*Crack!*
Under everyone’s nervous gaze, a tiny crack appeared on the crystal wall, and it rapidly expanded. Finally, to their surprise, the wall exploded with a bang.
As the crystal wall exploded, Xiao Yan’s palm shot forward and grabbed something smooth and cool from the flying debris. With no time to examine it, he immediately put it into his Storage Ring.
“Go!” After breaking the final crystal wall, Xiao Yan’s foot heavily stomped the ground, and his figure rushed forward first. Behind him, Gu Qingyang and the others, who were already prepared, followed closely, charging out of the huge hole that Xiao Yan had blasted open…
Xiao Yan’s speed was extremely swift. In the blink of an eye, he burst out of the passageway. Then, a boundless gray expanse appeared in his vision…
This land was incredibly vast, extending as far as the eye could see. There wasn’t a dense fog of energy here, but when Xiao Yan and the others set foot on it, they could feel a stream of pure energy flowing continuously into their bodies through their feet. This discovery stunned everyone, and soon, their faces were filled with joy. The third layer of the Heavenly Tomb was indeed incomparable to the first two. With this energy infusion, even without searching for other energy cores, they would likely achieve good cultivation results.
“This is the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb…” Everyone looked around with joy, the feeling of survival after disaster bringing immense relief to all.
*Humming!*
Just as everyone was relieved, intense humming noises came from the massive light curtain behind them. This startled Xiao Yan and the others, and they hastily retreated.
*Humming!*
As Xiao Yan and the others retreated, snow-white waves began to surge out of the passageway broken by the crystal wall, accompanied by loud humming sounds, rushing towards Xiao Yan and the others.
“Primordial Worms, they’re chasing after us!” Seeing this, Gu Qingyang and the others’ faces changed, and they rapidly retreated.
*Humming!*
The white waves overflowed, but as the Primordial Worms charged out of the crystal wall, their flight abruptly stopped. To everyone’s amazement, they instantly turned into white powder and scattered.
*Poof! Poof! Poof!*
In the next minute, endless Primordial Worms kept charging out fearlessly from the passageway, but when they reached within a few meters of the light barrier, they burst into white powder. Eventually, the powder accumulated to a height of several meters in front of the energy barrier…
“What are these Primordial Worms doing?” Everyone was stunned by these worms that knew they were facing certain death but still kept coming, frowning slightly.
“Are they trying to stop us from escaping?” One person said with a bitter laugh.
“If they don’t want us to escape, they wouldn’t need to try so hard. This is suicidal, and it’s pointless,” Gu Qingyang shook his head, frowning.
As everyone pondered, Xiao Yan’s heart stirred slightly. He touched the Storage Ring on his finger, wondering if it was related to the thing he caught in the crystal wall.
*Humming!*
The suicidal charge of the Primordial Worms lasted for nearly ten minutes, covering the crystal wall with a thick layer of white powder. Fortunately, this suicide did not continue indefinitely. After countless worms turned to powder, the charge slowed down and eventually stopped. Clearly, this futile suicide finally made them give up.
“Let’s go!” Seeing the Primordial Worms retreat into the crystal wall, Gu Qingyang sighed and said.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan also came back to his senses. He suddenly turned around and saw that Hun Ya and the other two had fled during the commotion caused by the Primordial Worms.
“Those two are really sly!” Xun’er noticed the missing two and knitted her brows.
“Hehe, Brother Xiao Yan, this time it’s all thanks to you. Since we’ve reached the third layer, we won’t linger here. We’ll find a place to train and wait for three years,” Huo Xuan cupped his hands and smiled.
Xiao Yan nodded and smiled, “I wish you all the best, Brother Huo Xuan.”
“Farewell, see you in three years,” Huo Xuan smiled, then led Huo Chi and left.
After them, the four people from the Stone and Lightning Clans also bid farewell and left. As for Yao Xingji, he glanced at Xiao Yan, gave no courtesy, flicked his sleeve, and left with the enchanting woman from the Medicine Clan.
In a few minutes, the area was empty, with only Xiao Yan’s group remaining.
“Where are you going?” Gu Qingyang asked, pondering.
“Big Brother Qingyang doesn’t know where we’re going?” Xun’er smiled.
Gu Qingyang sighed and looked at Xiao Yan, “You really plan to go to Xiao Xuan’s tomb. It’s deep in the Heavenly Tomb, where Eighth and Ninth Star energy bodies are easily found. Encountering one or two is fine, but too many can be extremely dangerous. There might even be Dou Sheng-level energy bodies. If you encounter one, you’ll surely die.”
Xiao Yan nodded, “I know.”
Seeing Xiao Yan didn’t waver, Gu Qingyang sighed and turned to the silver-robed man and Gu Zhen, “What do you plan to do? Will you just find a place and train for three years?”
“Do you think that’s possible? When I entered the Heavenly Tomb, Elder Tong Xuan told me to protect Xun’er. I bet I’m not the only one who received that order,” Gu Zhen laughed.
“I got the same order,” the robust-looking man smiled, “Gu Xin, the Third Commander of the Black Annihilation Army. Thanks to you earlier!”
Xiao Yan smiled and clasped his fists. These three didn’t have much hostility towards him, especially after the incident with the light barrier.
“Looks like it’s the same for all of us,” Gu Qingyang chuckled, “If so, let’s go together. Our combined efforts should keep us safe unless we meet a Dou Sheng-level energy body. As for whether you can enter Xiao Xuan’s tomb, that’s up to you. Ancient powerhouses tried to enter but couldn’t. So, you should be prepared; your ancestor might not want anyone to disturb him.”
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, “My instinct tells me I’ll find something.”
“Hope so,” Gu Qingyang shrugged, gazing at the grayish-brown land, then exhaled deeply, “Let’s move. I want to see how dangerous the third layer is!”
“Okay, let’s go!” Xiao Yan smiled, then looked at Xun’er, and their figures became two beams of light, rushing ahead. Behind them, Gu Qingyang and the others quickly followed…
Far away, two black figures slowly appeared—Hun Ya and the other two, who had escaped earlier.
“Gu Qingyang and the others are going with Xiao Yan,” Hun Li said, glancing back.
“Good, it saves us some trouble,” Hun Ya nodded, his eyes flashing with ruthlessness.
“Xiao Yan, next time we meet, it’ll be your end. Prepare yourselves!”
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