20demayo Chapter 1129 Am I late?
Chapter 1129 Am I late?
An ancient and mysterious place.
The earth spirit priest released a yellowish-brown divine power from his hands. The heavy matrix of boulders floating before him, drawn by the divine power, emitted a dull groan as it slowly receded to the sides, revealing a deep, time-worn passage. The dust floated like gold dust within the divine power's light.
"This should be it." The Earth Spirit Priest withdrew his hand, his voice echoing in the empty entrance to the ruins.
"Go in." The Golden Spirit Priest's voice remained calm and unwavering as he stepped into the darkness first.
The passageway was long and oppressive, with only the faint light emanating from the two people dispelling the darkness.
A dozen minutes later, the view suddenly opened up.
A vast and dilapidated ruined hall came into view. Broken pillars, like the ribs of a giant beast, jutted into the ground, while a few dim rays of light pierced through the shattered dome, illuminating the dust floating in the air. In the deepest part of the hall, a colossal mural occupying an entire wall, like a sleeping epic, silently recounted the past.
"As expected." The Golden Spirit Priest's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's as he stared at the mural. "Another stone tablet for prophecy of the Heavenly Dao."
"But isn't the information on this prophecy tablet a little less?" The Earth Spirit Priest looked up at the mottled mural and said, "Is this symbol the Azure Dragon Palace? And what do those seven points of light mean?"
The Golden Spirit Priest didn't answer immediately. His gaze, like a precise carving knife, meticulously traced the outline of the mural, analyzing the position and arrangement of the seven points of light. After a moment, his deep voice rang out: "This should be a map of the Eastern Continent. These seven points correspond to the celestial constellations—the Azure Dragon's Seven Mansions! The source where the power of the stars converges. I think these places are where the Azure Dragon fell its power through the Seven Mansions millions of years ago, and also the 'Star Tomb' where some of the remains are buried!"
"The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon?" the Earth Spirit Priest asked疑惑地问道, "Is the forbidden power in the prophecy related to the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon?"
The Golden Spirit Priest said solemnly, "It seems that the Azure Dragon is indeed closely related to the prophecy of the Heavenly Dao and that ancient forbidden power."
"So what should we do now?" The Earth Spirit Priest looked at the Gold Spirit Priest. "Should we immediately dispatch priests to investigate these seven star tombs on the map?"
“No.” The Golden Spirit Priest glanced at him coldly, his tone carrying a warning, “Have you forgotten the warning in the last prophecy? — ‘The Seven Mansions, the place where bones are hidden, is extremely dangerous; those who enter will have a nine-out-of-ten chance of death!’”
The Earth Spirit Priest was speechless: "Then... what should we do? The divine decree states that the prophecy's deadline is approaching, and we must control these 'factors'..."
"Don't all the races have a group of greedy scapegoats who are drooling over the Azure Dragon's remains?" The Golden Spirit Divine Official sneered. "We'll use the All Races Summit as an opportunity to have them scout ahead for us! I bet they'll be overjoyed."
The Earth Spirit Priest still had concerns: "But... what if they really obtain the Azure Dragon's remains and refuse to return them to the temple?"
"Refusing to return it?" The Golden Spirit Priest sneered. "All races in the mortal realm are servants of the gods! Anyone who dares to disobey... will be punished by the gods and suffer eternal damnation! I'd like to see how many races dare to disobey the orders of the supreme deity."
"Hmm..." The earth spirit priest nodded heavily, his gaze then drawn to a solitary, unusual mark on the edge of the mural, emitting a faint, strange light. "Then... what does this place mean?"
The Golden Spirit Divine Official looked over and said, "This should be the location of the next Heavenly Prophecy Stone Tablet."
Earth Spirit Priest: "None of the previous prophecy tablets had this mark."
“This means that this stone tablet must be a very important one,” said the Golden Spirit Priest. “So far, we are still missing several of the Heavenly Prophecy Stone Tablets we have collected. I think there must be other people who are secretly hoarding the Heavenly Prophecy Stone Tablets. If they are people from the side of the traitorous gods, that would be bad… So we must obtain them as soon as possible.”
“Hmm.” The Earth Spirit Priest looked at the location marked in the prophecy: “This location… seems to be within the territory of the Evil Nether Clan? I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence.”
The earth spirit priest paused for a moment, then continued, "I'll set off tomorrow to retrieve this thing."
Golden Spirit Priest: "Hmm."
Just at this time.
hum!
A sharp, icy sensation, carrying a strong aura of death, pierced the spiritual core of the two divine officials, Jinling and Tuling, without warning!
The two men's faces instantly turned extremely ugly!
"The Fire Spirit Priest... has also perished!" the Earth Spirit Priest said gravely. "How is this possible!?"
The Golden Spirit Priest's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water: "What did he do after the All Races Conference just ended?"
The Earth Spirit Priest said somewhat stiffly, "He said he wanted to infiltrate the Ye family to investigate information about the Heavenly Star... I thought with his abilities, it wouldn't be possible for the Ye family to discover him, but I didn't expect..."
The Golden Spirit Priest said with a stern face, "I never expected to be caught off guard like this. Hmph, this guy has such a fiery temper; I knew he would pay the price one day!"
"What do we do now?" Earth Spirit Priest: "Should we go to the Ye family now?"
“What’s the point of going? Without evidence, they won’t admit it,” said the Golden Spirit Priest. “And the Ye family is no longer someone we can manipulate and arrest arbitrarily without evidence. Have you forgotten the Heavenly Star? Although Ye Ge keeps saying that they no longer have this weapon, Ye Ge is a liar.”
"Even if they had it, they wouldn't dare to use it on the people of our Temple of Gods, would they?" The Earth Spirit Priest frowned. "We are messengers of the High God. Do they have the guts to offend the High God?"
"Don't forget how the myriad races used to describe the Ye family—a bunch of demonized madmen!"
"..."
“We must complete the work we need to do within the timeframe of the Heavenly Prophecy; we can’t afford to gamble with them,” said the Golden Spirit Priest in a deep voice. “Go find this prophecy tablet as soon as possible; I will make another trip to the Azure Dragon Palace.”
“...Alright.” The Earth Spirit Priest also seemed somewhat helpless.
Unexpectedly, even the highest-ranking Five Elements Gods among the mortal realm's divine officials could be so pathetic...
......
"Is this the legendary soul of the Five Elements Gods?"
Night Owl glanced at the red orb of light floating in his hand, his eyes gleaming with disdain: "An eleventh-tier priest, an envoy of the gods... nothing special..."
The divine protective shield that had been protecting Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, Yu Li, Nangong Qiuyue, and the others disappeared, and the women gathered around, looking at the Fire Spirit Priest lying on the ground.
"He should be dead, right?" Xia Xiyao cautiously stuck out her foot and kicked him. "What if he suddenly comes back to life?"
“No.” Gao Shenxue said softly, “The Fire Spirit Priest is essentially an elemental life form. His soul has been extracted, so he has no possibility of living as a living being anymore.”
At that moment, a chilling black mist swept in without warning, accompanied by the hoarse cries of crows, instantly filling the shattered space of the training room. Amidst the churning mist, the figures of Night Song and Flame Princess appeared as if stepping out of the netherworld.
Ye Ge's expression was initially anxious and serious, but after emerging from the black mist and seeing that everyone was alright, and then noticing the Fire Spirit Priest lying on the ground, he paused slightly, "Uh?...I'm late?"