Chapter 1768: Saint Relic Stone

After a few breaths, two Great Perfection experts of the Immortal Realm were killed on the spot.

Currently, Zhang Xuan, even without using the Five Great Kings, the Tree Root, or the Koi, was more than a match for two members of the Demonic Tribe.

He placed the bodies into his storage ring and continued forward.

Before him appeared a spacious hall. Its walls were adorned with paintings, each emitting a gentle glow. Upon entering, he immediately felt an intense oppressive sensation. Those with weak soul power would find it impossible to take even a single step.

"It has an immense tempering effect on one's soul!"

Taking a step forward, Zhang Xuan nodded inwardly.

The Dacheng Hall possessed the aura of an Ancient Sage, allowing one to successfully advance to Ancient Sage. The bedchamber contained treasures that could elevate one's mental state. And this place, evidently, could temper the soul and increase one's soul power.

After taking a few more steps, he found no one else. Zhang Xuan frowned.

Two members of the Demonic Tribe guarded the entrance, clearly fearing human intrusion. If that was the case, there must be other powerful Demonic Tribe members inside, searching for the core treasure of this Sacred Vestige Hall.

How could there be no trace of them?

"What does this hall contain?"

A thought stirred in his mind. He looked at the Inherited Mother Talisman before him.

Its memories were sealed and would only awaken upon entering the corresponding hall. Now that they were in the Sacred Vestige Hall, it should know precisely what was here.

"The most important thing in the Sacred Vestige Hall is the Sacred Vestige Stone left by Master Kong!" the little talisman explained, as if it had retrieved some memory. "This item contains the vestiges left by Master Kong, and it has an immense effect on strengthening the soul..."

"Sacred Vestige Stone?" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. "Where is it?"

His Sorcerer Soul, having reached the peak of the Golden Body Realm, had not grown much since. If he could find this item, it would surely increase rapidly, perhaps even allowing him to surpass his current limit!

"It's right behind the sub-hall. Go out through that door, and you'll see it!"

The little talisman wiggled slightly.

"Good!"

Knowing the exact location, Zhang Xuan no longer paid attention to the surrounding paintings. He strode forward, and after exiting the hall's entrance, he indeed saw a spacious courtyard appear before him.

The courtyard was filled with stones, resembling a miniature stone forest.

Several members of the Demonic Tribe were seated not far from the entrance of the stone forest. Their brows were furrowed, and they were constantly scratching their heads, seemingly calculating something but unable to find a clue.

In the very center of the stone forest was a small stone platform. A round stone rested on it, with figures flowing across its surface, emitting a gentle glow that gave one a sense of familiarity.

"What are they doing?"

Not rushing forward, Zhang Xuan asked.

Unsurprisingly, this round stone was the so-called Sacred Vestige Stone. Why weren't these Demonic Tribe members taking it? What were they doing just squatting there?

"It's not that they don't want to enter, but that they can't," the little talisman explained. "The Sacred Vestige Stone Forest might look simple, but it only has one correct path. If one takes even a single wrong step, they will be instantly killed by the sword qi hidden within!"

The little talisman snorted.

"Sword qi?"

Zhang Xuan was startled. He looked again and indeed saw that several Demonic Tribe members who had walked ahead had already closed their eyes and stopped breathing.

"Do you know the exact steps to enter?"

Zhang Xuan looked at the talisman.

"I don't know!" The little talisman shook its head. "This was left by Master Kong to test his descendants, so it naturally cannot be easily revealed. However, it should be related to the world you passed through before. Look closely; each of these stones contains cultivation techniques and moves. Connecting these moves in the correct sequence should be the key to entering!"

"That might be true..."

Upon closer inspection, Zhang Xuan indeed saw that the stones in the stone forest were similar to those outside, each containing a certain cultivation technique and move.

"Defect!"

With his previous experience, Zhang Xuan collected all the moves from the stones and quickly formed a set of cultivation techniques.

Because there was nothing to reference, there were many errors.

Following the direction the Demonic Tribe members had entered, he made some modifications, and the errors immediately reduced significantly.

After modifying it hundreds of times, he finally formed the correct sequence, with no errors remaining.

"I've already deduced the sequence. Can one pass through the stone forest by following this sequence?"

Zhang Xuan asked.

"As long as the sequence is correct, you can enter," the little talisman replied. "However, you absolutely cannot make a mistake. Otherwise, the sword qi left by Master Kong won't be so easy to break through..."

The little talisman sounded a bit worried.

Zhang Xuan nodded. Just as he was about to step inside, he suddenly stopped.

The sequence of these stones represented a cultivation technique. What if... this cultivation technique itself had errors?

His Heaven's Path cultivation technique was guaranteed to be the most accurate and flawless. But... the provided answer might not be the most correct one!

Just like what he encountered in the previous stone forest world, if the figures made a mistake, it could still be corrected. But if sword qi appeared due to a mistake... people would die!

"Profound Saber!"

After a brief pause, he took out the Profound Saber and placed it in his palm.

If there truly was sword qi, the Ancient Sage-level Profound Saber would surely be able to block it, preventing him from being instantly killed.

"I'm going in," he instructed. "Dingding, the rest of you follow behind. If those Demonic Tribe members cause trouble, kill them on the spot! Don't let any escape!"

After having the Golden Source Cauldron and the Five Great Kings follow him, Zhang Xuan then followed the sequence provided by the library and walked inward.

He had not found the exit of the stone forest world. However, based on the patterns of other worlds, the sequence of cultivation techniques near the exit should be exactly the same as here.

This meant he had found the core of the formation. At that time, he could directly break through this obstacle before him and obtain the Sacred Vestige Stone.

Since he had already arrived here, it was certainly too late to go back and experiment. He could only take it one step at a time, hoping that what Master Kong had personally left behind would not contain errors!

Arriving before the first stone, his figure brushed past it without triggering any attack. Zhang Xuan then continued to walk inward.

"You..."

After a few steps, he encountered the Demonic Tribe members who were still scratching their heads inside. Too lazy to act against them, he swayed slightly, bypassing them and continuing forward.

"You're asking for death..."

Seeing this human suddenly appear and charge directly inward without caring about anything, the Demonic Tribe members sneered.

Several of their companions had died, and they had now somewhat figured out the pattern, knowing that this place was not to be trifled with; otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died.

This fellow, rushing in as soon as he arrived, could just happen to scout the way for them.

Thinking this, they sneered as they watched the young man enter deeper into the stone forest. To their surprise, the deeper he went, the less harm he suffered.

"No, something's wrong!" the leading Demonic Tribe member cried out. "He knows the route, quickly chase him!"

Seeing this, even the dullest among them understood that this fellow might know the route. The leading Demonic Tribe member shouted loudly and was about to give chase. But before he had taken a few steps, he felt waves of killing intent crushing down on him. He quickly turned his head and immediately saw a group of Sacred Beasts and several weapons appear before them in unison.

"Attack!"

Dingding roared, and the beasts and numerous weapons immediately charged forward.

A flurry of blows erupted!

A few minutes later, the several Demonic Tribe members all lay on the ground, lifeless.