Chapter 910: Terrifying Great Power

Kui Xing was in close pursuit. He paused noticeably upon seeing the pyramid before him. Realizing something, his expression drastically changed, and he swiftly retreated."The Immaculate Altar!" he exclaimed. "Is this... is this the forbidden land of the tenth level? Damn it, how did I end up here?"He immediately abandoned his pursuit of Jiang Fan and turned to flee.

Jiang Fan also felt a chill down his spine. If this altar had a master, they were certainly not someone to provoke. Watching Kui Xing's retreating figure, Jiang Fan's eyes flickered. "Follow him!" he instructed. "Since he could name the Immaculate Altar, he must have been here before. Following him is the fastest way out of this forbidden land."

Xia Chaoge glanced at the altar, two streaks of deep blue light swirling in her eyes, as if she could see very distant places. A moment later, her expression turned slightly serious. "Someone used to be up there," she said.Jiang Fan felt a jolt of alarm. Someone lived on an altar where ten thousand corpses prostrated themselves? He couldn't imagine what kind of person could withstand the worship of ten thousand corpses! Fortunately, it was 'someone *used* to be there.' If someone were there now, how terrifying would that be?

Xia Chaoge nodded slightly. "I saw a tea table," she said. "There's a cup of tea on it, and it's still steaming.""What?!" Jiang Fan's pupils constricted. "Are you saying someone was up there very recently?"Xia Chaoge calmly replied, "Yes."Jiang Fan gasped, feeling all the hairs on his body stand on end. It was like a mortal going up a mountain to cut firewood, only to stumble into a den of wolves, jackals, and tigers. He felt a chill down his spine, as if a pair of eyes were staring at him."Let's go, quickly!" he urged, grabbing Xia Chaoge and running as fast as he could. For the first time in his life, he felt panic.

Although Kui Xing noticed Jiang Fan following him, he had no mind to deal with it. He knew what kind of being resided on the Immaculate Altar—a terrifying existence that could kill him with a single glance! Cold sweat poured down his face as he quickly ran towards the edge of the forbidden land, relying on his memory.Half an hour later, he finally reached the boundary, and the faint traces of Asura power within him began to loosen, indicating he was about to leave the forbidden zone. But the next instant, he froze. At the edge of the forbidden land, there was a small stream. An old woman in a gray robe was kneeling by the stream, washing some dull, spiritual fruits.Sensing someone behind her, the old woman turned and glanced at him. *Splat—* With just that one glance, Kui Xing spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body, like a balloon stretched to its limit, developed cracks. Terrified and desperate, he immediately knelt on the ground. "Mercy, exalted one!" he pleaded.He recognized her. The old woman before him was the master of the Immaculate Altar! An Asura King who once fought across millions of miles, slaying countless beings! It was she who had established this forbidden land.

The old woman slowly stood up, dropping the unwashed fruits back into her basket. Her gaze passed over him and looked into the forbidden land. "How did you get in?" she asked.At this question, Kui Xing felt a searing, tearing pain throughout his body. In a panic, he explained, "A black crystal exploded, breaking through both the upper and lower levels. This junior accidentally fell into the forbidden land. Please have mercy, exalted one."The old woman's expression subtly changed. "You'd better pray that the young master is unharmed," she warned. "Otherwise, everyone who entered will be buried with him!"Having said that, she stepped into the forbidden land. "Follow me!" the old woman's voice echoed from within. Kui Xing let out a bitter laugh and had no choice but to follow. He didn't even consider escaping.

As for Jiang Fan and the others, Kui Xing ran too fast, and they eventually lost track of him. After a chaotic search, they stumbled upon a vegetable garden."This place is already outside the forbidden land," Xia Chaoge said, as she found that her spiritual power was usable again, and let out a small sigh of relief.Jiang Fan also exhaled a long breath. They had finally left the forbidden land. Looking back, the rift in the sky had already vanished. This meant they couldn't return through the sky and would have to traverse the tenth level.

"Uncle-Master, why is there a vegetable garden here?" Jiang Fan asked. "Could it be planted by the master of that altar?"He looked around and saw that all the crops contained strong yin energy. Among humans, perhaps only sects like the Great Yin Sect, which needed yin energy to refine corpses, would have a use for them. Moreover, he dared not casually touch anything belonging to the altar master.Huaxin, however, said, "These are heavenly treasures formed by absorbing the yin energy of heaven and earth. They are absolutely unique in the outside world. Dig some up; you'll find a use for them someday."

Jiang Fan shot Huaxin a sideways glance. "If you want to eat them, just say so," he retorted. "Why are you trying to instigate me?" These items were clearly divine objects that would greatly benefit Huaxin, and she was using the pretense of benefiting Jiang Fan to get them."If I say it directly, will you dig them up?" Huaxin retorted, annoyed.Jiang Fan replied firmly, "Of course not." Provoke the altar master for Huaxin's sake? He must be out of his mind.

Huaxin huffed, "Dig a few for me, and I'll guarantee your safe passage across the tenth level!"Jiang Fan chuckled. He took out the Yin Marrow Tiger Talisman, waved it, and said, "Sorry, I have my own way." It was this talisman that had originally intimidated the two-headed hellhound, making it prostrate itself. Not only did it not dare to attack Jiang Fan further, but it also coughed up a black bell and gave it to him. This tiger talisman should also be able to deter other creatures on the tenth level.Huaxin bit her lip. *That scoundrel!* Why was it so hard to get even a small favor from him?

"Then I'll tell you something else," Huaxin continued, "near the tenth level's teleportation array, there's a not-so-large hidden cave dwelling. It contains many spatial artifacts and a few artifacts related to puppet refining. I once secretly went inside to look."Jiang Fan was suspicious. Why did that sound so familiar? Spatial artifacts, puppet techniques – weren't these associated with Wu Manyue? Combined with the endless stream of artifacts she always possessed, Jiang Fan immediately realized where her items came from: the tenth level! Many people must have wondered where her possessions came from, but probably no one would have thought they came from the tenth level, because it was a place even Nascent Soul cultivators dared not enter. Who would believe that Wu Manyue, a mere seventh-level Core Formation disciple, would come to the tenth level? This was also why this cave dwelling had never been tracked or discovered by others."Wu Manyue's lair?" Jiang Fan mused with a faint smile. "Heh, this is quite interesting. Speaking of which, I haven't seen Wu Manyue since entering the underground world. Could that woman have secretly come to the tenth level?"Without further hesitation, he said, "Alright!"

He immediately entered the vegetable garden. After several cautious probes, confirming there was no danger, he pulled up half the garden's worth of various vegetables.Huaxin was dumbfounded. "I only told you to get a few!" she exclaimed. "You cleared out half an acre of their vegetable garden?! What if they track it down? If only a few were missing, the owner might not bother to investigate. But half a garden gone? Wouldn't they grab a hoe and chase after you, cursing?"Jiang Fan stuffed the various vegetables into a separate spatial storage device, then placed them with the Ghost Crystal. "How could it have been me who picked them?" he said. "Among the three of us, you're the only one who eats these.""Wait!" Huaxin exclaimed. "What do you mean? Are you trying to pin the blame on me?"