Chapter 1140: Sacrificial Offerings to Heaven

The middle-aged man screamed. The second long boot struck him, and though thrown by the Northeast Tiger, it had been empowered by Old Gu, making its force immense and its aim precise. It directly hit the Divine King, instantly causing his shoulder to explode into a mist of blood.

“Ah…”

The Divine King screamed, suffering not only physical pain but also mental humiliation. After being hit by two boots, he was nearly annihilated.

What kind of disgrace was this? What sense did it make? He was a Divine King! If he were killed by two long boots, he would surely become a laughingstock, recorded in history, and ridiculed by future cultivators.

Behind him, a dark figure appeared. This being, who had not protected him earlier, had a cold expression, its eyes dark and eerie as it stared at the stone jar ahead. Its entire form was shrouded in black mist.

“Flying Chariot from Beyond!”

Chu Feng shouted loudly. He personally acted, tearing off a movable armrest from the chariot and flinging it out with great force, instantly unleashing a blinding dark light!

At the same time, Old Gu secretly cooperated, silently manifesting two earrings he had found on a Great Evil Spirit. These were meant to strike the person hidden in the black mist.

This person was extremely powerful. Though not yet close, the energy radiating from them was already enough to make even Divine Kings tremble. The Divine King, who had been reduced to just a head and neck by the two boots, shivered uncontrollably.

Unfortunately, the being in the black mist was too strong. It effortlessly blocked the chariot armrest that Chu Feng had thrown.

Chu Feng and the others sighed in regret, as they hadn’t been able to smash this being to pieces like they had the Divine King.

However, there was still some effect. When the being in the black mist touched the armrest, its palm hissed and emitted green smoke, melting as if ice and snow had met molten iron.

It abruptly shook its hand, a surprised expression on its face, and threw the armrest to the ground. It looked down and asked, “Whose chariot is this?!”

Then, it sharply looked up, its eyes glowing with two strange dark lights that transformed into two swirling vortices, trapping the earrings Old Gu had manifested in front of it.

Boom!

The earrings were astonishing, emitting dazzling light. They stirred up incredible energy waves within the vortices, nearly tearing them apart.

But in the end, they were immobilized and then fell, landing on the chariot armrest.

The figure in the black mist showed terrible dark light in its eyes. It was greatly surprised that the cultivation level of the fleeing individuals ahead was far inferior to its own, yet they could still resist its secret techniques to some extent.

This was quite alarming. Whose chariot was this?

No effect? Chu Feng’s heart sank immediately.

“No, this one is formidable, with powerful methods,” Old Gu exclaimed. “I haven’t recovered my prehistoric strength, so even manifesting these earrings won’t harm him.”

The earrings were inert objects, and though extraordinary, the current cultivation level of their user was simply incomparable to that of the creature in the black mist. The gap was insurmountable.

The being drew closer, its colossal body, ancient face, and eerie eyes making it resemble a great fiend demon in the black mist, with Dao symbols flowing across its form.

It was ten zhang tall, covered in black scales that shimmered with a cold metallic luster. Streams of vital energy emanated from it, creating a terrifying pressure that ripped apart the very void.

This was an ancient fiend demon of unknown origin, with one foot already in the Celestial Venerable realm. It could easily suppress a group of Divine Kings; it was a Half-step Celestial Venerable in the eyes of the world.

Its aura was incredibly violent. As it appeared, the Divine King, reduced to just a head, began to crack and bleed, his remaining head on the verge of exploding.

This was a terrifying sight; even a Divine King’s physical body could not withstand the suppressive force of this enraged being.

The stone jar trembled violently, and the Reincarnation Soil churned. Had it not been for these two substances, Chu Feng and his companions would surely have been shattered into several bloody mists by its aura.

Fortunately, the stone jar was sealed by its lid!

“Interesting,” it said, “I thought you would only give me a large quantity of Celestial Gold Stones. I didn’t expect there to be a mysterious jar as well. Don’t tell me this is an ultimate artifact! If it is, even my ancestor would be ecstatic to the point of madness upon revival!” Its eyes glowed with fervent light.

However, its words were chilling, and its aura was terrifying, tearing apart the surrounding space and causing spatial turbulence to surge violently.

It extended a hand, reaching forward to grab them!

“Old Gu, it’s all up to you!” Chu Feng shouted. “Are your pre-death powers and contingencies ready?”

“Are you kidding?” Old Gu yelled, sweat beading on his forehead. “If I could use my pre-death abilities, I would have slapped him dead long ago!”

“Smash it!” the Northeast Tiger roared.

What other options were there now? This terrifying creature was about to seize the stone jar, essentially trapping them like turtles in a jar.

“Die!” Chu Feng bellowed.

“Kill!” Old Gu also roared.

The moment the lid opened, they collectively hurled the chariot outward. At the same time, they secretly manifested a snow-white hairpin, thrusting it towards the creature in the black mist.

The area exploded, the aura incredibly terrifying.

After flying out, the chariot collided with the extended hand, but… it was blocked!

However, amidst the surging dark light, the hand was being corroded. The Half-step Celestial Venerable cried out in alarm, “Energy not from the Yang Realm! Could it be… an Evil Spirit!”

With a low growl, the rules and order symbols it had manifested began to crumble, and blood flowed freely. Powerful as it was, even its palm was wounded.

Unfortunately, the chariot fell to the ground, failing to kill it.

At the same time, the snow-white hairpin also landed, suppressed by the laws it had invoked.

At this critical moment, Chu Feng and the others placed the pendant they had taken from the Great Evil Spirit’s neck outside the stone jar. It emitted a faint glow, blocking the surging aura.

“Heh heh, benevolent donors,” the Half-step Celestial Venerable chuckled. “Thank you. These are all excellent items; I actually encountered such a great opportunity!”

The Half-step Celestial Venerable wore a smile, having naturally discerned that none of the items thrown from the stone jar were ordinary. They were all extraordinary.

If used by the right person, their destructive power would be astonishing and unimaginable!

However, it did not act immediately this time, feeling that the stone jar was peculiar and contained something formidable inside. At the very least, it had been wounded just now.

Nevertheless, it did not hesitate for long, secretly activating its strongest techniques. Chains of order, shining like glowing iron, extended and interwoven, completely enveloping the stone jar.

It intended to seal this area and suppress the stone jar!

This being was very cautious, always feeling that the stone jar was too astonishing, and the artifacts spewed from within were too extraordinary, causing it a slight tremor of fear.

Therefore, it did not act rashly. To be safe, it prepared to slowly refine the jar.

Old Gu grew anxious. The most astonishingly valuable item they had obtained from the Great Evil Spirit was the pendant, suspended by a chain made of dark mother gold.

It was a small, dark seal, now suspended at the exit of the stone jar. Old Gu had been waiting for that large hand to approach, preparing to seize the opportunity to activate the seal!

As it turned out, the opponent did not approach carelessly. Instead, it enveloped the jar with laws, sealing them inside.

The Half-step Celestial Venerable was so powerful, yet so extremely cautious.

Old Gu sighed, feeling that their chances were slim. He no longer had an opportunity to launch his strongest attack.

“A small, square-inch dark seal, unsettlingly black, not from my realm,” the Half-step Celestial Venerable said calmly. “Is this your ultimate trump card? Heh, I’ll gladly accept it; it will all be mine.”

The Half-step Celestial Venerable became composed. It sealed the void and wrapped the stone jar with divine chains of order, completely calming itself.

Old Gu demanded, “Friend, aren’t you being a bit unreasonable? Your organization has always had an excellent reputation. Why are you acting like bandits today, intending to slaughter your buyers?”

“Times change, and some rules naturally must change with them,” the Half-step Celestial Venerable replied indifferently. “Killing you will not only yield more Celestial Gold Stones but also allow me to retrieve the Meng Po Soup I sold to you. Why wouldn’t I?”

“Your hearts are too dark and venomous,” Old Gu said angrily.

“If we weren’t ruthless enough, how could our organization have survived from prehistoric times to this era?” the Half-step Celestial Venerable smiled, standing within the black mist, its eyes filled with cold malice.

“Shamelessness and viciousness are one thing, but you act like it’s your right,” the Northeast Tiger shouted. “Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?!”

Both he and Chu Feng felt a surge of anger in their hearts. The opponent’s promised protection had not only failed to materialize but now they intended to kill them and seize their goods, which was truly despicable.

“Heh, what good is your anxiety and anger?” the Half-step Celestial Venerable said with a cruel smile. “It won’t change the fact. We simply won’t uphold our promise, so what can you do? I intend to destroy your forms and spirits, and seize all your heavenly treasures and good fortune. You may now depart!”

It began to manifest laws, intending to refine the stone jar and the pendant blocking its opening.

“You can only blame your low cultivation level, like mere dogs and chickens,” it scoffed. “To dare covet rare heavenly treasures! All of you may now turn to dust.” It spewed a sheet of light, intending to slowly refine the stone jar.

It had to be said that the pendant was terrifying and the stone jar mysterious; neither could be refined instantly.

Chu Feng did not rely on chance. The moment the opponent decided to refine them, he activated their counter-measure in advance. The Reincarnation Soil glowed, and a wooden spear embedded within it surged with life, emitting an inexplicable energy!

“We’re finished!” the Northeast Tiger exclaimed, his hair standing on end. A Celestial Venerable had made a move; they would most likely be reduced to a bloody pulp instantly.

Old Gu roared, shaking the pendant, which shimmered with light as he desperately fought.

“Kill!” Chu Feng softly exclaimed, employing their final resort. As the Reincarnation Soil glowed, he manifested the wooden spear, which shot out with a whoosh.

The small, chopstick-sized wooden spear shot out like lightning, remarkably piercing through the Half-step Celestial Venerable’s cage of order. With a soft *thud*, it impaled the figure in the black mist.

“Ah…”

The dark figure let out a wretched scream, its body violently trembling. Its entire blood supply instantly turned black, and even its soul light became as dark as ink in an instant. It trembled and panicked, feeling as if it was being devoured, submerged by darkness, and strangled!

Other powerful individuals from the organization that sold the Time Furnace felt a resonance. They abruptly looked up, gazing at a specific coordinate area in this realm.

Strong cultivators from the Mo clan were also in the outer area of the Heaven-Connecting Waterfall, detecting the abnormality in the world.

Concurrently, within the underground ancestral vein, the peerless Great Evil Spirit had already sat up!

Darkness surged, as if a terrifying great realm had descended, imprisoning the Half-step Celestial Venerable.

“Ah!”

“Oh my god!”

Not only was the Half-step Celestial Venerable roaring, but Old Gu and the Northeast Tiger were also shouting aloud. They felt utterly shaken, scarcely able to believe the scene before their eyes!