Chapter 484
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*Bang, bang, bang…*
The low, rumbling sounds echoed through the air.
In the blink of an eye, the four guards, ranging from the first to the third level of the Yuanfu Realm, lay lifeless on the ground, their bodies cold and still.
“Let’s go inside and take a look,” Ye Wushuang said directly, his voice steady and resolute.
Wang Kun let out a helpless smile. He had gradually grown accustomed to Ye Wushuang’s decisiveness. With disciples from the Qingyun Academy causing trouble in the underground palace and elders intervening, chaos was inevitable. This was the perfect opportunity.
The four of them entered the first level of the Tianzi Secret Palace, a vast and expansive space. Normally, it would have been filled with dozens of guards. However, now it was eerily empty, devoid of any presence.
As they ascended to the second level, they immediately sensed that although it was smaller in scope than the first, the spiritual energy here was incredibly dense, almost palpable.
Wang Kun carefully absorbed the pure spiritual energy around him, feeling it flow into his body. “I remember now!” he exclaimed.
Ye Wushuang and the others turned their attention to him.
“I recall a hall master mentioning that the Tianzi Secret Palace has a total of five levels. The first level is where the hall masters reside to protect the palace’s safety. But the second level… I was told it’s a third-level spirit-gathering array that Wang Jianmu specifically constructed to study the mysteries of bloodlines,” Wang Kun continued.
A third-level spirit-gathering array!
Qing Shihua and Qing Shiyu’s faces paled. They knew that the most famous Shengyun Valley of the Qingyun Academy was essentially a second-level spirit-gathering array, combined with the unique terrain of the academy. Spirit-gathering arrays were extremely difficult to construct, and this place had a third-level one!
“Why did Wang Jianmu build a spirit-gathering array? To help his confidants cultivate?” Qing Shihua asked.
“No way!” Wang Kun immediately replied. “The hall master said that among the Ye clan members captured in the past, some were too weak to be of any use for research. So Wang Jianmu would first help them cultivate and improve their realms. Then he would draw their blood and even use special pills to refine their soul energy…”
“These bastards,” Qing Shiyu spat, her voice filled with hatred. “Treating people like livestock…”
It was clear that Wang Jianmu had been raising these people, fattening them up like pigs or sheep, only to slaughter them when they were of use.
“Let’s go upstairs and see,” Ye Wushuang said, gripping the Tianya Sword tightly in his hand, his movements cautious. This was the core area of the entire underground palace. Although the Tiāngāng and Yuanfu Realm cultivators had left, that didn’t mean it was safe.
When they reached the third level, there was still no obstruction.
As they opened the door and entered, a chilling, sinister aura washed over them.
“Ah…” Qing Shiyu let out a sudden scream and threw herself into Ye Wushuang’s arms.
Qing Shihua’s face turned ashen, and she almost screamed as well. Even Wang Kun was left stunned, rooted to the spot.
The third level, which was about a hundred zhang in size, was smaller than the second. The entire floor and the surrounding walls were piled high with eerie white bones. Some of the bones were almost decayed, while others were still fresh. Countless skulls were heaped together, sending shivers down one’s spine. Even some of the skeletons had green moss growing on them, which shimmered with a sickly green glow in the breeze.
It was like a scene straight out of hell.
Ye Wushuang looked at the piles of bones on the ground and the walls, his anger threatening to explode. How many of these bones belonged to the children of the Ye clan?
He had created the Ye clan with his ninth Yuan spirit, not just the eighteen Wen Tianwei. These Ye clan members were also among his most cherished beings.
Ye Wushuang stepped forward, his foot crushing the bones beneath, producing a series of crackling sounds. But suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, his entire body trembling violently…
