Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 848 - 822: Liang Wang’s Underground Palace

Tangyu also did not say much, as his current strength was insufficient, and saying more was pointless.

There was no way to force an entry for the time being, so all they could do was wait temporarily. Using this gap, Tangyu also took the opportunity to recover himself and bring his state to the best level.

Qian Shanxue had just made a breakthrough to the Eighth Layer of the Earthly Realm, and now needed some time to consolidate it.

"They’re here." Nobody knew how long had passed when Qian Shanxue suddenly stood up, looking towards the passage. Indeed, she saw a group of four swiftly darting in.

Tangyu’s gaze also fell on the four people, who were obviously divided into two groups. One group was a stately woman in her early thirties accompanied by a man of about the same age. This woman was evidently Senior Sister Chen Xi, the head of the Mysterious Clothes Association. As for the man, Tangyu did not know him, but anyone accompanying Senior Sister Chen Xi must be quite formidable.

The other group comprised two men. Leading them was a man in green robes, dressed like an ancient swordsman. He was devilishly handsome, with eyes like treasured swords, sending chills down Tangyu’s spine when their eyes met, as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake. The other person, in an equally peculiar ancient attire, seemed much more ordinary, giving off an air of dullness. One look was enough to tell he was from the Dark World.

The newcomer was none other than King Yingshan.

"Senior Sister Chen Xi, Senior Brother Xie Lei, why are you here?" Qian Shanxue immediately approached to greet them, followed by Tangyu and the others.

Senior Sister Chen Xi said, "It just so happened I ran into Xie Lei, so I brought him along to give us a hand. Hmm, Junior Sister Xue, your aura feels much more refined; it seems your strength has really improved."

Qian Shanxue smiled, "Senior Sister Chen Xi has sharp eyes. I just broke through to the Eighth Layer of the Earthly Realm."

"What—" Upon hearing this, both Chen Xi and Xie Lei were greatly surprised, yet after a brief shock, Chen Xi showed a hint of delight on her face: "It looks like Junior Sister Xue had some good fortune. You broke through from the Seventh to the Eighth Layer of the Earthly Realm in less than three months. Congratulations. It won’t be long before our Mysterious Clothes Association gains another cultivator at the Ninth Layer of the Earthly Realm."

Xie Lei also laughed, "Haha, yes, Junior Sister Xue, you’ve caught up with me. It seems I need to work harder on my cultivation, otherwise you’ll surpass me."

Qian Shanxue smiled, "I will do my best to follow in Senior Sister Chen Xi’s footsteps. Actually, my breakthrough this time is mainly thanks to Tangyu."

"Tangyu?" Only then did Chen Xi and Xie Lei turn their attention to Tangyu. Tangyu had always kept a low profile in the Outer Sect and hadn’t been there long, so he naturally wasn’t famous. Even though he had some conflicts with Dong Ziqi and Dong Zinian, these were only known within the Outer Sect, with little attention from the Inner Gate. Therefore, it was no wonder Chen Xi and Xie Lei hadn’t heard of Tangyu.

"Hmm, you’re also in the Earthly Realm? And your level doesn’t seem low. Tangyu, why haven’t I heard of you? You’re not one of our Myriad Saints Valley’s disciples?" Senior Sister Chen Xi frowned slightly.

Tangyu replied, "Senior Sister Chen Xi, you misunderstood. I am indeed a disciple of Myriad Saints Valley, but I’ve been here less than three months, so it’s natural that you haven’t heard of me."

"Less than three months." This puzzled Chen Xi even more. With such strength, he could directly enter the Inner Gate, so how had he remained unknown?

Qian Shanxue explained, "Senior Sister Chen Xi, you may not know, but Junior Brother Tangyu is a rare genius with a Pure Yang Body and great opportunities. In less than three months, he rose from the First Layer of the Earthly Realm to the Fifth Layer."

"What—" On hearing this for the first time, Chen Xi and Xie Lei were truly shocked. Such incredible speed was unheard of.

After digesting the news, Chen Xi nodded approvingly, "Indeed, a real prodigy. Junior Brother Tangyu, your future path will likely be very long, which is a blessing for Myriad Saints Valley."

Tangyu replied, "Senior Sister Chen Xi praises me too much. I will strive hard."

Xie Lei, who was quite friendly, came to Tangyu’s side and patted his shoulder, "Haha, a genius indeed. Even I feel ashamed. Work hard. If you’re interested, you can join our Myriad Saints Hall, where experts are many. Calling it the top force of Myriad Saints Valley is not an exaggeration."

Tangyu gave a calm smile without answering, and Xie Lei, understanding, did not press further.

"Chen Xi." A voice came from the side.

Chen Xi immediately looked over, "King Yingshan."

King Yingshan came over and said, "If it weren’t for us serving different masters, I think we could have become good friends."

Chen Xi coldly smiled, "As long as you stop slaughtering the innocent, I might consider you worth befriending. Otherwise, even if we were in the same sect, I wouldn’t look at you."

King Yingshan smiled indifferently, "Some things don’t need to be said. We all have our difficulties. Sacrificing the few to achieve the greater good is sometimes unavoidable. Whether you understand or resent it, we have our paths destined to clash with your Ancient Martial World. If we didn’t have some tactics, how could we fight? The methods are merely a catalytic remedy; why be so concerned with mundane matters?"

"Even though they are ordinary people, we must protect them. It is not up to you outsiders to harm them at will. As cultivators, we should wield our swords across the world, exorcise demons and eliminate evils, act on behalf of heaven, and cultivate righteousness within ourselves. That is the path of cultivation," said Chen Xi.

The King of Yin Mountain sneered and shook his head, "That is the path of cultivation in your Ancient Martial World, not the path of cultivators in our Dark World. We believe in swift vengeance and acting freely; we kill if we want to, seeking only quick satisfaction and liberation. In a world of the strong, it’s survival of the fittest. The world is inherently cruel, so we must do this to survive. Enough, our paths are different, there’s no need to discuss this further. As you can see, we need to join forces now."

Chen Xi glanced at the secret chamber inside and said, "Fine, let’s join forces."

The King of Yin Mountain nodded, his gaze falling on Tangyu with a cold smile, "You must be Tangyu? The one who has repeatedly thwarted my plans and killed one of my subordinates?"

Tangyu curled his lips and said, "That’s right, it’s me."

The King of Yin Mountain sneered, "You have quite the guts. I won’t deal with you now, but I’ll settle this account later."

"I’ll be ready anytime." Tangyu was not intimidated and directly challenged the King of Yin Mountain.

The King of Yin Mountain and Chen Xi walked towards the stone bridge, while the others waited in place.

As soon as the two stepped onto the bridge, heavy footsteps were heard. The undead guardian with the war halberd appeared ominously.

"Leave immediately, intruders in King Liang’s palace—die!" The undead guardian slammed the war halberd onto the ground, its mechanical voice echoing.

The King of Yin Mountain and Chen Xi, without hesitation and in perfect sync, launched a full-force attack simultaneously.

Chen Xi wielded his sword to kill, while the King of Yin Mountain fought bare-handed. Their combined attack was extraordinary. The terrifying momentum surged towards the undead guardian. The guardian, sensing danger, became exceptionally enraged, swinging the war halberd at them with a force as heavy as a mountain, like a heavenly pillar crashing down.

Boom—

In their first clash, neither Chen Xi nor the King of Yin Mountain gained the upper hand; the strike ended in a draw, causing both to show a hint of heaviness in their expressions.

Even with their combined full-force attack, they did not gain any advantage; the strength of the undead guardian was truly frightening.

Xie Lei slightly raised his eyebrows, "What a powerful undead guardian. Such an abomination should not exist in this world, and it seems only here could harbor such an evil thing."

Chen Xi and the King of Yin Mountain, though initially gaining no advantage, quickly adjusted their strategy. They began to encircle the undead guardian, cooperating to attack it. No matter how strong the guardian was, being a dead thing, it naturally lacked human intelligence. Unable to win by strength, they relied on wit.

"Xie Lei senior brother, didn’t you study the lands? Who exactly is this King Liang?" Qian Shanxue suddenly asked.

Xie Lei immediately replied, "As for King Liang, there are indeed several mentions in historical records. But seeing these undead and vengeful spirits here, I can somewhat guess which King Liang this is. It should be a general from the late Tang period who proclaimed himself King Liang. In fact, he was an ancient martial arts cultivator who, through a stroke of luck, acquired some ancient treasures, one of which was the extremely evil ’Resentful Spirit Bead.’ This bead could absorb souls to cultivate evil arts."

"As a result, King Liang became a notorious demon of his time. Such actions naturally provoked the righteous cultivators, who banded together to kill him. In the end, they seriously wounded King Liang and killed some of his followers, but he managed to escape. Since then, he never appeared again, and people thought he had died from his wounds. Little did they know, he hid in this underground palace, creating so many vengeful spirits and undead to guard it."

"Truly a centipede, dead but not stiff."

Everyone nodded in understanding.

Tangyu raised his eyebrow and said, "So, the King of Yin Mountain’s goal this time is the ’Resentful Spirit Bead’ of King Liang?"

Xie Lei nodded, "That’s very likely the objective. If the great powers of the Dark World intend to use the ’Resentful Spirit Bead’ to cultivate evil arts, it would be a disaster for our Ancient Martial World. Therefore, this matter must be stopped at all costs; the King of Yin Mountain must not succeed."

Qian Shanxue snorted angrily, "Hmph, the Dark World has always had wolfish ambitions. Such evil artifacts should be destroyed, yet they want to use them to practice evil arts."

Chen Xi and the King of Yin Mountain were still unable to kill the undead guardian, only managing to trap it tightly, but it continued to resist crazily.

"Senior Sister Gui, Junior Brother Xie Lei, come quickly to aid us," Chen Xi’s voice suddenly called out.

The King of Yin Mountain also turned to the man who had accompanied him, "Li Shang, quickly come and assist me."