Nine Regions Sword Emperor

Chapter 6987 The Rock People

As we continued to delve deeper underground.

A tiny ray of light shone up from below.

"Are we almost at the underground palace?"

Upon seeing the light, Chu Fengmian quickened his pace.

Finally, Chu Fengmian stepped down and reached the end of the stairs, where a vast and boundless space stretched out before him.

Chu Fengmian raised his head, which was a full ten million feet above the ground.

Unlike the underground palace Chu Fengmian had imagined, the underground of this Baiyuan Gobi Desert gave Chu Fengmian the feeling of entering a flint palace. It was all underground, a different world, almost like an independent world located in the depths of this Baiyuan Gobi Desert.

There was such a vast area underground, which was completely different from what Chu Fengmian had imagined.

Below them stood towering palaces, their designs unlike anything Chu Fengmian had ever seen before. They differed from those in the Immortal Realm, the myriad realms, and even the palaces of the Other Shore Era.

Furthermore, it contains some restrictive formations.

The power contained within, and some of the techniques mentioned, were things Chu Fengmian had never seen before; they seemed to belong to a completely different martial art.

"There's something interesting about the underground of this White Plains Gobi Desert."

Chu Fengmian's initial reason for entering the underground was solely to protect Elder Baiyang, which is why he chose to accompany Elder Baiyang into the Baiyuan Gobi underground.

Originally, Chu Fengmian didn't have much expectation for the underground of the White Plains Gobi Desert, since in the Other Shore Era, the White Plains Gobi Desert was just a desolate place.

Although located in the Central Plains, it is a forbidden zone for martial artists because of its desolation; no martial artist is willing to set foot there.

But when Chu Fengmian arrived at the bottom of the Baiyuan Gobi Desert, he realized that there was a whole different world hidden beneath it.

Compared to Chu Fengmian's surprise, Elder Baiyang was all too familiar with what was happening before him. Without any hesitation, he walked straight toward a palace.

As Elder Baiyang made two hand gestures, the restrictions on the palace suddenly parted, revealing a passage that allowed Elder Baiyang and Chu Fengmian to pass through.

Chu Fengmian followed closely behind, entering the palace together with Elder Baiyang.

"Has Bai Yang returned?"

As soon as they stepped into the palace, an aged voice rang out.

Chu Fengmian raised his head and looked over, only to see the figure of a martial artist standing in the palace. He looked like a middle-aged man. However, the moment Chu Fengmian's gaze fell on this figure, he discovered...

The skin of the middle-aged man in front of them was not human skin, but a kind of rock. His flesh and blood were all made of rock, and even his face and features seemed to be carved from rock.

Although it was lifelike and looked no different from a human martial artist, and Chu Fengmian could even see the change in the person's face when he spoke, such a appearance was clearly not that of a human martial artist.

"Rock man?"

Suddenly, Chu Fengmian thought of something and spoke in surprise.

Having been in the Other Shore Era for so long, Chu Fengmian has gained some understanding of it.

He also knew that in the very beginning of this Other Shore Era, there were actually no human martial artists.

Countless demonic beasts and alien races were the original masters of the Other Shore Era. As the Other Shore Era was discovered, more and more warriors ascended to it.

Those warriors who ascended to the Other Shore Era each possessed unparalleled strength, far beyond the reach of the demonic beasts and alien races of the Other Shore Era.

The strongest alien races, such as the Feathered Race, can barely contend with human warriors. As for the weaker alien races, many have been forced to leave their homes, or even wiped out.

As more and more martial artists ascend to immortality, even a powerful clan like the Feathered Clan can no longer confront human martial artists head-on. Their strength is only enough to maintain a secluded corner, protect themselves, and keep to themselves from interfering with the human martial artists.

The middle-aged man before me now has a body made of rock, yet his appearance and physique resemble those of a human martial artist.

This also made Chu Fengmian immediately understand the other party's identity.

The Rock People.

One of the alien races of the Other Shore Era, the Rock People are somewhat well-known among the many alien races of the Other Shore Era.

The Rock People race has produced several great emperors, all of whom were renowned figures. The most powerful of them, the Rock Great Emperor, was close to the supreme realm. However, he perished in a great battle, causing the Rock People race to lose the opportunity to have a supreme expert.

However, as a result, the Rock People became famous after this battle, even though many alien races had disappeared in the Other Shore Era and were rarely mentioned in ancient books.

Chu Fengmian had also seen records of the Rock People clan in an ancient book, so when Chu Fengmian saw this middle-aged man, he immediately recognized him as a member of the Rock People clan.

"Who is this?"

The moment Chu Fengmian recognized the other party, the middle-aged rock man also noticed Chu Fengmian's arrival and looked at Chu Fengmian warily.

“Uncle Man, this is the Sword Emperor, my protector, which is why I brought him back to the underground palace.”

Upon hearing the middle-aged rock man's words, Elder Baiyang immediately spoke up.

At the same time, he turned around and introduced Chu Fengmian.

"This is my uncle."

"He is a rock dweller."

"Yan Man".

Before Elder Baiyang could finish speaking, the middle-aged rock man also spoke up.

The Rock People all use "Rock" as their surname and their given names are all single characters, which is quite similar to the ancient people.

However, to Chu Fengmian's surprise, this Yan Man was actually Elder Baiyang's uncle? So Elder Baiyang was not a human martial artist, but a rock man?
However, Chu Fengmian could not see any rock-man appearance on Elder Baiyang. In addition, Elder Baiyang had not made a move, so Chu Fengmian had not observed the power on him.

"It's a long story."

Elder Baiyang looked at Chu Fengmian and said with a smile.

"Now that you've come here, I should do my part as a host. Please stay for a few days. Let me host a banquet to welcome you back."

Chu Fengmian thought for a moment, then nodded and did not refuse.

His agreement with Elder Baiyang was to protect Elder Baiyang for three months, during which time Chu Fengmian would follow him closely.