Covering the sky: I have the body of the sky, and I have inherited the ten evil methods

Chapter 119 Sacrificing Pure Things!

Xiao Chen stared at the core of the seal, the scarlet light reflecting on his face, flickering and changing unpredictably.

The power of a fallen god is certainly tempting, enough to elevate him to godhood in one fell swoop.
But what if this curse is something that causes him to have no descendants? Wouldn't he be at a huge loss?
He turned to look at the big black dog; this guy was usually so eccentric, maybe he knew something.

"You damn dog, have you ever seen this kind of seal before?"

The big black dog, unusually serious, put away its playful demeanor and scratched its chin with its paw.

"A seal of this level is most likely created by those ancient guys working together. Breaking it would come at a great cost."

Before Xiao Chen could ask any further questions, the lake surface suddenly began to churn violently.
The roar of the fallen god rang out again, more violent than before, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

"A bunch of ants! Delaying will only make your deaths more miserable! Either break the seal, or die now!"

Before the words were finished, a foul-smelling black mist surged from the bottom of the lake, like a giant black octopus, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged at the crowd.

This black mist is highly corrosive; wherever it passes, vegetation withers and rocks melt away.

Xiao Chen cursed inwardly, "This old guy is serious!"

"Don't worry, we're willing to help you, but we need to know what this seal is all about, right?"

The fallen god remained silent for a moment, his tone tinged with disdain.

"The core is maintained by three spirit stones; destroying one of them will break part of the seal."

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping across the bottom of the lake.

Sure enough, in the churning black mist, he vaguely saw three beams of light, like three twinkling stars.

"Master Xuanfeng, Master Lingxu, join forces and use your spiritual power to protect everyone!" Xiao Chen gave the order, and then leaped into the lake.

The lake water was icy cold and highly corrosive, feeling as if countless tiny steel needles were piercing his skin.

Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and circulated his spiritual power to resist, but each step deeper consumed a great deal of energy.

Just when he was about to give up, a refreshing chill came from above, opening up a safe passage for him.

He looked up and saw the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.

She stood by the lake, her hands forming a mudra, and wisps of cold air flowed from her fingertips, freezing the surrounding black mist into ice crystals.

Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart and quickened his pace to descend.

Finally, he found the first spirit stone.

This spirit stone is entirely dark blue, emitting a soft glow, yet it feels icy cold in your hand, like a piece of ancient ice.

He took out the spirit stone, and the lake surface immediately trembled violently, and the body of the fallen god also solidified a bit.

However, the old man showed no gratitude whatsoever, instead sneering, "Continue, or I can kill you anytime."

Xiao Chen sneered inwardly. This old guy was definitely up to no good!
He deliberately feigned weakness, staggering back a few steps to attract the attention of the fallen god.

Seeing this, the fallen god suddenly detonated the remaining power within the spirit stone!
"boom!"

With a deafening roar, a massive column of water exploded from the lake's surface, and the powerful shockwave forced the fallen deity back dozens of feet.

Xiao Chen was also thrown away by the shockwave and crashed heavily onto the lakeside, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of his mouth.

Looking down, he saw that the palm of his hand that had held the spirit stone was now covered with strange black markings, like maggots clinging to his bones, spreading upwards along his meridians.

A piercing pain shot through his palm, reaching the very depths of his soul, causing him to groan involuntarily.

Upon seeing this, a hint of worry flashed across the cold face of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi. She gently raised her jade hand, and a chill enveloped Xiao Chen's palm in an attempt to slow the spread of the curse.

The big black dog paced anxiously to the side, "Damn it, I knew this broken seal wouldn't be so easy to break! You brat, don't die young, I'm still waiting for you to treat me to the best of everything!"

However, before they could come up with a solution, the surrounding space twisted violently again, and an even stronger suction force appeared out of nowhere, engulfing them.

Xiao Chen felt dizzy and everything in front of him became blurry.

Suddenly, the fall came to an abrupt halt, and a sharp pain shot through his back. He opened his eyes wide and found himself hanging on a steep cliff face.

"Cough cough..." Xiao Chen coughed up a mouthful of saliva with a bloody taste, trying to steady himself.

Looking around, a thick poisonous fog filled the air, drifting like a ghost between the cliffs, reducing visibility to almost zero.

Beneath their feet lay a bottomless abyss, from which came the occasional chilling roars of beasts, sending shivers down their spines.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Chen cursed under his breath and looked down at the black spot on his palm. He found that the strange black pattern was like a wildly growing vine, which had spread to his forearm and was emitting a cold aura, making him shiver involuntarily.

"Damn it, what kind of place is this?!" The big black dog's voice came from above, tinged with panic.

Xiao Chen looked up and saw that the big black dog, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, Jiang Huai Ren and others were also hanging on the cliff in a sorry state, their faces filled with fear and unease.

“We must find an exit as soon as possible,” Xiao Chen said through gritted teeth, enduring the excruciating pain. “The environment here will accelerate the onset of the curse.”

The big black dog sniffed the air, then suddenly pointed to a floating platform in the distance and shouted, "There! There's something glowing there, it might be the antidote or a clue!"

Xiao Chen followed the black dog's paw and saw a floating platform deep in the fog, emitting a faint glow.

"Jiang Huai-ren, Li Qing-feng, protect everyone as they climb over!" Xiao Chen decisively ordered. "I'll cover the rear!"

Jiang Huai-ren and Li Qing-feng carried out the order without hesitation and began to carefully climb up the cliff face.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi released a chilling aura, freezing the surrounding poisonous mist and buying time for everyone.

The climb was extremely difficult; the cliff face was steep and slippery, and a slight misstep could send you tumbling into the abyss.

Moreover, phantom monsters would occasionally emerge from the poisonous fog, baring their fangs and letting out mournful roars, attempting to devour everyone's souls.

With a gentle wave of her jade hand, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi unleashed streams of icy power, freezing the monsters into ice sculptures before shattering them into pieces.

Finally, everyone arrived at the suspended platform.

An ancient altar sits on the platform, with a jade slip emitting a faint light floating in the center of the altar.

Xiao Chen reached out and touched the jade slip.

In an instant, a surge of information flooded into his mind.

This is a warning left by the original creator of the Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm, which states that "curses can be resolved by offering pure things as sacrifices."

"A sacrifice of pure things..." Xiao Chen murmured to himself, then relayed this information to everyone.

"Pure things? What are those?" Jiang Huai-ren asked in confusion.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi lowered her head and pondered for a moment, "If I'm not mistaken, 'pure things' refer to unpolluted souls or spiritual power, but the price is far too heavy..."

Her tone carried a hint of sadness, "I'm afraid only by sacrificing myself can the conditions be met."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shook his head in refusal: "No! We can't let you take this risk! We must have other ways!"

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi raised her head, a complex emotion flashing in her clear, cold eyes.

"But……"

Just then, a deep roar came from the depths of the rift... and a chilling aura instantly swept across the entire platform.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a huge bone dragon slowly crawling out from the depths of the rift.

Its bones were a sickly grayish-white color, covered with eerie black patterns.

Two empty eye sockets burned with eerie green flames, emanating a chilling aura.

The enormous dragon wings spread out, blotting out the sky and casting large shadows, making the already dark rift valley even more sinister and terrifying.

"The aura of a fallen god... This guy was summoned!"

The big black dog's fur stood on end. It could clearly feel the suffocating evil power, so it tucked its tail between its legs and whimpered softly.

The bone dragon slowly raised its head, its empty eye sockets locking onto the people on the platform.

A piercing pain shot through Xiao Chen's palm. The eerie black spots seemed to sense the appearance of the bone dragon and became even more active, like small black snakes crawling across his arm.

He could feel his strength rapidly draining away, and his body becoming increasingly heavy.
The Holy Maiden of Yaochi was pale, gripping the Ice Soul Divine Sword tightly in her hand, a resolute glint flashing in her cold eyes.

She turned to Xiao Chen and said firmly, "Xiao Chen, I'll hold it off. You guys go first!"

Xiao Chen grabbed the Holy Maiden of Yaochi's wrist and shook his head, "If we're going to leave, we'll leave together! I, Xiao Chen, am not one to cling to life and fear death!"

"Roar--"

The bone dragon let out a deafening roar, opened its blood-red maw, and spewed out a ball of green flame.

Wherever the flames passed, rocks melted, air distorted, and even space itself was burned away.

Caught off guard, everyone was forced to retreat repeatedly by the sudden attack.

Xiao Chen gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain from the black spots on his arm, and cursed inwardly, "Damn Tu Fei, I'll skin you alive and tear your tendons apart sooner or later!"

He formed hand seals and activated the Thunder Seal. Streaks of purple lightning, like wildly dancing pythons, slammed into the bone dragon's joints.

However, the bone dragon's skeleton was covered with a layer of strange runes that shimmered with an eerie green light.
The lightning strike only created a ripple, causing no real damage.

"Awooo—this bone is really hard! Ordinary attacks are useless!" The big black dog hid behind Jiang Huai Ren, trembling as it observed the battle.

"I see it! There's a grayish-white crystal core on its head, like its core! Attack that!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen's gaze locked onto the crystal core atop the bone dragon's head, which emanated a chilling aura.

The bone dragon seemed to have sensed their intentions, and its huge tail swept across like a steel whip, preventing anyone from getting close.

"This can't go on, I have to think of a way!" Xiao Chen was extremely anxious. The power of the curse was constantly eroding his body, and he couldn't hold on for much longer.

A resolute glint flashed in the beautiful eyes of the Jade Pool Saintess, and the Ice Soul Divine Sword in her hand emitted a bone-chilling cold: "Xiao Chen, I'll freeze its tail, and you take the opportunity to attack the crystal core!"

Xiao Chen gave her a deep look and nodded: "Okay! The rest of you cover me!"

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi flashed, transforming into a white streak of light, and rushed towards the bone dragon's enormous tail.

As the Ice Soul Divine Sword was wielded, countless ice crystals shot out, sweeping away like a blizzard and freezing the bone dragon's tail into a huge block of ice.

At the same time, Li Qingfeng, Xuanfeng Daoist, Zixiao Fairy, and Lingxu Daoist also made their moves.

Various magical artifacts and talismans flew around, distracting the bone dragon and creating opportunities for Xiao Chen.

"Now!" Xiao Chen seized this fleeting opportunity, his figure moving like lightning as he leaped up and headed straight for the crystal core atop the bone dragon's head.

The bone dragon sensed Xiao Chen's intention and struggled frantically, but its frozen tail restricted its movements, and it could only watch helplessly as Xiao Chen approached.

Xiao Chen gathered all his strength, and the lightning seal transformed into a huge purple pillar of light, which slammed into the crystal core.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and a crack appeared on the surface of the crystal core. Then, the crack spread out like a spider web.

"Ow—"

The bone dragon let out a deafening wail, its massive body trembling violently, and countless cracks appeared on its grayish-white bones.

The next moment, the bone dragon collapsed with a roar, turning into countless fragments of bone that dissipated into the air.

However, due to the overuse of spiritual power and the influence of the curse, Xiao Chen could no longer hold on and collapsed to his knees, his consciousness gradually fading.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi hurriedly helped Xiao Chen up and discovered that the black spots on his arm had spread to his entire body. Her heart sank: "Damn it, this curse is too powerful!"

She gritted her teeth and said with a determined look in her eyes, "We can't delay any longer. I'm willing to use my spiritual power as a sacrifice to break the curse!"

Upon hearing this, everyone urged her to stop: "Holy Maiden, you mustn't! This is too dangerous!"

"Yes, Holy Maiden, there are other ways!"

Xiao Chen barely opened his eyes and said weakly, "Don't do anything foolish. I have one last plan."

His hand trembled as he pointed to the jade slip on the altar, his voice so faint it was almost inaudible: "There's a secret there."

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes all turning to the jade slip on the altar.

Jiang Huai Ren carefully picked up the jade slip. It was icy cold to the touch, and a mysterious aura wafted over him.

Just as everyone was wondering, darkness suddenly enveloped the top of the rift valley, and a suffocating sense of oppression swept over them.

Dark clouds rolled and lightning flashed, and a huge black figure slowly emerged.

"Didn't expect that, did you? My projection has descended, and your end has come!"

The projection of the fallen god emitted a chilling, sinister laugh that made people's eardrums ache.

His blood-red eyes, like two will-o'-the-wisps, stared intently at the crowd, as if looking at a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

"It's...it's a fallen god!" Master Xuanfeng's face turned deathly pale, and he could barely hold onto his whisk, trembling uncontrollably.

Li Qingfeng gritted his teeth, staring intently at the dark figure in the air, the longsword in his hand emitting a low hum.

Xiao Chen struggled to stand up, only to find that his spiritual energy was completely depleted.

He could only watch helplessly as the terrifying black shadow appeared, his heart filled with resentment.

"Submit to me, offer up your souls, and I may spare your lives!" The projection of the fallen god looked down upon the crowd.

"Otherwise, let's destroy it completely!"

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi gritted her teeth and slowly drew the Ice Soul Divine Sword. Her clear, cold voice carried a hint of defiance: "We, the disciples of Yaochi, will never bow to evil!"

The big black dog hid behind Jiang Huai Ren, trembling all over, but still couldn't help cursing: "Pah! You birdman, it's one thing to be ugly, but you want to enslave us? Keep dreaming!"

The projection of the fallen god seemed to be enraged by the big black dog's provocation, a sinister glint flashing in its blood-red eyes.

"Since you are seeking death, I will grant your wish!"

At this critical moment, Xiao Chen suddenly felt a warmth emanating from the jade slip in his hand.

He looked up abruptly and discovered that the jade slip was emitting a soft light that enveloped them.

(End of this chapter)