Although Mo Nian shouted loudly, those who had already closed up their stalls did not reopen their stalls because of his shout.
On the contrary, those who hadn't had time to pack up also started tidying up slowly, having been startled just now.
Demon-Subduing City was already in turmoil, and they didn't want to be caught up in disaster. Fangtian Seal had already sealed the city once before, and the despair of a heavenly land with no escape was something they didn't want to experience a second time.
Especially since Xing Wujiang killed someone from the Fire God Hall, which was a huge disaster. The Fire God Hall would never allow anyone to provoke them like this—they would definitely come back for revenge.
They wanted to leave Demon-Subduing City before the Fire God Temple returned. Nowadays, Demon-Suppressing City was no longer a safe place, at risk of collapse at any moment.
Seeing this, Mo Nian sped up and started buying on a large scale. The stall owners, seeing Mo Nian's connection with the city lord, were eager to close up and didn't play tricks, offering him the most reasonable prices. This way, everyone skipped the time of bargaining.
Finally, before the market dispersed, Mo Nian had purchased everything he wanted. By then, not only had the market's experts dispersed, but even the city's experts had begun to withdraw.
The Yuling Clan also sensed something was wrong. The clan had already started packing up some things, and Yutong and Yufei had been summoned back.
Long Chen and Mo Nian returned directly to the City Lord's Mansion. Mo Nian began counting the purchase list and got busy, apparently preparing some strange and unusual items.
Long Chen didn't disturb Mo Nian and found a quiet spot to take out the stone. Looking at it, Long Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
"This time, you're lucky. For you, it's a very good thing." The voice of the Qiankun Cauldron cauldron.
"Senior, do you know where this thing comes from?" Long Chen asked.
"This is the corpse of a stone spirit." Qiankun Cauldron said.
"The corpse of the stone spirit?" Long Chen was startled.
"This is a powerful stone spirit. Its body was shattered by a master from the Nine Stars lineage with a single palm, but the most essential part was preserved, and the force of that palm was sealed within." Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen suddenly understood. No wonder he sensed the power of the stars—he sensed the sealed star power, not the star power that the old man had disguised with a formation.
"Senior, what cultivation did this stone spirit have before she was alive?" Long Chen couldn't help but say.
"Touch the stone carefully and use your bloodline to sense it." The Qiankun Cauldron did not answer directly.
Upon hearing this, Long Chen focused his mind and slowly reached for the stone. Strangely, when his senses reached their peak, he actually sensed three streams of energy flowing within the stone.
"What is that?" Long Chen exclaimed in surprise.
"That thing is called Tianmai by some people, Dragon Qi by others, and many other unusual names, but these two names are the most common.
Do you know why Xing Wujiang can walk alone in Demon-Subduing City? Even without the Fangtian Seal, he fears no Heavenly Saint expert? "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Brother Wujiang said he touched that door." Long Chen said.
"That's right, he has cultivated half a heavenly vein and is protected by dragon energy. Therefore, he doesn't take any Heavenly Saint expert seriously." Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen's heart trembled violently. No wonder Xing Wujiang was so formidable, and the Fangtian Seal so terrifying. He was actually confident he could take it down together. After all, this half of the Heavenly Vein's dragon energy was his greatest reliance.
"Wait, you mean..." Long Chen suddenly opened his mouth wide, thinking of something and staring at the stone in his hand in disbelief.
However, the Qiankun Cauldron fell silent and no longer answered any of Long Chen's questions. Although it didn't answer, it was no different from answering at all.
Long Chen had already guessed, but he still found it hard to believe. The Qiankun Cauldron had mentioned the Heavenly Vein Dragon Qi, and earlier, he sensed three faint auras flowing on the stone. The hint from the Qiankun Cauldron couldn't have been clearer.
Suddenly, Long Chen recalled how the Yuluo clan leader had once escorted Long Chen to the Nebula Arena, where they encountered Cao Guofeng blocking his way. Cao Guofeng mockingly asked the Yuluo clan leader if he had cultivated the Heavenly Vein for a thousand years and had cultivated the Heavenly Vein. It seemed that once he cultivated the Heavenly Vein, he could alone reach the Heavenly Saint realm.
Yet Long Chen still found it hard to believe. This Stone Spirit had cultivated three strands of Heavenly Vein dragon energy, and Xing Wujiang had cultivated half a Heavenly Vein, which already allowed him to surpass the Heavenly Saint. So how terrifying must this Stone Spirit have been in life?
"With one palm, he killed a Stone Spirit expert who had cultivated three heavenly veins. Just how powerful is this Nine-Star heir?" Long Chen couldn't help but click his tongue. Thinking back to the scene, his scalp tingled.
"But the Stone Spirit clan has always been kind-hearted. How could they possibly have a grudge against the Nine-Star heir?" Long Chen was a bit puzzled.
"Who cares about it? Just try it and you'll see." Long Chen glanced at Mo Nian in the distance and said,
"Brother, I need to communicate with this stone. Please help me protect it."
After Long Chen finished speaking, without waiting for Mo Nian's reply, his large hand slowly pressed toward the hand seal, pressing his hand against the handprint.
"Buzz!"
The world before Long Chen's eyes suddenly changed. At this moment, he stood atop a high mountain, surrounded by flaming lava, with countless gigantic figures frantically rushing toward Long Chen.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a furious roar came from behind, shaking Long Chen's soul to pieces. Terrified, he turned to see a stone giant, jet-black and over a hundred zhang tall, already charging right in front of him.
Three giant dragons coiled around the stone giant. As soon as it appeared, heaven and earth twisted, countless paths were torn apart, its eyes wide open in rage, and its evil aura suppressed the heavens.
"Buzz!"
The stone giant charged up to Long Chen and smashed his fist fiercely. The moment the stone giant's fist rose, Long Chen was in intense pain all over, his soul torn apart, but he couldn't move.
"Oh no!"
Long Chen was terrified. Although he was inside an illusion, this strike carried the power of causality that could pierce through time and space, allowing him to be killed across time and space.
Long Chen tried to struggle out of the illusion, but he couldn't move at all. Even his soul power had frozen, and he could only watch helplessly as that punch shattered him.
Suddenly, a giant hand appeared out of thin air, covered in stars. In his palm, a star ring appeared, made up of eight stars, and it struck the stone spirit's fist heavily.
"Smack!"
The star-filled giant hand blocked Shi Ling's giant fist, followed by a chilling voice: "
The traitor's fate is only death!"
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a series of strange symbols appeared on the large hand. Upon seeing these symbols, they moved billions of stars, gradually forming a "ten" figure.
"Xingzhi Han—Cross Annihilation God!"
That cold, chilling voice shouted with dominance, his large hand pressing down hard.
With a loud explosion, the giant hand shattered Shi Ling's fist,Patting its chest.
"Pfft!"
The stone spirit's sturdy body exploded with a thunderous crash, turning to dust under a single palm, leaving behind a single stone with a handprint.
The stone remained in front of Long Chen, and the surrounding images and roars disappeared.
"Thud!"
The stone fell from Long Chen's hand. Only then did Long Chen realize he was drenched in sweat, his clothes soaked through, his whole body drained of strength, and he was on the verge of collapse.
"How is it?"
Just as Long Chen was about to fall, Mo Nian reached out to support him.
"Hehe, quite a haul."
Long Chen said excitedly.
"You've been meditating for several hours, and time is running out. Big brother is waiting for us outside." Mo Nian didn't have time to ask what Long Chen had gained, and hurriedly pulled Long Chen outside.