Chapter 582: Chapter 0577: Void Netherworld Stele

Originally, there were six Heavenly Bridges surrounding Sky-reaching Peak that led to the summit.

However, the bridges no longer existed, so everyone had to climb the perilous peak.

“Chen Yu, let’s move!”

Not far away, Yun Fei’er ran up and shouted.

Chen Yu planned to wait for these people to go up and scout the situation before taking action, but since someone had invited him, he set off as well.

Taking the lead could lead to danger, but it also meant seizing a greater opportunity.

Acting later was safer, but it also might yield nothing.

Next to Yun Fei’er, a handsome young man frowned, surprised Yun Fei’er had personally come to invite Chen Yu.

“Alright!”

After putting the Red Flame King into his pet bag, Chen Yu followed Yun Fei’er, Chu Yu, and others, soaring upwards.

For the cultivators of Guiyuan Realm here, climbing the steep peak was relatively easy.

But the real danger came from the other people around!

Boom bang!

In the middle of Sky-reaching Peak, a rumble of fighting suddenly erupted.

“Die!”

Four people from the Sky Wolf Realm suddenly attacked a cultivator from the Chi Hong Realm without warning.

It was clear there was an existing feud between the two sides, as the four attackers were ruthlessly murderous.

The person from Chi Hong Realm was caught off guard, severely injured, and fell downward.

Hundreds of feet in the air, where the wind was strong, those in Guiyuan Realm could only fly at low altitudes.

The man fell, with no place to land–shattering into pieces!

Upon seeing this, the others became vigilant and stayed away from people nearby.

Chen Yu, following Yun Fei’er and company–whose team had five people with considerable combined strength–wasn’t worried about someone causing trouble.

Besides, unless the feud was significant, no one would strike here since Sky-reaching Peak was fraught with dangers; it was better to conserve one’s True Yuan and energy.

Below Chen Yu and his group, a man in white led three others as they moved swiftly upwards.

“Hey, isn’t that the jerk who tried to kill me using a Half-step Sky Sea demonic crocodile?”

The man in white stared at Chen Yu, a sinister cold sneer crossing his face.

Previously, while he was en route to Sky-reaching Peak, he was suddenly chased by a Half-step Sky Sea demonic crocodile, nearly losing his life in its jaws.

Since the demonic crocodile was initially chasing Chen Yu before it suddenly turned on him, he blamed Chen Yu for the incident.

“Brother Zheng, what’s wrong?”

A young man next to the man in white, noticing the unusual expression on Zheng Jichou’s face, knew something was amiss.

In the Tianhong Realm, Zheng Jichou was notoriously influential, an exceptional figure among the Inner Sect Disciples.

Almost all Inner Sect Disciples knew that Zheng Jichou was petty and vengeful; once he had someone in his sights, he would go to any lengths to retaliate. If he couldn’t defeat someone, he’d tarnish their reputation and disgust them.

“Who is so blind as to offend Brother Zheng?”

Another man fawningly chuckled.

Although Zheng Jichou wasn’t well-liked for his character, his strong abilities were undeniable. During this journey to Sky-reaching Peak, they had to rely on him.

“Ladies and gentlemen, that kid up ahead once sabotaged me, and I must avenge this grievance,” Zheng Jichou muttered.

The group fixed their gaze on Chen Yu; however, Chen Yu’s team formation appeared much stronger, even more so than theirs.

But they knew that wouldn’t deter Zheng Jichou.

“Brother Zheng, the other party is not to be underestimated,” one disciple gently cautioned.

“What’s there to fear? Let’s attack together and get rid of the kid.”

Zheng Jichou sneered.

Although the enemy was strong, it couldn’t overcome him.

The others could only nod in agreement — they were only out to kill one person. If they could quickly deal with Chen Yu, his team wouldn’t want to engage them at this moment.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, if they severely injured Chen Yu, and considering they were hundreds of feet high with no surfaces to brace against, the likelihood of him falling to his death was high.

Swoosh–

Zheng Jichou and his group suddenly accelerated.

Shoo!

Zheng Jichou stretched out his palm, and from his wrist shot out a silver needle, aiming at Chen Yu.

“Hmm?”

Chen Yu had felt something was off; a group had been following them and maintaining a certain distance.

At this moment, he sensed an imminent threat.

Chen Yu suddenly turned around, extending two fingers and pinching the silver needle.

His fingers slightly burned with pain–a clear sign the silver needle was poisoned.

“You actually blocked it? But offending me means you’re destined to meet a sad fate. You brought this upon yourself!”

Zheng Jichou waved his hand, and eighteen small silver swords appeared, each coated with poison.

Swoosh–

The eighteen small swords turned into streaks of silver sword light, attacking Chen Yu from all directions.

“You really dared to sabotage Brother Zheng!”

The other three members of Zheng Jichou’s team launched their attack.

Boom bang!

In an instant, Chen Yu was bombarded by the four, causing an explosion that drew attention from all sides.

“Chen Yu!”

Yun Fei’er’s expression changed slightly; as the leader of the team, she was at the front, so she took some time to react.

“Hehe, what bad luck, to be ambushed at this time. How many people did Chen Yu offend normally?”

A handsome young man in the team spoke indifferently, jealous of Chen Yu.

Meanwhile, others nearby watched with interest.

“Die, hahaha, this is what happens when you offend Zheng!”

Zheng Jichou burst forth with speed, closing in on Chen Yu.

In his view, their recent joint attack must have wounded Chen Yu.

Next, all he had to do was deliver a final blow to severely injure and fling Chen Yu away from Sky-reaching Peak, ensuring he suffered enough. If things went poorly, Chen Yu might even end up shattered to pieces.

However, when he approached, he found Chen Yu was completely unharmed!

Huffing noises–

Chen Yu pulled out a pair of black, broken wings, flapped them to steady himself, and hovered in midair.

“Who are you?”

Chen Yu asked coldly.

Just a moment ago, he had activated the Secret Pattern Demon Body and used the Demon Scale Defense to block the coordinated attack of these four people and was not injured.

But he wondered why these four wanted to ambush him.

“You…”

Zheng Jichou glared at Chen Yu, so angry that he stomped his feet.

The man who had previously schemed against him didn’t even remember him!

Chen Yu’s words made Zheng Jichou feel completely ignored and disregarded.

Moreover, Chen Yu had a flying treasure in his hands, which meant that even if he was severely injured, it was almost impossible for him to fall to his death.

But Zheng Jichou couldn’t accept it; their ambush on Chen Yu had yielded no results.

Boom!

Zheng Jichou struck with his palm, but suddenly, a silver sword flew out from his sleeve.

If one was careless and distracted by his palm strike, they could very likely fall victim to this sneak attack by the silver sword.

Demon Annihilation Claw!

Chen Yu activated the first demon pattern, and his right hand released a vicious and pitch-black ancient demon claw.

Boom!

The palm light was shredded by the demon claw, and the silver sword was blasted away.

“How is this kid so strong?”

Zheng Jichou’s eyes widened as he quickly dodged.

But at that moment, the Swallowing Cloud Demon Fist descended!

Boom!

A massive, dark demon pattern fist pressed down, resembling a small black mountain.

Zheng Jichou and the other three disciples had nowhere to hide!

Boom bang!

The Demon Fist arrived, exploding into a magnificent black demon cloud.

One of the people was too weak and was killed by Chen Yu with a single punch.

The other two and Zheng Jichou plummeted downwards.

Even a few others nearby were affected by Chen Yu’s attack.

But seeing Chen Yu’s formidable strength and possessing a flying treasure, giving him an advantage here, they could only swallow their anger.

“Court death!”

Just then, Yun Fei’er suddenly struck, her face cold as frost, and she slashed out an astonishing red sword glow.

Yun Fei’er was strong, and her Sword Dao attacks were extremely powerful.

Among the three, one was directly cleaved in half.

Zheng Jichou and the other person fell straight down, quickly disappearing from sight.

“Let’s go, don’t bother with them!”

Chen Yu said indifferently.

Zheng Jichou’s strength, when placed in Kunyun Sacred Land, was almost in the top five among the Golden Emblem Holy Guards, posing no threat to Chen Yu, so he didn’t take him seriously.

The handsome young man in the group was inwardly shocked. Four people from the Chi Hong Realm had tried to ambush Chen Yu and failed, instead, two of them died, and the other two fell down, their fates unknown.

Not long afterwards, the five of them reached the Sky-reaching Peak.

The peak was relatively flat, with some majestic buildings that were somewhat dilapidated, giving off a feeling of aged desolation. The air was filled with a bloody evil Qi that permeated the area, making it feel eerily cold.

Boom bang pong!

Somewhere, there were continuous explosions, clearly a battle was taking place.

Chen Yu and his companions chose a path that other strong cultivators had opened and decided to first scout the situation.

Not long after moving forward, they saw a small team of three people fighting with two corpses in tattered robes, their bodies stiff and their faces fierce and pale–the Evil Corpses.

Evil Corpses, also a kind of zombie, but containing amazing evil Qi inside, were more vicious, flexible, and had strong physical defenses, impervious to swords and spears, with corpse poison all over their bodies.

The five moved quickly and entered the Sky-reaching Gate.

First, they needed to confirm whether the Sky-reaching Gate was indeed the residence of that Alchemy Master, then plan accordingly.

As they just passed through a corridor, suddenly from the lake on the right, an Evil Corpse jumped out, clad in black, with a pale complexion, its face rotting away, and one of its eyeballs missing.

Boom!

Chu Yu, who was closest, swung out his massive hammer, clashing hard against the double claws of the Evil Corpse, producing a thunderous muffled sound.

“What tremendous force!”

Chu Yu was inwardly shocked; this Evil Corpse actually countered the attack of his Spiritual Artifact with its body, not backing down half a step.

You should know, Chu Yu was ranked eighth among the twenty Golden Emblem Holy Guards, quite strong, yet now he stood equal with this Evil Corpse.

Swoosh!

Yun Fei’er’s expression was calm as she swiftly slashed with her sword, cutting a large gash across the chest of the Evil Corpse.

The Evil Corpse had strong defensive power, considering fire as one of its weaknesses.

Additionally, the Cultivation Technique practiced by Yun Fei’er also carried yang energy, which could counter the Evil Corpse.

Just then, Chen Yu struck with a palm, a black and red intertwined demon palm imprinting on the chest of the Evil Corpse.

Boom!

The Evil Corpse’s body staggered back four steps, its body ignited by a blood flame, emitting a shrieking sound.

Soon after, the group of five attacked together, annihilating this Evil Corpse.

“We’ve just entered the Sky-reaching Gate and already encountered such a formidable Evil Corpse…”

The handsome young man had some reservations.

But this might likely be the residence of that Alchemy Master, so everyone was willing to take the risk.

Before long, the five of them arrived at a vast and wide plaza.

There were many powerful individuals from the Three Realms gathered here, all of them surrounding a massive stele, either staring intently or meditating.

“Could this be the ‘Void Netherworld Stele’ of the Sky-reaching Gate?”

Chen Yu had read about the “Void Netherworld Stele” in the Sky-reaching Gate materials before.

This stele, a stone from beyond the heavens, had descended into this world and been acquired by the Sky-reaching Gate, placed within the gate, and was said to possess special spatial powers.

“What’s so magical about this stone that so many people are gathered here?”

Chu Yu couldn’t help but ask.

“This stele… it’s extraordinary!”

Chen Yu murmured.

Because when he saw this stele, his mysterious heart began to beat faster, conveying a sense of desire and need.