Chapter 527: The Mysterious Old Daoist!

The altar radiated a pressure that permeated the void around, making it difficult to approach.

At that moment, with the sudden appearance of a figure, Yang Tian was utterly stunned, his eyes wide. He looked at Xiaoqing and couldn't help saying, "How did you get out?"

Hearing this, Xiaoqing looked aggrieved and protested, "I was thrown out by some force. I don't know what happened either. It's too strange."

"What?!" A trace of shock instantly appeared in his eyes, and Yang Tian's voice rose several notches. He hadn't expected that the stone statue could even see through his Ancestral Dragon Ring. It was truly eerie, sending a chill down his spine.

"Ah, why is it this thing?" Looking at the stone statue before her, Xiaoqing rubbed her eyes. She was often thrown into the stone statue for body tempering by Yang Xiao, so she was extremely familiar with it.

At this moment, Yang Tian's gaze fell on Xiaoqing. His soul power swept over her, and he couldn't help nodding.

Xiaoqing had devoured the divine blood of the Ancient Roc King, and the energy within was extremely pure, fully aiding him in breaking through. His cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, nearly reaching the Demon Emperor realm.

"I wonder if Xiaobai has come..." At this moment, Yang Tian sighed softly, missing Xiaobai. It had been almost a year since he last saw Xiaobai, and he missed him dearly.

"I told him when he left; he should come." Hearing Yang Tian's murmur, Xiaoqing quickly said. He also missed this brother he had grown up with.

"Let's go quickly." Nodding, Yang Tian took a deep breath and stepped toward the altar. As his power surged, he moved without pause, his precious bones resonating with a clanging sound.

When he was about halfway there, Xiaoqing's aura was strengthening. In her clear eyes appeared traces of ancientness, containing powerful divine fluctuations, making her golden eyes awe-inspiring.

Rumble! A continuous roar sounded within Xiaoqing, divine sounds piercing the ears, shaking the surroundings. Crushed by this immense force, the Ancient Roc King's divine blood was further stimulated, surging with powerful aura that spread outward.

Xiaoqing was ablaze with golden light, standing in the center like a burning divine sun, with immortal divinity spreading, making Yang Tian gasp in amazement and feel somewhat helpless.

His aura was surging, not only due to the divine blood but also the residual essence of precious medicines.

Now, under the pressure of the stone statue, the dormant medicinal power was being stimulated, leading to the enhancement of his cultivation.

Yang Tian moved extremely fast. As he neared the altar, a terrifying and overwhelming attack suddenly came, making one tremble.

Facing this dreadful assault, Yang Tian's flesh and blood surged. Deities sat cross-legged within him, absorbing essence, and his precious bones resonated, instantly forming the strongest defensive state.

Bang! The fatal blow arrived, striking Yang Tian's body. He was shaken, coughing up blood, wounds appearing on his body. He had withstood this blow head-on!

"If I had mastered the Sky-Splitting Sword, I could ignore defenses." Yang Tian gritted his teeth. After enduring two attacks, his bones cracking, he finally managed to reach the stone statue.

"Hmm, I reckon even some rare exotic species would find it hard to get here, likely dying under the stone statue's eerie fatal strikes!" Wiping the blood from his mouth, Yang Tian said slowly.

Now, looking at Xiaoqing, whose strength was still increasing, Yang Tian's eyes moved for a moment. Then he glanced at the stone statue, taking an interest in it, vaguely feeling that these stone statues were extraordinary.

"I wonder if there are any lingering thoughts inside?" Licking his lips, Yang Tian's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help reaching out to touch it.

However, just as Yang Tian's hand touched the stone statue, his body instantly froze, every hair on his body stood on end, and he couldn't help trembling, as if a cold wind had swept through him.

"Brat, don't disturb the old Daoist's rest. Get lost quickly..." A very comical voice sounded. Before Yang Tian could react, he vanished on the spot.

"Ah..." Yang Tian's sudden disappearance was extremely eerie. Xiaoqing's speed surged abruptly, and she manifested her true form, vast and astonishing, covering the sky like a great mountain, charging forward in pursuit.

The space-time tunnel spun, and the scene before him shifted like stars moving, arriving at a region like a divine realm.

However, Yang Tian stood frozen. If he hadn't misheard, that stone statue had actually spoken! And it was extremely comical.

"How is this possible? Is the stone statue alive?" Yang Tian found it hard to believe, too illusory. Countless eras had passed since the ancient times. Were these figures from that era... still alive?

"No, Senior Shanhe said that a few old monsters are still hiding in the divine mountain!" At this moment, Yang Tian suddenly understood, but he still couldn't believe it. However, the stone statue speaking forced him to accept it.

Just as Yang Tian hesitated, he noticed his whole body felt extremely comfortable. His black hair gently fluttered, his robes billowed, and his eyes sparkled like stars. He looked around, dazed.

Inside, the life essence was surging. Just one breath cleansed his flesh and blood several times, making him involuntarily moan softly.

Here, the mountains were clear and the waters beautiful, even the landscape contained life force. The verdant old vines were thick enough to cover a great mountain, and ancient trees soared into the clouds, their tops unseen.

"It's simply a miracle. If I were to go into seclusion here for a few years, it would be equivalent to decades outside!" Yang Tian was astonished. The life force here was too abundant, everywhere with vigorous life fluctuations, and extremely pure.

Yang Tian marveled and sighed for a while, then his brow furrowed. Xiaoqing was gone; he had been directly teleported out just now.

His face darkened. He waited in place for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, then grew completely uneasy. According to Xiaoqing's progress, she should have been able to break through and come out by now.

"This is a big problem..." Scratching his head, Yang Tian's brows were tightly knit. Xiaoqing was a member expelled from the Roc Clan. If the Roc Clan discovered Xiaoqing's existence and that she had devoured the Roc King's divine blood...

That would be a great disaster. Xiaoqing would likely face the entire Roc Clan's attack, even Peng Zhe! A roc that comprehended immortal divinity was crucial to the Roc Clan, and she had also condensed a king's divine念.

"This damned old Daoist!" After waiting a while, Yang Tian gritted his teeth and couldn't help cursing. From the looks of it, Xiaoqing had probably been teleported to another area.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Tian began to move around. He didn't know what this place was like, so he needed to familiarize himself first.

Half an hour later, Yang Tian's expression turned grim. After walking for so long, he hadn't found a single precious medicine. He even suspected he had come to the wrong place.

"Impossible. The heaven and earth essence here is so abundant; this can't be an ordinary region?" Rubbing his nose, his gaze swept around.

Yang Tian's eyes flickered for a moment. He looked up at the surrounding void, and a powerful soul force surged out, instantly covering an area of ten li.

At the same time, the Divine Dragon Soul-Calming Jade emitted a dazzling blood light, and a vast and profound soul fluctuation patrolled the surroundings.

After three breaths, Yang Tian slowly opened his eyes, a hint of joy appearing on his face.

"A bunch of sly old foxes." He couldn't help chuckling and cursing. His soul force surged out like a divine whip, suddenly striking heavily at a calm patch of void.

With a clang, that patch of void rumbled, and the void was directly torn open, revealing a corner of a formation, exuding an ancient aura, sealed for who knows how long.

"A bunch of misers..." With Xiaoqing lost, Yang Tian didn't have a good impression of these Daoists. His body appeared beside the formation, and he looked inside.

It was a crimson precious medicine, a foot tall, emitting layers of fiery light, flowing with glazed divine radiance, and radiating powerful life fluctuations.

"Blazing Flame Spirit Herb!" Looking at the precious medicine, Yang Tian's eyes burned with desire. This was an extremely rare precious medicine, as it could be refined into a precious pill that nurtures alchemical flame.

"This fluctuation... it's a ten-thousand-year-old precious medicine!" Yang Tian gasped, a trace of fervor in his eyes. This was a material for refining seventh-tier pills, an extremely rare thing.

"Unbelievable. Such a powerful precious medicine was hidden in a random void." He didn't hesitate, taking out a broken sword and hacking wildly. Alchemical flame was crucial for an alchemist, so this precious medicine's value far surpassed others.

After a barrage of attacks, Yang Tian hacked for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before finally breaking open a corner of the formation and obtaining the precious medicine.

Clap, clap! Just as he got the medicine, before Yang Tian could rejoice, a slow clapping sound rang out. It was a young man in white, as pure as snow. His eyes were calm but could see through people's hearts, making it hard to meet his gaze.

Startled by the clapping, Yang Tian became alert. He slowly turned around and looked at the young man.

"It's him!" Seeing the young man's appearance, Yang Tian's face instantly darkened. This was none other than the young man from the Heavenly Secrets Sect he had met in Mobei City!