The village chief quickly whispered a warning to stop them:
"Cao Ya, are you crazy? Going out is suicide, don't do anything reckless!"
Cao Yawei nodded imperceptibly and said:
"I know what I'm doing."
He wasn't just impulsively going to his death. From the previous tests, it was clear that his body had the ability to survive in the darkness of the Great Ruins. After all, that was the power of another great universe, mysterious and extraordinary, no less than any divine skill in this world.
In the past, he certainly wouldn't have dared to act this way, but now that he's stronger and more confident, his strategy has changed.
Granny Si lowered her voice and roared:
"You have no sense of propriety! If you run out, you're asking for death!"
The Great Ruins are terrifyingly dark; the more you experience them and the higher your cultivation level, the more you can sense it.
The pharmacist, the butcher, the mute, and others also frowned.
The village chief shouted to stop them:
"Cao Ya, don't be reckless! With these two stone statues, that monster can't get in... Holy crap!"
He then swore.
Cao Ya waved his hand and stepped out of the statue's halo in a flash.
The others could only watch helplessly, their expressions grave, each on guard. At worst, they would join forces and take down the dark monster.
Come to think of it, I haven't even handled these strange things yet.
Thinking about it, I could only manage a bitter smile.
As Cao Ya stepped out of the statue's halo, he suddenly felt endless darkness rushing towards him, seeping into his flesh and trying to drive him to depravity and madness. At the same time, many demons coveted his flesh and blood, which looked very powerful.
The face turned around, and three pure black eyes stared at Cao Ya, as if trying to suck away his soul.
Cao Ya emitted bursts of golden light, blocking the suction force, and then he uttered a mantra.
"Destroy!"
"seal up!"
"Lock!"
Cao Ya controlled lightning, flames raged, golden light and electric light shot out, piercing the darkness, raging outside this canyon, engulfing heaven and earth, and was unmatched.
His left hand was like a knife, unleashing a series of sharp, explosive strikes that swept across all directions.
That face suffered a great loss due to a careless move.
It seemed to become angry, and suddenly spoke, its voice low and buzzing, in a language no one could understand.
"Kikoto, Samoyed, Prajna Prajna Samoyed, Kikoto Prajna Samoyed..."
The buzzing sound seemed to be a mixture of countless voices, filled with an eerie power, causing the entire canyon to tremble, the mountains to crack, rocks to tumble down, and even the ancient ruins to begin to show cracks and collapse.
However, the ancient goddesses who had perished within the ruins reappeared, emitting divine sounds to counteract this eerie demonic chant.
Cao Ya's body trembled slightly, his head throbbed, he felt dizzy, blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and a layer of blackness appeared on his face. The people inside the stone statue's halo almost couldn't resist and rushed out.
At that moment, Cao Ya's eyes burst forth with a dazzling light, like a divine blade, sharp and incomparable, severing that face.
Buzz~~~
Golden light rained down, accompanied by fireworks and lightning, creating a deafening roar. Cao Ya displayed his strongest divine power, truly possessing the combat strength to slay gods. Even those at the Venerable God (Pseudo-God) level would find few opponents against him. Even in the darkness of the Great Ruins, he swept through thousands of troops and attacked his enemies.
The blade flashed, shattering the face. Two of the three pure black eyes disappeared in an instant, leaving only one eye. The face seemed to have vanished.
The intense darkness receded, though it was still pitch black all around, but everyone could feel that it was much better than before, without that ever-present, deadly threat.
Inside the halo of the stone statue, the villagers of the Remnant Village were startled. When Cao Ya retreated and re-entered the halo, they all stared at him with astonished and horrified eyes.
The village chief's eyes flickered, and he asked:
"Cao Ya, besides your left-handed swordsmanship, what other four divine martial arts techniques did you use?"
"Hmm." Cao Ya nodded. He knew he couldn't defeat the dark monster with just his left-handed sword.
Only by combining multiple systems can a three-star level of power be achieved.
"Is that the mystery and power of the cultivation technique passed down by the Chaos God?"
The others looked on with great interest in the four cultivation techniques.
They have studied one or two minor texts and have mostly grasped the basics, but they are still far from achieving the level of Cao Ya.
In terms of the profound foundation of those four cultivation techniques, apart from Cao Ya, Qin Mu's is the most profound.
Yes, it's Qin Mu. In terms of comprehension, Qin Mu is simply a prodigy.
Cao Ya smiled. He was also eager to see what kind of fame Qin Mu, after being changed by him, and the Remnant Village would make in that magnificent era to come.
That night, they stayed quietly outside the canyon. After Cao Ya defeated the monster, nothing came to test the aura around the stone statue, and it was very peaceful.
On the contrary, the ancient ruins were quite lively.
The next day, after dawn, the strange beasts seemed to sense something and ran away, not daring to attack Qin Mu and the two human cultivators from outside.
Cao Ya and his group didn't hide their auras much, so most people with some strength could sense them.
However, Qin Mu and the others are still too weak, only at the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure stage, which is the entry level of the Divine Treasure Heavenly Palace cultivation system, the first Divine Treasure Realm.
Afterwards, Cao Ya, the village chief, Granny Si, and the mute watched from a secluded corner as Qin Mu fought against the two outsiders, a man and a woman, both at the peak of the Spirit Embryo Divine Realm. In the end, Qin Mu killed them; the man was beaten to death, and the woman was beaten into a pig's head.
The group exchanged smiles and then left one after another.
Qin Mu was very surprised to see them, but also relieved.
"Grandpa Village Chief, Grandpa Cao, Grandma, you've all come."
The butcher scolded Qin Mu for not being skilled enough with his knife, but for using the "Thunder Spirit Treasure Technique" to achieve great feats.
Although he also practiced the Thunder Spirit Treasure Technique, he couldn't help but feel jealous when he saw Qin Mu showing favoritism to one another.
Cao Ya praised:
"Mu'er, not bad. I told you, your comprehension is enough to cultivate multiple techniques at the same time. These old guys still doubted me, but now they have nothing to say, right?"
Granny Si rolled her eyes, ignored Cao Ya, nudged Qin Mu's shoulder forcefully, and chuckled:
"Mu'er, you've been holding back with this little girl. Have you taken a liking to her? Good. You've grown up and aren't as pretty as you were when you were little. It's perfect for you to marry this little girl and have a big, healthy son. He'll definitely be adorable. Let your mother-in-law take care of him."
Qin Mu glanced at the woman whose face was swollen like a pig's head, and hesitated before saying:
"Mother-in-law, maybe we shouldn't..."
But then the cripple appeared and stabbed the woman to death with a single blow, leaving Qin Mu dumbfounded.
Cao Ya sighed. Putting everything else aside, just in terms of killing, the cripple was damn decisive.
When Qin Mu recounted the events of the previous night, such as the dark, large face, the goddesses who had revived within the ruins, and the two kinds of divine and demonic sounds, the elders gave him a perfunctory reply and didn't care at all.
Qin Mu wondered, weren't his mother-in-law and the others curious about the story inside the canyon ruins?
The pharmacist sighed:
"The once-prosperous divine kingdom has now vanished into thin air, its divine bones standing tall, dancing in the night. Is it perhaps that it harbors resentment?"
The deaf man said:
"Even if you're unwilling, you're still dead. What's the use? So being curious about the stories here is probably pointless."
Cao Ya agreed:
"Stories are meaningless; strength is what matters. Mu'er, when you are strong enough, the world will have no secrets from you anymore. At that time, you might even be hoping for such a situation to arise."
"Focus on your cultivation and become stronger; that's the only important thing. There's no need to inquire about any stories. Listen if you have the chance, but don't worry about it if you don't."
Qin Mu said "Oh" and followed the elders of the Remnant Village back into the village.
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