Chapter 153: The Celestial Maiden of Tianxuan and the Mysterious Stone

At this moment, Chen Xing was feeling quite irritable. Seeing this, he couldn't be bothered to waste words with these fellows, and directly said to the old man sitting in the chair:

"Wei Yi! Do you want to save the Goddess of Tianxuan? If you do, throw these fellows out of here!"

The old man, who was originally sleeping in his chair, shuddered upon hearing Chen Xing's words. He suddenly opened his eyes, emitting a piercing, sharp light, and stared fixedly at Chen Xing!

"Who are you? How do you know my name? The goddess of my sect perished long ago, so where is this talk of saving her coming from?" After a long moment, the old man spoke in a chilling tone.

"The Ancient Forbidden Land!" Chen Xing simply dropped these words and said no more.

Wei Yi stared intently into Chen Xing's eyes, as if trying to read whether he was lying.

Back then, the Tianxuan Sect had mobilized its entire strength to attack the Ancient Forbidden Land in an attempt to ascend together, but who could have foreseen that it would end in total annihilation!

Although quite a few people knew about this incident, they were mostly the high-ranking members of major forces. How did this young man before him find out?

At this moment, the young man on the side impatiently chimed in, "I say, Wei..."

Before he could finish, the old man named Wei Yi uttered a cold word: "Scram! Or else, die!" He didn't even spare him a glance.

The young man flew into a rage and shouted angrily, "Old Man Wei, you're courting death! I am from the Yao..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a flash of light swept across his neck. Immediately, the young man felt everything go black, and then he lost consciousness entirely.

The two youths who had accompanied him stared blankly at their companion, whose head was now severed from his body, falling into a brief silence.

"Ah!! Young Master Qi is dead! Young Master Qi has been killed by this old man Wei!" Not long after, a shrill, miserable scream pierced the air.

Immediately afterward, the two youths fled outwards like madmen, screaming incessantly as they ran.

A trace of struggle flickered across Wei Yi's aged face, and then, as if recalling something, his gaze suddenly turned icy! A heavy, dense killing intent surged forth!

With a flash of light from his fingertips, the screams of the two youths, who had already run several dozen yards away, abruptly stopped. Clutching their throats, they collapsed to the ground, motionless.

"You didn't want the news about the Goddess of Tianxuan to leak out, did you? Decisive and ruthless! Not bad! Not bad! Truly worthy of being the head of the three heroes of the Tianxuan Sect back in the day!" At this moment, Chen Xing clapped his hands in praise.

Wei Yi reined in the killing intent in his eyes and said flatly, "If you don't give me an explanation, you'll die a more miserable death than them."

Chen Xing curled his lips, straightened his expression, and said, "I am looking for an item here. As long as you help me find it, I will hand the Goddess of Tianxuan over to you completely unharmed. How about that?"

Wei Yi showed no emotional fluctuation, his voice remaining cold as he demanded, "Proof!"

Chen Xing was well-prepared. He extended his palm and slowly swept it across the air. As his hand passed, an image manifested in the void:

Atop a steep and perilous mountain peak, a slender, graceful figure stood in solitary isolation. She resembled a Goddess of the Moon about to ride the wind and depart, transcendent and refined.

The woman's figure gave off a dreamlike sensation. She was dressed in a white gown with a white veil covering her face, obscuring her true features.

The mountain winds buffeted the woman's form, causing her white robes to snap violently in the air and her long ribbons to flutter in the wind, making her look like an immortal descending to the mortal realm, inviolable and pure!

Regrettably, the eyes of the woman visible beneath her veil were completely vacant, devoid of any spirit or radiance, much like a puppet manipulated by others!

At this instant, Wei Yi was already bathed in tears, and a sorrowful aura emanated from his entire body!

"Xiaowu!" Wei Yi murmured. Before his eyes, it seemed as though that gentle, water-like woman had appeared once more, smiling before him and calling out to him in her tender voice: Senior Brother Wei...

After a long while, as the image in the void vanished, Wei Yi finally snapped back from his memories!

Without the slightest hesitation, Wei Yi dropped to his knees before Chen Xing with a loud thud, wiped away the remaining tears on his face, and kowtowed respectfully, making his head strike the ground hard:

"No matter who Young Master is, as long as Young Master can rescue Xiaowu, Wei Yi will follow Young Master's lead for the rest of his life!"

With that, he kowtowed heavily to Chen Xing once more, staring straight ahead as he awaited his reply.

Chen Xing helplessly helped him up. He truly was not accustomed to having a white-haired old man kneel and kowtow to him.

"I said, as long as you help me find an item here, I will naturally let you see the undamaged Goddess of Tianxuan," Chen Xing said resignedly to Wei Yi.

Wei Yi's emotions were currently surging, and he didn't even stop to consider whether Chen Xing had the ability to pull it off. He immediately patted his chest and said, "Whatever Young Master is looking for, just name it, and this subordinate will definitely help you find it!"

"I don't know what it is either. Perhaps I will only recognize it when I see it!" Chen Xing said with a bitter smile.

Hearing this, Wei Yi was instantly dumbfounded. Even the person looking for the item didn't know what he was looking for, so how was he supposed to find it?

Chen Xing smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, it's fine! Maybe when we see that item, I'll know if it's the one. Intuition, you know! It's not that hard, right?"

Wei Yi managed a wry smile. What else could he do? For the sake of Xiaowu, he had no choice but to search!

Immediately, Wei Yi swung into action. He first split open the source stones that others had discarded and left behind one by one, letting Chen Xing confirm whether the object he sought was among them.

Although Chen Xing had already inspected those source stones earlier, out of fear that something might be missed, he didn't stop Wei Yi from splitting them open.

Sensing them one by one once again, Chen Xing shook his head, signaling that the object he was looking for was not among these source stones.

A hint of disappointment flickered across Wei Yi's face, but he quickly re-collected his spirits and resumed the search.

He first searched every nook and cranny where an object might possibly be hidden. After confirming nothing was there, he began a carpet-like search.

Inside the houses? Nothing!
In the stones of the courtyard walls? Nothing!
Among the flowers, plants, and trees growing in the courtyard? Still nothing!

After a long while, both Wei Yi and Chen Xing couldn't help but grow anxious.

Seeing that the entire Tianxuan Stone Workshop was practically on the verge of being torn down into ruins, the item Chen Xing was looking for was still nowhere to be found.

This caused both of them to feel somewhat discouraged. They were this close to turning the ground itself upside down, yet finding nothing left them truly at their wits' end.

After resting for a moment and surveying the scattered mess all around, their gazes gradually and simultaneously converged on the last intact object left in the stone workshop... the plaque of the Tianxuan Stone Workshop!

After a long pause, Wei Yi smiled bitterly and said, "This is the only item left behind by my Tianxuan Sect. Shall we tear it down?"

Chen Xing hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let me go take a look first!"

With that, Chen Xing stood up and walked toward the plaque!

Just as he was about to approach the plaque, he suddenly felt something stub against his foot. Not paying much mind to it, Chen Xing kicked the object away and continued forward.

Just as he kicked the object aside, he subconsciously glanced down at it.

However, the moment his eyes landed on that object, Chen Xing abruptly halted his steps and stared fixedly at the item.

It was a piece of stone, roughly half the size of an adult's palm, glowing with a pale green hue! At first glance, it looked somewhat like a jade plaque, quite beautiful.

Yet in the eyes of anyone else, it was nothing more than an ordinary piece of stone, utterly useless.

Yet, it was precisely this piece of stone that, the very instant Chen Xing looked at it, stirred up turbulent waves within his heart once more!

*It's it!* Chen Xing cried out inwardly. Abandoning the plaque, he stepped forward and picked up the green stone.

At this moment, Wei Yi, who had been resting nearby, walked over. Looking curiously at the stone block in Chen Xing's hand, he asked, "Found it? Is this it?"

Chen Xing nodded, smiling, "Found it! This is it!" The exact same words, yet carrying an entirely different meaning!

"I remember this seemed to be used as a shim beneath the plaque! I was the one who picked it out from among numerous source stones!" Wei Yi gazed at the stone block for a moment and stated with certainty.

Having found what he was looking for, Chen Xing couldn't help but feel happy.

He patted Wei Yi on the shoulder and smiled, "No matter what it is, as long as it's the item I want, that's enough."

Wei Yi pondered for a moment and nodded. Anyway, he was doing this for Xiaowu. Since Chen Xing said it was found, then it was found! He could consider his task fulfilled.

Just as Chen Xing was about to put the stone block away to study later when he had time, an accident suddenly occurred. The stone block, which had been securely held in his palm, for some unknown reason gave a soft "pop!" and shattered into fine powder.