Chapter 154: The Eerie Jade Pendant and the Might of a “Sage”

Under Chen Xing’s astonished gaze, a wisp of emerald radiance shot out from the powder of the green stone and struck him right in the chest.

After a long while, Chen Xing pulled something out from his chest with a rather peculiar expression.

It was a jade pendant hanging around his neck, a gift presented by his grandfather Gu Tianshan on the day of his wedding! And that ray of light from just now had actually merged into this jade pendant.

Because Chen Xing had just resolved the emotional knots with his biological parents back then, and this jade pendant was a wedding gift from his grandfather, he had kept it worn around his neck as a sign of respect for his elder! And he had kept it that way until now!

Looking at the jade pendant in his palm, Chen Xing fell into deep thought. He still remembered his grandfather telling him that this pendant was accidentally acquired when he was back on the old Earth.

Ever since obtaining this piece of jade, he had never discovered anything unusual about it.

Even when his Dao heart had once reached perfection and his strength had fully recovered for a brief moment, he still hadn't sensed any anomalies in this jade pendant. That was truly a chilling thought upon closer reflection!

Examining the pendant in his hand, aside from carrying a slightly more bizarre aura than before, it remained the exact same jade pendant: square-shaped with distinct, sharp edges. It was styled in the very traditional fashion worn by ancient people on Earth.

The only strange thing was that there were no decorative patterns or carved inscriptions on the jade pendant whatsoever, which somewhat contradicted the ancient custom of wearing jade.

His grandfather had mentioned in passing during a chat years ago that the only reason he bought this jade pendant on Earth was simply because wearing it kept one warm in winter and cool in summer.

Looking at the thoroughly ordinary-looking jade pendant in his hand, Chen Xing could no longer sense the fluctuations of his Dao heart that he had felt earlier.

After turning it over and checking it repeatedly for a long time, Chen Xing ultimately smiled wryly, hung the jade pendant back around his neck, and gave up on searching for its secrets.

At that moment, a cautious voice came from nearby: "Esteemed young master, when can you help me rescue my junior sister?"

Chen Xing turned his head to look and saw Wei Yi gazing at him with eyes full of anticipation, clearly unable to wait any longer.

"Hm! In a few days, I suppose it will be time," Chen Xing said indifferently.

His younger sister, Chen Mi, hadn't sent word yet telling him that he could return to the Ancient Forbidden Land. If he went back right now, he might just get chased out again; he wasn't that foolish! Why bother running back and forth for nothing?

"Is the young master going to find someone to help? How about I also go find my junior brother? With more people, our chances of success will be greater!" Wei Yi said hurriedly, a fierce look crossing his aged face, making him look as if he were about to risk his life against someone.

Wei Yi assumed that Chen Xing was talking about figuring out a way to rescue his junior sister from the Ancient Forbidden Land.

He knew that such an undertaking meant ten deaths and no life! Back in the day, the Heavenly璇 Sacred Land ranked foremost among all the major sacred lands above the Big Dipper, and its strength was terrifyingly immense! Both the Holy Son and Holy Mistress possessed Great Sage might, and there were several quasi-emperors holding down the fort within the sect, with the Heavenly璇 Sect Master having reached the peak of the ninth-tier quasi-emperor realm, just a single step away from becoming a Great Emperor.

Yet with such a lineup, the entire Heavenly璇 sect had mobilized en masse, even bringing along an Emperor Weapon to attack the Ancient Forbidden Land, only to end up being completely wiped out! One could easily imagine what kind of terrifying entities existed within the forbidden land.

Now that Wei Yi knew his junior sister was still lingering in this world, he would try his best even if it meant risking his old life.

That was why he had gritted his teeth, preparing to search for his junior brother, the Old Lunatic. At worst, the two of them would just throw their lives away in the Ancient Forbidden Land, and they could accompany their master, junior sister, and the rest, never having to live such a desolate life in solitude again.

Seeing Wei Yi looking as though he were ready to fight to the death with someone, Chen Xing asked in puzzlement, "Why go find people? Isn't it just a matter of giving the Heavenly璇 Holy Mistress back to you? Why put on this desperate, fight-to-the-death posture?"

"This... this, aren't... aren't we going to attack the Ancient Forbidden Land? If we don't find helpers, how can just the two of us do it?" Wei Yi asked in return, looking bewildered.

"Who told you we're going to attack the Ancient Forbidden Land? You dare to go attack? I guarantee you'll die with great rhythm!

Forget about you; even if you resurrected every single Great Emperor and Ancient Sovereign in this world, if they dared to go to the current Ancient Forbidden Land, none of them would ever return!" Chen Xing was utterly speechless.

Just kidding, if he really angered his younger sister, this entire realm would be shattered with a single wave of her hand, and he wouldn't even dare to intervene. Otherwise, he might as well wait to go back to the Primordial World and let his mother discipline him! Did they really take a flawless Chaos Dao Lord as a joke?

Although he did not understand why Chen Xing described the Ancient Forbidden Land as so terrifying, nor what having "rhythm" meant in this context, Wei Yi could gather one thing clearly:

Chen Xing had never even thought about attacking the Ancient Forbidden Land!

And upon careful reflection, that made sense. Just a young man, how could he possibly have the strength to rescue someone from a forbidden land?

It seemed he had simply lost his wits for a moment upon seeing that his junior sister was still alive, to the point where he actually believed what Chen Xing had said.

Thinking of this, Wei Yi's gaze dimmed, and then a surge of anger erupted. He looked at Chen Xing with icy eyes and said coldly:

"Could it be you thought this old man was so easy to deceive? I said it before! If you deceive me, you will die even more miserably than those people from before!"

With that, a terrifying aura of a Great Sage emanated from his body, as if it could crush the heavens and earth, locking directly onto Chen Xing.

Chen Xing was speechless. Given this old man Wei Yi's comprehension skills, he truly had no idea how the man had managed to cultivate into the Great Sage realm.

Paying no heed to the aura Wei Yi had locked onto him, Chen Xing said helplessly: "Did you even listen clearly to what I said? I said I would return the Heavenly璇 Holy Mistress to you, not that we were going to rescue her!"

Wei Yi was momentarily stunned, and the imposing aura around him receded by a fraction as he asked in confusion:

"I saw it clearly in the vision earlier—the place where my junior sister is located is right inside the Ancient Forbidden Land. How on earth are you going to return her to me?"

Chen Xing rolled his eyes and retorted unhappily: "I currently live inside the Ancient Forbidden Land. How do you think I'll return her to you?!"

Wei Yi's body shuddered, and then he looked at Chen Xing with a skeptical gaze. Clearly, he simply didn't believe it! Given Chen Xing's current appearance of having exceptionally poor cultivation, his words carried zero persuasiveness.

In his heart, Wei Yi was also speechless to the extreme. Given how Chen Xing looked, how on earth had he believed him earlier to the point of actually kneeling and kowtowing to him? Thinking about it now was simply maddening.

Just as Wei Yi, consumed by embarrassment and anger, was about to make a move to teach Chen Xing a lesson first, Chen Xing could no longer be bothered to waste any more words with him. He directly released a fraction of his aura as a Quasi-Sage!

Though it was said to be just a fraction, one had to consider who was releasing it. The exact instant it was unleashed, the Heavenly璇 Stone Workshop was sealed off by a mysterious aura, including the Great Sage aura Wei Yi had emitted—not a single trace of it leaked outward.

Wei Yi only felt an supreme, mysterious aura envelop him. There was no oppressive might or domineering pressure, only a tremor that arose purely from the depths of his soul!

No pressure! No killing intent! Wei Yi only felt as though he were facing a supreme deity, stirring within his heart a feeling of irresistible adoration and inviolable reverence, as if the ancient human emperors and patriarchs of primordial times had descended upon the world once more!

Before he even realized it, Wei Yi had already prostrated himself on the ground, paying homage to Chen Xing with the rituals passed down from the ancient era! Tears welled up inexplicably in his eyes as he showed the utmost reverence!

At this moment, a trace of complacency stirred within Chen Xing's heart, and he thought to himself:

"There! Today I'll let you experience what a true sage is like. You actually thought that little bit of cultivation you possess makes you a sage?

Truly ignorant. When I see Willow Deity and Shi Hao in the future, I'll have to spank their bottoms. Is the title of a Sage something that can be used just by anyone?"

Thinking of spanking Willow Deity's bottom, Chen Xing suddenly felt a warm surge in his chest and snapped back to his senses with a start. He awkwardly rubbed his nose, thinking back to the lingering sentiment he had held back then, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly!

He had long since realized back then that Willow Deity also held romantic feelings for him, but since he already had Nuwa and Little Fairy, he had simply thought of letting nature take its course!

Who could have imagined that in the blink of an eye, endless ages had passed? He wondered whether that peerlessly gorgeous Willow Deity still maintained that favorable impression of him!

Shaking his head to cast these stray thoughts aside, Chen Xing withdrew that wisp of Quasi-Sage aura, looked down at Wei Yi, and said calmly: "Well then, do you believe now that I live inside the Ancient Forbidden Land?"

At this moment, Wei Yi gazed at Chen Xing with burning eyes, heavily kowtowed once more, and then got to his feet, asking:

"Since Senior now resides within the Ancient Forbidden Land, does that mean the legendary Ruthless Great Emperor who occupied the forbidden land has already been slain by Senior?"

As he spoke, Wei Yi's eyes revealed an abyss of endless hatred!