I was chased at the beginning, and I got the first quick sword

Chapter 502 The Wordless Stele

"is it so serious?"

Seeing the shepherd boy's pained expression, Chu Qing put down the alchemy furnace and went over to look at it with him.

Finally, he nodded, agreeing with the shepherd boy's statement:
"It's indeed very serious, and its value will definitely be greatly reduced!"

"Right!? Even you said that... You spendthrift man, I've never seen anyone so wasteful."

The shepherd boy bit his lip and looked at Chu Qing:

"What should we do now?"

"What should we do? Find someone to compensate us."

Chu Qing said:

"Whoever hit them, they should pay for it!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them turned around and looked at Ghost Emperor Modo.

The Ghost Emperor was slightly taken aback...

Since he assumed the position of Ghost Emperor, there have been those who challenged him and those who sought his help, but this is truly the first time in history that someone has asked him to pay them back.

He pointed to himself somewhat uncertainly:

"You want me to... pay you back?"

"That's right!"

Chu Qing and the shepherd boy spoke in unison.

Then Chu Qing asked the shepherd boy in a low voice:

How much is this thing worth?

"This thing has been here for at least a thousand years. Judging from the structure of the entire alchemy furnace, it doesn't seem to be from the era of the First Martial Emperor."

"As for its value... it's hard to say, but it's definitely priceless."

"Hmm... thirty to fifty million taels of silver? Perhaps even more?"

The shepherd boy began to ponder this seriously.

Chu Qing almost burst out laughing. He was just messing with the Ghost Emperor's mentality, but the shepherd boy seemed to really want the Ghost Emperor to pay him back.

However, he nodded cooperatively:
"Alright, then let's ask him for fifty million taels of silver. Do you think he'll give it to us?"

"Speaking of which... my family and his family seem to have some connection."

The shepherd boy turned to look at the Ghost Emperor Modo:
"Uncle Ghost Emperor, my father is still waiting in the Valley of Abandoned Gods because of your matter."

"Yet you come here to cut off his daughter's source of income... Do you know that cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents!"
"My father was deeply loyal to you, yet you killed him. Is it appropriate for a dignified Ghost Emperor to repay kindness with enmity like this?"

The Ghost Emperor was momentarily enraged and laughed, but quickly sighed again:
"Tong'er, I've watched you grow up. To be honest, it really makes me feel bad."

Why can't you bear it?

"The shepherd boy asked."

"Nonsense, he wanted to kill you, but then he remembered all the things that happened in the past, so he couldn't bring himself to do it."

Chu Qing helped her understand.

The shepherd boy flew into a rage upon hearing this:
"This is outrageous! My father and you have been friends for decades. Not only have you cut off my source of income, but you even tried to kill me to silence me in order to avoid paying back the money!"

"Is this ridiculous?"

"He can even kill his own daughter, let alone you."

Chu Qing shook his head:

"Do you really want to get money from him?"

The shepherd boy rolled his eyes at Chu Qing:
"Give it a try. Even if you can't get them all, it's not a loss to get some."

"What if he plans to give me some money for his funeral? If you then kill him, wouldn't that be his last gift before he dies?"

Chu Qing was somewhat surprised:

"Where do you get the confidence to think I can kill the current Ghost Emperor?"

"You can't be killed?"

The shepherd boy was even more surprised than Chu Qing:
"If you can't kill him, why did you bring me here? To die?"
"Born not to share a bed, but to share a grave? You're playing this game so elaborately?"

Chu Qing's lips twitched slightly as he said to the Ghost Emperor:
"I'm sorry, Emperor Xuan doesn't seem to be very good at teaching his daughter. Please excuse my poor teaching..."

The Ghost Emperor frowned deeply:

"You two are enough..."

Before he could even utter the word "了", the Ghost Emperor's expression suddenly changed drastically.

The next moment, the image of the ghost god rose up suddenly, but then vanished in an instant. A hand that was white and not like that of a normal person was placed on the Ghost Emperor's shoulder.

The Ghost Emperor's face was extremely ugly. He recognized the hand when he caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye.

That was the hand of the person who jumped out after breaking the pool.

The man was knocked onto the chair behind the stone tablet and had long since died... With the arrival of Chu Qing and Mu Tong'er, all attention inevitably turned to the two of them.

Unexpectedly, although the person had no breath, he was not dead.

It appeared silently behind him. What was even more terrifying was that this guy had used some kind of technique, and there seemed to be a suction force in his palm, which required him to use his powerful internal energy to resist it.

There was also a hunch that if he was not careful, and the person behind him succeeded, even if he was the Ghost Emperor with unparalleled cultivation, he would die and perish!

This sense of crisis was even more intense than when I faced Chu Qing before.

He suddenly looked up at Chu Qing and the shepherd boy, gritting his teeth:

"You...did this on purpose!?"

These two people were spouting nonsense and acting recklessly in front of me.

While they couldn't see what was behind them because their backs were turned, the others could see it clearly, yet they neither warned nor made a fuss, which was obviously intentional.

It's hateful that he only thought Chu Qing was relying on his cultivation level to look down on him, but he never expected that Chu Qing had other wicked plans.

Chu Qing watched this scene with amazement.

The Ghost Emperor was right, he did indeed do it on purpose...

When he appeared just now, he noticed that the bald guy had silently stood up and was walking towards the Ghost Emperor step by step.

Chu Qing felt that this guy was very strange at the time...

He was completely naked, yet he had no gender characteristics.

Its skin was pale from years of soaking; it had no hair, no breath, no pulse, no heartbeat, and even its facial features were blurred.

It looked like half-melted wax, extremely eerie.

Such a creature, neither human nor ghost, was heading towards the Ghost Emperor, so Chu Qing naturally wanted to see what it was up to.

Seeing that the Ghost Emperor hadn't noticed, he was happy to help.

Chu Qing hadn't expected that this guy could suppress the current Ghost Emperor simply by extending one hand.

He couldn't help but nudge the shepherd boy with his elbow:

Do you know who this guy is?

The shepherd boy stroked his chin and said with a serious expression:

"He... could be the first Martial Emperor."

"Oh."

Chu Qing nodded.

"Aren't you surprised?"

The shepherd boy was quite surprised to see Chu Qing's "I see" expression, which showed no sign of surprise.

"Basic exercises should not be six."

Chu Qing waved his hand:

"Based on my experience and knowledge, people who build such large tombs usually have their own purposes. "You said before that this guy set up some kind of dragon-attracting trap in this tomb... I guess there's some unspeakable secret involved."

"But those who are about to die are simply unwilling to die and have their lives cut off, and want to prolong their lives or attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven."

"Anyway, people will do anything to survive, so it's not surprising."

He's read too many tomb raiding novels; this kind of plot isn't really surprising to him.

"……you're right."

The shepherd boy nodded:
"First there was the Dragon-Attracting Formation, then the Dragon-Slaying Platform. In the end, he used the earth's veins to gather energy to nourish his corpse, thus allowing him to live for a thousand years without dying."

"Although I can't be sure if this guy is the First Martial Emperor himself, it's clear that he's been here for a very, very long time..."

"To call him a human is a bit of a stretch; in reality, he is neither human nor ghost."

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said:
"This guy is quite formidable... Your Excellency Ghost Emperor, your martial arts are unparalleled, so I probably don't need to come to your rescue. Why not unleash your full power and let us witness it, so we can admire your unparalleled skills!"

The Ghost Emperor's face was gloomy; he had never expected to end up in such a predicament.

With his abilities, escaping wouldn't be entirely without his confidence... however, the current situation is very unfavorable for him.

He was caught in the middle, surrounded by enemies on all sides.

If Chu Qing were to strike after they have managed to escape with all their might, it would be a poor strategy for them.

Therefore, he spoke in a deep voice:
"Boy, now that I've fallen to such a state, you won't have an easy time either."

"The inhuman thing behind me has extraordinary methods. Even with my abilities, I can only barely cope with it now."

"This action cannot last long. Once I fall, he may not be able to spare your life."

"The best course of action now is for you and I to set aside our past grievances and join forces to eliminate these demons and monsters... As for our conflict, we'll settle it with our own abilities."

After listening, the shepherd boy glanced at Chu Qing:
"Not all of what this old man said was nonsense."

"If the person behind him is truly the First Martial Emperor, then he is indeed a formidable enemy."

"What do you think?"

"Me? I'll stand here and watch for a while."

"??"

"Are you stupid... If the Ghost Emperor really has done everything in his power to fight that ghost thing, as he said."

"How could he possibly have the energy to talk to us?"
"You can tell from his calm and composed appearance that although he was indeed suppressed by that thing to some extent, I don't believe for a second that he was completely unable to move."

"Now they're just trying to deceive me with words so they can preserve their own strength and then kill us both."

"So for now, it's better to sit back and watch the tigers fight. Wait until they're both badly injured, then I'll be the fisherman."

Chu Qing said:

"Come on, let's go see that stone tablet."

Upon hearing this, the shepherd girl immediately nodded. Her martial arts skills were far inferior to Chu Qing's, and her knowledge in this area was naturally worlds apart.

Since Chu Qing made such a judgment, she naturally believed it.

Just as Chu Qing had never doubted her expertise in mechanical arts and feng shui.

Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. If you are clearly not capable, but you still don't believe in people who are better than you, you will inevitably find it difficult to make any progress.

Then the two of them acted as if they hadn't seen the Ghost Emperor and that ghostly thing, bypassed them, and crossed the pool. The eighteen broken dragon pillars were still gushing water, making it look like a fountain, with water everywhere.

The Ghost Emperor was instantly enraged:

"You insolent fool, your stubbornness is not only harming me, but also harming yourself."

Chu Qing ignored his words and led the shepherd boy across the 'fountain' to the stone tablet.

This is a blank stele.

And it's only half...or rather, a small half.

Chu Qing crossed her arms and examined the object closely.

He had seen this thing before through the sound transmission bell, and the material and structure of the sound transmission bell itself were not ordinary.

Chu Qing studied it carefully and felt that the reason why the sound transmission bell could transmit sound over a thousand miles was because it was based on the principle of "transmitting sound through the gods".

The sound transmission bell can greatly enhance the user's spirit, extending it outwards; wherever it lands, the sound will follow.

Therefore, the stone tablet he saw through the sound transmission bell was actually a spiritual vision.

Back then, this stone tablet shone brightly, but now, to the naked eye, it no longer shines; it appears plain and unremarkable.

The shepherd boy reached out and felt around on the stone tablet, then tapped and knocked on it, gently shaking his head.

"I can't see anything strange about it..."

"Do you think this is the secret to the First Martial Emperor's ability to dominate the world?"

"Didn't you write about this in your book, 'The Record of Rare Treasures'?"

"No."

The shepherd boy shook his head:
"Although the Record of Rare Treasures contains a lot of information, it doesn't actually mention the First Martial Emperor of that time very much."

"Moreover, this First Martial Emperor is a legend in himself."

"He rose from humble beginnings, and in just one or two years, he had already become the number one in the world."

"That's why people say he has a shocking secret, and whoever gets this secret can become the best in the world... After all, his experience is hard to explain with normal reasoning."

"However, now that I think about it... his situation is somewhat similar to yours."

"Somewhat similar to me?"

Chu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly. He was able to rise to prominence so quickly because he had the assistance of the system.

It wasn't because of a stone tablet...

Moreover, although the stone tablet in front of us is dazzling from a spiritual perspective, it looks like an ordinary stone to the naked eye.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the surface of the stone tablet:
"What is the purpose of the wordless stele...?"

As the fingertip landed on the stone tablet, a ray of light suddenly burst forth.

The light, like threads, spread outwards from where Chu Qing fell, one by one, strand by strand, spreading outwards in an orderly manner, just like the patterns on a chip, emitting a light blue light.

The sound of the stone cracking followed.

The next moment, the entire stone tablet shattered with a crash and then vanished without a trace.

The shepherd boy's expression changed. How come nothing happened when he touched and hit the stone tablet? But the stone shattered the moment Chu Qing touched it?

Notifications kept popping up in front of Chu Qing.

[System fragment detected, currently being integrated!]

[The computing system is being upgraded... Please wait!]

[The Martial Arts Monument is currently being integrated... Please wait!]

"What……"

Chu Qing was taken aback, then his mind jolted, as if he were being pulled into a place shrouded in mist.

Once I regained my composure, I looked up and saw a broken monument in front of me.

Countless digital currents are converging towards this broken monument, gradually building its framework.

"The blank stele is actually a fragment of the system?"

Chu Qing stared at the scene before her, utterly dumbfounded.
"No wonder I always felt my system was a bit too rudimentary... Although it's indeed very powerful overall, its limited functionality makes it feel like a knock-off phone..."

"After all that, it turns out this isn't the complete version."

"However, how did fragments of the system end up in the First Martial Emperor's Tomb?"

"Could it be that the reason why the First Martial Emperor was able to rise to prominence in the martial arts world in just two or three years was because... this old guy also had a system in his hands?"
"Was he the previous host of the system?"

"Could this kid also be a time traveler?"

After a period of wild thoughts, Chu Qing discovered a critical problem.

It seems like my mind is stuck for the time being?
(End of this chapter)