Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 310 Earth Wedge
The narrow passageway leads to a side room of the Dragon Heart Palace, which is much smaller than the outside room and contains no demonic beasts.

It seems that this place is a forbidden area for ancient monsters.

Zhao Wuxiang thought to himself that it was only because he came to the Demon Capital that he was able to find such a hidden place.

If Xiao Buyi were in charge of this matter, he would definitely be completely clueless.

Furthermore, the Dragon Heart Palace was formed from the corpse of a descendant of Zhu Jiuyin, so even if he were an Ascension Realm cultivator, he might not be able to destroy it.

It has to be me, Zhao Wuxiang!
The faceless monster carefully examined the secret chamber in front of him and found an octagonal altar with cracks all over it, and it was completely empty.

However, upon closer inspection, one can still detect the demonic energy above, as well as... the aura of the Heavenly Pillar!
Zhao Wuxiang looked up and saw an extremely thick mark left on the stone wall, with a smooth and neat cut that stretched directly to the sky.

After much thought, Zhao Wuxiang deduced that the place where the Heavenly Pillar had fallen was very likely the site where the Zhujiuyin corpse had been left with such extensive wounds.

He didn't know much about the events of ten thousand years ago, and could only guess that the death of Zhujiuyin's descendant was related to Tianzhu.

"Strange, what is this altar-like thing?"

Zhao Wuxiang approached the seemingly ordinary stone altar and discovered that it was on the verge of breaking. He feared that if it were touched by any external force, it would immediately disintegrate and shatter.

There are also patterns on the stone platform, which look complicated and whose meaning is unknown. Perhaps only the Celestial Master of the Righteous Qi Sect can understand them.

Just as he was about to reach out and touch it, he heard a voice coming from ahead.

"Don't touch it!"

Who is this person? How could they discover the hidden stone chamber of the Dragon Heart Palace without revealing their presence!

Zhao Wuxiang was so frightened that his hair stood on end. He couldn't even tell when this person had arrived. Logically speaking, it was impossible for him to be completely unaware of someone coming in.

That leaves only one possibility: he discovered this place before I did!
What's even more terrifying is that Zhao Wuxiang hadn't felt anything before, but now that he's finally come to his senses, he realizes that he has long been secretly locked onto by countless invisible sword energies!

The man said "Don't touch it," but in reality, Zhao Wuxiang couldn't touch it even if he wanted to.

Because if he makes the slightest movement, he will be shredded into mincemeat by the invisible sword energy.

A figure gradually appeared on the other side of the altar, opposite Zhao Wuxiang. He finally saw the figure clearly and murmured, "It's you, Feng Mo."

The two had already met when they entered the Demon Capital, so Zhao Wu was relieved at this moment.

As long as they're human.

His face was expressionless, but you could tell from his tone that he was grinning: "If you don't want to touch me, then don't. Just let me go."

Feng Mo looked coldly at Zhao Wuxiang and said, "You were the one who broke the seal of the Demon Capital."

"I broke the seal to come in and find something. Besides, the seal was already close to breaking even if I didn't touch it."

"Humph."

Feng Mo stopped talking and approached the stone platform, focusing on studying the talismans and incantations on it.

Zhao Wuxiang asked, "I was just thinking that only the Celestial Masters of the Righteous Qi Sect could understand this thing, and you just happened to appear."

Feng Mo remained silent.

"Couldn't you have told me what this thing is? Maybe if I knew the dangers, I wouldn't have touched it."

Zhao Wuxiang wanted to offer a few more words of advice, but unexpectedly Feng Mo answered him.

"This is a passage connecting the human world and the earth world."

"what?!"

Zhao Wuxiang suddenly realized that this was not an altar at all, but a seal. The reason Feng Mo was so on high alert was because this seal was exactly the same as the seal in the Demon Capital, and it was on the verge of collapse.

Zhao Wuxiang asked, "What would happen if this thing were opened up?"

Feng Mo replied coldly, "This place is very likely to lead to the dwelling place of the demon race in the underworld."

At this moment, this disciple of the Righteous Qi Sect was equally horrified.

It turns out the legends are true. When the human race defeated the demon race, they not only sealed the remaining demons in the Demon Capital, but also used the Demon Capital as a "wedge" to plug the gap in the boundary.

Very few people in the world know about the concept of "earth wedge".

The three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man have not always been stable over countless millennia. The Earthly realm has a harsh environment and is often inhabited by ghosts and spirits.

They were filled with resentment and unwilling to live in the most miserable place in the Three Realms, so they tried every means to go to the human realm.

A "wedge" is something that blocks the gap between the human realm and the earthly realm.

It seems that back then, while the human race appeared to have left a glimmer of hope for the demon race, they were actually planning to use the corpse of Zhu Jiuyin's descendant as a wedge to the ground.

On the other side, Zhao Wuxiang also instantly figured out the key point and guessed that this seal was not simple.

Because it is not only a wedge, but also once reinforced by the power of a celestial pillar, it is clear that the "thing" it is sealing is quite terrifying.

Zhao Wuxiang and Feng Mo locked eyes, both questioning each other's stance.

'This kid is strange. Although I can use the Great Evolution Escape Talisman to summon Xiao Buyi for help, it's making a mountain out of a molehill. He won't have many opportunities to act; I should save him for destroying the Heavenly Pillar,' Zhao Wuxiang thought.

'This person is most likely from the Futian Pavilion, and is also the culprit Yun Yi mentioned who successively destroyed the Fuyou Sect and Fusheng Temple. It's just a pity that I can't go all out because the seal here is damaged,' Feng Mo thought.

'The aura of the Heavenly Pillar lingers here, yet the Heavenly Pillar itself is nowhere to be seen. Perhaps it was used up to maintain this seal. In that case, I have no reason to fight him to the death.' Zhao Wuxiang began to consider retreating.

The reason is simple: as an old man who has lived for over a thousand years and is at the Dao Integration Realm, he is not confident of victory against the young Feng Mo.

This righteous and outstanding young man exuded an aura that made Zhao Wuxiang extremely uncomfortable, as if their respective Daos were mutually restraining.

Is it that good cannot prevail over evil, or that evil cannot overcome good?

Neither of them was confident.

After a brief standoff, Zhao Wuxiang finally decided to leave. Since the Heavenly Pillar of the Demon Capital was nowhere to be found, there was no point in him staying.

Thinking of this, he said, "The green hills remain unchanged and the clear waters flow forever." Then his body turned into a white phantom, and despite being tortured by invisible sword energy, he managed to leave the Dragon Heart Palace.

The "Formless Divine Skill" was indeed extraordinary. When Zhao Wuxiang reassembled his body, there were no marks left on his body.

Of course, this was also thanks to Feng Mo not intervening.

Zhao Wuxiang muttered to himself, "What exactly happened here? Why did the Heavenly Pillar disappear?"

After the faceless monster left, Feng Mo breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took out several talismans that were clearly extraordinary. He chanted, "Heaven is round and earth is square, the laws are in nine chapters!"

The talisman resembled paper but was not paper; its entire body was jade-colored. When it was ignited by the flame at Feng Mo's fingertip, it turned into ashes.

The incantation was imprinted in mid-air, remaining condensed and unyielding.

At the same time, a powerful force enveloped the location of the secret chamber, preventing anyone else from entering.

If the Celestial Master were to see this scene, he would surely be heartbroken, for those Three Pure Ones talismans are the most precious treasures of the Righteous Qi Sect.

Every one you use is one less you have. How dare you use three of them in one go!
(End of this chapter)