Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 26 Escape
On the ever-rotating pagoda, a figure sat quietly in meditation. Although his eyes were open, his aura was somber and cold that it seemed to freeze the air.

At this moment, not only Duan De, but even Qi Zhe felt his scalp tingle and stood rooted to the spot, unable to move.

After a moment, Qi Zhe said with difficulty, "If the Azure Emperor is resurrected, he certainly won't hold it against us for trespassing into his tomb, so don't worry."

Although Qi Zhe seemed to be comforting Duan De, he was actually staring intently at the figure of the Azure Emperor. Unfortunately, the Azure Emperor's silent figure did not move at all, as cold as a dead man.

Duan De stared intently at the Azure Emperor's expression, and after a long while, a strange look appeared on his face. He suddenly whispered to Qi Zhe, "This is probably not the Azure Emperor's resurrection, but perhaps just a divine thought of the Azure Emperor residing in the Desolate Tower!"

Although his tone was somewhat solemn, he also breathed a sigh of relief, no longer as terrified as before.

But Qi Zhe knew something was wrong. He knew that ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperor had dismembered himself and put him into the Desolate Tower, and his primordial spirit was in the Desolate Tower. This figure was very likely the Azure Emperor himself.

He might have just been woken up by the two of them and was deliberately pretending to be dead in front of them, so Qi Zhe wouldn't let his guard down at this moment.

Just as Qi Zhe was lost in thought, the motionless Azure Emperor slightly turned his gaze to the outside of the Yin Tomb, then vanished in an instant, and the Desolate Tower also disappeared into the cave.

The Azure Emperor, who was awakened, ultimately did not pay much attention to Qi Zhe and Duan De. Just as Qi Zhe said, he did not need to bother with the two of them.

As the Azure Emperor and the Desolate Tower disappeared, Duan De's expression softened and he said excitedly, "He's gone. Although he lost the Desolate Tower, his life has been saved."

At this moment, Duan De was very content and didn't even care about the desolate tower he had been longing for. But Qi Zhe knew that this was only temporary and that he would definitely start cursing again once the Azure Emperor was gone.

"Let's leave quickly. If we don't leave now, even if we get out of the Demon Emperor's Tomb, there will be a bunch of powerful figures blocking the entrance!" Qi Zhe said solemnly.

After so much time had passed, Qi Zhe was certain that these successive commotions must have already attracted attention, and those powerful figures would probably be waiting outside for the two of them to come out.

Duan De snapped out of his daze and his expression changed. "Damn it, we're leaving already? I haven't found anything yet. Even without the Desolate Tower, we should at least find that green copper!"

He was still unwilling to give up and wanted to continue searching the palace. He angrily cursed, "You really are greedy. You think you can leave empty-handed?"

Qi Zhe was too lazy to pay attention to this guy anymore. He turned around and started looking for an exit from the palace, intending to leave alone.

"Boom boom."

But Qi Zhe had not gone far when a deafening roar came from outside the palace, the sound continuous as if powerful figures were engaged in a fierce battle.

"Someone's coming!" Upon hearing the commotion, Duan De exclaimed that something was wrong. He knew that someone had already reached the outside of the palace, and if they could find the entrance that the two had opened earlier, they would surely be able to enter.

Qi Zhe also heard the loud noise and felt a sense of crisis. He quickly turned to look at the underground cave in the main hall.

"If we are blocked by those powerful figures, even if I have the banner of Yao Guang, I may not be safe!" Qi Zhe knew that those holy land families would not necessarily give face to Yao Guang Holy Land.

Moreover, he now possesses a great treasure, and even the people of Yao Guang might not trust him. In order to keep his life out of the hands of others, Qi Zhe felt he had to be extra careful.

As for Duan De, it goes without saying that if he were to walk out directly, he would have to go to great lengths to leave unharmed.

“This cave is connected to the ley lines of the Eastern Wilderness. Although it looks dry, it is definitely connected to an underground river. Perhaps we can use it to escape!” Duan De said solemnly, his words flowing like a string of pearls.

"The underground rivers beneath the Eastern Wilderness are interconnected and all buried deep underground. Are you confident you can get out?" Qi Zhe asked doubtfully. Duan De did not answer. He was truly disdainful of this question. After all, he was a man who had roamed the underground world of the Eastern Wilderness. If these underground rivers could stump him, it would be time for him to retire from the underworld.

Qi Zhe rolled his eyes at his disdainful expression, then said directly, "Are you waiting for those powerful figures to grab us and skin us alive?"

"Hmph, you little brat, be more polite to me, I'm in a bad mood!" Duan De said impatiently, and jumped into the cave as soon as he finished speaking. Qi Zhe quickly grabbed his clothes.

As the two fell into the cave, after a long descent, they landed in an underground river and began to drift along the ley lines.

"boom"

Not long after the two left, a figure radiating astonishing divine light stormed into the palace, followed by several others.

"Hmm? It's already deserted. Someone took the Demon Emperor's treasure and escaped along the earth's veins!" A powerful figure, his clothes stained with blood, looked down at the cave and whispered.

They were ultimately too late. The corpses outside the palace and the murderous intent that had arisen had held them back for a long time. Now, facing the empty Demon Emperor's Tomb, some of them had already entered the underground cave to give chase.

However, not everyone gave chase. A powerful figure spoke up, "This cave is bottomless, connected to countless underground rivers in the Eastern Wilderness. It's too late to pursue them now."

"Damn it, I want to see who stole the Desolate Tower!" A powerful figure said angrily, then took out a secret treasure to trace the events that had just occurred in the palace.

But all of this was in vain. The aura of the Demon Emperor and the Desolate Tower remained in this place, and it was almost impossible to trace back using only the secret treasures in the holy land. The secret treasure exploded instantly after only seeing a fat back.

"It's him! That despicable tomb raider!" Someone recognized Duan De's back and was so angry that he bared his teeth. He came from the ancient Ji family, and Duan De had dug up the family's God King Tomb.

"Hmph, from today onwards, let them have no place to stand in the Eastern Wilderness!" someone said with a gloomy expression.

Amidst the surging underground waters, Duan De, soaked to the bone, kept sneezing. He couldn't help but tighten his clothes and said, "This underground river isn't some kind of underworld pool, so why is this Daoist sneezing?"

His obese body was floating on the water, as was Qi Zhe beside him; both of them were soaking wet and looked quite disheveled.

Qi Zhe, seeing Duan De's incessant sneezing and puzzled expression, couldn't help but add, "Perhaps someone is cursing you. Master Duan, you'd better be careful!"

Upon hearing this, Duan De's expression hardened. He glanced at Qi Zhe sideways and said, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. You're the one who's being cursed!"

As the two chatted and laughed, the underground river began to surge more and more violently. Duan De was delighted to see this and said, "The water level is rising, so the exit must be not far away!"

As the two continued to drift, in an ancient ridge in the southern part of the Eastern Wilderness, two figures suddenly emerged from a pool of emerald green water, which turned out to be Qi Zhe and Duan De.

"I'm free!" Duan De leaped out of the water, shouting as he surveyed his surroundings. Before Qi Zhe could speak, he flew towards the horizon.

"Where is Master Duan going?" Qi Zhe shouted upon seeing this, but Duan De, who had flown far away, suddenly turned around and said, "What's it to you, kid? I can go wherever I want!"

"You jinx! I've had terrible luck with you, we need to wash away this bad luck!"

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