Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

Xiao Ye fled through the ancient ruins, encountering Guardians at nearly every turn.

Of course, these Guardians varied in strength, with some being as powerful as King Martial Peak. Relying on his Great Success King Body, and with the assistance of Little White by his side, Xiao Ye didn't have to use his trump cards and managed to escape with his life.

As for those equivalent to King Martial Level 7 Martial Artists, after facing the team of Xiao Ye and Little White, they were easily defeated in a single move.

So for the time being, Xiao Ye hadn't encountered serious danger but had suffered some injuries.

Soon, according to Xiao Ye's estimation, about a day's time had passed in the ancient ruins. However, due to the peculiar light sources, everything appeared hazy, making it impossible to distinguish between day and night.

In this day, Xiao Ye hadn't done anything except fleeing from these Guardians, let alone search for the treasures in this place.

It couldn't be helped; there were simply too many Guardians here. Sometimes, while Xiao Ye was resting or cultivating to heal his injuries, a Guardian would leap out and launch an attack.

However, Xiao Ye was able to distinguish among these Guardians.

"Guardians with a Sword Pattern on their shoulders are of King Martial Level 7 strength."

"Guardians with two Sword Patterns on their shoulders have the strength of King Martial Peak."

Xiao Ye sat cross-legged on the ground, took out a King Crystal to heal his wounds, and mulled over these thoughts as his eyes twinkled.

The strength of King Martial Peak is indeed terrifying; if it were just him alone, encountering one would surely result in severe injury or death.

However, with Little White by his side, the two together, while still far from being able to defeat such a foe, could at least escape.

Of course, this was based on encountering only one Guardian with the strength of King Martial Peak.

If there were two or three such Guardians, Xiao Ye ultimately wouldn't be able to escape and would have no choice but to use the Dagger given by the Holy Palace Master to save his life.

Fortunately, Xiao Ye's luck was quite good; he hadn't yet met several Guardians with the strength of King Martial Peak.

"This doesn't seem like the First Level!" Xiao Ye lamented as he patted Little White's head.

If this were the First Level, it would be impossible for him to keep running into so many King Martial Peak Guardians.

Buzz!

Just at that moment, suddenly, a mysterious fluctuation swept over from the distance, causing ripples to spread through the void.

"Hmm? What's going on!"

Xiao Ye immediately felt his hair stand on end, engulfed by a tremendous sense of crisis.

Could it be another Guardian with the strength of King Martial Peak had appeared?

Xiao Ye stood up, warily surveying his surroundings, but did not spot any Guardian.

On the contrary, a very fragrant scent began to spread through the air. Xiao Ye took a deep breath and felt all the pores in his body seem to open, filled with unimaginable power.

The King Martial Power within him also began to boil as if a volcano was about to erupt.

A thirst from deep within his heart emanated from Xiao Ye's body, that intense feeling seemed to take control of his feet, leading him involuntarily towards what lay ahead.

"Could it be that a treasure has appeared?" A spark of light flared in Xiao Ye's eyes.

Although he had spent the day being relentlessly pursued by endless Guardians, fleeing for his life, he had also seen numerous powerful treasures in the murals.

Murals of Martial Arts Secret Manuals, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and various Weapons—all were depicted.

Apart from not finding a mural of the Heavenly Bamboo Heart, many of them were treasures that Xiao Ye had never seen before.

"Perhaps there's danger ahead, but since there's treasure to be found, how could I not take a look!" Xiao Ye fell silent for a moment, then patted Little White on the head.

Little White understood what Xiao Ye was thinking and immediately shrank its body to the size of a palm, standing on Xiao Ye's shoulder.

Swoosh!

Xiao Ye held his breath, suppressed his energy fluctuations, and turned into a streak of light, rushing quickly towards the front.

Following the special fluctuations, Xiao Ye flew swiftly through the corridors of the ancient ruins.

Soon, he was shocked.

Because along the way, he had not encountered a single Guardian.

It was as though they had all disappeared at the same time.

At the same time, the closer Xiao Ye got to the destination, the stronger the unease in his heart grew, as if a den of dragons and a pit of tigers were waiting for him ahead.

This could be seen from the fact that not a single Guardian was encountered along the way.

For example, in the mountains of the outside world, the more dangerous the place, the further away the ferocious beasts stay, unwilling to go near.

Whoosh!

Xiao Ye suddenly stopped, took out the Dagger bestowed by the Holy Palace Master from the Space Ring, held it in his hand, ready to strike at any moment, and then he rushed forward with confidence.

About the time it takes one incense stick to burn, Xiao Ye finally slowed down.

Because in this place, the fluctuations in the air became increasingly intense, and the drifting fragrance also became richer. With just one breath, it felt as though all the pores in the body were opening up, giving a sensation of floating towards immortality.

"Is this..."

After Xiao Ye passed through another corridor, his field of vision suddenly became clear.

Looking around, this place seemed like a huge belly of a mountain, with a very large space.

In the center of this space was an extremely large Stone Platform, and on the platform was a snow-white Lotus the size of a faceplate, quietly blooming. The rich aroma was drifting from there.

The Lotus emitted seven colors of extraordinary splendor, illuminating this heaven and earth, and rendering the space colorful.

Xiao Ye knew at a glance that this snow-white Lotus was definitely a valuable treasure.

Aside from that, most importantly, around this Stone Platform, there were black figures lying on the ground, worshipping the blooming snow-white Lotus with great devotion.

"Who would have thought that these Guardians had all run here, no wonder I didn't encounter a single one along the way." Xiao Ye looked around and saw that the number of Guardians here definitely exceeded a thousand, making his scalp tingle.

Let alone whether these Guardians possessed King Martial Peak strength, even with King Martial Level 7 power, if they swarmed him, he would still be finished.

"Alas, this snow-white Lotus is definitely a treasure, but it's a pity I can't get it." Xiao Ye felt regretful in his heart and prepared to retreat stealthily.

Joking aside, with so many Guardians present, probably only a martial artist with Emperor Martial Realm cultivation could possibly rush over there.

Just at that moment, one of the Guardians seemed to sense something and suddenly raised its head to look in Xiao Ye's direction.

"Not good, I've been discovered!"

Xiao Ye's heart skipped a beat, and then his pupils constricted.

Because on the shoulder of this Guardian, there were clearly three Sword Patterns—a Guardian whose strength surpassed the King Martial Peak!