Ch 148: Celestial Mechanism Shattered

The entire Celestial Mechanism Valley was deathly silent at this moment.

Watching Chu Qing stand there, completely unfazed, having created such a huge commotion yet remaining calm and collected, even Wen Fusheng couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids.

He couldn’t understand what kind of monster was before him.

The Tomb King alone was already shocking and horrifying, inexhaustible, emerging one after another.

But looking at Chu Qing’s posture…killing ten more wouldn’t be a problem.

It’s just unknown if, were there ten more, the Celestial Mechanism Valley could withstand such havoc.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard a faint voice.

Because the surroundings were so quiet, the voice seemed rather clear:

“There…are no more…”

Chu Qing turned his head; the speaker was the Tomb King lying in the pit.

His mask had completely shattered, revealing an unremarkable face.

His body protection divine skill was scattered, and he was in a sorry state.

“Not dead yet?”

Chu Qing was somewhat surprised.

“Soon, soon.”

The Tomb King’s tone was still gentle; a smile even twitched at the corner of his lips:

“My remaining body here has been completely destroyed by that monk.

“Most of the disciples who should have been guarding my body…were poisoned by Yellow Springs Powder.

“The rest couldn’t withstand that old bald thief.

“You are the victor in today’s battle.”

Chu Qing was stunned. The Tomb King thought he would see joy on Chu Qing’s face, but instead, he found Chu Qing filled with anger:

“Why are they all gone? Who did it?”

Looking around, Wen Fusheng pointed at Not a Monk:

“Him!!”

Not a Monk froze:

“What?”

Chu Qing’s face was ashen. He called up the system to take a look, and his expression became even worse.

He saw that the reward interface still displayed the three treasure chests.

The reason why there wasn’t a fourth one was probably because the Tomb King in the pit wasn’t dead yet.

But the problem was…if that old monk hadn’t interfered, he should have been able to obtain more treasure chests.

Looking at the old monk again, killing intent flashed in Chu Qing’s eyes.

Not a Monk felt his heart tighten, not knowing how he had offended this young man.

He had clearly helped him eliminate his worries. Not thanking him was one thing, but why did he hate him?

Seeing this, the Tomb King, even though his body wouldn’t allow it, couldn’t help but crack a smile, making him look even more ghastly.

He forcefully took a breath and looked at Chu Qing:

“Next time we meet…let’s…have a good chat…”

With these words, his breath stopped!

Chu Qing frowned slightly, glanced at the system interface, and sure enough, another treasure chest appeared.

【Protective Treasure Chest】.

It should contain a protective divine skill or something like that, right?

He thought to himself, then glared at Not a Monk again, then looked at the few remaining Heavenly Evil Cult disciples in the Celestial Mechanism Valley:

“What are you all waiting for? Kill them all!”

As soon as he said this, everyone woke up from their daze.

Yes, what were they waiting for? Watching a show?

Immediately, they all attacked the Heavenly Evil Cult.

This time, the Heavenly Evil Cult disciples finally lost their composure. The Tomb King had already died three times at Chu Qing’s hands, and now there was no fourth one; Chu Qing also had free hands to kill…how could they resist?

With Chu Qing leading them, these people had even less chance of survival.

In the blink of an eye, these Heavenly Evil Cult disciples were wiped out.

When the last Heavenly Evil Cult disciple was punched into a spray of ice by Chu Qing, the battle in the Celestial Mechanism Valley finally came to an end.

Those still alive looked at each other in astonishment.

After this fierce battle, they didn’t know what to do.

The Heavenly Mechanism Tower was right in front of them, but the Celestial Mechanism Recluse’s treasures…were gone.

They had been dubious about what Wen Fusheng had said earlier, but now they believed it implicitly. But should they go to the Heavenly Mechanism Tower to take a look, to visit?

After all, it was an ancient site that had existed for hundreds of years.

Since they were already here, they couldn’t just leave without even taking a look, right?

But no one dared to act on their own.

Everyone subtly cast their gazes on Chu Qing, wanting to see if this invincible young expert would allow them to enter the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

Chu Qing noticed their gazes and was about to speak when he suddenly frowned.

He reached out and pressed on the ground, only to feel the ground trembling. The tremor started faintly, gradually spreading, like an earth dragon turning over, affecting a wide area.

At this moment, a figure darted out from the Heavenly Mechanism Tower, and Sun Xiaoxiang shouted:

“You, what did you do?

“The secret passage collapsed, the secret chamber caved in, almost trapping me inside…this place is going to collapse!

“Hurry up and leave?”

Someone surnamed You?

There were indeed a few people surnamed You among the crowd, but they looked innocent…Heaven knows, they were fighting the Heavenly Evil Cult outside; they hadn’t even touched the gate of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower, so how could they have moved anything?

However, Sun Xiaoxiang’s words were clearly just venting her anger; she didn’t give anyone a chance to answer before leaping towards the outside of the Celestial Mechanism Valley.

The tremors were becoming more and more obvious, and others also sensed something was wrong.

Chu Qing followed Sun Xiaoxiang’s gaze, his eyes narrowed slightly, then he flicked his sleeve:

“Go!!”

Without hesitation, everyone followed Chu Qing and ran wildly towards the outside of the Celestial Mechanism Valley.

They heard rumbling sounds behind them. Someone looked back in the midst of their escape and saw the Heavenly Mechanism Tower getting shorter and shorter, sinking underground.

The arched mountain walls around them also began to collapse, and even the ground where they were standing was torn with extremely ferocious cracks.

Cracks tore houses apart, and the Celestial Mechanism Valley gradually disintegrated.

Thanks to this, everyone didn’t need to pass through the formation; they leaped across. Although a few unlucky ones were injured by mechanisms triggered by the collapsing ground, the overall situation wasn’t bad.

In a moment, the group had already passed through the gate of the Celestial Mechanism Valley.

The tremors stopped, and everyone looked back to see that the entire Celestial Mechanism Valley had collapsed, with the gate as the boundary.

This scene made everyone present’s hearts pound.

Wen Fusheng frowned slightly, withdrew his gaze…his mood was somewhat complex, but it was alright.

His only need for the Celestial Mechanism Valley was the Earth Character Scroll.

He already knew that the Earth Character Scroll had been sent to Little Cold Valley, so the existence or non-existence of the Celestial Mechanism Valley was meaningless to him.

And through this battle, the Heavenly Mechanism Order and the Celestial Mechanism Valley’s conspiracy were exposed to many heroes of the martial world.

When these people spread the news, no one would plot against Luochenshan Villa because of the Heavenly Mechanism Order.

All crises were easily solved.

This was the best possible outcome.

Thinking of this, he looked at Chu Qing and softly said:

“Let’s go.”

Chu Qing nodded:

“Go!”

They returned the same way, still going through the Wen Family Forbidden Zone.

But when the group finally climbed the more than ten-zhang-high cliff edge and entered the cave, they found that there was no way forward.

“The tremors just now destroyed the mountain terrain, and the original path is gone…”

After this conclusion was reached, many martial arts experts present became restless.

They heard someone say:

“Villa Master Wen, this place is ultimately Tian Xing Mountain. Do you know any other paths?”

Wen Fusheng was speechless:

“If I knew, how could the Celestial Mechanism Valley have lasted until today?

“Tian Xing Mountain is so vast; could I possibly measure this mountain?”

“This…what should we do? Are we going to be trapped here?”

“Being trapped is fine, we’ll find a way out. I’m afraid that before we find a way out, we’ll starve to death.”

“It shouldn’t come to that…I remember that the news that came out about the Celestial Mechanism Valley said that there was more than one way to enter the Celestial Mechanism Valley…”

As he spoke, they saw Not a Monk, his belly bulging, walking out of the cave.

But now, the old monk’s face lacked compassion; it was full of gloom:

“Gone…all the paths are gone.

“The Celestial Mechanism Valley’s collapse must have been the work of the Celestial Mechanism Recluse.

“All thirteen paths have collapsed. This place has become a dead end, with no way in or out.”

After Not a Monk finished speaking, the scene became chaotic.

Someone cursed the Celestial Mechanism Recluse for being inhumane, saying that it was fine that he had plundered the world’s treasures in the past, but secretly setting up such a deadly trap to trap those who came to the Celestial Mechanism Valley was truly hateful.

Others blamed Wen Fusheng, saying that if he hadn’t brought out the Heavenly Mechanism Order and led them to the Celestial Mechanism Valley, they wouldn’t have been trapped here.

However, these words were inappropriate.

Before Wen Fusheng could speak, he was scolded back by several martial arts experts who couldn’t stand it.

Firstly, the news of the Heavenly Mechanism Order wasn’t spread by Wen Fusheng; they were uninvited guests.

Secondly, the reason they were here was that they forced Wen Fusheng to bring them here…Wen Fusheng had asked them whether they wanted to come or not before they came; now that they were in this predicament, how could they blame Villa Master Wen?

In a moment, the entire scene was chaotic.

Chu Qing leaned against the stone wall, Wenrou quietly sitting beside him.

Bian Cheng and Mo Duxing, one stroking his chin and the other with his arms crossed, watched these martial artists argue.

Hua Jinnian paced back and forth among the crowd, looking restless.

Zuo Wenchuan, who was slightly further away from them, looked calm, like a highly enlightened monk…

Making Chu Qing always admire his senior martial brother, Wu Qianhuan.

In the Celestial Mechanism Valley, he used the Great Sun Profound Art to chant Buddhist scriptures, countering the Tomb King’s Funeral Song. This act was like an ant trying to shake a tree, yet inexplicably heroic.

Now trapped in a desperate situation, he was still so calm and composed. His mentality had surpassed most people in the martial world.

Chu Qing withdrew his gaze from him and whispered to Wenrou:

“Do me a favor. Remember that old monk’s smell. When we get out, let’s secretly break his legs.”

Wenrou looked at Chu Qing in a puzzled manner, not knowing why he wanted to beat up the old monk.

However, she still nodded:

“Okay.”

Not a Monk, who was among the crowd, shivered inexplicably.

Without understanding, he heard Chu Qing say:

“Everyone, be quiet.”

If it were someone else, it would be difficult to silence them at this time.

But the speaker was Chu Qing…

Since the Martial Arts Competition for Marriage, the weight of this Third Young Master’s identity in the hearts of the people had grown increasingly higher.

First, he struck a person more than ten zhang away with a single palm strike, and then before Luochenshan Villa, he beheaded Ling Beichen with his sword.

Finally, in the Celestial Mechanism Valley, he killed three Tomb Kings.

The scene of him striking the Tomb King down from the high altitude was particularly shocking.

Now that Chu Qing spoke, everyone immediately shut their mouths.

They heard Chu Qing say:

“This mountain belly is hollow, with countless paths inside. Even the Celestial Mechanism Recluse may not be able to figure out each one.

“Since there are so many of us here, why don’t we just search upwards? Even if we can’t find a way out, as long as we can find a weak point in the mountain wall, with the strength of all of you, shouldn’t we be able to break through a passage?”

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

This wasn’t a good method, it was just a matter of luck…but now, even if it was a matter of luck, it was better than sitting here waiting to die.

Immediately, someone nodded:

“Good, I’m willing to search for a way out with Third Young Master.”

With someone agreeing, many followed suit.

Wen Fusheng looked at Chu Qing with a strange expression, knowing that Chu Qing had completely established his authority in this Celestial Mechanism Valley battle.

If Chu Qing could still lead these people to escape, his reputation would surely soar, and his future would be limitless.

Immediately, he smiled:

“Good, then let’s follow Third Young Master and find it!”

Now that Wen Fusheng had spoken, those who were still hesitant had nothing to hesitate about.

Immediately joining the ranks, a large group of people began to search along the mountain belly.

This search did show some results. The inside of the cave was extremely complex, with paths winding around, one connecting to another. The Celestial Mechanism Recluse had destroyed one place but could not destroy the entire mountain.

Among these experts today, there were those skilled in exploring dangerous situations, and their ability to judge the terrain and cave trends was even better than Chu Qing’s.

Combining their strengths, the group really did find a path leading upwards.

They walked for a couple of hours, and the few remaining torches had long been extinguished; now they relied on their keen hearing and eyesight to navigate.

But by now, there was no way forward.

In the dark and cramped environment, despair began to grow.

Even Chu Qing couldn’t help but frown…and at this moment, Wenrou suddenly said:

“Third Brother, I smell your scent.”

“My scent?”

Chu Qing was stunned. “I’m right beside you. Isn’t it natural that you smell my scent?”

“No…your scent is coming from above…”

She pointed to the top of their heads.

Chu Qing was stunned. Above was a large rock, and in front of them was an unfathomable cliff. Could there be a path in the unseen area?

He carefully observed and found a gap between the opposite mountain wall and the rock above. The angle was very tricky; not only was there no light now, but even in broad daylight, it would be extremely difficult to spot.

He immediately leaped up, stepped on the opposite mountain wall, his figure rising like blue smoke, passed through the gap, and after going up about a zhang, he reached another platform.

A faint light penetrated from the crack. Chu Qing’s heart was filled with joy. He stepped forward and raised his hand, delivering a palm strike!

Dragon-Shaped Qi burst forth!

Judging from the thickness of the mountain wall from this crack, logically, this palm strike shouldn’t be able to break it…

But unexpectedly, the Dragon-Shaped Qi pierced through, not only breaking through the mountain wall but also roaring outwards.

They heard the sound of rocks shattering, and the light suddenly brightened.

Chu Qing stepped out, looked around, and was stunned:

“So it’s here…”