Primordial Star Scripture

"First, I have to find the 'Warmsun Sand' in this initial segment of the path between life and death, the 'Desert of Death,' and then, with the help of the 'Warmsun Sand,' capture the 'Netherworld Ants' in the first treasure-hunting area?"

"The 'Red Sun Crystal' produced by the Netherworld Ants has bizarre effects on martial artists in the middle rotary pill stage for comprehending the great achievements of the five major void law principles?"

Ye Chen pondered upon the information from the Law-patterned Jade Token left by the Three-Eyed Skeleton.

Then, as if thinking of something, his heart stirred.

His Divine Sense instantly immersed into the Ice Snow Jade Pendant, reaching out to the nine great icy guardians within.

"Nine seniors, have you heard of 'Netherworld Ants' and 'Warmsun Sand'?"

Netherworld Ants?

Warmsun Sand?

Ever since Ye Chen had entered this first segment of the path between life and death, the nine great icy guardians had been vigilantly guarding against surrounding dangers on his behalf. Hearing Ye Chen's inquiry, they were slightly taken aback and began to furrow their brows in thought.

"Never heard of it."

"Prince Ye Chen, we have not heard of such items. Could they be unique to these thirty-three continents?"

One after another, the icy guardians shook their heads.

Just when Ye Chen thought these icy guardians from other continents of Star Continent might not know about these two items, Bing Shisan, one of the nine great icy guardians, seemed to recall something, and his eyes lit up: "Prince Ye Chen, I think I've heard of 'Netherworld Ants' and that 'Warmsun Sand.'

As soon as Bing Shisan spoke, not only Ye Chen but also the other eight icy guardians turned their attention to him.

Bing Shisan seemed to fall into reminiscence: "I remember after I arrived at the Savage Continent, I had slain a few martial artists of the Heavenly Saint stage. In the Divine Soul memories of one of them, there was mention of these two things."

"That warrior's memory mentioned that the 'Netherworld Ants' are a kind of strange Yin attribute spiritual insect, which especially enjoys devouring Yang attribute objects. That 'Warmsun Sand' is said to be an utmost Yang object. After being consumed by the 'Netherworld Ants,' the combination of Yin and Yang attributes, and the derivation of the five elements, could give birth to a bizarre substance that could greatly stimulate the origins of the five elements."

"That bizarre substance, it seems to be called 'Red Sun Crystal'... Yes, it's called 'Red Sun Crystal'!"

"Prince Ye Chen, these items were discovered by that warrior in an ancient text, but the 'Warmsun Sand' and 'Netherworld Ants' are said to be extremely rare; that warrior had never personally seen them..."

The memory of a late-stage Heavenly Saint powerhouse was incredibly powerful. As soon as Bing Shisan accessed those past memories, he immediately brought them all out and relayed them to Ye Chen.

Hearing Bing Shisan's words, Ye Chen nodded, said a few smiling words to the nine icy guardians, and then his Divine Sense exited the Ice Snow Jade Pendant.

"So there really are 'Warmsun Sand' and 'Netherworld Ants'? The Three-Eyed Skeleton really was helping me and not deceiving me?"

This time, Ye Chen reviewed the information in the Law-patterned Jade Token given by the Three-Eyed Skeleton even more earnestly and then committed the details about the 'Warmsun Sand' and 'Netherworld Ants' deep into his mind.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Since that's the case, besides just getting through this first segment of the path between life and death, it seems necessary to search for the 'Warmsun Sand!'"

"The Three-Eyed Skeleton said that somewhere in the east of this first segment of the path between life and death, he had once come across Warmsun Sand, but because he was pressed for time, he only took part of it and did not fully excavate the Warmsun Sand."

"Let's go and check that place out! From my current location to that spot and then moving east for a while, I should be able to leave this first segment of the path between life and death!"

Ye Chen looked at the blazing sun in the sky, the Treasure Cave Key in his hand also flashing with directional guidance. After identifying the bearings, Ye Chen proceeded to travel forth.

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The first segment of the path between life and death, the Desert of Death, is an endless golden yellow sand desert.

Although there is a no-flight restriction in this area, which means flying is banned, there is no interference with the coverage of Divine Sense.

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After cultivating to the middle rotary pill stage, Ye Chen's range of Divine Sense coverage had expanded to a radius of a hundred miles.

This checkpoint of the path between life and death is so dangerous that one could easily perish within it, with the tablet at the entrance even mentioning a ninety percent chance of death, so of course, Ye Chen had to be extremely cautious.

As he journeyed, Ye Chen had already extended his Divine Sense to survey the area within a hundred miles. After ensuring there were no issues, he used "Void Instantaneous Change" to instantly shift to the midpoint of the hundred-mile area. Then he continued to explore further ahead, instantly moving and progressing forward.

Even without the ability to fly, with the help of "Void Instantaneous Change," Ye Chen could still advance very quickly.

If not for the fact that scanning for safety took time, the continuous use of Void Instantaneous Change would hardly have been slower than flying.

The only disadvantage for Ye Chen was that using Divine Sense for exploration and Void Instantaneous Change consumed a considerable amount of Divine Soul power.

Though Ye Chen's Divine Soul had undergone two fusions and training in a specific Divine Soul Secret Art, making it much stronger than an average practitioner at the middle rotary pill stage, he still needed to rest after scouting about a thousand miles to recover his Divine Soul power before he could continue on his way.

With a stop-and-go pace, Ye Chen estimated that it would take roughly one day to reach the area pointed out by the Three-Eyed Skeleton that might contain the "Warmsun Sand," and about a day and a half to walk out of this first segment of the path between life and death.

After walking for six hours in the Desert of Death and covering a great distance without encountering any deadly dangers in the grand desert, Ye Chen's sense of unease only heightened, keeping him extraordinarily focused.

Ye Chen knew that since this was the life-and-death trial, it couldn't possibly be safe. The quieter it was, the more unusual it meant it was.

Luckily, Ye Chen was highly focused; he didn't rush forward in this Desert of Death but maintained high alert at all times.

At a certain moment, after more than seven hours of walking, just as Ye Chen instantaneously moved into a sand dune and his Divine Sense detected no danger, a sudden and inexplicable threat of death overwhelmed him.

Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat!

As he had just looked around, he shockingly saw three incredibly fast streaks of light that in the blink of an eye reached right in front of him.

In practically no time for Ye Chen to react, the streaks directly targeted his head, chest, and core vital areas!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Then, three muffled sounds followed, and the three fast streaks of light were deflected by an unknown force from Ye Chen's body, allowing Ye Chen to clearly see what they were.

These three streaks of light turned out to be three golden scorpions, the same color as the glittering sands of the Desert of Death he was traveling through!

The three golden scorpions were only the length of a palm, yet the power they had unleashed in an instant was on par with a late-stage Heavenly Saint!

Even more bizarrely, they were able to evade Ye Chen's Divine Sense detection, and even the vigilance of the nine great ice guardians around him, instantly launching an attack on Ye Chen.

If not for the defensive artifact "Purple Mist True Garment" on Ye Chen, which had blocked the attack of the three golden scorpions just in time, their sudden ambush could have severely wounded Ye Chen in an instant!

Desert of Death!

Death's menace!

Just moments ago, Ye Chen nearly succumbed to this deadly menace with a single blow!

When he saw the three golden scorpions reveal themselves, Ye Chen too was greatly shocked.

The Divine Heritage Cave with a ninety percent chance of fatality had shown its first danger on this initial leg of the life-and-death path, making Ye Chen realize the ninety percent fatality rate was no exaggeration.

The three golden scorpions were too odd, able to evade detection, possessing such rapid speed and formidable attack power!

While Ye Chen's heart was still in shock, the three golden scorpions that had been repelled flashed once again and disappeared.

With his Divine Sense exploration, Ye Chen couldn't determine where these golden scorpions had hidden.

At the next moment, countless streaks of light burst forth, with over a hundred golden scorpion lights flying toward Ye Chen to attack once more.

Although Ye Chen had some doubts the initial three golden scorpions would lurk for a while before attacking again,

he didn't relax his vigilance at all, but was even more cautious about their potential second consecutive assault.

The instant the hundred-plus golden scorpions shot out, Ye Chen's large hand suddenly grabbed, and the Three Hundred and Seventy-Two Five Apertures Rotating Pills of mid-stage Rotating Pill manifested from within his core explosively, unleashing peerless, fire-based Divine Art "Heaven-Devouring True Fire" that rolled out instantly into a fiery dragon, engulfing the sky filled with lights of golden scorpions.

At the same time, Ye Chen's lifebound flying sword "Crimson Fire" burst out from within the Void Heaven Sword Embryo, with its fiery red sword glow flashing, also plunging into the horde of golden scorpions.

On another front, with a wave of his large hand, Ye Chen's ice-sealed physique infused with the basic 810 moves, while the Purple Mist True Garment protected his entire body, guarding against any sudden sneak attacks from the golden scorpions.

After stepping into the mid-stage Rotating Pill, Ye Chen's mastery of the five great Void Heavens laws had greatly increased, enhancing his five great Divine Arts qualitatively.

The current Ye Chen, with his true combat prowess, could even stand a fight against late-stage Heavenly Saint powerhouses!

With all his methods deployed, more than thirty of the hundred-plus golden scorpions were immediately burned by the true fire or cut down by the sword.

Only then did the remaining golden scorpions realize they couldn't kill Ye Chen anymore and, with a "swoosh, swoosh, swoosh" of flashing lights, they finally disappeared.

After witnessing the golden scorpions vanish completely, Ye Chen took a deep breath, reinvigorated his True Qi, and then resumed his journey.

What Ye Chen didn't know was that at the same time he encountered the high-speed assault of the Desert of Death's golden scorpions, in other realms, be it sooner or later, similar deadly threats were unfolding.

In another realm thousands of miles from Ye Chen, the first one to enter the first leg of the Divine Heritage Cave's life-and-death path, a late-stage Heavenly Saint with white eyebrows called Heavenly Saint Xuanyou, was wiping sweat from his forehead while looking at the corpses of three golden scorpions before him: "I had heard that since the location of the Divine Heritage Cave had shifted, the danger had increased significantly, but I didn't expect this first leg of the life-and-death path to be so terrifying!"

"If it weren't for my 'Spirit Trembling Talisman' that fended off the sneak attack of these three scorpions, I might have been injured before I could react. Fortunately, I managed to kill them."

"I have no clue what kind of strange species these scorpions are that could even evade my detection."

The white-eyebrowed Heavenly Saint Xuanyou curled his Divine Qi, sweeping the corpses of the three golden scorpions into his palm to examine them.

While he was observing, the next moment, hundreds of lights suddenly flashed into motion. He had just managed to raise his gaze from the scorpion corpses in his hand when he was completely swarmed by the scintillating golden lights.

Then, an extremely horrifying scream pierced the air, and as the swarm of golden scorpions dispersed in all directions, the white-eyebrowed elder had completely vanished, not even leaving a corpse behind!

The desert where he was located once again became quiet and tranquil.