System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

139: Attacked on the way back, the compass begins to appearLeaving the Star Shattering Ravine, Ye Chen did not return by the same route, choosing instead a more secluded path that bypassed the outer perimeter of the Meteorite Mountain Range. He knew well that the Dark Hall would not let this matter rest, so he had to erase his tracks as much as possible.

The incomplete chaos monitoring compass in his hand, though not fully repaired, was already beginning to show its supernatural properties. It was no longer cold and lifeless, but instead resonated faintly with Ye Chen’s chaos primordial fetus, emitting a warm, lustrous glow. The slowly rotating Chaos Vortex at the center of the compass seemed capable of absorbing the brilliance of the stars, causing the ancient patterns of the sun, moon, and stars on its surface to emit an extremely faint starlight at night.

Following the ”Elementary Star Sensing Method” instilled by the starship wreckage, Ye Chen attempted to activate the compass. As his Divine Sense sank into it, he felt as if he were suspended in the boundless starry sky, able to vaguely sense his approximate location, as well as spots within a hundred miles containing special stellar energy or spatial fluctuations. This function seemed simple, but in the treacherous Meteorite Mountain Range, it was akin to gaining a pair of eyes that could foresee dangers.

As he traveled, he familiarized himself with the various wondrous uses of the compass while consolidating his cultivation at the Earth Fiend Realm Third Layer Peak. Although his newly comprehended ”Judgment Sword Intent” was still only in its nascent stage, it had already greatly increased the power of his guixu sword. The Sword Intent carried an inherent, awe-inspiring righteousness that possessed a powerful suppressive effect on the Demonic Path.

Five days later, he was approaching the edge of the Meteorite Mountain Range. By his estimation, with two more days of travel, he would be able to completely leave this dangerous area.

However, just as he was passing through an area filled with strange, crimson rocks and scorching, volatile Spiritual Qi, the chaos monitoring compass in his chest suddenly transmitted an extremely faint, yet warning-laden vibration! The rotation speed of the Chaos Vortex at the center of the compass suddenly accelerated slightly!

”Something’s wrong!” Ye Chen became alert instantly, immediately stopping his footsteps. He reined in all his aura and hid behind a massive crimson rock. His Divine Sense, combined with the compass’s sensing ability, spread forward like mercury spilling onto the ground.

A few miles ahead lay a relatively open valley. A fierce chase was unfolding within it!

The ones being chased were none other than the Azure Wood Sect Disciples he had met once before—Lin Waner! But at this moment, only the Senior Brother at the Earth Fiend Realm Second Layer remained by her side. Both were in tattered clothes, covered in wounds, their auras weak, as they desperately urged a green-leaf-shaped flying Magical Artifact to flee in a panic at a low altitude.

Chasing them were five Dark Hall Cultists dressed in black robes, their cuffs embroidered with twisted crescent moon marks! The leader, whose aura was cold and sinister and whose cultivation was at the Earth Fiend Realm Fourth Level, was the very same deacon who had been scared off by Ye Chen outside the Star Shattering Ravine! He now wore a cruel smile like a cat playing with a mouse, following unhurriedly behind, occasionally waving a malicious strand of Demonic Astral Power, forcing Lin Waner and her companion to dodge in a disheveled state, yet he did not deliver a killing blow immediately, evidently toying with them.

”Heh, little beauty from the Azure Wood Sect, and that piece of trash! Run! Keep running!” the deacon laughed hoarsely. ”Hand over that ’Red Flame Iron Bone Flower’ you have, and obediently tell us where that meddlesome brat from before went, and perhaps if I’m in a good mood, I can give you a quick death!”

Lin Waner gritted her teeth, her delicate face filled with stubbornness and despair: ”Dream on! Even if we die, we will not hand the item over to you Demonic Path evil-doers! And we will never betray our benefactor!”

The Senior Brother glared furiously as well, and although his injuries were not light, he still shielded Lin Waner behind him.