The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1643 1643: Just You?

Bai Xue did indeed make a valid point.

Not all humans are active; if some chaotic supreme-level experts wish to remain hidden, even those heavenly venerates of the human clan would find them hard to detect.

However, whether this Three Mountains Secret Realm was established by a human Chaos Supreme does not concern Jing Yan much. Although the Nine Great Laws here are complete, they offer minimal assistance to a strong expert like Jing Yan.

Jing Yan entered the Three Mountains Secret Realm this time to find his enemy Zhongli and understand the grievances between them. With Zhongli alive, Jing Yan feels uneasy; while he himself does not fear Zhongli, he still has relatives to worry about.

"We will find Zhongli first, and after dealing with him, we'll leave this Three Mountains Secret Realm," Jing Yan said to Bai Xue.

"Alright," Bai Xue responded.

Jing Yan spread his divine thought, searching the Three Mountains Secret Realm.

Here, divine thought is somewhat hindered, but Jing Yan's divine soul is immensely powerful, allowing it to forcibly penetrate the obstructions.

Bai Xue also assisted; she is a true chaotic supreme-level expert, and naturally possesses an extremely strong divine soul.

As for Mo Ku, although he is also at the chaotic supreme level, the Sky Demon Clan is not adept at laws, making it equally challenging for him to search for someone inside the secret realm.

The trio slowly progressed inside the Three Mountains Secret Realm.

In the process of searching for Zhongli, Jing Yan also saw several human martial artists entering the Three Mountains Secret Realm, all of whom were at the God Lord level.

Among them, one was trapped within a flame array formation, facing considerable danger, and Jing Yan helped save him along the way.

The martial artist who was rescued did not even see Jing Yan and the others face-to-face. However, he was aware that someone powerful had helped him; otherwise, he could not have escaped.

"Could it be that our human clan's Lord Heavenly Venerate saved me?" the martial artist muttered.

As for the other few martial artists, some found themselves in rather awkward situations, but Jing Yan did not intervene. They encountered some minor dangers, which were precisely opportunities to temper themselves. Therefore, Jing Yan would not deliberately assist those martial artists who only fell into small dangers.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, over ten days had gone by.

"Hmm?" On this day, Jing Yan's eyes slightly narrowed.

A figure clearly appeared within the coverage of his divine thought.

"Zhongli!" Jing Yan instantly recognized the figure.

At this time, Zhongli was seated cross-legged on a large stone platform, surrounded by misty fog.

Zhongli was indeed trapped within a maze array. He had remained there for over ten thousand years without finding a way out. However, Zhongli was patient, for such a duration was not long for a Divine Sovereign like him.

"Jing Yan, did you find Zhongli?" Bai Xue, hearing the soft murmur of Jing Yan, looked at him and asked.

"Yes, found him, just three thousand miles ahead. Let's go," Jing Yan said, with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

The three of them swiftly flew towards Zhongli's location.

"This should be a maze array!" Bai Xue remarked as she observed the big white fog array ahead.

"Indeed, it's a maze array and quite advanced. Even a Heavenly Venerate trapped here would take some time to break it," Jing Yan commented.

"Shall we dismantle the array first?" Bai Xue suggested.

"I can handle it. I've already found the array eye; as long as I destroy it, this maze array will naturally cease to function, without needing to brute force the entire formation," Jing Yan said, stopping Bai Xue, who intended to break the array.

Jing Yan, as a Holy Array Master, found dismantling such a maze array not a difficult task.

Inside the array, Zhongli was still unaware of Jing Yan's presence outside and continued to cultivate with his eyes closed.

"Hmm?"

A moment later, Zhongli opened his eyes. He sensed the power of the array around him was rapidly weakening.

This was abnormal.

In over ten thousand years of being trapped here, he had never encountered such a phenomenon. Moreover, the degree to which the power of the array weakened was significant and continuous.

As Zhongli opened his eyes, the fog around him dissipated considerably. He could see further with his naked eyes.

"What's happening?"

"Could this array have ceased to operate?" Zhongli was at first startled, then overjoyed.

If the array ceased to function, he could escape.

At this moment, three figures entered Zhongli's field of vision. Zhongli saw three individuals walking towards him, initially blurry but becoming clearer.

Zhongli's heart tightened, and he hurriedly stood up.

Inside the Three Mountains Secret Realm, although most entrants are human martial artists, there are exceptions, and one might encounter strong individuals of other clans. Furthermore, conflicts might occur even among humans.

"Mr. Zhong, long time no see."

Jing Yan spoke up.

Back in the low-class world, Jing Yan addressed Zhongli as Mr. Zhong, and he still does. Although the Zhongli in the low-class world was merely an avatar, it carried the Divine Soul Imprint of Zhongli, and apart from a vast difference in strength, it was much like Zhongli's main body.

When Zhongli heard Jing Yan's voice, it felt familiar. He scrutinized until Jing Yan's face became clear.

"Jing Yan?" Zhongli uttered in a low gasp.

He never expected to see Jing Yan here.

Yet, before him was indeed Jing Yan—there was no mistaking it.

"Yes, it's me!" Jing Yan smiled.

"Mr. Zhong, surprised?" Jing Yan's gaze bore a coldness.

"Surprised! Very surprised! Jing Yan, I never thought that after your ascension from the low-class world to the God Realm, you would grow so quickly. My dead master chose a good successor!" Zhongli gritted his teeth.

Zhongli's desire to kill Jing Yan had not diminished. Back in the low-class world, Jing Yan had ruined his major plans. If not for Jing Yan's interference, he might have already reached the God Emperor level.

Zhongli was extremely powerful among the Divine Sovereigns. His accomplishments in the Death Law were outstanding within the entire Seventh Divine Domain. When Jing Yan first arrived in the God Realm, Zhongli had sent subordinates to Luli Divine Domain to capture Jing Yan, only for Jing Yan to escape.

"Zhongli, I entered the Three Mountains Secret Realm this time to find you and kill you. Do you have any last words before you die?" Jing Yan said in an indifferent tone.

"Kill me? Just you?" Zhongli sneered.

He did not know about the events in Sky Creation City; otherwise, knowing Jing Yan's presence as a chaotic supreme-level existence, he would not utter 'just you'.

"Oh, perhaps I misspoke, you aren't alone but brought two helpers. However, excuse my bluntness, but both look quite unfamiliar to me," Zhongli continued, his gaze sweeping over Bai Xue and Mo Ku.