Chapter 48: The Great Luo Heavenly Book

  Yan Ziyun looked at the scene in front of her, feeling extremely unbelievable. Why would Yue Jia Dou Ling Xuan attack his own master, Yue Xiong? Yet she herself had mysteriously died!

  In her mind, she recalled the details of what had just happened, and Yan Ziyun looked at Xuan Yuan in surprise, her heart skipping a beat:

  "Was all of this already within Xuan Yuan's expectations? Is he still going to use his legendary divine manipulation? How is that possible? What's going on here?"

  Xuanyuan also seemed to have sensed Yan Ziyun's thoughts, but he didn't say much. From the greedy old man's words, the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better. Those who knew would only bring harm to them, not benefits.

  Xuan Yuan smiled and walked forward, searching the bodies of Yue Xiong and the other three Dou Ling. He found nearly 20,000 Dou Ling coins on them, which he directly stored in his own Dou Ring. Then, with a swift motion, he also snatched away Yue Xiong's Dou Ring.

  "Let's go, Ziyun." After doing all this, Xuan Yuan directly walked towards the center of Shicun.

  Yan Ziyun knew that if Xuan Yuan wanted to say something, he would say it. She didn't ask much and nodded, following closely behind Xuan Yuan.

  All along the way, the scattered bodies of villagers from Shi Village were lying horizontally and vertically, with a miserable appearance, obviously facing extreme fear before death.

  The deeper they went into the center of Ishi Village, the more dead people there were. When they reached the square, they saw the densely packed bodies of the villagers of Ishi Village, with their heads and limbs torn apart, a gruesome sight that was unbearable to look at.

  Xuanyuan's heart was filled with rage, but Mo Xiong and his group had already been killed by him. Was he supposed to slaughter the entire Mo family in Mo Huang City? That would be utterly meaningless!

  Injustice has its source, debt has its owner, Xuan Yuan is not that kind of person who would implicate the whole family.

  Gu Xing gently put the stone down from Yu's head, Yan Ziyun held Liu Piaoxue's body and placed them together.

  "Rest in peace, Ye Da brothers and Fei Xue sisters. We've done what we had to do, and avenged our grievances. If I hadn't insisted on killing Yue Jue, you wouldn't have been dragged into this too. I owe you all so much."

  Xuanyuan's expression was sorrowful, no matter what, so many people died, and he couldn't escape the relationship with himself.

  "Xuanyuan, don't blame yourself. No one expected that Yuexing would have the audacity to do something like this under my nose in the Moon Flower Gate. I will deal with this matter properly when we return to the Moon Flower Gate." Yan Ziyun saw the scene and was not much better off than Xuanyuan, but she continued to comfort him.

  "No matter what, these people are dead because of me. After death, they will rest in peace." As soon as Xuanyuan's voice fell, a deep pit was dug on the empty ground in the square, Yan Ziyun also helped, and Gu Xing used his sharp claws to dig.

  The soil soaked in blood emitted a strong bloody smell, Xuan Yuan's heart felt uncomfortable.

  "If there's a grudge, I'll settle it personally; absolutely cannot let others get involved, otherwise, it will only drag them down!"

  It took half a day to gather the bodies of the dead villagers from all over Shitou Village and bury them in individual graves.

  Every tomb had a stone on top of it. Xuan Yuan didn't know their names, they were just symbols.

  Just as I finished doing all this, the sky had already started to darken.

  Xuanyuan finally took the stone from Yu's head and placed it in Liu Piaoxiu's arms, burying them together. Along with Yan Ziyun, they gazed at each other for a moment before Xuanyuan softly said:

  "Let's go, we've done what we should have done, and that's all that matters."

  Yan Ziyun nodded and jumped onto Gu Xing's body with Xuan Yuan, leaving directly.

  Just then, a shadow suddenly appeared from mid-air and a voice rang out:

  "Wait a minute."

  Xuanyuan and Yan Ziyun's body hair stood on end, they turned their heads back to see a pale-faced old man appearing in the place where they were just standing.

  "This is Shi Cun's Shi Long Bo!" Yan Ziyun had been to Shi Cun before, and Shi Congyu and Liu Piaoxue would often return to Shi Cun together. Yan Ziyun would also be with them, so she was more or less familiar with the villagers.

  "Yan Niang...". Shi Long coughed out a few mouthfuls of blood, his turbid eyes filled with tears, and said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you all, you have a kind heart."

  Xuanyuan hastily jumped down from Guxing's body and supported Shi Long, who was already stumbling, saying:

  "Old man, are you okay?!"

  Shi Long looked at Xuan Yuan and said slowly:

  "Your name is Xuan Yuan, right?"

  Xuanyuan paused for a moment, nodded his head, and after Shi Long's mournful smile, his face returned to calmness. A kind of great sorrow had passed, and he showed a dead-hearted expression, as still as water:

  "It's no wonder you're like this. I overheard your conversation earlier. The truth is, Tsukino is after the one and only Shisei-jutsu that has been passed down in my village!"

  Shaman? Xuan Yuan furrowed his brow, suddenly remembering a profession in this world:

  "Gambling master!"

  Even Yan Ziyun felt extremely surprised, the stone technique of the gambler, is not something that ordinary people can possess, even the people of Yuehua Gate cannot possess it, unexpectedly Shicun actually has it.

  "It all started from the story passed down through generations in my Stone Village. In those days, a legendary gambler came to our village and settled down. At that time, Stone Village was a mining area, and he made it his home. Later on, a mysterious landslide occurred, but this gambler used his divine skills to rescue all the villagers, becoming a great benefactor of our village. Before long, he left behind a book on stone techniques, which would allow future generations with good aptitude in Stone Village to practice the technique and ensure the village's safety."

  "This legend has been passed down, and all the villagers know that there is such a story, but no one knows whether it is true or false. Only the village head of each generation can inherit this stone technique, and each generation will select a person with good qualifications to practice the stone technique. Now that the Stone Village has fallen into my hands, this stone technique has lost all meaning for me. I am already a lone candle in the wind, and I cannot let the inheritance of this stone technique be cut off in my hands, so I can only pass it on to you."

  A gleam of light emanated from Shi Long's eyes, and he looked at Xuan Yuan with his gaze. Absolutely no mistake, Xuan Yuan was absolutely able to cultivate the Stone Technique.

  Shi Long said, while taking out an ancient book from his bosom. The book was made entirely of a material similar to brass pages, carved and crafted, never decaying. On the cover of this ancient book were engraved four large characters: "The Great Luo Heavenly Book".

  As soon as he saw this "Dalu Tian Shu", the greedy old man who was hiding in the mysterious dagger suddenly roared:

  "It's actually the 'Dalu Heavenly Book' and it's even the real thing! Oh my god, this is the Dalu Immortal Emperor's lifetime understanding of stone techniques! I remember now, the village where Shi Village was located before was a Primordial Ancient Mine! Primordial Ancient Mine! The primordial energy contained within is extremely dense, and the villagers who grew up beside it were all strong and healthy, with long lifespans, and had an enormous advantage from birth."

  "In the primordial ancient mine, there are endless dangers and strange rocks. The villagers living in the primordial ancient mine make a living by mining, but they cannot delve deeper into it. They revere the unknown existence within the primordial ancient mine as the Primordial Spirit, praying for its protection. However, the Great Luo Emperor discovered the mystery of this ancient mine and investigated it, but for some reason, it triggered the destruction of the entire primordial ancient mine, flattening a massive mountain range and causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to disappear, turning it into a wasteland. It seems that the Great Luo Emperor left behind the 'Great Luo Heavenly Book' as compensation..."