Chapter 687: The Jade Slip is the Key

To find the God-Slaying Chariots, one still needed the Jade Slip refined by the Elder Tianbao with his Origin Immortal Qi before his death, which was the golden iron piece in the original plot.

The Jade Slip recorded the precise location of Elder Tianbao’s Immortal Cave, the control incantations for the God-Slaying Chariots, the soul-suppressing techniques for the beasts, as well as the Origins of the God-Slaying Chariots and the secrets of the three chariots.

“Elder Tianbao?” Qing Shuang couldn’t help but be slightly surprised when she heard Yu Xian mention Elder Tianbao.

“Yes, Elder Tianbao.” Yu Xian nodded with certainty.

“Elder Tianbao was a top-tier Artifact Refining Great Master of our Immortal Realm, whose lifelong pursuit was to create the strongest Magic Treasure.

After Elder Tianbao’s Ascension to the Immortal Realm, he gave up conventional Cultivation and devoted himself entirely to Artifact Refining. He searched everywhere for Immortal Materials, studied Restrictions and beast soul techniques, with the goal of creating ultimate killing weapons that surpassed the control of an Immortal. His lifelong masterpieces were the three God-Slaying Chariots.

The God-Slaying Chariots were refined using Immortal gold, ancient beast souls, and top-tier Restrictions over a vast amount of time. Each chariot sealed the soul of a high-rank Immortal Beast, making them the strongest war Immortal Treasures in the Rain Immortal Realm.

The first chariot Seals the soul of a Fei beast, specializing in corrosion, demonic sounds, and devouring; it can be driven at the Soul Transformation Stage.

The second chariot Seals the soul of a Silver-Horned Thunder Beast, controlling lightning; its power can be fully unleashed at the Infant Transformation Stage.

The third chariot Seals the soul of a Seven-Colored Butterfly, controlling the rules of time; its full eruption can threaten an Immortal Emperor.

You want those three?” Qing Shuang introduced Elder Tianbao and his God-Slaying Chariots in detail.

“Yes, these three God-Slaying Chariots each have their own unique uses. They happen to be perfect for the children to use for self-defense later, giving them a bit more security when they travel outside in the future.” Yu Xian nodded.

“Alright, I know where Elder Tianbao’s Immortal Cave is. I’ll take you there.” Since Yu Xian wanted them, she would accompany him.

Yu Xian, however, shook his head. “When the Immortal Realm was shattered by a single palm strike from the Outer Realm, Elder Tianbao was out collecting Materials and was heavily injured by the aftershocks. He held on until he reached the Immortal Beast Manor to pass away, where he refined a Jade Slip with his Origin Immortal Qi. Only with that Jade Slip can we find out how to use the God-Slaying Chariots.”

Hearing this, Qing Shuang was slightly stunned. Why did Yu Xian know so much? One must know that Yu Xian had only been practicing for ten years, while the destruction of the Immortal Realm happened ten thousand years ago!

Qing Shuang realized that Yu Xian was very mysterious, but she did not press him. Everyone has their own secrets, and she believed Yu Xian would not harm her.

“Then we need to find that Jade Slip first?” Qing Shuang asked, her gaze carrying a hint of inquiry.

“Correct, the Jade Slip is the key. Now the key is to find the Immortal Beast Manor; the Jade Slip is there.” Yu Xian nodded.

“In that case, let’s head to the Immortal Beast Manor first.” As soon as Qing Shuang finished speaking, she was the first to fly out, clearly leading the way for Yu Xian and Qing He.

The Immortal Realm was her territory; with a single thought, she knew where the current Immortal Beast Manor was located.

Seeing this, Yu Xian quickly brought Qing He and caught up.

Soon, the three arrived outside a high-temperature Immortal Realm fragment. The sky was a murky reddish-yellow, with no sun or moon in sight. The ground was covered in rolling dark-red lava, with jagged, charred volcanic rocks exposed. The air was so hot it distorted one’s vision, and on the southeast side, there was a massive crater-like main entrance cave. The surface Immortal Qi was dense but extremely unstable, accompanied by the rumbling sound of lava eruptions.

“It’s here.” Yu Xian answered with certainty.

Qing Shuang nodded. “Let’s go in.”

The three easily entered the Immortal Cave. Inside was a dense, crisscrossing network of caves like a honeycomb, with countless entrances and forks of various sizes. The stone walls were blackened by the lava smoke, and some passages had Dark Rivers of lava flowing through them, with steam rising.

With the appearance of the group, golden Immortal Grains swarmed out, attacking the three.

Seeing these Immortal Grains, Yu Xian’s eyes lit up. He immediately acted, using a gentle burst of Immortal Qi to wrap up those golden Immortal Grains, packing them and throwing them into the System Space.

Leaving these things here would be a waste. But they could be given to the Divine Condor, the Fire Kirin, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and of course, Xiao Bai, Xiao Liu, and San Wei.

Yu Xian collected them all along the way. Qing Shuang and Qing He knew Yu Xian’s purpose and did not stop him.

Going further in, larger grottoes and stone chambers appeared. In the center was white Immortal-Gathering Jade, as well as a dragon-shaped black King of Immortal Grains.

What was there to wait for? Take it all!

Pity the King of Immortal Grains, which had the power of the Soul Transformation Great Perfection stage and possessed intelligence. However, facing Yu Xian at the Glimpse of Rebirth Stage and Qing Shuang at the Sui Nie Stage, it could only obediently submit and be taken away by Yu Xian.

After collecting the Immortal Grains, the group finally arrived at a relatively orderly stone main chamber. In the center of the main chamber was a pitch-black Immortal skeleton, which should be the remains of Elder Tianbao.

A golden iron piece was embedded in the chest of the remains, and the hand bones held an ancient, rusty sword. Beside the skeleton lay a large pile of high-grade immortal jade and Immortal Beast food. On the ground were dried black marks, remnants of the parasitism of Immortal Grains and past battles.

Encountering the remains of an old acquaintance, Qing Shuang could only let out a soft sigh. Her gaze fell on the golden iron piece on the skeleton’s chest; that was exactly the Jade Slip they were looking for on this trip.

She reached out, her fingertips swirling with soft Immortal Qi, and carefully removed the iron piece from the skeleton, avoiding any damage to the remains.

The iron piece felt slightly heavy in her hand, its surface carved with fine patterns and faintly emitting weak fluctuations of Immortal Qi. It was clearly ancient yet still well-preserved.

Qing Shuang scanned it with her Divine Thought; the Jade Slip indeed recorded the location of the God-Slaying Chariot cave and the control incantations. She then handed the Jade Slip to Yu Xian and finally said, “Let’s go.”

Yu Xian knew Qing Shuang’s mood was poor; presumably, the remains of Elder Tianbao reminded her of the past.

Yu Xian did not comfort her immediately. Instead, after putting away the Jade Slip, the immortal jade and grains in the cave, and Tian Bao’s belongings, he took Qing Shuang’s left hand, offering silent comfort.

Qing Shuang understood Yu Xian’s meaning and forced a smile for him. “Let’s go.”

Yu Xian nodded, then took Qing He’s other hand. The three turned into a shooting star, heading towards Elder Tianbao’s Immortal Cave.

Elder Tianbao’s Immortal Cave was in a hidden spot beneath the Tiger Mountain fragment of the Rain Immortal Realm, not easily found by ordinary Cultivators. On the surface, the cave only had nine stone chambers, which had long been looted by predecessors. The true core was the tenth underground secret room, which required the golden iron piece as a lead to trigger the Restriction, after which the floor would sink to allow entry.

In the secret room, the three God-Slaying Chariots were sealed by soul-locking iron chains, each guarded by a powerful beast soul inside.

“These are the God-Slaying Chariots? How majestic!” Qing He couldn’t help but reach out to touch the cold, lustrous body of the chariot. Just as her fingertips were about to touch it, she was repelled by an invisible barrier. The beast soul mark on the chariot suddenly lit up, and a low roar faintly echoed, as if warning outsiders not to approach.

Qing He was startled and quickly withdrew her hand, sticking out her tongue as she looked at Yu Xian. “Husband, this chariot even ‘bites’.”

Yu Xian took a step forward and carefully observed the God-Slaying Chariots. The three chariots had different designs: the first was pitch black, with a ferocious Fei beast head carved on the shaft, its eyes flickering with ghostly green light. The second was a dazzling silver-white, its body wrapped in fine thunder patterns, with faint electrical sparks crackling. The third was covered in seven-colored scales, flowing with a dreamlike luster in the dim secret room; it was the one sealing the Seven-Colored Butterfly soul.

Yu Xian did not hesitate. Using the control methods in the Jade Slip, he easily collected the three God-Slaying Chariots.

“Done! We can go now!” Yu Xian clapped his hands in satisfaction.