At the moment when they were enveloped by the aura of the King of Earth Fragrance Flowers, the movement of the Eight-Legged Giant Spider unexpectedly paused on its own.
In the instant that the Eight-Legged Giant Spider paused, Ye Chen's "Crimson Fire Flying Sword" had already flown in front of it.
Ye Chen's combat power, having undergone countless transformations, was already at a level where he could sweep through countless Half-Step Rotating Pills, and was comparable to the Rotating Pill level!
As the Eight-Legged Giant Spider lunged at Jiang Yao, Ye Chen, worried about Jiang Yao getting hurt, unleashed his strongest fighting power.
The flying sword aimed at the spider was infused with Ye Chen's overwhelmingly powerful early Spirit Sea Realm Gang Yuan True Qi, and even more so with his strongest sword intent—the Heavenly Gang Sword Intent.
This complete overlay caused the light bursting from the entire flying sword to be absolutely captivating!
The "Crimson Fire Flying Sword" truly moved like a clump of the brightest red flames, instantly sweeping across the body of the Eight-Legged Giant Spider.
Normally, Ye Chen would not fear the Eight-Legged Giant Spider in combat, let alone now that its combat strength was weakened by the King of Earth Fragrance Flowers, coupled with Ye Chen's full outburst.
Now, the giant spider, with depleted strength, could not withstand the sword technique unleashed by Ye Chen.
It was just a light slash of red flame, and the spider, which had reached the Rotating Pill level, was directly bisected at the waist, killed on the spot.
Instantly after, the Eight-Legged Giant Spider turned into a ray of light and vanished without a trace.
Seeing the Eight-Legged Giant Spider disappear, Ye Chen finally relaxed a bit. He began storing both the King of Earth Fragrance Flowers and the flying sword, and then turned to Jiang Yao to ask, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Jiang Yao gave Ye Chen a sweet smile.
Seeing Ye Chen's worried expression, Jiang Yao felt very warm inside.
Seeing that Jiang Yao was indeed alright, Ye Chen also let go of his worry. He looked at the cobweb seals on the nearby secret tunnel that had disappeared along with the killing of the giant spider and sighed slightly, "Looking at this, the spider had reached the Rotating Pill level, but luckily, it seems to be the weakest among those at the Rotating Pill level.
It was probably just a spider that had just reached the early stage of Rotating Pill, or else we would have had a tough time dealing with it."
A flicker of concern crossed Jiang Yao's beautiful eyes, "Indeed, the deeper we go, the more formidable the spiders become. The owner of the ancient tomb back then couldn't even complete this outer tunnel with the Heavenly Saint Realm. Ye Chen, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the Central Mansion."
After entering the Azure Blue Mansion, Jiang Yao felt that the weird summoning for her was deeper within the Azure Blue Mansion, in the Central Mansion, or even the inner chambers.
But now, with even the outer chambers being so difficult to get through, let alone the Central Mansion and the inner chambers.
Jiang Yao didn't know if she would be able to find that summoning thing, to see what it was that summoned her.
"Don't worry, let's just try our best to push forward. We still have a month's time—how far we can go, we'll just go," Ye Chen reassured Jiang Yao.
"Mm," Jiang Yao nodded.
Although there was something summoning her in the Azure Blue Mansion, she would not let Ye Chen face danger. If it became too difficult to advance later on, she would rather not go after that summoning thing.
Unbeknownst to them, just as the two delved deeper and after having slain the Eight-Legged Giant Spider, in the deepest chamber of the Azure Blue Mansion, a Phoenix Feather placed on a white jade platform was now vibrating even more violently, emitting an icy blue divine light.
"Let's go and see if there is anything in here."
With the guardian giant spider of this secret tunnel killed and the seals gone, Ye Chen and Jiang Yao naturally did not hesitate and went straight into the tunnel.
To their disappointment, this secret chamber was still empty!
Clearly, any treasures had already been taken by the owner of the ancient tomb thousands of years ago!
If it were anyone else, after killing a Demon King at the early Rotating Pill level and still coming up empty-handed, they would probably have lost the motivation to continue by now.
But Ye Chen and Jiang Yao simply exchanged a glance, sighed, and then hand in hand, they continued on.
The two went on to slay the spiders in the deeper tunnels and continued to investigate one tunnel after another.
Ten, twenty, thirty...
With the help of the King of Earth Fragrance Flowers, or Ye Chen striking, or Jiang Yao taking action, or the two of them joining forces, they entered more and more tunnels and killed more and more early Rotating Pill level spiders.
Finally, in one of the chambers, they discovered a treasure that had not been taken by the ancient tomb's master.
A Phoenix Hairpin that was also radiating an icy blue glow.
By that time, the two had far outdistanced everyone else in their progress through the tunnels—even Fairy Nishang, who was closest to them, lagged behind by hundreds of chambers!
Heartened by the discovery of a new treasure, they set out once again towards the tunnel ahead.
It was when they killed the fiftieth spider, which was on par with the early Rotating Pill level, and were nearly overpowered by the might of the spider, that suddenly, a boundless icy blue light burst forth from ahead.
Then, the space in the corridor seemed to collapse as a huge claw reached into the passage.
The two looked up at the massive claw above them and saw an enormous spider appear before them.
This spider was over a kilometer long, as if it existed within the passageway, yet the passageway couldn't possibly support such a massive creature. It seemed as though it was in another void, yet it appeared distinctly clear in front of Ye Chen and Jiang Yao.
And the aura of this kilometer-sized giant spider was so vast that it was unbelievable.
If the early-stage Rotating Pill level spider they faced before was manageable, the sudden appearance of this terrifying giant spider was another matter altogether. They couldn't even think of opposing it. Ye Chen and Jiang Yao even felt that a mere breath from this spider could kill them both instantly!
Ye Chen held Jiang Yao's hand tightly, his Heavenly Saint bracelet on his wrist already trembling.
If this terrifying giant spider showed the slightest movement, Ye Chen would activate the Heavenly Saint Law Chain and battle the spider!
As if sensing something, the terrifying spider glanced at Ye Chen's Heavenly Saint bracelet and then, to their astonishment, the spider actually spoke, "Eh, a Heavenly Saint Realm early-stage battle bracelet? Unexpectedly, you, a mere child at the Spirit Sea Realm, possess such a peculiar artifact."
Upon saying this, the giant spider took another look at Ye Chen, its enormous face seemingly revealing a hint of a smile, "There's no need to use your Heavenly Saint bracelet. Once, a Heavenly Saint at the early stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm tried to enter my 'Azure Blue Mansion' Central Mansion and was directly driven away by me. Your bracelet is no match for me!"
The words of this terrifying giant spider made both Ye Chen and Jiang Yao's hearts shudder simultaneously.
He had driven away an early-stage Heavenly Saint!
Could it be that the one driven away was the owner of the ancient tomb?
The two of them remembered that the owner of the ancient tomb had said he hadn't managed to break through the outer mansion and enter into the Azure Blue Mansion Central Mansion and inner mansion. Could it be because this giant spider had obstructed him?
To be able to stop an early-stage Heavenly Saint, could it be that this terrifying giant spider had reached the middle or even later stage power of the Heavenly Saint Realm?!
Why was it here, blocking their path? Could it be that it also intended to drive them away?
As Ye Chen and Jiang Yao held hands tightly, looking at the sky-descended terrifying giant spider, unsure of its intentions, the spider glanced at Ye Chen and then turned its enormous eyes toward Jiang Yao.
Then, something unexpected happened.
When facing Jiang Yao, the terrifying giant spider spoke with utmost respect, "May I ask how you are addressed?"
Jiang Yao did not expect the terrifying giant spider to speak to her in such a manner. The girl glanced at Ye Chen and saw the confusion in his eyes as well.
"My name is Jiang Yao," Jiang Yao said to the giant spider.
"Jiang Yao, the Jiang Clan." The giant spider nodded its huge head, "Do you know the origin of your surname?"
Jiang Yao shook her head.
Her name, which was given by her master Fairy Jia Luo when she found her, was seen next to her on a Command Token.
Apart from her name, Jiang Yao knew nothing about her origins.
Now, hearing this giant spider's inquiry, could it be that the spider knew of her ancestry?
At this thought, Jiang Yao's heart began to beat rapidly, and her hand holding Ye Chen's slightly sweated.
"Jiang Clan, Jiang Clan, I truly hope that you are of the Jiang Clan, yet I also hope you are not of that clan," the terrifying spider mumbled some words to itself that neither Ye Chen nor Jiang Yao could understand.
Seeing the puzzled expressions on their faces, the terrifying spider stopped muttering to itself. Looking at them, especially Jiang Yao, it said respectfully, "Let's go, 'Phoenix Spirit' has ordered me to take you to her. Once you meet her, if you truly are of the Jiang Clan, Phoenix Spirit will tell you everything."
"Phoenix Spirit?" Jiang Yao was stunned.
Could it be that within the Azure Blue Mansion, there existed a being more powerful than this terrifying giant spider that could command such a mighty creature?
To take her to meet her? Could this Phoenix Spirit be related to the entity summoning her?
Jiang Yao was filled with countless doubts.
Seeing the giant spider wanting to take only her, Jiang Yao held on to Ye Chen's hand and spoke to the spider, "Elder, is it possible to take Ye Chen along too?"
"Ye Chen?" The spider looked at Jiang Yao and then at Ye Chen, nodding its enormous head, "It is possible."
After finishing its words, before Ye Chen and Jiang Yao could react, the terrifying giant spider scooped them up in its vast claw, and they vanished from the passageway.
The entire passageway instantly returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.
But what others didn't know was that the whole Azure Blue Mansion, even the main hall of the Central Mansion that not even the ancient tomb owner, that Heavenly Saint, had entered, suddenly lit up with a bright light.
Subsequently, Ye Chen and Jiang Yao found themselves directly within the Central Mansion's great hall!
And at the moment the two arrived in the Central Mansion's great hall, in the deepest hidden chamber within the Azure Blue Mansion, on the Void Sky Level white jade platform, the ice-blue Phoenix Feather radiating divine light also suddenly vanished.
An instant later, this extraordinary ice-blue Phoenix Feather, over eight feet long, appeared within the great hall of the Central Mansion, right before Ye Chen and Jiang Yao!