Chapter 14 — The Secret Behind the Jade

A sand dune several hundred meters away suddenly boiled and emerged as if there was a living creature! WHAM!!! Sand flew all over the sky! A monstrous earth-shattering giant emerged from the depths of the sand sea! It's a giant worm! Its body is as big as a mountain range, covered in dark yellow armor as thick as metal, countless legs and joints are as giant as stone pillars, its head only has a horrifying round mouth full of sharp spiral teeth, several meters wide! The aura emanating from its body is ancient, savage and ferocious! The wind and sand swirled, obscuring the sky! “Sa… Tsar Trung?!” I'm scared to death! That's the lord of Sa Hai Tich Diet, legend has it that he even ate dragons to stay alive! Tieu Hong was so scared that she collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth. Tsar Hoang Trung seemed to have discovered us two little "snacks", his giant mouth full of sharp teeth opened, emitting a roar like thunder! A terrible suction flow came! Under my feet, quicksand collapsed in an instant! Tieu Hong and I couldn't resist, we were sucked towards that deep mouth! "Tram Uyen! Save my life!" I shouted! “Troublesome!” Tram Uyen's voice carried an extremely uncomfortable tone. The jade pendant burst into brilliant chaotic light! A powerful stream of power is about to pass through the body and escape! But right at that moment — Whoosh! A silver sword sound echoed like a dragon's roar, echoing across the sea of sand! A pure white sword light, as brilliant as the sun, tore through the clouds and sand in the sky! Like the punishing sword of heaven! Slash straight into Tsar Trung's terrifying mouth with absolute precision! Swoosh——! The dark golden armor, as hard as metal, was ripped apart like thin paper! The stench of green blood erupted like a waterfall! “GROOOO——!!!” Tsar Hoang Insect let out a painful hiss that shook the heavens and the earth! The giant body struggled crazily, stirring up the sea of sand! The sword light gradually disappeared. A cold, lonely figure stood silently in front of the giant head of the Tsar Insect. The silver-white robe fluttered in the whirlwind of sand, without any trace of dust. That is — Immortal Venerable Van Triet! In his hand was a long sword as bright as jade, the tip of the sword pointing diagonally to the ground, his calm and cold eyes looking at the writhing giant worm. "Tough animal, dare to pity people." Tsar Hoang Trung seemed completely crazy. Its giant body suddenly contracted, a series of leg joints like large spears carrying a hissing sound that tore through space, covering the sky and earth, piercing the small figure floating in the air! Van Triet Tien Venerable's eyes became cold. He gently swung the sword in his hand. Whoosh! A sword light was sharper and colder than before, pouring out like moonlight falling in the middle of the night. There was no sound. All of those giant, stabbing leg joints, just a few feet away from him, were simultaneously cut off! The cut is as smooth as a mirror! Tsar Trung's hiss is even more miserable! It seemed that it had finally felt the enemy's terror, so it forced itself to retreat into the sand sea, intending to escape! "Hmph." Van Triet Immortal Venerable snorted coldly. The sword in his hand left his hand, turned into a streak of white light like a rainbow, and rushed straight into the sand as if alive! WHAM——!!! A dull explosion rang out from deep underground! The entire sea of sand shook violently! Just a moment later, the white sword light broke through the sand and flew back, falling back into the hands of Van Triet Immortal Venerable. The sword is still shiny like new. The sandy sea below gradually returns to quiet. Only a dark yellow viscous blood stream slowly oozed from the sand bed, dyeing the entire area yellow. The overlord of Sa Hai Tich Diet — Tsar Trung Trung, has died. Van Triet Immortal Venerable gently lowered down and stood in front of me.

The wind and sand blew up his sleeves and my headscarf. I still hadn't recovered, looking at him in confusion. "Sir... why are you here?" His eyes glanced over my struggling appearance, then looked at the fainted Tieu Hong lying behind. "Pass by." His voice was still cold as usual. From my chest, Tram Uyen's thoughts lightly sneered: "Fake." Van Triet Tien Ton's eyes seemed to penetrate through his clothes, looking straight at the jade pendant. He did not answer Tram Uyen, but looked in the direction where the blood from Tsar Hoang Trung's body was leaking out. "In the depths of Tsar Uyen's nest, there is a block of 'Five Earth Origin Nuclei' that it has swallowed and accumulated for ten thousand years, inside it contains the chaotic Five Earth essence, useful for Tram Uyen." Having said that, he raised his hand and lightly grasped it in the air. Whoosh——! A crystal nucleus as big as a fist, with a dark yellow body, emitting a powerful aura as heavy as mother earth, broke through the sand and flew up, falling into his hand. He conveniently threw the crystal nucleus to me. "Take it." I reflexively caught it. The crystal nucleus in my hand was heavy but warm. From Tram Uyen's chest came a wave of thoughts, with a slight wavering: "Good stuff." Immortal Venerable Van Triet didn't look at me anymore, turned around as if preparing to leave. "Immortal Venerable!" I called after him. He stopped walking, but didn't turn back. "You... have you always been silently watching me?" I mustered up the courage to ask. In the past three years, I have gone through life and death countless times. Many times, at the most desperate moment, I felt a vague cold aura somewhere around me. Before, I thought it was an illusion. But this time... Immortal Venerable Van Triet was silent for a moment. His cold voice was blown by the sandy wind, sounding a bit vague. "Someone asked for help, something must be done." Having said that, his shadow slightly blurred and disappeared. People asking for help? That person... is Tram Uyen? I lowered my head to look at the jade pendant on my chest. Tram Uyen's thoughts rang out, somewhat awkwardly: "Hmm, worry about so many things." I laughed softly. My hand clasped the heavy but warm Five Earth Element Core. "Thank you." I whispered. Not sure if I was talking to the immortal who had just disappeared... or to the "jewelry" that was lying close to my heart.