After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 178 Stone Gate Pattern

"It really is the Kunyuan Palace!" Wen Han exclaimed with delight upon seeing the palace on the island ahead.

"This is the first time I've ever seen the real Kunyuan Palace. I've only ever heard about it from other alliances before."

We thought we'd have to fight Jin Hong to the death before we could even glimpse its true form, but we ended up being the first to enter the Kunyuan Palace.” Guan Bi looked at the palace ahead and couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.

"The person in front of you is the first person to enter the Kunyuan Palace." Bai Lu's slightly unfriendly voice reached Shen Xu's ears.

Shen Xu said with some regret, "I only went up to take a look. I couldn't open the interior of the Kunyuan Hall. You wouldn't understand the feeling of going to a treasure mountain but being unable to open it!"

"You're already incredibly powerful for coming up here, yet you still dare to dream of going in. This is clearly the Kunyuan Hall reserved for our Tianhe Society, okay?" Wen Han said indignantly.

"Don't you understand the principle of 'first come, first served' when it comes to treasures? If I hadn't been so clueless, you wouldn't be in this situation at all," Shen Xu immediately retorted.

"Alright, we're almost there!"

As Bai Lu watched the island draw ever closer, she couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. She would lead the Tianhe Society to effortlessly occupy the Kunyuan Palace, becoming a prominent figure in the history of the Tianhe Society.

Although none of this was her doing, the credit will definitely go to her in the end.

Those 100,000 Nourishing Essence Pills cast a dark shadow over her otherwise pleasant mood.

"This..." Bai Lu's face darkened instantly when she saw the notice for the Qingmu Society to recruit people written in front of the stone gate.

"Since I was the first one to arrive here, it's not unreasonable for me to leave something behind!" Shen Xu said with a smile.

“Not at all. If we had gone through all the hardships to get to this place, and then saw this notice, we would probably want to tear you to pieces!” Guan Bi said with a smile.

"It was just a publicity stunt for the Aoki-kai, and I didn't write anything offensive."

"His intentions are despicable!" Wen Han looked at Shen Xu with icy eyes.

Seeing the murderous intent in the three men's eyes, Shen Xu smiled and said, "Our transaction is now complete. If you three have no further questions, I think I can leave now."

"No! You have to leave with us, otherwise, when we want to leave, we don't know how long we'll have to wait for that blue-snouted crocodile," Bai Lu said coldly.

"Alright! Then I'll accompany you on your final journey." After saying that, Shen Xu leaned against a statue, quietly watching the three women prepare to do something.

The three women first arrived at the stone gate, observed it for a while, and then took out their jade tokens and began to continuously inject Kun Yuan Qi into the stone gate.

"They're really rich and powerful!" Shen Xu couldn't help but exclaim, while also curiously approaching the stone door to see if anything had changed.

As the breath of Kunyuan continued to flow in, the stone gate began to emit a faint blue light. Suddenly, a blurry blue-snout crocodile pattern appeared on the originally smooth and unmarked stone gate. This discovery immediately made the three women stop inputting the breath of Kunyuan.

"It seems that the Breath of Kunyuan is indeed the key to unlocking the Kunyuan Palace." Bai Lu murmured, stroking the faded blue crocodile pattern on the stone door.

"What a pity, I thought it was about to be opened!" Shen Xu said with some regret.

Guan Bi said, "I feel that the amount of Kun Yuan Qi needed to open this stone door is probably astronomical. Our focus when we get back should be on obtaining Kun Yuan Qi."

"I'm sure you've explored this island. Did you find anything?" Bai Lu suddenly asked.

"All I can say is that there is nothing on this island, but there is a demonic python at the late stage of Qi Condensation, and the surrounding environment was destroyed by that demonic python."

"If you can find the lair of that demonic python, you might discover something," Shen Xu replied with a smile.

Looking at the mess around her, Wen Han sighed, "I thought it was a hurricane, but it turned out to be a demonic python. However, to cause such destruction, that demonic python must be very powerful."

"If you want to explore this island, be careful of that demonic python. However, this Kunyuan Palace is special; the demonic python dares not approach here. I was saved from death because of it back then," Shen Xu said with lingering fear.

He wasn't lying to the three of them; the demonic python was indeed incredibly powerful, and in his current state, he had no chance of winning. If it weren't for the Kunyuan Palace, he would definitely have been swallowed whole by that demonic python.

"So it seems that the area around Kunyuan Palace is indeed full of dangers. No wonder the Fire Flame Society and the Five Mountains Society suffered heavy losses in their explorations."

However, since you've already explored it, I doubt you'll leave us anything easily obtainable. But having this path to the Kunyuan Palace is enough; our Tianhe Alliance is destined to be the first to open the Kunyuan Palace.” Bai Lu couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.

"Then congratulations in advance to Chairman Bai. I wonder if you can go back now?" Shen Xu asked with a smile.

"Let's go! I can't wait to tell them the good news."

Standing on the back of the blue-snouted crocodile, Shen Xu carefully observed the blue lake surface. He did not notice the huge black shadow appearing beneath him again when he came this time.

When he returned, the shadowy figure didn't seem to show up again. Could it be that the shadowy figure's appearance when he came last time was just a coincidence?

"What are you looking at?" Bai Lu asked curiously, standing next to Shen Xu.

"The lake!"

"Is there something there?" Bai Lu looked down into the blue lake.

"There's nothing here!" Bai Lu couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Shen Xu slowly replied, "The lake reflects the whole world, with blue skies and white clouds, and our reflections. Actually, there are many things that you can't see, but that you've unintentionally overlooked."

And sometimes, it is precisely the things that are overlooked that profoundly influence everyone's destiny.

"You're just being mysterious! What are your plans after the sword selection?"

"I don't know. I came here because I heard that I could join the Four Directions Sword Alliance through the Sword Selection."

"What will happen if we come to Tianhe? Even if your leader does get the title, it will only benefit her greatly. It will be a long time before she can help you."

"Is there a Heavenly River Society within the Four Directions Sword Alliance?"

"Of course, with the Heavenly River Sword Master protecting you, Su Jing can't do anything to you," Bai Lu said confidently with a smile.

Shen Xu gave Bai Lu a deep look. "Are you testing me?"

"This is not a test, but a recruitment. Your mastery of water is beyond my reach, not to mention that you have mastered the Heavenly River Sword Sect's signature sword technique, the Overlapping Waves Sword Art, to the point of six waves."

"Only someone from the Heavenly River Sword Sect has ever mastered the seven waves of the Overlapping Waves Sword Technique," Bai Lu said with a smile.

“I don’t think I’m qualified to have Tianhe Sword Master risk offending Haoyue Sword Master to protect me, and you’re not qualified to make any guarantees for Tianhe Sword Master.”

"You really are Shen Xu!" Wen Han, who had been secretly listening, exclaimed immediately, only to have her mouth covered by Guan Bi.

Bai Lu said with a smile, "You just need to give me an answer. As for Tianhe Sword Master, that's my business."

Hearing this, Shen Xu fell silent. If the Heavenly River Sword Master was truly willing to protect him, he wouldn't need to worry about Su Jing for the time being.

His conflict with Su Jing mainly stemmed from two points. First, Su Jing wanted to know everything about Feng Bao, but he absolutely could not reveal it. Second, Su Jing was very displeased that such a nobody dared to defy him.

Such a conflict may not seem like a deep-seated hatred, but these two conflicts are irreconcilable. Su Jing will not let him go, and he will not bow down to Su Jing.

Therefore, as long as Su Jing fails to achieve his goal, the conflict between him and Su Jing will continue to escalate until it becomes a life-or-death feud.

It seems necessary to seek the protection of a venerable being, but he is not sure if the Heavenly River Sword Venerable will really protect him, though it is certainly worth a try.

Moreover, he felt that it was no coincidence that only the Tianhe Sword Sect had mastered the seven waves of the Overlapping Waves Sword Technique, as Bai Lu had mentioned.

“If the Heavenly River Sword Master is willing to protect me, I am willing to join the Heavenly River Society after the Sword Selection,” Shen Xu said slowly.

"Yay!" Wen Han exclaimed excitedly.

"Don't worry, Shen Xu! Aunt Lan won't refuse me on such a small matter." Bai Lu's face immediately lit up with a bright smile.

"Well, now that we know your true identity, could you please stop wearing the mask?" Guan Bi said somewhat embarrassedly.

Upon hearing this, the three women looked at Shen Xu's face with anticipation.