Chen Ku listened, half-believing.

However, Qin Yuxian loudly said, "Little junior brother, don't linger here, leave quickly. At the foot of West Mountain, there's a temple with murals just like those outside, it should be the exit. Go quickly, don't worry about us."

"Want to leave?!"

Shangguan Yun suddenly chuckled, flipping the Command Cloud Flag in his hand. Instantly, boundless clouds and mist began enveloping Chen Ku.

"With such fortune, why not come in and explore with us!"

Seeing the massive formation suddenly enshrouding outside the boulder, Chen Ku was shocked. He didn't expect that even after Shangguan Yun was absorbed into the stone aperture, he could still remotely control the Cloud Pendant Formation with that command flag. He quickly retreated.

"Disciple, run!"

At this moment, Shan Lingguan also shouted loudly,

"This fellow's words about the Stone Egg are half truths. Indeed, your senior brother and I meditate inside the Stone Egg, cultivating with breath, achieving speeds hundreds of times faster than outside. But our bodies and wills are gradually being assimilated by the Stone Egg. Sooner or later, we will completely transform into a part of the Stone Egg. I suspect Shangguan Yun has some hidden card to compete with the 'Stone Egg's will', which is why he wants to drag you in to add another aperture to the Stone Egg. Go quickly, follow your senior brother's method to leave here! Come back later to rescue us!"

"Hahaha, come in here!"

Shangguan Yun laughed loudly, sitting cross-legged within the Stone Egg, waving the Command Cloud Flag into the wind, controlling the boundless mists to try and control Chen Ku.

Comparing the words of Shangguan Yun and his master, Chen Ku naturally believed his master's words more.

At this moment, he saw the Cloud Pendant Formation swallowing over.

The clouds in the sky were boiling and covering like sea water. His face changed drastically, without hesitation, he transformed into a form as small as a speck of dust, vanished mid-air, and simultaneously used the cloud and mist skills to rapidly withdraw.

"Hmm?"

Watching Chen Ku's form shrink to invisibility, Shangguan Yun's Cloud Pendant Formation couldn't capture his trace, causing his face to change drastically,

"What tactic is this?"

"Big and Small Ruyi? Shrink to a speck?" Yelev Xuandu exclaimed, "Isn't that something only achievable by refining the physical body into a 'Dharma Body'? Qin Yuxian, Shan Lingguan, who exactly is this disciple of yours?"

Shan Lingguan and Qin Yuxian were equally astonished.

They realized then that Chen Ku had hidden far too many skills and abilities unknown to them.

Then, they heard Chen Ku's voice floating from the sky,

"Master, senior brother, please wait here. I've obtained a crucial token, I'll find a way to rescue you."

Chen Ku had already seen the situation clearly.

Xu Minjun hadn't deceived him. There indeed was a Stone Egg, but it hadn't been mentioned that the Stone Egg could swallow people, causing them to parasitize each other, eventually becoming nutrients for the Stone Egg to sprout new life.

Shangguan Yun's identity was a mystery from the beginning, with everything about the Hero King Treasure originating from him.

Thus, as his master said, the fellow might indeed have secrets unbeknownst even to Xu Minjun.

And hearing Chen Ku's voice, Shangguan Yun laughed coldly,

"Run, run as far as you can. Do you know why I spread news of the Hero King Treasure? Even if one escaped like you, there will be others from the outside coming continuously. Once nine people enter and fill nine apertures, this Stone Egg will birth new life! No one can stop it!"

Chen Ku's heart changed drastically upon hearing this.

Finally understanding the reason Shangguan Yun released the information, but his expression only shifted slightly before returning to calm,

"But, you absolutely didn't expect... I have already obtained the General Control Order!"

Using the Flood Dragon Transformation ability to shrink to a speck, Chen Ku quickly left the mountain peak, descending along another mountain path to the west. Sure enough, a hundred miles away at the mountain base, he found a temple resembling the 'Hero Pass'.

Inside was enshrined another statue, surprisingly of a woman.

Looking again at the archway in front of the temple,

"Cold Moon Pass"

Connecting this to the Hero Pass which enshrined Xiong Ying, one of the Four Great Heavenly Kings, could it be that the woman's statue within Cold Moon Pass was the sole female among the Four Great Heavenly Kings, the "Sheyue Heavenly King"?

Chen Ku soon found another mural inside the temple's main hall identical to the outside. Not daring to linger in order to rescue his masters, he directly stepped out.

Upon reappearing, he was already outside the Mountain Lifting Hall.

"General Control Hall! If I can obtain the Array Suppression Stone from inside the General Control Hall, I might be able to... rescue Master and Senior Brother."

Chen Ku immediately headed towards the General Control Hall based on the map in his mind.

He passed through several corridor bridges.

They were already on the way to the General Control Hall, which wasn't far from here. Soon, a yellow hall appeared at the end of the corridor bridge.

"This is the General Control Hall!"

Arriving before the hall, Chen Ku saw two gleaming golden Beast Swallowing Door Rings, identical to those before the 'Seed Storage Hall'. The moment he approached, they suddenly opened their eyes, emitting a solemn and deep voice,

"General Control central region, unauthorized entry is forbidden, violators will die!"

As the words fell, lightning emerged from the eyes of the two Beast Swallowing Door Rings, poised to strike at Chen Ku at any moment.

Seeing this scene, Chen Ku had no doubt about the ability of these two Beast Swallowing Door Rings to obliterate him in one strike.

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