Chapter 719: Unrelenting Pursuit and the Crime of Possessing the Crystal

Meteorite dust?
What the hell?!
Although Happy didn’t understand what the Silver Blade Guardian was talking about, hearing the word “Heavenly Crystal” made it clear to him, even to someone as slow-witted as him, that the other party had discovered he possessed the Heavenly Crystal Sword through some special method!
Startled, he thought, How could this be possible?
Whoosh!
Without hesitation, he stepped forward and ran away to create distance—that was the right move!
“Haha! In this Heaven Demon Cave, where do you think you can run?” The old Silver Blade Guardian laughed maniacally as he chased after him, instructing the old Golden Blade Guardian behind him, “You keep this Fire Qilin busy while I deal with that kid. Once I get the Heavenly Crystal, we’ll work together to eliminate this Fire Qilin.”
Their main goal for coming to the Heaven Demon Cave was still the scales and blood of the Fire Qilin.
Since the incident at Han Tian Fort, relations between the northern clans, the Nan Gong family, and the Sword Sect had become extremely tense. Many martial arts sects, hearing about the appearance of the Heavenly Crystal, frequently visited Han Tian Fort to investigate its whereabouts. The two guardians of the northern clans were also forced to step in and try every means to restore Han Tian Fort’s reputation.
But they never expected to encounter the culprit who possessed the Heavenly Crystal Sword right here in the Heaven Demon Cave…
As the saying goes:
“After endless searches, it turns out to be found effortlessly!”
The old Golden Blade Guardian also didn’t expect such good luck and immediately agreed, continuing to fight with the Fire Qilin. Flames flashed and roars echoed throughout the passage.
Puff!
The old Silver Blade Guardian moved at an astonishing speed, closing in on Happy from behind…
But just as he was about to reach the exit, a sharp glint appeared ahead—a dangerous presence suddenly entered his vision. A gleaming sword rushed toward him, making his hair stand on end. He quickly dodged, grabbed his delicate “Sweet-Talking, Poisonous Snake” weapon, and with a single forceful twist, crushed the tiny mechanical snake.
Yet this brief pause allowed Happy to dash out of the passage and run even further away.
“Sly kid!”
A fierce look flashed in the old Silver Blade Guardian’s eyes. “No wonder he could steal the Heavenly Crystal from the Sword Sect. Huh, interesting. But with the Heavenly Crystal in your possession here in the Heaven Demon Cave, where else can you run?” As he spoke, he took out the meteorite stone from his pocket and, guided by its vibrations, rushed out of the passage at full speed.
…
Ding!
System alert:
“The secret of the Heavenly Crystal has been discovered! Triggering the mission to protect the Heavenly Crystal and escape!”

The moment he rushed through the passage, Kai Xin finally heard the tardy system alerts. Bad news after bad news reached his ears:
“A celestial crystal has been accidentally discovered. The ‘Golden and Silver Dual-Blade Protector’ has already resolved to kill you, and to prevent any leaks, they will undoubtedly silence you by force.”
“Get out of the Dual-Blade Protector’s sight, quickly complete the mission in the Demonic Devil Cavern, leave it, and escape…”
How could he run?!
Kai Xin wished he could grab the one giving these alerts and strangle them—the sound of a Mythical Realm warrior flying past was right beside his ear. How could he finish the mission and leave under such circumstances?
The system shamelessly continued to give alerts, still in a neutral tone, neither angry nor pleased:
“While protecting the celestial crystal or fleeing, if you die, it will automatically fall out! You will also lose your current title and all tasks related to the celestial crystal.”
“…”
Kai Xin gritted his teeth in fury.
“Damn it…”
Listening to the wind around him, he flew at full speed, his expression grim as his mind raced.
Snake-like tricksters—such people could only hold back temporarily; they wouldn’t work a second time. Moreover, he never expected to encounter these two perverts here, who even had devices to detect celestial crystals.
What was worse, the system had given him this task for no reason—it was clearly a trap…
Could it be that they were torturing him just because he was the first to reach the Liberation Realm?!
“This is way too much!”
Kai Xin smiled bitterly.
Despite his anxiety, he secretly felt lucky—thankfully, he hadn’t brought people like Baolong into the Demonic Devil Cavern; otherwise, things would have been even worse.
For the sake of the celestial crystal, those two old men might kill everyone here.
Two Mythical Realm old men…
What to do?
What to do!!!
Anxiously, as he rushed into the high-temperature passage, the Nine Yang Divine Skill activated automatically, making him feel as if he were in a warm room.
Scanning around, his eyes suddenly lit up:
“If it’s here…”
“No!!”
The thought that had just arisen in his heart was quickly suppressed by Kai Xin, his gaze dimming again.
Although this passage had a significant impact on martial artists, the experts of Shaking Heaven Fortress had all been tempered in the high-temperature environment of the Sword Forging Hall. Each of them had mental techniques capable of withstanding extreme heat. Fighting here wouldn’t give him any advantage—and the internal energy of Mythical Realm experts was four times that of the Liberation Realm. By the time their energy evaporated, he would already be dead.

At this thought, a sudden idea flashed through Happy’s mind…
Although Extreme Yang wasn’t viable, what about Extreme Cold?
The cave on the other side was covered in ice and snow. Though the Heart Art of Trembling Heaven Fortress was an excellent art refined beside the furnace, it still fell short compared to the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
Happy immediately had an idea!
“Kid, stop running…”
“Hand over the Sky Crystal now, and I might spare your life and take you as my disciple. What do you say?” came the smug laughter of Silver Knife Protector from afar.
I’d never believe you!
Without the system alerts, Happy might have had a sliver of hope, but now… he ignored them and continued flying at full speed, breaking out of this high-temperature passage.
It wasn’t that he thought he could rely on his mere cultivation at the Initial Liberation stage and his half-baked Sky-Slaying Thunder Technique to fight against experts at the Mythical Realm level. It was because the continuous system alerts kept beeping, delivering both good and bad news.
The good news was:
“If you can successfully escape the Demonic Devil Cave before the Sky Crystal is stolen, Trembling Heaven Fortress won’t dare publicly hunt for it in the martial world. For at least three days, you’ll be safe!”
But the bad news was: “Unless you kill two elders inside the Demonic Devil Cave, even if you escape, word of the Sky Crystal will spread quickly, attracting powerful fighters from various sects to hunt you. Carrying such a treasure means guilt—after three days, you’ll be in a desperate situation… As long as the Sky Crystal exists, the pursuit will continue!”
This last piece of news almost made Happy crash into the ice at the entrance of the Extreme Cold Cave.
The most dangerous task in the martial world wasn’t one that demanded a life-or-death struggle, but rather one that brought guilt with carrying a treasure… How many who turned against the entire martial world managed to end well? This task pushed Happy into a dead end! There was no other way out but to fight to the death.