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Gu Changge’s plan was very simple. He was preparing to enter the ruins ahead of others and obtain all the cultivation resources that were available in the ancestral burial sites. By the time he was done, he would have broken through to the Enlightened King Realm. He even felt that by the time he left the Celestial Ancient Continent, he would have condensed the consciousness of the Sacred Realm and easily reached the Quasi-Sacred Realm.
At the time, under the additional effect of his Transcendence talent, his control over rules and order would become even stronger. This would make it easy for him to control the laws of nature and use the mighty force of heaven and earth. Of course, he needed to make use of all the ancestral burial sites inside the ruins for that to be possible. But he was not worried at all, as this place was different from the outside world and he could simply pin the blame on someone else.
Even if they discovered something odd with the tombs. If such a thing happened in the outside world, it would cause a great uproar. Once people discovered what was going on, it would become very troublesome for Gu Changge to increase his strength secretly. Although he still had Ye Ling to use as his scapegoat, it would not be possible to completely hide the truth and so, he still had to do things in moderation.
“This trip might give might be an opportunity for me train in tomb raiding…” Gu Changge casually muttered to himself.
Soon after, a Divine Concealment Rune appeared in his hand. He was at once enveloped in a dim light as runes interweaved with each other. With his whole body concealed in the void, he quickly made his way towards the ruins in front of him. Although he had only done such a thing once before, he was already capable of doing it proficiently and with ease… [Maybe I have talent for this?]
He avoided areas from where he could sense many powerful auras. Gu Changge then walked out of the void. He passed through a lot of palaces and pavilions that were old and deteriorated as he arrived at the depths of the ruins. The place was shrouded in a grey fog that was drifting in the air. A large number of mountain peaks of various heights stood tall here. They appeared bluish-brown and were emitting the light of every colour.
Suddenly, the void shook!
*Puff!* Blood spilled everywhere along with two whizzing sounds! The two creatures that were responsible for guarding the tomb suddenly widened their eyes. Terror and shock could be seen in their eyes as they felt something cold between their brows. In the next moment, the lustre in their eyes disappeared as a hole had appeared. Their heads were fully pierced from the front to the back! A sword light flashed across the place and sliced their Primordial Spirit! Both of them died instantly! Gu Changge pulled out his finger as he calmly walked out of the void and passed by their bodies. Right after, the two corpses fell on the ground with a loud sound.
With his current true strength, it was no problem for him to kill these two creatures that only had the strength of the Quasi-Sacred Realm. It was easy for him to approach them without making any sound by using his Power of Void. After devouring the Hepta-Metal Source of the White Tiger Clan, the power of rules he had obtained from the Endless Immortal Might had transformed into a peerless offensive sword energy! It was so sharp that even a Quasi-Sacred would change his expression in fear.
“No wonder so many people like to use swords. It makes you look dashing…” Gu Changge looked carefree as he spoke. He showed satisfaction when his gaze fell on the tomb before his eyes. It was not very big but it was apparent that it was properly maintained and kept clean.
Grave mounds of various sizes could be seen inside. Although it appeared to have existed since ancient times by its looks and aura, one could catch a glimpse of the prosperity that existed during that time. A large number of strong existences were buried here, which lead to this tomb becoming so big. Some of the graves had cracks on them and gorgeous light was gushing from inside. Gu Changge could tell at a glance that the light was actually the essence of those old corpses. At this moment, it was constantly surging like a hurricane. He could not help but lift the corners of his mouth into a smile. [Anyone would covet this large amount of cultivation resources!]
“Eh? This tomb seems different from usual. Is this the tomb for prodigies only?” Gu Changge was suddenly surprised when he noticed the writing on a gravestone in front of him. This tomb that he had found was not an ancestral burial site but an ancient tomb for prodigies. As he passed by various stone tablets, he could even feel their remnant powerful energy and monstrous fighting spirit. Even he had to acknowledge that these dead people were once powerful existences.
“There really are many good things in the Celestial Ancient Continent. All of them must be extraordinary for them to be called prodigies. There were most likely even better things here during the Celestial Ancient Times.” Gu Changge felt an absolutely unyielding fighting spirit from a stone tablet, as if it could pierce through the sky.
“Absolutely Forbidden War Body, Chen Que; Holy Dragon King, Yuan Xu; Overlord with God’s Blood” As Gu Changge walked past the stone tablets, he recognized the ancient writing on some of them. Of course, he was not curious about these people. Once someone was dead and failed to stand at the peak of the world, what was the use of having a fighting spirit that could pierce through the sky? No matter how great they were, they would still die when the time comes. Right now, they were all just cultivation resources to Gu Changge.
*Buzz!* Immediately, he sat cross-legged at the place. A dark light appeared behind him and transformed into a pitch-black Grand Flask. The world around him grew dark, and the light from suns, moons, and stars grew dim. Afterwards, dark clouds split open at a corner of the tomb and the light from countless suns, moons and stars poured down from there as it illuminated the place below and enveloped Gu Changge in it!
His skin seemed to be made of celestial jade of the highest quality, glittering and transparent, and one could even see black light flowing along his skeleton. He appeared to have a presence of someone who would not be annihilated and remain immortal even if the world got destroyed and all the realms collapsed. Cracks opened on the grave mounds one after another and inside them, lay the corpses of the ancient prodigies of all sexes. They were all brilliant people with different body shapes, different robes, and from different dynasties… Their powerful talent was manifesting as they shot to the sky. They hovered under the starlight as the Grand Flask carried out the swallowing and spitting process in order to refine all the energy and make it part of Gu Changge’s body. His primordial spirit and cultivation realm were rapidly increasing right now!
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When Gu Changge had made his way into the deepest place of the ruins and begun refining and absorbing the remaining essence from the old corpses, Ye Ling’s group was still outside the city. With a frown on his face, Ye Ling was pondering about a way to quietly sneak inside without being discovered by the natives. On the other side, Chi Ling and Yin Mei were instructing their followers to stay at one place and await their return.
A large number of cultivators from the outside had rushed into the Celestial Ancient Continent once it opened, which had a great impact on the Indigenous Peoples here. Therefore, they won’t easily let a cultivator from the outside approach their settlements. Once they discovered an outsider, it would normally lead to a battle to death. Of course, there were many young people who had confidence in their skills and would take the huge risk of going to the settlements in order to steal various ancient techniques of the Celestial Ancient Continent.
“Chi Ling, this is too dangerous. Although Ye Lin isn’t weak, you’re sneaking inside the settlement of the natives this time. They have Enlightened Noble Realm existences in there, and even experts of Enlightened King Realm. It’s also possible for a Quasi-Sacred to be present among them…” Some people among the followers by Chi Ling’s side tried to dissuade her.
“I suggest you reconsider your decision.” A man with a handsome face, beautiful facial features, and peacock wings could not help but suggest with a frown. He was Kong Yang, a young prodigy of the Peacock Clan. He had lost to Chi Ling in one move in the past and had become her follower ever since. But the truth was that he was also an admirer of hers. His strength was not much weaker than Chi Ling’s but he was still willing to become her follower, making his thoughts about her obvious. However, Chi Ling had always pretended to not notice his feelings for her.
“I’ve a lot of faith in Ye Lin’s strength so, I don’t want to discuss this matter any further. You guys need to stay here when we leave, and if something unforeseen happens to us, run away from this place.” Chi Ling shook her head as she spoke decisively. She trusted Ye Ling a lot and did not think that he would do anything foolish. He most likely had an objective of his own for doing so.
Kong Yang questioned with a frown when he heard her response, “Chi Ling, why does Ye Lin want to go to the ruins in the city? He didn’t say anything about it and yet he wants you two to believe in him. What if he was planning to hurt you both? I believe that he definitely knows about the fortuitous opportunity that is hidden there. Even though he has brought us all here, he now specifically wants you two go with him. Why exactly would he do so?”
He had expressed his dissatisfaction and contempt for Ye Ling earlier, but he was soon embarrassed when Ye Ling showed off his might. It had led to him hate Ye Ling’s guts. He had been furtively keeping an eye on Ye Ling on their way here and had discovered that he always appeared to be acting strange and was hiding many secrets. More importantly, Ye Ling seemed to have an instinctual sense for danger as if he already knew the dangers they were going to come across. What did that mean? It meant that Ye Ling had always been acting with a purpose and had been scheming for a long time. Otherwise, he would not seem so at ease on their way, as if everything was within his control. Everyone besides Ye Ling was still in the dark and knew nothing about his objective. Kong Yang did not want Chi Ling to be deceived by Ye Ling. However, the following words from Chi Ling made him clench his hands into fists as he gnashed his teeth in great reluctance.
“Kong Yang, you’re worrying for nothing. I’ve a lot of faith in Ye Lin.” Chi Ling said while shaking her head. The cold and proud look on her face had remained unchanged and she did not change her decision after listening to others. Soon after, she left to go to Ye Ling to discuss matters relating to sneaking into the settlement.
[Damn it! Ye Lin… you damned bastard! Let’s see what you’re really planning!] Kong Yang had a very displeased and ashen look on his face. He stared daggers in Ye Ling’s direction as expressions of fury and gloom appeared on his face. If he did not have another motive, why would Ye Ling be so certain that there was something in the city ruins that he wanted to go to?
On the other side, Ye Ling had thought of a way after having a brief discussion with the spirit turtle.
[Considering what Brother Gui said, there’s definitely a pretty high chance of success. I did not expect the Power of Reincarnation to be so mysterious that it can be used to explore that way…] Ye Ling was overjoyed.
The expression of the spirit turtle inside his pendant was a bit odd at this moment as it muttered to itself. [Forget it. There must be a deep meaning behind the Supreme Being leaving the Stage of Enlightenment here. Furthermore, the lineage of guardians from back then should still exist there. If the whole process finishes without a hitch, they will choose to serve Ye Ling. If they don’t, the situation might turn bad.]
The spirit turtle actually did not know much about the situation here. He only knew that this was a test for Ye Ling from the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being. If he managed to pass the test, he would gain extremely powerful assistance.
“Ye Ling, let’s go.” A charming and pleasant voice sounded as Yin Mei walked over to Ye Ling in a graceful manner with light steps. She was done instructing her followers to stay at the palace and wait for them. There was a captivating smile on her face and the corners of her eyes were curved, making her appear extremely radiant and enchanting. Ye Ling had fallen in a daze for a moment before he quickly came to his senses and let out a light chuckle.
Seeing the scene before her eyes, a frown appeared on Chi Ling’s face. [Yin Mei is the fiancé of Ye Ling’s late Brother, so how could he have such an attitude towards Yin Mei?]
She did not say anything but she could not help but shake her head in disapproval. Compared to when she had seen Ye Ling for the first time, he now made her feel something that she could not clearly explain. [Does Ye Ling really have something to do with Bai Lie’s death?]
She was very confused at this time. [Could it be? Ye Ling and Yin Mei had some together to schem Bai Lie’s death? Why else would they be furtively ‘exchanging flirting glances’ on their way?]
According to what she had seen, Ye Ling definitely seemed to have feelings for Yin Mei. Otherwise, he would not have immediately rushed over to save her when he saw her in danger before. This was despite the fact that it came at great risks of exposing his identity. Most importantly, Bai Lie was someone who had always valued Ye Ling, and had given him many cultivation resources. A true brother. Yet, Ye Ling did not seem to care at all about respecting that Sworn Brother of his. The scene in front of Chi Ling made it seem as though Bai Lie looked forward to Bai Lie’s death. This made Chi Ling, who had always shown trust in Ye Ling, become suspicious of him.
“Chi Ling, what’re you doing spacing out? Let’s go!” Suddenly, Ye Ling’s voice interrupted her chain of thought and made her come back to reality. She decided to put the matter aside for now. After all, Ye Ling did not have any evil intentions towards her.
The three immediately transformed into divine rainbows as they rushed ahead to quietly sneak into the ruins. At the same time, Ye Ling took out a pitch-black stone talisman. Runes flashed on its surface and surrounded the three of them on all sides before enveloping them.
“This can conceal our aura. So long as we don’t make too much noise, an ordinary being won’t be unable to detect us.” Ye Ling told Yin Mei and Chi Ling, who were following behind him. He had naturally noticed Chi Ling’s expression just now, but he did not want to explain anything to her. After all, he was certain that Yin Mei bore feelings for him, and it was the same for him. The two of them loved each other and so, even if Bai Lie’s spirit in heaven came to know about it, he would only give off an emotional sigh instead of reproach them. Ye Ling did not think he was wrong to think like this. Considering how outstanding he was, it was very normal for him to capture the hearts of many talented beautiful women. Ye Ling simply only wanted to be the person they relied on.
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Inside the city, when Ye Ling’s group was trying to sneak into the ruins, there was an extremely vast and ancient hall that was full of surging energy. Several old people with bizarre stripes on their bodies were gathered in one place. One could see various terrifying and bizarre scenes in their eyes, like the destruction and collapse of stars and oceans turning into ashes. Their aura was quite powerful and even the weakest among them was an existence of the Quasi-Sacred Realm, but they did not seem to be of the human race. They had wings, an eye between their forehead, a pitch-black body, or a glittering body as if it was made of a celestial metal. The only thing that was the same about them was a bizarre rune flashing on their hand. Looking closely at it, one would discover that the rune was hovering on their hand while flickering. It appeared extremely mysterious.
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