The blood-red stone pillar protruded from the ground. It was about a hundred feet tall. It was sharp at the top and thick at the bottom. Its base was clearly the top of a pagoda.
Chu Chen deduced that as the cultivators continued to dig, the huge blood-red ancient pagoda would continue to emerge from the black soil.
"What … What is this place? Wasn't it said to be an ancient mountain of immortal crystals?"
"This place is so eerie. Why are there so many ancient buildings buried underground?"
"What happened in this damned place? But there are so many stone halls, ancient pagodas, and pavilions underground. This must be a buried ancient ruin! "
"There's a great secret hidden here. It's said that it's even related to the fall of the legendary Celestial Realm … Could it be that this buried underground is an immortal palace?"
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The cultivators discussed animatedly. The scene in front of them was too shocking.
Nearly 10,000 cultivators were digging frantically here, but what they dug out were ancient buildings.
The stone halls, ancient pagodas, and pavilions emitted an exceptionally desolate aura. It was as if they had traveled through time and space and crossed over from the ancient times.
It was as if what was below was not a group of ancient buildings, but an ancient time and space.
"Silence!"
Seeing that the cultivators' discussion was getting louder and louder, the bearded man in white standing on the head of the tiger suddenly growled. His voice was like a muffled thunder that exploded in everyone's ears.
Everyone's expression darkened slightly. Those who could run amok in the Small Celestial Realm were mostly arrogant and unruly. How could they be scolded in front of others?
However, when they heard that someone was protecting them, their first reaction was fear and submission. It was a terrible feeling. They were like a group of trapped beasts whose claws and teeth had been pulled out.
However, the situation was not in their favor. The cultivators had no choice but to submit.
For a moment, everyone stopped talking and quieted down.
The bearded man patted the head of the white tiger. The huge beast suddenly leaped into the air and landed heavily in the huge canyon, kicking up a lot of black sand and dust.
The canyon was very deep. It was tens of thousands of feet deep.
Once they jumped in, a primitive, vast, and ancient aura swept over them. Even Chu Chen could not help but be moved.
There was indeed another world inside the canyon!
The huge white tiger maintained a moderate speed as it ran past one huge pit after another. Occasionally, they would see the top of an ancient building.
When they approached the ancient stone buildings, the cultivators' eyes almost froze.
If one was far away, they wouldn't be able to see it clearly, but once they got closer, they would be able to see that the stone buildings were covered with incomparably ancient and exquisite carvings, as well as all sorts of mysterious symbols and ancient characters.
Those mottled carvings contained all kinds of things. There were ancient people offering sacrifices to the heavens, huge ancient beasts destroying cities, and powerful vicious spirits wreaking havoc between heaven and earth.
The carvings were extremely rare but the carvings were of the workmanship of the gods...
Although these carvings had been eroded by the passage of time and were riddled with holes, one could still feel the majestic and boundless intent emanating from them.
At this moment, everyone felt like they were walking in an ancient world.
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Chu Chen's mind was shaken. When he used his powerful spiritual sense to scan the area, he found that when his spiritual sense lingered on the carvings for a while, he felt his consciousness become confused. It was as if he had fallen into a huge illusion.
He could see huge birds flying across the sky. Giant beasts tens of thousands of feet long roared at the sky.
This scene was very shocking!
The area here seemed to contain a mysterious force that could affect people's consciousness. It constantly reflected images of the ancient era.
The closer they got to the stone temples, stone towers, and other places, the greater the range of the mysterious force's influence. Chu Chen felt as if he was in a dream. It was both real and illusory.
After running for a while, the white tiger came to a corner on the northern side of the canyon and stopped. There were already a few white-robed cultivators waiting for them.
These expressionless white-robed cultivators looked like supervisors. They held cold steel whips in their hands.
Their leader was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. His face was delicate and handsome, but his eyes were cold. His lips were slightly pursed, revealing a mean taste.
The most eye-catching thing was that the young cultivator's eyes were ice blue. He seemed to have cultivated some kind of special secret technique.
"These things are this batch of prisoners?"
The blue-eyed cultivator asked with a frown as he watched Chu Chen and the others gradually dismount from the tiger's back.
"Sir Zhao Hai, I know that this batch of goods is not good. Sir, please bear with it. If there are any good goods in the future, we will definitely send them to you first. The search teams outside the ancient immortal crystal mountain are running at full speed. A large amount of goods will soon be replenished."
The white-robed cultivator smiled apologetically. He seemed to be very afraid of the blue-eyed cultivator.
Chu Chen really didn't expect that the white-robed cultivator, who had previously treated the cultivators like dogs, would now be more humble than a dog to the blue-eyed cultivator.
The blue-eyed cultivator named Zhao Hai waved his hand noncommittally.
The white-robed cultivator and the other white-robed cultivator seemed to have been pardoned. They jumped back onto the tiger's back and fled towards the periphery of the canyon.
At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became abnormally quiet.
The group of cultivators looked at each other in dismay. They didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
"In this place, being obedient is your only way to survive. You are not allowed to have any other thoughts!"
After a long time, Zhao Hai slowly opened his mouth and said, "Evil cultivators like you shouldn't exist in this world. According to the rules of the Nine Heavens Formation Breaking Team, you should be killed as soon as you encounter one!"
His voice was very cold. When it entered the ears, it seemed to freeze the souls of those who heard it.
The female cultivators almost couldn't help but tremble.
Only the red-robed woman's mouth had a trace of ridicule. Only she and Chu Chen didn't care at all.
Chu Chen was stupefied. She was disdainful.
The others were already scared out of their wits.
"However, we nine Empyreans are benevolent. We are willing to give you a precious opportunity to turn over a new leaf. I hope that you can properly grasp this final opportunity!"
The oldest cultivator in the group, the green-robed old man, clenched his teeth. His eyes trembled slightly. He thought to himself, 'What nonsense is this kid talking about? He's obviously treating us as coolies, but he's talking as if we've obtained a great opportunity.'
The blue-eyed cultivator wasn't very young, but his words were louder than the heavens.
If he wasn't bound by the crystal shackles, the murderous Black Blood Ancestor would have already taught him how to behave.
"Old thing, are you dissatisfied with something?"
Zhao Hai's sharp eyes suddenly locked onto the green-robed old cultivator. The old cultivator couldn't help but tremble. He quickly lowered his head.
An ambitious and ruthless cultivator of the Devil Dao could only bow his head. It should be said that he bowed his head as a slave.
"Old thing, I'll let you go this time. However, the first chicken must be killed. That grey-robed youth, are you listening to me?"
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