Two thousand years of waiting and the expectation of several generations had finally come. Tantai Cong was so excited and sad that he couldn't help but burst into tears. It was a heart-wrenching sight.
For a moment, Wutian and the other three people were silent. The anger in their hearts disappeared at this time, leaving only emotion and sympathy.
From Tantai Cong's expression, one could tell how much the ancestors of the Tantai tribe longed for their ancestral land. How much they wanted to return to the land where their roots originated from. However, the Way of Heaven made it so that they were trapped in this part of the world with an insurmountable natural moat.
"You said that your ancestors entered the Extreme Yin Ruins two thousand years ago, but didn't the Twelve Venerables come here a thousand years ago? Why didn't you go back with them, but wait until now? "Wutian was puzzled.
"Twelve Venerables?" Tantai Cong's eyes were blank.
Seeing this, Wutian understood that the Twelve Venerables didn't know that there were descendants of Asura's disciples in the Extreme Yin Ruins. Even if they knew, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack for them to find such a small tribe with their cultivation at that time.
"By the way, when we came here before, why did the people of your tribe look at us strangely? Is it related to the large tribes you mentioned? "At this time, Shan Youde asked.
"Yes."
Tantai Cong nodded and said slowly in a hoarse voice, "That's what you call the Extreme Yin Ruins, but we call it the First Heaven. In the First Heaven, there are large and small tribes. First-class tribes are the strongest, and sixth-class tribes are the weakest. Our Tantai tribe is a fifth-class tribe … "
After Tantai Cong's explanation, Wutian and the other three people suddenly understood.
It turned out that everyone was so scared because they saw their clothes. There was only one reason, that was, only people of third-class tribes and above had the ability and qualification to wear clothes made of this kind of cloth.
Cloth was very common in the Samsara Continent. However, due to the special environment of the First Heaven, there were very few materials that could make cloth. Therefore, clothes were very rare and expensive here. They were luxury goods.
A small tribe like the Tantai tribe didn't have the ability and wealth to buy one.
The size of the tribe depended on the level of the tribe leader's cultivation. A tribe at the Channel Opening Grand Completion stage was a grade 6 tribe, a tribe at the Channel Opening Grand Completion stage was a grade 5 tribe, a tribe at the Hundred Dynasties Initial stage was a grade 4 tribe, and so on.
"If that's the case, the chief of a first-grade tribe is only at the peak of the Hundred Dynasties Stage. It seems like these tribes don't pose too much of a threat in the first level of the Absolute Yin Ruins. The truly powerful ones are the ferocious beasts," Zhang Ting said.
Tantai Cong nodded and said, "This lady is right. Due to the restrictions of the laws of Heaven and Earth in the First Heaven, a human's cultivation realm can only reach the peak of the Hundred Dynasties Realm at most. However, there are no restrictions for demon beasts, and many of them have surpassed this realm. However, as long as we don't provoke them, they rarely take the initiative to attack humans."
"What about the upper floors?" Wutian asked.
"Which floor above?" Tantai Cong was confused again.
"The Tantai tribe has lived in the First Heaven for two thousand years. Don't tell me they don't know that other than the first floor of the Absolute Yin Ruins, there are six other floors above?" Wutian was surprised.
Hearing this, Tantai Cong fell silent and seemed to be deep in thought. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something. He got up and walked to the center of the room, squatted down, and knocked on the ground.
"Dong dong …"
When he knocked on a piece of the ground, an empty echo suddenly came out. Wutian and the other three looked at each other and understood that there was a secret hidden inside.
Tantai Cong's eyes also lit up. He placed his withered palm on the ground and Profound Qi surged in his palm. With a boom, the place exploded, revealing a foot-wide secret compartment. Inside it was an ancient wooden box.
With trembling hands, he took out the wooden box and walked in front of Wutian, offering it with both hands.
Although Tantai Cong's cultivation was lacking, his eyes were sharp and he could see through everything. From his words and actions, he could see that this white-haired youth was the one who could make the decision.
"My ancestor left a message. If someone from the Ancestral Land came here one day, I was to offer this item to them. He said that there was information about the upper Heavens. It's just that this item has been in storage for far too long. If you hadn't mentioned it before, I would have already forgotten about it. "
Wutian's heart stirred. He quickly received the wooden box and opened it. An old letter appeared in front of him. It was covered in a thick layer of dust and there were signs of decay in some places.
In the corner of the letter was a person called Tantai Mingjing. He must have been Tantai Cong's ancestor.
Wutian took out the letter and flipped to the first page. He frowned. Most of the pages were yellowed and the words were blurred. It was hard to tell what was written, but he still finished reading the entire letter.
Although most of the words had faded away with the passage of time, it wasn't like he didn't gain anything. At least he knew that in the seven Heavens of the Absolute Yin Ruins, no one had surpassed the Hundred Dynasties Perfection Stage and reached the Divine Transformation Stage.
In the seven Heavens, each Heavens had large and small tribes. The people that lived there had corresponding spirit bodies. Just like the first Heavens, besides ordinary people, everyone else had a fire spirit body.
Moreover, Wutian also learned that there was a particularly powerful Ferocious Beast guarding the passageway leading to the next floor. The Ferocious Beast of the Seventh Heaven was the most powerful. The reason why Tantai Mingjing was injured that year was because he suffered a great loss in the hands of this Ferocious Beast.
The only thing he regretted was that the information about these vicious beasts had been buried by the passage of time.
"Put it away after you read it. It might be useful in the future." Wutian handed it to Ye Tian and instructed.
Then, he fell into deep thought. Tantai Cong's words before were obvious. He wanted them to bring the people of the Tantai Tribe back to the long-awaited Samsara Continent.
However, they still didn't know if they could walk out of the Absolute Yin Ruins alive, let alone bring others.
Moreover, in the entire Tantai Tribe, besides Tantai Cong, Tantai Xianling, and her second uncle who she had yet to meet, the rest were all ordinary people. It was obviously impossible to bring such a group of people out of the ruins safely.
After pondering for a while, Wutian said indifferently, "I understand what you mean, but I can't agree. You know better than us how dangerous the Absolute Yin Ruins are. If we bring you along, not only will you not be of any help, but you will also be a burden to us."
Hearing this, Tantai Cong's old face, which had just recovered a lot of color, instantly disappeared. It was ghastly white again, as if he was powerless. He sat down on the bed, his hunched body trembling. His spirited eyes dimmed and were filled with despair.
After reading the letter, Ye Tian thought for a while and nodded, "Don't say that we are selfish and heartless, because Wutian is right. Not to mention this Tantai Tribe, even if there are only three of you with cultivation, you will only be a burden to us."
The tone of the two was very rude, but Tantai Cong knew that this was the truth. Back then, the ancestor was at the peak of the Hundred Dynasties, but he couldn't break out of here alone, let alone bring a group of ordinary people with no battle power.
"Bang!"
"Who dares to cause trouble in the Tantai Tribe?"
At this moment, the sound of a door being slammed sounded, followed by a ruthless voice.
"Second Uncle, you're not allowed to go in. Grandpa said that he wants to talk to brother and sister about something, so we can't disturb him."
Tantai Cong raised his head and said hoarsely to the door, "Xianling, let your second uncle in!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in his forties walked in with large strides. His body was tall and sturdy, and his skin was bronze. He seemed to be filled with shocking explosive power. A beast tooth the size of a fist hung on his neck, emitting an awe-inspiring light.
In particular, there was a huge wound on his face. He looked extremely ferocious, like a ferocious bandit, filled with a valiant aura.
"Who are you? Why have you come to the Tantai Tribe?" As soon as they entered the room, the man stood in front of Tantai Cong and glared at Wutian and the others. He wasn't as scared as the others, but he was quite serious.
Before Wutian and the others could say anything, Tantai Cong immediately shouted, "Guang 'er, don't be rude! Do you know who they are? They are from the Asura Palace, the Ancestral Land! Hurry up and apologize! "
"Ancestral Land? Asura Palace? "
When the man heard that, his pitch-black eyes were filled with doubt. After thinking for a while, his eyes suddenly widened. He turned to Tantai Cong and asked incredulously, "Father, are you saying that they are from the Asura Palace of the Samsara Continent?!"
"That's right!" Tantai Cong nodded.
After receiving his father's answer, the man turned around and looked at Wutian and the others. His rough face kept changing. Sometimes he was surprised, sometimes he was confused, sometimes he was sad, and sometimes he was sad …
In the end, he said seriously, "What proof do you have to prove your identity?"
"Guang 'er, don't be rude!"
The man ignored Tantai Cong's shout. He cupped his hands and said, "Please forgive me. I can't believe that you are from the Asura Palace of the Ancestral Land without any proof."
Zhang Ting smiled faintly, took out an identity token, and threw it over.
When he saw the three large words on the identity token, the man's expression changed. He was extremely respectful as he walked to the side of the few people and knelt on the ground. He offered the token with both hands and said, "Seniors, please forgive Tantai Guang's rudeness from before!"
"It's okay. Get up quickly!" Zhang Ting smiled.
However, Tantai Guang did not get up immediately. He pleaded, "The ancestors of the Tantai Clan have always been looking forward to the arrival of the people from the Ancestral Land. We have always wanted to go back to that continent. Therefore, I beg you, seniors, please take us back to the place we have always dreamed of going."
Zhang Ting looked at Wutian and Tantai Cong. Seeing that they were expressionless, he could not help but sigh, "Get up! We can't agree to this. "
"Why? We have waited for you for so many years. Why can't you agree? "Tantai Guang's face was pale as he roared crazily.
"Alas! Guang 'er, don't say anymore. They have their difficulties. Why should we make things difficult for them? "Tantai Cong sighed. He seemed to have aged a few decades in an instant.
"Father, for so many years, our Tantai Clan has been struggling at death's door. Isn't it all for this moment?"
Tantai Cong waved his hand weakly and explained the general situation.
This time, Tantai Guang was silent. He sat on the ground like a big child. His expression kept changing.
After a long silence, Tantai Guang suddenly got up, knelt on the ground, and begged, "Seniors, it doesn't matter if we go or not, but please take Xianling with you. She is young, talented, and very kind. In a few years, she will be able to help you."
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