After the green-robed old man heard this, his expression did not change much. There was no sorrow or fluctuation in his expression. This made Xiao Chen's expression turn somewhat strange.
If this person were a senior of the Dragon's Gate, he would definitely show some emotion when he heard this news. At the very least, he would feel some sorrow.
Just like back in the Blue Dragon Palace, when the Item Spirit heard this news, his expression fluctuated greatly.
Immediately, Xiao Chen could not help regretting saying so much. He immediately asked, "Might I ask Senior, who exactly are you?"
"Me?" The old man in green said, "I'm not human. I'm just the tomb keeper of this tomb. After this tomb palace was built, I was born. You can think of me as an existence similar to an Artifact Spirit."
Xiao Chen somewhat understood now. This old man was like the current caretaker of the grave. He asked, "You were the one who pulled me in?"
"That's right. The moment you stepped into the vicinity of the grave, I sensed your existence. It seems like the Xiao Clan has not been here for more than ten thousand years. After you came in, I discovered something suspicious. So I was cautious and only appeared after observing for a while. "
The green-robed old man said calmly.
"Now, there are no more suspicious points, right?"
"There are none. However, the matters of the world are hard to predict. Ten thousand years ago, that brat Xiao Teng was very lofty and tyrannical before me. Who knew, only ten thousand years passed in the abandoned land. His lofty words turned out to be a joke. "
Xiao Teng seemed to be the name of the Qing Emperor. However, most people did not dare to call him by his name. As a result, most people did not remember the Qing Emperor's name.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed in his heart. Only this old man before him dared to call the Qing Emperor that brat.
However, for some reason, when Xiao Chen heard this old man speak of the Qing Emperor like that, he felt uncomfortable in his heart. It was like the old man was talking about him.
The green-robed old man did not know what Xiao Chen was thinking. He waved his hand and said, "Since you barged into this place by mistake and are fine, I will send you out now."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he couldn't help but feel anxious. "Wait a minute, I still have a lot of questions that I don't understand. You've lived for so long, you don't mind chatting with me for a while, right?"
The azure-clothed old man said, "Indeed, I don't mind. However, I'm just a tomb keeper, and all I know is about this tomb. I might not be able to answer your question."
There's hope. When Xiao Chen heard that, he rejoiced. He said quickly, "I can definitely answer that. Every generation of the Dragon's Gate's Sect Master would make several trips to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. You should know why, right?"
The tomb keeper nodded and said, "Of course I know that. There are two goals. You've already seen the first one."
I've seen it. What does that mean?
Xiao Chen rolled his eyes and saw human corpses standing in the other half of the hall, which was separated by an invisible barrier. Xiao Chen came to a sudden realization. His goal was to make this place his burial ground when he was about to die.
Knowing was as good as not knowing. Xiao Chen didn't care about the special hobbies of these ancestors. He hurriedly said, "What's the second purpose?"
"Actually, you've already seen the second purpose. However, you probably won't be able to guess it."
"Are you talking about that azure-colored stone pillar?"
"That is no ordinary pillar. That is the Totem of your Dragon's Gate. It is also the reason why the Blue Dragon Martial Spirit is superior to the other three Holy Beast Martial Spirits," the azure-clothed old man explained.
Dragon's Gate Totem? Xiao Chen's heart trembled. This was not the first time he saw these words.
Back in the Dragon's Gate Treasure Trove, Xiao Chen had obtained a jade strip that recorded the various refining techniques of the Dragon's Gate and the construction method of the Heaven Dragon City.
There was an introduction to the Dragon's Gate Totem. However, Xiao Chen did not understand it at that time. Even Mo Chen did not understand it.
Xiao Chen's intuition told him that the Dragon's Gate Totem was very important. However, he could not find an answer.
Xiao Chen asked somewhat excitedly, "Senior, can you tell me what exactly the Dragon's Gate Totem is? Why does it allow the Blue Dragon Martial Spirit to be stronger than the other three Holy Beast Martial Spirits?"
The azure-clothed old man said, "This is a long story. We have to start with the Martial Spirits of the human race. There are hundreds of races in the world, and they all have their own specialties. Perhaps they have strong physical bodies, innately good at controlling certain kinds of energy, or startling comprehension abilities. However, they are all mediocre in other aspects.
"However, the heavens are fair. Although humans are mediocre in other aspects, they have Martial Spirits. Although the effects of Martial Spirits are not obvious in the later stages, they do increase the cultivation speed of human cultivators in the early stages, strengthening their combat prowess.
"In the later stages, everyone cultivates Heavenly Sage Laws, Heavenly Laws, and Primordial Energy, reaching the same starting line.
"Slowly, some clans learned to use bloodline contracts to innately control their Martial Spirits. For example, they signed contracts with ancient Holy Beasts to change the Martial Spirits of themselves and their descendants. This is how the Holy Beast Martial Spirits of the Four Holy Lands came about. "
Xiao Chen nodded. He understood all this. He had even seen how the Xiao Clan's ancestor subdued the Blue Dragon in the Blue Dragon Medallion.
However, Xiao Chen had not gotten to the main point. Why was the Blue Dragon Martial Spirit stronger than the other three Holy Beast Martial Spirits, able to suppress them?
"As for why the Blue Dragon Martial Spirit is stronger than the other three Holy Beast Martial Spirits, the secret lies in the totem that the ancient Blue Dragon King personally forged. Through a ritual, this totem can be used to contact the Blue Dragon Race, which has already left this abandoned land.
"This is a special favor. Back then, your Xiao Clan's ancestor passed the test of the ancient Blue Dragon King. The ancestors of the other three clans were much weaker. They could only control the Holy Beast Martial Spirits through contracts and could not contact the Holy Beast Race that left the abandoned land. "
The Land of Exile, it was the Land of Exile again. What exactly did the Land of Exile mean?
This was not the first time Xiao Chen heard these words. However, why was the Kunlun Realm called the abandoned land?
The tomb keeper of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave did not have any reservations. When he heard Xiao Chen's question, he answered, "The Immortal Epoch has ended, and a new epoch will descend. All the old order will be destroyed.
"During the Immortal Epoch, the Kunlun Realm ruled over all the Great Thousand Realms. It was the center of all the great realms of the universe. It was known as the Primordial Heavenly Realm. However, after everything shattered, all the order was disrupted. A new Primordial Heavenly Realm would be born, and the old Primordial Heavenly Realm would fall into ruin. It would become an abandoned land in the universe, not accepted by the new epoch. "
This was Xiao Chen's first time hearing such a detailed explanation. So, this was how the abandoned land came to be.
No wonder those people suspected to be Martial Gods from the Ancient Era all left this world, not leaving any clues. They were probably afraid of carrying the mark of the abandoned land and not being accepted by the new epoch.
However, this selfishness caused the peak experts of the Kunlun Realm to suffer. Even someone as strong as the Haotian Emperor would say something sorrowful. Was there a peak above Prime?
Of course, there was a peak above Prime. It was just that it was not in the Kunlun Realm.
Perhaps the Haotian Emperor knew all this. However, he could no longer do it, so he gambled everything and placed his hopes on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said, "Based on what you said, it sounds like you saw the moment the Immortal Epoch ended."
The tomb keeper nodded. His previously emotionless expression actually turned somewhat sorrowful at this moment. "That was a tragedy of the mortal realm. The six paths of reincarnation shattered, and the heavenly palaces collapsed. All the omnipotent Heavenly Immortals and Buddhas ran out of Magic Energy. Their Magic Skills vanished, and they turned into meteors and fell. Even the strong Immortal Lords and Immortal Ancestors, existences that could defy the heavens and change fate, died in batches like pigs and dogs.
"All the Holy Beasts and experts that had not advanced to Immortal Ascension fled the Kunlun Realm in a panic as long as they could. They fled this originally fairy-like paradise, the Primordial Heavenly Realm. That was the end of the world."
As Xiao Chen listened to the tomb keeper's words, he simulated the scene of the end of the world in his mind. Immortals died like pigs and dogs. This sentence described the sorrow of the end of the world.
Following that, Xiao Chen asked about the Dark Church and the Qing Emperor. In the end, the tomb keeper did not know much about either.
The tomb keeper only knew that the Dark Church was an extremely mysterious faction. He did not know when it had suddenly appeared. The Ancient Dragon Race, which had remained in the Kunlun Realm due to insufficient strength, had even fought many battles.
Later on, the Ancient Dragon Race of the Kunlun Realm was wiped out due to various reasons as time passed. They had not figured out the origins of this Dark Church.
As for the Qing Emperor, the tomb keeper only said that when he met the Qing Emperor ten thousand years ago, he was shocked at the Qing Emperor's strength. He had a deep impression of the Qing Emperor, but he did not know much about the Qing Emperor.
After all, the tomb keeper was just a tomb keeper, an existence similar to an Item Spirit. He did not have complicated emotions like humans and would not overthink.
"You once said that all the past Sect Masters of the Dragon's Gate would choose this place as their burial ground before they died. Why is that?" Xiao Chen asked somewhat excitedly when he thought of something.
"Those who possess the Blue Dragon Martial Spirit are already half of the Dragon Race. If they can be buried in this Blue Dragon King Grave Palace, they can bring good fortune to their descendants. Furthermore, they all have the jade strip that I gave them. As long as they are willing, they can send it to this grave palace at any time. "
Xiao Chen had studied the Paradise Secret Canon before and knew the principle of good fortune for the descendants. Hence, he did not doubt this.
Now, here was the main point. Xiao Chen continued asking, "In that case, all the Dragon's Gate Sect Masters who are on the verge of death will choose this place as their burial ground. There are no exceptions."
The tomb keeper nodded, indicating that there were no exceptions.
"However, I discovered that the Qing Emperor is not here. Does that mean that he is not dead? Perhaps he is like those absolute experts from the Ancient Era, leaving this world?"
The tomb keeper shook his head and said, "That is not possible. Think about it yourself. If he really left this world, he would definitely erase all traces of him in this world. However, based on what you said, there are still legends of him in this world. There are still all sorts of things that he did. If he really erased all traces of him, then none of that would exist.
"Even the people closest to him would not remember his existence. How could there be stories of him being passed down?"
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help feeling somewhat dispirited. Could it be that he guessed wrong?
"You have a lot of questions. However, I have already answered them all. You can leave now, right?"
The tomb keeper wanted to chase him away again. Xiao Chen could not help feeling depressed. "Why do you keep chasing me away?"
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