"Ancient Sage Qiu Wu? Who is he? "
A combat master turned to look at Zhang Xuan.
Even true master teachers didn't know much about the history of the ancient era, let alone combat masters.
"Ancient Sage Qiu Wu was one of Kong Shi's followers back then, and he fought alongside Kong Shi in the war against the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. He was one of the most famous Ancient Sages in the history of Mingshi Tang, and his cultivation surpassed Saint 9-dan when he was still alive, reaching a realm that others could only look up to."
Wu Shi explained.
"Kong Shi's follower?"
"Beyond Saint 9-dan?"
Those who didn't know about it were speechless.
Putting everything else aside, just these two items alone were enough to make countless people shrink back.
Being by Kong Shi's side and receiving the latter's nurturing, not only were they bound to be extremely powerful among those of the same cultivation realm, they were also experts who had surpassed Saint 9-dan on top of that. It was no wonder the ancient domain he had set up was so fearsome that they had nearly been wiped out.
"Ancient Sage Qiu Wu is not only a powerful cultivator, he has also made great contributions to mankind. The seal in our Subterranean Gallery to fend off the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe was left behind by him back then … On top of that, our branch's Pavilion Master Gou is a loyal fan of his.
Wu Shi said.
"To be able to fend off the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe for so many years, that Ancient Sage is indeed one of the most outstanding seniors of Mingshi Tang …"
"Indeed. Even though his contributions are still a little lacking compared to Kong Shi's, it's still more than enough for him to go down in history!"
…
Hearing about Ancient Sage Qiu Wu's feats, the eyes of the crowd lit up in agitation.
Regardless of whether it was combat masters or master teachers, their top priority was to protect mankind from the aggression of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. If not for the seal placed on the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, the war would have continued for many years, and mankind would not have been able to live such a peaceful and stable life.
He had assumed that this was a ruin left behind by an ordinary Saint realm expert, never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that it was actually left behind by an ancient powerhouse.
"If there's a statue of Elder Zhang in the ancient domain, I'll kowtow to him a few times …" Feng Xun said in agitation.
He had a lot of respect for this senior, and he had never thought that he would be able to come to the ruins that the other party had left behind.
"Me too …"
The other combat masters nodded in agreement.
"Since Elder Qiu Wu has left behind such a massive ancient domain, he must have left behind a sliver of his will. Let's continue forward. According to the Scarletleaf King, Zhang Yin and Old Principal Qiu and the others are still alive. They are just trapped somewhere. The Skyleaf King is also trapped there. Let's hurry over lest something unexpected happens. "
Zhang Xuan resisted the urge to dig up this stone tablet and sell it for money.
While the stone tablet was indeed valuable, judging from the looks of admiration on the faces of the master teachers and combat masters, if he were to really take it away, they would surely put their lives on the line. Thus, after much consideration, he decided against it.
"Alright!"
Everyone nodded and walked forward.
Barely after taking a few steps, the eyes of one of the combat masters suddenly lit up. Pointing forward, he said, "Look!"
Following the direction of his finger, he saw a spear stabbed into the wall not too far away, half of it sticking out.
Wu Shi stepped forward and gently pulled out the spear.
"This is … a Half-Saint Artifact?"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
Just like the Glacier Rain Sword, the spear was actually at Half-Saint!
Weapons of this level were extremely rare even in Hongyuan Empire. Even in Qingyuan Empire, there weren't too many of them. Yet, it was actually stabbed into the wall like a piece of trash. This was a little too exaggerated.
"There's another one over there!"
Just as Zhang Xuan was still in shock, another person exclaimed. Following which, he drew a Half-Saint sword from the wall on the other side.
"There's another one here too!"
"That is actually a Saint low-tier weapon!"
As they proceeded forward, more and more exclamations of astonishment sounded. Not too long later, almost everyone had a weapon in their hands. The weakest of them was at Half-Saint, and the stronger ones were even Saint low-tier.
Saint low-tier. That was what Jin Yuan Ding used to possess, and yet, here, there were so many of them lying around. Just the thought of it was shocking.
"The spirit of these Saint weapons seems to have been severely damaged, causing it to vanish. In other words, even though these Saint and Half-Saint weapons are sharp, they have lost their spirit, rendering them unable to wield the might they once wielded!"
Wu Shi said after taking a look at all of the weapons.
While these weapons were of high tier, sharp, and resilient, without their spirit, their fighting prowess would be severely affected.
"It's not that they were severely damaged, but their spirit has been eroded by time …" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
Even though the spirit of a weapon had a longer lifespan than that of a human, it was still subject to the Age of Decay. With the passage of time, it was impossible for a weapon to exist in the world forever. Otherwise, some formidable experts would have been able to seal their Primordial Spirits in their weapons and survive for eternity.
The reason why Jin Yuan Ding was able to live for so long was because he had been in hibernation for a very short period of time.
This was related to the secrets of the soul, and there were many master teachers who were unaware of it.
"Let's continue on!"
After collecting the weapons, Zhang Xuan and the others proceeded ahead, and they found quite a few medicinal herbs, medicinal herbs, and other treasures scattered around.
It was a pity that, just like the previous weapons, most of them had lost their effectiveness due to the passage of time. Even so, these items were still a huge fortune, far surpassing that of the high-tier spirit stone stone stone tablet.
It was hard to tell whether it was due to the complete map or some other reason, but they didn't encounter any danger along the way. A moment later, a vast square appeared before their eyes.
The square was filled with pits and cracks, and there were dozens of corpses scattered all around.
"There was a battle here …" Narrowing their eyes, the crowd hurriedly rushed forward.
"This is … Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy's Vice Principal Mu Renxu, Zhang Yinqiu's right-hand man!"
Walking up to a corpse, Wu Tianqiong recognized it and exclaimed anxiously.
Even though the owner of the corpse had been dead for quite some time, as a Saint realm cultivator, his physical body wouldn't rot so easily. As such, it still looked no different from when he was alive.
"Vice Principal Mu Renxu?" Zhang Xuan walked up and asked.
After becoming the principal, he had read through the introduction of the academy, and he had heard of this person.
Initially, other than Zhang Yinqiu, the principal of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy, there were four other vice principals. However, they had followed Zhang Xuan to the ancient domain and never returned. It was for this reason that Lu Feng, the head of the Apothecary School, had become the acting principal of the academy.
Mu Renxu was the strongest of the four vice principals. Who could have thought that he would die here?
Zhang Xuan quickly searched the area and confirmed that Old Principal Zhang Yinqiu's corpse was nowhere to be found. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.
Even though he had never met the old principal before, there was a portrait of him in the academy's library, and the Byzantium Helios Beast had said that there wasn't a single corpse that matched his description.
"There are a total of thirteen master teachers and twenty-one Otherworldly Demon corpses here!"
After tallying up the numbers, Wu Shi couldn't help but sigh in sorrow.
These thirteen master teachers were all Saint 1-dan 6-star master teachers. For all of them to die here without anyone knowing was a huge loss to the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy and Mingshi Tang.
"It seems like the battle back then was intense …" Zhang Xuan couldn't help but sigh in sorrow.
He suddenly recalled the cenotaph that Zhang Yinqiu had left behind in the Mausoleum of Principals.
He knew that he was doomed, and the master teachers who had come with him must have known as well. Yet, they still chose to come here without any hesitation.
"Let's bring these corpses back. Even though they were unable to return to their homeland when they were alive, they can still return to the academy in death!"
With a wave of his hand, Zhang Xuan stowed the corpses of the master teachers into his storage ring.
Even though they had died, their corpses couldn't be left here forever.
"Why would they fight here? Where did they go in the end? "
After Zhang Xuan was done collecting the corpses, Guild Leader Han spoke up.
"I don't know, but if I'm not mistaken, School Head Zhang Yinqiu and the others probably knew that the Otherworldly Demons would enter the ancient domain, so they followed them in.
Zhang Xuan deduced.
Based on the words that Zhang Yinqiu had left behind in the Mausoleum of Principals, it was likely that he had been forced to follow them.
From this, it could be seen that the Otherworldly Demons had learned of the ancient domain in advance, and they had been tailing them.
But of course, without witnessing it with his own eyes, it was impossible to say for sure.
"Everyone, come over for a moment!"
While Zhang Xuan was still in the midst of his deduction, a master teacher suddenly called out. Everyone quickly turned their gazes over, only to see him standing by the side of the square, staring at a massive boulder before him with a perplexed look on his face.
He was a master teacher from the Qingzhu Master Teacher Academy. Despite his low cultivation, he was an extremely meticulous person.
The crowd walked over, and upon taking a look, a frown appeared on their faces.
It was a palm print. It was hard to tell whether it was left behind by the person who had fought or the person who designed the ancient domain.
"This is a mechanism to activate some kind of seal. I have seen it before!" Zhang Xuan walked up to the boulder and said.
Back in the Unbounded World, he had seen this on the side of a stone tablet. Rather than a palm print, it was more like a depression. As long as one placed one's palm into it and infused one's zhenqi into it, one would be able to activate the seal within.
Most likely, it was left behind by Ancient Sage Qiu Wu.
"A mechanism?" Wu Shi examined it for a moment before nodding. "Everyone, please step back. I'll give it a try …"
There were dangers as well as safety in mechanisms. No one could tell what would happen if one were to touch it, so it was best to be careful.
The crowd hurriedly stepped back and prepared their defenses.
With a grim expression, Wu Shi pressed his palm lightly.
Weng!
With a resounding buzz, the wall before them split open, revealing nine round doors. Each of them was around the height of a grown man, and they carried the aura of a seal. With a single look, it was clear that the other side was a folded space.
"Why are there so many of them?"
Seeing that there was no danger, the crowd walked up to the doors with bewilderment in their eyes.
"Nine is the limit of the number. Nine doors should represent an endless number of doors," Guild Leader Han explained.
The crowd nodded in agreement.
Nine was the limit of numbers, derived from the six trigrams and three trigrams.
In this world, there were many cultivation techniques that had nine as their core. For example, Fighter 9-dan, Transcendent Mortal 9-dan, and Saint 9-dan.
Nine Skies, Nine Provinces, Nine Doubts, Nine Layers, Nine Heads, Nine Avenues, Nine Conjunctions, Nine Passes, Nine Passes …
"The nine doors are probably the same as the array formation. There are life and death, scenery and injury. Which one should we choose?"
One of the combat masters couldn't help but ask.
"This …"
Upon hearing such a question, President Han was taken aback. He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Zhang Xuan.
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