The moonlight was like water, and the earth was empty and quiet.
The red sand beneath their feet, the boulders that were several hundred zhang away, and the stone mountains that were even further away were all covered by the misty moonlight.
Ye Fan, Old Sabre Honcho and the others didn't have this kind of tranquil state of mind. Right now, they were definitely close to Origin Ancient Mine. As they stood on the blood-colored sandy ground, their hearts were about to jump out of their throats.
The two cultivators named Li Desheng and Chen Huaiyuan were trembling and almost couldn't stand straight. Their hearts were filled with fear.
Origin Ancient Mine was one of the Eastern Wasteland's Seven Great Life Restricted Areas. Its ferocious name spread throughout the world. Since ancient times, too many terrifying things had happened.
"Who can save us? I really don't want to die!"
"How can we escape from here? Old Sabre Honcho, do you have any idea? Taoist priest, can you find a way out?"
Their voices were trembling, and their faces were as pale as paper.
They were already less than fifty kilometers away from the Origin Ancient Mine. Once they reached this range, they would probably be doomed.
"Why are you panicking? We haven't entered the Divine Mine yet. Aren't we still eighty or ninety kilometers away? We can still make it if we retreat quickly," Old Sabre Honcho shouted in a low voice.
"Didn't they say that encountering Tai Chu means certain death? We have almost seen it, is there still a way out?" The two of them looked at Old Sabre Honcho as if they were grasping at a life-saving straw. They looked at Old Sabre Honcho nervously and hopefully.
"That is because we are close to Origin Ancient Mine. We are still far away, so we have a chance of escaping!" Old Sabre Honcho didn't want to say anything more, he turned around and ran away. He couldn't stay in this dangerous place for too long, otherwise he definitely wouldn't be able to live for long.
Ye Fan also turned around and left, he ran after Old Sabre Honcho. He felt that recently he was really unlucky, he just wanted to watch Absolute Beginning from afar, he didn't want to be blown by the black whirlwind.
Li Desheng and Chen Huaiyuan's complexion was deathly pale, they chased from behind. The two of them were already confused, they had lost their mind, and could only passively follow Old Sabre Honcho and Ye Fan.
In one breath Ye Fan, Old Sabre Honcho and the others ran for fifty li before they stopped and heaved a sigh of relief. But immediately after, their countenance changed again.
"That's not right, how can we still look at Origin Ancient Mine!" Old Sabre Honcho cried out in alarm in a low voice.
Ye Fan also felt that something was amiss. He activated his divine eyes and looked into the distance.
At the limits of heaven and earth, the starlight was like water, a vast expanse of whiteness. It fell onto the ground, converging towards a single place.
Without a doubt, that was Origin Ancient Mine, and it was still less than eighty to ninety li away from them!
Uneasiness, fear, anger, grief, and all sorts of other emotions rippled from afar, almost affecting them just like before.
"How could this be? We've clearly fled for 25 kilometers, so why hasn't the distance changed?"
"We clearly … ran in the opposite direction," Chen said. "Sabre … we., we," Sabre, and "we ran. we"
"We … We, we were run. run. we. we. run. run. we. we. run.....
This result made everyone's hair stand on end, and the four of them lost confidence in their hearts.
"Aren't we still alive? Keep running!" Old Sabre Honcho's voice was deep and low. Grabbing his tobacco pipe, he ran as if he was flying, and in the blink of an eye he had already dashed several hundred meters away.
"Ye Fan" couldn't be blamed for being cowardly. Since the ancient times, it was unknown just how many Holy Lords had fallen here. Compared to them, the two of them really weren't enough.
Ye Fan also felt apprehensive. This situation was a bit similar to what was recorded in the latter half of the Origin Heavenly Book. Unfortunately, that part was too profound, not something he could understand.
After running for fifty li, they had just stopped. They discovered that it was the same as before. They still didn't run, still running around Origin Ancient Mine.
"It really is inconceivable. I just can't understand it!" Old Sabre Honcho was a bit stupefied. When he ran, he discovered that he was leaving Origin Ancient Mine. Once he stopped, he discovered that he was going around, and not going further.
He squatted on the ground. He fished out his tobacco pipe and began to smoke, his brows deeply furrowed.
"Old Sabre Honcho, you still have the mood to smoke?" Li Desheng said sullenly.
"Hurry and think of a way." Chen Huaiyuan was worried. He sat on the ground, gasping for air.
Ye Fan was now sure that it was definitely the situation recorded in the latter half of the Origin Heavenly Book. Divine Spring formed 'Field Energy', distorting space and interfering with time.
This type of situation was the most terrifying. It wasn't done deliberately, but rather naturally produced by Divine Spring. It was almost equivalent to changing the 'rules' and 'order' of this world.
Right now, their situation could still be considered good, not entering a dangerous region. Otherwise, if they touched upon the unknown laws of heaven and earth, it might result in destruction.
"Daoist priest, did you see through something?" Li Desheng looked towards him hopefully.
Chen Huaiyuan also moved over, saying, "Little brother, if you can think of a way to bring us out, I will definitely reward you generously!"
"I only saw some clues. This place is too complex and profound …" Ye Fan spoke the truth.
The Field Energy that appeared to disturb this world was because there was more than one piece of Divine Spring. The Origin Energy interacted with each other, naturally producing it.
However, if there were other factors, then it would be hard to predict, unless the Yuan Taoist Master personally came.
"The Origin Ancient Mine contains Divine Spring, it has most likely already gained intelligence." Old Sabre Honcho sighed at the side.
"If that's the case, then it's even more troublesome. It can evolve into a killing situation on its own, giving rise to unpredictable and terrifying consequences." Ye Fan frowned.
What was worse was that these were all speculations on the surface. No one knew what was actually there.
"Let's continue running and see if we can find a way." Ye Fan stood up. He wanted to measure this area.
Just like that, the four of them started running again.
Two hours later, Li Desheng and Chen Huaiyuan were almost foaming at the mouth, paralyzed on the ground. They didn't know how many 'fifty li' they had run, but they still couldn't get far.
"How could this be …" The two of them were panting heavily, on the verge of collapse.
"There shouldn't be a living being sealed in the Divine Spring here, right?" Old Sabre Honcho muttered to himself in an inaudible voice.
Ye Fan was silent. The probability of this happening was very high. Moreover, the sealed race must be extraordinarily powerful, adding another variable to this place.
"I heard people say that a holy spirit was born in the Ancient Mine. Even a great Eastern Wastelands Divine King would die after entering."
"There is another saying that there is an Immortal Race inside."
Li Desheng and Chen Huaiyuan also sat on the ground and spoke like this. After running for such a long time, they were drenched in sweat. They were already no longer that scared.
These sayings were all on the surface. No one knew the true secrets.
All of these legends could completely be considered a 'primer'. According to the later records of the Origin Heavenly Book, one could derive more than ten times more terrifying speculations.
Ye Fan had only studied a small portion of the Origin Heavenly Book's later stages. Through what he saw before his eyes, he already felt endless reverence towards Origin Ancient Mine.
This was already the case when he first saw the 'primer'. He hadn't seen through the true clues yet.
According to his speculations, even if he completely comprehended the Origin Heavenly Book, he still might not necessarily be able to understand Origin Ancient Mine's' main text '.
This place might be far more terrifying than he had imagined. There was likely a shocking secret.
Otherwise, why wouldn't even the true Yuan Taoist Master dare enter? The Zhang Family's first ancestor could be considered a genius of a generation, yet he was helpless, never daring to enter Origin Ancient Mine his entire life, viewing this as his life's greatest regret.
"Could it be that we really are going to die here?" Li Desheng and Chen Huaiyuan's expressions were ugly. When they saw that Ye Fan didn't say anything, they thought that there was no way.
"Death might not necessarily be the case." Ye Fan stood up and said, "In another few dozen li, we'll have already made a circle around the ancient mine. We should be able to figure out a bit of the situation."
What he felt reverence towards was Origin Ancient Mine, but he didn't approach that place. There was still eighty to ninety li between them. He felt like he might be able to find a path of life, have a way to break through it.
After all, this was the border, not the true core region.
After running for another twenty or so li, they returned to their starting point as expected, arriving at the starting point.
"Daoist priest, I can tell with a single glance that you are a noble, a genius in this field. You have to think of a way!"
When Ye Fan heard Chen Huaiyuan say this, he couldn't help but become speechless. The so-called noble was just 'digging grandpa', another form of address for Yuan Taoist Master's disciples.
The people of this profession dug mountains and caves when they grew up, roaming about the great earth, never seeing the light of day. Those who dug up origin veins were jokingly called digging grandpa.
"Daoist priest, digging grandpa, have you figured out a way to escape?" Li Desheng also asked nervously.
"There is a way, but we need to take a risk."
"What kind of risk?" Old Sword Honcho took a puff of his pipe and asked.
"This time, we need to advance several li towards Origin Ancient Mine. We need to better understand this place's' field energy ', and only then will we have a way to escape." Ye Fan said calmly.
"Digging grandpa, have you gone mad?!" Chen Huaiyuan immediately jumped up, incomparably excited. "Who would throw away their lives towards Origin Ancient Mine? Even those sacred masters only fought with their lives on the line when their lifespans were about to run out. "
Ye Fan drew and calculated on the ground, not even raising his head as he said, "Only by continuously measuring like this can we understand the situation, find a way out."
"Alright, let's do it like this!" Old Sword Honcho took a deep breath, knocked the tobacco pipe on the ground, and then stood up.
"For the sake of caution, we will only advance five li, don't go too far." Ye Fan took the lead and walked forward.
Li Desheng and Chen Huaiyuan had long faces, extremely unwilling, but they didn't dare stay here alone. Right now, they could only rely on this digging grandpa.
When they stopped five li in, they were shocked to discover that the earth had retreated with a shua sound.
"This is …" Even Old Sword Honcho jumped in fright, his fine hairs all standing on end.
They had clearly only walked five li, but after stopping, they immediately went ten li in. The starlight converging towards Origin Ancient Mine could be seen, like a vast expanse of white waterfall in front of them.
"Daoist priest, you are going to kill us …" Chen Huaiyuan said in alarm.
"Don't worry, let's go back the way we came." Ye Fan was also very surprised, the 'rules' and 'order' of this place were very distorted.
It was easy to enter, but difficult to leave. In a short twenty li, the four of them struggled for no less than two hours, not even going back, but constantly going around.
If not for Ye Fan engraving special patterns on the road according to the 《Book of Origin》, they wouldn't have been able to walk out at all.
The imprints left by Old Sword Honcho and the others were all obliterated, mysteriously disappearing. Only the traces of the original heaven pattern left by Ye Fan still remained.
"Why do I feel that we didn't walk in a straight line at all, but rather left and right turns, and took many detours before coming out?" Old Sword Honcho was puzzled.
"This is caused by the natural field energy produced by the divine spring. Fortunately, we are only at the edge, there are no complicated changes occurring here, we can still be considered lucky." Ye Fan answered.
"Can we escape?" Li Desheng asked urgently.
"We still have to probe from many directions, otherwise, I don't have the confidence."
"We still have to try?!" Chen Huaiyuan was nervous.
"Do you have a better idea?" Old Sword Honcho gave him a sidelong glance.
In the next two hours, Ye Fan probed a few more times, among them the last time was the most dangerous, they actually advanced thirty li in one go, even Old Sword Honcho's face turned pale.
At this moment, they were already less than fifty to sixty li away from the Origin Ancient Mine, they could clearly see the silver river flowing down from the sky.
The pure white radiance completely submerged that place, appearing gentle and holy.
"What is that?!" Ye Fan was shocked.
The Origin Ancient Mine was underground, it was impossible to see, but everything in the sky could be reflected in their eyes. There were some dazzling things rushing out from the ancient mine, bobbing up and down.
The starlight in the sky formed a river, falling down like a waterfall, but those things were even more dazzling, one moment they rose into the sky, the next moment they sunk into the ground.
"It might be the divine spring!" Old Sword Honcho squinted his eyes, shooting out two sharp rays of light.
"Divine spring?!" Ye Fan was shocked, it wasn't wrapped by the rock skin, devouring the starlight, could it be that those springs had developed intelligence? There was definitely more than one, there were four or five specks of light bobbing up and down, and this was only what he could see.
"I saw corpses …" Li Desheng's lips trembled, his face turning green.
"What, where?" Ye Fan was shocked.
"In the sky above the Origin Ancient Mine, bobbing up and down, sometimes submerging into the ground, sometimes rising into the starlight." Li Desheng trembled.
"Nonsense!" Old Sword Honcho rebuked, "There is a mysterious power in the Origin Ancient Mine, even I can't see it clearly, only some specks of light, how can you see it?"
"My left eye … is an innate Underworld Eye, I can occasionally see some special things." Li Desheng was incomparably frightened.
"The left eye is Underworld Eye …" Old Sword Honcho was shocked.
Ye Fan was also shaken, he had heard of this kind of eye before, it was extremely difficult to cultivate, it was innate, it could see through the underworld.
"Hurry and speak, what else did you see?!" Ye Fan and Old Sword Honcho urged at the same time.
"Those corpses continuously rose, entering the starlight, and then slowly sunk, entering the great earth. There were quite a few of them." Li Desheng was almost sleep-talking, his face devoid of color.
He couldn't see anything else, to the extent where he couldn't even see the divine source. His cultivation wasn't high enough, his left eye could only occasionally see the underworld.
According to what he said, Ye Fan and Old Sword Honcho could already imagine the scene sixty li out.
Origin Ancient Mine, within the silver waterfall that poured down from the sky, corpses were bathing in the pure and holy starlight, rising and falling.
This scene, just the thought of it made them shiver inwardly. What exactly was going on?!
Apart from this, there were specks of light, as well as other things rising and falling, they could vaguely see.
"No wonder even the great figure of a generation, Zhang Family's Yuan Taoist Master, didn't dare enter Origin Ancient Mine …" Ye Fan said to himself inwardly. This place was too mysterious.
Weng!
Suddenly, a wave of tremendous suction force erupted from Origin Ancient Mine. The starlight in the sky was immediately sucked dry, the entire sky pitch-black, so dark one couldn't even see their own fingers.
On the ground, it was as if there was an enormous black hole that could devour everything.
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