Back when he was studying archaeology, he had studied rare stones. Even though the Forbidden Lands were barren and he had never seen many treasures before, he had learned a way to appraise them, allowing him to easily determine their composition and value.
As long as he did not shatter the coffins, even he would not be able to tell what they were made of. All he could tell was that they were highly compatible with space.
"They are compatible with space, which means that they won't be affected even if space shatters …" Su Yin's eyes lit up.
If he had these coffins with him, even if the passageway that The Great Demon had opened up previously was destroyed, he would not have been injured at all, and he would not have fainted either.
Gu Yunqiu walked up to Zhang Xuan and asked, "Do you see anything?"
Su Yin shook his head. "These inscriptions should be something that only exists in the Celestial World. They have been reinforced with the means of some experts, so I won't be able to tell anything in the short term …"
"I see." Gu Yunqiu was not surprised. After a moment of contemplation, he turned to the soldiers and asked, "What should we do next?"
Gu Ling 'er, Shen Moping, Feng Zhangxi, and the others also turned to look at Zhang Xuan.
Unknowingly, the young man had become the center of everyone's attention. Even the head of the Council of Elders, who had once been the strongest expert in the world, did not find anything amiss.
"What do you think?" Su Yin asked with a frown.
Gu Yunqiu's face was grim as he said, "I think that … we should make use of this opportunity to wipe out the Titan Demons. Otherwise, if a True Immortal were to descend and the Titan Demons were to wreak havoc behind our backs, the human race would be hard-pressed to deal with them!"
"I see." Su Yin nodded.
The main force of the Titan Demons had been wiped out, and most of their experts had died. On the other hand, the human race had two True Immortals and countless experts. Wiping out the Titan Demons was not a problem at all.
It was time to put an end to the fighting that had taken place over the past ten thousand years.
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had agreed, Gu Yunqiu heaved a sigh of relief. He turned around and said, "Hall Master Feng, lead the soldiers into Demon Imperial City and clear out the remnants of the Titan Demons. Ling 'er, you will go and help them. If anything happens, make a move. Don't leave a single one alive, especially that Demon Emperor Sky Descent.
"Yes!" Feng Zhangxi and Gu Yunqiu clasped their fists together.
The army set out once again, heading toward the nearby Devil Emperor City. Every soldier's eyes were filled with excitement, and the desire to do battle surged.
For so many years, the greatest wish of the human race had been to exterminate the Giant Demons. And now, it was finally about to be accomplished.
"The four of you, follow him. If there's any danger, you can take care of each other!"
Su Yin turned to look at the Three Beasts and Bliss.
A centipede dies but never falls down. Although it seemed that the Giant Demons had been completely exhausted, it was still best to be careful.
Bliss nodded and followed closely behind with his three pet beasts.
"You aren't going?" Seeing that Hall Master Gu was still by his side even after everyone had left, Su Yin was perplexed.
"I won't be going. With Ji Le, Ling 'er, and the three senior Demonic Beasts, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm staying here because I want to take you somewhere to meet someone!"
Gu Yunqiu's eyes flashed, and he said, "Perhaps he knows the origins of these tomb keepers, knows the uniqueness of these coffins, and understands the meaning behind the middle aged man's words!"
Su Yin was stunned, and he asked curiously, "Who is it?"
Gu Yunqiu said, "The High Priest of the Giant Demons! In the Demon Race, his position is second only to the Demon Emperor. Furthermore, he has lived for more than ten thousand years, so he is very clear about what happened ten thousand years ago. If there's someone in this world who knows, it's definitely him. "
"Alright!" Hearing how powerful Gu Yunqiu was, Su Yin nodded in agreement.
Without saying anything else, he waited for a while. Then, a black-robed figure appeared in front of him. His entire body was shrouded in a long robe, and his appearance and figure couldn't be seen clearly. However, from the energy fluctuations in his body, he should be a Demon Race expert.
"Here!"
Gu Yunqiu flicked his finger, and a jade bottle flew toward the black-robed figure. "This is the last bottle. After you finish it, the problem on your body will be completely resolved. You won't be injured at all!"
"En!" The black-robed figure took the jade bottle and opened it. After examining it for a moment, he nodded. "Not bad, you keep your promise. I'll bring you to meet him now!"
"I've always kept my promises. I hope that you'll be able to fulfill them as well," Gu Yunqiu said calmly.
"Don't worry, I won't go back on my words either!" The black-robed figure nodded before leaving in a certain direction.
Gu Yunqiu and Su Yin followed closely behind him.
"That person is a ninth-level Pseudo Immortal expert, right? Is he your spy? "Su Yin asked curiously when he sensed the energy fluctuations coming from the black-robed figure.
An expert of that level could be conferred the title of King or Marquis in the Demon Race. Yet, the black-robed figure was actually bribed by him … This was truly inconceivable!
"Un!" Gu Yunqiu nodded and explained, "Not only so, but he's also the half-brother of the Sky Fall Demon Emperor!"
"Half-brother? The Demon Emperor's Clan? "Su Yin was stunned.
The Demon Race valued bloodline. Even the weakest member of the Demon Emperor's Clan was a Demon King. For him to betray the Demon Emperor … This was truly inconceivable.
"Although he's the elder brother of the Sky Fall Demon Emperor, he's the son of the previous Demon Emperor with a human lady. He's half-human, so he's not qualified to inherit the position of Demon Emperor …" Gu Yunqiu quickly explained the black-robed figure's situation.
After hearing this, Su Yin finally understood that the palace dramas in his previous life were all true!
The black-robed figure's talent was even better than the Sky Fall Demon Emperor. In the history of the Demon Race, he was ranked in the top five. Logically speaking, he should be considered lucky. However, due to the half-human bloodline in his body, he was unlucky.
From the moment he started cultivating, he had encountered all kinds of misgivings and suspicions. However, due to his identity, he had endured it all. He knew that he would not be able to become the Demon Emperor. He had even tried his best to assist Sky Fall, who was only a prince …
He had thought that by doing all this, he would be able to gain the other party's trust. At the very least, he would be given a place to live in the future. However, he had underestimated the other party's misgivings and jealousy. On the first day that Sky Fall became the Demon Emperor, he secretly sent someone to kill him!
Fortunately, he was lucky and had many tricks up his sleeves. However, he was poisoned and could die at any time.
What happened after that was a little mundane. He was saved by Gu Yunqiu and his injuries were healed. For revenge, he was a vicious person. He was willing to destroy his own appearance and voice. In the end, not only did he re-enter the Demon Imperial City, he even passed the selection process and became one of the pallbearers of the High Priest!
It was because of this that he knew the background of the pallbearers and the location of the High Priest.
"The Demon Race does not trust anyone. Sometimes, in order to rise to the top, they would kill each other … The reason why the human race has been able to survive for 10,000 years is because of their infighting!"
After explaining, Gu Yunqiu sighed.
The Demon Race had invaded the human race, and the human race had also invaded the other race. Sometimes, a war without gunpowder was scarier than a war with gunpowder.
This person was obviously a victim of the infighting. He could have become the strongest person in the Demon Race, condensed the Celestial Bone, and become the protector of a generation. However, because of the other party's misgivings, he became an enemy.
The three of them flew for more than ten minutes, and they arrived at a small mountain behind the Demon Imperial City.
Standing at the top of the mountain, Su Yin looked up and saw the passageway to the Celestial World hanging quietly in the sky. It was as dark as ink, and there was no end in sight. Even though the Spirit Abyss River had disappeared, dense spiritual energy was still gushing out from it.
Even though it was not comparable to a Supreme-Grade spirit vein, it was still much stronger than an ordinary Grade 1 spirit vein.
As expected of the Celestial World. At this rate, the Spirit Abyss Realm would be filled with Grade 1 spirit veins in ten years' time. It might even become a true cultivation ground.
Boom boom boom!
While Zhang Xuan was looking around, Gu Yunqiu had already followed the black-robed man into the depths of the mountain range. Soon, a huge bronze coffin was carried by the two of them.
Clearly, the remaining three pallbearers had been killed.
After placing the coffin not far away, the black-robed man cut his wrist and began to bleed.
Because he also had the bloodline of the Demon Emperor, opening the coffin was not difficult. Soon, the High Priest's mummified face appeared.
After absorbing the blood of the demons, he recovered at a rate visible to the naked eye, and he became younger again.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw Gu Yunqiu and Su Yin not far away. The High Priest did not ask any questions, as if he had understood everything. He shook his head and said, "It seems that the tomb keeper did not manage to hold on. The giant demons were destroyed in the end …"
"So you do know about the tomb keeper!" Gu Yunqiu walked up and released his True Immortal cultivation, enveloping the High Priest.
"Of course I do. I obtained the summoning token through a sacrifice …"
The High Priest's lips curled into a sinister smile. "However, do you think you've won just because you've killed the Tomb Keeper and exterminated the Giant Demon Race? Wrong. This is the beginning of your despair! The Celestial World will not let you go. "
"Stop trying to scare us. The Celestial World is high and mighty. If they really wanted to destroy the human race, we would have long ceased to exist. Why would we wait until now?"
Gu Yunqiu snorted.
"I know that you don't believe me, but it's nothing much. The tomb keeper is dead, and the passage between the Celestial World and the mortal world has opened. Did you notice that the upper limit of the realm tribulation in the Spirit Abyss Realm has increased?"
The High Priest sneered. "This means that the Celestial World has begun to make preparations for the lower realm. Once … Golden Immortals can enter, it will be the time of your destruction."
Gu Yunqiu's body trembled.
The other party had just woken up, but he already knew that they had detected something. It seemed like the High Priest of the demon race really knew something.
"This fellow won't say anything even if we ask him. Let's just search his soul!"
Su Yin said with a frown. Seeing that this fellow was stalling for time, Gu Yunqiu did not hesitate.
There was no need to ask this kind of giant demon. They could just search his soul and find out everything. In any case, they did not care whether the other party lived or died.
"Un!" Gu Yunqiu was not a soft-hearted person either. He nodded and made a grabbing motion.
The human race also had soul searching techniques, but he did not use them often.
"Do you really think that you can search my soul?"
The High Priest said with a playful smile. "When the Immortal took out the summoning token and said that the passage between the Celestial World and the mortal world would open at any moment, I knew that the demon race would not be able to hold on for much longer. Do you think that I would return to my coffin after knowing all of this? Hahaha! You are wrong. I don't fear death, but I don't want to die either … "
"Hmm?"
Gu Yunqiu was taken aback. He was just about to grab the other party when the body of the 'High Priest' suddenly shriveled up like a deflated balloon.
Putong!
Lying back in the coffin, the duo hurriedly rushed forward, only to narrow their eyes in astonishment.
The person before them was not the High Priest but a puppet made out of some unknown material. The real person was nowhere to be seen.
Gu Yunqiu's face turned livid.
He had been hunting geese all day, but today, he had been pecked in the eye by one.
"I saw him enter the coffin with my own eyes, and I have been guarding it all this while. How could he …" The black-robed man was stunned as well.
He had personally carried the other party back from the Demon Emperor's Palace, so how could he have become a puppet? When did the switch happen?
Ignoring the black-robed man's words, Gu Yunqiu placed his hand on the puppet and scanned it with his Spiritual Perception. A frown appeared on his forehead as he muttered, "If I'm not mistaken, the switch happened after the ritual …"
The puppet should have been prepared in the coffin beforehand, so even the pallbearers did not notice it.
Of course, that would require the cooperation of others. Most likely, it was the handiwork of the Sky Fall Demon Emperor.
It seemed like the Sky Fall Demon Emperor had noticed that something was amiss and fled in advance.
If the Sky Fall Demon Emperor knew that the demon race would not be able to hold on for long, he would not have warned the countless soldiers guarding the coffin beforehand.
However, this was also in line with the situation of the demon race.
It did not matter if others died or not, as long as he was alive.
"What's the summoning token?" Su Yin asked.
"It's the artifact used to summon the tomb keeper. I obtained it from the Immortal …" The black-robed man explained everything that had happened back then in detail.
"You're saying that … the tomb keeper is located at the end of the Lingyuan River?"
Su Yin was taken aback.
The black-robed man nodded. "Even though the High Priest didn't say where it was, the Sky Fall Demon Emperor went to look for it with the summoning token. Even though I didn't follow him, I was still able to determine the approximate location based on my bloodline. It shouldn't be too far away from the end of the Lingyuan River."
"This …" Su Yin fell into deep thought.
Based on his conjecture, the end of the Lingyuan River in the Great Yan Continent was right next to the Immortal Suppression Sect's forbidden grounds.
He had also taken a closer look at Dry Origin City, and it bore some resemblance to the Alliance of the Great Yan Continent. If he was not mistaken, the end of the Lingyuan River in the Origin World should correspond to the location of the forbidden grounds as well!
It seemed like the tomb keeper was indeed guarding those Remnant Wills!
"Let's head over to take a look …"
Knowing that he would only be able to confirm his conjecture if he was right, Su Yin beckoned the black-robed man over. Just as he was about to follow the trail of the Lingyuan River, he suddenly heard the black hole above his head shaking violently. Following which, a small passageway connected to it.
Recognizing the passageway, the black-robed man's eyes narrowed. "This is … the High Priest is summoning the Immortal!"
He had seen the other party summoning the Immortal Suppression Sect back in the Demon Emperor Palace, so he knew what was going on.
"Hurry up and stop him …" Gu Yunqiu's face paled as he swiftly flew into the air.
Even though the passageway had already been opened, the True Immortals who were able to pass through were limited in strength. However, once they were summoned, things would be different!
Putting aside 6-dan True Immortals, 7-dan, 8-dan, or even 9-dan True Immortals were a possibility!
How were they supposed to deal with him then?
Without wasting any time, Su Yin hurriedly flew in the direction of the passageway as well. Before the duo could get far, a deafening explosion sounded in the air. Following which, countless figures could be seen slowly advancing through the passageway.
"I didn't think that even the tomb keeper would be unable to stop them. Since that's the case … let's descend!"
As those words were spoken, the world began to crumble. Following which, a towering figure suddenly appeared at the end of the passageway.
With a pale face, Su Yin hurriedly called out to Gu Yunqiu, "It's too late! Hurry up and get the humans to retreat!"
"Yes!"
At this moment, Sanctum Head Gu also knew that it was already too late to rush over. Gritting his teeth, he turned around and flew in the direction of Demon Emperor City.
It was only then that Su Yin raised his head to look at the towering figure.
Just like the Lingyuan Winding River, the towering figure emanated an unfathomable aura. To be able to be the first to emerge from the passageway, his strength was indeed not to be underestimated.
"He's stronger than the middle-aged man. At the very least, he's a 7-dan True Immortal …"
Su Yin's face warped in shock.
Even though he had yet to reach the True Immortal realm, the other party was clearly much stronger than the middle-aged man from before. In other words, the other party was at least a 7-dan True Immortal!
This … how were they supposed to fight against him?
"Let's hope that he won't be able to breach my defenses …"
Gritting his teeth, Su Yin dashed in the direction of the towering figure.
It was not that he wanted to be a hero. Rather, he shared the same fate as the human race. Once the human race was wiped out, he would not be able to escape his fate either.
More importantly, regardless of whether it was the tomb keeper or the Celestial World, they seemed to be related to the Forbidden Grounds. As the only successor of the Remnant Wills, he would definitely be the first to be targeted!
Rather than wait for the human race to be wiped out before being surrounded, he might as well face them head-on. At the very least, he would be able to prepare himself in advance.
Su Yin dashed straight toward the towering figure from the Celestial World. At this moment, the latter seemed to have sensed something as well. He suddenly turned around and looked in Su Yin's direction.
The world rumbled as a massive spatial rift surged toward Su Yin along with his gaze. Su Yin, who was still in midair, felt a chill running down his spine, and he nearly plummeted to the ground.
To think that the other party would be so formidable with just a single glance …
How was he supposed to fight against him?
Even if his defense was so strong that the other party was unable to kill him, he would not be able to harm the other party in the slightest!
His heart turned cold. Just as Su Yin was at a loss for what to do, a faint voice suddenly rang out beside his ear.
"Little Su Yin, come over here!"
Hu!
At the same time, a piece of firewood that could be seen everywhere suddenly appeared in mid-air and gently waved it.
Si la!
The incomparably powerful True Immortal who had just turned around to face Zhang Xuan was immediately sliced in half like a bubble.
Boom!
At the same time, the Dantian of the True Immortal seemed to have been ignited by something, causing a deafening explosion.
Even the weakest cultivator from the Celestial World was a seventh-dan True Immortal. One could only imagine how powerful the explosion of such an expert would be.
In an instant, with the True Immortal at the center, the space within a radius of ten thousand li began to crumble. The passageway that the High Priest had created could no longer withstand the pressure and began to crumble.
"No!"
The True Immortal who had yet to walk out of the passageway roared furiously. Soon, they were crushed within the passageway, vanishing into the chaotic flow of space.
Even True Immortals would not be able to withstand the chaotic flow of space in the Celestial World. They would be reduced to dust in an instant.
"This …"
Su Yin's body stiffened, and he stood rooted to the ground. His eyes immediately turned red!
That was because …
Be it the voice or that piece of firewood, they were all too familiar to him.
Could it be that …
Have you all come out?
Putting aside his shock, Zhang Xuan rushed in the direction where the voice had come from.
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