The mysterious and powerful Xu Tian was very cautious today. He didn't want to enter the forbidden zone of death at all. He seemed to have all kinds of apprehensions. Even someone as powerful as him was so cautious. It was easy to imagine how mysterious and terrifying that place was.
"I advise you to go back the way you came and collect the divine diagram again as soon as possible. That is the most important thing.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen became silent.
He really wanted to go to the depths of the world of death, but he understood that what Xu Tian said made sense. The divine diagram was very important. Ke's father and the old tortoise had warned him in the Heaven Realm to endure after returning to the nine prefectures and find a way to collect the formation diagram again.
"Humans can't always do whatever they want. It seems like I have no choice but to return to the nine prefectures."
What he needed to do now was to increase and consolidate his strength. He needed to be strong enough to fight against the Stoneman King.
"Do you know how to condense the formation diagram?"
Xu Tian asked.
"I need to figure it out slowly."
Xiao Chen naturally couldn't tell him.
"I know a little. The formation diagram was once the might of the world of death. Later on, it was condensed on the sword …"
Speaking until here, he paused and didn't say anything more.
"Oh, you know the details. Please tell me."
Xiao Chen's expression changed.
"This was a huge secret of the world of death. If it was spread out, it would probably shock the world …"
Xu Tian seemed to be deeply moved. He put his hands behind his back and sighed.
Hearing what he said, Xiao Chen became even more curious. The extremely powerful formation was condensed with unparalleled might, as well as the complicated and profound Daoist seal. Until now, he was still unable to truly understand it. If someone could provide him with some clues, it would naturally be of great help to him.
"Do you know about the Nine Lanterns? Do you know about the Heavenly Stele?"
Xu Tian's eyes looked dreamy. He seemed to be thinking of something very important. His expression was very solemn.
"Of course I do."
Hearing what he said, Xiao Chen felt that Xu Tian knew something. The Nine Lanterns carried too many secrets, and the Heavenly Stele was even more mysterious. Moreover, all the signs indicated that it was related to the divine diagram.
"Then the Nine Lanterns and the Heavenly Stele are …"
Speaking until here, Xu Tian paused. His eyes were like two blades as he scanned the depths of the world of death.
"Bang …"
The void was instantly pierced by two golden beams of light. The beams of light cut through the sky and actually bloomed with a dazzling brilliance at the end of the earth, illuminating that place.
A towering and towering city of the dead appeared clearly before their eyes, and it seemed as if it was very close. However, they could obviously infer that the enormous city of the dead was at least 10,000 kilometers away from here, and this was merely something that Voidsky had manifested with his great divine ability.
"A stone man undergoing Nirvana transformation …"
Xiao Chen's eyes shone brightly.
"As you can see, there is no such thing as a pure land in the World of Death. Thousands of miles away, there is a powerful Changeling. He can clearly hear everything we say. Even if it is a powerful Divine Sense, it can still be intercepted."
Xu Tian streaked across the sky with his hand, and the huge city instantly disappeared from their sight. He said, "Walk forward 50 miles and we'll talk in my newly refined ghost town. Otherwise, there won't be any secrets to speak of."
About fifty kilometers in front, there was a huge hazy city hidden in the fog. Xiao Chen could not help but sigh. This Void Sky was extraordinarily strong. He managed to obtain another ancient city with a strand of his Spiritual Sense.
"Clang …"
The huge gate of the city opened, and Xiao Chen walked in.
"Creak …"
The gate slowly closed. The fog in the city surged, and waves of life essence surged.
Just at this time, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. The sky was dark, and the clouds and mist covered the sky. They sealed the sky above the ancient city, completely covering this place.
The ancient city was like a cage, and it locked Xiao Chen inside. All the exits were sealed.
"Void Sky, what is the meaning of this?"
"There are many experts in the World of Death. The existences in the deepest region can clearly see through everything. If we don't do this thoroughly, we will be discovered by them."
Void Sky answered indifferently.
"Even so, you don't need to make such a big fuss, right? You completely sealed me in the city."
"There are some things I want to discuss with you …"
Void Sky was unruffled, and his figure appeared in the hazy fog in front of him. "Speaking of which, you have already lost your divine map. I'm afraid we can't continue our cooperation. I hope you can return the Immemorial Demon City to me …"
"You really change your attitude quickly. Previously, you schemed to keep me calm, and kept giving me useful suggestions, but it was just to lure me into the ancient city. Now, you want to make a move?"
"Your growth has shocked me. You have already reached the Fifth Heavenly Layer of Battle Ancestor Realm, and you are about to enter the ranks of super experts. However, in the end, you have lost your divine map. To me, you are a very powerful tonic … Until now, Void Sky's voice was still very calm, but there was no doubt that he revealed a malevolent expression. He wanted to refine Xiao Chen's life essence.
"You are just a strand of divine sense. Do you really think you can eat me?"
Xiao Chen stared at Void Sky in front of him. He already knew that this collaborator was not good, but he did not expect him to be so confident. He even dared to make a move against him, who was a Fifth Heavenly Layer Battle Ancestor.
"Your divine map is already gone. What else do you have to rely on? I have waited for you for more than two thousand eight hundred years. You are a pretty good sacrifice. I really need your flesh and blood essence. "
"Bang …"
Speaking up to here, a stone spear appeared in Void Sky's hand. It was simple and unadorned, but it possessed a strong deterrent aura. It was a perfect stone weapon, a weapon left behind by a Golem King level expert. He pointed it at Xiao Chen's chest.
"I forgot to tell you. In order to deal with you, I split off a very strong portion of my divine sense. It is only to completely destroy you. After refining you, I will naturally find the method to condense the divine map in your sea of memories. Rather than relying on others, it is better to grasp and refine that one!"
Void Sky's voice was very cold and emotionless. It became incomparably cold, completely different from his previous appearance.
"That's right, I can tell you that some of the people you asked me about are indeed not dead. I once met a group of experts, several hundred Dragon Race cultivators. The leader is the Dragon Race's Divine King. He is a person with a lot of potential. He has reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer of Half Martial Ancestor Realm and has already touched upon the realm of Ancestor God …"
"Where are they?"
Xiao Chen's eyes shot out two pressuring rays of light.
"Several hundred Dragon Race cultivators. That is really a strong life essence. When they gathered together, it is very tempting … I devoured all of them."
"You …"
Xiao Chen was enraged. He would never forget the tall figure of the Dragon Race's Divine King. He once protected Ke and cared a lot for the little beast. He was the guardian of the Dragon Race — the strong Divine King.
The Dragon Race's Divine King avoided the pursuit of the otherworldly realm. Unexpectedly, he died at the hands of this Void Sky. The lives of several hundred Dragon Race cultivators all ended up here.
"Bang …"
Void Sky trembled slightly, and the entire Ancient Demon City trembled intensely. Snow-white skeletons immediately tumbled out of the tall buildings in the surroundings. They were all the remains of the Dragon Race.
The pale white bones were somewhat piercing to the eyes, piercing Xiao Chen's heart. He saw the huge white skeleton of a Monarch Lion Dragon piled up in front of him like a small mountain. This was the Dragon Race's Divine King.
Several hundred white skeletons and several hundred Dragon Race experts lay miserably in the city.
"Void Sky, I always knew that you were not a kind person. However, I never expected you to make me so angry. If I do not destroy your divine sense, I will not rest!"
"Unfortunately, you can't even protect yourself. Continue to rage. Let it burn you to ashes …"
Void Sky's voice was like a demonic curse. The black flame in the Ancient Demon City burned. It actually connected with Xiao Chen's surging aura and surged towards him frantically.
This was a sinister demonic curse.
At the same time, Void Sky held the stone spear in his hand and thrust it at Xiao Chen. The tip of the spear shook the Death Continent. A strong energy wave passed through the Ancient Demon City and tore the surrounding tens of thousands of li apart!
"Only one's own strength is the most fundamental strength. For the past two thousand eight hundred years, for the sake of cultivation, I rarely used a powerful killing weapon. I only used it to temper myself. However, today, I am going to break that rule!"
Xiao Chen pulled out the ancient scroll with a 'hua la' sound and threw it forward. An incomparably magnificent Rivers and Mountains Painting appeared on the misty scroll. It was like a real world had appeared. The five Monarchs seemed like they were going to step out and press down on the Void Sky together.
"What?"
Void Sky was immediately shocked.
"You did not see the entire battle two thousand eight hundred years ago. Aside from the formation diagram, I still have the ancient scroll."
"Hua la la …"
The ancient scroll fluttered in the wind. The five Monarchs stepped towards Void Sky.
"Ah …"
Void Sky roared. The Immemorial Divine City shook like a heavenly prison. The gloomy aura was dense, and then it started to shrink. Endless black light flickered, wanting to obliterate Xiao Chen and the ancient scroll. At the same time, the stone spear stabbed towards the five imposing figures.
"Bang …"
All the black light within the range of the ancient scroll was absorbed. The stone spear was actually flying towards the ancient scroll.
"Impossible!"
Void Sky shouted because he found that he could not control the stone spear. The Monarch Stone Weapon seemed to have a life of its own. It rushed towards one of the five imposing figures on its own.
"Could it be his Stone Weapon?"
Void Sky's eyes revealed a shocked expression.
"Bang …"
In the end, the stone spear broke free from his control. It entered the ancient scroll and appeared in the hands of one of the Monarchs.
In this way, the ancient scroll shook the sky. The stone spear fused with it, making the power of the entire scroll even stronger!
"Hua la la …"
The ancient scroll trembled as if the sky was trembling. Its might was much stronger than before. The stone spear even shot out a dazzling golden light!
The entire Immemorial Demon City shook as if it was going to collapse. Even the black light scattered a lot.
Xiao Chen was astonished. This ancient scroll actually still had room for improvement. The addition of a stone spear made its power a lot stronger. If the five Monarch Stone Weapons all returned, what would happen?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Void Sky decisively retreated. He turned into a phantom and rushed out of the Immemorial Demon City.
Moreover, he was not willing to leave this huge city to Xiao Chen. He waved his hand, and the huge city shook Xiao Chen away. It quickly shrank and followed Void Sky.
"Want to leave? It's not that easy!"
The ancient scroll flew across the sky. The stone spear in it turned into a dazzling golden light, illuminating the Death Continent.
"Bang …"
The dazzling light was more than fifty kilometers long. It chased after the Immemorial Demon City five hundred kilometers away and directly pierced through it. At the same time, it stabbed towards Void Sky.
"Hua la la …"
Void Sky steeled his heart and activated the power accumulated in the Immemorial Demon City, causing the city to collapse to block the stone spear. He abandoned the huge city and left.
However, Xiao Chen did not want to let him go. He directly threw the ancient scroll out and covered the sky of the Death Continent.
"No matter how strong your main body is, a strand of your divine sense can't defy the heavens. Today, I will not let you go no matter what!"
Xiao Chen put away the broken huge city. He prepared to strengthen the divine city he controlled.
Seeing the hundreds of dragon skeletons, Xiao Chen was already furious. He could not let him go. His killing intent soared.
"Bang …"
Void Sky was swept away by the ancient scroll and was sent flying. It was impossible for him to pass through space to escape. The ancient scroll sealed the sky and completely sealed this place.
"I underestimated you …"
Void Sky was very calm and did not panic.
"Dong …"
Just at this time, an Immemorial Demon City flew over from ten thousand kilometers away. Void Sky's main body had arrived!
It was clearly different from an ordinary ancient city. This city emitted a vast amount of life essence. The divine energy was so boundless that it made people tremble. It was abnormally terrifying.
"Even if you have a heaven-defying treasure, you can't subdue me. My main body can take the final step at any time. I just want to be more complete."
Void Sky's clone was very confident.
Xiao Chen's expression changed as he shouted, "Five Monarchs into One!"
Light flowed in the ancient scroll as the five monarchs merged into one. Then, a huge palm stretched out of the ancient scroll. No matter how Void Sky tried to escape, he could not break free.
"Impossible!"
Void Sky roared.
"Bang …"
Void Sky was grabbed and pulled into the ancient scroll with a rumble. A stone spear pierced through him, and he could no longer struggle.
"It is useless even if your main body is here. I will definitely destroy this strand of your divine sense!"
This was Xiao Chen's final words. Then, his body was pulled into the ancient scroll and turned into a beam of light, disappearing.
This was Xiao Chen's understanding and grasp of the ancient scroll after his cultivation improved greatly. Not only did his offensive power become stronger, but he also comprehended this kind of escape technique. In the next fifteen minutes, he returned to the Nine Prefectures and sank into the ground.
Just like that, Xiao Chen quieted down and started to cultivate in silence, secretly searching for that lost battle sword.
He used the nine ancient lamps as the source. Every five hundred years, he would change his location. Every time, he would cultivate in front of the ancient lamps underground, comprehending the origin of heaven and earth, condensing the mysterious technique, and searching for the formation diagram.
The formation diagram was incomplete. He used this kind of understanding to summon the divine diagram. In the past, he had memorized all kinds of imprints in the divine diagram. Thus, he could imitate the various kinds of power of the divine diagram. Just like that, Xiao Chen found nineteen battle swords one after another.
Time slipped by, and the years flew by silently.
Xiao Chen stayed in the Nine Prefectures for more than four thousand five hundred years. And it had already been more than six thousand three hundred years since that final battle.
When he woke up again, he felt a terrifying abnormality. The earth seemed to be filled with endless sorrow, and he heard the angry roars of all living beings …
The heaven and earth mourned together. When Xiao Chen appeared on the earth, this world was plunged into misery and suffering. The short cycle of reincarnation was over. It was very obvious that something unexpected happened this time. The gods of the otherworldly realm lost their patience and directly wiped out all the living beings on the earth. They didn't continue a perfect civilization like in the past and ended everything prematurely.
Cities were destroyed one after another, and the living beings were withering. Xiao Chen saw the otherworldly realm that he was familiar with in the past. He could even call out the names of some people.
He wanted to make a move, but in the end, he endured it because he was powerless to change anything.
Could he really become numb? Indescribable sorrow and anger surged in his heart several times. He couldn't help but make a move, but in the end, he clenched his fists tightly and endured it.
He was like a passer-by, watching this moment in history with the cold eyes of a bystander. He was almost numb as he witnessed the end of an era …
Tragedies played out one after another. The cities of the powerful Celestial Race turned into millions of corpses. The blood of the perfect Fairy Race dyed the tranquil forest red. The wild Beastman Tribe flowed with blood like a river, and the corpses of the powerful Dragon Race filled the Dragon Valley …
Blood flowed everywhere, and the corpses piled up like mountains. The earth was dyed red with blood. In the end, Xiao Chen didn't move at all. He hid his aura and sat quietly in the depths of the Nine Prefectures.
The joys and sorrows, life and death, honor and disgrace … after experiencing so much, he already had a heart of stone, but he was definitely not numb. It wasn't that he didn't want to save them, but that he couldn't.
He experienced everything calmly, silently witnessing another short cycle of reincarnation. He shared the feelings of all living beings and silently endured all the pain.
He wasn't running away, but for the final battle. There was no meaning in throwing away his life now. He had to die eventually, and he had to die for something.
At this moment, Xiao Chen experienced great pain. Even after the earth became deathly still and completely calmed down for dozens of years, he still remained motionless like a fossil.
After several hundred years, he was like a piece of withered wood, on the verge of death.
Only after one thousand years did a strong aura come from the Nine Prefectures. Xiao Chen experienced all sorts of drastic changes and completed a mental journey. He let go of many things and thought through many things.
He went from a Combat Ancestor to an Ancestral God. The Divine Laws of the ten thousand realms finally imprinted themselves in his sea of consciousness, allowing him to control an even more powerful source of energy.
"Although the human race looks weak, they have boundless creativity. We need them to reappear in this world. Only then will this land of experimentation have value. The other races are exiled to the four corners of the world, leaving this wondrous Nine Prefectures to the humans …"
One thousand years ago, when the short cycle of reincarnation ended, the voices of the otherworldly deities still seemed to echo.
Xiao Chen felt neither joy nor worry, appearing extremely calm. He had already become a Sixth Heaven super Ancestral God. His strength improved steadily. Furthermore, it had already been seven thousand three hundred years since that final battle.
There was still a long way to go before the thirty thousand year promise. Xiao Chen still had time to strengthen himself. This was especially so after he turned from a Combat Ancestor to an Ancestral God. His cultivation horizons had broadened significantly.
Should I continue to search for the war sword or search for the Heavenly Stele's mark?
In the end, Xiao Chen did not move at all. He sat quietly in the depths of the Nine Prefectures like a dead tree.
What he needed now was to improve his true strength, not to rely on external objects. What he needed now was a period of time to settle down and then sublimate, not to blindly look for other methods.
Unexpectedly, the world surrounded Xiao Chen. The Eight Origin Sounds vibrated in the eight worlds as if it had traveled through the ages … All of this centered around Xiao Chen. He was as still as a boulder.
Time passed quickly, and the river of time flowed silently.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen slept for another six thousand years. More than thirteen thousand years had passed since that final battle.
Time passed silently, and the world changed.
Humans had already reappeared, but they did not evolve naturally. They were still the seeds of life left in the otherworldly world, and they were once again scattered in the Nine Prefectures. After six thousand years, humans had already developed to a new height, and the land had already changed greatly.
The Yandu at night was filled with boundless vitality. Neon lights flickered, and row upon row of skyscrapers could be seen. For those who liked to hide during the day and come out at night, the decadent nightlife had just begun.
In the Yongle Palace in the Yandu, a smart and capable young man walked into a private room. A middle-aged man was already sitting there. He waved his hand at the women surrounding him and said, "You guys go out first. We have something to discuss."
As if they understood the severity of the situation, a few beautiful women quietly left the private room.
"Take a seat. Is there any progress?"
The middle-aged man asked Qing Nian, who had just entered.
"This time, we dug up some iron armor fragments. It's hard to imagine that they are so hard. With the current technology, it's very difficult to break those iron armors. Also …"
Speaking up to this point, the young man seemed very excited. He said, "Our detectors actually found signs of life under the ground. This is unbelievable!"
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