As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1421
Chapter 1421 Ancient Marks
After a long time, there was finally no movement outside. Xiao Meng’er turned around and saw Xiao Chen’s strange expression. She asked with a frown, “What happened to you?” As he spoke, he subconsciously looked at his hand.
“No.”
Xiao Chen slowly put down his arm and looked outside, saying, “It should be safe outside. Let’s go.”
When the two of them arrived outside and saw the two dried corpses of the Soul Essence Primordial Spirit being sucked dry on the ground, Xiao Meng’er frowned. She worshipped Immortal Monarch Donghua and was naturally very sensitive to Immortal Devils.
As for Xiao Chen, he was still the same disciple as her. However, he didn’t care about the difference between immortals and devils anymore, even though he had seen the two of them absorb the soul essence of a living person and cultivate such an evil devil technique.
“Heavens of Secluded Void, how is it now?” Xiao Meng’er turned around and asked him instead of looking at the two dried corpses on the ground.
“Under the Heavenly Fire, life is in dire straits.”
Xiao Chen only said eight words. Xiao Meng’er could already imagine how miserable the Heavenly Void Sky was under the ten thousand zhang Heavenly Flame.
After a while, Xiao Chen continued, “I sent Xian’er to the Butterfly Returning Valley. Next … you must have heard the ancient marks mentioned by those two people from the Divine Devil Abyss just now.”
At this moment, he told Xiao Meng’er everything about the Ancient Marks. In fact, Xiao Meng’er had been discovered by those people because she had heard about this matter. Now that the two of them were in danger, it seemed that what Fairy Rain butterfly said was indeed true.
Xiao Meng’er said, “I heard that the ancient mark is in the Divine Devil Mountain Range, but it’s not easy to enter. Furthermore …”
She paused for a moment before looking at Xiao Chen and saying, “The ancient restrictions inside are very heavy. Once trapped inside, the Fiendgods may not be able to escape. If you and I want to enter, we must be careful …”
Xiao Chen naturally knew the dangers inside. Apart from the unknown dangers of the Ancient Era’s Marks, there were also people from the Ancient Immortal Dimension and the Divine Devil Abyss. Those who were able to enter were definitely not ordinary people.
In this world, there was no known danger more dangerous than the God Devil Tomb, and the Ancient Immortal Realm was no more dangerous than the Ancient Marks and the gap between the Immortal Realms.
Regardless of whether it was the Spirit Formation cultivators of the past or the Saint realm experts of the present, they would not let down their guard when they went to these places filled with unknown dangers.
These Xiao Chen understood and said, “The people of the Divine Devil Abyss and the Ancient Immortal Realm are all competing to go to the Ancient Marks. There will definitely be conflicts between the two sides. We will secretly sneak around and wait for an opportunity to move.”
“Yes.”
Xiao Meng’er nodded gently and did not say anything else. In the next few days, the two of them had completely concealed their auras. While searching for the ancient mark, they were paying attention to the movements of the cultivators from the Divine Devil Abyss and the Ancient Immortal World.
…
About a month later, the two of them had already arrived at the depths of the Divine Devil Mountain Range. There were many places where the aura of the Divine Devil was extremely heavy. However, Xiao Chen had never been afraid. Xiao Meng’er, with the protection of the Taoist True Art, could also resist the erosion of the nearby aura of the Divine Devil.
Over the past month, the two of them discovered that at least a dozen powerful forces from the Divine Devil Abyss had come to the Divine Devil Mountain Range. If the Ancient Immortal Alliance’s people had entered the Ancient Marks in order to open up the hub of the Ancient Marks, then what was the purpose of those people from the Divine Devil Abyss going to the Ancient Marks?
Although the Ancient Era’s Marks could be entered from the depths of the Divine Devil Mountain Range, they could not be entered at any time, unless they were people with great divine abilities.
This time, it was probably because the spiritual veins of the Immortal Dimension had changed a while ago that the seal on the outside had loosened. Only now was it possible to enter. At least, that was what the people outside thought.
According to the previous inquiries, the ancient lotus that Xiao Chen was looking for was very likely to be in the ancient mark. As for what was inside, no one knew now.
That night, the stars and moon dimmed. Xiao Chen and Xiao Meng’er could already clearly feel an ancient aura. It seemed that the ancient mark was nearby. It was as close as a thousand li, but as far as ten thousand li away.
Around midnight, the two of them arrived at a forest of stone peaks. Looking around, they saw strange peaks that seemed endless. Between the peaks, there was a faint blood-colored mist that filled the air. It looked very strange.
“Wait … don’t move.”
At this moment, Xiao Chen seemed to have sensed something. He was extremely sensitive to death energy. It was a death energy, not far from the valley. It was extremely strange.
Xiao Meng’er also held her breath. The two of them quietly arrived at the edge of the cliff. Using the night as a cover, they hid behind a rock. They stared at the bottom of the valley and saw that there seemed to be a lot of shadows shaking.
“Those people are …”
Through the layers of blood mist, there were about fifty to sixty people below the valley. They were acting strangely and sacrificing corpses, as if they were cultivating some sort of evil technique.
Right at this moment, the Bone Demon’s voice suddenly entered Xiao Chen’s mind. “Kid, don’t say anything. It’s someone from the Yellow Springs Dao …”
“Huang Quan said?”
Xiao Chen knitted his brows and stared at the strange people below. These people were actually suffused with a deathly aura. How could there be a deathly aura on a living person? Could it be that these people had already died once?
‘”That’s right. It must be someone from the Yellow Springs Dao who feeds on blood and feeds on resentment to absorb the death energy from the corpse. This evil cultivation method can only be the Yellow Springs Dao’s’ Yellow Springs Bone Corrosion Technique ‘. It was created by Daofather Yellow Springs 10,000 years ago. I didn’t expect that the Yellow Springs Dao would still exist in this world. I thought they had disappeared long ago …”
“What do you mean?”
The Bone Demon said seriously, “The person who founded the Yellow Springs Dao ten thousand years ago is very good. He is known as the Yellow Springs Daofather. At that time, under his leadership, the Yellow Springs Dao was at its peak. The strange techniques they cultivated were too evil. The expressions of the other powers in the Divine Devil Abyss almost changed upon hearing this …”
At this point, The Bone Demon paused for a moment. Then he continued, ‘”But then, Daofather Yellow Springs suddenly disappeared for some unknown reason. This matter was known to the other forces of the Divine Devil Abyss. They immediately came to encircle and exterminate the Yellow Springs Dao because they were afraid of it. However, at that time, the Yellow Springs Dao was so powerful that even without Daofather Yellow Springs, they managed to survive several encirclements. Only then did they slowly disappear …”
After hearing this, Xiao Chen also began to ponder. Was this Yellow Springs Dao really so strange and evil? After disappearing for so many years, why did it suddenly appear again …
“Look over there …”
Right at this moment, Xiao Meng’er lightly touched him with her elbow. Xiao Chen followed her gaze and saw that there were two people hiding on the mountain peak diagonally opposite her.
The two of them were actually the man and woman who had absorbed the soul essence of a living person a month ago. Clearly, they had also discovered the Yellow Springs Daoist underneath the valley.
“Senior Brother, have you seen it?”
At this time, the gorgeous woman held her breath. She only discovered the dozens of people from the Yellow Springs Dao at the bottom of the valley. It seemed that she did not notice Xiao Chen and Xiao Meng’er at the opposite side of the valley.
“It’s Huang Quan Dao …”
A look of surprise flashed across the azure-clothed man’s face. He didn’t expect to find people from the Yellow Springs Dao here. In the past few thousand years, the Yellow Springs Dao hadn’t completely disappeared, but no one had found them. Could it be that they had been hiding in the Divine Devil Mountain Range?
“Shh … don’t alarm them.”
The azure-clothed man’s expression gradually became serious. Although his cultivation and his junior sister’s were not low, they knew how terrifying the Yellow Springs Dao was in the past. There were dozens of people here. Once they were discovered, the two of them would only be able to escape.
On the other side of the valley, Xiao Chen saw that the two people from the Chaos Heaven Dao didn’t dare to act rashly. He could probably imagine how powerful the dozens of people from the Yellow Springs Dao were. He and Xiao Meng’er didn’t dare to make any noise at this moment. They could only wait for these people to leave first.
About half an hour later, the dozens of Yellow Springs Dao disciples under the valley left one after another. On the other side of the valley, the Heavenly Chaos Dao disciples waited for a moment before secretly following behind.
“Don’t move.”
Just as Xiao Meng’er was about to stand up, Xiao Chen pressed her down. His divine sense was sharper than Xiao Meng’er’s. He could sense that there must be someone within a few dozen miles of him.
As expected, after about an incense stick, a few more people walked out from another mountain peak. They looked in the direction where the azure-clothed man and the gorgeous woman left. One of them said, “The two disciples of Patriarch Huntian have followed them. We will follow them as well.”
After a long time, after confirming that there was no one else nearby, Xiao Chen slowly walked out from behind the stone. Xiao Meng’er also walked out and stared at the direction where those people had left from earlier. She muttered to herself, “Looks like quite a few people have indeed entered the Divine Devil Abyss this time. The Ancient Immortal Realm’s group should have entered as well …”
Xiao Chen didn’t say anything. Previously, he hadn’t encountered any obstructions when he passed by the Phoenix Forest Continent. Could it be that Patriarch Phoenix Forest had also come to the Divine Devil Mountain Range?
“Kid, this matter may be a bit wrong” Right at this moment, the Bone Demon’s voice sounded in his mind again. Xiao Chen’s eyebrows narrowed, “What do you mean?”
The bone demon said, It was a broken world, Legend has it that in ancient times, a great god with heavenly magic power condensed from his lifetime’s worth of energy. Later on, for some reason, the spiritual energy in this world was out of balance and finally shattered … And this time, with so many people entering, I think there is likely to be a problem. In short, if you insist on entering, you must not let down your guard. If necessary, you can borrow Dugu world’s body of gods and devils … ”
After hearing this, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Previously, the Bone Demon had always told him not to take out the Divine Devil Body of Dugu World, but this time, he was actually allowed to use the Divine Devil Body of Dugu World. Could it be that the ancient mark was really so terrifying?
“What’s wrong with you?”
Seeing that he was suddenly silent, Xiao Meng’er asked with rapt attention.
“It’s fine.”
Xiao Chen regained his senses and looked into the distance. “Do you feel the aura coming from the ancient mark? It should be not far ahead.”
“Mm” Xiao Meng’er nodded. The two of them exchanged glances and did not hesitate. With a movement, they flew forward.
The two of them were not ordinary people. Using the night as a cover, they rose and fell silently in the darkness. Soon, they arrived at another mountain peak.
The ancient aura here became even heavier. A little further forward, one could even see the reflections of mountains. Between those reflections was the entrance to the ancient mark.