Rebirth as a Willow Tree, building the strongest tribe in all of eternity - Chapter 388:
Chapter 388: Chapter 298: Visiting Liu Village Again (Revised)_1
The statue spanned the gap between heaven and earth, imposing and immense. Its facial features were harsh and steep as if reaching for the skies, and all the canyons around it seemed rather negligible in comparison.
“This must be the statue of Yuan Heavenly Venerable, right?!”
Next to Little Dot, Great Demon King Shi Zhong Tian spoke up.
However, he could not be certain, considering Yuan Heavenly Venerable was a figure from the ancient years.
The span of time from that era to the present was simply too long. It encompassed several periods including the ancient and far ancient eras, and by now, any trace of his true appearance had been lost to history.
Yet, it was inconceivable that a Supreme would erect a statue of someone else in his own Secret Realm.
Such an act would be incredibly bizarre unless the person involved was mentally twisted.
The reason for their puzzlement was because the statue looked extraordinarily sleazy. Despite its enormous size and majestic peak-like stature, its visage bore an insidious smirk, as if it was leering at you, which made one itch to hit it with a sledgehammer.
“There is no path ahead, this should be the end of the Secret Realm!” Lin Zhuang walked out from the side, his gaze deep as he looked past the statue.
Behind it was a rock wall as smooth as tofu, glistening faintly. Even the light that fell upon it would reflect a bit of brilliance.
The massive statue collapsed with a great crash, scattering fragments everywhere.
Fortunately, at a crucial moment,
Little Dot somehow produced an ancient bronze furnace and held it over everyone’s heads, neutralizing the shockwaves caused by the stone’s collapse.
The furnace was very ancient, bearing an air of antiquity. It was something Little Dot had acquired unintentionally and was rarely seen these days.
“What is this item, Little Dot, don’t tell me you decided to take up alchemy?”
Tu Wa Zi looked shocked, staring at the old furnace that Little Dot had produced, completely unable to identify what it was.
“I’m not making elixirs. This is an artifact I stumbled upon, its exact nature is beyond me, but it’s very impressive. It can even seal the cursed thunderbolts from the Immortal’s Tomb!”
Shi Hao explained with a smile.
In the recent battle against a group of individuals, Shi Hao employed the furnace multiple times. Even those mighty individuals who ignited the divine flame could not stand against it—a slight touch would cause their flesh to fester and bones to decay, an incredibly horrifying sight.
Upon mention of the Immortal’s Tomb, Little Dot was suddenly reminded of a figure of unparalleled beauty, shrouded in mystery, and old yet invincible.
He carried the tomb single-handedly, traversing the heavens with supreme domination, embodying ultimate strength and dominance.
“Look here, there’s something!” A sudden shout from Second Brother Lin interrupted Little Dot’s thoughts.
After going around the statue multiple times, he finally made a discovery.
Inside the left toe of the statue, Lin Chen found a gray bone book of several meters in size. It resembled the leg bone of some ancient creature and was lodged in there.
Lin Zhuang and the others exerted their strength and finally managed to extract the bone book from the statue’s toe.
It was not because the bone book was too big, but because it was hidden in a concealed location and lodged in the crevice of the statue.
“No wonder it was so well hidden. It turns out that this statue wasn’t left by Yuan Heavenly Venerable,”
Having skimmed through the content recorded in the bone book, Second Brother Lin couldn’t help but grimace.
The content in the bone book was simple—not a record of the transfer of Divine Treasure Skills, but rather an unknown past of Yuan Heavenly Venerable.
Although he was legendary and accomplished in public, earning himself the title of Great Emperor, his private character was rather disgraceful. Not only was he greedy and lecherous, he stooped to shameful acts like abducting married women.
Of course, at the level of Yuan Heavenly Venerable, the married women he abducted couldn’t possibly be mere commoners, but rather saintesses, goddesses, etc. from certain orthodox lineages—all outstanding women unreachable by many.
Such incidents happened quite frequently. Nevertheless, because of Yuan Heavenly Venerable’s formidable power, even those old recluses from ancient lineages could only bear the anger and grievance.
They did have Supreme-class old monsters amongst them, but Yuan Heavenly Venerable started from humble beginnings and in his youth, had received unimaginable fortunes. He was virtually invincible within the same realm.
Only for this reason was he able to venture deep into the Forbidden Area, not only surviving it but also bringing back unique treasured techniques of the Thunder Emperor.
However, despite how defiantly he violated the heavens’ will, the Forbidden Area was truly terrifying. Even though he managed to escape, he sustained severe injuries and his cultivation foundations suffered irreversible damage.
Consequently, just after ten thousand years at his peak, Yuan Heavenly Venerable’s life had reached its end. Before he died, he left behind this Secret Realm for future generations to explore.
“Even in death, this old guy still couldn’t forget about his licentious past!” Second Brother Lin exclaimed in disbelief as he found more smaller bones in the crevices of the statue.
The bones were well-preserved but rather small in size.
Based on Second Brother Lin’s years of experience, these were likely the bones of females, of superior beauty and figure.
“Chains have been placed on these individuals, probably to prevent them from escaping. They were obviously meant for Yuan Heavenly Venerable’s pleasure. In the end, they all were buried here!”
