Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven
Chapter 278 - 269: The Great Emperor’s Corpse, Passage... As Difficult as Ascending to the Heavens! (12th Update)

Chapter 278: Chapter 269: The Great Emperor’s Corpse, Passage... As Difficult as Ascending to the Heavens! (12th Update)

As time passed, members of the Lin Family entered Reincarnation Mountain in batches, but ultimately, they had no choice but to retreat when they reached the outer edges of the mountain. Each of them wore an expression of lingering fear. Recollecting their experiences inside, they were filled with terror.

"After ten thousand years, the Beiming Land has finally produced another with the Divine King Body, but now, I’m afraid he might have perished within Reincarnation Mountain. Mo Wangchen has been inside for half a month now, probably long gone..."

Someone sighed, watching batch after batch of Lin Family experts return and realizing the terror of the Reincarnation Mountain Range. They did not believe that Mo Wangchen, who entered half a month prior, could still be alive to walk out.

"Six thousand years ago, the former Sect Leader of the Daluo Heaven Sect, his life nearing depletion, also chose to enter Reincarnation Mountain in search of the Power of Rebirth, but he never returned. Whether there truly is an Other Shore Bridge inside the mountain, or whether the Power of Rebirth descends, everything remains a legend."

"Reincarnation Mountain is too mysterious, its legend dating back to the Ancient Times. Inside, it’s completely desolate, utterly lifeless; it’s impossible for anyone to survive in there."

Swoosh!

As everyone was discussing fervently, suddenly, Lin Mengyao rose into the air at the very front of the Lin Family’s group, intent on personally stepping into the mountain.

Upon witnessing this scene, the crowd was surprised.

Buzz!

However, at that moment, the space in front of Lin Mengyao fluctuated slightly, and the figure of a middle-aged man slowly emerged. At the same time, the terrifying aura of a Saint Venerable swept from the man, causing all the onlookers to catch their breath.

"Lin Family’s current Family Head, Lin Mengyao’s brother, Lin Tianwang!"

"You have a death wish!" Lin Tianwang blocked Lin Mengyao’s path, frowning and speaking sternly.

"All this happened because of me. I can’t just watch him go to his death!" Lin Mengyao’s voice was firm, her teeth clenched.

"And what could you do by going in?" Lin Tianwang’s face was grave. "Since ancient times, not even Emperor Realm experts dare to enter lightly. By going, wouldn’t you be throwing your life away for nothing?"

Looking at his sister, in the end, Lin Tianwang sighed. "The Lin Family has already done what it could. The dangers inside Reincarnation Mountain are numerous. Since ancient times, those who entered, nearly all perished. That child possesses the Divine King Body, one of Beiming’s strongest physiques to date. Whether he can emerge alive only depends on his fate."

"In those years, you disregarded the marriage arranged by our father and fled the family. When you returned, you remained silent. Now that father has passed, I am not as obstinate as he was, insisting on a marriage alliance with another Ancient Martial family. In fact, it has been proven that father’s thoughts were mistaken. Even a child of a commoner can excel; the Divine King Body of that child is the best proof..."

For Ancient Martial families, the inheritance of their bloodline is of utmost importance.

They believe that only through matrimonial alliances between two powerful Ancient Martial families can their offspring have stronger bloodline inheritances.

Engaging with commoners is absolutely forbidden among Ancient Martial families!

Hence, Lin Mengyao had no choice but to leave the Mo Family to ensure their safety.

"This debt is owed by the Lin Family to you and to that child. If possible, I will dispatch people to the Ten Directions Territory to find the Mo Family..."

"No need!" Lin Mengyao refused outright, her gaze fixed upon the dark and endless Reincarnation Mountain Range. Taking a deep breath, she said, "I will go to the Mo Family myself."

...

Mo Wangchen was completely unaware of the events transpiring outside.

At this moment, he was carrying Yaoyao on his back and had reached the summit of a lone peak. Here, the Curse Power was even more potent. He had aged significantly, his body dried up, like a withered tree that would collapse at the slightest breeze.

And now, before him, there was a wooden bridge, connected at both ends by iron chains. At the other end of the bridge lay the Other Shore, the legendary Other Shore Bridge which was said to allow passage to the other side!

Reincarnation Mountain, Other Shore Bridge, pass through to the Other Shore, attain the Power of Rebirth!

It was rumored that crossing the Other Shore Bridge to the other side would bestow upon one the Power of Rebirth by the heavens—even those on the brink of death could be revived.

At the other side of the Other Shore Bridge, Mo Wangchen gazed into the distance; there was a vast open space devoid of anything, rising like a plateau and suspended in midair.

After pausing for a moment, he once again hoisted Yaoyao onto his back and, without hesitation, moved forward.

"Hmm?"

Approaching the front of the Other Shore Bridge, Mo Wangchen suddenly discovered something: a skeleton, remarkably well-preserved, was lying there.

"Could it be that someone else made it this far?"

He muttered to himself and looked closer. The person must have struggled to crawl to this point before they died, right at the entrance to the Other Shore Bridge.

And in front of the skeleton, there was also a line of small characters, written in fresh blood.

"Atop Reincarnation Mountain, before the Other Shore Bridge, to be reborn... is as hard as reaching the heavens!"

Similarly, this line of characters conveyed the person’s despair and helplessness preceding their death.

"Hmm?" Mo Wangchen soon noticed, beside those small characters, a few even smaller ones, as if they were the final signature of the one who perished.

"Saint King... Xuanyuan Hao!"

Upon seeing these few characters, Mo Wangchen’s expression changed. The person who had died before the Other Shore Bridge turned out to be Saint King Xuanyuan Hao, who had dazzled an era twenty thousand years ago!

Twenty thousand years prior, Saint King Xuanyuan Hao had swept across his peers, suppressed the mighty, and climbed atop the countless corpses of geniuses to finally embark on the Emperor Road, becoming the Great Emperor of that era; his feats stirred both the ancient and the modern.

Later, rumors had it that Xuanyuan Hao once ventured to the Emperor Fallen Mountain Range, a terrifying Restricted Zone where even Great Emperors had been buried. Xuanyuan Hao had come out alive but afterwards, his mind became unclear, and he lived for thousands of years in a mad daze before mysteriously disappearing.

Who would have thought he had died here!

...

A Great Emperor had perished here, with not a single soul to bury him. How desolate that was, and it also indicated how terrifying the Reincarnation Mountain Range could be. As for how these several Restricted Zones from the Ancient Times had come about, no one knew.

After taking a deep breath, Mo Wangchen withdrew his gaze, looking towards the other end of the Other Shore Bridge, and then stepped onto it!

Hum!

The moment he set foot on the Other Shore Bridge, an invisible, terrifying pressure bore down upon him, as if a great mountain was pressing down, making Mo Wangchen’s body tense. He held his breath and clenched his teeth to withstand it.

Boom!

With the second step, the pressure bearing down on him intensified as if it wanted to crush him completely. Gritting his teeth, Mo Wangchen took the third step.

At this moment, Mo Wangchen felt as if he were carrying a mountain on his back, each step unimaginably heavy. Moreover, an invisible, mysterious force seemed to be eroding his soul, nearly causing him to lose consciousness!