Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 460 - 412 Ancient City Ruins

Chapter 460: Chapter 412 Ancient City Ruins

Buddhism, stemming from that unfathomably distant Mythical Era, spanned across two epochs and has become one of the most powerful heritages in the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms today.

Because in the previous golden age of the Mythical Era, Buddhism gave birth to a true Emperor and Supreme Sovereign, known as the Buddha Ancestor Tathagata, whose mana was limitless. He transcended the Three Realms and was not confined by the Five Elements. He was one of the most powerful beings that ever existed.

He founded another path of cultivation in the last epoch, the Buddha Dao, practicing Buddha Power.

"The Buddha Ancestor Tathagata, an exceptionally dazzling figure, who founded the Buddha Dao, dedicated himself to the salvation of all living beings. Unfortunately, as powerful as he was, he vanished in the great Destruction of the Mythical Era," Elder Yan sighed with profound regret.

The Mythical Era, once at its most gloriously thriving, saw the birth of emperors and sovereigns, with an endless number of super experts, far more formidable than today’s Heavenly and Myriads of Realms by an unfathomable factor; but for some unknown reason, it met its demise. Even the mightiest of emperors and sovereigns disappeared, and the Tenth Heaven also vanished at that time, becoming the greatest mystery in history that has forever troubled countless people, eluding the truth.

Even in his past life, Ye Chen could barely grasp the cause of the great Destruction of the Mythical Era and was unable to delve deep into it.

Truly, time is the most terrifying force in the world, it has buried many things, leaving many mysteries beyond reach for the truth.

"One day if you stand against Buddhism, be careful, this order delves deeply into reincarnation," Elder Yan warned.

Purple Mansion Sacred Land is vast, the mere outskirts—a mountain forest so incredibly vast it’s impossible to imagine—spanning tens of thousands of miles with mountains standing tall and strange peaks arising.

After the sweeping raids by many young elites, most of the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Essence in the outskirts of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land was completely plundered by them. Even Ye Chen, who followed at a leisurely pace, managed to get seventeen stalks, of which three were over a thousand years old, and the remaining were all around a hundred years or so.

However, Ye Chen was quite satisfied with this harvest; after all, it was almost like getting something for nothing.

And naturally, the ones who reaped the most were those Saint Heirs and Saintesses at the front, each one of them immensely powerful, if not at the level of the Void King, they were very close to it, and were greatly feared by others.

Although there was no interference from the evil qi mechanism, there were still many who, driven by greed, attacked others coveting the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Essence on them. Most of those who made a move came from the Immortal Force, acting brazenly, with those robbed generally being the ones who stood out from the quota struggle.

On the short journey of a hundred miles, there were no fewer than eighteen assassination attempts.

Even Ye Chen was targeted in a sneak attack because someone had followed him and saw that he had gathered about a dozen stalks of Heavenly Earth Spiritual Essence. Overcome by greed, they decided to strike.

Unfortunately for them, the person they aimed to rob was Ye Chen, Great Demon King Yue, recognized by the new generation as the first Immortal True King. This was akin to having the audacity of a leopard.

Boom—

Ye Chen made his move without the slightest trace of mercy. Stepping forward, a circle of invisible spatial ripples quickly spread out, covering the valley like lightning, and forcibly revealing the seven young experts hiding within.

In an instant, Ye Chen imposed Void Restriction on these seven individuals. No matter how they begged for mercy, it was to no avail. The Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger was released, the Destruction Circle expanded, devastating mountains, and with one strike, seven young experts were wiped out without exception; all harbored covetous intentions.

After suppressing the seven young experts with a wave of his hand, those who had also harbored intentions in the distance immediately avoided making a move. It was at this moment they finally remembered Ye Chen was a terrifying figure at the King level.

Provoking such an individual was nothing short of courting death.

The journey thereafter quieted down.

The young powerhouses progressed together and, after picking every bit of Heavenly Earth Spiritual Essence along the way, they rapidly made their way toward the interior of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land.

Along the way, they encountered some residual magic arrays, which harmed quite a few young experts, with blood staining the forest. Nevertheless, even more people passed with close calls and without major incidents.

Half a day later, they crossed numerous mountains and were suddenly met with a vast and majestic giant city.

Constructed out of dark colossal stones, the city walls stood a hundred feet high, marked with traces of spottiness, scars left by time and war, crossing the vast river of history, and still clearly engraved on the walls, beyond repair.

The Ancient City was vast and grand, existing for an indeterminable number of years; it was once the dwelling place for the clanspeople of the Purple Mansion Sacred Land and gradually developed into a giant city. It was evident that it had been incredibly prosperous in the past, with continuous palaces and pavilions everywhere, but now they were all in ruins, with countless trees and vines entwined around these structures.

Within the Ancient City, there was no sign of life, not even ordinary creatures like birds and beasts were plentiful, only the presence of vines, silence reigning supreme.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the sky had long been gathered with endless dark clouds, lightning streaking and thunder roaring, filling the atmosphere with an unusual oppressiveness, as if a storm was looming, sinking everyone’s hearts.

This seemed to be an ominous sign.

Furthermore, as time went on, a thick fog gradually covered the entire ruined ancient city completely, obscuring everything and becoming more hazy, and it also blocked the probing of Divine Sense, which was quite peculiar.

All the young experts had become many times more cautious, daring not to be careless at all.

Though shrouded in mystery, one could clearly see several streams of radiant lights twinkling in the city, with faint scents of medicine wafting through the air, causing many to widen their eyes in disbelief.

That was the fragrance of medicine, at least five thousand years old Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and not just one or two, but possibly even the most precious Ten-thousand-year-old Medicine Treasure, drawing the attention of all.

"Uh, my focus seems to have caught countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the city, easily over five to six thousand years old, and even several priceless Ten-thousand-year-old Medicine Treasures. I can’t be seeing things, can I?" Someone couldn’t help but murmur in shock.

However, it wasn’t just him alone; even the other young experts clearly saw in the mist-shrouded ancient city, many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures exuding medicinal fragrance swaying in the fog, rooting themselves in the mist, somewhat visible and somewhat not, tugging at everyone’s nerves.

"What, I actually saw Silver Snow Divine Iron soaring? How is that possible?" Someone exclaimed. They clearly saw some Silver Snow Divine Iron streaking through the ancient city. Wasn’t that the Divine Material used to forge Saint Lord Level Daoist Soldiers? A fist-sized piece was worth three hundred thousand catties.

"Ocean Blue Silver, Dao Pattern Purple Copper, Nine Yang Red Divine Essence... My god, I even saw the priceless Divine Materials of Heavenly King Level Dao Ancient Weapon flying around, including the Nine Yang Red Divine Essence which was as big as a human head, way too precious, even Saints would go mad upon seeing it."

Other young experts were exclaiming continuously, seeing kinds of extraordinary materials for weapon forging flying within the ancient city, simply unbelievable and unprecedented.

Even all the Saint Heirs had their eyes sparkling at this moment, gazing into the ancient city, unable to completely penetrate the illusion, but they could see the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures hidden in the mist, more and better than those in the forest outside, with the medicinal fragrance billowing and enveloping the senses.

They also saw various Divine Materials soaring as if they had acquired spiritual intelligence, dancing in the void, truly marvelous.

More so, other treasures were dancing in the air, each and every one narrating legends in the void, seductive and stirring.

"How odd, how strange, why would those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Divine Materials, and other treasures be flying about so inexplicably? An oddity forewarns the presence of Evil," Ye Chen frowned, puzzling over the oddity.

Elder Yan also said gravely, "You need to be very careful, this ancient city likely contains Great Demons and oddities, you cannot let your guard down."

"Of course." Ye Chen understood.

But at this moment, many young experts had already rushed into the ancient city, because they were all deeply tempted by these treasures, wanting to snatch as many as they could.

The Saint Heirs and Saintesses from the Immortal Forces all moved as well, but very cautiously, not immediately rushing in, Zhao Wudao and Canglan Saint Son were also like this, even though they were powerful enough, but in this Evil-ridden ancient city, caution was paramount.

Ye Chen elevated his five senses and Six Senses to their peak, attempting to investigate the conditions within the ancient city. However, powerful as he was, his Divine Sense Power was greatly limited, only allowing him to detect movements within a hundred zhang radius.

The ancient city presented desolation, with no signs of living creatures, just a silence that could make one’s heart tremble, so quiet one could hear a pin drop, lifeless, a gloomy and terrifying scene as if it were a ghost city, sending chill down one’s spine.

Merely through the magnitude and structures of the ancient city, one could infer how prosperous and affluent it once was in the past, inhabited by countless members of Supreme Sacred Lands, with the ageing, elders, and even some Super Experts settling within.

Alas, no power in the world is truly immortal, as even the Mythical Era of the last Epoch met with great Destruction, and this supreme sacred land that had flourished tens of thousands of years ago could not escape such fate, flourishing to the extreme and then declining, and in a single night, it fell into complete ruin.

The mist enshrouded the ancient city, not too thick, nor too thin, with the naked eye one could see everything within twenty zhang, anything further even with the aid of Divine Sense Power wasn’t of much use, for the fog could block the probing of Divine Sense.

Upon entering the ancient city, the previously seen Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and other Divine Materials seemed to have disappeared, retreating into the deepest parts, making it difficult for anyone to find momentarily.

And at this time, the fog suddenly thickened manyfold, almost to the point where one couldn’t see their own fingers.

Many people vanished, completely blocked by the dense fog, unperceivable, which started to cause panic among many.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a shrill scream echoed through the area, full of despair, and then abruptly stopped, shocking everyone to their cores!