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Chapter 1662 - Chapter 1662 Chapter 717 Exploring the Ruins Again

Chapter 1662: Chapter 717: Exploring the Ruins Again, Reincarnation Death Realm Chapter 1662: Chapter 717: Exploring the Ruins Again, Reincarnation Death Realm The space was enveloped in a murky haze, with a towering God Mountain standing tall at the edge of the ruins.

Han Yi was standing at the foot of the mountain at that moment.

The God Mountain was so colossal it seemed to prop up the heavens, and by Han Yi’s rough estimation, its cross-sectional area was much larger than that of the Age Candle Immortal Court.

Whether one considered the sheer volume of this God Mountain, the fleeting glimpse he had of the deeper parts of the ruins last time, or the Chongxuan Stele, all indicated that these ruins were no simple matter.

Han Yi somewhat agreed with Ao Zhuang’s words; these ruins very well could be the true Ashen Ruins, shards of Ashen Mountain that had fragmented after its destruction, sinking into the deep Chaos space, only to emerge untold years later.

He took out a grey shard, one originally obtained from the Myriad Dynasties Taoist Ancestor, and later identified by Xuan Zang Taoist Ancestor as a fragment from the Ashen Tower, which was one of the Heavenly Reverence Ancient Artifacts composing the Ashen Set.

But no matter how Han Yi stimulated it, the grey shard remained unresponsive, its spiritual nature all but gone, so he had no choice but to fasten it to his waist and gaze upon the God Mountain.

From his angle, he could only see one side of the God Mountain; the other side was completely blocked from view.

On the God Mountain, numerous figures flitted about, moving up and down or trying to circumvent it altogether; there were pursuits, chase killings, and trailing incidents.

Every so often along the mountain, there were palaces and cave mansions, but their spiritual charm was weak, and if there were any treasures within, they had likely been scavenged by others already.

However, having previous experience with finding the Chongxuan Stele, Han Yi did not overlook the God Mountain and started his exploration.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t as lucky this time; he only managed to find some hidden items, but they were mostly divine or broken weapons with nearly diminished spiritual natures, which he casually tossed into his Divine Aperture World.

After a thorough search, he realized the purpose of the God Mountain; in that ancient era, it was likely used to accommodate cultivators, serving as their cave mansions and cultivation palaces, and cultivators typically carried their treasures on their person.

As for the Spirit Plants and Immortal Grass, over the long passage of time, they had either morphed and departed or withered away. Additionally, since the ruins had fallen into a deep spatial layer, effectively becoming sealed off and lacking Immortal Spirit Qi, there were no aged spiritual plants or Immortal Objects to be found.

Han Yi circled half of the God Mountain and looked toward the deeper parts of the ruins, the murky space obscured even further to the point where his Tao Thought could not clearly investigate, only faintly discerning the shadows of people and the irregular placement of palace buildings.

He demonstrated his Daoist Fruit Realm aura and intercepted a Dao Realm cultivator on the first step, learning from him about the events that had taken place in these ruins over the years.

Since the discovery of the ruins nearly sixty years ago, there had been a celestial figure from Emperor Xuan Sect who ventured deep into the ruins when they first appeared but had not returned to date.

Twenty years prior, two more celestials had entered deep into the ruins and had likewise not emerged.

This made the other observing celestials even more cautious.

Of course, there was no shortage of Dao Realm presences; they continuously explored the vast expanse of these ruins. This Dao Realm cultivator alone was aware of seven Unity Realm Stage Daoist Masters, including elders from Emperor Xuan Sect as well as cultivators from other sects, and even more from the Outer Path.

This Dao Realm cultivator also heard a widely circulated rumor: in the very heart of the ruins, where the most essential secrets lay, there was a mysterious maze, and the three celestials who had stepped into the core area were said to have fallen into it.

This was just a rumor, as the Dao Realm cultivator had never entered himself. In the core area of the ruins, time and space were severely distorted, a chaos that even those from the Outer Path had to confront with caution, only the celestials could traverse with ease.

In addition,

As he had expected, more and more Dao Realm cultivators were saying that these ruins were indeed the real Ashen Ruins. Even Tianxuan Tower had sent experts to investigate, though no further news had come forth yet.

Tianxuan Tower was a force on the Emperor Xuan Continent, its tower master a celestial proficient in fate and deduction, though it had not been disclosed whether this time it was the tower master who had taken action or someone else from within the tower from either the Outer Path or the Harmonization.

Lastly,

There were recent rumors that an Outer Path Realm cultivator had discovered a fragment of a large cauldron in the deeper parts of the ruins, a fragment which made up roughly one-third of the cauldron, including a leg.

The piece was grey and suspected to be a fragment of the Ashen Cauldron, part of the Ashen Set.

This piece spurred a fierce battle for possession among several members of the Outer Path and Unity Realm Stage, culminating in a grand battle that spread into the Chaos, with deaths and injuries; in the end, a mysterious Unity Realm Stage figure secured the fragment and departed triumphant.

Han Yi digested the information and released the Dao Realm cultivator; after waiting a moment, he intercepted a second Dao Realm cultivator and inquired again. With further verification and supplementation, he found he had not been deceived. Although the rumors varied, they all revolved around the secretive nature of the event and the struggle over the Ashen Set.

For the Ashen Ruins, the most alluring aspect was the Ashen Set; after all, it comprised nine peak-level Heavenly Reverence Ancient Artifacts.

Having released the second Dao Realm cultivator, Han Yi then set off deeper into the ruins. Along the way, he stopped to check every ruin he came across, yet never again encountered fortune like with the Chongxuan Stele, reaping little reward.

Half a month later, he hung suspended over a mountain range, before him an endless, boundless fog, with no visible ends on either side.