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Chapter 1758 - Chapter 1758 Chapter 764 The Vacant Profound World Yin

Chapter 1758: Chapter 764: The Vacant Profound World, Yin Ancient Swamp_2 Chapter 1758: Chapter 764: The Vacant Profound World, Yin Ancient Swamp_2 “A peak-level cultivator from the Chaos Divine Race in the Infinite Realm, could they be from the Ancestral God Star?”

“Indeed, it’s a season of troubles.”

The two Heavenly Sovereigns did not choose to venture out to investigate; instead, they activated the Array that shrouded the Traveling Palace, allowing it to continue moving, leaving this area of Chaos.

One Unity Realm Stage cultivator inquired about the whereabouts of Wuxiang Venerable, to which both Heavenly Sovereigns shook their heads, and one of them replied,

“Wuxiang alone drew away Lu Jiuxiao.”

“There’s no need to worry, with the strength of Wuxiang Venerable, even if he is outmatched, at worst he would suffer some embarrassment and there won’t be any danger of perishing.”

The two Heavenly Sovereigns spoke confidently because they knew that there was one last trump card left on Wuxiang Venerable, given by the true master of the Ten Thousand Travel Palace, which would only be activated in a life-or-death crisis.

And after the Traveling Palace was normally activated, numerous Dao Realm Cultivators left the palace, bringing with them the significant events that had occurred near the Ten Thousand Travel Palace, spreading them to their respective powers or through various channels as intelligence to be sold.

This behavior of selling intelligence was common in the Chaos, and in this instance, it involved the Ten Thousand Travel Palace, the three Heavenly Sovereigns of the palace, the individual high-level Venerable Sage Lu Jiuxiao, followed by the True Holy Palace, the Great True Sacred Sword, Su Xi the Taoist, and a mysterious Divine Clan member holding a Divine Reverence Ancient Artifact.

Such intelligence was considerably valuable.

And as this intelligence spread through the Chaos, the mysterious Divine Clan member holding the Divine Reverence Ancient Artifact also became widely discussed.

However, due to Han Yi’s relatively short time navigating the Chaos, his identity remained shrouded in mystery and was not known.

…

Xuzhan Great World, Yin Ancient Swamp.

Seven shadows were trekking through this mysterious swamp, moving deeper continuously.

Yin Ancient Swamp is an extremely mysterious place in the Xuzhan Great World for two reasons.

One, there is a mysterious force in the swamp that prevents even Dao Realm Cultivators from flying upon entering; they can only move by physical strength.

In other words, the Yin Ancient Swamp forbids flight.

Additionally, this swamp is enveloped in a colorless, odorless special substance.

This substance invariably clings to any cultivator who steps into the swamp, despite all protective measures.

This substance is known to the cultivators of the Xuzhan Great World as Yin Ancient Poison.

If a Dao Realm or higher-level cultivator steps into the Yin Ancient Swamp, the Yin Ancient Poison will swarm like sharks sensing blood, and in just thirty minutes, it can cause the Daoist Body of the Dao Realm Cultivator to rupture, leading to instant Tao of Transformation.

Thus, since ancient times, the Yin Ancient Swamp has been a deadly place for Dao Realm Cultivators.

However, for those below the Dao Realm, although the Yin Ancient Poison is troublesome, it is not fatal; however, each trip into the Yin Ancient Swamp must not exceed ten years, and upon departure, they need ten times the duration spent inside to recuperate and detoxify from the Yin Ancient Poison.

At this moment, these seven figures consisted of five Daluo Immortal Venerates and two peak-level Taiyi Immortal Monarchs, who entered this place because of a tremendously terrifying tremor that occurred recently in the deepest part of the Yin Ancient Swamp.

This tremor alarmed an influential force outside the Great Swamp, known as Ancient Suppression Dao Sect.

The Xuzhan Great World is merely an ordinary Great World within the Chaos; the continent at its center, Xuzhan Continent, is only about twice the size of two Daluo Immortal Realms.

On the Xuzhan Continent, there are only two Heavenly Reverence Level powers; beyond these, there are eight Dao Realm powers.

Ancient Suppression Dao Sect is one of those eight Dao Realm powers, ranking mid to lower in overall strength and generally not outstanding. This Dao Sect has only two Dao Realm cultivators, both being first-step Dao Realm practitioners.

The mission of these seven Immortals, who were all below the Dao Realm, consisting entirely of Daluo Immortal Venerates, and two peak-level Taiyi Immortal Monarchs, was to investigate the cause of the tremor deep in the Yin Ancient Swamp.

“Great Elder, just how vast is this Yin Ancient Swamp? We have already been delving deep for a month and still haven’t reached its deepest parts; based on the position of the Xuzhan Continent, we should have already reached the Void by now.”

One Taiyi Immortal Monarch spoke, his entire body radiating a faint purple glow. Although this glow couldn’t block the formless assault of the Yin Ancient Poison, it remained activated just in case.

Besides Yin Ancient Poison, there are also some highly toxic creatures in the Yin Ancient Swamp. According to the sect records, these creatures are the greatest enemies of the Immortals entering this swamp.

Even tens of thousands of years ago, an Immortal Venerate from the sect left records, saying that within the Yin Ancient Swamp, he encountered an evil creature from the ancient times that had transcended the Immortal Venerate and reached the Dao Realm.

Besides this Taiyi Immortal Monarch who had protective measures, another Taiyi and five other Immortal Venerates also had them, bestowed by the two Dao Realm elders of the sect before they embarked into the Yin Ancient Swamp.

The individual referred to as the Great Elder, an Immortal Venerate, was the leader of this expedition, a man of resolute complexion.

The middle-aged man looked into the distance, his gaze stable as mountains, gently shaking his head:

“The formation of the Yin Ancient Swamp, it is rumored to have taken shape at the time when the Xuzhan Great World was opened.”

“It is said that its depths lead to the origin of the world, a place inaccessible to even two Heavenly Sovereigns.”

He landed his gaze on his fellow sect cultivators beside him and said solemnly:

“Thus, no matter how we traverse, we cannot pass through this swamp.”

“Of course, the purpose of our sect for sending us here is not to cross the Yin Ancient Swamp, nor to explore its depths, let alone its end.”

“It is to investigate the source of the disturbance.”

“The two Sect Masters are worried that this disturbance is due to a major upheaval in the Yin Ancient Swamp, and if this upheaval affects the sect, then we might need to relocate it.”

“Therefore, our mission here is of great significance, and we must achieve some results.”

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

Seeing the cultivators silent, the Ancient Suppression Dao Sect’s Great Elder continued to move forward, with six figures following behind him.

Although the Yin Ancient Swamp forbade flying, it didn’t limit the speed of movement. They could only travel using their Taoist Bodies but, with the Physical Bodies of Taiyi and Daluo, each step they took covered a great distance, only slightly slower than flying, but not by much.

Half a month later, they encountered a group of Yin Ancient Creatures, numbering over a hundred, the most powerful of which was comparable to an Immortal Venerate, and the others possessed the strength of Immortal Monarchs or Golden Immortals.

But the team of seven was well prepared, deploying an Array to slaughter these creatures, storing their bodies with a special device.

The bodies of these Yin Ancient Creatures were excellent materials for Pill Refining and Artifact Refining, quite valuable.

Then, they continued on their way.

In this manner, after another three months, they finally stopped in front of a not-so-tall mountain range.

“At last, we’ve reached Ancient Mirror Mountain. There are protective towers set up by the sect in this mountain range, where we can temporarily rest,” a Taiyi Practitioner said, feeling relieved.

But at that moment, the Ancient Suppression Dao Sect’s Great Elder, the resolute middle-aged man walking in the forefront, suddenly changed his expression.

“Something is very wrong.”

“I have been to the Ancient Mirror Mountain three times, and this is the fourth, but every time I came here, this mountain range was never quiet, but look now, what situation do you see?”

Another Immortal Venerate sensed briefly, not daring to extend his Immortal Thought to probe the Ancient Mirror Mountains, but quickly realized that this mountain range was unusually quiet.

This type of quietude was different from other areas of the Yin Ancient Mountain Range. In other places, the quiet was due to the absence of Yin Ancient Creatures, but other, smaller venomous beings, such as certain insects lethal to low-level Immortals, were everywhere.

Yet, in the mountain range ahead, no insects existed at all.

The hearts of the cultivators grew stern.

An abnormality surely denotes a mystery. They knew that something must have occurred at the Ancient Mirror Mountain to cause the insects, which were normally omnipresent, to disappear altogether.

“Be very careful; this might very well be our destination for this trip.”

The Great Elder’s expression was solemn as he instructed, then restrained his aura, stepping towards the distant mountain range with the others following closely.

This time, to avoid startling anything potentially within the mountain range, they greatly slowed their pace.

It took them three full days to finally arrive at the foot of the mountains.