I Really Am A Villain
Ch. 230 - Elden Lands

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A deafening explosion echoed through the void, collapsing half of it into darkness.

RUMBLE!

The sky roared, and all members of the Undying Race hovered above the wreckage.

The Particle World had been reduced to ruins. As it collapsed, everything disintegrated into dust within the void.

Everyone had just witnessed the complete destruction of an entire world, and could only sigh in the end.

They had gained nothing, and instead suffered heavy losses.

“General, what do we do now?” someone asked.

The blood-robed man snorted coldly. “Report the situation to the higher-ups and start scouting for a new Particle World.”

…

Xu Zimo tore through layers of space until he finally emerged back into the outer world.

Paimon did not appear beside him, he had chosen to remain hidden in the void.

Looking around the empty surroundings, Xu Zimo smiled and said, “Since you’ve all come, why keep hiding?”

As his words fell, spatial ripples stirred in the air, and six figures emerged in mid-air.

Five of them radiated with a powerful Immortal Light that coalesced into a heavy pressure bearing down on Xu Zimo.

“Master Yin, long time no see,” Xu Zimo smiled at one of the elders.

That elder was none other than Yin Wuhen, the God Lord of the Divine Gate.

“Master Xu, we’ve been waiting for you,” Yin Wuhen replied with a light smile.

“To what do I owe the pleasure?” Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes.

He glanced around, all five of the other elders were Immortal Path cultivators.

Judging from what had happened earlier, when he and Paimon had been ambushed in the Infinite Void, these must have been the ones who intercepted their teleportation.

“Someone wants to see you,” Yin Wuhen said with a smile.

“For you to personally bring five Immortal Path cultivators, this must be the full might of Divine Gate,” Xu Zimo said casually. “Whoever wants to see me must be quite extraordinary. Should I try to guess who?”

“No need to guess. You’ll know when you get there,” Yin Wuhen replied, shaking his head.

“Very well. I’m curious to meet this person,” Xu Zimo said with a nod.

…

The origin of the Elden Lands date back to the Legendary Era.

Of course, most of what’s known comes from fragmented records and scattered legends.

It’s said that in the early Legendary Era, living beings were weak. The epoch had only just begun, and cultivation was in its infancy.

Creatures struggled just to survive.

Back then, the world was full of primal monsters, beings of immense power and brutality.

Ordinary lifeforms stood no chance against them.

To escape extinction, living beings began grouping together. Around their homes, they built traps and formations to repel the beasts.

As they grew stronger, the traps and formations became more complex and deadly.

Eventually, the places where they dwelled transformed into treacherous lands.

Over the eras, many such dangerous zones were destroyed or lost to history.

But one remained, the Elden Lands.

After countless years of erosion and change, it still endured and eventually became one of the Ten Forbidden Grounds of the Primordial Heartlands.

…

Xu Zimo traveled east with Yin Wuhen and the five other elders.

Among them, Xu Zimo was in the Imperial Meridian Realm, Yin Wuhen was Empyrean Meridian, and the others were Immortal Path cultivators.

They traveled without rest. After ten full days at maximum speed, they finally arrived at the Elden Lands.

During the journey, the five Immortal Path elders subtly surrounded Xu Zimo to prevent any chance of escape.

As Xu Zimo looked at the ancient, timeworn land before him, he reflected.

This place had created countless legends, and buried just as many.

Mountain ranges stretched across the horizon, obstructing all view. The land was barren and desolate, without a single plant.

Flocks of crows flew overhead, some carrying decayed corpses in their beaks.

Their screeches echoed in the vast emptiness.

“Please, Master Xu,” Yin Wuhen gestured politely.

He took the lead, with Xu Zimo surrounded, and they moved forward together.

They passed through the mountain range, long abandoned and lifeless.

The entrance to the Elden Lands was shrouded in fog, blocked by a mysterious barrier.

With a wave of Yin Wuhen’s hand, a door-sized opening melted into the barrier.

The group entered in sequence.

Inside the Elden Lands, the biggest difference was that it was eternally night.

No light could penetrate this place.

Other than flame, all sunlight was devoured the moment it touched the Elden Lands.

The sky was pitch black. Pure, unbroken darkness, no stars, no moon.

“Has Master Xu ever been here before?” Yin Wuhen asked with a smile.

The five Immortal Path elders vanished silently behind them.

“I’ve been here… and I haven’t,” Xu Zimo answered calmly.

In this life, he had never stepped into the Elden Lands.

But in his past life, after the secrets of this place were exposed, he had tagged along with a massive army of cultivators trying to scavenge treasure.

Moreover, in the evolution of the River of Fate, he had seen the Elden Lands’ origin, and the cruelty of the Legendary Era.

…

“Then please stay close, Master Xu,” Yin Wuhen said. “The Elden Lands are vast and largely unexplored, even by us.”

Xu Zimo nodded.

Just then, a creature came charging from the distance and stopped beside him.

It was massive, with two red horns on its head.

Its eyes were the size of a human fist. While it had sparse hair on its head, the rest of its body was covered in thick fur.

Looking closely, Xu Zimo recognized it as a Yaksha.

The Yaksha was dragging a carriage behind it.

“Master Xu, you must be tired. Why not rest in the carriage?” Yin Wuhen said kindly.

Xu Zimo nodded and stepped inside.

He knew that flight was forbidden in the Elden Lands, some mysterious force governed everything here.

Even the Divine Gate couldn’t fly here.

More importantly, the Divine Gate had mapped a single safe path through the Elden Lands, paid for with the lives of their disciples.

This path was absolutely safe.

And this was also why Yin Wuhen had chosen to use a carriage, so Xu Zimo wouldn’t learn the path.

…

As Xu Zimo settled into the carriage, it began to move slowly.

The Yaksha’s strength was immense, and the carriage remained steady and fast.

“Master, what’s the plan?” Paimon’s voice sounded from the void.

“Let’s go meet this God Emperor of theirs,” Xu Zimo smiled. “After all, they went to a lot of trouble. Bringing five Immortal Path cultivators just to see me? They must think very highly of me.”