Immortal Father
Chapter 320 - 320 118 Fountain of Youth_3

320: Chapter 118: Fountain of Youth_3 320: Chapter 118: Fountain of Youth_3 Grandma shook her head:

“It seems that the sudden appearance of the Second Fiend of the Blood Fiend Hall was ordered by this Vice Hall Master.

“Yingying, you should not meddle in this matter any longer, just seal away the related information.

“Alas, if the Blood Fiend Hall were to remain quiet, perhaps they could have found a way to survive.

But if they continue to commit evil deeds, even the person backing this Vice Hall Master may not be able to protect him.”

“Grandma, who is backing him?”

Grandma chuckled: “That piece of information will cost you a Hundred Square Spirit Stones.”

“Oh, come on~ Grandma~”

Sun Yingying pestered Yin Lin Grandma by shaking her arm, but the latter only shook her head with a smile, her aged eyes revealing a touch more concern.

…

In the southern part of the East Continent, Mu Family Manor.

Behind the master bedroom wardrobe of Mu Cilin, there was a door enveloped by a protective formation, and beyond that door was a long, straight staircase leading downward.

Li Ping’an released several Illumination Pearls that floated in front of and behind the group, lighting up the place as if it were daytime.

The stone walls on both sides of the staircase were adorned with murals.

These murals were encapsulated in a faint layer of spiritual power and, despite having settled over more than seventy thousand years, they remained as lifelike as ever.

Combining the contents of the murals with Mu Cilin’s slow narration, Li Ping’an had generally come to understand the origins of the Mu family.

The decisive battle of the Deer Hunt, one of the symbolic events marking the end of the ancient times, was the great confrontation between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou.

This battle is now celebrated by the world, with Xuanyuan the Yellow Emperor heralded for his brave and skillful warfare, and many warriors of the Human Race praised for their valor in battle, and so on.

However, the actual situation before the battle was very unfavorable for the Human Race.

Outnumbered by the enemy, outmatched in strength, the Hundred Clans put forth everything they had in the battle, facing the Human Race who had lost more battles than they had won against the frenzied Hundred Clans in the numerous confrontations that preceded.

Chiyou, leading the eighty-one chiefs of the Hundred Clans, had an aura of an unstoppable force; while the Human Race, due to their previous efforts to overthrow the Heavenly Court, had lost many of their first-generation individuals and were slightly lacking in top-notch fighters.

Before the grand battle of the Deer Hunt began, the Human Race was on the brink of danger.

What if they lost?

The masters of the Human Race had no choice but to consider this question.

Mu Cilin sighed:

“At the time, eighty-one warriors of the Human Race, whose combat strength was just adequate and who had reached the Dao Realm, were selected.

Each carried out commands, taking the divination signs granted by His Majesty Fuxi Shi and scattered to hide between heaven and earth.

“Our Mu family ancestor, along with over three thousand and six hundred severely wounded celestial soldiers and generals, followed the guidance of the Jade Talisman given by His Majesty Fuxi Shi and found this place, entering the grand formation that His Majesty Fuxi Shi had set up beforehand.

“They also brought with them an ancient secret treasure, bestowed upon our Human Race by the Queen Mother of the West of Kunlun Mountain…

the Fountain of Youth.”

The sound of trickling water echoed from the depths of the corridor.

Li Ping’an and his father exchanged a glance, and as they advanced with the Illumination Pearls, they reached the bottom of the corridor, where they saw two half-closed stone doors after turning a corner.

The senior Xu Sheng gestured lightly, and the stone doors emitted several low moans, revealing the moderately-sized underground stone hall beyond them.

The stone hall’s formation and restrictions were still functioning; even for a Golden Immortal like Xu Sheng, no trace was detectable from the outside.

Xinhuai Wang had also discovered this place by following the trail after stumbling upon the secret door.

Li Ping’an examined the grand hall, his Dao heart experiencing a sense of heavy emotion.

In one-fourth of the hall, battered armors were placed in rows, the remnants of the celestial soldiers and generals.

In front of these armors stood a stele, carved with three thousand and six hundred characters.

The burial site of the ancient celestial generals of the Human Race.

In the center of the hall, there was a small spring the size of a bowl, bubbling with a gentle stream, and the water of this place had already filled a pool.

Mu Cilin said:

“This grand formation envelops an area of a hundred miles, and as it was created by His Majesty Fuxi Shi, others can’t detect its existence from outside.

This place has been hidden from the world ever since.

“What you see, the various scattered villages, all stem from the descendants of the celestial soldiers and generals, with a current total of over 127,600 individuals.

Except for this place, they are unaware of that history.

“That is the Fountain of Youth, the secret that my Mu family has been carrying all this time.

“The sole purpose of this Fountain of Youth is…

if our Human Race were defeated, and the peripheral grand formation automatically collapsed, it would rely on this object to grant our Human Race a sliver of hope for continued existence.

“Yet, about a thousand years ago, the peripheral formation dissipated on its own, and we witnessed the prosperity of the Human Race.

“Over seventy thousand years, one thousand six hundred of my Mu family ancestors, generation after generation, drank from the Spiritual Spring without ever marrying, only giving birth to daughters…

alas, what exactly have we been safeguarding?”

“Guarding a glimmer of hope, perhaps.”

Li Ping’an said softly.