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Chapter 1006 - Chapter 1006 Chapter 631 Ancient Corpse

Chapter 1006: Chapter 631: Ancient Corpse Chapter 1006: Chapter 631: Ancient Corpse Jiang Hui entered the cave,

and his gaze fell upon the scene before him.

Suddenly,

a corpse whose time of death was indeterminable crashed into his line of sight.

He couldn’t avoid seeing it even if he wanted to.

This body wasn’t situated deep within the cave nor was it seated upright on a meditation mat, like other cultivators at the end of their cultivation life.

Instead, it lay face down in a strange fashion, sprawled right on the path that led into the cave.

It blocked the way forward completely.

At the same time, one arm of the corpse was extended, grasping a protruding fragment of rock ahead.

The rock had already crumbled, but the hand was still gripping it without the slightest loosening.

On that arm, one could clearly see veins as thick as a baby’s thumb furiously protruding, blood vessels bulging.

Though its face was pressed against the ground, it was not hard to sense that the person had exerted a tremendous amount of effort, as if using all the strength one might summon for their last breath of life.

To Jiang Hui, it felt like the person was desperately grasping for a last straw of salvation.

But the piece of protruding road stone was clearly not any kind of life-saving straw.

It was just an ordinary rock, still a significant distance from the cave’s exit.

As for the other arm, it was horrifyingly absent, as if torn away by some immense force.

The tear showed indistinct flesh and distinct fragments of red and white bone.

After glancing at it, Jiang Hui hurriedly withdrew his gaze, yet his expression was slightly odd.

It wasn’t because of the missing left arm of the corpse.

But because the body was emitting an indescribable stench of decay.

It seemed to have accumulated over a very long time, locked within the decaying flesh of the corpse, and with his arrival, it was as if a mechanism had been triggered, releasing the smell.

At first, it wasn’t too noticeable, but as the stench gathered, it began to linger around the tip of his nose, persistent and intensifying, surging insistently towards Jiang Hui’s nostrils.

This was very strange.

You see,

although the corpse was dead, its former fluctuations were still present.

The dead person’s strength in life must have at least bordered on stepping into the King’s Domain.

While not a transcendental giant of ancient times, this person would have been considered a sovereign of their domain, long since having achieved the Undying and Indestructible realm. A single drop of their blood could boil an entire ocean, and a breath from them could shake the stars.

Even if they met with a bloody demise, their corpse would never decay, let alone emit any odor.

Yet now, not only had the body died here without reason, but it was also decaying like a mortal…

In ordinary creatures, this would be normal, but here, it seemed everything but normal.

Jiang Hui initially planned to simply cross over the corpse, but after a moment’s thought, he turned it over.

With the body being so peculiar, he decided it was necessary to take a look.

His gaze sharpening, Jiang Hui examined the corpse from bottom to top.

The first thing that caught his eye was the robe on the ancient corpse.

It appeared very old, fragile in some areas as if it were just paper.

Yet a mere touch would cause it to fall to the ground like ashes.

Clearly, the passage of time, along with the fact that it wasn’t some valuable treasure, meant that it couldn’t withstand the force of the years flowing by, rendering the garment too frail to endure the slightest force.

Its presence was only because it had been infused with the essence of its owner.

He inspected it carefully.

It was somehow familiar.

If Jiang Hui remembered correctly, this style of clothing should date back to ancient times.

The reason this made such an impression was that, back when he was in the Lower Realm and the Heaven Mending Pavilion had not yet been destroyed, he vaguely recalled that in the courtyard where the Old Vine resided, there was a secret realm.

It was an ancient courtyard, with ruins everywhere, as if abandoned, but if outsiders accidentally entered, the space within the courtyard would transform, re-enacting fragments of bygone years like a mirage.

Emperor Huang Tian had once inadvertently wandered in there.

And it was during that occasion that Jiang Hui had caught a glimpse of it.

The clothing worn by the people in that fragment of years was exactly like this.

All things considered, ancient times, from today’s perspective, were about tens of millions of years ago.

Not short, but certainly not long.

Eras come in various magnitudes.

The time span between them cannot be uniformly discussed.

For example, the Ancient Fairy Era existed for an extremely long time and could not simply be measured in years and months; it had to be quantified by the number of universal explosions.

…

Looking further up,

at the ancient corpse’s waist,

there was a round Antique Jade Pendant.

Carved with hollowed-out blossoms in full bloom, it looked exceptionally delicate purely based on its design.

Regrettably, the jade pendant was damaged; a corner was forcefully chipped away at the edge, turning it into a flawed item.

Moreover, the pendant’s color was no longer pure, it was quite murky, clearly having lost its original vitality.

Jade is different from other things.

Once it’s flawed, it can never be used again.

Good jade truly can nourish the person who wears it.

But similarly,

bad jade can indeed harm people, absorbing the invisible luck of its bearer.

Powerful beings of course do not need to worry about this.

But at what realm one needs to reach in order to counteract these mysterious and profound influences is also hard to say.

“It’s no longer usable, otherwise, my female followers would probably be very fond of this bracelet-like jade pendant!”

Jiang Hui shook his head, moving his gaze higher, but in the next moment, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed.