Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 375 - 372: The Final Destination

Chapter 375: Chapter 372: The Final Destination

"It doesn’t seem like there’s any record about that aspect."

Ye Xuan carefully studied the ancient characters and patterns, then shook his head. Beyond what he had just mentioned, the rest appeared to be worthless, incoherent information. At first glance, it offered no clues, but after going over it two or three more times, it seemed as though some hints began to emerge.

"There isn’t?"

Zi Yuqing’s beautiful eyes shimmered with a hint of disappointment. It seemed like the content on the Jade Bi was utterly worthless.

"Just hold on a minute."

Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes, and in his vision, the ancient characters and the positions of the patterns began to move, rearranging themselves before him. Shortly after, an array, faint and elusive, emerged into view.

"It seems that the person who left behind this Jade Bi was also a master of the Array Path."

Ye Xuan’s eyes sharpened and he began to move his hands. He stretched out his palms to overlap with the patterns on the Jade Bi, and as he moved his hands, those patterns also started to shift, changing their positions on the Jade Bi.

"There seems to be another mystery hidden within this Jade Bi."

As Ye Xuan shifted the patterns on the Jade Bi, Zi Yuqing stood motionless behind him, watching his quickly moving hands. At first, she was somewhat confused, but soon everything in front of her began to clear up.

An Eight Diagram Array, shaped like the Bagua, appeared before them.

Bagua, Five Elements, Yin and Yang—these are common components utilized in arrays. Those who delve into the study of arrays must first master these elements.

"Open!"

The scattered patterns, with the manipulation and combination from Ye Xuan, seemed to have restored to their proper form. The Eight Diagram Array began to slowly rotate on the Jade Bi, but Ye Xuan placed his palm upon the Bagua pattern, and in an instant, a dazzling brilliance radiated from the Jade Bi.

Boom!

The entire Xuanzun Tower shook violently and began to sway. Ye Xuan felt as if his body was sinking continuously, as if the entire Xuanzun Tower itself was descending.

As this sinking proceeded, it seemed as though the surrounding heaven and earth were collapsing, as if the Xuanzun Tower no longer existed.

After a full ten minutes, the downward movement finally ceased, and the ground around them began to steady.

"It’s finally stopped."

Zi Yuqing felt some churning inside her; the sensation of sinking was not pleasant. They seemed to have sunk for such a long time, as though there was no end.

At this moment, the area around the three of them had transformed into an endless square, an extraordinarily vast expanse. Ye Xuan looked out to see a huge sword, at least a hundred feet tall, towering in the area and piercing the clouds.

An astonishing Sword Intent naturally arose.

Below that giant sword, there surprisingly stood a grand hall with its doors tightly closed. On the doors, there was a seal affixed, covered in talismans that had long since lost their effect due to the passage of time.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Just as Ye Xuan and the others had turned around not long before and were surveying their surroundings, the sound of breaking wind abruptly rang out in the distance, followed by figures descending one after another.

Among these people were Prince Shen Sha and others, including the earlier Netherworld Snake and the Heavenly Evil King, all included. They had been in different locations at first, but upon hearing the commotion, they had hurried over, given that such a commotion was clearly felt by anyone in the Ancient Cave Mansion, suggesting the likely emergence of treasures. Hearing the noise, they naturally all rushed over.

However, the black-robed elder who had been with Prince Shen Sha was not with him at the moment; presumably, he was too far away and had not reached them in time.

"It appears to be the appearance of treasures; it seems this Crown Prince’s luck is not bad."

Prince Shen Sha looked at the grand hall beneath the giant sword, his eyes flashing with delight. Although he didn’t know what the grand hall was about, such a huge disturbance meant that there must be a powerful treasure hidden inside, perhaps even the ultimate treasure of this Ancient Cave Mansion.

"The noise just now was too loud; I didn’t expect it to attract all these guys."

As Zi Yuqing looked at the figures continuously descending around them, her pretty face also showed an uneasy expression. Others didn’t know what the grand hall and giant sword were about, but based on Ye Xuan’s words, she could guess that this place was likely the most deeply-hidden part of the mansion—the very place where the Supreme Mysterious Venerable was sealed by the Beihai Sword Master.

"What was meant to come, has come."

Ye Xuan was not particularly disappointed. Of course, it would have been best if they could have reached this place without alerting anyone, but clearly, the owner of the mansion wouldn’t allow it. Presumably, the Beihai Sword Master also had his reasons; he wouldn’t want just anyone taking his treasures so easily. Only after a bloody struggle could the real strong be qualified to possess his belongings.

Boom!

The grand hall’s doors were blown open, and immediately, many people couldn’t wait to rush into the grand hall with Prince Shen Sha’s people leading the charge. The others were not far behind, each swiftly dashing toward the doors.

Watching the crowd surge toward the grand hall like a swarm of hornets, Ye Xuan didn’t wait too long and quickly made his move.

Inside the grand hall.

Upon entering, Ye Xuan felt two distinct auras. One of them bore a striking resemblance to the one emitted by the Xuanzun Tower before, evil with a touch of bone-chilling coldness. The other aura was a pure and sharp fluctuation, unmistakably that of the sword; this aura suppressed the former and dominated the grand hall.

Moreover, within the hall, swords were densely scattered all around. These swords, nurtured by the Sword Qi, had survived a millennium without decay. However, some of them had corroded severely, evidently affected by that evil aura.

The numerous swords were planted in the ground, forming pathways through the hall. As Ye Xuan and his companions ventured deeper, the aura exuded by the surrounding swords grew increasingly fierce and remained untainted by the evil presence.

Walking onward, the path ahead suddenly ended. Ahead, the swords were arranged tightly like a flower bed, impenetrable. Faintly, streams of sword-shaped airflows wove into a net-like array that blanketed the space in front.

Within that sword array space, a shadowy figure was sitting cross-legged.

"Be careful, there’s a Prohibition ahead,"

Ye Xuan stopped and held back Zi Yuqing.

"A Prohibition from the Middle Ages, who would be scared of that?"

A reddish-garbed youth scoffed and, without any hesitation, charged forward, attempting to force his way through.

Buzz!

As soon as he struck the Prohibition, a series of "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sounds rang out. The sword-shaped flows of air suddenly shot out, transforming into a sword cloud that enveloped the reddish-garbed youth with the swiftness of a thunderclap.

Hiss hiss hiss...

Without even a chance to scream, the reddish-garbed youth was shredded by the sword cloud, reduced to chunks of flesh that scattered about, leaving no remains.

"The power of this Prohibition is still this strong?"

Zi Yuqing’s pretty face slightly changed color, finding it unbelievable that a Prohibition left from the Middle Ages could still wield such tremendous power.

"It’s not the Prohibition itself that’s powerful, but the object that controls it,"

Ye Xuan peered through the dazzling sword array, as if he caught a glimpse of a sword flitting in and out of the Prohibition, elusive even to his soul power.

This sword must be the personal weapon of the Beihai Sword Master.

If the master of the Xuanzun Tower was a Basic Martial Venerate, then the Beihai Sword Master, who was his owner, would certainly be at least one level stronger.

This personal weapon was likely not an unremarkable one. It was very possibly a Supreme Grade sword. Otherwise, it couldn’t possibly suppress a Martial Venerate Level expert. Even if the Beihai Sword Master had vast Divine Skills, it was unthinkable that he could trap a Martial Venerate Expert to death here with just an ordinary sword.

"With such a formidable Prohibition, how are we supposed to get in?"

Zi Yuqing expressed her concern with a worried tone.

"Let’s just wait and see. There are certainly others who are more anxious than us,"

Ye Xuan shook his head and then turned to look at Prince Shen Sha, believing the latter must be even more eager than him.

"A mere Prohibition, how could it confine this Crown Prince?"

Prince Shen Sha took out a golden talisman from his Qiankun Ring. The talisman was densely inscribed with lightning patterns. With a fierce look in his eyes, he threw the golden talisman onto the Prohibition. With a loud "boom," the talisman violently exploded.

"It’s a Prohibition-breaking talisman. This Prince Shen Sha really does have some resources,"

Ye Xuan’s eyes slightly shifted. This lightning-patterned Prohibition-breaking talisman might seem inconspicuous, but its power was immense, specifically designed to break Prohibitions.

However, the materials required to make such a talisman were rare and costly, beyond the reach of ordinary people. Yet, this was the kind of item used to break Prohibitions effectively.

Following a thunderous explosion, the sword array Prohibition was blasted open with a large hole, and Prince Shen Sha and his group promptly entered the heart of the Prohibition.

With the Prohibition broken, the sword array in front of Ye Xuan dissipated, revealing the scene obscured by the swords. In his sight, the originally blurry figure of a man in a black robe finally became clear. The man seemed to be only sleeping, with a visible face and eyes tightly closed, not fallen.

"Could this person be the Supreme Mysterious Venerable?"

Ye Xuan’s gaze landed on the black-robed middle-aged man; the latter emanated no sign of life.

But anyone would know that the Supreme Mysterious Venerable must have died. After all, the people of the Middle Ages had been gone for tens of thousands of years; how could someone still be alive from that era?

Even a personality of the Martial Saint Level would have perished within such a long stretch of time, turned into the dust of the years, let alone the Supreme Mysterious Venerable, who was only a Basic Martial Venerate whose lifespan couldn’t exceed a thousand years.