Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven

After walking for about half an hour.

As expected, Mo Wangchen and the others found that a certain ancient and timeworn aura pervaded the area not far ahead.

"Hmm?"

Fang Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, his brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing him like this, Mo Wangchen and the others immediately grew nervous.

"I remember the first time I came in, there were two corpses lying beneath that array platform. Not long ago, you handed me the Divine Fire Pill, and I passed by this place again. If I'm not mistaken, those two corpses should still be there..."

Fang Yuan frowned, his gaze fixed on the area ahead, an open space devoid of vegetation, surrounded by ancient trees with only dry yellow branches left, creating an eerie, lifeless atmosphere.

At the very center of the open space, there was an array platform, with the array pillars on both sides long since collapsed due to the ravages of time.

"Corpses?"

Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Mo Wangchen and the others' hearts trembled as they surveyed the area below the array platform, not seeing the two corpses Fang Yuan mentioned.

"Is it possible you saw it wrong?" Elder Wei Yuan felt a chill in his heart.

The depths of this restricted zone, long unvisited, held many unknown dangers.

At this moment, being here already put immense psychological pressure on them, and after hearing Fang Yuan's words, their hearts grew even more solemn.

"I've passed by twice, how could I be mistaken?" Fang Yuan shook his head, his brow furrowed deeper, clearly realizing something was amiss.

"Could someone have come here and moved the two corpses?" Luoyue Saint Master couldn't help but ask.

He couldn't believe the corpses could move on their own, as that thought was too terrifying.

Mo Wangchen and the others sensed something strange about this matter. The environment here was lifeless, chilling them inexplicably. Unwilling to linger, they planned to leave.

"There's writing on this array platform!"

Suddenly, among those who had followed behind, a Sacred Land elder spoke up.

"It could be ancient scripture dao patterns!"

Someone's eyes lit up with interest and, unable to suppress their curiosity, they walked towards the array platform in that special area.

"Do not act rashly. If the array platform is activated, something unexpected might happen!" Luoyue Saint Master's voice grew deep, trying to prevent the other from entering.

But it seemed too late, as the first person had entered the special area without incident, and the others, not wanting to fall behind, followed suit.

Mo Wangchen and the others exchanged looks, each furrowing their brows. Clearly, if that array platform indeed contained ancient scripture dao patterns, it would indeed be worth the risk.

"Let's go take a look too." Finally, Fang Yuan suggested.

Everyone nodded and then cautiously proceeded inward.

"It seems there's no curse power present here?"

Upon stepping into this special area, Mo Wangchen was surprised to find that the curse power that had been pervading the surrounding void had entirely disappeared.

"This array platform seems to be a teleportation array. Judging by the traces, it must be a relic from pre-ancient times, likely left by some supreme great power who set up the array intending to traverse away."

As they advanced toward the array platform, Fang Yuan and Luoyue Saint Master closely observed the surroundings, ready to withdraw the group at the first sign of change.

"It seems there are traces of a battle..."

Mo Wangchen furrowed his brow. This area had existed for who knew how long, definitely laid out in pre-ancient times. If these battle traces were left from those times, it's hard to imagine what kind of powerful figures had fought here.

Otherwise, the traces couldn't have survived until now.

"It's also possible that it was in the Near Ancient Period that someone came here, causing a dispute. The battle marks should be from that time." Elder Wei Yuan thought aloud.

The group nodded, and soon they finally arrived before the array platform.

The entire array platform was only half a person high, with the array pillars on both sides having been collapsed for who knew how long. The left side had half its pillar pressed onto the platform, while the right pillar had fallen to the ground beneath the platform.

"Those two corpses earlier, if I remember correctly, should have been leaning against the ground next to this array pillar." Fang Yuan furrowed his brow.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gaze over, carefully examining the place. Sure enough, they indeed found a relatively new mark by the array pillar, as if something had once been there.

"Could someone really have been here?"

The two corpses had disappeared out of thin air, which was rather alarming. Moreover, Fang Yuan had mentioned that a few days prior, he had seen those two corpses, but now they were completely gone.

"Aside from the marks we left entering, we didn't find any other traces. And since the corpses have only disappeared for a few days, it means if someone had indeed come here in the past few days to move them, how could their trace disappear so quickly?"

"Could it really be that the two corpses left on their own?" A Luoyue Immortal Palace elder felt a chill in his heart.

"This place is too strange, everyone be careful, if anything changes, leave immediately," Mo Wangchen reminded.

Soon after, they arrived directly in front of the array platform.

Looking around, they saw on the ground of the array platform a large character, emitting a faint rainbow sheen, like a blood mist lingering, appearing eerie.

Earlier, because it was too far, they couldn't see clearly what the character was, everyone thought it was a Dao Pattern inheritance left from ancient times.

"This 'Netherworld' character..."

Fang Yuan's expression changed, the character on the array platform was 'Netherworld'!

It seemed to be carved in blood, branded on the array platform. The blood stains had dried up for countless years, yet still, the character emitted an inexplicable, terrifying aura.

The blood mist surrounding the 'Netherworld' character was old and worn, as if it were the blood of a ghost god, enduring the erosion of ages yet not dissipating.

"Netherworld Saint Emperor!"

Fang Yuan and Luoyue Saint Master's expressions changed; they seemed to recognize something, exclaiming, "This was left by the ninth-generation Saint Master, the Netherworld Saint Emperor of Dayan Immortal Palace. Only his Supreme Netherworld Technique could cause this 'Netherworld' character to endure until today!"

"What?"

"The ninth-generation Saint Master of Dayan?!"

Everyone's faces were filled with surprise. The ancient ruins that appeared not long ago were precisely the ruins of Dayan Immortal Palace.

Within that cave, the holy bone emerging from the bronze ancient coffin was the remains of the Netherworld Saint Emperor. To think, here, they found traces left by the Netherworld Saint Emperor of old.

"In the past, although Dayan Immortal Palace declined after the disappearance of the Night Saint Emperor, the ninth-generation Saint Master, the Netherworld Saint Emperor, was still considered a top powerhouse of that era. Why did he enter this Cold Martial Land?"

"Moreover, within the Dayan ruins, the Netherworld Saint Emperor's remains were buried there. This means he left here alive, could this array platform have been set up by him?"

"This 'Netherworld' character seems to contain patterns," someone suddenly mentioned.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly gathered closer, "Indeed, it is patterns, the same as Dao Patterns, it is a form of inheritance."

"Is the Netherworld Saint Emperor's inheritance possibly his Supreme Netherworld Technique?" everyone's eyes shone brightly.

"No, it's not that simple."

Fang Yuan and Luoyue Saint Master frowned even more, "The patterns on this 'Netherworld' character were evidently left in a rush. If the Netherworld Saint Emperor intended to leave his inheritance here, why would it only be simple patterns instead of Dao Patterns?"

"Could it be that at the time, he was in some kind of crisis, or possibly being hunted?" someone was startled, considering this possibility.

As these words came out, everyone's expressions changed, they could not imagine what terrifying existence in this world could pursue even a Holy Emperor Great Power.

"At that time, it's possible he was already gravely injured, which is why he left these patterns in the character, not wanting his inheritance to be cut off."

"But the Netherworld Saint Emperor's remains were clearly buried in the Dayan ruins, he must have left here, so why leave an inheritance?"

The crowd was bewildered, feeling the situation becoming increasingly puzzling.

However, at this moment, Fang Yuan squinted, thinking of a possibility, "There is only one explanation, the severely injured Netherworld Saint Emperor knew he could not survive, but did not want his inheritance to be cut off, so he hastily left a trace of patterns. At the last moment, he activated the array platform here to teleport away..."

"And after activating the array platform, he perished, allowing this teleportation array platform to send his body away!"

Hearing Fang Yuan's words, everyone was even more astonished, "What exactly did the Netherworld Saint Emperor encounter back then, that he would go to such lengths, even in death, to have his body sent away?"

"This Cold Martial Land is the most mysterious life forbidden zone within the Xuanwu Alliance, left over from before ancient times. There must be many unknown entities. If I am not mistaken, the Netherworld Saint Emperor must have known that if his remains were left here, they would be controlled by some entity here!"

"What do you mean?" everyone's expressions changed.

Fang Yuan frowned deeply, "Remember those two skeletons I mentioned earlier, why did they suddenly disappear? Here, there are no signs of anyone arriving, if someone didn't move them, then my previous words were likely..."

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

Before Fang Yuan could finish speaking, suddenly, the space here began to tremble slightly.

Everyone's faces changed involuntarily, their hearts racing.

"Retreat!"

Luoyue Saint Master shouted, first to fly back.

"What is that?"

However, before they could exit this special area, everyone suddenly stopped in their tracks.

They saw, in the directions around them, numerous white bones appearing. These white bones arrived here without anyone noticing, as if they had come alive, numbering in the thousands, and now surged in like waves, completely surrounding Mo Wangchen and the others.

PS: The fourth update, a chapter of three thousand words!

Returned home late, couldn't finish writing the fifth chapter in time, so the fourth chapter is a bit longer.

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