Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Boom!

Immediately afterward, a burst of explosion rang through the air, as if thunder were detonating, and the thick waves of energy cracked open. Wang Jiuzhi broke free from the ten-zhang restraint and stepped within the ten-zhang radius of that towering high tower.

But at the same time, Wang Jiuzhi also discovered a heavy pressure descending upon his shoulders. Within ten zhang of the towering tower, the air shimmered with a bright glow, as if an invisible mountain pressed down upon this spot. Even with Wang Jiuzhi's cultivation at the very peak of martial arts mastery, he could not ignore it.

Wang Jiuzhi slightly furrowed his brows, relying on his formidable cultivation and physical body, and stepping forward against the heavy pressure.

However, as he pressed on, even Wang Jiuzhi's speed began to slow. The group of martial artists watching from a distance couldn't fathom the reason and looked at Wang Jiuzhi with puzzled faces, wondering why he was slowing down.

By the time Wang Jiuzhi reached about five zhang from the towering high tower, the pressure was so immense it was unbearable. Even a martial arts grandmaster at the Transcendent Realm who came here would be crushed under this invisible pressure, reduced to a pile of bone shards on the ground.

One could only imagine how enormous the pressure weighing on Wang Jiuzhi was at the moment. Even though he was at the perfect completion of the Hundred Orifices Stage, moving forward would likely be too much for his physical body to withstand.

"Array!"

Wang Jiuzhi's expression was solemn as he looked at the towering high tower not far away. It was only a distance of five zhang, but it seemed like an insurmountable gulf, difficult to cross.

Even Wang Jiuzhi felt that not even a martial arts grandmaster at the Innate Realm would necessarily be able to withstand this pressure and approach the tower closely.

The reason for this was that, within the ten zhang radius of the high tower, the power of a formation was concentrated.

A formation could leverage the forces of heaven and earth. If even an ordinary person mastered a powerful formation, they could fend off enemies using the force of nature, just like a martial arts grandmaster at the Innate Realm.

However, as the ancient era passed, the number of martial artists in the Nine Provinces who understood how to set up formations had become scarce. Those who did know how to create formations, the so-called arrays, paled in comparison to something like the tower that could confront masters and grandmasters; they were not even in the same league.

It was only in the ancient era, during a period when martial arts were at their most flourishing and prosperous, that such formidable and unpredictable formations were passed down, leaving both masters and grandmasters with no recourse.

Wang Jiuzhi knew that today he would definitely not be able to approach the high tower within his reach, and so he decisively turned around and left.

He planned to return and consult the ancient books within the Jing Tian Department to uncover the origins of this high tower.

Seeing that Wang Jiuzhi also had not approached but had instead directly retreated, the crowd of onlooking martial artists were even more shocked. They were extremely curious about the background of this towering high tower that could make even Wang Jiuzhi at the perfect completion of the Hundred Orifices Stage retreat with his tail between his legs.

And soon, the news here spread out, and more and more people learned about the tower outside Yulong City, three hundred li away. At the same time, the message that Wang Jiuzhi had regrettably retreated also spread.

Thus, the entire Yan State was in an uproar, with even the Da Guangming Sect, White Tiger Clan, Breaking Wave Clan, Feixue Sword Sect, Xuantian Sect, and the two major families showing interest and sending people to come over.

But the result was the same for everyone. No one could approach the tower that glittered with translucent golden light. The top forces like the Da Guangming Sect made the same judgment as Wang Jiuzhi—they knew it was the power of a formation that hindered them.

The formidable individuals from the top forces such as the Da Guangming Sect all had solemn expressions. The emergence of an ancient formation was no small matter. Their curiosity about the high tower heightened, eager to know what lay within.

Just owning the high tower, even if there was nothing inside, the mere power of its formation was already priceless.

Without anyone activating it, the formation alone made it difficult for masters to approach. If someone were to take control of this formation, it could likely suppress even grandmasters and top-tier grandmasters!

Who wouldn't be moved by such a treasure?

The entire Yan State was in turmoil due to the appearance of this tower, attracting countless martial artists who came in hopes of trying their luck to take it away.

Suddenly, three days had passed.

At that moment, Wang Jiuzhi sat in the secret treasury of the Jing Tian Department, holding scrolls with a pattern drawn on them—it was a tower. The design bore a striking resemblance to the high tower outside Yulong City by ninety percent.

"Ancient legacy, Pure Yang Martial Sect?" Wang Jiuzhi trembled slightly as he looked at the scroll in his hand.

He never expected that the tower was not just any divine weapon or merely a simple divine weapon, but it originated from an ancient sect, the Pure Yang Martial Sect.

The tower, known as the Trial Tower, was specifically used by the Pure Yang Martial Sect to train their disciples.

"No wonder, there is an ancient formation inscribed upon the body of the tower," Wang Jiuzhi muttered to himself.

The Pure Yang Martial Sect, even in ancient times when overlooking the Nine Provinces, was regarded as supreme, with a status that even surpassed the present-day Da Guangming Sect and the six major families.

Such sectarian power was rare, even in ancient times.

It was said that in its heyday, the Pure Yang Martial Sect even had martial artists at the Heavenly Human Realm!

"Even a power like the Pure Yang Martial Sect has passed along with the ancient era. As epochs change and time flows, indeed, it can take away everything..." Wang Jiuzhi's gaze turned deep as he sighed softly.

Even for a martial arts master like him, the ancient era, a time of extreme prosperity in martial arts, was intensely desirable. He lamented that he was born in the wrong time and missed the chance to witness it personally.

The ancient era was different from the present Nine Provinces; back then, there were only nine great continents, and the number of martial artists was beyond count. The world's environment was much better than it is now; even people who did not practice martial arts had lifespans of over a hundred years.

Moreover, there were even as many as a dozen martial artists at the Heavenly Human Realm, known as earthly immortals during that period, unlike now, where such beings had been elusive for tens of thousands of years.

The reason the six sacred lands stand so high above the others is that their legacies all come from the ancient times, and their martial arts techniques are far superior to those of today!

"What exactly happened at the end of the ancient era, and where did the martial artists at the Heavenly Human Realm go?"

Wang Jiuzhi's face was full of questions. The ancient records indicated that there were at least a dozen Heavenly Human Realm martial artists at the end of the ancient era, referred to as earthly immortals, who were also called "Martial Immortals."

But as the ancient era came to a close, and the world underwent great changes, with the Nine Provinces breaking apart, those Heavenly Human Realm martial artists also vanished without a trace.

No one knew what had happened at the time. Even the historical records did not document it, resulting in a historical gap.

Perhaps, only the six sacred lands of the current Nine Provinces would know what exactly happened at the end of the ancient times, where those Heavenly Human Realm martial artists went, and why the "Heaven Change" occurred.

The many years from the end of the ancient era to the present had buried the past in the sands of time, only those who had personally experienced it understood the inside story. Continue your saga on empire

At this time, Wang Jiuzhi seemed to think of something. A brilliant gleam flashed in his eyes as he murmured, "Perhaps, the disappearance of Emperor Xia might also be related to this!"