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Chapter 618: Chapter 618: The Unexpected Path Chapter 618: Chapter 618: The Unexpected Path Shi Hao fought until exhausted, covered in blood, with wound after wound.

These past days, he had been fighting decisive battles nonstop, and just like that, he suddenly broke through.

“This is…” His heart was alarmed, as characters flickered and glints of light dazzled.

This place was exceptionally splendid, but it was not any sort of transport formation.

How had this wall become disconnected?

Shi Hao opened his mouth in surprise.

The wall in front of him, akin to a mountain range, still stood, only it had been severed from the middle.

What could have caused this?

After all his strenuous efforts, he was greeted with such a result.

Mainly because the wall was too long, seemingly endless like a mountain ridge, spanning this place.

Shi Hao hadn’t walked its entire length, unaware that a section had already been severed.

At the break, it was filled with intricate patterns, with a mysterious power flowing and light glinting.

“My path has been cut off again!” Shi Hao clenched his fists, filled with resentment.

Why had it come to this?

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How could such a mysterious ancient path be severed?

What kind of power had caused it?

He knew all too well, having attempted to break through the wall himself only to find it utterly immovable.

He looked closer, feeling as though a sharp instrument had cut open the wall—the fracture was incredibly smooth!

“Hmm, this is…”
He looked up and to his surprise, he saw an object floating among the flickering characters, suspended in mid-air.

Because the wall was as grand as a mountain, the cross-section was also very high.

About hundreds of feet above, there was a bone shard, glimmering faintly.

Shi Hao soared into the air, quickly rushing upward.

After sensing it, he realized it had no fluctuations of its own.

Its suspension here was entirely caused by the outflowing characters of the broken wall.

“What is this?” He took it in hand and looked it over carefully.

The piece of bone was white and smooth, like mutton-fat jade, about half the size of a palm, resembling a token.

There was a vague symbol on it.

Clearly, it was ancient, having gone through long years, causing the imprint to become somewhat dim, almost worn away.

Shi Hao examined it for a while and finally managed to decipher its patterns.

He traced them in the air with his hand, and after some time, he was shocked.

Could it be a bone shard from that place?

“It’s related to the Supreme Hall!” His heart was deeply stirred.

He had heard from the Willow Deity and Little Pagoda about the Supreme Hall and had some understanding of it.

Generation after generation, only one person emerged, shrouded in mystery, and this symbol was the mark of that legacy!

“Why would such a bone be left behind?” He caressed it with his hands, a pity that within the bone there were no characters.

Only one imprint remained on the front, beyond that, nothing else.

His mind was in turmoil as he flew higher into the sky, watching from here, trying to further uncover clues.

“These symbols are very special, they resemble a Super Teleportation Array!” Divine Striking Stone suddenly spoke up, staring at the broken wall.

It overflowed with gleams of light, imprinting numerous characters in the void.

Shi Hao looked intently, turning his attention to the other half of the broken wall and flying over to investigate.

On this side, some stone doors were cracked open, clearly having suffered from a mighty force.

“No wonder I broke out so quickly, it’s true I haven’t completed the challenges.”
Because he had yet to face invincible races like the True Dragon, the Immortal Phoenix, and the giant Peng bird.

Those stone doors were damaged, which seemed to imply that his wish could not be fulfilled.

“There was a violent fluctuation of energy here, tearing apart the void, accompanied by chaotic mist.

The enormous divine power broke the Wall of Gods and Demons,” Divine Striking Stone deduced after a careful observation.

“Why would this be?” Shi Hao’s heart stirred, leading him to an association.

“We need to look further.” Divine Striking Stone rushed into the other side of the broken wall, and after a period of research and contemplation, it said, “There was once a huge transport formation here, which caused very terrifying fluctuations.”
According to Divine Striking Stone, that kind of fluctuation was like a primal chaos Great Split Slash that cleaved through the wall!

“Does that mean I can’t enter the higher realms from here?” Shi Hao looked up at the sky, heaving a long sigh.

“Yes, because someone utilized the transport formation here, and after activation, caused the Wall of Gods and Demons to be damaged,” Divine Striking Stone explained.

Shi Hao was silent.

What kind of strong warrior was this?

According to the bone texts, the Wall of Gods and Demons was impenetrable and everlasting.

Yet, who could use the transport formation here and manage to break it?

He and Divine Striking Stone split up to search once more, hoping to find more clues to understand exactly what had happened.

“Such a vast chasm…” Shi Hao was amazed.

Behind the Wall of Gods and Demons was a great chasm, its depths shrouded in darkness, leading deep underground.

Then, he also discovered some huge paw prints, immensely large, left by a terrifying creature that had once crawled up from the depths below and appeared here.

“It’s a giant turtle!” Divine Striking Stone was certain after examining the paw prints.

Shi Hao’s eyes widened, his voice trembling, “Could it be…

that one?”
Legend had it that the Supreme Hall rested on the back of a giant turtle.

Could it have been this very creature that had carried the ancient hall here once upon a time?

Divine Striking Stone too was dumbfounded, looking at the vast chasm, then back at the broken Wall of Gods and Demons, and finally fixing his gaze on the bone shard that had been left behind in Shi Hao’s hand.

“Did it make use of the transport formation here?” Shi Hao gazed toward the heavens.

“It…

quietly went to the higher realms from here?” Divine Striking Stone was also somewhat stunned, facing such an unexpected conclusion.

If that were the case, everything could be explained.

Whether it was the giant turtle or the Supreme Hall, in order to leave amidst the severed paths of heaven, it would have had to expend tremendous energy.

It was probably for this reason that primal chaos power was triggered, and hence the so-called immortal ancient wall was shattered.

“This…” Shi Hao was filled with regret, having missed his opportunity.

It was probably going to be increasingly difficult to find that ancient temple now—is there still a chance?

They searched here, and at last, reluctantly admitted that their guesses were mostly true.

What to do?

This path was blocked, and it wasn’t even possible to confront the True Dragon or Immortal Phoenix anymore, as that area was severely damaged.

Shi Hao let out a long sigh towards the heavens, lamenting how difficult it was to ascend to the higher realms!

At this rate, he had virtually no hope left, probably doomed to be confined to the Lower Realm.

“Wait a second!” Divine Striking Stone suddenly had a thought and flew to the side of the broken wall.

After a thorough investigation, it revealed a look of astonishment and said, “This wall indeed defies nature, it can heal itself.”
Upon hearing this, Shi Hao approached and sensed the character array symbols, which appeared to have some mysterious power circulating.

Furthermore, by observing the traces on the mountainsides, one could see that the two broken walls used to be much farther apart before they slowly closed in a bit.

Moreover, symbols were also flickering on those damaged stone doors, and there seemed to be a sort of divine energy in operation.

Shi Hao took out the Dual Pupils and conducted a detailed inspection, discovering that they were indeed slowly repairing themselves.

“Approximately how long will it take to recover?” Shi Hao asked.

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Divine Striking Stone, being an expert in formations, deduced after some calculations that it would take at least several years for the walls to connect, but the intricate internal structures might take even longer to fully recover.

This meant that if Shi Hao wanted to leave, he might have to wait a decade or even twenty-odd years.

“The time is too long!”
Decades of time were not brief at all, giving rise to a sense of helplessness.

In the end, Shi Hao took the bone fragment and left this place, the path already broken.

“Realm of Virtual Gods!”
He entered the Realm of Virtual Gods, looking for Bird Grandpa and Coin Elder to get some useful clues, because he was really out of options.

To his surprise, the two old men were very cooperative.

They didn’t try to extort him but instead thought hard and provided him with some suggestions.

In the Lower Realm, there were some races that had been very powerful and then declined or disappeared.

Starting from this aspect, and visiting their ruins could possibly lead to the discovery of ancient transport formations.

All the still powerful and glorious forces that Shi Hao had visited had already used up their transport formations long ago.

Perhaps only these dilapidated Great Clan ruins still had one or two paths remaining.

Finally, after some research, the two old men mentioned only a few races that met the criteria, emphasizing three in particular.

“Huh?!” Shi Hao was surprised.

The first mentioned race sounded familiar to him, named the Yun Tribe, whose dwelling was known as Cloud Heaven Palace.

He recalled a scene from his childhood where he had a discussion with twin sisters about which beast’s milk was the tastiest.

Those doll-like beautiful little girls had said that they were from Cloud Heaven Palace, belonging to a secretive family.

“Them…” Thinking of that scene, he felt a warmth mixed with a bit of sourness.

The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongji had massacred within a range of fifty thousand miles—those girls were probably dead.

Originally, locating the races suggested by the two old men would have been very difficult.

However, now Shi Hao knew the hiding place of one of the tribes, which left him feeling quite emotional.

He left and headed directly to the former site of Stone Village, using it as a center to start his search.

“Eh!”
In this region, he saw a city of significant scale.

This land had been ravaged before but had recently regained vitality— who had built this city here?

“It’s them!”
Shi Hao was astonished but not unfamiliar with the situation.

The city lord was the Marquis of Zishan, and the Guardian Spirit within the city was a Golden Wolf.

In the past, several powerful tribes targeted Stone Village, and as a result, the Willow Deity killed some of their warriors.

Only Marquis of Zishan and a Guardian Spirit—the Golden Wolf—managed to flee in a sorry state.

“They survived when the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongji wreaked havoc, and now they’ve banded together to rebuild a new city.”
Shi Hao muttered to himself.

Back then, he was still a child, no match for Marquis of Zishan and the Golden Wolf.

He watched for a moment but did not look for trouble, because their paths were not destined to cross again.

It was unlikely they would ever meet.

Shi Hao set out, exploring the region, and eventually climbed a high mountain, where he found the ruins of Yun Tribe.

The massive mountain was grand, with even snow on its peak.

The buildings here were well-preserved and didn’t look like they had suffered any disasters; it was just devoid of people.

Shi Hao and Divine Striking Stone split up and finally opened a sealed mysterious underground palace, where they discovered a huge transport formation—it was indeed found!

If not cautious enough, if not for Divine Striking Stone’s expertise in arrays, it would have been impossible to discover the underground palace.

Additionally, they found an inscription left by the Yun Tribe, stating that they learned of the devastation caused by the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow and Qiongji and had no choice but to step into the ancient array and choose to leave.

However, the Yun Tribe had declined, and although they were much stronger than Stone Village was at that time, they didn’t know where their ancestors’ transport formation would lead.

They could only take a gamble.

“It should lead to the higher realms.” Divine Striking Stone concluded after studying the formation.

“Are the twin sisters still alive?” Shi Hao mused to himself.

If he went from this place, perhaps he would still have a chance to see them.

With a “hum,” the huge transport formation was activated, symbols flickering as it instantly opened a portal.

“This place isn’t that far from the current Stone Village, right?” Shi Hao felt reluctant in his heart.

He wanted to go back for one last look, but in the end, he held back.

With a heavy heart and tearful nostalgia, he gazed silently into the distance before turning resolutely.

“Goodbye, Lower Realm!” Those were his final words as he stepped into the portal and thus disappeared from the Lower Realm!

(To be continued.

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