Chapter 1869: Giant Monument (2/2)

This was once a place full of towering mountains, deep valleys, and surging rivers… However, all were buried under bones now.

Just how many skeletons were here? Some were as large as a mountain while others were as little as a baby.

Moreover, there weren’t only humanoids. There was a corpse of a serpent spanning for a hundred miles, an ape skeleton as big as a peak, and a reptile remains the size of a fist…

Anyone would shudder before this endless sight of white. Among this vastness was a ma.s.sive monument that pierced the clouds, seemingly capable of penetrating the sky.

It was completely black and seemed to be formed naturally just like an onyx jade. There were runes carved all over the monument. They were ancient and impossible to understand, not even by knowledgeable cultivators.

But upon careful inspection, these runes also appeared to be a natural creation from the grand dao and the heaven and earth.

They were dark gold in shade with the occasional flashes that could instill fear into the heart of masters.

This monument was built on top of an ancient altar made from an unknown gray material. it was quite coa.r.s.e with many gaps as if it was created in a hurry.

The experts here were in awe of this scene as well.

“This isn’t my first time here but these skeletons were definitely not around back then!” An old cultivator gasped with astonishment.

“I think they came out of the earth.” One pa.s.senger from Eternal said: “I heard someone dug out an item and this place came out. He must have touched something forbidden.”

In a short time, the crowd exchanged glances. Though people didn’t know what the monument was, they could tell that it was ominous due to the sea of bones.

“Citadel Lord Wu’s group is also here.” The princess quietly said after seeing some familiar faces.

Both Wu Fengying and Qin Baili were coming. They each occupied a peak and stared intensely at this monument. As members of imperial lineages, they were insightful enough to know how priceless it is and wanted to seize it.

“Incredible.” Li Qiye was fixated on it as well and perused the runes on the monument: “The tablet from Icy Feather Palace is nothing compared to this one.”

The palace from the Mortal Emperor World also had an amazing tablet, found by Immortal Emperor Bing Yu. She named it Heaven Cutting Tablet. Li Qiye had naturally seen it before so he could tell the big gap between the two items.

“What is it?” The princess asked.

“An extremely ancient altar.” Li Qiye couldn’t avert his gaze at all from the altar above. This altar was even more interesting compared to the monument to him.

The majority of the crow was drawn in by the monument due to its size, material, and more importantly, the grand dao runes containing profound truths.

However, Li Qiye only cared about the unadorned altar as if there was a marvelous secret within.

“Altar?” The princess shuddered: “The type for a sacrificial ceremony?”

Li Qiye gently shook his head: “Not quite. This thing already had this form upon inception. As for what people use it for, that’s not up to it. Like a sword, if one uses it for rampant murder, then it is an ominous weapon. If it is used to save lives, then it is a divine artifact. This item is neutral, only the user determine its nature.”

He paused for a bit before concluding: “It can be used for sacrifice or for praying.”