Chapter 189 - Divine Battlefield (1/2)

Zhong Yue sighed as Shui Zian was a man that could not be comprehended easily but at the same time, he admired the old man's wisdom as well.

After the two battles, the pursuers were either dead or in retreat, giving them a peaceful day with few disturbances.

After all, instead of killing Zhong Yue and Shui Zian, the various celestial races had suffered great losses. The immense death toll among the higher-ups of these celestial races was significant to them and if this happened to a smaller celestial race, it would have taken them at least a few hundred years to regain their power.

An intelligent and wise man's destructive power is often far more potent than a simply strong individual. This was doubly so if this wise man also possessed great strength of his own. He would be much more terrifying. And Shui Zian was one such individual – a man who possessed great intelligence and strength at the same time.

"Tomorrow, we will be back at the Great Wilderness."

In the morning of the second day, Shui Zian slowed down his pace unconsciously and as he would occasionally coughed out phlegm and blood, he said, "I have gotten older and I am not as strong as I used to be. After the prolonged hour of traveling and the two battles, my stamina could not keep up with the rate we are progressing now. I could only barely contain my injuries but fortunately, we are almost back to the Great Wilderness and after entering the border of the Great Wilderness, we will be safe and I do not need to worry so much anymore."

Zhong Yue nodded as although they were still in the area of coverage of the Western Barren, the Great Wilderness was no longer such a distance away from them anymore. All they had to do was pass through a huge swampy area and a mountainous area that marked the border of Western Barren and the Great Wilderness.

After they got past there, then it would be the territory of the Swords Gate.

In these few days, after being escorted by Shui Zian and after Shui Zian single-handedly fended off the pursuers, Zhong Yue felt extremely grateful towards him and he changed his views on Shui Zian completely.

"I wonder if Hall Master Zuo, Elder Feng and the others managed to get so safety from their pursuers?" murmured Zhong Yue.

"Instead of worrying about them, you might as well worry about yourself. As we get closer to leaving the West Barren, the more dangerous the situation would be because the pursuers would always be waiting to intercept you at the point they know you must pass through – waiting for you to enter their ambush."

Shui Zian looked towards the front and said, "These Qi Practitioners aimed to stall us so more of them could take a detour and head towards our front to set up an ambush. They might not have any extraordinarily strong Qi Practitioners but an interception unit would definitely contain a few that possess some moves that could deliver exceptionally strong damage. Look over here, this place is called as the Divine Battlefield. It was originally the living place for the celestial race and those who settled down here were the ultimately strong celestial races that built their era here.

However, they quickly waned down and this place became nothing more than just ruins and rubbles. This happened because of an interception battle that took place here."

Zhong Yue listened quickly as Shui Zian continued to say, "This battle was related to us humans. During that year, it was the first headmaster of our Swords Gate that led the few millions of humans to fight their way out of the Western Barren and the path they took was through this place."

Zhong Yue's heart moved and as he looked at the swampy area in front, he murmured, "The ancestors of the humans from the Great Wilderness took this path during that year as well? So the reason why this place is called the Divine Battlefield was because of that interception battle?"

"That's right. That was the story behind the Divine Battlefield. They were pursued to this point and it was right here where they were ambushed. Then, a huge battle between the two parties that could even shake the heaven and earth ensued. The god of our humans wanted to protect his people and lead his people to a land of peace and prosperity while the celestial races in the West Barren wanted to safeguard their pride and honor as they did not allow any betrayal, not to mention the lowly human beings in their eyes."

Zhong Yue stared at this swampy area and no matter how he looked at it, it looked just like an ordinary swampy area and there were no signs of people living here, let alone the signs of celestial races that once stayed here.

"That battle forged the name of the god of Swords Gate, and inflicted heavy injuries to the god of Swords Gate. After entering the Great Wilderness, he had another battle with Tian Myriad Mother and after killing her, he succumbed to his injuries quickly after forming the Swords Gate."

Shui Zian sighed and said, "He died at a very young age and it was him that sought for his very own death. He wanted to preserve his soul completely as his soul was still in perfect condition to become a spirit that guarded the entire Great Wilderness. If he did not die, he would have led the humans and conquered the other Barrens with his capabilities."

Zhong Yue could only feel pity for the fact that the two battles that took place back then was too much, causing the life of the first headmaster of Swords Gate to end too early, and directly halting his ambition to usher in a new era for humanity.

"During that battle, the celestial races initiated their own godly spirit and with the incredible power possessed by these godly spirits, they stirred up chaos all over this place and destroyed pretty much everything here like an apocalypse. Because of that, the majority of the celestial races dwindled and the land where these godly spirits descended were reduced to ruin and rubble. Thus, the Divine Battlefield which is feared by many celestial races in the West Barren was formed."

"Then, the fallen ancient godly spirits that landed in this swampy area formed into countless mysterious secret realms that spread all across this battlefield. Due to the fact that these secret realms are all the secret realms in the body of these godly spirits, they usually contain an incredible amount of treasures and even the divine weapons used by these godly spirits."

Shui Zian then said calmly, "This is a land of fortune and wealth, but also a land of death. Very often, the fragments of the souls of these godly spirits remained lingering here, hiding in the swamps awaiting for their chance to devour any unsuspecting passersby every chance they got. Besides, the aftermath of the great battle that took place back then remains up until now. These aftermaths were so strong that even a huge and incredibly strong figure in the celestial races was killed by them. Therefore, the celestial races avoided this place and slowly, it became deserted that inspired fear and terror in all."

"The only reason why I chose this path was because of the dangers lurking around. The pursuers would not be able to figure out that we would risk it by entering this path. Therefore, there shouldn't be any pursuers in front due to the extreme dangers lying ahead."

Zhong Yue then asked in confusion, "Well with all that being said, then how are we supposed to get pass safely?"

"I know a safe passage through this place."

Shui Zian laughed and said, "There was someone among our ancestors that remembered and drew the path out. Dangers filled all over this place after the great battle and the fact that our ancestors walked out alive only meant that the path they took would be a safe path. I've seen the map and memorized it in my mind."

Zhong Yue breathed out a breath of relief and he said, "With that path on the map, we could return to the Swords Gate safely while the pursuers could not intercept us in front because they do not have the map."

Shui Zian nodded and said, "The celestial races may have people that are far stronger than me but there are not many of them smarter than me. I chose this path because I wanted to shake off every pursuer and potential ambush."