Chapter 475 - Imperial Court Assembly Discussions (1/2)

From this side of the mountain range, Chen Jin combed through everything the whole way. He walked across valleys, crossed over mountain ridges, and turned over mountain tops to arrive at this side.

He found that this side was the “front,” where there was an even more majestic palace. Looking further, he saw the boundless sea. It was a big villa with a sea view, you couldn’t deny it.

Though he had combed through everything as he traveled, he had only gained that one double-edged sword. Those palaces either had magical elixirs or cultivation exercises, but a ban had been placed on them, preventing Chen Jin from taking them. He preferred that there wasn’t anything at all in the first place. Seeing them but not being able to take them; it was very difficult to bear.

He would cut his speech here and fly into the palace.

The palace was very unique, it was much like the kind of houses in southern China. He entered into the grand foyer, then took a turn around a screen to the patio. Behind the patio was another grand foyer, with rooms and kitchens on both sides.

This palace was relatively larger, and upon entering, he could see that it was similarly a great hall too. Inside the hall was a large, open altar. The altar was densely covered with glowing runes that were suddenly bright one moment and dark the next.

However, it had been badly damaged and was no longer whole. The brilliance that was faintly emitted by the runes seemed to be struggling still.

Chen Jin worked his spiritual power, wanting to fly up to get a peep and see what was going on, but he found that his body had become exceptionally heavy. His feet could not leave the ground.

But he experienced no abnormality in walking. There were no problems when he tried hopping and jumping,

He did not know what was happening, but since there was no threat to his safety or his life, he shelved his concern.

Then, he continued to walk inside. It was an ancestral hall, and at the top of the hall, there were a few memorial tablets placed in a scattered manner. Chen Jin did not recognize any of the names on the tablets.

Not only did he not recognize the people, he could not even recognize the script.

Chen Jin had never seen this kind of script before, which meant that there was another civilization here.

However, there was no one here, not even one intelligent life form, only a bunch of animals.

That civilization was either destroyed or they had abandoned this place.

He was not going to think so much about it now, he would take a look at the altar first.

He could not fly in this space, but he could move around, so Chen Jin climbed up the altar.

The entire altar was a circular platform. After climbing up, he could see that part of the platform was badly damaged, and the runes there were melted.

In the middle of the circular platform was a pool of clear water, he described it as a pool of clear water, but in fact, this altar was very big, so the pool was more like a swimming pool.

Chen Jin jumped in even as he was still thinking about it.

He never imagined that a gale would rip through the island at this moment. Spiritual power poured into the altar for a time, and brilliant light erupted from the runes.

The gale stopped in the next moment and the runes dimmed completely.

On the surface, it seemed that nothing happened on the island, but most of the spiritual energy had disappeared.

Chen Jin was in a disaster. He had been sinking further down since jumping into the water. It seems that there was no buoyancy with this water. In his mind, he thought that he was finished. This was impulsive of him. Fortunately, with his cultivation, it was unlikely that he could die from drowning.

As he continued sinking, his surroundings grew increasingly darker. Suddenly, a scene appeared in front of his eyes.

There was a man in white clothing and a high crown on his head. He grasped a double-edged sword in one hand, and a wine gourd in the other as he sat on a pitch-black coffin. The coffin floated on the river, and the man drank as the coffin moved ahead.

The scene quickly disappeared and his surroundings grew dark again.

Then Chen Jin felt the water pressure around him getting heavier. The water seemed to want to drill into his body. His body became hot again. It grew hotter and hotter. He felt as if his clothes had decomposed at the bottom of the pool. Chen Jin’s eyes closed and he passed out.

When he next opened his eyes, he found himself surrounded by trees. He did not know where he was.

He checked himself over. His cultivation had entered a new realm. He was not a Sage anymore. He had no impurities in his body. His whole body was elegant as a jade carving, and he had great depths of spiritual power in his body, it was like a vast, inexhaustible ocean. His very own fundamental essence of life sat with the spirits of heavens.