Chapter 70: Departure (2/2)

“This is……”

Ye Fan was startled, he recalled something he had read within the Ling Xu sanctuary’s spiritual medicine compendium, it was said that some vegetation that failed to gain spiritual sense did not totally perish and would often leave behind some of its life essence. Stuck to the roots of some other plants and may possibly be reborned in the future.

“This couldn’t be the essence left behind by an ancient spiritual tree right?” Ye Fan looked at this golden stem and had an expression of glee as he placed it into the jade case.

Thereafter, he continued on to his next destination as he soon arrived before a mountain. At the foot of the mountain was a large black hole and an indistinct fragrance was emitted from within.

With an expression of glee, Ye Fan swiftly entered.

Suddenly, a low-pitched roar could be heard from within the depths of the hole that held a frightening killing intent.

Ye Fan’s body shuddered as he hastily retreated, seeming to fly away as he backed.

Rumbling could be heard as a wild beast exposed half its body from the hole and continued to roar. It was like a panther but its body did not have a single fur, covered in sharp venomous stings, extremely black, appearing extremely dreadful.

It was seven to eight metres long and its bloodthirsty killing aura was heavy, as it howled, black lights continued to glow from its entire body as though a black flame was blazing.

Ye Fan hid far away and with a single glance he knew that this wild beast was not something he could offend. It was much stronger than the Jade Horned Snake and the pressure it released was terrifying.

“The other strange beasts all ran away but it dared to stay, it’s definitely exceptional!”

Finally, Ye Fan did not manage to make any gains here as he continued to go towards other areas to search. After four hours, he found another three spiritual medicines but they were not something rare and paled in comparison to the golden stem.

“Boom!”

At this moment, blood red lights covered the sky over the cold pond as multiple figures rushed to the sky, engaged in a fierce battle.

There was actually a monster, its body was jet black and looked like a lion. On close inspection, it was not a lion but rather seemed like a Hou* from legends as it exchanged blows with one of the experts but was not inferior in the slightest.

[T/N*: Also known as DengLong, a Chinese Legendary creature.]

“It’s really inconceivable, the mount of the demon emperor was frozen and sealed here, its body became immortal and became a spiritual corpse, actually become a grave guardian!” The few experts gathered around the monster as they attempted to destroy it.

“The descendant of the Hou of legends, certainly extraordinary, back then the time it spent by the demon emperor’s side was not long but it actually evolved to such an astonishing level.”

The black Hou beast attacked unhindered and there were no signs that it would be defeated as it almost made it back into the cold pond a few times.

“Kaboom!”

The cold pond seemed to be roiling and different kinds of demon general corpses continually rushed forth, controlled by the Hou as they attacked towards the sky.

“Even if we destroy this Hou, we would still be unable to break the Dao Inscriptions that the demon emperor laid down. We would still be unable to truly enter the Yin Grave……”

In the distance, Ye Fan was stunned, it seemed that there were many mysteries below the Yin Grave and currently so many monsters were rushing out.

“Ting! Ting! Ting!”

Suddenly, the sounds of shaking could be heard from all over the ruins, initially it seemed like metals vibrating, thereafter it seemed like the howl of the sea, vast as it undulated, rumbling as streaks of divine light rushed in all directions and endless divine glow drowned the entire area.

The Dao Inscriptions laid down by the five great experts had been forcefully broken by someone!

This left everyone in shock! Everybody knew that peerless experts that had arrived and it was not just a single person, they had shattered the Dao Inscriptions laid down by the five great experts and dispelled the not so perfect ‘Heavenly Influences’.

Thereafter, streaks of divine rainbows rushed through the sky, innumerable cultivators made their way forward, many times more than the previous number of cultivators. The few great experts who had acted from the dark did not appear but it was clear that they had also entered the ruins.

Within the primitive ruins from the cold pond as the centre, a blood mist floated, more and more demonic as uncountable numbers of monsters rushed out while more and more cultivators gathered, no one left and more sects had rushed over.

The restrictions in the four directions had been broken and Ye Fan was elated, he could finally leave.

At this moment, there was the aurichalcite within his golden sea of bitterness and although it was an immensely big fortune, it also brought with it endless danger. If someone discovered it, he would immediately fall from heaven to hell as he decided to immediately leave this ruins far behind.

“Fight, fight till the heavens are torn asunder and the earth shatters, ghosts cry and Gods howl but it would not concern me anymore.”

Ye Fan swiftly rushed forward and right as he was about to exit the ruins, he looked back and said: “I’ll walk my own path and let others continue looking for the most valuable treasure.”

If the unscrupulous cultivator knew the truth and heard the words he was currently saying, he would certainly spit out blood and skin him alive.

Of course, if the other cultivators knew of this, the outcome may be even more gruesome.