Chapter 281: Entering the Sanctuary
The morning sun shone upon the land, as the warm sunlight spilled from the horizon, covering every building in the grand hall through the towering city walls.
Looking at the altar that opened the ancient treasure, Lin Yan felt a surge of joy. "Now is the time to enter the ancient treasure and search for the legendary Life and Death Pill to rebuild Elder Herb and Xiao Diao's bodies..."
This time, the main reason for going to the ancient treasure was to help Elder Herb and Xiao Diao rebuild their bodies. Additionally, in the ancient treasure, he could also obtain some treasures, as Lin Yan always found more powerful things in more dangerous places. And this might be the most dangerous place Lin Yan had encountered so far, with treasures that could be the most powerful in history.
So, he was very excited about it. Perhaps what Lin Yan wanted now were the two remaining seals of the Emperor's Seal, as the five seals of the Emperor's Seal were becoming increasingly stronger and harder to cultivate. If he managed to obtain all the seals and successfully cultivate them, his strength would rise once again.
But deep down, what Lin Yan really wanted were the Strange Flames, as the Strange Flames could further enhance the power of the Buddha's Wrath Lotus. The power of the Buddha's Wrath Lotus relied on the original power of the Strange Flames plus their quantity. Therefore, the more Strange Flames he had, the more powerful the Buddha's Wrath Lotus would be.
This time, entering the ancient treasure would surely bring him great rewards. Not only could he obtain what an ordinary person could, but he could also get martial objects and techniques that an ordinary person in this world couldn't obtain.
When everything was ready for the others, Lin Yan quickly led Lin Dong and the others to the altar. About ten minutes later, Lin Yan and the others successfully arrived at the altar. There was already a crowd of people there, all coming to search for treasures in the ancient treasure, hoping to obtain something.
To the left of the altar stood a slender woman with a cold appearance, dressed in a black dress. Her long black hair and figure made her captivating to the warriors who came to loot the treasure.
Meanwhile, to the right of the altar, was a muscular man with a bare torso, covered in tattoos. A kind of primal aura emanated from his skin.
Next to this man, stood a flaming red figure. It was Mu Hongling, who had attempted to steal the ancient treasure keys from Lin Yan. Upon seeing Lin Yan approaching, the woman smiled slightly.
These two were Hong Zong and You Qian, with whom Lin Yan had attempted to collaborate a few days earlier. Although they had been rejected, when they saw Lin Yan, they didn't attempt to attack him, but instead greeted him politely and smiled.
Lin Yan nodded and flew towards the open altar. Then, he summoned the two ancient keys he had obtained earlier. Seeing this, Hong Zong and You Qian brought out their own ancient keys.
When the four keys were summoned, an extremely bright beam of light soared into the sky, followed by a powerful and ancient energy spreading from the beam of light and directly hitting the door of the ancient treasure, slowly opening it.
With the opening of the door of the ancient treasure, the crowd below stirred instantly. Lin Yan wasted no time and, after retrieving the two keys, led Lin Dong and the others directly inside.
"Look, we should also leave. Can't you feel how the blood boils at seeing this scene?"
And shortly after Lin Yan and the others entered the ancient treasure, several figures were standing on a tall tower. The leader remained the same extremely handsome man, who now had his gaze fixed on the giant ancient door that was opening.
"Let's go," he said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he led the way and rushed out, taking everyone through the giant door.
And just as they left, some hidden and powerful energies suddenly surged from within and outside the ancient temple, creating a great commotion.
Seeing this, anyone could tell that the ancient treasure would undoubtedly be a very lively place...
At the moment Lin Yan ran towards the giant door, he could clearly feel a powerful spatial wave expanding and enveloping him, before an extreme and tearing force came from all directions, trying to shatter him like glass.
Lin Yan calmly handled the tearing force, activating the internal energy of his body to completely envelop himself. As the tearing force diminished, Lin Yan's grayish surroundings suddenly brightened, and then he successfully entered the sanctuary.
After Lin Dong and the others also entered successfully, Lin Yan immediately surveyed his surroundings, and then took a deep breath, revealing a look of amazement in his eyes.
What he saw was a landscape of withered gray and yellow tones, even the sky had that hue. Looking at this vast and seemingly endless space, Lin Yan murmured to himself, "Is this the ancient treasure?"
As Lin Yan pondered, he noticed several gray cracks in front of him. These cracks varied in size, and if someone fell into them, they could be torn apart into nothingness. Fortunately, Lin Yan and the others didn't fall into any of those cracks; otherwise, they might have lost their lives as soon as they entered.
Then, Lin Yan's gaze stopped at the floating rocks. On one of them, he felt a strange presence, but due to the hurry, he didn't delve into it.
After a brief inspection, Lin Yan continued advancing with Lin Dong and the others deeper into the sanctuary. Then, Lin Yan activated his mental power to investigate their surroundings as they moved forward.
While Lin Yan and the others were advancing quickly, they suddenly felt a powerful energy in a particular direction. He quickly identified a massive, gigantic rock and headed towards it.
On the rock, they found an island. Upon reaching the island, they discovered it was covered by a dry, arid desert. Looking at the desolate landscape stretching to the horizon, Lin Yan felt the energy becoming more intense as they approached.
Upon reaching the center of the desert, they saw a skeleton sitting in the yellow sand. The skeleton had a yellowish-golden color, showing signs of having reached the sixth tribulation in the Nirvana process.
Lin Yan approached the skeleton, frowning as he looked at the desert. He mused to himself, "Perhaps this individual failed in the Nirvana tribulation, but from his appearance, he had at least reached the sixth tribulation... This desert might have been caused by this individual's inability to contain the Nirvana fire in his body, and its resulting explosion turned it into barren land, devoid of life..." Lin Yan continued quietly.
Looking at the skeleton, Lin Yan slowly extended his arm and touched the body. Upon contact with his fingers, the skeleton instantly turned into ashes.
Lin Yan watched as the ashes flew away, then closed his eyes and extended the palm of his hand, consuming all the ashes. When he opened them again, the ashes in his hand glowed with a golden light, transforming into a small golden sphere the size of his thumb.
"What is this...?" Lin Yan stared at the object, his face showing surprise.
"Golden Body Relic."
These words unexpectedly did not come from Lin Yan or any of his companions, but from behind them. Upon hearing them, Lin Yan immediately frowned and quickly turned around, only to see a man dressed in black who mysteriously appeared behind them.
"Hehe, I didn't expect to find something like this in this place," the black-clad man said again.
"Who are you?" Lin Yan discreetly stowed the golden body relic into his treasure bag and asked.
"Hehe, I'm Yan Sen," the man said with a smile. However, seeing Lin Yan and the others were on guard, he continued, "Although this golden body relic is quite good, it's not something indispensable in my eyes. You are Lin Yan, right? Coming from a low-level dynasty, it hasn't been easy for you to get here. However, there are still many dangers ahead. Be careful."
"I appreciate the warning," Lin Yan responded, although he didn't know what Yan Sen wanted. After thanking him, Yan Sen's figure instantly disappeared from Lin Yan and the others' sight.
Then, Lin Yan once again felt a powerful energy. As they continued advancing, a vast river suddenly appeared in front of them, emanating powerful energy. Seeing the river and the spirits' corpses on the shore, Lin Yan realized it was the Dan River.
Seeing the Dan River in front of them, Lin Yan showed a joyful expression and, with that, led Lin Dong and the others to fly towards it. But just before reaching the Dan River, suddenly more than a dozen figures appeared in front of them.
Then, a voice suddenly shouted, "This place has already been occupied by our Celestial Eagle Dynasty. Who are these despicable ones? Get out of here immediately!"
(End of this chapter)
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