Chapter 167: Entering
As Xiao Tian and Zi Yan got closer to the massive hall, Xiao Tian felt the space seal's pressure intensify on him.
"Damn it, it seems that breaking this seal is the only way to proceed; moving forward is incredibly difficult!" Xiao Tian cursed silently and summoned the Heaven and Earth Ancient Array, beginning to operate it at full power. To enter the hall, he had no choice but to unleash the array.
"Boom!"
With the Heaven and Earth Ancient Array activated, a terrifying force of disintegration swept in all directions. The disintegration power spread, breaking down everything around it, including the space seal.
As the seal disintegrated, the distorted space appeared to the outside world. This scene immediately attracted the attention of nearby magical beasts. They flew closer, peering through the distorted space, and saw Xiao Tian and Zi Yan within.
"They're the ones who captured the Nine Nether Earth Python tribe elder! They actually entered this ancient ruin."
"Let's go in and check it out too!"
Seeing Xiao Tian and Zi Yan, some powerful magical beasts immediately tried to rush in, but were blocked by the space seal.
"How did they get in?"
"Go back and report this, say that an ancient ruin has emerged!"
"This place is inaccessible even to Dou Zuns; it must be a Dou Saint's ruin."
After being obstructed, some magical beasts went to call for reinforcements, while others waited, hoping to find an opportunity to enter. After some time, cracks began to appear on the space seal.
Many magical beasts seized the opportunity to enter. Dou Zong-level beasts entered safely, while Dou Zun-level ones were severely injured and forced to retreat. This confirmed everyone's belief that it was indeed an ancient Dou Saint's ruin.
"Bang!"
As more cracks formed, the surrounding distorted space seal shattered like fragile glass, exploding into countless tiny fragments that shot in all directions.
"Poof! Poof! Poof!"
The nearby magical beasts, unable to react in time, were either heavily injured or killed by the exploding space fragments, even some Dou Zun-level beasts.
With the space seal shattered, Xiao Tian found that the oppressive force on him disappeared instantly.
"Let's go!" He shouted to Zi Yan and headed straight for the massive hall.
Due to some Dou Zong-level beasts entering earlier, the hall's door was already open, revealing a dark passage inside. Xiao Tian didn't worry about the Dou Zong-level beasts; eliminating them was a trivial task for him.
"Be careful!" Xiao Tian warned as they stepped inside. The ground was cracked, and red-hot lava spewed out, trying to engulf them. At the same time, strange blue flames burst from the wide stone walls on both sides.
Xiao Tian didn't panic. With a thought, he summoned his alien flame, enveloping himself and Zi Yan, and jumped into the lava with a splash.
After sinking for a minute, the lava suddenly disappeared, revealing an icy cold floor below them. Seeing the lava river above, extending out of sight, Zi Yan couldn't help but complain, "How sneaky, there's no path above at all!"
"Alright, let's keep going!" Xiao Tian said, and they continued forward. Soon, they arrived at a vast plaza.
At the end of the plaza was a massive stone door, guarded by ten figures standing as straight as spears. Their skin was a radiant silver, their eyes empty, and their faces expressionless, like ancient corpses.
Recognizing them instantly, Xiao Tian knew they were Earth Demon Puppets. Having acquired the method to create Heavenly Demon Puppets, Xiao Tian understood how to make these puppets but had not wasted time on them as they weren't very useful to him.
However, encountering these puppets now, Xiao Tian wasn't going to let them go. These Earth Demon Puppets were as strong as peak Dou Zongs and capable of performing a combined attack that could unleash Dou Zun-level power.
"Buzz!"
Without approaching, Xiao Tian sent a surge of his vast soul power from his spirit palace into the Earth Demon Puppets. Finding no soul imprints in the puppets, he easily imprinted his own, gaining control over them effortlessly.
After leaving his soul imprint, the Earth Demon Puppets were entirely under his command. With a wave of his hand, he collected them all.
As soon as the puppets were collected, the heavy stone door creaked open, revealing a narrow gap. A wave of ancient and desolate energy drifted out as the door opened.
Xiao Tian didn't enter immediately; instead, he summoned Little Doctor Fairy and the others.
Beyond the door were many corridors, extending into unknown depths. Xiao Tian looked at Zi Yan and said, "Zi Yan, the treasure you need is a rare natural treasure. You should use your senses to find it."
After sensing for a moment, Zi Yan led them down a corridor to the left.
The corridor's sides occasionally had some pavilions. After searching a few, they found some Dou Techniques and cultivation methods. However, these were of low levels, with the highest being only low-tier Earth-level and very rare.
Xiao Tian had no interest in such low-level techniques, so they stopped checking the pavilions.
At the end of the corridor was an ancient stone door covered in green moss, showing the passage of time. Xiao Tian stepped forward and pushed the door open, releasing a dense medicinal fragrance that invigorated everyone.
"So many herbs!" Zi Yan exclaimed, inhaling deeply, "There must be a lot of high-grade herbs in here."
They entered the area beyond the door and found a forest made entirely of precious herbs.
"This place is amazing!" Zi Yan's eyes sparkled as she dove into an energy-rich herb field, stuffing a lingzhi into her mouth.
"Don't eat yet! Let's gather everything first, then you can eat as much as you want," Xiao Tian said, beginning to harvest the herbs.
Using his soul power, Xiao Tian swiftly gathered and stored the herbs without the usual care of using jade boxes and bottles, treating the place like a buffet of medicinal treasures.
They harvested everything like locusts, collecting every herb they found.
(End of the chapter)
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