Chapter 68: Jialing Pass Ruins

After leaving the border of the Star Dou Great Forest, the four headed north, and not long after, they crossed the border between the two countries and entered the Heaven Soul Empire.

After pondering the map for a while, Shu Yan decided to go to the Jialing Pass ruins first. The reason is actually very simple. Judging from the group's route, they would happen to pass by there on the way, and the other destination, Dragon City, is still far away in the northeast of the Heaven Soul Empire, and it can even be said that it is not far from the Extreme North Land. Abandoning the near for the far is somewhat unreasonable now.

After entering the Heaven Soul Empire, the four were not as blatant as before.

Since the split of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Heaven Soul Empire inherited most of the land and power of the original Heaven Dou Empire, while the Dou Ling Empire occupied most of the land along the east coast. Since then, wars have often occurred between the two great empires. Until now, although they have maintained a superficial peace, the relationship is actually just like that. If it weren't for the threat of the Sun Moon Empire, I am afraid that the border between these two countries would not be so peaceful now.

And the Jialing Pass ruins in Qian Gu Chaosheng's mouth happen to be located in the center of the Heaven Spirit Mountain Range on the border between the current Heaven Soul and Dou Ling countries.

As the main battlefield of the God War ten thousand years ago, no one knows how many creatures fell there, and even the former Rakshasa God slept there... For a long time after the end of the God War, the entire Jialing Pass could be said to be filled with resentment, and the aura of death and decay was solidified on this ominous land...

Later, due to changes in the situation, the original Jialing Pass was abandoned for various reasons. The Heaven Dou Emperor at that time chose to rebuild a new city behind the old Jialing Pass, and the old Jialing Pass has since become a mysterious place in the eyes of the world. Except for the descendants of some sects who would go there regularly to worship their ancestors, almost no one is willing to set foot there, for fear of being contaminated with ominous aura...

After the four of Shu Yan easily avoided the investigation of an army stationed at the border of the Heaven Soul Empire, they came to this wasteland that was now almost unrecognizable without much effort.

Ten thousand years have passed, the originally towering and sturdy city walls of the old Jialing Pass have gradually collapsed and rotted, countless wild grasses sway with the strong wind from outside the pass, and although there is more vegetation on the originally bare rocky mountain range, no signs of life can be seen.

Looking out from the collapsed city walls, there is also no trace of life on an empty plain, countless withered graves stand on it, and the land here is an extremely ominous and deep color, as if constantly reminding the world of what happened here ten thousand years ago.

The four stood against the strong wind on an ancient city wall that had not yet collapsed. For some reason, a tragic emotion appeared silently from the bottom of their hearts. The Snow Emperor looked at the dark clouds that never dissipated above this land and said softly:

"Many creatures died here, and even the earth veins and heavenly trends were affected. One can imagine how terrifying and bloody the war that broke out ten thousand years ago was..."

The Ice Emperor pulled Shu Yan's sleeve and said somewhat uncomfortably:

"Shu Yan, are you sure that old man didn't lie to you? This place doesn't look like there are any opportunities at all, but instead gives people a bad feeling..."

Xu Jiujiu also nodded in agreement. The feeling here is somewhat similar to the Undead Half-Plane. Even if she just stood here, she felt a cold aura drilling into her body, and even her soul power seemed to be faintly suppressed.

Shu Yan frowned and said: "Elder Qian has no need to lie to me. Let's go down and take a look. The Rakshasa God fell here ten thousand years ago, but from Elder Qian, we can know that her consciousness has not perished. There should be some existence here that we cannot feel..." The Snow Emperor also nodded, and the group jumped down from the city wall and fell into the endless withered graves.

Walking deep along the gaps between the withered graves, besides the whistling wind, there were the sounds of small soul beasts running. The tilted and broken tombstones were engraved with countless names that were already too blurred to recognize. Some of them were soldiers of the Heaven Dou Empire ten thousand years ago, and some were powerhouses of the Spirit Hall lineage, but today, ten thousand years later, they are all withered bones in the grave, and no one is even willing to come and worship them.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the group found a tomb in the center of all the withered graves that was significantly different from other withered graves in scale and style. Around this tomb, four stone pillars, each tens of meters high, stood here. After ten thousand years of wind and rain, the surface of these stone pillars was covered with dust and various traces, but the mysterious and complex patterns on them were still clear. Shu Yan touched them tentatively, feeling cold to the touch, but soon, the four of them noticed something abnormal.

The surrounding space seemed to be interfered with by an invisible force, the sand and stones on the surrounding land were shaken and floated up, the dust and shells on the four stone pillars began to peel off, and dark purple light with an evil feeling bloomed. The next moment, in the blink of an eye, the group had already arrived in another world.

Different from the cold and chilling atmosphere in the Undead Half-Plane, the space the four came to was filled with an indescribable evil power. Under the wrapping of this evil energy, even spiritual power could not be displayed freely, and soul power was directly sealed.

Overall, the group seemed to be in a great hall. The light in the hall was somewhat dim, and various pillars and decorations all looked somewhat weird. In the depths of the hall, a beautiful woman wearing a light purple long dress slowly appeared from the darkness. Almost instantly, the hair on the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor stood up. Subconsciously, they told them that the power possessed by this noble and cold human woman who did not look like a mortal was absolutely above them. With just one glance, they felt a great sense of crisis.

Xu Jiujiu took two steps back and subconsciously cast her gaze toward Shu Yan. At this time, the sense of security given to her by the Ice Snow Dual Emperors combined was not as good as Shu Yan alone. She always had an extraordinary trust in Shu Yan, no matter when it was...

Shu Yan looked at the woman in front of him who was still beautiful even after ten thousand years, a faint smile appeared on his face, and then he said: "Senior, how do you think I should address you?"

A faint smile also appeared on the beautiful woman's face. This smile carried an indescribable charm. After the four came back to their senses, the beautiful woman was already sitting on the main seat behind her.

A gaze of scrutiny fell on the four of Shu Yan. The beautiful woman's fair and slender legs were crossed. She rested her chin on one hand and said with a smile:

"This seat has fallen to this point, so you can address me however you want. In addition, the reason why I am willing to see you is because I felt a familiar aura on you. That is the Coiled Dragon Staff soul master from back then. Are you his descendant? Or is it his disciple?"

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 69 =====