Chapter 192: Ancient Beast-Taming Sect, World-Suppressing Bronze Coffin

Lady Youlan, as a sect cultivator, was no stranger to demonic beasts.

The denser the demonic aura, the better the demonic beasts in this place grow; perhaps there are very powerful demonic beasts hidden here.

Li Sining curiously asked Lady Youlan what she had discovered here.

Lady Youlan told him that orthodox cultivators have a set of judgment processes, for example, the few Moon Shadow Monkeys passing by.

This kind of monkey is very common in the forests of the Tian Ce Dynasty, and their cultivation is generally around the Condensing Essence Realm; this is also statistically proven.

But the Moon Shadow Monkeys here are generally in the Soul Spirit Realm.

As long as this point is detected, then cultivators who come to this place must consider that other demonic beasts here may have also changed, so they need to be extra careful.

This is the skill of cultivator survival; it really cannot be sloppy.

Don't be careless just because the Moon Shadow Monkey is only in the Soul Spirit Realm; its existence is a hint from nature.

Hearing Lady Youlan explain this, Li Sining admired her with eyes full of little hearts.

So when being a cultivator, one has to pay attention to so many details; she really didn't understand at all.

Lady Youlan stroked Li Sining's head, maternal radiance constantly radiating, and said gently: "This is just experience. If you train more, you will naturally be able to discover it. This is also why many young cultivators training in the wild need elders to lead the team; otherwise, it is difficult to survive in these dangerous places. Of course, your brother is an exception."

Li Chen, hearing her say this, just took it as her praising himself.

If one were to say Li Sining's training experience is low, Li Chen's is not much higher.

Last time he went to that ancient tomb, he also followed the team.

However, Lady Youlan was right; at Li Chen's level, even if his experience is low, there are indeed not many things that threaten him.

As for why Li Chen wanted to come here, Lady Youlan actually asked.

Li Chen just said that he obtained special information during his trip to Shanghe City, saying there was a Sage Beast egg here, so he came to take a look.

He couldn't just tell Lady Youlan that his system prompted him like this.

The system only prompted that it was in this area, but didn't say exactly where.

Here, it is sparsely populated, with only the occasional roar of demonic beasts.

The further in, the more the demonic aura permeates, even thicker than in other places, and every inch of air contains ancient and mysterious power.

"This looks like a primeval forest no matter how you look at it. Are you sure someone would build a sect in this kind of place?"

Lady Youlan once again expressed doubt; she is very good at finding Mystical Realms and must have some experience.

What kind of earth veins, what kind of areas, are suitable for building a sect.

As long as one finds a place that looks like a geomantic treasure, there might be hidden Mystical Realms nearby.

This place looks like a primeval forest that humans have never set foot in.

"There definitely is. Otherwise, let's make a bet. Whoever loses has to listen to the other's role-playing request."

Li Chen felt that the system didn't need to fool him, unless it hadn't reached the 'open' time yet.

The task had already appeared, so the ancient Mystical Realm should have already appeared in the world.

Lady Youlan had always been very reserved and didn't cooperate much with these strange games of Li Chen's.

He could take this opportunity to gradually train her and make her convinced.

"Fine, you said it."

Lady Youlan didn't think she would lose; since she could make a request of Li Chen, she would punish Li Chen well when the time came.

As a result, the slap in the face came so quickly; only eight minutes later, Lady Youlan arrived in front of a collapsed ground.

This was still found by her, making Li Chen laugh out loud.

Hearing Li Chen's evil laughter, Lady Youlan knew she was going to suffer tonight.

But she still said stubbornly: Who's afraid of whom!

While they were still joking, Li Sining and Wu Nanzhi had already started to look at this place.

This collapsed place was like a scar on the earth, deep and dark.

Around it, vines wound and entangled like snakes, hanging vertically from the edge of the collapse, as if they were stairs specially laid by nature for the visitors.

Allowing those who come to explore to climb down from here.

Between the vines, a flash of dark green light occasionally appeared; that was the eye of the demonic beast hiding in between.

Wu Nanzhi pointed to a place and said: "Sining, that is a Green Vine Snake. It will pretend to be a vine and attack people climbing down. It is very dangerous."

Hearing Wu Nanzhi say this, Li Sining observed carefully.

Sure enough, she saw a snake on the vine; its pattern was almost the same as the vine, and if one didn't look carefully, one really couldn't tell.

When people climb down or up, their hands and feet need to grasp the vines; if attacked at such a time, the danger can be imagined.

While Li Sining was lingering in fear, she thought that if she hadn't had someone by her side and had come to this place alone, the danger would be imaginable.

Actually, according to the system prompt, this place is very dangerous for Condensing Essence Realm cultivators, so the system prompted the Chosen One to bring some manpower to help.

Normally, cultivators who discover this place would naturally be very nervous and excited, with high concentration.

Li Chen dared to joke with Lady Youlan because their strength was sufficient.

After making a scene for a while, Lady Youlan began to analyze: "Deep inside here should be the ruins of some ancient beast-taming sect. Only a beast-taming sect would build in such a place filled with demonic aura. The entrance shouldn't be this place. For a sect of this level, the entrance must have powerful restrictions, but due to the long passage of time and various reasons, a collapse occurred, so we can go down from this place."

Li Chen felt her analysis was very reasonable; after all, this task prompted him to come to the ancient Mystical Realm to find a Sage Beast egg.

It wouldn't be strange for a beast-taming sect to have a Sage Beast egg.

Because it is a collapsed place, it proves that the buildings in this place are not very sturdy.

In order not to cause a larger-scale collapse, Lady Youlan still suggested putting away the bulky Sage Tiger first.

Li Chen nodded and sealed the Sage Tiger into Wu Nanzhi's body.

Looking at the dim, bottomless collapsed area.

Li Chen held Li Sining and Wu Nanzhi and jumped down.

Lady Youlan also followed closely and disappeared near the collapsed area.

This fall felt like hundreds of meters.

Even in Li Chen's arms, that feeling of weightlessness still made Li Sining afraid.

With two crisp landing sounds, Li Chen and Lady Youlan landed steadily on the ground.

If they had climbed down from the vines, it would have taken a lot of time and they would have encountered various dangers.

For Condensing Essence Realm cultivators, it would be a test of life and death.

Li Chen's level came over and instantly skipped this test.

Before them was the true entrance to the underground world.

A dim and vast space unfolded before him.

Here, the plates collapsed, and the buildings were crooked, looking like they had experienced a devastating disaster.

However, even in this dilapidation, one could still see the former glory of this place.

Among the broken walls of the golden palace, noble light still flickered.

A huge emerald dark-gold totem stood in the ruins, like an ancient god guarding this land, and also like the symbol of this ancient beast-taming sect.

After Li Chen put the two beauties down, the exploration journey began.

Lady Youlan was like Li Chen's virtuous helper, taking the initiative to come to Li Sining's side to prevent Li Sining from encountering any danger.

The further in they went, the more the group felt that this underground world was vast and boundless.

Magma flowed underground, illuminating this land red.

The "floating islands" connected by broken bridges swayed above the magma, as if they were miracles left over from ancient times.

On these floating islands, traces of former buildings were still preserved; although dilapidated, they still revealed an extraordinary momentum, enough to reflect the glory of this sect in the past.

To an ordinary Condensing Essence Realm cultivator like Li Sining, there were dangers everywhere here.

Especially those floating broken bridges and the places where the floating islands were connected; if one couldn't jump over, it was a death sentence.

Li Chen held her while jumping, easily crossing these dangers.

But Lady Youlan touched the stones on the ground and said: "Floating Rock? This kind of thing is very rare!"

Li Chen asked suspiciously: "What is Floating Rock?"

Lady Youlan began to explain that it is said that in ancient times, in order to improve their status, ancient sects would build their sects in the sky, giving people a feeling of a heavenly palace.

At that time, powerful cultivators did many experiments, but the cost of floating was too high and could not withstand the consumption.

But with this kind of Floating Rock, one could simply make the islands float in the air.

But this kind of rock is rare; ancient sects fought to snatch it, constantly dividing it, and coupled with consumption and damage, it is now very rare.

Lady Youlan didn't expect there to be any here.

Li Chen touched these so-called Floating Rocks; according to his understanding, these things should be similar to 'magnets'. As long as they are set up, they can make the floating islands appear.

As for whether there are other uses, or whether one can build a sky castle, that is another matter.

But Li Chen and Lady Youlan both felt that they could mark this place and send people to take these things back for research after the exploration was over.

This is a special treasure that only Sage Realm cultivators would notice after coming here.

The group continued to walk inside; next were some things that ordinary cultivators felt were dangerous, but Li Chen didn't care about, namely demonic beasts.

This is the ruins of an ancient beast-taming sect, so it must be very suitable for the growth of demonic beasts.

Many demonic beasts came down from the collapsed ground and continued to grow here.

The areas near those palaces and corridors had been occupied by demonic beasts.

Some ape demons were huge, more than ten meters high, standing like mountains, and just walking could make the ground shake.

Some pangolin demons, covered in hard shells, moved freely underground; if low-level cultivators didn't pay attention, they might fall into their traps.

Besides that, there were highly toxic crystal spiders, high-temperature magma beasts, seven-colored butterflies that confuse the mind, etc.

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If Li Sining came here alone, she would have to be very careful; one slip and she would die.

She had to consider a lot, such as hiding in the palace when encountering a huge ape demon attack.

Where there are spider webs and magma, one must concentrate, so as not to be attacked by sudden dangers.

So having more helpers is equivalent to having an extra pair of eyes.

But it's not that the more people who come, the better, because there is a Sage Beast egg here; this kind of thing can make greedy people kill each other and show the ugliest side of humanity.

Theoretically, this system task is to let Li Chen choose some loyal helpers to overcome difficulties together.

In fact, Li Chen randomly brought a few people here to play; as long as he releases his aura, these demonic beasts see him as if they see a ghost or god.

That ape demon, the fast ones turned and ran, the slow ones knelt and begged for mercy.

As for the crystal spiders and magma beasts, if Lady Youlan hadn't popularized science, Li Chen wouldn't even know these things existed.

"The stairs in front are very dangerous; they are all floating materials, but they have been damaged. Be careful not to step into the air."

Lady Youlan, this experienced 'old player', knew everything inside like the back of her hand.

Li Chen was even more domineering, directly paving a golden road with golden energy.

Actually, Lady Youlan saying this was also from the perspective of a sect senior.

Letting the disciples accept some training, even if they encounter danger, is considered a kind of attempt.

Anyway, she would take action in the end.

Perhaps she wanted Li Sining to have an adventure experience.

Seeing Li Chen like this, Lady Youlan thought, Li Chen is too caring for his sister.

Paving a golden road is one thing, but adding guardrails on the side is really fearing Li Sining will fall.

But Li Chen's idea was different from hers; Li Chen just brought Li Sining here to tour the mountains and water this time, not to let her train.

This guy is notoriously lazy and afraid of trouble, so he wouldn't do so many things.

Just use the simplest method to achieve his desired goal.

Following Li Chen's footsteps, everyone stepped onto that 'Golden Heavenly Ascent Staircase'.

Walking to the end, they saw two broken statues in front of them; they were once the guardian gods of the ancient beast-taming sect.

Now they are broken and dilapidated; it seems this sect has indeed suffered a huge blow.

Finally, the group crossed the stairs and arrived in front of the sect's main hall.

The sect's main hall had collapsed halfway, as if slashed by a giant sword.

Huge stone pillars supported the hall roof; although full of cracks, they still stood tall.

The hall door was carved with complex totems, the same as the emerald totems they saw at the beginning.

Stepping into the main hall, it was indeed as Lady Youlan guessed, as if it had been ransacked.

Inside the main hall, dilapidated tables and chairs, scattered scrolls were everywhere, and in some corners, one could see some skeletons lying on the ground.

It seems this is the main battlefield of the sect-destroying war.

"Strange, for such a large sect, who has the ability to destroy it so cleanly."

Lady Youlan couldn't help but let out a sigh.

From the road they came to here, it had already shown the magnificence of a large sect.

You must know, according to this scale, there must be a large area behind.

Lady Youlan could judge that this was definitely a top-tier large sect.

When they go back, they will check to see if there are any records of this sect.

Perhaps they will be able to understand what happened back then.

If it can't be found, then the sects near this area might have some clues.

"You check that era, the top-tier sword cultivators who were active nearby, or more powerful sword sects, and you will understand."

Li Chen said casually, because he sensed that many places here were destroyed by sword energy and sword blades.

To have such powerful sword intent, it must not be a small character.

Crossing the main hall, Li Chen looked at the boundless back mountain of the sect and felt his head grow big.

Li Chen asked Lady Youlan: "Where do you think treasures would be hidden if there are any left in this place?"

Lady Youlan pondered for a moment and replied: "The ancient beast-taming sect was ransacked, so the places where demonic beasts were raised might have some remnants."

Speaking of this, Lady Youlan pointed in a direction; she felt that the demonic aura there was very heavy, and it must have been a place where demonic beasts were raised in the past, so she estimated there would be some gains if they went over.

It must be said that having experience is good, so the group headed in the direction Lady Youlan pointed.

When they arrived at an open space, they saw countless skeletons of demonic beasts scattered on the ground; some were as huge as mountains, some were small and exquisite, but without exception, they all lay quietly here.

Lady Youlan walked to a pile of skeletons, squatted down, and observed carefully, seemingly wanting to find some clues.

Just at this time, Li Sining seemed to feel some strange fluctuations, so she said to Li Chen: "Brother, I feel like something is summoning me over there."

Li Chen knew very well what the system gave; most of them were matching sets.

That is to say, if he didn't bring Li Sining here this time, it would be really difficult to find the Sage Beast egg.

"Let's go, let's go over and take a look." Li Chen said and walked over.

Lady Youlan and Wu Nanzhi, hearing this, gathered around one after another.

The place where this sect raised demonic beasts was also very vast; after climbing over a small slope and walking for more than twenty minutes, Li Chen discovered a very large skeleton in front of him.

They observed this pile of skeletons carefully, but discovered that it was actually embedded with a crystal-clear egg emitting a faint light.

On the surface of this egg, some patterns of powerful demonic beasts remained, and just looking at it, it was extraordinary.

"This is actually a Sage Beast egg?" Lady Youlan said in surprise, her voice carrying a hint of disbelief.

Sage Beasts are very rare on the continent.

To give a simple example, Sage Beasts are the same as people with innate Sage Bodies; both are existences whose upper limit can reach the Sage Realm.

That is to say, as long as it is cultivated well, this force will have a Sage Realm expert.

Li Chen was not interested in this thing, so he let Li Sining take it away to raise and play with later.

The system let her come to find it, and she had a sense; these were all things prepared for her.

Now that the thing was in hand and the task was completed, Li Chen prepared to leave this place.

A few people had just turned back and walked a few steps when Li Sining pulled Li Chen's sleeve, pointed in a direction, and said: "Brother, it seems like there is still a sense over there."

This made Li Chen a bit curious; could it be that there were still treasures in this place?

The direction Li Sining pointed was the forbidden area of the ancient beast-taming sect.

The reason Li Chen knew it was a forbidden area was because when he came here, the words 'Forbidden Area' were written on the stone tablet nearby.

Crossing the stone tablet, Li Chen took the lead and walked in front; the restrictions of this forbidden area seemed to have been destroyed by someone.

According to the direction Li Sining pointed, crossing the winding corridor, in front was a mysterious cave dwelling.

There was a powerful seal on the cave dwelling; whether it was weakened by the long passage of time or something else, Li Chen directly destroyed the seal and opened the cave dwelling.

The light in the cave dwelling was dim, but Li Chen keenly sensed an unusual aura.

His gaze fell on a coffin in the center of the cave dwelling.

This coffin was pitch black, emitting a glowing light, and nine lifelike divine dragons were carved on the coffin.

Besides this, Li Chen could also feel a powerful spatial fluctuation!

Lady Youlan, seeing this coffin, was shocked and said: "Could this be the legendary World-Suppressing Bronze Coffin?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 193 =====