Chapter 1062

Broken walls and ruins, beams and columns collapsed.

The outline of a city came into view.

Several figures flew over and walked inside, each with deep curiosity on their faces.

"In the Wilderness, there is actually an ancient city built by humans!"

"These architectural styles are different from the five continents of the current Mountain and Sea Realm; do they seem to be from the ancient period?"

"Hey, on this wall, there seem to be residual murals? Are they drawing some kind of monster beast?"

"This is strange; except for the Hundred Beasts Sect, the buildings of our human sects usually only carve various auspicious beasts. Why are there so many ferocious monsters drawn here?"

"It should be the Ancient City of Loulan."

"Loulan?"

Everyone was surprised and looked at Luo Chen curiously.

Luo Chen thought for a moment and then recounted: "The five holy lands of the Mountain and Sea Realm were actually not local sects of this realm, but came from the Profound Realm outside the heavens. They came to this realm, hunted monsters and killed Wilderness beasts, and gradually opened up the five-continent immortal cultivation world. But in this world, it is not that there are no indigenous humans."

Regarding the five holy lands of the Mountain and Sea Realm, during his travels in the Wilderness, Luo Chen would occasionally tell everyone about them.

He had the "Profound Realm Secret Records" gifted by the Youli Divine Lord, and in most cases, he could speak with confidence.

Combining some current records to deduce ancient events was not difficult.

Gu Caiyi asked curiously: "Does my husband mean that this Ancient City of Loulan was built by the indigenous humans of the Mountain and Sea Realm?"

"Yes." Luo Chen's gaze swept over the building complex that had been polished by time and had begun to turn into sand, where many residual murals of birds and beasts could still be seen. "The indigenous people of this realm were weak, either enslaved by spiritual Wilderness beasts or used as food by powerful Wilderness beasts. Therefore, in natural fear and longing, they regarded the masters of this world, the Wilderness beasts, as totems of worship. These residual murals are the evidence."

Because of fear, they worshiped.

Because of strength, they longed for it.

The truth here was not difficult to understand.

Gu Caiyi asked subconsciously while lost in thought: "But why did they build their residence in such a resource-poor place as the Wilderness? Oh, looking at it now, it doesn't seem poor."

The latter sentence made everyone else laugh.

Everyone in the world thought the Wilderness was dangerous and the resources were extremely poor.

But after traveling for these few years, Luo Chen and the others found that the Wilderness was completely opposite to what the world described; there was no scene of poor resources at all, but surprises everywhere.

Mineral deposits that were scarce in the outside world, spirit herbs that were thousands or ten thousand years old, and many extinct prehistoric exotic species.

Besides hunting high-tier Wilderness beasts themselves, Gu Caiyi, Tian Xuan, and others had already collected medicinal materials, mineral veins, and even top-grade spirit stones that exceeded the family wealth they had earned in their entire lives.

This might be related to the fact that there had been no traces of human cultivators in the Wilderness for thousands of years.

Some resources that were of great use to human cultivators were not worth mentioning in the eyes of Wilderness beasts, and instead, they were preserved unknowingly.

Of course, if one tried to come in to pick them based on the rich cultivation resources of the current Wilderness, that would be wishful thinking.

Without the protection of Soul Transformation great powers like Luo Chen, ordinary Nascent Soul experts would be in danger of their lives if they came in.

Those top-tier Great Wilderness beasts would not care about the respected status of Nascent Soul True Persons in the outside world.

The topic had drifted a bit; Gu Caiyi asked in confusion: "The five continents of the Mountain and Sea Realm are all places with abundant resources; why didn't the indigenous humans build cities in the hinterland and use the abundant resources to strengthen themselves?"

For this question, Luo Chen was a bit helpless.

"The answer is hidden in your question; sometimes, Caiyi, don't rely on me too much, and use thinking instead of asking!"

Gu Caiyi was stunned, and then she understood Luo Chen's intention.

If she was too used to it, she would rely on him.

But if Luo Chen ascended and left, who could she rely on?

Her heart could not help but feel a bit desolate.

But immediately, Gu Caiyi regained her spirit; at least this ten-year Wilderness trip was also a beautiful memory engraved in her heart.

She turned to think about the previous question, and in an instant, she knew the reason for Luo Chen's helplessness.

The answer was indeed hidden in the question.

Gu Caiyi blurted out:

"Because they were weak, they were forced to leave the hinterland of the five continents and build cities and countries in the then-barren Wilderness."

Luo Chen nodded, "Yes, also because they were weak, the Wilderness beasts were defeated and retreated from the five continents, retreating into the Wilderness. Because of their retreat, the human race flourished. And the Ancient City of Loulan in the Wilderness was destroyed because of the intrusion of a large number of Wilderness beasts."

The historical truth buried by yellow sand was dug out so simply and directly.

While everyone sighed, their movements were not slow.

Figures separated and searched among the ruins.

Treasure hunting!

Even if they were the weak humans of the ancient era, perhaps they had something unique.

If they could find one or two, it might have the effect of using other mountains' stones to polish their own jade for their own cultivation.

Luo Chen smiled, his spiritual sense swept over, and then he set his gaze on the central area of the Ancient City of Loulan.

With a leap, Luo Chen landed in that place.

With a wave of his large sleeve, the dust was gone.

A huge altar was completely revealed; there were blurred patterns and marks on the altar, and although most of them were broken, the shape of the formation could still be seen.

A huge pillar had fallen onto the altar.

If viewed according to the layout of this place, it should have stood in the very center of the altar.

Luo Chen's heart moved, and the pillar rumbled and stood up, inserted into the groove in the center of the altar.

Looking at it now, the pillar was painted with many birds and beasts, presenting a blood-red color overall.

"Is this a totem pole?"

Luo Chen's cultivation years were not long, at least compared to normal Soul Transformation great powers, he was definitely a young man.

But his knowledge was not weak at all.

From the Qi Refining stage, Luo Chen loved to read books, not only those related to cultivation, but also those recording customs and strange secrets, which he often browsed.

What stood before him now was one of the most important links in the cultivation system of the ancient ancestors.

Totem pole!

The birds and beasts engraved on it were the appearances of those powerful Wilderness beasts.

And this altar...

As Luo Chen thought, he waved his hand and sprinkled materials from his storage ring.

He refined the materials in an orderly manner and poured them into the broken patterns.

Gradually, this altar began to flicker with spiritual light.

In the distance, Gu Caiyi and the others noticed the abnormality and flew toward this side one after another.

When they saw him again, they saw Luo Chen already sitting on top of the totem pole.

"If I'm not mistaken, this altar has the same effect as the enlightenment school for mortals and the spirit-testing ceremony for cultivators."

Luo Chen muttered to himself, as if explaining to others, and as if strengthening his own confidence.

"But unlike normal enlightenment and testing of aptitude, because of this totem pole, the children of the ancient ancestors could use their own blood to echo with the Wilderness beast blood inside the totem pole, thereby mastering certain special Wilderness beast abilities."

"Is this the cultivation path of the ancient ancestors?"

"Body refining? Qi refining? Or neither, just borrowing the power of Wilderness beasts to strengthen themselves?"

"Then how was the powerful Wilderness beast blood inside this totem pole collected?"

Thinking, questioning, gradually, the spiritual light of the surrounding altar shone on Luo Chen.

The totem pole beneath him also began to tremble.

Totems of birds and beasts began to flicker, and in the end, only a crane-like Wilderness beast with red patterns and green quality, white beak and single leg, remained, lifelike, spreading its wings and wanting to fly.

Luo Chen could feel that after he re-stimulated this altar, a weak but infinitely potential power inside the totem pole wanted to drill into his body.

"Heaven Fire Crane?"

"No!"

"So fitting for my fire spirit body, and looking at this bloodline power containing infinite potential, its tier must be above the Heaven Fire Crane Wilderness beast."

"And, although it is fire-attributed, it is born from wood, which is extremely similar to the characteristics of the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire."

"It's the divine bird Bi Fang!"

In immortal legends, there are many gods of fire.

Like the Phoenix, like the Golden Crow, and also the Vermilion Bird, Bi Fang, etc.

But every kind of god of fire has its focus.

Like the Phoenix, although it holds the Nirvana Holy Fire, its own nobility lies more in being the king of birds.

The Golden Crow is actually a symbol of the sun; whether such a divine bird exists in the world is still unknown.

And this divine bird Bi Fang is recorded in the classics as a genuine fire born from bamboo and wood, which is why it gave Luo Chen that feeling extremely similar to the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire.

Luo Chen became interested and took the initiative to release his magic power shielding, leading that wisp of aura into his body.

As soon as this wisp of aura entered, it wanted to mobilize Luo Chen's blood.

But Luo Chen's source blood, which was almost comparable to the fifth tier, how could it be mobilized by a wisp of aura?

Luo Chen specially mobilized a part of his source blood and let that aura mobilize it.

Afterward, this wisp of aura carried the source blood and began to flow throughout Luo Chen's entire body.

Time passed bit by bit.

One day, two days...

Perhaps it was because Luo Chen's physical body was too strong, causing the blood circulation speed to be somewhat slow.

After a long time, Luo Chen vaguely sensed that this seemed to be a path of cultivation, a method of practice.

It was very different from traditional body-refining techniques and was closer to the "Ten Thousand Daos Merging" that Luo Chen created in his early years, aiming to temper the practitioner's physical body toward the Wilderness beast direction.

"Totem body-refining technique?"

And during Luo Chen's realization, Gu Caiyi and the others had already been guarding the four sides, forbidding any creatures from disturbing him.

Suddenly!

When night fell, Kong Chan suddenly looked up.

"Be careful!"

The other three spirit beasts and Gu Caiyi were puzzled and looked up subconsciously.

They saw that under the night sky, there was a shooting star that looked like a broom, dragging a long fire tail, coming from outside the heavens.

Gu Caiyi's expression changed drastically, "It's a rushing star!"

Without a second thought, she was about to soar into the sky.

"Husband is realizing ancient methods, don't let this celestial phenomenon disturb him."

The other four spirit beasts were about to get up together, but the arrival of a voice interrupted their movements.

"Stop!"

Everyone looked at Luo Chen with joy.

He said with a slightly solemn expression: "A shooting star of this size is not something you can resist head-on; come closer to me."

In these few years of Wilderness travel, everyone had long been accustomed to accepting Luo Chen's arrangements and flew onto the altar in unison.

Luo Chen sat on the totem pole, looking at this unexpected visitor from outside the heavens, his expression solemn.

First, he released an umbrella and held it over everyone's heads.

Afterward, a long sword appeared in his hand; it was Yuan Tu!

His heart moved, and sword energy burst forth.

A vast galaxy composed of sword light flowed upstream, rushing straight at the rushing star.

Thousand Xiao flowing together, energy rushing into the galaxy!

Boom!

In the instant of collision, infinite light and heat burst out.

Terrifying destructive power erupted in an instant.

The entire earth shook, as if it had been pressed down by several zhang.

Everyone looked up; above the Bone-Burial Umbrella, stars fell like rain, and firelight filled the air, as if it wanted to destroy this world.

Luo Chen also stared blankly at this scene, as if he had realized something in his heart.

Human power resisting celestial phenomena was not difficult for Soul Transformation great powers.

It could even be said that they themselves could create terrifying celestial phenomena and earth changes.

But this rushing star of huge volume still had destructive power that exceeded Luo Chen's imagination.

A head-on "Thousand Xiao Flowing Together" had not completely destroyed it.

Only a loud noise was heard, and the remaining shooting star smashed into the Ancient City of Loulan.

The already sandy Ancient City of Loulan turned into powder in this vibration.

This scene actually had a beauty of history completely dying out.

Luo Chen thought, and his fingertips led a wisp of star fire over.

"By using one's own powerful strength to disturb the normal operation of heaven and earth energy, thereby erupting with destructive power. This kind of cosmic natural means has power no different from divine abilities. If it were me, what should I do?"

When the heaven and earth moved.

The night was misty, and the bone umbrella was put away.

Gu Caiyi and the others flew up one after another, looking at Luo Chen with reverence far exceeding before.

This kind of power that could almost destroy the world was cut off by Luo Chen with one sword; even though they had seen it many times during the Wilderness trip, they were still shocked in their hearts.

"Mistress, that rushing star is quite large; under Master's sword, there should still be remnants." Tian Xuan reminded.

Gu Caiyi nodded, "Yes, this kind of extraterrestrial meteorite is a top-grade material for refining artifacts; let's go find it quickly."

A few people did not hesitate and flew in the direction where the rushing star fell.

Luo Chen was still sitting on the totem pole; what he was thinking about in his mind was no longer the totem body-refining technique of the Ancient City of Loulan—that cultivation method could only be considered superficial to him, not even as good as "Ten Thousand Daos Merging"—what filled his mind now was the scene of the meteor falling and the star fire burning the city.

Such means, if mastered, would inevitably be a great divine ability no less than the Wither-Prosper Dao Finger and the Thousand Xiao Flowing Together!

However, how to master it?

Luo Chen released the restrictions, and his primordial spirit subconsciously emerged, gradually merging with this heaven and earth.

Deep in the Wilderness, the vast sea to the extreme.

There was a mountain flowing with golden sand, and there was a cave in the mountain, named Golden Sand Cave.

In the cave, there were bones and remains of humans and monsters everywhere, which was daunting to look at.

A huge divine bird sat above, overlooking the tiny humans below.

In its mouth, a deafening but self-considered gentle voice was issued.

"Little friend Qi Ying, the Sarira Elixir I ordered you to refine, do you have any clues?"

The human was placed among the bones and remains, but his expression was neither humble nor arrogant.

"If it's just the Sarira Elixir circulating in the Buddhist land of the Western Desert, I can refine it at will. But the Sarira Elixir that the Dapeng King wants to refine is not that simple; many main materials are still missing."

The Golden-Winged Divine Bird snorted coldly, "The most important main material is the Sarira left behind after the death of the high monks of the Hanging Temple; what else can be missing? I heard that you are a disciple of a human Dan Dao master; with this most important main material in hand, yet no progress, are you deceiving me and intentionally delaying?"

The cultivator named Qi Ying sighed in his heart.

He actually had some clues about the Sarira Elixir the other party wanted and could refine it.

But he was afraid that the day he refined it would be the day he died.

Suddenly!

A violent vibration came from outside, shaking the Golden Sand Cave, causing the bone sea to surge and the golden sand to rustle.

The Golden-Winged Dapeng King was stunned for a moment, then, as if thinking of something, rushed out immediately.

Qi Ying also followed without a second thought.

What came into view was, in the distant sky, a rushing star with a flame tail falling from the nine heavens, and also a vast sword light flowing upstream.

Under the collision, infinite light and heat burst out, actually making his eyes sting.

He couldn't help but close his eyes subconsciously, but a voice of wild joy came to his ears.

"The meteor falling from the sky must contain strange iron inside, perhaps it can help me refine a spirit treasure. I have truly had enough of the humiliation of being suppressed by human spirit treasures!"

"Qi Ying, you wait here, don't walk around, I'll be back soon."

"Remember, if I don't see you when I come back, don't blame me for being ruthless!"