Chapter 1070: Sudden Change

The Return Ruins, the most mysterious place in Honghuang.

In the Inheritance memories of Zulong and the others, the Return Ruins is not only the final resting place of all things, but it also contains endless opportunities, and even the ability to glimpse the Great Dao.

It is just that entering the Return Ruins is not easy, and coming out is even harder.

Back when they were resurrected, it was not as if they had not thought about entering the Return Ruins to seek the opportunity to become a Saint.

It was only later, upon hearing that the Five Emperors had all entered the Return Ruins and never came out again, that they temporarily dismissed this idea.

The Five Emperors have been in the Return Ruins for tens of thousands of years; if there were truly all kinds of opportunities inside, they would certainly have become Saints by now.

If it were them, they would certainly think about coming out.

But in fact, the Five Emperors did not.

From this, it can be seen that while the Return Ruins may have countless opportunities, coming out is certainly not easy.

It is even possible that once you enter, you can never come out again.

If not for the situation forcing their hand, leaving them with no other choice, they would not think about entering the Return Ruins to take a gamble.

Succeed, and one can soar proudly across Honghuang.

Fail, and it is nothing more than being trapped in the Return Ruins.

In any case, as long as Di Qi is still around, they would not dare return to Honghuang; how much better is that than being trapped in the Return Ruins?

As for the legend that Di Qi has mastered the Return Ruins.

This is simply nonsense.

A mysterious place like the Return Ruins, which transcends the Heavenly Dao, is not something that can be easily mastered by anyone.

Even if it were truly mastered by someone, that person should be Hongjun.

However, Di Qi's sudden rise might truly be related to the Five Emperors and the Return Ruins.

Zulong's expression was solemn as he said, "Everyone, after more than ten thousand years of healing, we have basically recovered. Next, it is time to find a way to head to the Return Ruins."

Only by heading to the Return Ruins do we have a chance to turn the tables.

Of course, opportunity and danger coexist.

How to enter the Return Ruins is something I, Yuanfeng, and Shi Qilin have already formed a preliminary plan for.

But whether we can return, we cannot guarantee.

If anyone wants to withdraw now, there is still time."

As he finished speaking, he looked at Lu Ya, Chiyou, and the others.

Lu Ya's eyes were filled with hatred as he said sternly, "Di Qi killed my father and uncle, and wiped out my Demon Race; this hatred is irreconcilable. It is just the Return Ruins; as long as I can take revenge, what does it matter even if I know it is death?"

Xihe nodded in agreement, her beautiful eyes cold and sharp.

Bai Ze and the others had no objections either.

Entering the Return Ruins, although one might not be able to come out, means one's life is not in immediate danger.

But remaining in Chaos, once Di Qi completely unifies Honghuang, he will certainly set out to deal with them.

At that time, they will surely die without a doubt.

Of course, they could also risk venturing deep into Chaos.

But unless one is a Saint, once they encounter danger in Chaos, they will likewise find it hard to survive.

From this perspective alone, they would certainly choose to enter the Return Ruins.

Furthermore, the Return Ruins contains countless opportunities; cultivating immortality is inherently an act of defying Heaven.

For the sake of resources, what cultivator would not risk their life?

Chiyou's voice was resonant, his killing intent fully exposed: "Di Qi wiped out my Wu Clan; this hatred is hard to wash away even with all the water in the Four Seas. The Return Ruins may be dangerous, but are the sons of my Wu Clan the type to fear death?"

"That's right, my Wu Clan views death as returning home!"

Jiu Feng, Xiangliu, Fengbo, and Yushi, the four Ancestral Witches, nodded one after another.

Kuafu, Houyi, and other Great Witches likewise echoed the sentiment.

If one were to evaluate which race is the least afraid of death, it would be none other than the Wu Clan.

Zulong nodded and said, "Good, since no one is backing down, let us all swear a Dao Oath together. Before entering the Return Ruins, no one may leak the news to the outside world in any form. Once the Dao Oath is sworn, I will explain how to enter the Return Ruins."

In reality, he had confidence in the high-level members of each race.

But there were still many Great Luo Golden Immortals and Great Witches present, and it was hard to say for them.

"Agreed!"

Everyone's expression tightened, and none had any objections. Then, led by Zulong, everyone raised their right hands and swore the Dao Oath: "Today, I, Zulong (Yuanfeng, Xihe, Chiyou...), hereby swear a Dao Oath... Should I violate this oath, may Heaven and Earth not tolerate me."

After the Dao Oath was sworn, Zulong then said, "The Return Ruins is incomparably mysterious; it is a Strange World existing between reality and illusion. If we want to enter, we can only do so through the Time River."

Because among the three thousand Great Dao, only time is eternal.

Just as when a Great Luo Golden Immortal falls, they also enter the Return Ruins through the Time River."

Having said this, he paused and continued, "During this period of healing, I, along with Yuanfeng and Shi Qilin, have conducted a joint Deduction and have initially mastered the method to enter the Return Ruins. Next, we need to utilize everyone's wisdom to perfect this method of entry."

"Agreed!"

Xihe, Lu Ya, Chiyou, and the others naturally had no objections.

They also knew that entering the Return Ruins was certainly not easy; otherwise, throughout the countless years of history, it would not have been the case that only the Five Emperors had entered the Return Ruins, not even the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Next, Zulong stated his preliminary concept for entering the Return Ruins.

Everyone gathered together, each offering their own words, constantly perfecting this concept.

No mistakes, no omissions, everything is here for you to see!

………

Time passed leisurely, and in the blink of an eye, another two hundred years had gone by.

The Dao discussion between Yin Qi and Yang Mei was still continuing, and both felt they had benefited greatly, seeming to have moved one step closer to the Great Dao.

At the same time, the pace of the Great Shang Heavenly Dynasty never ceased.

The Great Shang army continued to conquer the Four Seas and the Outer Starry Sky; the Heavens and Myriad Worlds had long since submitted, and even the Demon World had been fully developed, with a large number of the Human Race migrating into it.

Yin Qi's true self was discussing the Dao with Yang Mei, and his Three Corpses were also busy.

In order to cope with the increasingly massive population of immortal cultivators and to maintain the concentration of Spirit Qi in the Primordial World, Yin Qi had the Immortal Spirits produce a large number of Chaos Spirit-Turning Devices, which were installed at the edges of the Primordial World.

A full eighty-one units.

One must know that in his Inner World, only eight units had been installed.

Eighty-one Chaos Spirit-Turning Devices were very evenly distributed along the edges of the Primordial World, constantly converting endless Chaos into Innate Spiritual Qi, making the Primordial World seem as if it had returned to the Opening of Heaven.

The dense Innate Spiritual Qi could not only supply countless practitioners for their cultivation but also stimulate the growth of countless medicinal herbs and Immortal Seeds, making the produce of the Primordial World even more abundant.

Yin Qi had no choice but to do so.

Ever since the God Creation technique was released, those becoming Immortals in the Primordial World emerged one after another.

In just a few thousand years, the proportion of Human Race Immortal Dao practitioners had surged to ten percent.

That is to say, among every ten people, one had become an Immortal.

This was a very terrifying number.

And this was still with Yin Qi intentionally controlling the God Creation technique; currently, it was only fully open to the Human Race, while other races required strict review, otherwise there would only be more Immortal Dao cultivators in the Primordial World.

There was no help for it; after all, the Human Race was his foundation.

With more people becoming Immortals, the resources consumed naturally skyrocketed exponentially.

If they could not be satisfied, the Great Shang would eventually collapse from within, so Yin Qi also planned to continue increasing the number of Chaos Spirit-Turning Devices.

In any case, Chaos was infinite and inexhaustible, endless and boundless.

Additionally, two major events had occurred recently.

The first major event: Haotian passed the position of Heavenly Emperor to Yin Zhou and returned to Zixiao Palace with Yaochi.

This matter could be said to have shocked the Primordial World.

Although the Heavenly Court was a vassal to the Great Shang Heavenly Dynasty, the Great Shang Heavenly Dynasty was still very polite to the Heavenly Court, and Haotian still enjoyed endless glory; why would he be unable to let go and return to Zixiao Palace?

The second major event was that the five brothers of Yin Yu had all become Saints.

They were originally born with a Natural Immortal Body, comparable to Lower Grade God and Demon, and with the support of endless cultivation resources, after millions of years of bitter cultivation in their Inner Heaven and Earth, they finally achieved World Sanctification.

Counting them up, besides Yin Qi, the Great Shang had the Three Sovereigns, Nuwa, Changxi, Longji Gongzhu, and the five brothers of Yin Yu—eleven Saints in total, more than the number of all the other Saints in the Primordial World combined.

However, the outside world was unaware of this matter.

Otherwise, it would certainly scare countless people to death.

……

This day.

Yin Qi and Yang Mei were discussing the Dao when suddenly, they both looked up at the sky in unison……

(End of this chapter)