Chapter 1088: Return Ruins! Return Ruins! (Part 1)

Yin Qi appointed Yin Hong to oversee the state, causing a huge sensation both inside and outside the imperial court.

It was also the first time Yin Hong had entered the public eye.

Over the next three days, Yin Qi brought Yin Hong along to familiarize him with government affairs and introduce him to Shang Rong and other civil and military officials.

Yin Hong's performance quickly won initial approval from everyone.

Shang Rong and the others were astonished; they had not expected that this son of the Great King, who had appeared out of nowhere, would resemble the Great King so much in demeanor, strategy, and temperament.

The skillful way he handled government affairs also gave people the feeling that he was a true emperor.

One could only say that the Great King's sons were no commoners.

In reality, as the Crown Prince in the Yang God World, Yin Hong had not only received Yin Qi's full cultivation, but because he idolized his father, he subconsciously imitated Yin Qi in his style of conduct and even his behavior.

This was why Shang Rong and the others had the illusion of looking at Yin Qi when they looked at Yin Hong.

……

Primordial West.

Lingshan.

Zhunti Daoren said: "Senior Brother, Di Qi has appointed Yin Hong to oversee the state; it seems he is about to set off for the Return Ruins. We should also set out; do not wait for Di Qi to take action."

According to the news they had received, all twelve Saints, including Di Qi, would enter the Return Ruins.

Houtu had already gone.

As the only two remaining Saints, if they continued to linger, they feared Di Qi would personally take action to clear away these two unstable factors.

In fact, they had only recently realized that being 'forced' to announce the method for entering the Return Ruins was likely a self-directed act by Di Qi, with the goal of making them enter the Return Ruins as well, leaving Honghuang without Saints.

They had previously thought this was their first 'unprecedented' victory over Di Qi.

As it turned out, it was nothing more than the other party's scheme.

To be honest, having realized this, they felt a deep sense of frustration.

But fortunately, Di Qi was not the overbearing type; not only did he not drive them to extinction, but he also gave them a chance to choose again, allowing Buddhism to achieve great development once more.

Jieyin Daoren nodded and said: "Good. What needed to be prepared has been prepared, and what needed to be arranged has been arranged. Next, only the appointment of Maitreya Buddha as Vice Sect Leader remains."

Buddhism has four Quasi-Saints, among whom Maitreya Buddha and Burning Lamp Buddha have the highest cultivation.

However, Burning Lamp Buddha, also known as Randeng Daoren, was ultimately a latecomer to the faith; Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren naturally could not completely entrust Buddhism to the hands of Burning Lamp Buddha.

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The next day.

Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren announced the appointment of Maitreya Buddha as Vice Sect Leader, in charge of Buddhism.

Subsequently, under the gaze of countless disciples, they summoned the Time River, opened the passage to the Return Ruins, and were the first to walk in, followed closely by Randeng and the others.

Although Yin Qi had already warned that it was dangerous for those below the Quasi-Saint level to enter the Return Ruins.

But in Honghuang, there was never a shortage of adventurers.

This time, the number of people from Buddhism entering the Return Ruins reached a terrifying ten thousand.

Among them were over a dozen Great Luo Golden Immortals, hundreds of Golden Immortals, and all the rest were Mysterious Immortals.

These Mysterious Immortals had paid a great price to obtain a spot to enter the Return Ruins.

……

Following Buddhism's entry into the Return Ruins, several other Quasi-Saints also led many people into the Return Ruins.

At this point, all non-Yin Shang lineage Quasi-Saints had entered the Return Ruins.

……

Three days later.

On a plaza inside the Imperial Palace.

As the morning sun rose, the plaza was already filled with people.

Besides Yin Qi's entire family, there were over a hundred people from the Shenmu World and over a hundred from the Zhetian World.

Zhou Ji, Huang Feiyan, and the other women, as well as Yin Hong, Shang Rong, and others, also came to see them off.

Yin Qi's expression was cold and stern, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

He did not say much and waved his hand to summon the Time River, for everything that needed to be said and prepared, he had already done.

For instance, Ao Luan, Yan Ruyu, Meng Ke'er, and the other women not only had various Innate Spiritual Treasures, Quasi-Saint Level Puppets, and Warships on them, but also Life-Saving Jade Talismans that Yin Qi had specially refined for them.

Each Jade Talisman was sealed with three of his divine abilities.

Each divine ability could severely injure a Saint.

As for Ye Fan, Chen Nan, and the others, Yin Qi had not prepared anything for them, because what should have been given, he had already given long ago.

It was impossible for him to provide a Life-Saving Jade Talisman to everyone.

One had to know that this level of Jade Talisman could not be produced by the Immortal Court, and required him to refine them personally.

But the refining process was extremely difficult.

It not only required Chaos Divine Jade, an extremely rare divine jade, as a carrier, but also required extremely precise techniques, taking decades to refine just one.

To protect the lives of his wife and children, Yin Qi had spent thousands of years painstakingly refining them in his Inner Heaven and Earth.

The Time River flowed quietly, vast and mighty, stretching for who knows how many miles; it flowed from the distant past toward an unknown future, connecting the ancient and the present, the Chaos universe.

"Return Ruins Path, appear!"

Yin Qi waved his hand, striking a terrifying Divine Light toward the Time River.

This Divine Light was very miraculous; it merged into the Time River without a sound, transforming into a profound passage that seemed to exist in the past and was about to manifest in the future.

Not a single word, not a single error, not a single omission, not a single detail missed!

It plunged into the depths of the Time River, with no end in sight.

"Go!"

Yin Qi looked back at the crowd once more and was the first to dive into the Time River.

Meng Ke'er, Yan Ruyu, and the other women, Nuwa, Changxi, Longji Gongzhu, the Three Sovereigns and others, as well as Ye Fan, Chen Nan, and others, all turned into streaks of light and dove into the Time River.

A long time passed.

Only then did the Time River gradually fade away.

Zhou Ji could not withdraw her gaze for a long time, her heart filled with worry.

She naturally knew of the mystery of the Return Ruins.

Those who entered this time included not only her husband but also her son; if they were to become trapped within...

Although Huang Feiyan was worried, she still comforted Zhou Ji, saying, "Sister, it will be fine. The Great King's plans are infallible, and he never does anything without certainty. Entering the Return Ruins this time, he will surely be able to return safely."

"I hope so."

Zhou Ji withdrew her gaze, her voice somewhat heavy.

………

The Return Ruins.

The most mysterious place in the Chaos universe.

Not only in the Primordial World, but in the countless worlds within Chaos, no one has been able to clearly describe the Return Ruins, because since ancient times, those capable of entering the Return Ruins have been extremely rare.

Even if someone occasionally managed to enter by luck, no one was ever seen coming back out from within.

For example, the Five Emperors.

Before this, Yin Qi had speculated on the appearance of the Return Ruins more than once.

……

Sinking.

Endless sinking.

After diving headfirst into the Return Ruins Path, Yin Qi felt as if his cultivation had been completely sealed, turning him into an Ordinary person, and then he began sinking endlessly within a strange passage.

No matter how he struggled, it was to no avail.

Since struggling was useless, Yin Qi stopped struggling; he looked around at the surroundings, which were almost endless darkness, and the space also seemed vast and boundless, so much so that even with his eyesight, he could not see very far.

In this almost completely dark passage, various streaks of light would occasionally trace back from above the passage, then instantly overtake him and vanish into the deepest part of the passage.

The speed of the streaks of light was too fast; even Yin Qi found it difficult to capture their appearance.

Yin Qi was secretly amazed.

Although his cultivation was sealed, the inherent abilities of his physical body remained.

Theoretically, with his current eyesight, even if something moving faster than the speed of light were to streak past his eyes, he should be able to easily see its appearance clearly, even down to its nanometer-level dimensions.

Yet, he could not see what these streaks of light were at all.

He had an intuition.

Within these streaks of light, perhaps the mystery of the Return Ruins was contained.

Thinking of this, Yin Qi secretly activated a Secret Technique and finally managed to arduously unleash the 'Po Wang Eye'.

Happy New Year!

In the new year, I wish all my brothers and sisters success in everything and great wealth!

(End of this chapter)