pappabearbooks Chapter 799
Chapter 799
"You intend to open the passage?"The Tree Ancestor's eyes, imbued with the essence of life's great path, narrowed slightly, its gaze penetrating through Lin Chen, as if scrutinizing the hidden magic bull spirit.
Even now, having reached the Immortal Venerable Realm, the Tree Ancestor maintained a high level of vigilance in its heart.
Divine and Demonic Power, that was the legendary forbidden power above "immortality."
At their peak, gods and demons had the might to destroy stars and reshape rules; such powers were not something a "new deity" who had just stepped into the Immortal Venerable Realm like him could easily provoke.
"Don't worry, old tree."
The magic bull's rugged voice echoed in Lin Chen's mind, tinged with a hint of desolation and self-mockery:
"I am merely a fragment of a shattered divine soul, my corporeal body long decayed to dust."
"Want to be resurrected? That's just foolish dreaming."
"I just want... to take this kid to fetch something and maybe pay homage to the past."
The Tree Ancestor was silent for a moment, then asked, "Where is the location?"
The magic bull slowly uttered a few words:
"Right... in the back mountain of the Spirit Academy."
"What?!"
Lin Chen was shocked upon hearing this.
The back mountain of the Spirit Academy?
Could it be the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm?
This was where he and Bai Ling once trained together.
Memories instantly pulled Lin Chen and Bai Ling back to that period, when Bai Ling entered a misty area, and later told Lin Chen everything that happened.
If the back mountain of the Spirit Academy held any secrets, it had to be there.
"Could it be that the true body of the magic bull was buried inside?" Lin Chen felt a sense of dread.
The magic bull didn't explain, merely urged: "Well?"
Noble gods and demons do not beg others.
The Tree Ancestor pondered for a long time, its gaze resting on Lin Chen for a moment.
"Alright." The Tree Ancestor finally nodded: "I will help you."
...
After briefly explaining the "closed-door cultivation" to the Great Elder and Qin Shaoshao, the three silently arrived at the back mountain of the Spirit Academy.
The Spiritual Spring Secret Realm remained as quiet and serene as ever.
The emerald green spring water sparkled under the moonlight, exuding a rich spiritual qi.
"Here?"
The Tree Ancestor frowned slightly; it had guarded the Spirit Academy for countless ages, and despite having scanned this area with its divine sense numerous times, never detected a space beneath capable of entombing gods and demons.
Lin Chen recalled: "It should be during the night of the New Moon."
That wait extended to three days.
On the third night deep in the night sky, devoid of moon or stars, came the extremely yin Night of the New Moon.
The originally calm spiritual spring suddenly began to boil, not with heat, but with a frigid sinister qi churning.
Next, a layer of eerie white mist rose from the spring water without warning, enveloping the entire secret realm in the blink of an eye.
"This mist..."
The Tree Ancestor was also surprised.
With his Immortal Venerable level perception, he hadn't sensed this mist until it appeared!
This indicated that whoever set this up had methods far above his own!
"It's now!"
The magic bull's voice grew urgent:
"Old tree, listen carefully!"
"Have that girl's unicorn stand in the center of the spring!"
"Then use your World Tree's origin power to fully empower its horn!"
The Tree Ancestor didn't hesitate, immediately looking at Bai Ling.
Though Bai Ling was confused, out of trust for Lin Chen and the Tree Ancestor, she promptly summoned the unicorn.
"Buzz—"
The pure and elegant unicorn walked upon the water, taking its place at the center of the spring.
The next second, the Tree Ancestor raised a finger.
"Endless life, source of the world!"
A dazzlingly bright green light beam shot from the Tree Ancestor's fingertip, instantly entering the unicorn's body.
It was the origin power of an Immortal Venerable, immense and pure.
"Neigh——!!!!"
The unicorn let out a loud neigh, its spiral horn bursting forth with ten thousand zhang of light, like a sharp sword, piercing into the dense mist and void before it!
Crack!
The space fractured like a mirror.
In the shocked gaze of the three, a towering Exotic Realm gate, woven from countless white bones and runes, opened with a boom within the depths of the mist!
Beyond that gate lay an abyssal darkness, exuding an ancient aura that made one's soul quiver.
Lin Chen took a deep breath, about to move.
"Wait!" The magic bull's voice rang again: "Have that Bai Ling go in with you."
"What?" Lin Chen was taken aback, turning to Bai Ling.
The situation inside was unpredictable, taking Bai Ling...
"That girl's unicorn is the key to open this door. Without her, you won't be able to come out, your fish can't penetrate these spatial barriers." The magic bull explained.
Lin Chen looked at Bai Ling, and before he could speak, Bai Ling had already moved to his side, her gaze resolute: "Lin Chen, I'm going in with you."
Lin Chen looked at her, finally nodding heavily: "Alright, stay close to me."
Swish!
Swish!
The two didn't hesitate anymore, their forms transforming into streaks of light, charging into that bone gate without looking back.
As their figures vanished into the depths of darkness, the massive space gate emitted a deep rumble, then slowly closed, and the mist dissipated, as if nothing had ever happened.
The Tree Ancestor withdrew the World Tree's origin power, standing still for a long time.
He slowly raised his head, looking up at the ink-black night sky, a deep worry flashing in his eyes.
...
After a disorienting sensation of spinning and weightlessness, Lin Chen and Bai Ling landed heavily on solid ground.
There was no light, no wind here, not even the air was free from the taste of dust aging millions of years.
Bai Ling instinctively moved closer to Lin Chen, summoning the Calamity-Devouring Beast.
Lin Chen also opened his eyes, but when the scene before them became clear, their pupils both shrank violently at the same moment, their breath stopping due to the overwhelming shock!
This was not a space, this was clearly a...
Graveyard of Giants!
As far as the eye could see, this was a vast, boundless wasteland.
And on the wasteland, innumerable massive skeletons lay scattered and unorganized.
These bones were unimaginably large!
The smallest of them was three to four hundred meters long, with its massive ribs resembling towering stone pillars, appearing sinister and terrifying in the darkness.
Further away, Lin Chen even saw a serpentine skeletal structure resembling mountain ranges, its length visually estimated to exceed a kilometer, its hollow eye sockets like immense abysses, exuding fearsome might despite being deceased for countless ages!
Each skeleton here, in their lifetime, likely surpassed level 99!
Simply put, this could be the Divine-Demon Tomb.
Lin Chen exhaled, unclear as to why the magic bull brought him here.
To his surprise, the magic bull had Bai Ling sit down, then said:
"If not for you, this place might not have opened—consider this a reward, I'll grant you an opportunity."
Bai Ling was somewhat dazed, but in her and the Calamity-Devouring Beast's hesitation, the magic bull continued:
"Your Calamity-Devouring Beast is no longer a Spirit Beast; reborn from life and death, it is now on the Demonic Path."
Lin Chen was briefly stunned, then pleasantly surprised.
Of course, the magic bull itself was a magic bull, not of the divine path.
Just then, an imprint emerged from the void, landing squarely on the Calamity-Devouring Beast's forehead; its pupils suddenly widened.
"This is the Fallen Land of Gods and Demons; if fate allows, absorb the soul imprint of a god or demon. Remember... don't forcefully take it, for even dead, they are not something you can contend with."
The magic bull's voice was sonorous, the Calamity-Devouring Beast nodding repeatedly.
Known outside as a fierce beast, the Calamity-Devouring Beast now acted like a novice in front of the magic bull, nodding repeatedly.
Then, under the magic bull's guidance, Lin Chen began to traverse, he originally wanted to release Xiaobai, but the magic bull assured him there was no danger here.
Only then did Lin Chen summon Xiaolan, heading toward the distance.
Walking, Lin Chen asked: "Mr. Niu, where did you die?"
"Who said I died here?"
Lin Chen was taken aback, feeling a surge of dread, then asked: "Then why are we here...."
"Stop asking so many questions, you'll know when you get there."