Chapter 1255: Chapter 760: Uninvited Guest!
“Since we’ve found the source of the upheaval in the Primordial Ancient Mine, I’ll go investigate,” declared the Ancestor with determination.
Upon hearing the news brought back by the Banished Sword Immortal, Qi Pojun of the Third Ancestor from Taiyi Sacred Land transformed into a stream of light and entered the Primordial Ancient Mine.
“Ancestor, wait for the younger generation!”
The Banished Sword Immortal quickly summoned his Flying Sword and followed closely behind Qi Pojun.
Deeper within the Primordial Ancient Mine, the ground was littered with the corpses of the Elders and Disciples from Taiyi Sacred Land.
These bodies faintly emitted a thin, black mist.
Leading the team, Taiyi Sacred Land’s foremost genius, Xikong, was pale and drenched in sweat, his Daoist Robe at the level of the Sun God Bird Dao Artifact was damaged.
Beside Xikong floated the Golden Crow Furnace.
“The Mysterious-grade Treasured Item of Taiyi Sacred Land—the Golden Crow Refining Sky Furnace!”
“Wait, there are three cracks on the body of the Golden Crow Refining Sky Furnace; what exactly happened here?”
The teams from Taihua Sacred Land, Guanghan Sacred Land, and Taiji Sacred Land arrived, and upon discovering the tragic state of Taiyi Sacred Land’s team, they were all horrified.
The Great Experts from Taiyi Sacred Land, even with a Mysterious-grade Treasured Item, had almost fallen.
Xikong’s eyes still showed extreme terror: “An unknown entity seized the body of a Taiyi Sacred Land Disciple and infiltrated the Primordial Ancient Mine. I was completely no match for him. Had it not been for the Golden Crow Refining Sky Furnace countering his True Qi, I might not have escaped either…”
“Hiss…”
Everyone felt their scalps tingle.
A terrifying entity that could nearly wipe out an entire team from Taiyi Sacred Land single-handedly likely had a cultivation level surpassing even the Swallowing Flame Ancient Python.
Most terrifying of all, Xikong, who fought against him, didn’t even know his origin.
“Why has such an existence intruded into the Primordial Ancient Mine? This aura seems familiar…”
Lu Changsheng sensed something unusual about the black mist emanating from the bodies of the Elders and Disciples of Taiyi Sacred Land.
“This evil aura bears some resemblance to the Evil Spirit suppressed at Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum. Could it be the work of the Evil Spirit? Last time, the Evil Spirit was gravely injured by Grand Preceptor Xu of the Immortal Dynasty and fled, and now even the Immortal Realm Xikong is no match for the Evil Spirit…”
Lu Changsheng thought deeply with great fear.
The recovery speed of the Evil Spirit far exceeded Lu Changsheng’s expectations.
The Evil Spirit of old was only suppressed through the joint efforts of five ancient Human Clan Great Emperors.
Once the Evil Spirit regains the full power it had in its heyday, probably no one in the Three Realms could defeat it.
“Woof! Master, it seems to be the aura of the Evil Spirit that emerged from Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum!”
Daoist Earth Hound barked.
The Three-Eyed Divine Canine clan, with their keen sense of smell, like Lu Changsheng, had detected the Evil Spirit’s aura.
“What did you say? Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum? Evil Spirit?”
People from the five Innate Holy Lands, including Xikong and Zhao Yu, were stunned.
The ancient Evil Spirit suppressed at Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum was actually not dead and had re-emerged!
Such an ancient existence is not something people like them can contend with.
“No wonder you sent the Banished Sword Immortal to request the Ancestor of Taiyi Sacred Land to intervene. You, who can even deduce the future in such a chaotic time law environment like the Primordial Ancient Mine, are truly frightening.”
Zhao Yu looked at Lu Changsheng with even higher respect.
The flow of time deep within the Primordial Ancient Mine was many times faster than the outside world, with the deepest parts even reaching several times that. The laws of space-time were extremely chaotic, making it impossible for even the Second Ancestor and Third Ancestor to scan the entire Primordial Ancient Mine with powerful Divine Sense, necessitating dispatching Elders and Disciples to the mine’s depths to determine the source of the disturbance.
Utilizing space-time laws to predict the future here was extraordinarily difficult.
From Zhao Yu’s perspective, Lu Changsheng’s preemptive arrangement to have the Banished Sword Immortal return for reinforcements clearly indicated he had foreseen something.
“Lu, should we continue the investigation?”
Xia Ningxue knew that the ancient Evil Spirit was no easy foe, so she looked to Lu Changsheng.
“The Third Ancestor should arrive shortly; we should intercept the Evil Spirit and eliminate it once the Third Ancestor arrives.”
Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and made his decision.
“According to the records of Taiji Sacred Land, the ancient Evil Spirit was regarded as a calamity in ancient times, causing the downfall of numerous powerful beings and the demise of countless billions of lives. If we can restrain the Evil Spirit until Senior Qi arrives to solve it, it would be a great merit.”
Zhao Yu also took a breath, deciding to pursue the ancient Evil Spirit alongside Lu Changsheng and the others.
Despite still being frightened, Xikong gritted his teeth and, with the Golden Crow Refining Sky Furnace for protection, followed Lu Changsheng and the others.
As Lin Qingzhi followed his master, he asked, “Master, why do you think the ancient Evil Spirit, despite the risk of being discovered by Taiyi Sacred Land, would still enter the Primordial Ancient Mine? Could it be that it knows of the upheaval in the Immortal Realm, where most of the powerful beings capable of suppressing it are too preoccupied, hence choosing this time to intrude into the Primordial Ancient Mine?”
Lu Changsheng looked at Lin Qingzhi; this main disciple had always been steady and resourceful, and he had already realized the crux of the problem.
Lu Changsheng shook his head: “Even I do not know, which is why we must risk tracking it. Otherwise, if the ancient Evil Spirit escapes, we would have no clue even about its intentions. The Primordial Ancient Mine is beneath Primordial Mountain, making this one of the rare opportunities to suppress the ancient Evil Spirit.”
The group continued to advance ten thousand zhang deeper into the Primordial Ancient Mine, where the flow of time was tenfold faster than outside, enveloped in an extreme darkness and coldness that felt akin to being in an ice cellar.
“Strange, I’ve never walked this mineshaft before.”
“Me neither.”
The two geniuses from the Innate Holy Lands, Zhao Yu and Xikong, exchanged puzzled glances.
Elders from Taihua Sacred Land and Guanghan Sacred Land looked at them in surprise.
The Primordial Ancient Mine was collectively managed by the five Innate Holy Lands, with its extensive network of mineshafts dug out over many years by them; was there really a mineshaft even they were unaware of?
“What exactly is its purpose?”
“We’ll soon find out.”
Lu Changsheng sensed the Evil Spirit’s presence growing stronger, knowing they were not far off.
Lu Changsheng, Lu Qinglian, Xiao Fan, and others each had a flame in their palms, illuminating the subterranean space.
Before their eyes suddenly widened; it was a vast subterranean space with a Cold Pool, its astonishing chill spreading from the bottom. The bone-chilling cold before had originated from this Cold Pool.
“What kind of place is this?”
“Where is the ancient Evil Spirit?”
Shock echoed among the Elders from Guanghan Sacred Land, Taihua Sacred Land, and Taiji Sacred Land.
The vastness and complexity of the Primordial Ancient Mine were awe-inspiring.
No one could have imagined such a Cold Pool within the Primordial Ancient Mine.
Reaching the edge of the Cold Pool, Lu Changsheng looked at the water’s deep black surface: “The Evil Spirit’s aura stops at the Cold Pool, suggesting he dived to its bottom, likely in search of something within…”
Suddenly, ripples fanned out across the previously calm water.
Xia Ningxue exclaimed, “Lu, be careful!”
Lu Changsheng immediately distanced himself, summoning the Forty-Nine Battle Swords to guard his surroundings.
Boom!
A column of water shot skyward from the Cold Pool, with a black shadow emerging from within.
Upon fixing their eyes on it, they saw it was a Disciple clad in the Sword Suit of Taiyi Sacred Land, but he was shrouded in thick, frightening evil aura.
He glanced at Lu Changsheng, his eyes sharp as blades: “It’s you again?”
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