It was a stone chamber. Inside, powerful life runes shone, dazzling beyond compare.
"Is this the Immortal Treasure Land from the original work?" Shi Jian's expression shifted slightly. Ning Chuan once obtained an immortal's hand bone from here.
He activated the Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign Dao and descended deep into the ground. His speed was incredible, piercing through the earth with nothing able to stop him. In just a moment, he reached the depths.
The soil here had been soaked in the blood of terrifying ancient existences, making it incredibly hard. However, with the Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign Dao, as long as it was earth, it was within his control.
"Here," Shi Jian thought, slowing down as the stone chamber appeared before him.
He cleared away the messy stones, revealing an ancient stone hall. It wasn't large, but it possessed great charm, surrounded by a sacred aura. It was a structure from the previous epoch. A faint, blurry, yet terrifying handprint was on it.
Shi Jian's Dominator's Eye reflected through the ages, discerning the supreme Dao from the handprint. A palm from outside the realm had struck down, hitting the stone hall, and the living being inside had roared in resistance. This happened countless eons ago.
Shi Jian took out the Daluo Sword Embryo and slashed towards the stone hall. It was easily broken open; the restrictions here had long since rotted away.
The contents inside were revealed. A humanoid being, an immortal corpse, lay motionless on the ground. However, there were no weapons or legacies on it, only a peculiar magical array that seemed to be sealing something beneath it.
"Liu Shen…" Shi Jian once again called upon his powerful ally.
"I didn't expect that after such a long time, her power hasn't been eroded," Liu Shen's figure emerged. She gently waved her hand, and the immortal's body moved to the side.
Beneath the corpse, a black pottery jar appeared. It was already cracked, emitting black blood and wisps of black mist. The black blood suddenly erupted with terrifying power, and the jar shattered into powder.
Before that power could spread, Liu Shen made her move. A gentle breeze swept past, and the world instantly returned to calm.
The contents inside were revealed: a trembling, cyan forehead bone. Piercing through it was a golden willow leaf, fixing it in place. This was the work of Liu Shen—a supreme being she had slain in the past.
She waved her hand, and a peculiar pattern appeared on the golden leaf. The forehead bone completely cracked and then dissipated. After dealing with this loose end, Liu Shen disappeared again.
"Hehehe…" Shi Jian quickly looked at the immortal's body. It emitted immortal Dao Qi. Cultivating next to it would be a great fortune. Unfortunately, the immortal Dao runes within the corpse had all been eroded away.
Still, Shi Jian wasn't discouraged. The runes on the corpse of the Seven Kings of the Border were still intact. How long had he been here? He had already obtained the bodies of two immortals.
After putting away the items, he exited the place. As soon as he emerged, he was surrounded by a crowd of people. The terrifying aura had attracted them.
"What did you obtain down there? Why not show it to us?" a man holding a dark red battle halberd said, radiating a cold aura.
"This is the younger brother of the strongest successor of the Heavenly Kingdom, the second Hunter of their younger generation," an all-knowing passerby leaked.
The Heavenly Kingdom was the most terrifying assassin organization in the Upper Realm.
"Doesn't the Heavenly Kingdom specialize in assassination? Why are you so ostentatious?" Shi Jian asked with interest.
"If I kill everyone who saw my whereabouts, wouldn't that count as a successful assassination?" the man said lightly.
"What you said makes sense," Shi Jian affirmed, then waved a palm. The second Hunter of the Heavenly Kingdom had no time to react and was killed on the spot.
Five-colored divine lightning rumbled and swept across the entire area. Shi Jian's voice echoed.
"Now, let's play a game. Whoever moves, dies."
…
"That little brat runs quite fast," Shi Jian sighed with emotion after a round of harvesting. "He sensed just a hint of my aura and immediately fled, not even caring about his own brother."
Just now, the first Hunter of the Heavenly Kingdom had also been present, hiding in the shadows. Before Shi Jian even emerged, he sensed something and immediately used a realm-breaking talisman to escape. It was a pity; he should have had a lot of good things on him.
"Next, let's go see the Buried City," Shi Jian decided, heading towards an ancient city in another land. It was a massive place with many interconnected markets, home to both outside cultivators and native inhabitants of Immortal Ancient.
He once again resumed his old trade: robbery.
However, this time he was a bit more restrained, as there were terrifyingly strong individuals among the natives. He acted selectively, only making moves in markets without them, targeting forces like the Heavenly Kingdom, Divine Temple, and Dark Divine Palace.
While he was making his moves, he also gathered information. Some ancient freaks had formed an alliance. The true body of the Six-Crowned King Ning Chuan had also emerged, gathering several powerful Kings with him. The Immortal Ancient was about to descend into chaos.
Shi Jian didn't care. His combat power completely transcended everyone else. He wished that everyone would unite and attack him. After all, if people came, treasures would also come.
Therefore, he intentionally created a huge commotion. News quietly spread that Shi Jian possessed legendary Immortal Gold, a legendary sword, and a complete immortal corpse.
The people in the Immortal Ancient instantly became restless. And Shi Jian, however, sat calmly by the fishing platform, waiting for the fish to bite.
…
"Finally taking this step… It's time to slay that descendant of the sinful bloodline." A figure in white emerged from the void. An Immortal Qi lingered around his body. This was the Six-Crowned King, Ning Chuan.
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"Are you going to take that step?" In an immortal cave, Jun Dao looked at the Fallen God Son.
"My breakthrough is about to succeed, but I haven't taken that final step," the Fallen God Son said. "I need to make full preparations to deal with the potential strangeness."
Jun Dao laughed. "Then you're thinking too much. There have been some changes recently, and the strangeness has receded. Today, three people attempted a breakthrough, but no strangeness appeared!"
"The strangeness is dormant?" The Fallen God Son's eyes burned brightly.
"Indeed," Jun Dao nodded. "There's another good thing. A great fiend of sinful bloodline obtained an immortal corpse. Once you break through, we'll retrieve it together for study."
"Good!" the Fallen God Son agreed. They discovered that, indeed, no strangeness descended.
…
Not only them, but many ancient freaks discovered that the strangeness had disappeared. Without it, their chances of crossing that step increased by several points. For a time, countless prodigies attempted breakthroughs. Some succeeded, while others failed, dying at the hands of their own Dao.
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Shi Hao used heaven and earth as a furnace and the Dao as fire, burning his true self. He was also about to cultivate his Immortal Qi.
The fires of the Three Thousand Dao burned on his body. With each additional fire, he would be burned, his skin cracking. Fortunately, he had obtained considerable sacred and divine medicines.
When all three thousand Dao were ignited, a pure white, clean Immortal Qi finally appeared on his body. Shi Hao had also cultivated Immortal Qi.
"Hahaha, with Immortal Qi cultivated, we'll go rob the various sects," the God-Striking Stone laughed wildly.
"When you break through, strangeness will descend. Be careful," the Small Pagoda warned.
Shi Hao stood ready, awaiting its descent. But he waited and waited, yet he never saw any trace of strangeness.
"Where's my strangeness?"
His current withered body was like a skeleton. He was at his wit's end. If strangeness were to descend, it wouldn't be a good thing. It's just that now that it wasn't descending, he felt a bit uncomfortable, an emptiness in his heart.
He took out a divine medicine and swallowed it, looking longingly. He still didn't see the ancient lamp.
"Sigh… Where's my strangeness?"
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