"Cough... cough...!"
"My lord... spare my life, spare my life!"
"This humble one dares not again!"
Tears streamed from the rhinoceros's body, leaving bloody wounds everywhere. A cultivator at the Lingzun realm was still a whole great realm away from the Rongtian realm; how could it withstand the might of a Rongtian realm expert!
"A mere Lingzun, dares to offend us!"
"Seeking death!"
Xu Chu's face contorted with anger, two beams of blood-red light shot from his eyes, intending to obliterate this impetuous rhinoceros with a single glance.
"General Xu Chu, wait!"
Wang Yue suddenly spoke, stopping Xu Chu. Xu Chu, with a hint of resentment, asked, "Lord Wang, what do you mean by this?"
"Haha, General Xu Chu, please do not be angry. We were ordered by the King to delve into this Inner Realm of the Emperor's Dynasty. We have no information about this realm, nor do we have a map of it. With this beast to guide us, it can save us half our effort!"
"This beast is the king of the jungle here and must know something about this Inner Realm. It is much better than us blindly rushing forward."
"Alas, we almost ruined the King's important task. Thank you, Lord Wang!"
"You, come here!"
Xu Chu's anger erupted as he roared at the rhinoceros. The startled rhinoceros, forgetting its pain, hastily scrambled to the three of them, its voice trembling, "My lords, this humble one truly has eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai and disturbed your noble presence. It is indeed deserving of death!"
"Hmph!"
"I ask you, what is your name, and are there any precious cultivation resources in this Emperor's Secret Burial Ground?"
Xu Chu grabbed the rhinoceros's horn, staring fiercely at it. The rhinoceros's eyes darted in panic, its body trembling uncontrollably, and a yellowish liquid, like flowing water, streamed out.
"Sir... Sir...!"
The rhinoceros cautiously glanced at Xu Chu's large hand. Xu Chu snorted and then released the rhinoceros's horn.
The rhinoceros breathed a sigh of relief and transformed into human form: "My lords, my name is Xi Shisan. I am the thirteenth-ranked demon king in this realm, responsible for managing the eight hundred li of mountains and forests in the outer regions of this Inner Realm!"
"If what you say is true, besides you, are there twelve other demon kings in this realm?" Li Bai leaned against a large tree, gazing into the distant void.
"Indeed!"
"We were originally monstrous beasts from the Ancient Wasteland. Ten thousand years ago, we were ordered to attack the Emperor's Dynasty but were captured by the then Emperor and sealed in this Inner Realm. We only awakened three thousand years ago!"
"After awakening, we would meet once every thousand years in this realm, searching for a passage to break through this realm. However, for a thousand years, this humble one has searched every corner of the eight hundred li of jungle in this realm and found no escape route. Thus, I occupied the eight hundred li of jungle in this realm and became king!"
Xi Shisan spoke as he popped pill after pill into his mouth, healing his injuries.
"My lords, the thirteen of us demon kings once approached the core of this realm together, but we were blocked by a powerful seal and could not enter. As for the outer regions, directly in front of us, there is a pavilion and palace where a seventh-grade pill, the Dragon Origin Pill, is located!"
As Xi Shisan spoke, greediness filled his eyes. "It's a pity!"
"It's a pity!"
"There is a puppet guarding it, at the sixth level of the Rongtian realm. Even the great demon king of this realm cannot defeat it!"
"What are the effects of that Dragon Origin Pill?" Wang Yue looked at the greedy Xi Shisan and couldn't help but shake his head.
"My lords, this pill is extraordinary. The Dragon Origin Pill is refined from the blood of the sub-dragon race and thirteen extremely precious seventh-grade spiritual materials. It can increase the cultivation of Rongtian realm experts by several months of arduous training!"
"Slap!"
Xu Chu slapped Xi Shisan on the head, his face fierce as he stared at the rhinoceros, "I ask you, what is the highest realm in the Ancient Wasteland, and what is the combat strength of the Ancient Wasteland's demon beast army?"
As soon as Xu Chu asked this, Wang Yue and Li Bai frowned. This question did not sound like it came from the brutish Xu Chu, yet it was something that both of them urgently wanted to know.
For ten thousand years, the ten great dynasties had not encountered a very powerful Ancient Wasteland demon beast army. In the Emperor's Dynasty of ten thousand years ago, cultivators of the Huatian realm were abundant, and there were even cultivators of the Tongtian realm. Despite this, they were easily destroyed by the Ancient Wasteland!
This time, the seal would completely shatter, and the vast expanse of land would connect with the Ancient Wasteland. The pressure would be far greater than what the Emperor's Dynasty faced ten thousand years ago. Knowing this in advance would allow the Great Han to prepare.
"My lords, actually, this humble one does not know much about the Ancient Wasteland!"
"I heard from my ancestors that the Ancient Wasteland is extremely vast, with four supreme powerhouses ruling it. The demon beasts of the Ancient Wasteland revere them as the Four Great Desolate Lords!"
"When the seal loosened and the Ancient Wasteland broke free, it was an accident!"
"An accident?"
Wang Yue frowned, what kind of accident?
"At that time, there was a commotion in the Ancient Wasteland. A secret treasure seemed to have given birth to something extraordinary, attracting the contention of the Four Great Desolate Lords. The Four Great Desolate Lords fought more and more fiercely, sweeping across the entire Ancient Wasteland!"
"Coincidentally, at this time, the ancient seal broke. The internally conflicted Ancient Wasteland directly moved the battlefield to the human territory of the Southwestern Region. When we came out, we suddenly discovered that human flesh and blood were exceptionally delicious and could stabilize our demonic beast qi. Therefore..."
"So you destroyed the Emperor's Dynasty?"
Xu Chu was not angry at all now. His face showed a slight smile. From the anomaly of the Emperor's Dynasty's palace appearing in the sky that day, it was clear that the Ancient Wasteland demon beasts breaking through the seal must have been due to some extraordinary event. The conversation that day between Empress Weiyang and the old man was also vague and fragmented.
What this small Xi Shisan knew was probably no more than what Wang Yue and the other two knew. After all, what could a mere soldier know! Su Dan Novel Network
"The Emperor's Dynasty was destroyed?"
Xi Shisan asked in confusion, "As far as I know, the Emperor's Dynasty at that time could contend with our vanguard army. Could it be that Ancestor Zaohua made a move?"
"Ancestor Zaohua?"
Wang Yue and Li Bai instantly became nervous. Zaohua, what is Zaohua?
"Uh!"
Xi Shisan gasped, thinking that the two of them were going to attack him. Seeing that Xu Chu, who had just suppressed him with his might, listened so intently to these two, their cultivation realms must be even higher.
"What is Zaohua?"
Li Bai frowned, looking very seriously at Xi Shisan. The Great Han had also delved into the ancient texts of the Emperor's Dynasty.
On the path of martial arts, breaking through the Heavenly Martial barrier leads to the Rongtian realm. Experts in the Rongtian realm can absorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth to nourish their bodies and gain a lifespan of a thousand years!
After that were the Huatian realm and Tongtian realm, where martial artists further temper themselves, allowing them to integrate with heaven and earth and further refine the primordial energy of heaven and earth.
Upon breaking through Tongtian, one could gain a lifespan of five thousand years. Even if their lifespan was exhausted, their physical body could bear the primordial energy of their lifetime. If it was not damaged, it could remain incorruptible for eternity!
As for the realms beyond that, the ancient texts only contained fragmented information. After the darkness of the Ancient Wasteland, the ancient texts were more or less heavily damaged!