From afar, the main hall seemed to be standing in the sea of clouds and mist, ethereal and inaccessible, not to mention the faintly emerging dragon and phoenix totems, and the twelve tall red or gold pillars that soared into the sky... The whole palace looked like a fairy palace, high in the clouds, daunting.
As the clouds gradually retreated to the sides, a seemingly endless ladder appeared in the center, with each brick and tile gleaming with colorful light, and an extremely mysterious aura filled the air, giving people an illusion that the ladder in front of them could lead directly to the sky...
In front of such a palace, human beings seem insignificant...
For a moment, everyone had similar thoughts, but the next moment, they put these distracting thoughts aside. Seeing this, the man leading the way nodded and said, "Next... Don't step out of the circle under your feet."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately noticed a circle of glittering light under their feet. The colors were different, but it contrasted with the light on the bricks and tiles of the stairs, making it look quite dazzling.
Seeing that everyone was in place, many of the human race warriors nodded at the same time, and then took out their formation flags and waved them. The light in several light circles suddenly became brighter, and then a breeze swept by, and everyone's body floated up...
One after another, long dragon-like rainbow paths descended from the sky, enveloping everyone. Soon, the palace that seemed to be forever unreachable was right before their eyes...
An extremely bright light flashed, and everyone's eyes blurred and lost consciousness.
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When Chu Tianxiao regained consciousness, he found himself lying in a barren black land. Turbid black fog was rolling around him, and thunder and lightning were constantly flashing in his ears, as if there was an endless storm brewing in the meantime...
"Is this... the Liu Clan's Imperial Palace?"
Seeing a black fog surging like a pitch-black wave, roaring and sweeping over... Chu Tianxiao really couldn't imagine that this would be the nest of the ancestors of the ancient Liu clan.
Is it because I happened to arrive at a place that has already collapsed, or is there another reason
Shaking his head, Chu Tianxiao quickly took out the pendant he had obtained from Sha Yanyan before, and saw two red dots on it, not far from him.
"Mei'er, Yanyan, can you hear me?"
Chu Tianxiao tried to shout a few times, but the other side did not send any message back... Obviously, the black fog around had some kind of barrier effect.
"Tsk, it seems like I'm a bit unlucky... As for this 'birth point'..."
Muttering to himself, Chu Tianxiao began to scan the surroundings with his soul.
Although he had been flirting with the two beauties recently... Ugh! It should be said that he was suffering... But after the "special training" of the two naturally charming women, Chu Tianxiao's soul has become stronger without him realizing it, and his cultivation has begun to approach the middle stage of the Soul Enlightenment, which is not without benefits.
If not for this, based on his original spirit, he would have been barely able to get through this strange black fog...
After carefully sensing it for a moment, Chu Tianxiao had a rough idea in his mind.
He looked again and saw that the red dot on the pendant was indeed approaching him. He couldn't help but sigh... If he had a choice, he would not want the two women to come to this hellhole where he was, but judging from the current situation, it seemed that this was the only way...
"... Well, this place is a bit like a tower... You can come down from the top, but you can't get out. You can only go down and search for the exit at the bottom..."
Before coming here, I heard from Sha Yanyan that there are many small, seemingly closed spaces like this in the Liu Clan Imperial Palace. Although it is difficult to walk through, there are usually great opportunities in them...
With a thought, Chu Tianxiao quickly circulated his true energy, forming a golden shield beside him. After resisting the fierce black wave, he pounced towards the center.
The closer they got to the center, the more distorted the surrounding airflow became. If one had a weak spirit, they would have lost their way long ago. However, this was not a big problem for Chu Tianxiao. He shot straight into the center like an arrow.
After a few breaths, they arrived successfully.
After that, he fell directly... He didn't know how far he fell, but suddenly he heard a loud "bang" in his ears. Something hit his body's protective essence, and then it broke apart and turned into golden sand...
"Um?"
Although he was not injured by the collision, the violent shock still made Chu Tianxiao alert. He raised his right hand and a star flew out with a whoosh, circling and spinning, knocking back some of the golden sand.
Chu Tianxiao took the opportunity to take a closer look, and then in just a moment, his eyes fixed!
"This is... a skeleton?"
I didn't feel it when I was far away, but now I scanned it with my soul at close range and immediately felt the incomplete but powerful aura contained in it... This aura is different from that of humans, demons, and even fierce beasts, but it has some commonalities with cultivators...
It is not difficult to draw a conclusion - this is the bone fragment of a sage of an ancient tribe!
"… Is it a coincidence? Or have I come to an incredible place?"
With a slight thought in his mind, Chu Tianxiao continued to dive without stopping...
Bang bang bang!
It turned out that the skeletons just now were not a coincidence, because the further down they went, the more bone fragments were swept over by the black wind, like hail hitting an iron barrel, making continuous loud noises.
But it was obvious that relying on these incomplete bone fragments, whose internal strength had been completely lost, to stop Chu Tianxiao's steps... was impossible.
He continued to dive, and the essence of the nine snow mountains continued to be input into the shield, easily blocking these collisions. However, as the collisions increased, the shock in his heart became more and more intense...
"There are so many skeletons... How many ancient sages of the tribe died down there?"
After falling for an unknown amount of time, at one point, Chu Tianxiao turned over and landed gracefully on a vast, boundless black land...
The storm disappeared and the black air dissipated.
It’s strange to say, after reaching the “bottom floor”, everything around became clear, and the only remaining layer of gray couldn’t even stop those with weak spirits, let alone Chu Tianxiao
He quickly saw the situation around him... There were countless broken bones scattered around. Although they had been eroded by the years, some of them were still flickering, emitting a spar-like glow.
This scene is enough to show how powerful the owner of these remains was when he was alive.
Otherwise, their remains would have turned into dust long ago.
only…
“… That’s a bit too much.”
Chu Tianxiao looked around and soon found a long road. On this road, he could sense the presence of skeletons from time to time. He didn't know how many corpses were lying on the roadside...
I think, even in the ancient times of the sages of the tribe, losing so many strong people at once would definitely be a huge blow...
It is even possible that you will never recover.
"… Could it be that the Ancient Liu Clan had experienced a catastrophe, and most of the strong men died in the Liu Clan Imperial Palace, and a few escaped and developed to this day, becoming the current 'Ancient Liu Clan'?"