Chapter 3755: The Secret of the Yu Ruins
The Yu Ruins, located at the summit of Buzhou Mountain, were a forbidden land that only successive Hall Masters of the Space Divine Temple could enter.
Every Hall Master of the Space Divine Temple had been deeply reticent about the Yu Ruins, shrouding this forbidden land in an unfathomable veil of mystery.
Feng Tian crossed the Yu Ruins Heavenly Gate and charged inside, immediately understanding what was happening!
The world before her was a vast expanse of white, devoid of any color.
Even the mountains, coffins, and continents floating in the void were whiter than porcelain.
In a distant place billions of miles away, it was hazy and indistinct, with white mist spreading everywhere. Space rules were extremely active, and a thick "Quantity" force flowed within the white mist, resembling a zone of spatial collapse, yet also like a spatial entrance leading to an unknown realm.
Xu Tian, the Truth Hall Master, and Jing Daoren entered the Yu Ruins one after another, all stunned by the sight before them.
"This is... the aura of the Colorless Realm. Could it be that the legendary Yu Ruins actually connects to the Colorless Realm?" the Truth Hall Master said.
The Colorless Realm was the most dangerous realm in Lihentian, known as the Boundless Void and Boundless Consciousness. Once entered, one could never emerge. In this regard, it was very similar to the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain—one white, one black.
But the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, at least, existed in the real world, where the rules of heaven and earth could be traced, and material existence was present.
The Colorless Realm, located in Lihentian, was clearly more dangerous and more unpredictable.
Since the ancient powerhouses had begun returning one after another, a theory had emerged in both the Heavenly Court and Hell Realms: that most of the residual souls of these ancient powerhouses were likely hidden in the Colorless Realm. Only thus had they avoided being hunted down by cultivators of various eras, barely surviving until the present day.
As a current Heavenly Venerable, the Truth Hall Master had naturally reached the edge of the Colorless Realm, but there were too many legends about it. Even with her cultivation, she dared not venture inside.
That the Yu Ruins had some connection to the Colorless Realm—how could this not be shocking?
At this moment, Qishier Pin Lian, Yu Jingzhen, Wumu Jinchong, Wan Qi, along with dozens of former Hall Masters of the Space Divine Temple who had returned through possession, were rapidly heading toward that hazy region billions of miles away.
By the time the four Indestructible Infinite powerhouses caught up, they were already standing in the white mist, with the active space rule zone behind them.
The aura of the Colorless Realm and the Quantity force were surging out from the white mist.
The Truth Hall Master knew it was impossible to keep them there any longer and immediately searched for Zhang Ruochen and the Dragon Lord's positions. Seeing that the two had not been captured, she felt relieved.
Xu Tian pointed his sword at Qishier Pin Lian and said, "Leave behind the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid, or this old man will fight you to the death even if I have to storm the Colorless Realm."
He knew that another Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid had been taken by an ancient Hall Master at the Great Unbound Infinite realm.
Qishier Pin Lian had already retracted her sharp aura, returning to a calm and unhurried demeanor. Her beautiful eyes fixed on Zhang Ruochen, as if implying something, she said, "If you want that Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid, you shouldn't be fighting me to the death. Moreover, the Colorless Realm is not a place you can barge into. If you come, I guarantee you will die without a doubt."
Zhang Ruochen immediately said, "Xu Tian, she's trying to sow discord between us. The Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid is not in my hands. I can promise you that I will use all my power and connections to help you storm Lihentian and pacify the Colorless Realm. What forbidden land? What certain death? That only scares children."
Xu Tian used his spiritual power to calculate but got no result. His expression turned suspicious, unsure whether to believe Qishier Pin Lian or Zhang Ruochen.
Neither of these two was trustworthy.
Xu Tian had already gone red-eyed over the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid and secretly transmitted to Zhang Ruochen: "Ruochen, you are a filial and sentimental person. Don't ruin the harmony between us over a divine medicine. This old man specially brought the Universe Cauldron to help you resolve the hidden danger at Buzhou Mountain. You wouldn't deceive me, would you?"
Zhang Ruochen was not afraid of harming the harmony between himself and Xu Tian. On the matter of Wu Yue, he had already infuriated him enough.
But this old man was someone who valued gains and losses. As long as Zhang Ruochen had enough value and could get a greater return from him, he could endure.
Of course, on the surface, he still had to give him enough face; otherwise, how could he save face?
Zhang Ruochen said, "Father, Lingxi, and Bore are all in the Destiny Temple. The Destiny Temple can be considered my second home. How would I dare deceive you, Xu Tian? What is a Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid? Once this matter is settled, I will take you, Xu Tian, to retrieve the Sword Source Divine Tree."
Regarding the Sword Source, there had been many different theories since ancient times.
Zhang Ruochen's mention of the "Sword Source Divine Tree" gave Xu Tian considerable reassurance, at least proving that this young man had indeed seen the Sword Source. It was very likely that the Sword Source was really on him.
Saying he would take him to retrieve it was clearly negotiating terms.
This was normal; this young man also cultivated the Sword Dao. How could he easily hand over the Sword Source?
But Zhang Ruochen's heart had already drifted to the Sword God Temple in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, filled with deep concern.
The first time he arrived outside the Sword God Temple, Zhang Ruochen had used the Sword Ancestor's Sword Soul and a drop of Sword Source to penetrate time and space with his consciousness, seeing the Colorless Realm. He had seen Shangqing, forging a sword while standing in the Colorless Realm.
Shangqing should have been killed by Biluozi two hundred thousand years ago.
Who was that person in the Colorless Realm?
Zhang Ruochen firmly believed that the scene he had glimpsed in that fleeting moment was absolutely real and not an illusion.
There must be some connection between the Sword God Temple and the Colorless Realm.
Feng Tian tightly clutched a string of prayer beads between her jade-like fingers and questioned, "We can't keep you here today. Now, can you tell me if you are Fan Ning?"
"I have stopped thinking of you, so don't think of me. Take the heart you once had for me and give it to someone else. This path I have chosen, I will walk to the end."
Qishier Pin Lian led a group of experts deeper into the white mist.
Powerful spatial ripples erupted, spreading all the way to the outside of Buzhou Mountain, sensed by all the gods.
At that moment, all the gods knew that the Space Teleportation Array at the summit of Buzhou Mountain had been activated again!
"Where do you think you're going!"
Xu Tian was the first to give chase, wielding his sword with both hands and slashing out a sword energy that connected heaven and earth.
All the matter in the Yu Ruins was destroyed in an instant by the residual force of the sword energy, shattering into pieces.
"Whoosh!"
From within the white mist, another sword energy flew out, spanning north and south, colliding with the sword energy Xu Tian had slashed.
The two sword energies formed a cross imprint.
"Boom!"
A powerful destructive force spread in all directions.
The white mist was shaken apart, and the spatial array passage shattered, vanishing without a trace.
The Truth Hall Master shielded Zhang Ruochen, the Dragon Lord, and A Fuya behind her, blocking the residual force of the sword energy. An expression of disbelief appeared in her eyes.
There was actually someone in the world who could use sword energy to neutralize a full-force strike from Xu Fengjin?
Moreover, this sword energy had clearly been slashed from the Colorless Realm. It must have already diminished in power after passing through the spatial array passage.
Xu Tian was also momentarily stunned.
After Xumi's death, he had considered himself the number one in the Sword Dao, with no rivals left. Who would have thought that the Colorless Realm hid such a terrifying Sword Dao powerhouse?
Who was that person?
Seeing this scene, Zhang Ruochen became even more convinced that the Sword God Temple and the Colorless Realm must have an extraordinary connection. In particular, the Sword Soul Hollow within the temple definitely concealed an epic-level leviathan, an existence capable of driving the residual soul of Qiangshake and the residual souls of ancestral-level figures.
Xu Tian and Feng Tian now faced an even greater crisis. The spatial array passage had been destroyed, so they couldn't escape like Qishier Pin Lian.
And sensing the spatial fluctuations, the gods of the Heavenly Court were rapidly converging on Buzhou Mountain.
Ripples of the Heavenly Law order had already appeared above Buzhou Mountain.
Within the order, Heavenly Punishment Divine Light could faintly be seen streaking across, a hundred or a thousand times more brilliant than lightning.
Once they stepped out of the Yu Ruins, they would inevitably face the Heavenly Law and Heavenly Punishment.
Under the combined will of all the gods of the myriad realms, individual power seemed too insignificant. Even a Heavenly Venerable-level figure could very well meet their end.
Xu Tian chuckled and looked at the Truth Hall Master, saying, "Junior Sister, long time no see."
"Invading the Heavenly Court—kill without mercy."
The Truth Hall Master had no intention of reminiscing with him.
Jing Daoren said, "That's right, Old Ghost Xu. You were the first to participate in the war between the Heavenly Court and Hell. There's no old friendship to speak of. Meeting means we are enemies."
Xu Tian said angrily, "If this old man hadn't acted, Buzhou Mountain would have become a nest of evil spirits, and the Heavenly Court would have been in chaos. You don't appreciate it and instead want to repay kindness with enmity. If Master were still alive, he would be deeply pained. Born from the same root, why rush to harm each other? Junior Sister, is it because of that wild man that you want to kill me?"
The Truth Hall Master glared at him and said, "Old Ghost Xu, only you know why you invaded Buzhou Mountain. Keep your mouth clean and don't drag others into this."
Xu Tian turned to Zhang Ruochen and said, "Zhang Ruochen, you invited this Heavenly Venerable and Feng Tian to Buzhou Mountain to help you. If you have any guts, don't hide behind a woman. You have to take responsibility for us."
Xu Tian knew that the Truth Hall Master had a character of abhorring evil, hating Hell Realm cultivators to the bone. Persuading her would be as difficult as reaching the sky.
As for Jing Daoren, there was no need to mention him. This old Daoist had been tricked by him countless times back in the day, bearing countless black pots. He had nearly helped Xu Tian raise dozens of illegitimate children and had been hunted by many gods.
Xu Tian had turned an honest man into the cunning person he was now.
So Xu Tian fixed his gaze on Zhang Ruochen and transmitted to him: "You know the situation in the Destiny Temple better than anyone. Only if this Heavenly Venerable and Feng Tian return can the situation be stabilized."
Zhang Ruochen knew Xu Tian would try to pin this on him.
But his words did make sense.
"Fine, I can help you escape, but please remember, Xu Tian, you owe me a favor."
Zhang Ruochen transmitted to the Truth Hall Master and began discussing with her.
The Truth Hall Master had no goodwill toward Xu Fengjin, that scourge. Not a single word from his mouth could be trusted. If her strength didn't allow it, she would have cleaned house long ago. Naturally, the two sides couldn't reach an agreement.
But she would calmly listen to Zhang Ruochen's words.
Seeing the Truth Hall Master's expression constantly changing, Jing Daoren glared at Zhang Ruochen and said, "Hall Master, don't fall for that little thief's tricks. He has always been in cahoots with Hell Realm. Today, the two of us take the lead to suppress Xu Fengjin and Feng Caiyi. We can surely overturn the balance of power between the Heavenly Court and Hell. If you still care about old ties, at worst we'll imprison him. I, this poor Daoist, will definitely give him a chance to reform."
Jing Daoren knew very well that if the Truth Hall Master wavered, it would be difficult for him alone to even escape from Xu Tian and Feng Caiyi.
"Second Brother, you're a Daoist cultivator. Why are you so vengeful? Your mind is so narrow. Your achievements in this life will be very limited!" Xu Tian said.
Jing Daoren was so angry at Xu Tian's shamelessness that his lungs hurt. If it weren't for this old lecher dragging him down, he would have long been ranked among the Heavenly Venerables, making the Five Elements Temple a transcendent cultivation holy land with two Heavenly Venerables. The pots he had carried back then were still unexplained to this day, cursed and resented by many.
"Whoosh!"
Seeing that Zhang Ruochen seemed to have reached an agreement with the Truth Hall Master, Xu Tian immediately transformed into a beam of sword light and flew straight toward Jing Daoren.
Jing Daoren's expression changed. Ignoring his anger, he immediately fled toward the exit of the Yu Ruins.
"Second Brother, help this old man one last time. Once I escape, I will definitely explain to the world that you are innocent!" Xu Tian said.
"Old Ghost Xu, you still want to trick me?"
Jing Daoren ran even faster.
If he really helped Xu Tian escape from the Heavenly Court, and Xu Tian immediately explained the past events to the world, he would never be able to wash himself clean, even in the Heavenly River!
Without the Truth Hall Master's help, Jing Daoren ultimately couldn't escape the Yu Ruins. Xu Tian tightly grabbed his arm and neck.
Xu Tian said cheerfully in his ear, "Hand over your Divine Source and Divine Soul yourself. Once we leave the Heavenly Court, I'll return them to you."
"No!" Jing Daoren said firmly.
Xu Tian said, "I know your Dao too well. It won't take much time to break it. If I make a move, I won't know my own strength. Don't worry, I'll remember your kindness and will definitely repay you with my life in the future."
"Xu Fengjin, aren't you afraid I'll perish together with you? We'll all die!" Jing Daoren said.
Xu Tian looked into the distance and said, "Don't be like that. Look how cooperative Zhang Ruochen is. Even Junior Sister understands human feelings and the overall situation better than you."
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen had been captured by Feng Tian and was being held as a hostage.
This was clearly to force the Jie Tian and Kunlun Realm faction gods to back down. The forces behind Zhang Ruochen were vast.
(End of this chapter)