# Chapter 1437: Entering the Forbidden Land
The Divine Demon Liquid was scarce, crystal clear and sparkling, rolling like multicolored dewdrops, falling from the cracked mountain body, gathering together, and vanishing into the deepest part of the forbidden land.
The great sages yearned for it, and the elders in the Divine Domain also hoped for it, all wanting to obtain it, each employing their own methods to collect it into their hands.
In fact, the Divine Elders had a chance to obtain it. They jointly activated the slaughter formation diagram, descending among the mountain peaks, able to approach the Divine Demon Liquid.
However, things were not as simple as imagined. That ancient coffin emitted Dao waves, intimidating the divine diagram. The Imperial Corpse did not allow an Extreme Weapon to approach it—this was a form of self-preservation.
On one side was the corpse of an ancient Great Emperor, on the other was a Great Emperor's weapon. When the two met, naturally neither would yield, making it difficult to bring them together.
The Divine Elders were anxious. Opportunity knocks but once; perhaps they would only have one such chance in their lifetime. They exerted all their strength to charge forward, but ultimately failed. The giant stone coffin rumbled, Dao waves colliding with the formation diagram, forcing them to retreat at the first moment.
"A pity, how regrettable..." Everyone sighed.
The Divine Demon Liquid could not be stopped, all vanishing into the depths of the forbidden land. There might be people inside—this was the speculation of the sages. Their eyes flickered with light, each turning over thoughts in their minds.
Undoubtedly, the battlefield was now in this forbidden land. The experts of the Divine Domain and the great sages from beyond all wanted to enter. Aside from that stone coffin, the Divine Demon Liquid had also become their target.
"The Divine Domain is empty. Can we find a way to attack it?" the Dragon Horse said quietly. Having observed for many days, it had a good understanding of the forbidden land and the Divine Domain.
It naturally knew that Ye Fan carried a great killing weapon, also a coffin. If used properly, it might be able to break through the Divine Domain and seize the Ancient Tree of Life.
"That's right, Leaf carries the nine-layered coffin from the Mythical Era. We might actually succeed." Pang Bo was also tempted.
Back then, when they broke through the territory of the Feather Transformation Divine Dynasty, Ye Fan obtained a palm-sized small coffin there, also a nine-layered coffin. Legend said this coffin buried a deity.
Because the Holy Prince had said that it had appeared in the ancient times, nearly causing the destruction of a great ancient clan, before being re-buried in the Nine Heavens!
Ye Fan took out the small coffin. It was plain and unadorned, revealing nothing. He rubbed it with his hand. Back then, Saint Qi Luo had told him to throw it away, or bury it in the stars, but he had always carried it with him, not heeding the advice.
At this moment, the Golden Lion, the Nine-Tailed Crocodile Dragon, the Black Bear Saint, and others were all tempted, their eyes burning. Now might truly be a perfect opportunity to break into the Divine Domain.
"This small coffin doesn't necessarily contain a Great Emperor. It's hard to say whether it can suppress the cursed Divine Domain," Ye Fan said.
The Dragon Horse almost raised all four hooves, saying, "How will you know without trying? Today, let's go all out. We'll beat the great sages to it and ransack the Divine Domain."
"Don't rush. Right now, the Divine Domain and the sages from beyond are at a stalemate. This balance won't break easily. We have a chance to act at any time. I always feel there's great danger here. It's better to observe quietly for a while," Ye Fan said.
He had reason for this judgment. After all, within the Mythical Ancient Domain, a reef had once dropped leaves from the Ancient Tree of Life, feeding the ancient beasts in the star region.
This kind of method was chilling—nurturing ancient beast herds across a star realm, always making one uneasy.
Now, they had seen the Ancient Tree of Life, rooted in the Divine Domain. It must have been planted by the people there, yet there was still no information about it.
Ye Fan felt that the Divine Domain might still have some secrets that had yet to be revealed.
After hearing this, the others also calmed down, feeling that there must be some hidden secret here, unknown to others.
Pang Bo frowned, saying, "Perhaps ancestors from endless ages ago set up formations. Once the leaves of the Ancient Tree of Life fell, they might have been transmitted through those formations into the Mythical Ancient Domain. I think the current heroes of the Divine Domain might not know about the arrangements their ancestors made."
This was possible, but to be safe, Ye Fan believed they should watch quietly; the time to act had not yet come.
Sure enough, less than half a month later, an event confirmed some of their speculations—the Divine Domain was unfathomable!
Just recently, a great sage had made a move, launching a thunderous strike. Wielding a legendary ancient ancestral artifact, he blasted into the Divine Domain, nearly causing it to collapse and shatter.
This was a great shock. No one had expected a great sage from beyond to bring such a powerful ancestral artifact inside. Although the power of such ancient artifacts was hard to gauge, inevitably inferior to Imperial weapons, some were still terrifying beyond compare.
Generally speaking, such ancient artifacts were often a clan's strongest divine object, passed down through the ages, an indestructible supreme treasure!
This great sage had been very patient, lying dormant for so many years without ever unleashing it. At the critical moment, he alone went to strike at the Divine Domain's rear, aiming to achieve victory in one battle.
Unfortunately, he failed at the last moment. He shattered the Divine Domain's most ancient mountain. Unexpectedly, at the final moment, the most ancient divine mountain of the Divine Domain split open, unleashing four sword aura beams that shattered the ancestral artifact on the spot.
This great sage also died horribly, both body and spirit annihilated!
When the news broke, the world was shaken. The Divine Domain possessed such a terrifying divine artifact, unknown even to themselves—it was shocking.
"He went too far, actually trying to destroy that mountain. In the eyes of the Divine Domain's people, its status is equivalent to the Buddhist Mount Sumeru." Many shook their heads.
This incident served as a wake-up call for everyone. The Divine Domain was deeper than people imagined. What backup plans their ancient ancestors had laid down was hard to say.
All cultivators within the Divine Domain were exhilarated. They searched within that most ancient divine mountain but found no supreme killing sword. Only a pattern of Dao marks remained, which could be activated at a critical moment, connecting to another domain to borrow power.
By now, the Divine Domain was no longer an iron fortress. Such news could not be hidden and quickly spread to the outside world, making people ponder.
"Connected to the Life Spring of the Heavenly Venerable Numinous Treasure, able to borrow the power of the four swords there." The great sages from beyond all made this judgment at the first moment.
This was quite troublesome. To break through the Divine Domain, one needed an Imperial weapon, and it had to be done when the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable's slaughter formation diagram had left the Divine Domain; otherwise, it truly could not be completely suppressed.
"Drawing a circle as a prison—could it be that the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable did all this? Restricting the Divine Domain while also allowing them to protect themselves."
"How did the Divine Domain come to be? Legend has it that after a battle in the Mythical Era, some remnants of gods and demons were imprisoned here. This place was cursed, becoming a cage."
"As long as it's not the real four killing swords, there should be a way to break it."
Ye Fan and the others felt a chill. Their patience in holding back at the critical moment had been the right choice; otherwise, they would have been the ones testing the waters, potentially suffering heavy casualties.
After this incident in the Divine Domain, several Divine Elders drove the slaughter formation diagram back, trying to use the divine diagram to connect with the killing swords and summon the true sword bodies, but they failed—those Dao marks had no reaction at all.
On this day, a drastic change occurred in the forbidden land. The great sages seized this rare opportunity, mobilizing in full force, launching the most terrifying assault. They broke through the Divine Demon Mountain Range and charged inside.
These mountain peaks were not destroyed. Like living earth dragons, they crawled in all directions, opening many paths for them. The crowd surged forward.
"Containing Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed—the ancient coffin is visible but unreachable..."
The great sages were shocked. The depths of the forbidden land contained unfathomable spatial laws. Great void was condensed into one body. This restricted zone looked very strange. Once one stepped forward, it was as if they had entered a vast continent.
People saw the stone coffin, but could never approach it. With every step, one might break into a cosmic void. This place was very bizarre!
Ye Fan's heart tightened. "This is undoubtedly the ancient coffin of Emperor Void. These are his Dao laws, refining cosmic void. Even a tiny place can be as vast as an ocean, let alone this place which is already so expansive."
The elders of the Divine Domain killed their way back, but it was too late. The great sages had already penetrated deep inside. Their target was the ancient coffin, and they had all scattered, walking among the special Dao marks of the nine-layered coffin.
Several Divine Elders activated the slaughter formation diagram but could not succeed. They too had to enter this vast continent, their true bodies going inside to search and kill enemies.
"This is truly a wonderful place. If one day I become mighty and divine, I will establish this as the most sacred ancestral land of my ancient divine demon lineage." Sang Gu laughed loudly, vanishing in a flash as he entered the depths of the ancient continent. He was after the Divine Demon legacy.
Soon after, Earth Corpse appeared from another direction. He gritted his teeth and jumped into a large crevice where blood gushed forth. For his Corpse Demon Dao, this was a cultivation treasure land.
"My Dao, my method—devour everything here, and I might become a true god!" The Devouring Heaven Beast scanned its surroundings with a fierce gaze, then vanished in a flash, entering the depths of the ancient land.
Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the others also entered. For twenty years, they had never been able to come in. Now, with the combined efforts of the great sages, the forbidden land had finally been breached, allowing them to step inside for the first time.
This place was vast, with complex terrain and unfathomable depths. All of this was caused by the interaction between the stone coffin and the ancient symbols of the Divine Demon burial ground.
After penetrating deep inside, they discovered many suspicious points. They saw traces of long-term habitation, and even found a golden feather—left behind by that divine bird they had seen twenty years ago.
For seven or eight consecutive days, all the heroes moved cautiously, each exploring on their own, with no incidents occurring.
The terrain here was very complex. No one dared to be careless; a single misstep could lead to getting lost. Ye Fan pondered for a long time, gradually comprehending the Dao here, because he had obtained Emperor Void's chessboard teleportation formation, which contained great secrets woven between its horizontal and vertical lines.
Half a month later, Ye Fan could lead Pang Bo, the Dragon Horse, and the others in large strides, moving quickly and penetrating deep, without worrying about encountering threats or creatures, able to avoid them.
"Boom!"
The sound of surging water came. After penetrating several hundred li, they saw a magnificent silver waterfall, cascading down a thousand-zhang cliff. Below, mist filled the air, and the sound of water was like thunder.
There, a figure stood with their back to them, practicing fists. With every punch, the Dao rumbled. Above their head, a bright moon hung high, like a divine plate, dazzling and brilliant.
This was a heroic man, comprehending the Dao, contemplating his own method, lost in a state of self-forgetfulness.
"Brother Haoyue." Pang Bo was stunned, then revealed a look of wild joy. He hadn't expected to actually see Ji Haoyue. Although his back was to them, he would never mistake him.
"Slow down!" Ye Fan grabbed him, saying, "Ji Haoyue should be in this restricted zone, but this is not his true body."
"What are you saying?" Pang Bo was startled.
"Look at the deep pool where the waterfall falls. There's something strange. This might be the legendary Spirit Soul Pool!" Ye Fan was on high alert, his expression extremely solemn.