# Chapter 1699 - Burying an Era
"It's suppressing the meatball, trying to pull it into another world—is this the legendary supreme treasure, the Immortal Bell?" The thirteen great demons all stared wide-eyed. Why had they come back then? Today, they finally witnessed it.
As they sighed, they also felt waves of terror. That meatball was too horrifying, devouring Imperial Dao-level experts. What kind of thing was this?
The Forbidden Zone of Death, with ten thousand layers of yin energy, gave birth to a very strange vitality, yet it was extremely powerful. This meatball had undergone extreme transformation and undoubtedly had an extraordinary origin.
"It's just the Primordial Bell." Ye Fan shook his head. He naturally recognized it, having seen it with his own eyes before. But he never expected to see it here again. How could this supreme treasure, once sealed into the Immortal Path, appear in this place?
"What, Emperor Wu Shi's weapon?" No matter the era, mentioning this heaven-surpassing, world-dominating powerhouse inspired reverence among demons, humans, ghosts, and gods alike.
No matter how powerful you were, it was hard to be arrogant before this man; you had to look up to him. The years he roamed the world were an irreplicable legend of brilliance.
"How could this be? This meatball devours the flesh and blood of Ancient Emperors—is it undergoing transformation? It has provoked the suppression of Emperor Wu Shi's weapon." The voices of the thirteen great demons were unnatural. They knew they had encountered an absolute great calamity.
If not for Emperor Wu Shi's Chaos Bell being here, they might have been in danger. This was the guess in the hearts of Silver Serpent, Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, and everyone else, making them uneasy.
Ye Fan might be able to escape, but those who were not Quasi-Emperor-level experts truly had no hope, no strength to fight. The precedent was clear—three Quasi-Emperors had already fallen dead.
"How terrifying!" Even a Great Sage would say this, their bodies turning cold. This showed just how horrifying the scene before them was.
The meatball possessed a demonic power that affected people's thoughts, making them want to offer sacrifices to it, to offer their own blood essence. Some among the thirteen great demons had already begun such actions.
If not for Ye Fan and Mountain Phoenix standing nearby, that person would certainly have been in danger.
To be honest, even Ye Fan was extremely wary of this meatball. After watching for a long time, he led these people back and circled around the majestic hall several times.
On the vast land, corpses were endless, stretching beyond the horizon. Had it truly buried all the experts of an era?
How else could it be like this?
Even the soil was built from blood mud and crushed bones. No wonder this place was called a demonic forbidden land—the blood and tears of the past, the tragedies of bygone days, all gathered together.
The thirteen great demons murmured, speculating about the origin of the meatball. They believed that the most terrifying thing had happened here, turning this place into another Underworld.
The difference was that the sea of corpses here had not all become spiritual beings, nor had they turned into endless ghost soldiers and ghost generals. Instead, they had given birth to a single living being!
The thirteen great demons speculated that only one spirit within the corpses had undergone solitary transformation, draining the trace of divine power from the other corpses, devouring the remaining Dao foundations of others, and transforming into a supreme being.
"In this world, there is a kind of creature called a Yin God. It is formed when an originally powerful expert dies, is buried underground, and becomes spiritual. The flesh gives birth to a Reincarnation Seal, allowing another life to emerge."
But the Yin God of this place surpassed all before—perhaps it could be called the most powerful in history!
"A Yin God attaining the Dao... just thinking about it is terrifying!"
This bad conjecture, this ominous premonition, made even the unruly thirteen great demons tremble. It should be an invincible existence, with no one in the current world able to restrain it.
They just didn't know why Emperor Wu Shi's Chaos Bell had flown here on its own to suppress it.
"Perhaps it's not that simple," Mountain Phoenix murmured.
Back then, that battle was said to have buried an era. The borders of the universe were crippled, many star domains destroyed. It was equivalent to all the experts of an era being wiped out.
It was called a Heavenly God-level war, with too many experts mobilized. Ancient Emperors had emerged to participate. Not only were their weapons destroyed, but they themselves also fell.
Ye Fan also thought of many things—the Black Gourd he had given to Old Madman, the Human King Seal obtained by the Kunlun remnants. These were all ancient artifacts destroyed in the divine war.
In history, Heavenly God-level wars had occurred more than once. Ultimately, they were caused by discord among the Forbidden Zones of Life.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful ordinary experts were, they couldn't cause such terrifying destruction.
The root cause was the calamity of longevity. To survive, to become immortal, even the most powerful would fight among themselves. When confrontation reached a certain point, war was inevitable.
"Do you think it's possible that someone guided it, deliberately provoked it, delighted in seeing all living beings join the battle, thus burying an era?" Mountain Phoenix asked.
This old rooster had experienced too many things. He had found ancient immortal cave dwellings and cultivated supreme divine powers. Naturally, he had also heard many secrets. By connecting many fragmented old stories, he naturally reached some different conclusions.
Heavenly God-level wars were only legends in the world. Many people didn't believe them. But after today's underground exploration, they all fell silent.
It was too terrifying. The incomplete corpses of Imperial Dao experts in the hall were certainly from those who fell in that war, only to be devoured by someone.
"Perhaps that meatball is not the Yin God you speak of, but a supreme being from history who existed long ago," Ye Fan spoke.
This conjecture made people shiver. If true, the divine war of that time was very strange and worthy of contemplation. Everyone immediately felt cold air rising from their spines. Terrifying.
"This is a confrontation between Forbidden Zones of Life, a clash of supreme beings. It's not something we can touch. If you can't find the supreme treasure Immortal Bell, we should quickly retreat."
Which of the thirteen great demons wasn't a peak expert? They had experienced too much. Through small clues, they could discern the terror of this place. Some things were not for them to meddle with.
They felt that this trip had been in vain. Even entering the sealed burial ground of Yinghuo, it was hard to gain anything. Just surviving was already good. Three Quasi-Emperors had died ahead, making everyone's hair stand on end.
Regardless, this trip had at least fulfilled their long-held wish to explore this place.
Ye Fan was truly unwilling. He walked here for a long time, understanding how terrifying the divine war battlefield was, but he still hadn't seen the Immortal Bell, making him frown.
Once again arriving before the hall, he stared at the meatball without stopping. The others felt their hair stand on end at the sight. Mountain Phoenix advised, "Although we are Quasi-Emperors, that thing is not something we can touch. It's better to retreat. It involves the secrets of ancient supreme beings."
The others echoed him. The thing inside the meatball was sleeping. If angered and awakened, great disaster might follow.
Ye Fan stood silently, then led them toward the distance. Unwilling to give up, he recited an ancient scripture, immersing his mind completely, his entire body emitting precious radiance.
The people beside him were horrified and involuntarily retreated. A Quasi-Emperor at the sixth heaven releasing his aura without reservation—they couldn't bear it, their bodies trembling all over.
Mountain Phoenix protected everyone and retreated to a safe distance.
Dong!
Suddenly, a leisurely bell sound rang out. The land deep in the burial ground split open, magma surged forth. Deep in the earth's core, there was a patch of runes interwoven into an immortal bell, flashing various Dao symbols and divine light.
"An immortal cave, with a bell formed from order hanging inside!"
Everyone was stunned. They hadn't expected this. They had entered the burial ground without finding anything, and just as they were about to leave, such an anomaly occurred.
Ye Fan was speechless. He had expended great effort and gained nothing, yet now he saw it like this. If he had known, he could have just stood here reciting scriptures.
"This is someone's secluded cultivation ground. Do you feel it? The immortal cave is filled with the same aura as that meatball. It once sat in meditation here!" said the Hundred Clan Heavenly Worm.
They went deeper. This was a cave in the earth's core magma. Inside, there were actually a few pieces of incomplete, tattered skin, emitting a suffocating aura.
"This was left by an Emperor-level figure, but the laws have been worn away, the divinity completely drained. Or perhaps that person underwent Nirvana themselves, leaving behind only traces."
Mountain Phoenix spoke, unable to stop trembling. Today, they had touched upon earth-shattering secrets, perhaps involving the most powerful figures from ancient times to the present.
Blazing flames burned. The ancient cave was filled with surging fire, making people feel scorching hot. Those few pieces of skin that had lost their divinity no longer posed a threat to people of the current era.
"What a pity. This is not the real Immortal Bell, only runes condensed into form. It once appeared here, leaving behind an indelible Dao mark!" Mountain Phoenix said.
Even so, only Ye Fan and Mountain Phoenix could approach and observe this bell formed from order.
Ye Fan gazed intently and said, "Someone studied the divine bell here, trying to understand its secrets. This is the Dao mark of the Immortal Bell they sketched out. Unbelievable!"
At these words, everyone was shaken.
Had someone obtained the Immortal Bell and once examined it? Trying to get to the bottom of it—that was somewhat terrifying.
"What a chaotic ancient era. Even I'm confused now. What all happened?" Silver Serpent sighed.
"In the Heavenly God-level war of the past, Ancient Emperors emerged, Imperial artifacts were destroyed. It's said that this Immortal Bell was involved, and in the end, no one was the winner. This place was completely sealed," said Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.
"Correct. Later, a supreme being came here, faced the Immortal Bell, observed its order divine patterns, but ultimately, the Immortal Bell still flew away. Look, there are traces here. A large hole, piercing through the void, tearing through the universe as it departed," Ye Fan speculated.
Deep in the ancient cave, there was a bell-shaped hole—an opening from impact. There was a chaotic passage that hadn't yet closed, still manifesting.
"That Imperial Dao expert who once studied the Immortal Bell is still alive, undergoing transformation inside the meatball," one of the thirteen great demons said softly.
Everyone's scalp went numb, their hairs standing on end. Just how powerful was that person?
Remember, back then, Emperor Venerable had attacked the Immortal Mountain for the Immortal Bell, conquering the Kunlun remnants, but he didn't obtain the bell. It had torn through the void and fled.
Who was this person?
"There's also a Chaos Cave here, with Arctic Immortal Light!" exclaimed the Immortal Crane among the demons.
"It's a node of the Immortal Path!" Ye Fan was shocked. In the distant past, this was a path to immortality.
"Too terrifying. Could this person enter and exit the Immortal Path while alive? Did he have the strength to break into the Immortal Domain?"
The scene before them was shocking. They stood there dumbfounded.
Mountain Phoenix approached, wanting to see clearly. Although this place was now almost closed, and there couldn't be a passage into the Immortal Domain ahead, it still attracted him.
Suddenly, he grunted and was sent flying back from inside.
In the broken Chaos Cave, two people sat facing each other, in mutual confrontation. It was their existence that had kept this path, which should have long since closed, still open...