Chapter 1245: Void Ancient Path
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Meteorite-killing formation?”
Jiang Yi, the Buddha Thearch, and company’s eyes lit up; as long as there was hope, something could be done about it. After the Saint Emperor explained in detail, everyone finally understood the situation.
More than seven hundred thousand years ago, this mystic realm did not have essence energy. The Mystic Thearch had created an enormous heaven formation that gathered essence energy from the void. Beneath the heaven formation, the essence energy in this place became exceptionally thick. As long as there was essence energy here, the living conditions would gradually get better. The trees and plants could easily grow while the wild beasts could breed and thrive. The humans here would also not die due to starvation or lack of food; they would not go extinct.
Beneath the heaven formation, the heaven and earth essence energy here was extremely dense. That had resulted in the trees here becoming intelligent while the wild beasts had also become exceptionally strong. The sea had even produced a special type of small rock beasts and all sorts of strange creatures.
However, the humans living here had also grown stronger. Their kids were born with divine powers, and their energy, speed, and defenses were comparable to Heaven Monarchs when they became adults. Hence, they could easily deal with the wild beasts here.
However, the heaven formation had its pros and cons. As the spatial zone was very stable, no one could fly here; no one could break the heaven formation to head into the outside world. The Mystic Thearch had considered this and so had left a Void Ancient Path that could transcend the heaven formation and allow those that wanted to, to head to the East Imperial Continent.
Then again, the Void Ancient Path was very dangerous. This was intentionally made so by the Mystic Thearch. If one did not have a considerable amount of strength, one was not going to be able to leave this place. There was a meteorite-killing formation inside the Void Ancient Path that even the Saint Emperor’s body could not withstand.
The Mystic Thearch’s meaning was clear: if one was not strong enough, one should not go out into the world. He should stay here instead. There were so many formidable martial artists outside; heading outside without considerable strength would only lead to one’s death.
“Even the Saint Emperor cannot withstand!”
The Night Empress and Yin Thearch’s faces became very serious. The Saint Emperor’s body’s defensive and healing abilities were extremely strong; they were even stronger than the Buddha Thearch’s. If even the Saint Emperor could not withstand, what more if it was Jiang Yi?
However, they suddenly thought about the fact that Jiang Yi had the Mystic Divine Armor. Furthermore, he had also gotten Xing Mo’s divine artifact s.h.i.+eld. Would the heaven formation sense the Mystic Divine Armor and stop attacking automatically? All those present were filled with a sliver of hope once again.
“Where is the Void Ancient Path? Let me take a look!”
Jiang Yi rose quickly and could hardly wait. He had the Mystic Divine Palace and could take everyone inside it. At that moment, he could go through the Void Ancient Path and bring everyone out.
The Saint Emperor nodded. Jiang Yi asked the Buddha Thearch and the rest to recuperate while he followed the Saint Emperor outside. They actually walked out of the Saint Emperor City and headed north towards a huge mountain.
“Wu Gang, Wu Que’er, and their sister did not know about the existence of this place?”
Jiang Yi asked curiously along the way. The Saint Emperor shook his head and said, “On the entire continent, only I know about it. En… the old fiend also knew about it. He is really too cruel. If it wasn’t for Young Lord, my citizens and I would have been his slaves forever.”
This huge mountain to the north was exceptionally precarious. They encountered many wild beasts once they entered it; they were all very strong and deadly. Of course, with the Saint Emperor present, Jiang Yi did not need to attack. This Saint Emperor’s physical strength could rival a nine-star martial artist. It was a wonder how he had reached this level of strength.
After traveling for one hour, they reached the mountain peak. The Saint Emperor pointed towards a cliff in front and said, “If you jump down from here, you will enter the Void Ancient Hall. However, once you jump, you will not be able to return. You will either be killed by the meteorite-killing formation or be teleported outside. Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, more than ten formidable men had entered. However, not one had returned. Who knows if they had died inside or had reached the outside?”
“Uh!”
Jiang Yi stared into the bottomless ravine and saw the cliff surrounded by clouds as he took a few cold deep breaths. The Mystic Thearch’s setup here was so ridiculous; what if Jiang Yi jumped and couldn’t withstand it? The Mystic Divine Palace would also be blown into pieces, and everyone would be killed.
“Did the Mystic Thearch say at what level, one would be able to go through the Void Ancient Path?”
Jiang Yi took a few looks as he lifted his head and asked the Saint Emperor. The Saint Emperor was too tall and big; Jiang Yi had to lift his head every time he wanted to speak to him. In front of the Saint Emperor, Jiang Yi felt as weak as an infant.
The Saint Emperor thought about it and said in a low voice, “If it was me… if I swallowed the blood essence of ten saint beasts, I would probably be able to withstand it!”
“Blood essence of saint beasts?”
Jiang Yi was stunned and asked, “Are there still ten living saint beasts on this continent?”
“Yes!”
The Saint Emperor replied firmly. “However, these saint beasts are left for the next Saint Emperor; I will not partake of them. Now… naturally, priority would go to you, Young Lord. If Young Lord swallowed ten saint beasts’ blood essence, your physical body should not be that much weaker than mine; combined with the divine armor, you should not have any problems in the Void Ancient Path.”
“This… how could I do so?”
Jiang Yi scratched his nose as he said, embarra.s.sed, “If you give the saint beast blood essence to me, what about the next Saint Emperor?”
“It doesn’t matter!”
The Saint Emperor waved his giant hand and said, “One saint beast is born every hundred years. I can still live for several dozens of years; the next Saint Emperor will take longer to ascend the throne. That is all. Young Lord is the successor of the Saint Master; ten saint beasts’ blood essence is nothing. However… if Young Lord has the opportunity, please help me slaughter that old fiend.”
“Don’t worry!”
Jiang Yi nodded his head furiously and said, “Even if you didn’t ask, I would definitely kill him if I had the chance. This old fiend and Wu Shang had joined hands and are plotting to take over the entire Stellarsky Domain and kill even more innocent people. If they are not dead, we will also not be able to survive.
“Oh, right!”
Jiang Yi suddenly thought of something and asked, “If I swallow the saint beasts’ blood essence, would I become as tall as you?”
If he became like Long Qu, Jiang Yi was afraid that Yin Ruobing, Yi Chan, Su Ruoxue, and others would no longer want to be with him. If he became a giant—a savage, which girl would still be willing to be with him?
“En, there should be some changes.” The Saint Emperor replied honestly and said, “You would probably become much taller and stronger. However, you probably won’t reach my size.”
d.a.m.n!
Jiang Yi rolled his eyes. If he became a savage, wouldn’t the cost be too high for him? He couldn’t accept this as he stared at the Saint Emperor and said, “Is there no other way?”
“There isn’t any!”
The Saint Emperor shook his head. He smiled bitterly and said, “It also takes at least three months to catch the saint beasts. At that time, it would be very painful trying to refine their blood essence. Young Lord, if you are serious about refining the blood essence, you have to be mentally prepared.”
“Three months.”
Jiang Yi’s heart sank. Xing Mo’s soul spirit had already gone out. He would probably take control of the continent swiftly. Even if they managed to leave after three months, wouldn’t the continent be turned upside down by then?
“Let’s head back first!”
Jiang Yi turned and sped down the mountain. He intended to discuss with the Buddha Thearch and company to see if they had any other ideas. If they didn’t, they could only proceed with the refining of the saint beasts’ blood essence.
The duo rushed down and into the Saint Emperor City and entered the secret room. Jiang Yi explained the situation, and the Buddha Thearch immediately gestured and said, “Ask the Saint Emperor to go and catch the saint beasts immediately. Jiang Yi, you have refined the Dest.i.tute Dragon Gra.s.s; there should not be many changes to your physical body. You will forever maintain this perfect state! Ask the Saint Emperor to hurry. If we wait for three months, most formidable martial artists on the continent would have probably perished. There would be no point even if we got out by then…”