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Chapter 366 The Sacred Site of the Sages Cracks

When the light of day suddenly appears and day and night are reversed, something unusual is bound to happen.

In the birch-covered city of Yunzhou, on a cold night, gazing at the bright, dazzling sky, I couldn't help but murmur aloud.

He was just discussing with the two young chieftains of the Fang and Lin tribes about sending a delegation to Youzhou to pay homage.

Even if they trade privately with humans, their alliance with barbarians will not change.

The purpose of sending this mission is to explain this matter.

Yunzhou is highly dependent on minerals and its agriculture is underdeveloped. The fact that it cannot support its people without trade is a perfectly legitimate reason, and the barbarians probably can't say much about it.

Moreover, the Barbarian Emperor has been in Youzhou for several days now. At this time, the Demon Clan should also take some action to solidify the alliance between the two clans.

But who knew that the meeting in the study had just ended when he was greeted by bright daylight, as if the world had changed.

"This vast celestial light is definitely not man-made; its source must be in the Central Plains."

After whispering a few words, Lin Dou looked at Ye Han and said, "In the past few days, while learning about the human race from the scrolls left behind in the city, I saw records that said the Nine Provinces are a land of outstanding people and abundant resources, where rare treasures are often born."

Ye Han glanced sideways and turned to look at the guard beside him.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, several demon generals stepped through the air and roared away from the vast birch forest.

Just as the demon race reacted, several powerful auras also sped southeast from Chu City in the heart of Youzhou.

This is the downside of the northern walls being breached.

The Zhenbei Army stationed in Qingzhou could keep an eye on the large forces of the barbarian and demon tribes, and could see them leveling the streets and their people migrating from the far north.

However, they could not, like the Immortal-Shocking Array, stop these individuals who were moving in secret.

After all, the Youyun and Youyun states are vast, and the Man and Yao races both possess bloodline talents, with some specializing in hiding.

Meanwhile, Lao Qiu was looking up at the sky in the backyard of Jizhai.

The private sale of Snowfield Demon Stones accelerated the sale of grain, and with the arrival of spring planting, the entire Fengzhou was bustling with activity.

After negotiating with all parties for a long time, Lao Qiu finally returned to Jizhai under the cover of night.

After a quick wash, he picked up the porcelain basin, intending to pour out the water and then go to sleep.

Unexpectedly, when he pushed open the door, he froze, and then couldn't help but look at the porcelain basin in his hand.

At that moment, he was unsure how long he had spent washing up; it was already broad daylight in the time it took to wash his face.

Just then, Lao Qiu, who was caught in self-doubt, heard footsteps.

Looking up, Ji You had already arrived in the courtyard, and Kuang Cheng followed closely behind, immediately stepping forward upon seeing Ji You.

"Brother Ji, are you still awake?"

"I was just about to go to sleep," Ji You replied.

After hearing this, Kuang Cheng looked up at the sky and asked, "What happened there?"

"I'm not sure, but it seems to be in the direction of the sacred site of the ancients."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone suddenly felt a darkness before their eyes.

Above the deep, boundless sky, the bursts of white light receded like a tidal wave, and the darkness that should have been there instantly spread out.

The intense alternation of light and dark overwhelmed many people, causing their eyes to sting and a dizzying sensation as if they had lost their soul.

Once they got used to it, the stars and moon reappeared in the night sky, as if everything just now was nothing but an illusion.

"Tell the people in the village not to go out tonight, but to stay in the mansion. I'm going to check on things."

Old Qiu had just come to his senses when he heard Ji You's instructions: "Young Master, you must be careful."

Kuang Cheng also spoke up, following the sound: "Be careful."

Ji You nodded, then suddenly rose up from the ground.

A powerful surge of energy erupted in the void with a deafening roar. As the sand and dust swirled, his figure crashed into the thick darkness of the night and headed south.

Meanwhile, a large number of members of prominent families from Zhongzhou have gathered in the mountains and forests of northern Zhongzhou.

Among them are the He family, the Zuoqiu family, and the You family, as well as the Qiu, Huang, Sheng, and Liu families, which have been prominent for centuries. Their residences are not far from this place.

They didn't arrange to come together; rather, they arrived here by chance, based on the direction of the burst of sunlight that day, and then met randomly because they came from different directions.

The reason why these aristocratic families flocked to it was the same as that of the young patriarch of the Scaled Clan of the Demon Clan: they also felt that a spiritual treasure seemed to have been born nearby.

This is not mere conjecture, but rather a fact recorded in the clan histories of various families, indicating that this place has indeed had several precedents of spiritual treasures being born.

After all, this is a sacred place of the ancients, and it is not surprising that it is blessed by the heavens.

For a family with a thousand-year history, the treasures of heaven and earth must be acquired and put into their possession; for a family with a hundred-year history, this is undoubtedly an opportunity to enhance the family's strength.

Logically speaking, this was a struggle between families, and anyone else present would be an opponent. However, when they met in the mountains, they did not immediately start fighting.

After all, most of them were affiliated with the Heavenly Academy, and they had elders in their families who would see them frequently in the courtyard. They wouldn't necessarily break off relations before seeing the actual item.

Hua Hua Hua——

As the daylight faded, the mountains and forests returned to darkness, and all was silent.

Apart from the faint sounds made by the disciples of the immortal sects as they silently moved forward, the only other sound was the rushing river to the southwest.

That was the sound of a tributary of the Nu River, which drowned out the rustling sounds of movement in the forest, making everything seem exceptionally quiet.

"On the south side."

He Ye, the head of the He family, cultivated the Four Symbols Technique, which allowed him to detect subtle differences in the surrounding airflow. He immediately sensed something unusual in the stillness.

Upon seeing this, the He family members immediately changed direction and headed south.

At this time, Zuoqiu Jingyun and his disciples also came from another direction, taking the same route as them, and entered a winding valley.

The two families are related by marriage, and the He family has always relied on Zuo Qiuyang, the palace master, to establish itself in various places. Therefore, there is not much competition between them, and it is common for them to work together.

However, after entering the valley, the disciples of both families couldn't help but quicken their pace, because they knew very well that the area covered by the sunlight this time was extremely large, which must have also alarmed other aristocratic families.

Because of their proximity, they had the advantage of being able to act quickly.

Traversing mountains and valleys, several family heads and hundreds of disciples occupied the entire valley, heading southeast, their expressions growing increasingly cautious as they went.

They originally thought that the birthplace of the spiritual treasure would be near the entrance to the sacred land of the sages, since that was the place where the two realms intersected, and the possibility of the emergence of spiritual treasures of heaven and earth was the greatest.

But as they walked, they realized they had drifted quite a distance from the entrance and were not heading straight towards it.

However, in terms of distance, this is still within the area of ​​the ancient sages' holy land, only they are outside the boundary.

By this time, some time had passed since the daylight faded, and the aura had become less noticeable.

So these members of the aristocratic families began to scatter and start a large-scale search of the dark mountain forest.

Because of a recent spring rain, the forest was very damp, and the air was thick with the smell of mud.

Following the direction they had previously determined, the He and Zuoqiu families arrived at the middle of the winding valley, where the airflow suddenly became clear and turbulent.

"Yes, it's right ahead!"

He Ye spoke in a deep voice, and the disciples behind him immediately quickened their pace.

As they ventured deeper, everyone's eyes grew increasingly serious.

Because the darkness before us is distorted, not by the airflow or the light, but by the darkness itself.

It's like a smooth piece of silk being pinched by hand, causing it to become wrinkled.

In other words, the space here has been distorted.

"What...what's going on?"

He Ye looked at the arc-shaped fold running from top to bottom in the void, his expression becoming extremely astonished, while several solemn eyes also appeared on the Zuoqiu family's side.

Although those with great magical power can cause ripples in the void when they make a move, those ripples are only fleeting, and even a near-immortal cannot destroy this world.

However, it turns out that the wrinkles seem to have existed for a long time, and not only can they not be restored, but they are still being squeezed.

They vaguely sensed that the dazzling light shining into the sky and the intense earthquake were not simply the birth of some rare and precious treasure.

"Master, come quickly!"

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To the west, He Long, who was leading his family members to explore, suddenly exclaimed in surprise, his voice trembling slightly, which immediately attracted the attention of He Ye and Zuoqiu Jingyun.

In an instant, the two of them sprang to their feet and headed straight for the source of the sound.

At this moment, You Fusheng, the head of the You family, also flew away with two elders from his family.

However, before he could catch up with the two disciples, You Fusheng noticed that He Ye and Zuoqiu Jingyun in the distance had stopped and were looking up at the void with astonishment.

Did they find something? But why did they suddenly stop moving?

The doubt only flashed through his mind for a moment before he saw the answer with his own eyes, freezing him in place and catching his breath. In the deep valley, the entire night sky was distorted drastically, with countless folds covering the sky and constantly crowding outwards.

But that's not the most crucial point.

Most importantly, in those deepest folds, countless gaps, split open from the void, are densely packed together, numbering in the dozens.

The largest of these cuts stretched across the entire cliff, several meters long, like a dark oil painting that had been violently torn apart.

At the crack, a dense void pulsed continuously, as if capable of annihilating everything.

The nearest cliff was sheared off, and a nearby old tree that had just sprouted new buds withered strangely, as if all its life force had been drained away.

Upon seeing this, everyone's eyes widened, and a look of shock flashed across their faces.

Why has the void shattered here?

"It is a sacred site of ancient sages..."

You Fusheng spoke in a deep voice from behind the two families.

Because he suspected that Lingbao was born in the sacred land of the ancient sages, he had a regional map, and this place happened to be in the southwest of the sacred land of the ancient sages.

Back then, the Heavenly Dao bestowed a sacred artifact, leaving behind boundless spiritual energy and endless immortal power, but it also crushed this void.

Later sages used their great magical powers to seal it away, allowing it to exist as an independent small space, slowly healing itself with the power of the world's origin.

So although this is one place, it is actually two worlds.

What collapsed here was not the Central Plains, but the sacred land of the ancient sages.

Its collapse tore through the darkness of the night in this mountain forest.

boom! ! !
Just as everyone was bewildered, a loud noise suddenly came from the southwest, instantly bringing them back to their senses.

In that instant, the tranquility deep in the forest was suddenly shattered by a series of loud shouts.

"Zhao Tianji, how dare you!!!"

"Old dog, you remain silent, yet your scheming is quite impressive. It's a pity your fortune is too shallow; how dare you accept this immortal destiny!"

"Damn it!"

Amidst the angry curses, a magnificent blade of energy suddenly rose into the distorted night sky.

The members of the three families all looked up instantly, and saw Qiu Lie, an elder of the Qiu family, flying backward amidst angry curses and crashing heavily onto the cliff.

At the same time, a figure wielding a knife came rushing in, slashing down with a claw-like motion.

That was an elder of the Zhao family in Zhongzhou, whose aura of the Yingtian Realm swept through the mountains and forests.

At the same time, a dazzling golden light suddenly shot out from Qiu Lie's arms. The golden light was like a foot-long koi carp, thick at the head and thin at the tail, floating in the air amidst a burst of celestial light.

Because of the sudden noise, all the powerful families scattered in the forest gathered together and watched the scene with wide-eyed shock.

Meanwhile, You Fusheng, Zuoqiu Jingyun, and He Ye, who were in the valley, suddenly looked at the huge crack and their hearts trembled.

Not only did the sacred site of the ancients crack, but when it did, divine spirits also leaked out from within.

Indeed, they didn't know what that fish-like golden light was, but sensing its magnificent immortal aura and moving Daoist charm, they felt that it was both immortal and spiritual.

hum-

In a strong gust of wind, Zhao Tianji, who had been soaring down, reached out and grasped the celestial spirit.

With just a moment of contact, his aura surged, his Dao heart became incredibly clear, and the bottleneck that had bound him for over twenty years showed signs of loosening in an instant.

Before he could even feel joy, a bolt of purple lightning struck him fiercely, unleashing a torrent of powerful lightning energy.

With a soft thud, Zhao Tianji's right shoulder was instantly ripped open by a bolt of lightning, and blood spurted out.

In the instant he felt the pain, his five fingers loosened instantly, and the immortal spirit flew out of his hand. In an instant, countless greedy eyes in the mountains and forests converged on him like lightning.

In an instant, several figures soared into the air, and the shockwaves generated by the collision of spiritual energy instantly stirred up a gale, bending the old trees in the dense forest.

The first to make a move was the Liu family's ancestor at the Yingtian realm, and he was also the closest to Zhao Tianji.

Before he could even grasp the bundle of immortal energy, a stone disc flew towards him, scraping against the mountain ridge with a whoosh, and crashed down. The Liu family patriarch was instantly blasted several feet away, and in his shock, half of his arm that had caught the disc went numb.

The one who brought out the iron plate was also an old man with white hair and beard. Everyone was familiar with him and knew that he came from the Jiao family of Zhongzhou.

The Jiao family is located in the southern part of Zhongzhou, near Liangzhou, which is not close to this place.

His appearance indicated that powerful families from afar were converging on this place, and many people were already heading towards the forest.

However, the Jiao family patriarch also failed to succeed, because just as he grasped the bundle of immortal spirit and soared into the sky, intending to leave with the treasure, a large net was conjured up out of thin air and flew towards him with a flash of spiritual light.

Because they had speculated beforehand that it might be the birth of a celestial treasure, everyone was well-prepared and immediately used their clan-protecting magical artifacts.

The patriarch of the Sheng family controlled the net with his left hand while simultaneously slashing down with a single sword in his right.

The Jiao family patriarch, who was caught in the net, was horrified, but fortunately the stone disc had already flown back and blocked the decapitating blow. However, the tiger's mouth of his left hand holding the disc suddenly cracked.

Despite the intense pain, the Jiao family patriarch still held the Immortal Spirit in his hand, his entire body surging with spiritual energy as he tried to tear apart the large net in front of him.

But they weren't the only ones eyeing this wisp of celestial energy; in the blink of an eye, several more figures descended from the sky.

The Jiao family patriarch was unable to escape due to the restrictions of the Heavenly Net, and the dazzling immortal spirit eventually broke free from his grasp.

With their own patriarchs already engaged in fierce combat, the disciples of their sects naturally wouldn't stand idly by and watch the show. They too were now locked in battle, with shouts of killing rising everywhere.

However, their battle did not involve the plundering of the immortal spirits, because they themselves knew that such a level of combat was far beyond their capabilities.

In the ensuing chaos, the cliffs in the mountains and forests cracked inch by inch, and ancient trees from countless years ago were uprooted.

As night fell, the number of prominent families gathering there continued to increase.

"scold!"

As the immortal spirit changed hands multiple times, several flickering flames poured down like a torrential rain.

He Ye arrived holding a magical artifact shaped like a command arrow. With a flick of his sleeves, he firmly grasped the bundle of immortal spirits and immediately felt a sense of connection with the Dao of Heaven, his entire body radiating Daoist energy.

Seeing this, several figures flew over from the night with weapons, instantly changing their target. He Ye then threw the immortal spirit to He Long behind him, and then smashed it down hard with the command arrow.

At roughly the same time, Zuoqiu Jingyun and You Fusheng also joined forces, with a heavy hammer and an iron sword slamming down with a whoosh.

Because of their connection with the Heavenly Academy, they usually stayed very close to each other. Seeing footsteps coming from the north, they were naturally worried that the number of people gathering would increase and make it difficult for them to leave. Therefore, they thought it would be better to join forces and capture this immortal spirit first.

Amidst the howling wind and surging killing intent, Zhao Tianji, unwilling to accept defeat, charged to the forefront and fiercely fought with He Ye. In the end, he was suddenly struck, feeling a dizzying sensation as he was sent flying, letting out an angry roar.

Meanwhile, Zuoqiu Jingyun and You Fusheng joined forces to stop the remaining elders of the aristocratic families.

"stop!"

Amidst his panting breath, He Ye's loud shout instantly drew everyone's attention.

"You think you can just stop because you say so?"

Zhao Wuji's white hair flew wildly as he responded with a cold laugh, his murderous aura undiminished.

His family, along with the Jiao family and several other prominent families present, were all affiliated with the Chen Immortal Clan. They were not on the same side as the Chen family and did not have a good personal relationship with them. Naturally, they would not listen to what he said.

He Ye was not angry when he heard this. Instead, he calmly said, "I know what you all think. You all think that this item must be a rare treasure, which will be a great opportunity for your own cultivation and your family. But I think you can calm down and think about where this item came from."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone looked up at the huge crack above the canyon.

Although they did not approach it as closely as the He, Zuoqiu, and You families, they were clear that this item came from the sacred site of the ancient sages.

“Indeed, this item comes from the sacred land of the ancient sages, and within the sacred land of the ancient sages are the ancestral temple of our human race, as well as the origin of the Heavenly Dao. It is of great importance, how could you or I possibly take it for ourselves?”

He Ye's voice became a bit heavier: "These days, Qingyun has been plagued by disasters, and there are many who harbor evil intentions. Now, the Holy Land of the Sages has cracked for no reason, which is an ominous sign. Since this thing is closely related to the Holy Land of the Sages, it should be handed over to the Heavenly Academy and invited to the Immortal Sect for a decision."

Upon hearing this, everyone wore a somber expression.

As fellow thousand-year-old foxes, they know each other best. Entrusting it to the Heavenly Academy? Only a fool would believe that.

They were certain that once the object left their sight, it would immediately disappear without a trace.

Upon hearing them invoke the name of the Heavenly Academy, they had to become more cautious and showed a thoughtful expression.

He Ye then carefully put away the command token, observing everyone's expressions as he quietly retreated, intending to lead his men away from this place of conflict before making further plans.

But at that moment, he noticed that the gazes of the hostile families in front of him suddenly sharpened, and his nerves instantly tightened. He immediately gripped the command arrow in his sleeve again.

But at that moment, he felt a sharp aura coming from behind.

puff--! !

Amidst a flash of cold light, He Long, who was standing behind him holding the Immortal Spirit, coughed up blood and flew forward horizontally.

The He, Zuoqiu, and You families immediately turned to look, and saw a pair of vertical pupils flashing with an eerie light in the distance. Its beast ears and canine teeth clearly indicated that this was a demon general.

Behind it, several other vertical pupils appeared on the surrounding cliffs, their gazes fixed intently on the dazzling golden light.

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