Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 179 Immortal Hill City

The Eastern Wilderness is filled with countless mountains and rivers, and has always been home to many outstanding people. It is not only vast in area, but also teeming with countless living beings.

Many holy sites and major religions have taken root here, including some ancient families with long-standing traditions, each with an astonishing history.

All of this is due to the special nature of the Central Region, which is the prosperous land of the Eastern Wilderness Human Race. It is said that even the Nine Secrets originated from here.

Now that Qi Zhe has arrived in the Central Region, he headed towards the Immortal Tomb, inquiring about various things along the way, and his gains were quite substantial.

He discovered that many forbidden zones of life were experiencing unusual activity, and a number of strange things were manifesting, causing widespread panic in the Eastern Wilderness.

“The Primordial Ancient Mine, the Immortal Tomb, and the Undying Mountain are all experiencing unusual activity. Are those supreme beings awakening one after another?” Qi Zhe asked in alarm.

There are still about two hundred years before the path to immortality is fully opened in this world, but strange phenomena have already appeared in many forbidden zones. Qi Zhe speculates that someone must have awakened.

These strange phenomena will only increase in the future, and time is running out for people. If he cannot rise rapidly, his life will be in danger.

On the path to immortality, even the most powerful beings shed blood, and dark turmoil sweeps across the heavens. Such terrifying events affect almost all living beings, and without sufficient means and strength, there is absolutely no way to escape them.

Fortunately, Qi Zhe still has some confidence and is not discouraged about the future. For him, it's enough to just keep running forward.

With the unusual activity in the forbidden zone, many forces from the Eastern Wilderness have gathered in the Northern Region, and there are rumors that many cultivators from other major regions have appeared in the Holy City.

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhe couldn't help but laugh and ask, "The Great Era has begun, Ye Fan, when will you head to the Northern Region?"

He had heard on his way here that Ye Fan had mysteriously disappeared from the Fire Domain and had been missing for a long time. The Ji family and the cultivators from Yao Guang who were searching for him had all returned empty-handed.

Qi Zhe felt that Ye Fan might head to the Northern Region next, but he also knew that without the influence of the demon cultivators, it was uncertain where Ye Fan would go.

Will your trajectory remain the same?

Immortal Mausoleum is located in the western part of the Central Region, not too far from the demon territory in the western part of the Eastern Wilderness, and is also a neighbor of the Divine Ruins, one of the forbidden zones.

Moreover, it is located to the west of the Tianduan Mountains, in a vast and boundless wilderness, with no human habitation for millions of miles around, a desolate wasteland.

Near the Immortal Mausoleum, there are hardly any mortals, let alone cultivators. From the prosperous Central Region, the only way to get there is to travel to a series of interconnected small towns for supplies.

The human city closest to the Immortal Tomb is a low earthen city, inhabited by a small number of cultivators from various holy lands, all of whom exist solely to observe the unusual activity at the Immortal Tomb.

Xianqiu City

Qi Zhe arrived masked before the dilapidated town, staring at the Immortal Mausoleum seven thousand miles away, his hair standing on end.

Standing high in the sky, he looked into the distance and discovered that the Immortal Mausoleum was extremely vast, much larger than the two forbidden zones he had previously visited.

The Immortal Mausoleum covers an area of ​​thousands of miles, with a clear dividing line. The land is covered with mounds of graves, as red as blood, and is perpetually shrouded in red mist.

Blood is still falling there, but the red hairs that used to fly everywhere are gone, and Qi Zhe has not heard the legendary mournful roars.

"Looks like things have calmed down," Qi Zhe muttered to himself after staring for a long time.

Now, Immortal Hill City was not far from his feet, and Qi Zhe could clearly sense that there were about several hundred cultivators inside, but none of them were very powerful.

He also had some suspicions in his mind. This earthen city had been in disrepair for many years and was seven thousand miles away from the outermost edge of the Immortal Mausoleum. There must be something wrong with it.

As Qi Zhe had predicted, upon entering the earthen city, he received explanations from numerous cultivators from the sacred lands. "Xianqiu City is already the closest city to the forbidden zone. Ancient texts say that if you go any further, something ominous will surely happen."

The dragon-transformation cultivator from the Dao Yi Holy Land explained to Qi Zhe, his expression showing caution and wariness.

Although he was unaware of Qi Zhe's origins, he could no longer ignore Qi Zhe's cultivation aura from the Sendai Secret Realm, and addressed Qi Zhe as "senior" in his words.

Now he sat with Qi Zhe in a simple tile-roofed house, surrounded by cultivators from other forces, a scene rarely seen in this city.

Qi Zhe was not surprised to hear this. Judging from the appearance of the Immortal Tomb, its level of danger was absolutely astonishing, and it was probably not a place that ordinary people could set foot in.

After a long while, Qi Zhe finally smiled and said to the cultivators of Dao Yi Holy Land, "Thank you for your explanation, fellow Daoist of Dao Yi Holy Land. I am grateful."

Qi Zhe was quite dashing at this moment. He had already disguised himself as a Taoist priest when he entered the city, and even Shou Xin was dressed in a Taoist robe and turned into a child.

Upon hearing Qi Zhe speak, the dragon-transformation cultivator from the Wan Chu Holy Land spoke up: "Senior's cultivation is astonishing. May I ask what brings you to the vicinity of the Immortal Tomb?"

As a cultivator at the Sendai realm, Qi Zhe was quite formidable in this era, and even people from the Holy Lands dared not offend him easily.

However, many cultivators from the holy lands still wanted to know what Qi Zhe's purpose was in coming here, otherwise they wouldn't have asked this question.

Seeing this, Qi Zhe turned slightly to look at the other party, pondered for a moment, and said, "I came from the Southern Region, naturally to resolve the anomaly in the forbidden zone."

"The Eastern Wilderness is undergoing tremendous changes. Ancient creatures have emerged, and strange phenomena are constantly occurring in the forbidden zones. We cultivators must take precautions to protect all living beings."

Qi Zhe's expression was one of righteous indignation, causing the cultivators present to exchange bewildered glances. After a long while, someone finally complimented him, saying, "Senior, your righteousness is truly admirable!"

Then someone else said, "Xianqiu City has always been guarded by only us. This strange event has made us very worried for a long time, and we have no choice but to ask the sect for help."

"I never expected that before our teachers and elders could arrive, such a magnanimous and accomplished senior would come here on his own initiative. It is truly a blessing for the Eastern Wilderness to have such a senior!"

It has to be said that this person is a smooth talker. He understands the principle that flattery is free, and he showered Qi Zhe with compliments.

"Oh, you flatter me!"

Qi Zhe pretended to be ashamed, then pulled Shou Xin aside and said, "After tonight I will be heading to the vicinity of the Immortal Mausoleum. I would be grateful if you could provide my disciple with a thatched hut to rest in."

"Why do you say that, senior? How could we entertain such an honored guest in a thatched hut? Please come with me. Although the earthen city is dilapidated, there is still a place to entertain your distinguished guests!"

As they spoke, the many cultivators from the holy land led Qi Zhe out of the tile-roofed house and headed to a quaint little courtyard, where Qi Zhe could rest for the night.

Seeing this, Qi Zhe did not refuse. After quickly replenishing his supplies here, he prepared to head to the outer perimeter of the Immortal Mausoleum the next day to search for the Longevity Cave.

As night fell, Qi Zhe also discovered that the Immortal Tomb was even more eerie at night, with a blood-red mist seeping outwards.

The mist seeped out of the Immortal Mausoleum, spreading across a radius of three thousand miles, from which heavy footsteps could be heard continuously, accompanied by inexplicable roars.

"How terrifying!" Qi Zhe sat cross-legged in the hut, surprised to find that even his Heavenly Eye could not see through the blood mist, and he could only vaguely see some ghostly figures flashing by.

"Awooo!"

Just as Qi Zhe opened his Heavenly Eye and looked westward towards the Immortal Tomb, a strange ghostly howl suddenly rang out in the city, extremely shrill and eerie.

(End of this chapter)