Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 184

The Central Region is home to numerous major sects and holy lands, almost all of which possess considerable strength. Since ancient times, it has been the most quintessential region of the Eastern Wilderness.

Now, many sacred sites have gathered outside the Immortal Mausoleum, ostensibly to build a great city here, but what they are really up to is unknown to everyone.

Qi Zhe had already made up his mind when he saw the people from the three major Yuan Technique families arriving. He could not give up the inheritance of the Longevity Celestial Venerable and had to fight to the end.

"It's still too early to tell who will emerge victorious."

As the blood mist near the Immortal Tomb completely dissipated, groups of cultivators appeared nearby, ready to embark on a large-scale construction project.

They came from holy lands such as Wanchu, Daoyi, and Zifu, and no other major sects participated, seemingly unaware of the strangeness of this place.

Qi Zhe was now lurking in the shadows, watching as this group of people began digging into the ground thousands of miles from the Immortal Tomb, working on it for several days straight.

Besides, many members of the Source Arts families are also surveying the land, constantly searching for the location of that ancient city.

Qi Zhe witnessed all of this and knew that if they continued like this, they might actually be found.

This made him realize he couldn't wait any longer; he had to find the place before the other party, or he might not even get to eat the ashes.

"That River Styx." Qi Zhe thought of the River Styx he had seen in the other person's memory, with some broken rubble constantly drifting along it.

He felt that since the Longevity Cave had fallen underground, it was very likely that it had already shattered, and perhaps a part of it had been swept into the River Styx.

With this in mind, Qi Zhe decided to delve deeper underground to explore this possible clue and find the Longevity Cave.

However, Qi Zhe still had things to do before that.

In the thatched hut outside the Immortal Mausoleum, Qi Zhe and Shou Xin were hiding. Before leaving, Qi Zhe looked at Shou Xin and said, "Shou Xin, you have to be careful on this trip."

"If I do not come to you in seven days, spread the word and make sure that everyone in the Eastern Wilderness knows about it."

Qi Zhe felt that if he couldn't succeed in searching for the Longevity Cave in the Styx River in a short time, he had to buy time.

Stirring up trouble in the Eastern Wilderness and making this matter known to everyone is a means to delay the holy lands, and all of this must be done with a clear conscience.

Although Shouxin is young, he is precocious. Although his cultivation is shallow, he is still able to complete this task with difficulty.

Upon hearing this, Shouxin's expression tightened, and she stood still with a taut face, saying, "Don't worry, boss, I can definitely buy you some time!"

As he spoke, Shouxin gripped the ancient mirror that Qi Zhe had given him, causing Qi Zhe's lips to curl slightly upward as he nodded and said, "Good, get ready."

As he spoke, Qi Zhe flipped his palm and covered the ground with interwoven Dao patterns, gathering a large amount of heaven and earth essence and penetrating the void, instantly forming a domain gate.

"laugh"

A crack appeared in the void on its own, and Shouxin, bathed in radiant light, leaped into the domain gate and quickly headed towards the prosperous central region.

Qi Zhe stood still, sensing the gradually disappearing Guardian Heart, before finally setting off and speeding towards the Immortal Tomb.

Qi Zhe was very fast, and the 20,000-mile journey did not take long. Before long, he once again sneaked to the place where the people of the various holy lands had gathered.

This group moved quickly, and now a large city is almost complete, with towering and majestic city walls on all four sides, a sight rarely seen even in the most prosperous areas of the Central Region.

"They've moved so fast!" Qi Zhe exclaimed in amazement. A large city would be built in just three or four days. It would be impossible for anyone but a cultivator to do that.

However, this also reminded him that many people in the city were probably digging for clues at this time, and he didn't have much time left.

Seeing this, Qi Zhe didn't stop. He quickly came to the vicinity of the cave that the group of disciples from the Source Arts family had dug, and found the cave by following his memory.

"Bang!" Qi Zhe flipped his palm and cleaved the earth, then rapidly sank into the ground, slowly descending deeper and deeper. The surface of the land near the Immortal Tomb was desolate and barren, but the underground was also extraordinary, having been shattered and rebuilt many times.

Qi Zhe explored all the way down to a depth of more than a hundred feet before arriving at an underground space. In the surrounding darkness, only the sound of flowing water could be heard.

Qi Zhe scanned everything underground and could clearly see that this was a hollow rock layer underground, in which a River Styx flowed continuously from east to west.

"crash"

The River Styx is also known as the Yellow Springs, which is said to flow from the underworld, but in reality, the Yellow Springs will be born whenever the yin energy underground is extremely heavy.

Wherever countless lives are buried, there is the Yellow Springs; wherever extraordinary figures meet a violent end, there is also the Yellow Springs. It can be said that this is the embodiment of misfortune.

Given the unique nature of the Immortal Tomb, this region is likely to be the birthplace of more than one Yellow Springs, and there may be dozens or even hundreds of Styx Rivers underground.

Qi Zhe felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it. No one could say for sure how many creatures had died near the Immortal Tomb; it was probably an astronomical number.

Qi Zhe inexplicably speculated, "Perhaps there's a Yellow Springs Sea beneath the Immortal Tomb."

However, Qi Zhe didn't have time to think about anything else. He stared at some of the rubble and fragments on the banks of the Yellow Springs River, preparing to scoop some up.

"chichichi"

Then Qi Zhe stretched out a large hand, brandished the Great Dao Chain, and plunged it into the Yellow Springs, stirring up the water and causing it to splash everywhere.

"Hulala"

With the sound of flowing water, Qi Zhe suddenly pulled the Great Dao Chains, and the chains that had just entered the Yellow Springs pulled a large piece of black ice away from the Yellow Springs.

The moment the extremely cold, solid ice appeared, it caused the underground space to suddenly turn cold, and streaks of white frost almost condensed in mid-air.

"Such heavy Yin energy! Anyone who touches this will die!" Qi Zhe exclaimed in surprise.

The River Styx contains astonishing Yin energy; once one falls into it, it can even freeze a cultivator's mind. No wonder it is called a symbol of death.

Qi Zhe felt the chill and knew that this thing was definitely not something an ordinary person could touch. Even he wouldn't dare to touch Huang Quan casually now.

However, what Qi Zhe was most concerned about now was that piece of black ice. He shook his hand and threw the black ice back to the ground, and his gaze shifted away.

"boom!"

Encased within the black, solid ice was something that had sunk to the underworld. It fell to the ground with a muffled thud, and cracks began to appear.

Upon seeing this, Qi Zhe suddenly flicked his finger, shattering the solid ice and revealing what was inside: several pieces of white bone and fragments of bricks and tiles appeared on the ground.

"Huh, this bone?!" Qi Zhe was taken aback.

This white bone resembles a human hand, but it only has four finger bones and is extremely long and slender. It does not look like a human and may be the hand of some ancient creature.

"What a surprise, it even has the hand of an ancient creature."

Although the objects that sank to the bottom of the River Styx were ancient, they had never been destroyed, and Qi Zhe was quite curious about their recent dredging.

He examined it carefully and determined that the palm bone and broken bricks were relics from the ancient times, dating back at least one or two million years.

"Could it be unrelated to the River Styx?" Qi Zhe suddenly realized, and after thinking for a moment, he decided to head towards the source of the River Styx.

I forgot to write the chapter title.
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