Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 91 The Ancient Ancestor King
Originium veins are extremely dangerous things in this world. No one knows what might be inside, and one wrong move could lead to your death.

Now, after more than three thousand years of excavation, the Five Elements Palace has finally reached its deepest point and begun to touch upon the secrets of the ancient times.

But just touching it caused rivers of blood to flow. If they really continued digging, who knows how many more people would die, and whether they could even quell the evil spirits was another matter entirely.

Qi Zhe stood in the loess soil, looking at the distant mine with a slight change in expression. He knew that if things continued to develop this way, it would inevitably alarm the powerful figures within the Five Elements Palace.

Therefore, Qi Zhe had to turn to Duan De and remind him, "Forget it, let's stop digging and go in through their mine."

"There's chaos there now, which is a good opportunity. Once the Five Elements Palace cultivators arrive, the opportunity will be gone."

If a powerful figure from the Five Elements Palace were to arrive and discover the two of them, another fierce battle would inevitably ensue. Qi Zhe simply didn't have the time to fight to the death with his opponent.

“Alright, that will save you from digging any more holes,” Duan De nodded and climbed out of the hole he had just dug, which was less than ten feet deep.

The ancient ancestral land, which was destroyed in a single blow, has long been buried deep underground. It is hard to say exactly how deep, but Qi Zhe estimated that it was at least five or six thousand feet deep.

Even Duan De would have to put in some effort to get to this depth. The Five Elements Palace Earth City is in chaos right now, which is a good opportunity to go deeper into the mine.

After saying this, Duan De flipped his hand and restored the tunnel. Seeing this, Qi Zhe took the lead and ran directly towards the location of the Five Elements Palace Earth City.

With a "whoosh," as Qi Zhe arrived, most of the cultivators in Tu City had already died on the spot, and those who were lucky enough to survive were exhausted.

The Five Elements Palace elder who had arrived had already fled. He was severely injured and unable to deal with the remains of a powerful being, so he could only fly towards the Five Elements Palace.

Almost no one noticed Qi Zhe's arrival, let alone stopped him. And none of the miners returned from those mines, presumably because they dared not return to the surface.

With a whoosh, Duan De arrived beside Qi Zhe, looking down at the hellish scene within the city and muttering, "It's truly horrific!"

The murderous aura emanating from the mutilated corpse carried the power fluctuations of a great being, almost washing the place in blood. Even Qi Zhe had to summon the Yao Guang Sword to withstand it.

Qi Zhe nodded upon hearing this, then looked at the mine shaft emanating a murderous aura and said, "That mine shaft is probably even worse; it's worth a look!"

Although Chongxiao's killing intent was terrifying, both of them knew that it must be the place closest to the ancestral land of the ancient clan, and Chongxiao's killing intent could also block the cultivators of the Five Elements Palace.

Duan De nodded upon hearing this, then summoned the magic jar lid and led Qi Zhe toward the mine. They soon approached it.

"chichichi"

A murderous aura surged forth from the seven- or eight-zhang-wide mine shaft, then struck the heavens, turning the clear sky blood-red—a truly chilling sight.

As soon as they got a little closer, the lid of the Devouring Demon Jar emitted bursts of dark light, which began to envelop the two of them, making Duan De quite surprised and suspicious.

"The fact that the Imperial Weapon reacted on its own is extraordinary; it might have been left behind by an ancient sage!" Duan De exclaimed solemnly.

Qi Zhe was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this. If this mine contained the remains of a sage, it would be almost impossible for the two of them to penetrate it without the protection of an imperial weapon.

Thinking of this, Qi Zhe felt relieved and laughed, "That makes it difficult for the cultivators of the Five Elements Palace to enter!"

After saying that, Qi Zhe took the lid of the magic jar and began to activate it. Then he led Duan De deep into the mine.

The mine shaft, which was seven or eight zhang wide, was filled with wooden stakes, all of which were footholds built by miners, densely packed deep into the mine shaft.

All the miners inside the mine were dead. A strong smell of blood emanated from the depths of the mine, and there was also a group of miners' corpses at the mine entrance.

"There were two groups of people. The group of source gatherers from the depths unearthed the evil spirit, which affected these people who had only recently entered."

Qi Zhe looked silently at the scattered corpses of the mine miners lying on wooden stakes at the mine entrance, knowing that this was an undeserved disaster.

Duan De hovered beside Qi Zhe, watching the corpses hanging from the wooden stakes, and murmured, "Fate."

Then Duan De carved out a passage among the many wooden stakes and began to venture deep inside, quickly descending hundreds of feet with Qi Zhe in the blink of an eye.

The deeper one goes into the mine, the darker it becomes. All the oil lamps hanging on the wooden stakes have been shattered, and the smell of lamp oil mixed with a strong stench of blood makes the mine incredibly foul.

The mine was riddled with forks in the road, like an anthill. The two followed the source of the murderous aura, turning into one fork after another, their steps heavy with tension. "Crack."

Inside the cave, rocks were constantly being swept down by the murderous aura, then fell deep underground, their echoes carrying far through the silent mine.

Duan De, holding a compass, kept calculating the two's position inside the cave. After a while, he said, "We've gone three thousand feet underground and walked two miles!"

"We're less than a thousand feet from the source of that murderous aura; it's practically within reach!"

After Duan De finished speaking, he led Qi Zhe and charged forward, rampaging through the mine. Before long, they reached the deepest part of the mine.

Deep inside the mine is an underground space where the strata fracture, rising more than ten feet in height and covering a vast area.

Broken rocks were everywhere, and it was pitch black all around. More than thirty mangled corpses lay on the ground, surrounded by freshly dug Originium.

Not far from these corpses, a large pile of shattered source blocks was radiating a terrifying killing intent, and a severed arm could be vaguely seen beneath the source blocks.

The severed arm was covered in blue scales. Although it resembled a human hand, it still had the characteristics of an ancient creature and had not completely transformed into a beast.

Now, with the lid of the magic jar hanging above their heads, the two looked at the severed arm not far away with a solemn expression. After examining it for a while, Qi Zhe said, "It is the same race as the remains of a powerful being on the ground."

Duan De nodded upon hearing this, quite certain that it was the severed arm of a sage, with remnants of the divine power of an ancient sage, and even the bloodstains were very fresh.

However, he noticed something unusual and said, "There are many wrinkles on his palms. I guess he was already dying before he died."

"This is still an ancient royal family, and even their ancestral king was wiped out." Qi Zhe sighed, gaining a deeper understanding of the cruelty of the ancient era.

Since this ancient clan has sages, it must be an ancient royal clan, perhaps with more than one ancestral king who died in battle during the turmoil.

The one who destroyed it must have been an unparalleled figure. With a single axe strike, even a sage would be killed, his body torn to pieces.

However, Qi Zhe was somewhat tempted at this moment. If a sage's severed arm could be refined into sage blood, it might help him temper his body.

Thinking of this, Qi Zhe said, "I want this arm!"

Duan De had no objection to this, but since Qi Zhe wanted it, and not wanting to give it away for free, he said directly, "This is a sage's severed arm; if you want to keep it all for yourself, you'll have to bleed!"

This guy has always been like this, just like the Black Emperor, he likes to take advantage of those he knows well, he even wants to snatch seeds that have fallen to the ground, so naturally he won't let Qi Zhe have a sage's arm.

Qi Zhe rolled his eyes upon hearing this, his lips twitching as he said, "Master Duan, you're being a bit unfair. You're even trying to rob me, aren't you!"

Duan De retorted irritably, "Even close brothers keep clear accounts. Don't give me that. Either give me divine materials or divine source!"

This guy is like a stubborn mule, there's no room for negotiation.

Qi Zhe was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth, but he could only say, "I have a Chaos Stone Seal that's over half a foot tall! Is that enough?"

Upon hearing this, Duan De's eyes lit up. He had long coveted the Chaos Dao Stone that Qi Zhe had been using for meditation and cultivation. Hearing this, his mouth stretched to the back of his head in a wide grin.

Then Duan De looked troubled and pretended to be reluctant, saying, "It's alright, I can only reluctantly agree to this to help others."

"Hehe." Qi Zhe rolled his eyes, then pulled out another Dao Stone he had refined in the Fire Domain from the Sea of ​​Bitterness, and said:
"This Chaos Stone is a priceless treasure. I only have one. Now that it's in your hands, I'm going to take the lion's share of the underground adventure!"

"I have a good suggestion: if there's any profit, I'll give you 70% and you 30%; otherwise, I'll just keep the severed arm!"

Duan De looked at the Dao Stone in Qi Zhe's hand and knew that turning this thing into a Dao Stone was a waste of resources. If it were refined into the Heaven-Turning Seal, it would be enough to dominate the Eastern Wilderness.

Without a second thought, he took the stone and said, "Deal!"

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