Chapter 1849
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The four of them still stood firmly within the valley.
But now, Bai Siqi, Lin Yunhan, and others at the valley entrance also caught sight of the four figures.
”Huh? What?”
Mu Xu saw Ye Wushuang and the other three standing less than three zhang away from them, seemingly unmoved since entering the valley, and momentarily froze in confusion.
”You didn’t move？”
Bai Siqi stepped forward, astonished.
Ye Wushuang then said, “The seal you broke earlier was just a decoy. The real seal remains intact. Look again—is this valley still the same as before？”
Everyone’s gaze followed the four’s position, looking into the valley.
Earlier, the valley had emerald waters, small bridges, and a pleasant environment, though shrouded in mist.
But now, the valley appeared desolate, filled with various structures—towers, pavilions, bamboo huts, stone houses—all in a motley array.
Yet these structures shared one common trait.
They were dilapidated！
As if they had lain dormant here for untold years, utterly ruined.
But was it necessary to layer a decoy seal over such a ruined place before adding another seal？
Everyone began looking around.
Rows of stone houses, bamboo huts, tall towers, and pavilions appeared as if they could collapse at any moment, evoking a sense of desolation in people’s hearts.
”Young Master Ye, come quickly.”
Before long, Huang Yu emerged from a stone house and urgently called out.
The stone house looked dilapidated, with gaps on all sides and several holes in the roof. It was no more than three zhang in length and width and one zhang in height.
Entering the stone house.
Huang Yu pointed at a broken stone stele and exclaimed excitedly, “I don”t recognize these characters！”
Zhou Yuan, standing nearby, looked at him as if he were a fool and said, “Is not recognizing them something to be proud of？”
”No, no, what I mean is, these characters resemble the ancient script we saw earlier in Tuotian City.”
Zhou Yuan glanced over and froze momentarily.
It really did！
Only half of the stele remained, covered in dust. The group stared at it in confusion before turning their gazes to Ye Wushuang.
Ye Wushuang crouched down and examined it carefully.
”The master of this Void Land is named Li Chengfeng！”
After a moment, Ye Wushuang spoke up： “Li Chengfeng hailed from the Ten Thousand Dragons Domain and had already reached the pinnacle of the Saint-level in strength.”
”The Ten Thousand Dragons Domain！”
Zhou Yuan’s tone was impassioned.
”Senior Zhou knows about it？” Huang Yu asked excitedly.
”No, I don”t.”
“……”
You sounded so passionate, but you don’t know？
Ye Wushuang, however, raised an eyebrow.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Domain—he did know of it, but it was countless miles away from the Tianyuan Continent！
”This Li Chengfeng, in order to break through his own limitations, began wandering across countless lands until he discovered an ancient ruin here that even he couldn’t decipher. He opened the ruin, entered this place, and found…”
Ye Wushuang looked at the stone tablet and suddenly paused.
”What did he see？” Zhou Yuan urged.
”The traces of an immortal.”
It really is the traces of an immortal！
For a moment, Zhou Yuan, Huang Yu, and the others were completely speechless.
”Do immortals truly exist in this world？” Huang Yu was somewhat dazed.
For someone at his level, the Star-Plucking Realm, let alone immortals—even sages were already beings far beyond his reach.
Immortals only appeared in folk tales, strange anecdotes, and fictional biographies.
Legend had it that immortals resided in the ethereal Immortal Realm, a dimension entirely separate from their own world.
”This Li Chengfeng, within the ruins of the immortal, found the opportunity to ascend to immortality. He obtained some immortal principles from the ruins and was deeply shaken. He secluded himself here for tens of thousands of years, finally believing he had the qualifications to attempt ascension and transcendence. But the first time, he failed.”
Ye Wushuang stood up as he spoke up to this point.
”That’s it？”
”Mhm！”
Ye Wushuang said, “This is only half of the stele’s record.”
Zhou Yuan immediately began searching for the other half, sticking his butt out.
How could it possibly be gone！
”If so, this Void Land truly is an ancient relic left behind by immortals. Later, through the evolution of Sage Li Chengfeng, it has persisted to this day. Sages like Tao Qingyang, Gu Wentian, and Tang Wanli all died here.”
”In that case, it’s clear that Sage Li Chengfeng was a whole level stronger than them,” Huang Yu said with a serious expression.
To him, sages were legends, while immortals… were nothing more than elusive myths.
And it wasn’t just him—everyone present felt the same way.
So immortals truly existed in this world！
Zhou Yuan searched around but couldn’t find the other half of the stele, leaving him deeply disappointed.
”Why are you so disappointed？” Ye Wushuang couldn’t help but say. “You’re still light-years away from becoming an immortal！”
”You…” Zhou Yuan stared at Ye Wushuang, momentarily speechless.
What the kid said wasn’t wrong, but it still pissed him off.
”At least let me see what an immortal is. If I can find even the slightest trace of one, it’d be a huge help in my path as a sage！”
Zhou Yuan sighed and said, “In the end, a sage… is just a more powerful mortal.”
Ye Wushuang, however, said, “Rather than dwelling on the traces of the immortal who left these ruins, we should think about whether we can find anything left behind by Li Chengfeng.”
The relics left by a top-tier, immensely powerful sage would be of the greatest use to them.
Among the many items Ye Wushuang had obtained this time, only the White Bone Sword and the Yellow Spring Lamp, two sacred artifacts, stood out as the most powerful.
Zhou Yuan sighed but didn’t say anything more.
Seeing that the stone room contained nothing else besides this half of a stone tablet, the group prepared to leave.
”Hmm？”
But as soon as they turned around, Ye Wushuang suddenly halted his steps.
He sensed an unusual movement from the Nine-Layered Divine Suppression Tower.
It was a change in the sword aura of the Nine Origin Emptiness Sword from the second layer.
Streaks of sword aura seemed eager to break free from the confines of the second layer.
Ye Wushuang silently opened the Nine-Layered Divine Suppression Tower, and one after another, the sword auras of the Nine Origin Emptiness Sword surged out, gathering together before striking the northern wall of the stone room.
A series of cracking sounds echoed as the wall shattered, revealing a jade plaque of vibrant green.
The surface of the jade plaque shimmered with flowing light, emitting a faint, pale blue glow.
As the glow spread out, the originally dilapidated stone house seemed to reverse time at this moment, gaining new life, becoming completely renewed.
Not just this one stone house, every building within the valley underwent a dramatic transformation, turning from dilapidated to as prosperous and new as before.
”This…”
Everyone immediately stood frozen in place.
Figures emerged one after another from their dilapidated buildings, standing in the valley, looking around with astonished eyes.
What’s going on？
Even a sage couldn’t achieve something like this！
Ye Wushuang stood inside the newly renovated stone house, gazing at the emerald-green jade wall before him.
The sword energy of the Nine Origins Void Sword surged into the jade wall, but before long, it returned.
Strands of sword energy bundled together and retreated back into Ye Wushuang’s body, vanishing without a trace.
The next moment.
Inside the Nine-Layered Divine Suppression Tower, on the second floor…
