Foundation Building cultivators were considered good cultivators in the current cultivation world, but in ancient times, when great cultivators roamed freely, they were no different from ants.
Mo Tiange stared at the divine dragon monument in front of her. For the first time, she felt she was so small, so small that she was nothing more than a drop of water in this vast ocean. The ocean was so vast that she would disappear in the water with just a wave.
This was the spiritual aura pressure of an ancient divine beast, although it was only a little bit of its aura.
Not to mention Foundation Building cultivators, even Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't resist this kind of spiritual aura pressure.
"Junior Martial Brother Ye!"
Upon hearing Jiang Shanghang's voice, Mo Tiange regained her composure and said with a sigh, "No wonder it's called the divine dragon's breath. It's so powerful …"
Jiang Shanghang said, "If Junior Martial Brother Ye enters the underground palace, you'll find that the divine dragon's breath inside is even more powerful."
"An even more powerful divine dragon's breath …" Mo Tiange muttered. An even more powerful divine dragon's breath proved that the underground palace wasn't an ordinary place; it might even be extremely dangerous. What kind of treasure could make Ren Yufeng plot against her before even entering?
"Forget it. I won't think about it anymore. Let's go inside first." Mo Tiange looked around then asked Jiang Shanghang, "Senior Martial Brother Jiang, where's the entrance to the underground palace?"
Jiang Shanghang led her around the divine dragon monument and saw a dark hole on the flat ground. If one didn't pay attention, they might think it was a hole dug by some undersea fish and shrimp.
"Here?"
"En."
Jiang Shanghang said, "This hole definitely wasn't opened with a real technique. Maybe it was attracted by the same divine dragon's breath here, so it was exposed."
Many secret places were hidden and unknown in the beginning, but nothing could resist the passage of time. Slowly, the original power would fade away, and this underground palace was probably the same.
The two of them checked their belongings. Once they were ready, Jiang Shanghang walked in front and they slowly sank into the entrance of the underground palace.
The dark space and narrow stone passage were no different from the underground palace on land.
As soon as they entered the underground palace, their minds went blank for a moment because the aura of the divine dragon was even denser. This kind of sacred and boundless aura, which carried with it an ancient pressure, caused little cultivators like them to tremble with fear.
After silently adjusting her breath for a while, Mo Tiange finally calmed down.
Even under the effect of the Soul-Refining Art, she still felt deeply awed.
Jiang Shanghang had the same expression on his face. He said softly, "Junior Martial Brother Ye, be careful. This path isn't the correct entrance. There might be a trap."
Mo Tiange asked, "Where did you go last time?"
"Last time, apart from Senior Martial Brother Ren, we only made it this far." As they spoke, they passed through the long stone path and entered a stone room.
This stone chamber was extremely high, deep, and vast. There was no longer any light from the entrance, and they could not see the end of it with only a few moonstones.
There was nothing else in the stone room. It did not look like a hall, nor did it look like a hall. It seemed to be just a slightly wider stone path.
"Turns out that Water Carp Beast lived here. I wonder how many years it's been here," Jiang Shanghang said as he slowly swam to the four walls to examine them.
Mo Tiange said, "Based on the appearance of this stone room, it's at least ten thousand years old. That Water Carp Beast was only in the fifth rank; no matter how long it lived, it couldn't have lived for more than ten thousand years, right?"
Jiang Shanghang was startled, but he soon nodded. "That's right! Could it be that the Water Carp Beast isn't from the underground palace?"
"It's possible. Didn't you say it completely disregarded the restrictions around the divine dragon monument?"
The two of them glanced at each other and were silent again.
If the Water Carp Beast wasn't the spiritual beast guarding this underground palace, then this underground palace either didn't have any spiritual beast guarding it, or it was much more dangerous than the Water Carp Beast.
If it was the former, it would be easy to deal with; they only needed to keep moving forward and kill Ren Yufeng. But if it was the latter … it wasn't a place Foundation Building cultivators like them could barge into; they would instead lose their lives for nothing.
The two of them pondered for a while. Jiang Shanghang was the first one who couldn't help but ask, "Junior Martial Brother Ye, what do you think about this matter?"
Mo Tiange muttered to herself and said slowly, "In fact, there's nothing to be afraid of. The eight of them are walking in the front. If there's any danger, we can just retreat quickly. Wouldn't that be fine?"
In fact, what she was thinking was that they wouldn't have no time to enter the Virtual Sky World, right?
Jiang Shanghang's cultivation level was lower than hers, so she had several ways to knock him out in an instant then bring him into the Virtual Sky World.
Jiang Shanghang hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded. "You're right. Then should we follow them?"
"En, we'll walk for a while first. If we're sure there's no danger, we'll go somewhere else."
Jiang Shanghang nodded in agreement.
The two of them set off again.
This indeed wasn't a stone room; it was a spacious stone path. This stone path was very long. They walked slowly for a long time, but they still hadn't reached the end. Fortunately, there were traces left by the eight people ahead of them along the way.
They didn't dare to use their Fleeing Technique. First, they were afraid they'd be discovered by the other eight people. Second, they were worried there might be some dangers along the way.
Judging from the traces along the way, the eight people ahead of them also went through several battles, but their opponents weren't demonic beasts. Instead, they seemed to have encountered some traps and the path had collapsed.
Fortunately, with these people leading the way, Mo Tiange and Jiang Shanghang didn't encounter any danger along the way.
After walking in silence for a while, they finally entered a large hall.
The tall, heavy stone door was half-open. There were dragon patterns engraved on it that looked like the Divine Dragon Monument.
After stepping through the door, they saw towering stone pillars supporting the entire hall. The floor was covered with neat stone slabs, all of which were painted with the same shape of a dragon.
As they slowly walked inside, a towering stone statue gradually appeared in the darkness.
Antlers, bull's horns, camel's head, rabbit's eyes, snake's neck, sea serpent's belly, fish's scales, and eagle's claws. Its imposing manner was vast, as if it could reach the sky.
Divine Dragon Statue! There was actually a divine dragon statue enshrined in this hall!
Mo Tiange and Jiang Shanghang glanced at each other. Both of them were speechless.
The imposing manner of this divine dragon statue was even stronger than the Divine Dragon Monument. This kind of spiritual aura pressure almost made them speechless.
Mo Tiange took a deep breath and said, "This isn't an ordinary place."
Jiang Shanghang nodded with a pale face.
The two of them retreated almost to the door before the spiritual aura pressure lessened.
After a moment of silence, Mo Tiange suddenly said, "Senior Martial Brother Jiang, in your opinion, what kind of place is this?"
Jiang Shanghang turned to look at her, puzzled. "Junior Martial Brother Ye, what do you mean?"
Mo Tiange turned sideways and pointed at the shallow carvings on the back of the stone door. "Look, what's carved here?"
Filled with doubts, Jiang Shanghang walked closer to take a closer look. "This is just a very ordinary mural. If it's a relic from tens of thousands of years ago, it wouldn't be strange to have these things."
"Yes, but take a look. What's carved on it?"
Jiang Shanghang turned to take a look. After a while, he was shocked. "This is …"
"A sacrificial scene from millions of years ago," Mo Tiange said faintly, "This might be a sacrificial temple from ancient times."
According to legend, sacrificial temples in ancient times were built to look like palaces. Although this underground palace was crude, it was indeed a magnificent palace upon closer inspection.
The wide stone path might be the passage leading to the real temple. These stone walls were engraved with murals, but there were very few words on them. Because writing had just been invented in that era, people were used to recording events with murals.
On this mural, there was a tall altar with several priests standing on it. They were all wearing white robes, and below them were kneeling men and women. They were all wrapped in plain animal skins — only ancient humans would wear animal skins.
"Millions of years …" Jiang Shanghang's complexion was slightly pale. In the end, he asked, "Could a relic from millions of years ago exist until now?
Why would it be in the sea? "
Mo Tiange smiled and said, "Senior Martial Brother Jiang, there's an old saying: 'White clouds turn into gray dogs', the blue sea turns into mulberry fields. '
After millions of years, the blue sea of the past has already turned into mulberry fields. The former sacrificial temple might've also been buried in the sea.
Maybe it's because it sank into the sea that no one visited it for millions of years, allowing it to be preserved until now. "
As they stroked the rough stone wall and silently felt this distant time, the two of them were speechless for a while.
"Millions of years … Then there's no treasure left in this underground palace …" Jiang Shanghang murmured. Disappointment flashed across his eyes.
After millions of years, any magic weapon would lose its effect — don't think magic weapons and medicinal pills could really be preserved forever — that was simply impossible.
"Correct."
Mo Tiange wasn't disappointed. She originally didn't go for the treasure. After thinking for a while, she frowned and said, "No, there's a treasure here."
Jiang Shanghang raised his head, puzzled. "What?"
Mo Tiange looked at him with a smile. "Ren Yufeng went through untold hardships to come here and even schemed to harm me — how could there be no benefits?
If this was the sacrificial temple from millions of years ago, it indeed wouldn't have any magic weapons or spiritual pills, but it has divine dragon's breath — divine dragon's breath that's even stronger than the divine dragon monument! "
Upon hearing what she said, Jiang Shanghang's complexion gradually turned pale. "Divine dragon's breath … Does he want to die?!"
How could insignificant Foundation Building cultivators like them covet such a formidable power?
Not to mention them, even Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't dare to covet this kind of mysterious power that came from ancient times!
After all, absorbing power that one couldn't control would result in one's body exploding and one's death!
"Maybe he has some kind of secret technique."
Mo Tiange frowned and pondered. "It's impossible for Ren Yufeng not to know what we already know. He plotted all these things and showed this attitude, which means his ambition isn't small. Aside from divine dragon's breath, what else can satisfy his requirements?"
Jiang Shanghang didn't say anything else. This matter had already surpassed his imagination. He never thought Ren Yufeng would have this kind of idea, and he also didn't know what to do next.
He naturally came to this underground palace to look for treasures, but not only were there no treasures in front of him, but there might even be a calamity.
"Junior Martial Brother Ye," Jiang Shanghang said after a long silence, "Since there aren't any treasures, should we go back?"
Mo Tiange also became hesitant when she heard this.
She wanted to kill Ren Yufeng, but she didn't want to lose her life. Who knew what method Ren Yufeng would use?
If he succeeded and possessed divine dragon's breath, his cultivation level would definitely increase greatly. At that time, whether she could defeat him or not would be a problem.
If he didn't succeed and his body exploded, would his method have any other effects?
What if he implicated her?
The two of them looked at each other and pondered for a long time, but neither of them could come to a decision.