The treasury of the Human Race's Ancestral Court in the Desolate Border Domain had existed for many years. As the guardian force of the Desolate Border Domain, it had never revealed itself in the past. However, the Ancestral Court was definitely the most powerful force in the Desolate Border Domain!
Over the countless years, all the treasures obtained by the Desolate Border Domain's Court Lords and the experts of the Ancestral Court had been stored in the treasury. Even though there had been some consumption, it was still an astronomical figure. It was a treasure trove that all cultivators dreamed of.
As for how many treasures were accumulated in this treasure trove? Even First Elder Ming He, the person in charge of the Ancestral Court, did not know. Being able to choose three out of the thousands of treasures was a great fortuitous encounter. Even Xiao Chen looked forward to this.
Following Elder Shi, Xiao Chen walked straight into the depths of the Ancestral Court. Originally, Xiao Chen thought that the Sacred Tower of Flame was the most central building of the Ancestral Court. But now, he realized that the huge and majestic Sacred Tower of Flame was only a corner of the huge building of the Ancestral Court. Behind the Sacred Tower of Flame was an endless stretch of palaces.
The closer he got to the depths of the Ancestral Court, the more Xiao Chen could feel the grandeur and majesty of the Ancestral Court of the Desolate Border Human Race. Ancient palaces stood in great numbers. They were as black as ink, like black holes. Even the sunlight that shone on them was absorbed. From these ancient and mottled palaces, Xiao Chen felt a desolate aura.
Chirp!
There was a bird chirping, but the sound went straight into his spirit. Several divine birds danced in the midst of the palaces. Their five-colored feathers shone with divine light. Their bodies were slender, but Xiao Chen could feel the terrifying aura contained in these divine birds.
"Could it be the descendant of the Nine-colored Peacock, the Tri-colored Peacock!"
Each of the tri-colored peacocks that entered Xiao Chen's vision was at the Four Star Realm, which was comparable to a human Venerable. The leading peacock's tail even emitted a five-colored divine light. This was a divine bird with a higher bloodline than the tri-colored peacocks. From this five-colored peacock, Xiao Chen sensed an aura similar to that of Venerable Minghe. Clearly, this five-colored divine bird was as powerful as a human Venerable.
According to the legends, the Divine Beast Nine-Colored Peacock was a descendant of the Divine Beast Phoenix. It was born with a nine-colored tail that could float with a nine-colored divine light. Once the nine divine lights appeared, there was nothing in the world that couldn't be swept away.
The group of more than ten peacocks that Xiao Chen saw were the descendants of the Divine Beast Nine-Colored Peacock, but their bloodline was even more impure. Even so, the strength of these tri-colored peacocks was still comparable to a Venerable.
It was indeed worthy of the Human Race's Ancestral Court. Even a desolate region like the Desolate Border, which was ranked last in the entire Human Race's wasteland, had such a foundation. The descendants of divine beasts were casually raised in the palaces. Xiao Chen didn't dare to imagine what the Human Race's most powerful regions were like. Could it be that there were descendants of giant dragons roaming around?
"This group of exotic beasts, the Three-Colored Peacocks, was tamed by the Ancestral Court Lord tens of thousands of years ago. He reproduced from a Five-star Five-colored Peacock King. However, that Five-colored Peacock died while accompanying the Ancestral Court Lord on an expedition against the foreign races. Since then, the descendants of this Five-colored Peacock have been living in the Ancestral Court."
Elder Shi chuckled when he saw Xiao Chen's gaze constantly sweep over the tri-colored peacocks.
However, when Elder Shi's gaze swept over the surrounding ancient stone palaces, the smile in his eyes disappeared and was replaced with a trace of sadness that was difficult to erase.
To be honest, although these ancient palaces were right next to each other, each of them had a radius of several miles. Moreover, they were built according to the terrain. Xiao Chen even discovered that there were many precious spirit medicines and spirit fruits outside some of the palaces. There were even jade rivers that were connected to a spirit spring that went around the palaces and finally converged into a lake.
The ancient palaces were full of the world's origin energy. Every single one of them could be considered a small paradise.
"When the Desolate Border was at its peak, every single one of these palaces had a Venerable."
What!
Old Stone's words startled Xiao Chen. He looked at the huge palaces within a radius of several hundred kilometers. Every one of them had a Venerate. How strong was the Desolate Border Region back then? Xiao Chen followed Old Stone into an underground palace with shock in his heart.
Beneath the Desolate Border Region's Ancestral Court was an incomparably huge underground palace. Of course, it could also be considered a burial ground for the loyal souls of past generations who had died in battle.
The underground world was dark and desolate. This was a world of dusk. The vicissitudes of time filled every corner of this place. Xiao Chen and Old Shi passed through many tombs, some short, some tall, and some tall. Xiao Chen and Old Shi arrived before a tall stone tablet. This stone tablet did not have any words, but there was a circular pattern on it. However, the vicissitudes it contained were even denser than everything else in the surroundings.
"The Ancestral Court Treasury was built when the Ancestral Court of the Desolate Border Region was first established. After countless years, the desolate land outside the treasury has been filled with tombs."
Looking at the tall stone tablet in front of him, a trace of yearning flashed in Old Shi's eyes. However, a black disk flashed in his hand and he placed it on the circular pattern on the stone tablet.
Buzz!
Immediately, the wordless stone stele flickered with a silver light. Xiao Chen instantly felt a boundless suction force. However, he did not resist, allowing this suction force to suck his body in.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, he found that the world before him had changed once again. He was in a secret realm.
The Ancestral Court Treasury!
It was actually built from a secret realm!
This secret realm had the effect of isolating Spiritual Energy, but Xiao Chen did not need to use his Spiritual Energy to sense it. Looking around, there were all kinds of treasures piled up like mountains. Even the most ordinary primordial stones were like a mountain range that stretched for dozens of miles.
There were no low grade primordial stones, mid grade primordial stones, high grade primordial stones, top grade primordial stones, or even spiritual crystals. These primordial stones were divided into different grades, with the most abundant being the mid grade primordial stones.
However, Xiao Chen could still see dozens of high grade primordial stones piled up on mountains. There were even a few top grade primordial stones. As for the spiritual crystals that were of a higher grade than the top grade primordial stones, they were densely distributed throughout the mountain range that was piled up with primordial stones.
There was a huge amount of wealth, and these were just primordial stones. In another direction, there was a sea of war and spiritual weapons. A towering mountain was as steep as a sword, piercing the sky of the entire secret realm. On this ancient mountain, there were countless spirit weapons stuck on it. In the distance, there was an ancient forest that was clearly formed by spirit weapons and spears, shining brightly.
In the depths of the secret realm, piles of all kinds of rare treasures were gathered. Some were shining with divine light, some were simple, and some were even mottled and ugly like the stubborn stones on the barren land.
The scene in front of him made Xiao Chen's heart tremble!
"This is the person who will enter the treasury to choose the treasures this time!"
Just as Xiao Chen was immersed in the sea of wealth in front of him, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded, without the slightest emotion.
This cold voice immediately awakened Xiao Chen, and he instantly felt an extremely palpitating aura descend on him. This aura was even more palpitating than that of the Bloody-moon Wolf Ancestor, and it immediately made Xiao Chen feel extremely depressed. Fortunately, this aura did not have any bad intentions.
Looking in the direction of the voice, Xiao Chen saw a stone lion that was 100 feet tall. At this moment, the stone lion's originally dim and petrified eyes flashed with two rays of green light.
The corners of its mouth moved up and down, and the mechanical voice just now came from its mouth.
"No one has come to the treasury for a long time. I, the old lion, have been petrified!"
However, the next moment, the words that came out of the huge stone lion made Xiao Chen feel speechless. He could feel that this huge stone lion should be a special kind of life. When it woke up in an instant, the aura it emitted was as vast as the sea, and Xiao Chen could not detect its limits at all.
"Senior stone lion, this is the edict!"
However, Elder Stone did not show any strange expression. Obviously, he was very familiar with this stone lion. He took out a golden scroll in his hand, and it was instantly sucked in by an invisible force in front of the stone lion.
The Human Race's Ancestral Court Treasury was an important place, and it would not be opened easily. If one wanted to obtain the treasures inside, they must have the edict of the Ancestral Court Lord. The golden scroll that Elder Stone took out contained a wisp of Venerable Ming He's aura, which proved that it was a real reward. Otherwise, it would have been killed by the stone lion in front of him.
This stone lion was the guardian of the Human Race's treasury. It had existed since the establishment of Forefather's Library. It was also a kind of life race with an extremely long lifespan, but its number was extremely small. Later, it was subdued by the experts of the Ancestral Court and became the guardian of this treasury.
"Three treasures!"
The voice of the stone lion sounded again, but this time, the cyan light swept over Xiao Chen again. At this moment, the voice became coherent and was no longer choppy. "It seems that this little guy has made a great contribution. The last time the Ancestral Court Treasury was opened and a single warrior was allowed to come in to choose a treasure was 300 years ago. Venerable Ming He's eldest disciple, the little guy named Xu Lang, only obtained a treasure from here!"
Venerable Ming He had accepted a total of two disciples. Xue Feng, who was a friend of Xiao Chen, was the second disciple. His eldest disciple, Xu Lang, had been guarding a mysterious grand array in the Desolate Border Region, so Xiao Chen had no chance to meet him. However, this did not mean that Xiao Chen did not know him. He just did not expect that the last person to enter this treasury was Venerable Ming He's eldest disciple, Venerable Xu Lang.
"Well, little guy, since you have the edict of the Ancestral Court, you have one day to choose three treasures. The treasures here have been piled up for too long. Even I, this old lion, have forgotten when they were put in. Everything depends on your luck. Remember, you only have one day. After one day, whether you have finished choosing or not, this old lion will kick you out of the treasury. This is the rule!"