Ancestral Court of the Human Race, Infernal Palace.
"Court Master, the Crystal Jade Mountain Battle Masters have retreated and are stationed a hundred miles away. They are confronting the Outsiders."
Head Elder Ming He reported to Marquis Ziyang, but there was a trace of worry in his eyes.
At this moment, Marquis Ziyang's aura was unstable, and his face was pale. Clearly, he had been heavily injured.
In the remote Desolate Region, where martial arts were not flourishing and resources were scarce, there were actually two human Marquis guarding it. This naturally attracted the attention of the Outsiders. A few days ago, in the battle of Crystal Jade Mountain, Marquis Ziyang was jointly attacked by three first-generation Blood Race.
One of them was a half-step King of the Blood Race, whose strength was already comparable to a human half-step King's fourth step, while Marquis Ziyang had just reached the second step of Flesh Sea Transformation.
In the end, Chun Mu Old Man fought with his life on the line, and the two of them worked together to escape from the pursuit of the three first-generation Blood Race. Similarly, Chun Mu Old Man was also heavily injured. In the end, the human Battle Masters had no choice but to retreat from the Crystal Jade Mountain.
"Are there any movements from the Outsiders?" Hearing this, Marquis Ziyang asked again.
"The Outsiders occupying the Crystal Jade Mountain have no other movements. However, the Outsiders in the other regions of our Desolate Region are very active."
Pausing, Head Elder Ming He continued, "The Outsiders occupying the Crystal Jade Mountain might be for the Yuan Stone Mine. Although the grade of the Yuan Stones is not high, there is a lot of them. It is enough to create a temporary void tunnel."
This was the situation that the Ancestral Court was most worried about. If the Outsiders used the Yuan Stones in the Crystal Jade Mountain as the energy to open the void tunnel, it would undoubtedly be one disaster after another for the Desolate Region.
This didn't require the Outsiders to mine the primordial stones one by one. Instead, they had to set up a huge formation around the primordial stone mines in the entire mountain range. This way, the energy of the primordial stones hidden beneath the earth veins could be extracted.
"All of this is unpredictable. We can only fight with our lives on the line. This is the land of the Human Race!"
After a while, a trace of determination appeared in Marquis Ziyang's eyes, and he spoke each word forcefully.
"How are the other tribes?" Marquis Ziyang asked again.
"Bai Ze, Tiantai and the other Tribes must have noticed something, but they haven't done anything yet. According to the news, they're all ready to fight."
"As for the Gu Yuan Tribe, a few days ago, the Crystal Jade Mountain Range was occupied by the Alien Tribes. They closed their gates and cut off contact with the outside world." The worry in Grand Elder Ming He's eyes did not dissipate.
"As the top battalion of our Desolate Border Region, and the ruler of the countless battalions and billions of clansmen in the entire Desolate Border Region, Gu Yuan sealing the tribe has caused a great shock to the Desolate Border Region."
Desolate Border Region's other master, at this critical moment, the clan chief's whereabouts unknown, the clan sealed off, cutting off all contact with the outside world. For ordinary clansmen, this was like the sky collapsing.
The Monument Tribe in the Desolate Border Region was afraid of the invasion of the foreign races!
Although the martialists of some tribes didn't want to think this way, the Gu Yuan Tribe's current actions were hard for them to accept. The foreign races were wreaking havoc, and as the nominal master of the desolate border, the Baron respected by all races, the Gu Yuan Tribe had actually become a coward!
Whoosh!
Marquis Ziyang and Grand Elder Ming He looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes. However, they did not speak for a long time. The hall fell into silence.
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Ancient Bronze City.
Xiao Chen hid in the world of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, watching the chaos in the Desolate Border.
In the Heavenly Medicinal Garden, there was a pill furnace in front of Xiao Chen. At this moment, green flames rose, and there were traces of golden flames mixed in. It was time to form the pill.
Similarly, Liuli was by his side, assisting him in refining the pill furnace. What was worth mentioning was that after the Seal of Mountains and Rivers evolved once again, Liuli's control over this world was even more perfect. She was also more proficient in controlling the flow of time.
This was also the reason why Xiao Chen's injuries had recovered so quickly. Although only a short half a month had passed in the outside world, several years had passed in the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
Of course, Xiao Chen was healing in the space that Azure Li had specially opened up. As for the space in the Seal of Mountains and Rivers where ordinary clansmen cultivated, the flow of time was the same as the outside world.
Similarly, the flow of time had various restrictions. Take the Mountain River Medicinal Garden for example. The growth of spiritual herbs naturally needed the accumulation of time. Under Azure Li's intention, the flow of time became very fast.
The growth of spiritual herbs also needed to absorb a large amount of natural energy. Xiao Chen ground the primordial stones into powder and threw them into the medicinal garden, making the density of the natural energy in the medicinal garden even denser.
However, for cultivators, if they wanted to cultivate in a space that exceeded the flow of time, their bodies needed to be able to withstand the erosion of time. Otherwise, their life would be worn away by time and they would turn into a pile of bones. Therefore, they also needed to do their best to speed up the flow of time.
Weng!
The green flames surrounded the entire pill furnace. Even through the pill furnace, there was a strong medicinal power that overflowed. In reality, rather than saying that it was Azure Li's help, it was better to say that it was his help. This kind of pill was not something that he could refine.
The Life-and-Death Pill!
In the cycle of life and death, there was vitality in the deathly aura. Rumor had it that the vitality in the deathly aura was the purest form of vitality. Xiao Chen wanted to use this wisp of vitality in the Life-and-Death Pill to disperse the remnant King's Qi in the Venerable Green Dragon's body.
This pill was refined from the three spiritual herbs that Xiao Chen had obtained from the Ancestral Court, as well as nearly a hundred other spiritual herbs. The essence of the hundred spiritual herbs was fused together with the Qi of life and death. The main ingredients of this pill furnace were the Burial King Flower and the Dead Wood Ink Lotus.
"Master, you can open the furnace now!"
Azure Li suddenly said. The Life-and-Death Pill in the pill furnace had been refined for eighty-one days. Fortunately, Azure Li controlled the flow of time.
Bang!
Finally, the pill furnace in the green flames exploded. Immediately, black and white air currents intertwined, and a fist-sized pill appeared on the pill furnace.
This was a black-and-white pill. Black and white blended together, and the Qi of life and death intertwined. Moreover, what was shocking was that this pill was surrounded by five-colored auspicious Qi. This was a phenomenon that was even more advanced than pill patterns.
Similarly, only high-grade pills would have this kind of splendor.
"Collect!"
The pill that had taken shape had the Qi of life and death circulating around it. It floated in the air, trying to escape, but how could it escape this space? It was quickly collected into Xiao Chen's hand.
The Qi of life and death circulated, and five-colored light burst forth.
In the King's Five Steps, there was the Nirvana Calamity of life and death. Life and death turned into reincarnation, and the Nirvana Path led to heaven. However, Xiao Chen was not very clear about this.
An hour later, Xiao Chen's figure appeared in another space.
The Azure Flame Falling Serpent was a five-star serpent dragon. It was a race that had been left behind by Mang Aragami's fire-type dragon bloodline.
During Aragami's spiritual era, the dragon race could be said to have dominated the entire continent. Only the phoenix race could contend with them. There were many kinds of dragons, including the earth, the sky, and the endless oceans. All of them were habitats for the dragon race.
Of course, it didn't mean that every dragon was a deity during that era. There were also strong and weak dragons. Of course, this kind of strength was relative to the powerhouses of that era. For the current Wasteland, any pure-blooded dragon could kill a king.
"Leader!"
The lava was boiling. A sturdy figure was floating in the flames, letting the lava burn his body. Waves of heat seeped into his body, but he did not feel it at all.
Hum!
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and a fist-sized Life and Death Pill appeared in front of him. He had been refining it for eighty-one days, just for this one pill. Dense black and white Qi of life and death filled the air, and five-colored light floated.
"This is …?"
The green serpent was shocked when the pill appeared in Xiao Chen's hand. He was extremely familiar with this Life and Death Qi.
"The Qi of life and death!"
Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded and said, "This pill is for your injuries."
In the next moment, the pill in Xiao Chen's hand flew to the Venerable Green Dragon's hand. He paused and said, "In the area where the Venerable is, Azure Glass will open up the flow of time to speed up your healing. There are only a few days left of peace."
The Venerable Green Dragon was a dragon type beast. Moreover, the lifespan of a beast was generally longer than that of a human. The life line of the wheel of life was many times stronger than that of a human. Naturally, he was not afraid of the erosion of time.
"Okay." A green flame surged out of the Venerable Green Dragon's eyes, and he grabbed the Life and Death Pill.
"It just so happens that the vitality in this pill can not only heal my injuries, but it can also allow me to comprehend the Qi of life and death. Perhaps I can advance further."
Venerable Green Flood Dragon's voice was like thunder as he cried out in alarm. This injury had tormented him for tens of thousands of years, and the pain he felt was never ending. If it weren't for this injury, perhaps he would have already taken the next step during these tens of thousands of years.
This was not to say that he had advanced to the Beast King Realm. Similarly, when the Hundred Races in the Heavens advanced to the Supreme King Realm, there would be five steps of suffering. Although there were some differences between the major races, the various tests would not be the slightest bit different.
Buzz!
Soon, the area around the Venerable Green Dragon in a radius of hundreds of feet was shining with silver light. Rays of silver flowing light shrouded the area.
The silver light flashed very quickly. Even Xiao Chen could not sense the passing flowing light. This was the flow of time, which meant that time was speeding up where the Venerable Green Dragon was.
After doing all this, Azure Glass flew down and sat on Xiao Chen's shoulder. Her two sparkling feet kept kicking his chest.
"Let's go and see that kid Xiao Tian. This time, he has made a great contribution to our Gu Yuan Tribe!"
Xiao Chen suddenly called out when he saw the Azure Flood Dragon Venerate enter a state of cultivation. This fourth disciple of his had brought him a great pleasant surprise.