Yi Xian Academy had a special status in the Astral Tree Realm, and all four Scales wanted to send their disciples there to study. However, it wasn't that easy. Just like the Liu family's Sword Viewing Stele, many people dreamed of studying in Yi Xian Academy.
Yi Xian Academy was close to the White Dragon Clan, but that was only relative to the Frigid Immortal Sect. They didn't hate the White Dragon Clan, but that didn't mean that they were on good terms with them.
"Alright. After this trip to the Ruler's Realm, Long Seven will study in Yi Xian Academy. I'll need Brother Wen's help then," Long Xi said gently with a rare smile.
Wen Shisheng replied, "Of course, of course."
Even though Wen Shisheng's offer was just an empty promise, Long Xi's attitude towards him was much better. Long Tian was also more enthusiastic, as he didn't think that Wen Shisheng valued Lu Yin. In his eyes, Lu Yin was just an adopted son-in-law who wasn't that important.
Wen Shisheng had invited Lu Yin to Yi Xian Academy to express goodwill towards the White Dragon Clan. As expected, Wen Shisheng had made the right move by accompanying Lu Yin to the Ruler's Realm.
Lu Yin used his domain to scan the area in front of him. Long Tian was still following the map's directions, heading in a certain direction.
Elsewhere, Bai Shaohong's group was also being attacked by withered creatures.
The Withering Glory Realm was very large, as it had once been Ancestor Ku's territory.
"The sect has wanted to explore the Withering Glory Realm for a long time, but it's been delayed," a man said. He was handsome and had obsidian eyes. He was both sharp and intelligent, and his face was like a sculpture. He had a heroic air about him, but it was covered by a gentle aura that made him not too eye-catching. As he spoke, his eyebrows rippled slightly. He was Bai Shaohong, the junior ancestor of the Frigid Immortal Sect.
There were four people behind Bai Shaohong, three men and one woman. Shang Qing was one of them, and the other two men looked exactly the same. They were clearly twins. There was also a woman with delicate features and a gentle demeanor. She looked like a pretty girl from a humble family, and there wasn't anything special about her. However, if she could accompany Bai Shaohong to the Ruler's Realm, she was clearly not an ordinary person.
"I heard that the Frigid Immortal Sect has a secret technique that was passed down by Ancestor Ku. It seems that Young Ancestor Bai is quite familiar with the Withering Glory Realm," the graceful woman said with a smile..
Bai Shaohong smiled and said, "I just happened to obtain the Withered Ancestor's secret technique, so I don't know much about the Withered Glory Realm. However, I'm still a step ahead of the other three forces." As he spoke, an endless number of withered creatures appeared in front of them, charging towards them like an army.
Behind Bai Shaohong, one of the twins walked out. It was unknown what he did, but the withered creatures were confused at first. Then, they scattered and stopped attacking them.
Shangqing was astonished.
"If I'm not mistaken, Brother Dongshan used Ancestor Ku's inheritance."
Bai Shaohong smiled, "Let's go to the Spirit Void Temple first."
"Not going to the Guiding Place?
They're all heading there. "The woman was puzzled.
The corner of Bai Shaohong's mouth curled up. "There's no rush. No one can take away my things."
In the distance, there was also a group of people heading in the same direction. The leader was a woman with an elegant and luxurious temperament. Although she was only wearing ordinary clothes, it was difficult to hide her noble and pure temperament. The woman's appearance could not be described as beautiful and could only be described as ordinary. However, no matter who looked at her a few more times, they would be captivated.
Some people said that the most important thing about a woman was not her appearance, but her temperament. This woman's temperament was unparalleled.
In the Sovereign Realm's Withered Glory Realm, even if it was dusky, it could not hide her snow-white skin. She was Wang Su, the young ancestor of the Wang family.
Behind Wang Su were Yuhua Mavis, Ming Guang, Nong Sanniang, and Prince Gui Qian.
At this moment, they were also being attacked by withered creatures. Ming Guang's domain was far more powerful than Lu Yin's, and his forcefield was enough to isolate the attacks of countless withered creatures. However, when a strange creature that was as large as a mountain appeared, Ming Guang's forcefield could no longer be contained.
Nong Sanniang took action, turning the dead bark that had accumulated over countless years into a field that trapped all of the withered creatures within a thousand kilometers.
Wang Su looked around and frowned. "Reverse growth. Ancestor Ku's power is rather troublesome."
Nong Sanniang sighed. "It's rumored that Ancestor Ku controls the secrets of withered creatures and eternal life. He can cause a person to wither until they die, but he can also transform them into eternal life. These creatures should have died long ago, but they're restrained by Ancestor Ku's power."
"If that's the case, then Ancestor Ku is more like those monsters," Prince Gui Qian said in a gloomy tone.
Wang Su looked at Prince Gui Qian. "Don't speak nonsense. A Progenitor's power is unfathomable. Perhaps because of what you just said, we will die here."
Prince Gui Qian looked up and met Wang Su's gaze. "It's not that mystical. Your Wang family has an ancestor, but so does my Ghost Abyss. An ancestor is still a human, and it's impossible for him to know everything, let alone a dead ancestor."
Wang Su indifferently replied, "That's because you don't know enough."
Prince Gui Qian did not say anything else.
Nong Sanniang removed the white towel from her head and wiped her face. She even wiped her arms without caring about her image. "Let's go. We need to reach the Land of Guidance before the others and obtain the origin item."
The White Dragon Clan, the Frigid Immortal Sect, and the Wang family had all been attacked by the withered creature, and Shenwu Plane was no exception. However, compared to the other three forces, Shenwu Plane was clearly much more insignificant, as their junior ancestor, Xia Shenfei, was still sleeping.
Xia Taili's face was red with anger as he glared hatefully at the man whose head was being propped up by star energy. "Stupid bro, stinky bro, when are you not drunk? Why are you drunk now? Just you wait. When we get back, I'll definitely tell grandpa that you're confined.
Behind Xia Taili, Yao Xuan had a strange expression on his face, not because of Xia Shenfei, but because of Wu Taibai.
He had never dreamed that Wu Taibai would be a Supreme from Shenwu Plane. When he had first seen Wu Taibai on Shenwu's junior ancestor planet, he had been secretly delighted, as he had thought that they could work together to deal with the others. However, after learning that Wu Taibai was from Shenwu Plane, he had been stunned.
Yao Xuan had always been calm, and as the crown prince of the Celestial Beast Empire, he had learned to remain calm in the face of danger. This was the core of the so-called imperial path, but he had been stunned at that moment.
What made him even more confused was that Wu Taibai had not exposed him, which made things even more interesting.
Wu Taibai's expression was calm, and he did not seem surprised at all when he saw Yao Xuan. It was as if he did not recognize this person.
Aside from the three of them, there was also Liu Hao. The four of them dragged Xia Shenfei along in a miserable manner as they headed in a certain direction. Behind them was an endless sea of withered creatures.
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Long Tian's group smoothly advanced for two days under Lu Yin's domain's probing. Finally, they were ambushed by some creatures, which were flies that had grown out of dead skin. These flies were not as strong as the strange bats, but there were so many of them that they blotted out the sky. They were like the terror ants that they had encountered in the Mortal Realm, and they took on all sorts of forms. The group was so frightened that they hurriedly returned to the surface.
Long Xi was astonished when he saw the empty land around him, as well as the weapons that had been stabbed into the ground and countless withered bones. "Is this … a battlefield?"
They had come out from underground and had immediately arrived at this place, where they saw a long stretch of corpses strewn across the ground.
With a single movement, dust was stirred up. The withered bones turned into ashes. Even the clothes and weapons turned into dust, vanishing into thin air. It was clear that too much time had passed.
"In ancient times, when we fought against those monsters, the Progenitors were always at the forefront. The Withered Glory Domain was at the edge of the Sovereign Realm, and it had always been under attack from those monsters. Half of the people on the ground were humans, while the other half were monsters," Wen Yidi said with a sigh, as if he was reminiscing about the ancient times.
Long Xi spoke up. "If not for the protection of our ancestors, we humans would not be where we are today."
"What's that?" Lu Yin saw a towering stone tablet in the distance and walked over.
Long Tian had already walked over and read the words on the tablet. "The Spirit Void Army, the Spirit Void Army commanded by the Withered Ancestor. All of them have been buried here, and someone has erected a memorial tablet."
Lu Yin was shocked. A Progenitor had led an entire army, but the entire army had been buried. That Progenitor had most likely perished as well.
When Wen Yidi saw the tablet, he suddenly thought of something and touched it, causing it to turn to dust. His face went pale, and he turned to run. "Run!"
Long Tian and the rest reacted quickly as well. Although they did not know why Wen Yidi was running, they still ran after him.
Elsewhere, at the edge of the battlefield, Wang Su and the rest saw the weapons that had been stabbed into the ground, as well as the bones that had been reduced to dust upon contact.
"There must be something left behind in the ancient battlefield," Gui Qian said.
Wang Su indifferently replied, "In ancient times, humans were at an absolute disadvantage. After many battles, we lost more than we won, and even if we won, less than one in ten thousand would survive. Even so, we still managed to repel those monsters. Do you know why?"
Nong Sanniang sighed. "Because we perished together."
Obscurity and Winged Mavis did not understand this.
Wang Su explained, "Once humans realized that they had lost a battle, they would use a method of mutual destruction. Although they could not win, they could at least fight to a draw. Because of this, we were able to successfully defend this region of space and have descendants like us. Thus, mutual destruction methods are often used in ancient battlefields. When encountering an ancient battlefield, avoiding it is the best choice."
"Let's stay further away. Once someone accidentally enters the center of the battlefield, the mutual destruction method will be activated, and no one will be able to escape," Nong Sanniang said.
Gui Qian did not object. Who would give up on such an opportunity? Since it was said, it had to be true.
However, just as he finished speaking, a formless energy swept up into the sky a hundred meters away from them. The branches that came into contact with it quickly withered, and at the same time, it moved towards them as if it was shrinking the battlefield.
Wang Su was shaken. "Attack!"
They attacked together, but they were unable to break through this formless energy. Winged Mavis punched out, but her fist was corroded by this energy, revealing her white bones. She was shocked and quickly retreated.
"Don't fight it head-on. This is the power of the Desolate Ancestor. Let's go!" Wang Su shouted and rushed towards the battlefield.
Nong Sanniang was furious. "Someone must have reached the center of the battlefield. Are they idiots?
They've implicated us. "
Obscurity was speechless. They were too unlucky. They were only a hundred meters away from the battlefield. They should have stayed far away, but they had been implicated.
Could a Progenitor's power survive?
Although the humans who fought the monsters in ancient times were very brave and would rather perish together than be defeated, they were not monsters and did not want to die.