When the golden lustre emanated from the Golden Dragon Plaque enveloped Mu Chen in the Spiritual Array that enveloped the Ancient Haven Palace, he could clearly sense the intense fluctuation of space around him before a lustre surged before his eyes. When he looked over again, the scenery in this region had changed.
Standing in the sky, Mu Chen raised his head and saw an ancient region before him. But compared to the outer region of the Ancient Haven Palace, it had a more majestic aura.
In this entire region, there were numerous towering peaks that rose from the ground and mysterious rocks were scattered all over. Even though it had been abandoned for tens of thousands of years, this place was still filled with boundless Spiritual Energy. From this, one could tell what kind of shocking cultivation treasure this place was in the ancient times.
Vaguely, innumerable palaces could be seen on the peaks that stretched to the end of one's sight with waterfalls that were akin to dragons descending with rumbling noises that resounded between the heavens and earth.
Especially in the sky, there were innumerable massive islands that were filled with palaces as well, showing how flourishing it was in the past.
Looking at this majestic scene, Mu Chen couldn't help sighing. Compared to this place, the Greatlaw Sky of the Great Heaven Domain seemed a little small.
"This is the genuine Ancient Haven Palace?"
Lin Jing's curious voice resounded from his back as she looked at this region and clicked her tongue in admiration. Facing this majestic scene, even as the Princess of the Martial Realm, she had a high evaluation of it.
Nodding his head, Mu Chen swept his gaze out. He could sense all sorts of Spiritual Energy fluctuations fluctuating in this region, which should be the treasure-seekers that had intruded into the Ancient Haven Palace.
The silence that had lasted for tens of thousands of years had been completely shattered at this moment.
Those experts that had intruded into the Ancient Haven Palace were like red-eyed bandits, wishing that they could flip this place upside down. After all, even a fool would know how terrifying the foundation left behind by this supreme force that dominated the Greatlaw Continent in ancient times was.
As long as he could obtain a trace of opportunity, he would be able to leap through the dragon gate and become famous in the Greatlaw Continent.
Mu Chen turned to look at the other experts of the North Region Alliance. At this moment, the latter and the others were also staring at the huge treasure with greed.
He looked as if he wished for nothing more than to immediately make a move to search for fortuitous encounters.
"If you want to search for treasures on your own, you can leave for now. If you encounter any danger, you can ask each other for help."
Mu Chen saw this.
Their Northern Region Alliance was rather loose, so there was no need for him to forcefully bind these people to his side. Not only would they be disliked by others, but they would also not be able to divide the spoils evenly, which would be even more troublesome.
Since that was the case, it was better to act separately and maintain some contact.
These powerhouses, who had been itching for a long time, were overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.
He expressed his agreement.
With a smile, Mu Chen reminded, "Although there are many treasures in the Ancient Haven Palace, I can see that the Spiritual Energy here is still abundant. There are even some obscure Spiritual Energy fluctuations in some places. Everyone, be careful when searching for treasures and don't trigger any Spiritual Arrays to lose your life."
Everyone nodded their heads in gratitude before they impatiently turned around and left, turning into streaks of light and flew towards the endless Ancient Haven Palace.
"Without those burdens, it will be much easier."
When Jiu You saw those fellows leaving, she flung her rosy lips aside. Amongst this group of people.
Aside from the Profound Black Sovereign, the rest were useless if they encountered a powerful enemy. On the contrary, they would even be burdens. But they had no choice but to bring them in from the start.
After all, they still had the Earth Sovereigns of the Northern Region standing behind them. Right now, the Northern Region Alliance still needed the support of those Earth Sovereigns. Otherwise, just their Great Heaven Domain alone wouldn't be able to intimidate those peak forces in the Greatlaw Continent.
Mu Chen lightly smiled. The reason why he would be so considerate as to disperse everyone was naturally because he had such intentions in his heart. As for true companions, it was sufficient to have the two of them by his side.
"What should we do now?" Lin Jing said in high spirits, looking as if she was prepared to go all out.
Mu Chen cast a glance and briefly pondered, "The Ancient Haven Palace is too vast. Furthermore, its sudden disappearance back then was extremely bizarre, so we have to be cautious."
"Furthermore, according to my estimations, the first level of the Ancient Haven Palace should be the location of the Nine Mansions. Behind the Nine Mansions is one of our important targets, the Heavenly Lake!"
The Ancient Haven Palace was split into the Nine Mansions and Five Halls beneath the Heavenly Emperor, and the Nine Mansions should be in this region.
Hearing the words Heavenly Lake, Lin Jing's eyes lit up as she said, "I wonder if the Heavenly Lake of the Ancient Haven Palace is as marvelous as it was in the past?"
"You know about it as well?"
Mu Chen was a little surprised, before he understood. With her father's identity, the secrets of the Ancient Haven Palace naturally couldn't be hidden from Lin Jing.
Lin Jing nodded her chin. "I once heard from my father that the reason why the Ancient Haven Palace could become the Overlord of the Greatlaw Continent was mainly due to the Heavenly Emperor's strength, but it was also due to the existence of the Heavenly Lake. At that time, countless geniuses joined the Ancient Haven Palace to obtain the baptism of the Heavenly Lake."
"It's said that the baptism of the Heavenly Lake can allow one to be reborn. At the same time, it can also refine one's Spiritual Energy. It was so much so that even the Sovereign Celestial Body could be refined in the baptism."
"It's said that there are Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereigns that broke through to the Earth Sovereign Realm during the baptism."
Nine Nether's expression slightly changed at this moment. As she got closer to the Earth Sovereign Realm, only then did she know how difficult it was to break through the shackles. Countless Ninth Grade Sovereigns in the world couldn't take that step in their entire lives, so one could see how difficult it was to break through.
Perhaps Lin Jing's words were a little exaggerated, but it was sufficient to prove how marvelous the Heavenly Lake was.
Mu Chen lightly smiled. "But not everyone is qualified to undergo the baptism of the Heavenly Lake. According to the rules of the Ancient Haven Palace, only disciples that have obtained the acknowledgement of the Nine Mansions can enter the Heavenly Lake with the token of the Nine Mansions."
"Although the Ancient Haven Palace has undergone a great change, I'm afraid that the rules still exist, just like the Dragon Ascension Gate. So before that, we have to find the location of the Nine Mansions and see if we can obtain a token of the Nine Mansions."
When Jiu You heard his words, she nodded her head. With so many experts entering the Ancient Haven Palace, they would definitely want to enter the Heavenly Lake as well. So they had to make their move as soon as possible.
Mu Chen had also thought of this, so he did not speak any further and waved his hand. "Let's go, it's time for us to move as well."
As he spoke, Mu Chen raised his head and looked at the vast ancient land. He did not speak any further and turned into a streak of light, flying towards a floating rock island in the distance.
Behind him, Jiu You and Lin Jing swiftly followed up and started to search for the Ancient Haven Palace.
Mu Chen's party did not have any harvest on the first rock island, since many palaces had already been reduced to ruins. Occasionally, they would find some Spiritual Treasures, but their Spiritual Energy was dim and on the verge of shattering.
But judging from the environment of the rock island, Mu Chen could guess that a great battle must have taken place here in the past.
Although their first search was fruitless, Mu Chen's party of three wasn't dejected as they continued to search.
It was also during their search that Mu Chen discovered something that gave him a headache. That's because he realised that many of the rock islands had a Spiritual Array on them. Although the defensive capabilities of the Spiritual Array weren't powerful, it could still isolate the sight of the outside world. So unless the Spiritual Array was destroyed, no one would know what the interior of the rock island was like.
There were at least tens of thousands of floating rock islands in the Ancient Haven Palace. How much time would it take to find the location of the Nine Mansions if they were to break through them one by one?
Facing this situation, Mu Chen's party of three was helpless, since they could only forcefully destroy the rock islands. But fortunately, their helplessness did not last for long, since they found an unremarkable harvest on one of the rock islands.
It was a jade strip that Mu Chen had found beside a skeleton. The jade strip did not contain any extraordinary Divine Ability, but an ordinary map.
But in Mu Chen's eyes, it was akin to a treasure.
That's because the map actually indicated the locations of the various regions in the Ancient Haven Palace, including the locations of the Nine Mansions and even the Five Halls.
With this item, Mu Chen's party would be able to bypass the countless rock islands and head towards the Nine Mansions.
"Mu Chen, you're too formidable!" Lin Jing cheered. The empty rock islands from before had made her feel a little depressed.
Mu Chen grinned as he scanned the map. Thereafter, he raised his head towards the northwest direction and said, "According to the map, the Wind Mansion of the Nine Mansions should be in that direction. We can go and search for it."
The Wind Mansion was one of the Nine Mansions, and the Mansion Lord was a Lesser Earth Sovereign. So there must be a true treasure in that place.
"Let's go!"
Mu Chen's gaze was blazing. He did not hesitate and soared into the sky. He turned into a streak of light and flew across the rock islands towards the location that was marked on the map.
Under the directions, Mu Chen and the rest only traveled for ten-odd minutes before they came to a stop. At this moment, an unremarkable rock island appeared before them.
However, no one would have expected that this seemingly inconspicuous rock island was actually the location of one of the nine mansions, the Wind Mansion!
(To be continued.)