CHAPTER 1471: CHAPTER 1471
Creak!
The mottled stone door slowly opened. It was dark and deep inside, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.
Beneath the mountain, everyone was looking at the opening door with greed in their eyes. If it wasn't for the fact that only those that have cultivated the Immortal Golden Body could enter, they would've probably charged in by now.
After all, the temptation of the Primordial Immortal Body was too great.
On the platform, Maha Tian was also looking at the opening stone door with a complicated gaze that was filled with yearning and a dense desire to possess it.
Amongst the five Ancient Clans, the other four possessed a Primal Celestial Body. That's because the ancestors of the four clans had cultivated it, so it had been passed down. However, none of the other four clans managed to cultivate a Primal Celestial Body.
But even so, others were still the owners, while they were only the custodians.
On the other hand, their Ancient Maha Clan had lost a step. Back then, their ancestor competed with the Immortal Emperor for the Primordial Immortal Body, but the latter was superior and managed to cultivate it, becoming the strongest powerhouse in the Great Thousand World.
Perhaps it was also the reason why the Immortal Emperor handed the Primordial Immortal Body to their Ancient Maha Clan.
The other four clans possessed Primal Celestial Bodies, while their Ancient Maha Clan was only a custodian. Thus, the Patriarchs of the Ancient Maha Clan were filled with jealousy and reluctance.
Thus, they were extremely obsessed with the Primordial Immortal Body.
"Immortal Emperor, my Ancient Maha Clan has protected the Primordial Immortal Body for tens of thousands of years. So it's time for you to hand it over to my Ancient Maha Clan, right?
"Back then, you took the Primordial Immortal Body from our ancestor, so isn't it only right for you to return it to us?"
Maha Tian squinted his eyes with a flash before he swiftly hid it. He looked at the hundred silhouettes closest to the mountain. Those were the ones that could enter the Primordial Immortal Pagoda.
"The Primordial Immortal Pagoda has opened, but I would like to remind you that the competition in the Primordial Immortal Pagoda is brutal. Every level will eliminate half of the participants. So if you want to reach the end, then do your best to drive the rest out."
Maha Tian's voice resounded, causing everyone's hearts to tremble and their faces to turn grave.
"Half will be eliminated for each level!"
Mu Chen knitted his brows. The elimination rate was a little too terrifying. That also meant that as long as they entered the Primordial Immortal Pagoda, they would be facing a brutal battle.
From a certain perspective, this Immemorial Pagoda was like a Gu House, only the person who lasted until the end could see the true Immemorial Immortal Body?
"Swish."
When Maha Tian's voice landed, Maha You's silhouette burst forth, turning into a streak of light that streaked across the horizon and charged into the stone door without any hesitation.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Ye Qing, Shi Luo, and Tuoba Cang also soared into the sky.
With them taking the lead, the entire region instantly became lively as silhouettes shot out like a storm towards the stone gate.
"I'm going too."
Mu Chen said to Qing Yanjing and Futu Xuan.
"Be careful."
Qing Yanjing nodded her head and said with concern, "Give up if you really can't do it. The Primal Celestial Body might be powerful, but you can try the Endless Radiance Body of our Ancient Buddha Clan. It's also a Primal Celestial Body, and it's not any weaker than the Primordial Immortal Body."
"Cough!"
Futu Xuan coughed, "Even if you're the Grand Elder, you can't let anyone come in contact with the Endless Radiance Body. That requires the approval of the Ancestral Pagoda!"
However, Qing Yanjing ignored him and said, "I'm the Grand Elder, so I can recommend it. Furthermore, how do you know that the Ancestral Pagoda won't agree to it?"
"You!"
Seeing the two of them arguing, Mu Chen couldn't help smiling as he shook his head. He did not speak any further and turned into a streak of light that streaked across the horizon as he charged into the stone door.
In just less than a minute, over a hundred silhouettes had entered the pagoda. When they entered, Maha Tian waved his hand and Spiritual Energy gathered in the sky, forming into a hundred massive mirrors that reflected everyone's silhouettes.
When Mu Chen charged into the stone door, he immediately sensed a powerful spatial fluctuation. However, he did not resist and allowed the fluctuation to envelop him. A few breaths later, the darkness before him dissipated and a barren land appeared in his sight.
At this moment, Mu Chen stood on a hill in the barren land with an ancient and vicissitude permeating between the heavens and earth.
Standing on the spot, Mu Chen spread out his perception and realised that the space between the heavens and earth was distorted, as if it had been divided into many regions.
However, with his extraordinary perception, he could vaguely sense a violent Spiritual Energy fluctuation wreaking havoc between the heavens and earth.
"The battle has already begun?" Mu Chen muttered to himself.
Buzz!
When he spoke, space fluctuated before him and a silhouette charged out with a sharp gaze fixed on Mu Chen.
However, when he saw Mu Chen's appearance, his face changed as he turned around and ran without any hesitation.
That person was a middle-aged man with a cultivation in the Middle Phase Spirit Heavenly Sovereign Realm. However, he had recognised Mu Chen and knew that the latter's fighting prowess was terrifying despite being in the Middle Phase Spirit Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
"Since you're here, why leave?"
But just when he turned around, space fluctuated before him and Mu Chen's silhouette mysteriously appeared with a faint smile.
Those that entered the Primordial Immortal Pagoda were all competitors, and there wasn't any difference between them.
"I've long heard of the Mu Abode's Ruler's name, and I'll have a taste of it today!"
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the middle-aged man stomped his foot and a massive Sovereign Immortal Body appeared behind him with a purplish-golden radiance that emanated a mysterious fluctuation.
It was the familiar Sovereign Immortal Body, the Immortal Golden Body.
Looking at the familiar golden figure, Mu Chen sighed in his heart. After all, this was the first time that he had seen someone using the Immortal Golden Body.
"Divine Immortal Runes!"
The middle-aged man roared and the Immortal Golden Body surged with a golden lustre. Divine Runes that looked like pythons started to condense. There were a total of three hundred of them.
"Condense!"
The three hundred Divine Immortal Runes gathered together and formed into a purplish-golden sword that tore space apart. With a rustle, it tore through space and slashed towards Mu Chen.
The wasteland below was torn apart by the sword, leaving a long scar in its wake.
Mu Chen raised his head and a crystallised pagoda appeared in his black pupils. The Spiritual Energy in his body surged and was converted into boundless crystallised Spiritual Energy. His clothes fluttered without any wind, emitting fluttering noises.
His hands joined together and the crystal Spiritual Energy swept out like a tidal wave, turning into a crystal current that tore through the heavens and earth and clashed with the purplish-golden sword.
Boom!
A massive collision resounded and a Spiritual Energy storm swept out. When the crystal current came in contact with the purplish-golden sword, it had turned into crystallised threads that enveloped the sword.
Under the crystallised threads, the boundless Spiritual Energy on the purplish-golden sword had instantly dimmed down and dissipated.
"Go."
Mu Chen flicked his finger and the crystallised threads pierced through space and appeared outside the Immortal Golden Body in the next instant.
"Sealing power?"
The middle-aged man had also sensed the bizarre power contained in the crystallised threads and his face changed. He immediately circulated the Immortal Golden Body and a golden lustre surged, forming into an impregnable defence.
However, the crystalline threads continued to coil over and formed a massive crystalline cocoon that enveloped the entire Immortal Golden Body.
Looking at the cocoon, Mu Chen's eyes flickered. He was getting closer to the Late Phase Spirit Heavenly Sovereign Realm and the crystallised Spiritual Energy in his body could even confront an Initial Phase Immortal Heavenly Sovereign. So it wouldn't be difficult for him to deal with a Middle Phase Spirit Heavenly Sovereign, even if his opponent had cultivated the Immortal Golden Body.
The cocoon stood between the heavens and earth. After a long while, Mu Chen waved his hand and the cocoon shattered, turning into sparkles of crystalline light that filled the sky.
When the cocoon dissipated, the purplish-golden lustre surged and the Immortal Golden Body stood with the middle-aged man standing on its shoulder. But at this moment, his face was filled with bitterness.
Crack!
Cracks suddenly appeared on the Immortal Golden Body and spread rapidly. In the end, it exploded with a loud bang.
There were also crystallised threads on the middle-aged man's body and the Spiritual Energy in his body had dimmed. Evidently, it had been temporarily sealed.
"The Mu Abode's Ruler's reputation is well-deserved. I admit defeat." The middle-aged man bitterly said.
When his voice resounded, a beam descended and shone on the middle-aged man, causing spatial fluctuations to appear. Evidently, the middle-aged man was about to be sent out of the Primordial Immortal Pagoda.
"Thanks for letting me win."
Mu Chen lightly nodded his head as he calmly replied.
Space flickered and the middle-aged man's silhouette disappeared. However, in that instant when he was sent out of the Primordial Immortal Pagoda, a purplish-golden beam suddenly shot out from his forehead and flew towards Mu Chen.
Mu Chen stretched his hand out and received the purplish-golden light. That strand of purplish-golden light was filled with an immortal and mysterious aura.
"This is the immortal aura of the Immortal Golden Body!"
Mu Chen's gaze flickered. He was too familiar with this aura. It was practically the essence of the Immortal Golden Body, and the denser the immortal aura, the more powerful the Immortal Golden Body would be.
"Those who fail will have their immortal aura extracted by the Primordial Immortal Pagoda."
Mu Chen wore a complicated expression. This strand of immortal aura was practically the origin of the Immortal Golden Body, and the moment it was extracted, the power of the Immortal Golden Body would be weakened.
This was the price of failure.
Looking at it from a certain degree, the Primordial Immortal Pagoda was truly cruel.
However, Mu Chen wasn't a soft-hearted person. The path of a supreme expert was filled with competition, to begin with. If he didn't have the drive to press forward, then there might be a day where he would also end up like that.
As Mu Chen clenched his fist, a purplish-golden silhouette appeared behind him and devoured the strand of immortal aura. Instantly, the luster of the silhouette became deeper, and the mysterious aura grew stronger.
When Mu Chen opened his eyes, the purplish-golden silhouette behind him disappeared. Sensing the changes in the Immortal Golden Body, he retracted his interest and stepped into the distorted space.
Even if only one person could pass through this path, he, Mu Chen, had to fight for it!