Chapter 706 - 703: Entering the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes

Chapter 706: Chapter 703: Entering the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes

On the top floor of the Wanjue Inn, Saintess Wanjue stood by the door in a daze after instantly teleporting Jiang Jichen away.

The hunched-back old servant appeared silently behind her.

"Saintess, there is no need to worry. This is his path. You have done your best and helped in every way you could. Now, it is truly up to him!"

The hunched-back old servant said.

Saintess Wanjue sighed softly. "Sometimes, doing your best isn’t enough. But... never mind. Go and help him translate the Spells from the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts."

"I shall take my leave!"

Upon hearing Saintess Wanjue’s words, the hunched-back old servant’s figure vanished. The next moment, he appeared before Jiang Jichen.

Jiang Jichen had just materialized at the entrance to the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes, but he hadn’t yet stepped inside.

Seeing the hunched-back old servant suddenly appear, Jiang Jichen said with a pleasant surprise, "Sir, are you coming in with me? If so, I can rest easy!"

The hunched-back old servant said indifferently, "Even if I were to accompany you, one’s Cultivation Realm is of little use in the depths of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes. Not only would I be unable to help you, I fear I would only become a burden."

"Otherwise, there would be no need for you to go."

Hearing the old servant’s words, Jiang Jichen felt a wave of disappointment and dejection.

"Sir, what do you think my chances of success are if I go in to get that... Ghost Finger Bone?"

Jiang Jichen asked listlessly.

"A sliver of hope!"

The hunched-back old servant replied without a moment’s hesitation.

"Damn it! Only a sliver of hope? Then what the hell am I going for?!"

"Sir, can you just tell the Saintess I’m not going?"

Jiang Jichen shouted agitatedly, standing before the entrance to the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes.

At this point, only he and the hunched-back old servant remained at the valley entrance; everyone else had already gone in ahead of him.

The hunched-back old servant paid no mind to Jiang Jichen’s complaints and got straight to the point. "I am here to help you translate the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts. If you do not require my assistance, I will take my leave now!"

Hearing this, Jiang Jichen hastily replied, "I do! I very much do! Sir, please teach me quickly!"

The hunched-back old servant held out his hand. "The Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts. Hand them over."

Jiang Jichen took out the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts and handed it to the hunched-back old servant.

After casually flipping through the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts, the old servant handed it back to Jiang Jichen.

The next moment, the text from the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts appeared directly in Jiang Jichen’s mind, and simultaneously, the old servant’s voice echoed within his Divine Sense.

A knowledge transfer using Divine Sense!

The old servant’s abilities were truly astonishing.

In just a few dozen breaths, Jiang Jichen had completely deciphered the runes in the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts.

It was a book that summoned a Rune Battle Armor!

By holding the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts and reciting the Rune Spell, one could summon a mystical suit of Rune Battle Armor to defend against the Power of Destruction.

Furthermore, after the runes vanished, the Divine Treasure Map would appear on a center page of the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts.

And at that very moment, Jiang Jichen was clad in a mystical suit of Rune Battle Armor.

It was ink-black, with the mystical light of runes flowing across its surface.

He held the ancient book in his hands!

The mystical runes on the ancient book had vanished, having transformed into the Rune Battle Armor.

Now, a map had appeared on the blank pages of the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts.

Jiang Jichen easily committed the map to memory.

Only then did he close the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts.

The next moment, the Rune Battle Armor on his body dissolved into a stream of runic light and flowed back into the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts.

When Jiang Jichen opened the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts again, he found it was once more filled with mysterious runes, restored to its original state.

’It really is a treasure!’

Jiang Jichen marveled.

’Of course, if you didn’t know how to use it, the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts would be no different from useless trash.’

’But for an Ancient Book from the Exotic Realm, containing a Divine Treasure Map, to appear in the Human Realm’s Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes... The whole thing is shrouded in mystery.’

After teaching Jiang Jichen the Rune Spell from the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts, the hunched-back old servant vanished in a flash without another word.

Now, Jiang Jichen was left all alone at the entrance to the valley.

’With this Rune Battle Armor from the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts, finding the Divine Treasure won’t be an issue. But to retrieve the finger bone with the green gemstone, I’ll have to enter the deepest part of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes. That’s far too dangerous and unpredictable, with only a sliver of hope.’

’I’ll act according to my capabilities. If my life is truly in danger, I’ll pull out without hesitation.’

Jiang Jichen resolved that at the first sign of trouble, he would retreat decisively.

’To hell with the finger bone. Staying alive is what’s most important; it’s the prerequisite for everything else.’

With his mind made up, Jiang Jichen strode into the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes.

As soon as he entered the valley, the world around him transformed.

Ethereal mists drifted through the air. The ground was like iron, and the strange vegetation was like metal and stone.

In short, everything he saw was a strange and incomparably hard substance.

Otherwise, it would have long since turned to ash and vanished from the world.

This was only the entrance of the valley, where the Power of Destruction that turned all things to ash was not yet concentrated.

But even without using his Seven-colored Spiritual Power or Holy Body Undying Power, Jiang Jichen could already feel waves of stinging pain on his skin.

Moreover, his clothes were tearing apart, threatening to turn to ash.

If he let it continue, Jiang Jichen would be naked in the next moment.

However, Jiang Jichen released his Cultivation, and a protective layer naturally formed over his skin, stopping his clothes from disintegrating.

’What a terrifying Power of Destruction!’

Alarmed, Jiang Jichen changed his clothes and continued onward.

With his formidable physique and peerless defense, he could naturally traverse the outer section of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes with ease.

Therefore, Jiang Jichen advanced at a great speed.

Along the way, he discovered that not everything in the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes turned to ash; it had its own unique life forms growing within it.

These life forms were incredibly tough, difficult to harm even with blades and swords.

Unfortunately, they were incapable of Spirit Communication; otherwise, they would have made excellent materials for Treasure Artifacts.

Besides the strange life forms, the Power of Destruction from the Exotic Space-Time would randomly form Destruction Storms that swept through the area.

Jiang Jichen personally witnessed a group of people who failed to escape in time get swept up by a Destruction Storm and instantly turned to ash.

Among them was a Cultivator at the Fifth Realm of Saint, yet no defense had the slightest effect.

And that was just a Destruction Storm in the outer part of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes. The ones in the central region, or even the depths, would be unimaginable.

Jiang Jichen continued onward, discovering that the deeper he went into the valley, the wider it became.

Moreover, the strange forests grew denser, and he began to encounter deep-black lakes, swamps wreathed in poisonous gas, and more.

There were even terrifying mutated creatures!

One could only imagine how terrifying these mutated creatures must be to survive the Power of Destruction in the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes.

As Jiang Jichen flew over a patch of strange forest, the space around him suddenly trembled.

Waves of Imprisonment Power descended from the sky, landing upon him.

At the same time, seven or eight figures flew out from the mystical forest, unleashing Ultimate Killing Skills as they attacked Jiang Jichen’s vitals and blind spots from all directions.

Their auras indicated they were all between the Saint Third Realm and the Fifth Realm of Saint.