I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life - Chapter 268 - 164: The Nine Great Dynasties
Chapter 268: Chapter 164: The Nine Great Dynasties
The Sacred Land that occupies the core of the Spirit Vein Ancestral Source in Central State has been a place of heroes vying for dominance since ancient times.
It is also where the Human Race rose at the end of the Ancient Times.
Since the chaotic times began, the Human Race has established itself here, splitting the world with the Demon Race.
Until the Immortal Era, when humans frequently ascended to become immortals, the Demon Race completely retreated to Nanling, and the land of Central State was firmly occupied by the Human Race.
Afterwards, it was tens of thousands of years of heroes vying for supremacy, with various dynasties competing fiercely.
Until the Primordial Era, when the Nine Empires finally ruled the world, sharing Central State as the Sacred Land.
For all cultivators, Central State’s Spirit Vein Ancestral Source is a place of longing, but the imperial power within the Nine Dynasties is something they all respect but keep their distance from.
“If this truly is a Central State dynasty, then isn’t it…” Li Jizhou was slightly startled.
According to ancient records, the Nine Dynasties have remained stable since the Primordial Era, with the last royal family being destroyed ten thousand years ago.
“This is at least remnants of a dynasty from ten thousand years ago!”
However, having lived two lifetimes in the Eastern Desolate Southern Domain, even if he had read extensively in Yan Kingdom, his knowledge about Central State was very limited.
Meanwhile, cultivators who dwelled long in the swamps had no information barriers.
“Master Mu, could you explain in detail…” Li Jizhou withdrew his gaze from the ruins and looked at Master Mu.
Yet before speaking halfway, he noticed Master Mu’s eyes directed straight at a nearly completely demolished, grand building at the center of the ruins with a startling gorge at its core.
It seemed to have been split by a sword.
“I’m not sure; more clues are needed.” Master Mu shook his head slightly.
“Master Huang, my Water Element Secret Skill cannot play a special role here, so I’d like to ask for Master Huang’s protection. Moreover, I know more about matters related to Central State’s dynasties and might be able to provide valuable information. If there’s any gain here, I’m willing to share twenty percent; we can split seventy-thirty.”
“Master Mu speaks too highly, but Huang is afraid for his own safety and cannot make reckless promises.” Li Jizhou said indifferently.
Master Mu looked at the Ghost Shadow Puppet: “Master Huang is humble; with this puppet, I feel much more at ease. I do not ask Master Huang to sacrifice himself for others, only that in moments of crisis, if Master Huang can lend a hand, this puppet can protect us.”
“That is no problem!” Li Jizhou nodded.
Then, following Master Mu’s guidance, the Ghost Shadow Puppet led the way, walking step by step forward.
The further they moved inside the Imperial City, the colder the temperature became.
The degree of damage within was increasingly severe.
“Wait, there’s a corpse there!” Suddenly, Li Jizhou’s Divine Sense detected a corpse amidst a pile of ruins ten feet away.
Master Mu immediately became vigilant.
Li Jizhou controlled the Ghost Shadow to clear the ruins, revealing a corpse beneath.
“It’s so lifelike, it seems it hasn’t been dead for long!”
“Someone came here before us?”
“No, the entire corpse is covered with a layer of ice crystal…”
The corpse appeared to have flesh and blood, with no signs of weathering nor time leaving marks upon it.
At first glance, it resembled a recently deceased cultivator.
Yet upon closer inspection, a thin layer of ice crystal covered the entire corpse.
“This is…” Master Mu’s expression instantly changed with shock.
He carefully sensed the space.
“Could this be… ice-sealed time?”
Li Jizhou looked at her puzzled.
Master Mu did not rush to explain, and casually flicked a water serpent towards the ice-sealed corpse.
“Crack~” The ice crystal outside the corpse shattered instantly.
“Poof~” The intact corpse was exposed within, but at the instant the ice crystal shattered, the seemingly fresh corpse dried up, withered, weathered, and finally became a pile of ashes at visible speed.
“Just as expected!” Master Mu’s face filled with excitement.
“Master Huang, if nothing unexpected happens, this Imperial City is the last dynasty from ten thousand years ago in Central State—the Moon Worship Dynasty!”
“Moon Worship Dynasty?” Li Jizhou murmured, bewildered.
No records he had consulted mentioned the Moon Worship Dynasty.
“Indeed! Master Huang, the Moon Worship Dynasty was the last dynasty to be destroyed after the Primordial Era in Central State. Its heritage came from the Moon Worship Immortal Monarch who ascended to the Immortal Realm at the start of the Primordial Era.
It once dominated all of Central State for nearly fifty thousand years.
But was overthrown ten thousand years ago by the Cangming Celestial Venerable, favored by the then Moon Worship Empress, who ultimately replaced the Moon Worship to become one of today’s Nine Dynasties in Central State.
Back then, at the time of her fall, the Moon Worship Empress exhausted all her Mahayana divine abilities, using the Quasi-Immortal Artifact—Guanghan Seal—passed down by the Moon Worship Immortal Monarch who ascended to the Immortal Realm to forcibly sink the nearly destroyed Imperial City into the earth vein, preventing the Guanghan Seal and Moon Worship heritage from being seized by Cangming Celestial Venerable.” Master Mu’s expression grew increasingly excited.
“Could this ice-sealed time be the divine ability of the Guanghan Seal?” Li Jizhou was shocked.
He was gradually discovering the intricacies of this place.
This so-called ice-sealed time froze the aura of time.
No wonder when he first entered here, the character of time’s rings almost lost effect, and his perception of time’s force was absent.
“Legend has it that this Quasi-Immortal Artifact was passed to the descendants by the Moon Worship Immortal Monarch before ascending, transmitted to females but not males, and it must be used together with the Guanghan Skill to wield the power of the Quasi-Immortal Artifact!”
“Quasi-Immortal Artifact!” Li Jizhou couldn’t help but feel a slight stir internally.
In this realm, the ultimate weapon left in the lower realm upon ascending to the Immortal Realm is a Quasi-Immortal Artifact.
It is said that whether it’s the Nine Dynasties in Central State or ancient families and Sacred Lands in Eastern Desolation, their lasting rule for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years is all due to possessing a Quasi-Immortal Artifact.
“Had it not been for Cangming Celestial Venerable’s cunning plan laid over hundreds of years, exploiting the Moon Worship Empress’s favoritism, the Guanghan Seal would not have succumbed, and the Moon Worship Dynasty would not have been destroyed!
Yet, we need not covet the Guanghan Seal; without the bloodline of the Moon Worship Immortal Monarch, it cannot be subdued unless with another Quasi-Immortal Artifact suppressing it.” Master Mu added.
Li Jizhou nodded silently.
Understanding his wishful thinking, he realized.
With his current cultivation level in the Initial to Mid Stage of Golden Core, not to mention a Quasi-Immortal Artifact, even subduing a Third Grade or higher Innate Spiritual Treasure is impossible.
Recklessly contacting a Quasi-Immortal Artifact risks ending with demise and dispersal of the soul.
Gathering his thoughts, Li Jizhou clarified his original goal.
Quasi-Fourth Tier Puppet materials, Lifespan Extension Pill, and of course, Quasi-Fourth Tier Talisman materials would suffice.
“Boom~” At that moment, a loud noise emanated from the direction of the Central Palace.
“What happened? Two magical power fluctuations at the Late Stage of Core Formation!” Master Mu suddenly looked there.
“The Moon Worship Imperial City frozen for millennia shouldn’t have any living entity!”
“Could there be internal conflict?”
Li Jizhou was uncertain.
Members of the Hongtian team had taken a Heart Demon Blood Oath; there shouldn’t be internal conflict.
“Could another quest team have entered?”
Li Jizhou didn’t focus on this; instead, he asked Master Mu:
“Where are herbs generally planted in the Imperial City? Where are materials stored?”
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