Chapter 585 348: Obtaining the Nanli Celestial Mandate, Seeing the Woman in Purple Again, Bygone Affairs of the Middle Ages (2)

It felt as if her entire Divine Soul was about to leave her body.

"What immense power."

Lu Mingyuan was visibly moved as he felt the aura emanating from the purple-robed woman.

'If the purple-robed woman could be resurrected, does that mean the other beings in the icebergs have been resurrected as well?'

The Returning Ruins Silent Sea was filled with countless icebergs. Each one sealed a corpse, and all of them had been powerful in life. They all had Cultivation at or above the Middle Fifth Grade, with no shortage of those who had reached the Immortal Realm.

If all those beings were revived, they would undoubtedly become an exceptionally terrifying force.

'If I could harness this power, unifying the world would be a simple matter.'

A multitude of thoughts flashed through his mind. Before the purple-robed woman could strike, Lu Mingyuan moved, appearing in front of Yun Qinghe. He pressed his palm forward, condensing a dazzling Sacred Qi Fire Cloud that dispelled the strange power enveloping her.

A look of horror appeared in Yun Qinghe's eyes, and she felt a deep sense of dread toward the purple-robed woman.

The moment the woman had locked onto her, she had truly felt death's approach.

'This is a Great Power of the Upper Three Grades, at the very least.'

"You wish to obstruct me as well?" the purple-robed woman asked, glaring at Lu Mingyuan.

Lu Mingyuan shook his head slightly. "I have no such intention. I just don't want you to harm my friend."

His gaze fell on the purple flower on the woman's chest. "Back on the seafloor, I had the chance to take your Three-leaf Nine-Life Flower, but I didn't," he said in a serious tone. "I hope you understand that we mean you no harm."

When the purple-robed woman heard him mention her Lifebound Treasure, she subconsciously covered the Three-leaf Nine-Life Flower on her chest.

This item was a Sacred Object of her clan.

It possessed the power to revive the dead and pierce the veil between yin and yang.

"If you need a place to stay, I can provide one."

Lu Mingyuan said in an exceptionally calm voice.

"Hmph. Why should I trust you?"

the purple-robed woman said coldly.

'This Human Race may look different from how they did ten thousand years ago, but the wickedness of the human heart has never changed.'

The Tri-Eyed Race was annihilated precisely because they were too quick to trust others.

With a flip of her hand, the purple-robed woman put away the Three-leaf Nine-Life Flower. She then turned, preparing to leave.

"Please wait," Lu Mingyuan said.

The purple-robed woman stopped and turned back, her gaze falling on Lu Mingyuan. "What is it?"

"I'd like to be so bold as to ask, how were you resurrected? And what is the situation inside Dragon Peak Mountain now?"

Lu Mingyuan asked with a solemn expression.

Hearing this question, a terrifying killing intent flared in the purple-robed woman's eyes. She spat out two words icily:

"No comment."

With that, she dissolved into scattered points of purple light and vanished.

"See? It's not that simple. She doesn't trust you at all," Yun Qinghe said, gloating at his misfortune.

"The beings from the icebergs are a force that can be united. We can't just stand by and do nothing."

Lu Mingyuan said seriously.

"For now, our only choice is to go to Dragon Peak Mountain again."

"The entire Grotto Heaven is on the verge of collapsing. Are you sure you still want to go?" Yun Qinghe asked, astonished.

"Only by finding out what happened can we negotiate with these beings from the Middle Ages."

Without another word, Lu Mingyuan followed the purple-robed woman's aura and gave chase.

The purple-robed woman was incredibly fast. Lu Mingyuan had to chase her for tens of thousands of miles before he finally caught sight of her again.

"Please wait."

Lu Mingyuan transformed into a streak of rainbow light, materializing in front of the purple-robed woman. He stood suspended above the clouds, blocking her path.

The purple-robed woman stopped, and layers of holy light suffused with ancient, Powerful Qi appeared around her as she prepared for battle.

Her eyes were cold as she said, "You chased me this far? What, having second thoughts? You want to snatch my Treasure back?"

As she spoke, she exuded an extremely powerful and hostile aura, laced with hints of killing intent.

Lu Mingyuan couldn't help but chuckle. "Don't misunderstand. I have no ill intentions. I just wish to travel with you into the Grotto Heaven."

"What are you going there for?"

A trace of vigilance appeared in the purple-robed woman's eyes. She didn't quite believe Lu Mingyuan.

"What I need to do is something I will only know after I reach the Ascension Land."

Lu Mingyuan wasn't lying. He truly didn't know what had happened inside the Grotto Heaven or what help was needed from him.

'Who doesn't even know what they're setting out to do?'

The purple-robed woman sneered, her disbelief in Lu Mingyuan's words deepening.

Her temperament was cold and aloof, keeping others at arm's length. The layers of holy light around her never faded, and her guard against Lu Mingyuan remained up.

"If you truly wish to see for yourself, then follow me."

After leaving this remark, the purple-robed woman continued forward.

"Let's go. We'll see what's happening inside the Grotto Heaven."

Lu Mingyuan said to Yun Qinghe, and they followed the woman to the location of a spatial teleportation Grand Array.

The Array was ancient and located in an extremely remote place on the shore of a sea.

It was clearly a remnant from ancient times.

'To think the purple-robed woman knew there was an Array here that led directly to Dragon Peak Mountain.'

Purple Mana flowed from the Tri-Eyed woman's fingertips, activating the Grand Array.

WHOOSH.

Lu Mingyuan felt a tide of Spiritual Qi wash over them. He and Yun Qinghe were enveloped by the Array.

In the blink of an eye, they were transported to another space.

They had entered the interior of Dragon Peak Mountain.

Lu Mingyuan looked up toward the distant horizon, where a massive spatial rift came clearly into view.

The spatial rift was thousands of yards long, like a terrifying beast that had opened its gaping maw to devour everything.

A dense Yin Qi and an aura of darkness emanated from the rift, filling the sky for thousands of miles. It caused dark clouds to roil overhead, blotting out the sun.

On the ground below, numerous statues stood in the center.

These were... statues of the ancient Divine Beings.

Lu Mingyuan recognized at a glance that these Golems were all depictions of those bizarre Divine Beings.

A large number of ancient Cultivators with Demon Patterns on their bodies stood guard around the spatial rift, not allowing anyone to approach. They came in all shapes and sizes—some with wings, others with three heads and six arms.

A human skeleton as massive as a mountain floated in mid-air, its eye sockets radiating a divine light as brilliant as the scorching sun.

Enormous palaces drifted among the dark clouds, their banners fluttering as figures flickered in and out of sight.

Each palace was like a star in the cosmos, releasing endless fluctuations of power. It was clear that an incredible powerhouse presided within each one.

"This is..."

Lu Mingyuan was somewhat shocked by the sight.

The purple-robed woman spoke in a desolate tone, "Do you know what the Old Celestial Court has become?"

"This is the Celestial Dao that everyone yearns for."

Even from hundreds of miles away, Lu Mingyuan could feel waves of terrifying, tyrannical power.

THUD.

Quite suddenly, several behemoths fell from the sky, crashing into the ground and causing it to tremble violently.

They were enormous bone dragons of various forms, each one exuding an incredibly powerful aura.

SWISH.

The figures of several Human Race Cultivators were thrown from one of the palaces. They let out agonizing wails as their bodies, seemingly forged from molten steel, were nearly stomped in two by the bone dragons—a truly gruesome sight.

These Human Race Cultivators looked no different from the humans of today, but they carried an ancient air about them.

"All the Changming Empire Cultivators who escaped have been recaptured. With them, we should be able to break the seal of the Middle Ages and allow the Ancient Gods to return to this world."

A two-horned man with pitch-black pupils like those of a demon spoke in a cold voice.

He was clad in Dragon Scale Armor and radiated an incomparably dense, dark, and bizarre aura. Lu Mingyuan felt he had sensed this power somewhere before.

'The Eternal Emperor possessed by the Demon Emperor!'

Lu Mingyuan suddenly remembered—people corrupted by the white mist seemed to become like this.

Seeing the scene before her, Yun Qinghe had a sudden realization. "These people must all be subordinates of the Abandoned Heaven Demon Emperor. To think that besides the Eternal Emperor and the Abandoned Heaven Demon Emperor himself, other ancient powerhouses still exist within this Grotto Heaven. They just woke up a little later."

"Is it because of them that you chose to flee the Grotto Heaven and head for the territory of the Nanli Dynasty?" Yun Qinghe's gaze toward the purple-robed woman grew profound.

"So now, you're going to run, right?"

The purple-robed woman said mockingly, "Do you know who they are? In the Middle Ages, these Demons were the Celestial Soldiers and Generals of the Old Celestial Court. They are extremely powerful. After following the Abandoned Heaven Demon Emperor to the Mortal World, they have been fighting against the Changming Empire ever since. If you don't want to die, you should leave at once."

"Who said I'm going to run?"

Lu Mingyuan questioned, his gaze sharp.

Hearing this, a trace of surprise appeared on the purple-robed woman's face.

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