Chapter 549: Ancient Secrets

Chapter 549 -466: Ancient Secrets

“Who in the world is he?!”

Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes.

He distinctly remembered this Faceless Man featured prominently in the scroll painting.

This implied two possibilities.

Either the Faceless Man was an extremely powerful being among the gods and Demon Gods, or the scroll was intentionally made to emphasize him.

Or perhaps it was both.

Whatever the case, this mysterious human expert wielding a Divine Palace Profound Soldier was definitely no simple character.

And what’s more, this painting was very likely something coveted by the Demon God.

Bai Yuan continued walking into the palace, moving extremely slowly.

In the Immortal Realm, there was no distinction between day and night.

He had no idea how long he had been looking.

Phew.

He let out a deep breath.

‘There’s a great secret in this!’

The carvings in the Divine Palace, corroborated by Ji Feng’s words, suggested that perhaps in ancient times, more than one Martial Saint-level expert could exist in the world at the same time.

But ever since a great war,

the world had changed.

Experts capable of becoming Martial Saints became so rare you could count them on one hand.

There were only two: the Demon God and the Grand Ancestor Emperor.

‘In these past ten thousand years, what on earth happened?’

…

The sealed ones reawakened one after another.

This sent massive shockwaves through the already chaotic Xuan Yang.

Both Li Dai and Li Kang chose to call a truce.

After all, if they depleted their strength at this time, Xuan Yang might genuinely be destroyed by some sealed one with ulterior motives.

They were fighting for the imperial throne,

not to actually bring about the destruction of Xuan Yang.

Otherwise, even if one defeated his brother, it would be meaningless if the nation was gone.

Such things had happened countless times in history, and they took these lessons to heart.

The world welcomed a brief period of peace.

Clearly, both Li Dai and Li Kang understood that quickly unifying Xuan Yang was now a pipe dream. But getting them to give up was also absolutely impossible.

The struggles within the Imperial Race were the cruelest of all.

「Celestial Universe Dynasty.」

Li Dai sat in the Imperial Study, flipping through an ancient tome in his hands.

He spoke as he read intently:

“So, the Grand Ancestor really didn’t leave behind a sealed one?”

An old man stood before him and shook his head. “Not as far as I know.”

It wasn’t hard to tell from Li Dai’s expression that he didn’t believe it at all.

He let out a soft sigh.

Both he and Li Kang were only Princes. In the past, Li Chengyuan had never groomed either of them as the true Crown Prince of Xuan Yang. Thus, there were many secrets of the Li Royal Race they knew little about.

There had once been a Li Family Elder Ancestor.

But ever since that Li Family Elder Ancestor had been taken away by Li Chengyuan and subsequently died,

the trail for many secrets had gone completely cold.

A worry grew in Li Dai’s heart.

If the Grand Ancestor had truly left behind a sealed Prince, then they would be in for some serious trouble.

If he wasn’t of the Li Family bloodline, it would be fine. But if he was, then that sealed one would suddenly have the strongest claim to the throne.

The matter of legitimacy was extremely important.

It was something the Confucian Family insisted upon.

Even the Imperial Race could not defy this principle of legitimacy. If the Confucian Family were to intervene, the situation would surely change dramatically.

He and Li Kang would both become laughingstocks.

“One can only hope.”

Li Dai put down the ancient tome in his hands.

…

In the blink of an eye,

a month passed.

Bai Yuan’s life was very fulfilling.

In fact, he spent most of his time not in Xiangzhou, but hunting in the Northern Plains beyond the Great Wall.

Each trip often lasted for several days.

Gradually, the Xiangzhou City garrison grew used to it.

Besides, the Demon Sect was no longer attacking. And with the old clan chief and Sang Fu, two Mingxin Grandmasters, guarding the city, it was perfectly safe.

「On this day.」

Bai Yuan returned from hunting just as before.

The moment he stepped through the door,

he saw two men dressed as Daoists sitting with Yang Fangyu in the main hall of the General’s Mansion.

“Brother Feng.”

Bai Yuan looked at Ji Feng and Shi Yan, his face lighting up with joy.

When they parted before, Ji Feng had said he was going to the East Sea to check on the situation at the Abyss of Descent.

He was eager for any news Ji Feng might have.

Ji Feng smiled faintly:

“The people of this age are truly terrifying. Not only did you produce two Martial Saints, you even leveled the Abyss of Descent.”

Bai Yuan: “So, the Abyss of Descent is really gone?”

“It’s gone.”

Ji Feng said, his tone certain.

He had been to the Abyss of Descent before. He knew the place like the back of his hand.

This time, he and Shi Yan had crossed tens of thousands of miles of ocean to finally reach what he remembered as the end of the sea.

But there was no abyss to be found.

He had no choice but to believe it. It wasn’t that someone had hidden the truth about the Abyss of Descent—the Abyss of Descent was well and truly gone.

Moving mountains and leveling seas.

This was something that not even an Immortal could necessarily do.

Bai Yuan asked, “Brother Feng, what are your plans now?”

Ji Feng’s smile returned. “What else is there to do? I’ll head back to the Dragon Tiger Sect for secluded training first. I’ll resume the investigation when I reach TongShen.”

His trip to the East Sea this time,

was not without its dangers.

His status was indeed prominent, but that was only on Dragon Tiger Mountain.

It didn’t count for much elsewhere.

Aside from the Great Flood Dragon Lord of the East Sea, the deep ocean was home to many fearsome great demons of the Sea Race. Those great demons couldn’t care less whether he was an ancestor of the Dragon Tiger Sect or one of the sealed.

Ji Feng only managed to reach the former location of the Abyss of Descent

because the first Grand Celestial Master of the Dragon Tiger Sect had left him with enough safeguards.

Bai Yuan nodded.

A Mingxin Grandmaster was an undisputed powerhouse in the mortal world, but when faced with the secrets of the Abyss of Descent, it was still not enough.

He asked curiously, “Brother Feng, how long will it take you to break through?”

Ji Feng sighed. “The providence of this era is very different. Back in my time, I could have broken through with a single thought. But now… it will take at least two years.”

Two years.

Bai Yuan grinned.

He hadn’t expected Ji Feng’s progress to be so fast.

If Ji Feng was this fast, then the other sealed ones were likely progressing at a similar rate.