boom!
The armies, like gods and demons, clashed together, shaking the heavens and earth. Countless metallic clangs and sounds of battle erupted, and in a daze, Fang Xiu felt as if he were on a battlefield of immortals and gods tens of thousands of years ago.
A terrifying attack erupted around him, the void cracked continuously, wood and stone flew everywhere, and waves of energy spread wildly, as if creating ripples in the air.
All of this was irrelevant to Fang Xiu. Although he was in the center of the battlefield, he was like an outsider. No matter how terrifying their attacks were, they could not harm him in the slightest.
"My lord, these immortals and monsters should have died long ago. It was the great battle of the past that broke the boundary between life and death in this place. So when the evil energy of gods and demons swept in, these powerful beings who had died absorbed the evil energy and regained their ability to move. However, their consciousness had long been extinguished. Now they are just reenacting the battle of the past."
"This is an irreconcilable feud between immortals and the supernatural, one that will not end even in death," the Kunlun Maggot sighed inwardly.
"By the way, my lord, you should leave quickly. This evil aura will probably not dissipate anytime soon. Once you break free from this state of nothingness, you may encounter some misfortune."
Without the Kunlun maggots reminding him, Fang Xiu knew it was time to leave. With his current strength, he was simply not capable of surviving in this ancient battlefield. If it weren't for his ability to become ethereal, he wouldn't even be able to get in.
Fang Xiu's figure constantly moved through the chaotic battlefield. He was very fast, but he couldn't get out of the battlefield in a short time because the battlefield was too vast. Even if he walked out of the valley and came to a plain, he could still see the chaotic battle.
He continued his run, the scenery rushing past him. Gradually, he made more discoveries in the ancient battlefield. He saw many abandoned building complexes, and from the broken walls and ruins, it was not hard to tell that a magnificent city had once existed here.
"My spirituality is about to give out." Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as he scanned the surroundings, trying to find a place to take refuge. If he couldn't find a place to stay before the ethereal transformation was lifted, he would have to start over.
This abandoned city was enormous; at his current speed, he could have circled the entire island nation in that short time, yet he still hadn't left.
He continued westward without stopping, but after a short while, he stopped and waited to die.
Yes, Fang Xiu's spiritual energy was exhausted. Although the ethereal transformation was powerful, it consumed a percentage of spiritual energy. The stronger one's own strength, the more spiritual energy the ethereal transformation consumed.
The moment his spirituality was exhausted, his body was exposed to the black tide, which was the aura of gods and demons.
Sizzle sizzle!
Like the sound of sulfuric acid corroding, Fang Xiu calmly watched his body being corroded. His skin rotted, revealing scarlet flesh, and the flesh rotted, revealing stark white bones.
In just a few seconds, his body completely melted.
The reason it melted so quickly was also related to the depletion of its spiritual energy; otherwise, it could have resisted for a while by relying on its spiritual energy.
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After dying several times, Fang Xiu finally found the right direction and soon arrived at a ruin.
It was a canyon, in which many ancient architectural complexes were preserved, with palaces scattered about, a huge square in the center, and towering buildings.
At the entrance to the canyon stood a towering gate, seemingly crafted from white jade, connecting the two ends of the canyon. However, it was now in ruins, covered with dark red bloodstains and marks from swords and knives.
The overwhelming darkness was blocked by the white jade gate, as if by an invisible, transparent film.
Without the slightest hesitation, Fang Xiu activated his ethereal form and rushed into the white jade gate, entering the ruins.
Then, the ethereal transformation was dispelled, and as expected, no danger was encountered; all the darkness was kept outside the door.
Instead of immediately exploring the ruins, he began to restore his spirituality. The method was quite simple: he opened the Twin Dragon Ring, which contained several S-class monsters that he had stored in advance. These S-class monsters were captured from the Other Shore, severely damaged, and rendered incapable of movement before being stored in the Twin Dragon Ring as strategic reserves.
After an incense stick had burned, Fang Xiu was fully restored to his spiritual state.
He walked deeper into the ruins and soon discovered that in the central square of the ruins, hundreds of skeletons were sitting upright. The robes on these skeletons were tattered, and they seemed to be sitting according to some specific pattern, all facing the direction of the white jade gate.
"My lord! There's treasure! There's treasure! These skeletons are all holding celestial artifacts!" Kunlun Maggot's excited voice rang out, making it seem to anyone who didn't know better think that all these celestial artifacts would end up in his hands.
A celestial artifact?
Fang Xiu looked into the hands of the skeletons and saw that each of the hundreds of skeletons held a different object: some held swords, some held pearls, and others held jade pendants, vases, zithers, and so on...
What is a celestial artifact?
"My lord, a celestial artifact is simply a weapon that contains laws and decrees."
Upon hearing Kunlun Maggot's words, Fang Xiu felt the prestige of the immortal artifact instantly plummet.
"My lord, don't think that immortal artifacts are trash. It's just that the terminology is different now than in ancient times. Think about it, in ancient times, a sixth-rank immortal was considered an immortal, but the lowest level of immortal. They were usually heavenly soldiers or gatekeepers. A sixth-rank spiritual body was called an immortal body in ancient times. After forging an immortal body, one is completely different from mortals. One is somewhere between flesh and blood and energy bodies. One doesn't need to eat, drink, or excrete. One can survive by directly absorbing energy."
Those sixth-tier immortals generally find it very difficult to acquire an immortal artifact; it is usually only seventh-tier immortals who can obtain one.
Immortal artifacts are divided into three grades—superior, middle, and inferior—as well as the highest grade—based on the materials used in their crafting, the techniques employed, and the amount of laws and regulations they contain.
I just glanced at them and the immortal artifacts these skeletons are holding are quite extraordinary. The short one on the far left is holding a low-grade immortal artifact, while the others are all mid-grade. The skeleton sitting in the first seat is even holding a high-grade immortal artifact.
"My lord, it is a divine gift; to refuse it would be a sin. What are you waiting for? Take it!"
Fang Xiu reached out to the nearest skeleton. He was quite interested in weapons containing laws, since he needed to study laws to become a seventh-tier cultivator.
It was a celestial sword, radiant with light and exuding a chilling aura.
He easily pried open the skeleton's hand and took the immortal sword in his hand.
If nothing unexpected happens, then something unexpected is bound to happen.
The moment the sword was acquired, the once radiant sword became covered in rust, like an antique unearthed from an ancient tomb.
Buzz!
A strange buzzing sound arose, and Fang Xiu's actions were like stirring up a hornet's nest. At the same time, the hundreds of skeletons in front of him turned into dust and disappeared with the wind.
The radiant magical artifacts in their hands fell to the ground, their brilliance fading, becoming extremely mottled and worn, some even shattering completely.
Click, click!
The sound of cracking came from the white jade gate behind Fang Xiu. Turning around, he saw huge cracks appearing on the white jade gate, and the darkness outside was becoming more and more violent, frantically impacting the gate.
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