However, this matter is too mysterious. If someone else said it, even she herself would not believe it, so she was too lazy to explain it too much to others.
Ye Lanxuan turned his head slightly, looked at Mu Hanyan deeply, but still didn't ask any more questions.
Following Mu Hanyan, everyone came to the stone gate.
There was a halo of light rippling above the stone gate, like water waves. One could not see the scene inside the gate, but it felt as if it had existed since ancient times. Passing through this gate, one would transcend time and space and enter another world.
Obviously, this stone gate is just a space barrier. Once you pass through the barrier, you will enter the ancient ruins.
Just standing in front of the stone gate, one can feel a sense of vast antiquity, and a pressure unique to a mythical beast is also coming towards you.
This pressure was obviously several times stronger than the pressure of the Qiongqi divine beast seen in the Valley of Strange Beasts. Even with Mu Hanyan's current strength, she felt it was extremely heavy.
Hua Yue and the others felt heavy all over, and even their breathing became rapid.
"Let's go. If there is any danger, leave immediately and don't worry about me." Mu Hanyan said to Hua Yue and others.
Even though Ye Lanxuan is here, he may not be able to take care of so many people because he is distracted.
"Don't worry, sir. We won't be a burden to you. If the situation is not right, we will leave immediately." Hua Yue and others said solemnly.
They all know that their own strength is still too weak, so they will not act out of loyalty.
Mu Hanyan nodded and was the first to step through the gate. Ye Lanxun walked beside him. Hua Yue and the others gripped their sword hilts and followed closely behind.
In the distance, seeing Mu Hanyan and others entering the gate of the barrier, the Fifth Prince and others looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Mu Hanyan had really given them too many shocks, and they began to lose confidence in their original plan.
"How about this, let's go and see. If things can't be done, it's not too late to let go." After hesitating for a long time, Nian Anyao finally spoke.
He is different from the other two. After all, he is a beastmaster. If he encounters such a powerful beast and doesn't even take a look at it, he will regret it for the rest of his life.
"Okay, let's see the situation first. If things don't go well, it's not too late to leave." The Fifth Prince was unwilling to give up. He was still planning to step on Mu Hanyan under his feet one day. If he got the divine beast easily, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
No matter what, we must not give up even the last glimmer of hope unless it is absolutely impossible.
Qu Fengting hated Mu Hanyan to death, so of course he had no objection. After waiting for a while, several people followed stealthily and passed through the space barrier.
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In front of me is a huge palace, tall and spacious, with a solemn and dignified atmosphere everywhere, which seems to be somewhat similar to the Qiongqi Temple that I have seen before.
But upon closer inspection, it was clearly different. Not only was it taller and more majestic than the Qiongqi Temple, but it also lacked the brute force and murderous aura characteristic of the ferocious beasts in the Qiongqi Temple. Within its solemnity, it also exuded a sense of righteousness, giving people a sense of brightness and holiness.
The most important thing is that at the highest point of the palace, there is no temple sculpture, but a stone chair, surrounded by stone swords and stone axes. The ceremonial guards are solemn, just like the dragon throne in the palace of the human emperor.
Obviously, this is not a temple of a mythical beast, but a human palace.
Of course, the palace was now in ruins. Four of the eight originally straight stone pillars had fallen, and three were tilted and teetering on the verge of collapse. Only one still remained upright. Fortunately, these pillars were clearly merely decorative and did not support the palace; otherwise, it would have collapsed long ago. The ground beneath his feet was also covered in rubble, and the surrounding stone walls were covered in cracks, clearly the result of Zhang Chihua's last triggering of the protective seal.
"It's strange. Isn't it a divine beast? How could a human palace appear here?" Jiang Yuzhe said curiously.
"That's easy. This palace must have existed for a long time, and the mythical beast just happened to choose it as its nest." Zirong looked at Jiang Yuzhe as if he were an idiot.
Jiang Yuzhe was so angry that he rolled his eyes repeatedly, but he had nothing to say because this explanation was indeed reasonable.
Mu Hanyan remained silent, her brow furrowed as she gazed at the palace. For some reason, everything about it felt familiar to her, as if she had seen it long ago. However, after searching her mind several times, she could not recall the slightest impression. Even when she had used astrology, the chaotic dreamlike images conjured by the mysterious star disk hadn't brought up a similar palace.
"No, look carefully again. Although this palace is built in a majestic and grand manner, and it is obvious that a lot of effort was put into it, who would build a palace so crudely?" Hua Yue suddenly said.
Mu Hanyan snapped out of her thoughts and noticed that the palace walls, the stone chair, the moon, and even the surrounding stone swords and axes were all terribly rough, without a trace of carving or polishing, as if they had been directly chopped with a sword or smashed with a sledgehammer. Even the bluestone floor beneath her feet was pitted and uneven.
No matter how this palace was built, since so much effort was put into building such a grand palace, how could it be built so crudely?
"Come and look at these traces." Zirong walked closer to the stone wall, pointed at the cracks on it, and said to Mu Hanyan and others in surprise.
Everyone walked forward, took a look, and showed surprise. Then they looked around carefully and at their feet, and their expressions were even more surprised.
"This palace was not built by humans, but by divine beasts." After a long time, Zirong swallowed and said in disbelief.
Zirong did not come to this conclusion casually.
The entire palace, the dome, the floor, the walls, the stone chairs, the stone swords, the stone axes... everything was rough and crude. More importantly, if you looked closely, you could see claw marks all over it.
That's right, it was claw marks. At first, they thought they were cracks left by the collapse of the palace, but after careful observation, they found that they were not residual marks at all, but claw marks left by the sharp claws of animals scratching across the stone surface.
It was not until this time that Mu Hanyan and others suddenly discovered another problem. At a glance, this palace was no different from ordinary human palaces except that it was a little crude, except that it was more majestic and grand. However, if you look closely, you will find that there are no sculptures, murals or other decorations in the palace.
This is obviously not a masterpiece of human architects. If it were a human, let alone a huge palace, even a small temple for the mountain god would have to be carved with flowers, plants, birds and animals to make it look beautiful.
And this may be one of the biggest differences between humans, the most intelligent creatures on earth, and other races. No matter how powerful the exotic beasts are, and no matter how evolved their wisdom is, their pursuit of beautiful things cannot be compared with humans. This may be one of the important reasons why humans have become like all creatures.
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