ragginovel Chapter 46: Immortal Grotto Heaven
Chapter 46: Immortal Grotto Heaven
A 'Primordial' ancient token also appeared in Tang Yuan's palm.
They successively ascended the heavenly ladder, each holding the ancient 'Primordial' token.
As soon as they ascended the Heavenly Ladder, the Ancient Token of Primordial Beginning emitted a hazy light, seemingly in response to the Heavenly Ladder.
The restrictions on it were completely withdrawn and never activated.
Yang Qin and Qin Jianhe carried the ancestor's coffin and followed.
A moment later, the three groups arrived at the training ground in front of the main hall at the end of the Heavenly Ladder.
In the training ground, there stands an ancient stone statue of auspicious beasts.
Unfortunately, most of the stone statues have been weathered and it is no longer possible to identify what kind of mythical beasts they represent.
The central part of one of the stone tablets has almost been weathered away, leaving only a strangely shaped C-shaped ancient tablet.
Even the pillars of the main hall in front of it had cracks, making one feel that the hall would collapse at any moment if touched.
Looking at this ancient palace, which has weathered many years, Yang Jiuli couldn't help but wonder to himself, "Just how many years has this ancient palace endured?" In his previous life, he had visited some ancient sites left over from thousands of years ago, but he had never seen a palace so full of vicissitudes.
He could sense that the ancient palace before him must have existed for countless ages.
As he whispered, Yang Jiuli looked toward the main entrance of the hall.
The main entrance is a white jade gate.
It is engraved with runes and still radiates a slight magical energy.
There are three grooves inside, exactly the same size as the "Primordial" ancient tokens in the hands of the three families.
The three of them simultaneously revealed the ancient token of "Primordial".
The token resonated with the jade gate, and the stone gate emitted a burst of white light.
A burst of light emanated from the ancient token, and spiritual energy manifested a token of the same size, which was imprinted in the groove of the stone gate.
Instantly, the light patterns in the grooves of the jade door intertwined, evolving into a vortex.
Upon closer inspection, a heavenly ladder shrouded in mist could be seen in the center of the vortex.
"The Primordial Ancient Palace has opened!" Upon seeing this, Yang Qin, Tang Xiao, and the others were all beaming with excitement.
All three families have records of the ancient temple called "Taichu".
Therefore, they knew that if a vortex appeared in the Jade Gate, they could enter by looking at the Heavenly Ladder inside.
On their return, they also used this heavenly ladder.
"Haha, my dear nephew, the ancient palace is open; you may enter now!"
Tang Yuan moved his hand to put away the 'Primordial Beginning' ancient token, and then spoke to Yang Jiuli beside him.
"My two uncles, please!" Yang Jiuli retrieved the ancient token and gestured for them to proceed.
The three families then passed through the vortex and entered the 'Primordial' Ancient Palace.
As Yang Jiuli passed through the vortex, he felt a ripple in front of him, as if he had entered another world.
And he stood on the clouds.
Before you and beneath your feet is a ladder leading down to the sky.
Looking out, one sees a vast expanse of sky and earth.
At the far end, there is a curtain of light that blocks the way forward.
Below the mountain are mountains, rivers, and ruined cities.
In the past, the three patriarchs found the ancient cultivation techniques in that ruined city.
"This ancient palace is indeed as our ancestors said, a world apart!" Yang Xuan stood on the heavenly ladder, looking down at the mountains and rivers below, his heart surging with emotion.
"Is this a world left over from ancient times?!" Wei Yuan murmured, quite excited.
"Are there immortals here?" Qin Shisan gazed into the distance.
His ancestors once obtained the "Sword Control Technique," a magic of immortals, and now that he has come to this world, he yearns for it.
The Primordial Ancient Palace in the Black Abyss disappeared for sixty years.
It only reappeared forty years ago.
At that time, the three patriarchs were all in their twilight years, their blood and energy were waning, and their fighting strength was insufficient.
Upon entering the "Black Abyss," they encountered "Fiendish Demons" and some unexpected restrictions, leading to their defeat.
At that time, Yang Xuan, Tang Yuan, Qin Shisan, and others were still young and did not come here.
Filled with anticipation, the three families headed down the Heavenly Ladder.
The Heavenly Ladder is flat and has three thousand steps.
After descending the heavenly ladder, one finds oneself on a plain.
Half a day later, the three families went to the ancient city in front of the plain.
When Yang Jiuli arrived at the edge of the city, all he saw was a scene of desolation.
The magnificent city wall has long been weathered away, leaving only a three-foot-high crevice.
The houses inside were all rotten.
He reached out to touch it, and the door instantly turned to dust and vanished into thin air.
It is evident that this city has existed for a very, very long time!
The cultivators from the three families were like locusts swarming across the land, eager to dig three feet into the ground.
Unfortunately, no useful cultivation techniques were obtained this time.
The antiques that are occasionally found are incomplete, with blurred inscriptions, and fail to preserve complete information.
"Abundant spiritual energy... Level 1.3!" Yang Jiuli was testing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in various areas of the city.
Unfortunately, the level of spiritual energy here is still very low.
He circulated the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Technique," and wisps of azure wood energy were drawn into his spiritual root, thus transforming into magical power.
Then, he channeled his magic into the Three Lives Stone to purify it.
It feeds back into the spiritual root, making the magical power even purer.
After being tempered by the power of the Green Wood, much of the impure energy in his meridians was dissolved.
He felt refreshed and invigorated.
"Too slow!" After cultivating for three hours, Yang Jiuli stopped.
The spiritual energy concentration of only level 1.3 was clearly below his expectations.
These past few days he has been cultivating the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Technique," and ten strands of azure wood magic power, each the size of a toothpick, have been condensed in his spiritual root.
In comparison, this amount of magical power is negligible.
Fortunately, the purity of this wisp of green wood magic was even greater than the magic power cultivated in his previous life.
This is because the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Technique" is of extremely high grade, being a technique above the Nascent Soul level, and its condensed magical power is even more refined.
In addition, although Yang Jiuli's spiritual root only recovered to the low-grade spiritual root, the fused Green Wood Origin Immortal Seed can purify spiritual energy.
The purer the spiritual energy, the higher Yang Jiuli's probability of establishing his foundation and forming his core in the future.
This is an advantage that ordinary people do not have.
"The most important thing right now is to find a high-level spiritual vein!" Yang Jiuli whispered.
Without high-level spiritual veins, even if he possesses the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Technique" at the Nascent Soul level or above, it will be useless.
Even if he were to achieve the Foundation Establishment stage in his sixties, he would not be able to restore the glory of his previous life.
This is clearly not the life Yang Jiuli wants.
After muttering something, Yang Jiuli stood up and gazed into the distance.
"This world is quite large; there should still be spiritual veins," Yang Jiuli murmured.
His gaze then settled on a high mountain eighty miles ahead.
Suddenly, he saw a suspended platform, faintly visible amidst the clouds and mist atop the mountain.
"That is..." Yang Jiuli's heart skipped a beat when he saw the high mountains outside the city.
"Ninth Brother, what did you find out?" Tang Yifan walked over and asked.
After entering the city, Tang Yifan stayed by Yang Jiuli's side.
This was what his father said: "Following Jiuli means you'll have soup to drink," so Tang Yifan followed along.
Qin Zhixue was also with them.
They all seemed to know that Yang Jiuli was extraordinary.
"There seems to be a complete ancient site there!" Yang Jiuli said.
"Ancient site!" Tang Yifan's eyes lit up as he followed Yang Jiuli's gaze toward the distant mountains.
As soon as he opened his loud voice, people from all three families gathered around.
Yang Qin carried the coffin over.
There were also Yang Bao and others.
"Since there are no more artifacts here, why don't we look somewhere else?" Yang Jiuli said, glancing at the crowd.
"Yes!" Yang Bao and the others nodded.