Chapter 1804: Chapter 1823: Time Flies—200 Million Years!
Rumble!
Ye Xuan’s body was swelling, the surging death energy was continuously being absorbed and refined, but the next moment, Ye Xuan’s expression suddenly changed, and the death energy he had absorbed in just a moment was spat out forcefully.
Boom!
Death light burst forth, the void shattered, and terrifying death Qi essence surged like tides. Ye Xuan frowned, looking rather troubled.
Unable to absorb it!
Originally, Ye Xuan intended to absorb the death force essence left by the Dark Monarch to boost his own cultivation.
Ye Xuan’s idea was good because the power contained in taboo figures was enough to significantly enhance his cultivation.
However, having truly absorbed the Dark Monarch’s cultivation, Ye Xuan realized he was gravely mistaken.
The reason is simple!
Taboo figures are dead, while Ye Xuan is a living person. He has already unified the Twelve Heavenly Gates, reaching the Great Perfection Realm filled with the power of the living, so how could he possibly absorb the power of the dead?
To put it bluntly, taboo figures are those who walked astray. The power they cultivate is not on the same level as Ye Xuan’s. Even if Ye Xuan forcibly absorbs the Dark Monarch’s cultivation, it would be of no benefit to him.
"It’s truly a pity!"
Unable to enjoy the benefits right at his fingertips, Ye Xuan sighed inwardly. He planned on killing a few more taboo figures to absorb them, hoping it would speed up his progression to the next great realm.
But now, it seems there’s no point considering these taboo figures. If he wants to break through to the next great realm, he’ll have to rely on this journey to the Ancient Forbidden Land.
Yet, Ye Xuan was still unwilling to let it go. The cultivation of the Dark Monarch would be wasted otherwise, and that wasn’t in Ye Xuan’s nature.
"Come!"
Ye Xuan waved his sleeves, instantly absorbing the surging power into his hands. Then, he performed a mysterious technique, continuously compressing the death energy until it transformed into a terrifying energy sphere.
After doing all this, Ye Xuan finally smiled. He carefully kept the item away. While he couldn’t absorb and refine it himself, using it as a powerful weapon against enemies was a good option too.
At that moment, Ye Xuan finally had time to look at the scroll in his hand. Anything stored in every Divine Palace had to have a significant history.
The scroll was ancient, its material unknown, but having survived countless ages, it indicated that the scroll was from the Three Great Eras.
Whoa!
Ye Xuan slowly unfurled the scroll and cast his eyes upon it. But as soon as Ye Xuan saw what was in the scroll, he froze entirely, even the hand holding the scroll trembled immensely.
"How could it be?"
Ye Xuan shuddered and murmured, unable to believe his eyes because in the scroll, he saw someone—a person he was so familiar with.
Liu Baiyi!
The person in the scroll was none other than Liu Baiyi.
Dressed in white, ethereal and unworldly, the deep and mysterious eyes akin to Chen Star seemed to come alive even through the scroll.
"No, it isn’t him."
Ye Xuan suddenly snapped out of it, instantly rejecting the assumption that the person in the scroll was Liu Baiyi because the depiction was so lifelike as if it would come to life, emitting a faint, heart-pounding aura.
Besides, although the person looked extremely similar to Liu Baiyi, Liu Baiyi exuded a gentle and scholarly vibe, whereas the person in the scroll held a certain coldness, with eyes as indifferent as can be.
This unfamiliarity made Ye Xuan’s spirit tremble slightly. Merely judging from the likeness, Ye Xuan confirmed this was not the Liu Baiyi he knew, for even if the appearance was identical, the aura and personality were vastly different.
Whoosh!
Ye Xuan exhaled a breath, slowly rolling up the scroll, his gaze deep and flickering as countless thoughts raced through his mind.
If Ye Xuan wasn’t mistaken, the scroll in his hand was a relic from the Three Great Eras, and being stored here signified that the person in the scroll was a significant figure from those eras.
In other words, could the depiction in the scroll be Liu Baiyi’s past life, one of those astounding figures from ancient times?
Ye Xuan dared not delve deeper into this thought, but he had a vague premonition, this intuition centered around Liu Baiyi, suggesting they might meet sooner than expected.
This feeling was incredibly strong, so strong that Ye Xuan could confidently assume he might encounter unknown presences after entering the 81st Divine Palace.
Ye Xuan suppressed his trembling thoughts. No matter how much he speculated, it was useless now. What he needed to do first was to scour all the treasures within the Divine Palaces and collect all the ancient imprints to open the door to the 81st Divine Palace, breaking through to the next great realm within this Ancient Forbidden Land.
Move!
Ye Xuan didn’t waste any more time and quickly moved towards the next Divine Palace.
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Time is ruthless, and the years slip away.
Since Ye Xuan entered the Ancient Divine Mountain, a billion years have passed, and he has remained within the Ancient Divine Mountain for a full billion years.
To Ye Xuan, this billion-year span wasn’t particularly long. With each exploration of an Ancient Divine Palace, he gained considerably.
Ancient Divine Artifacts, Ancient Inheritance Secret Scriptures, numerous Ancient Divine Weapons, and even some Ancient Elixirs and Secret Medicines.
Throughout this billion years, Ye Xuan traversed various Divine Palaces, gaining many ancient opportunities while never ceasing in his cultivation.
Of course, each time Ye Xuan entered a Divine Palace, he sought the ancient imprints within, all with the aim of unlocking the door to the 81st Divine Palace, where the shadowy figure said there was something he needed to reclaim.
This particular item mattered greatly to Ye Xuan, always on his mind.
During this time, Ye Xuan encountered a few familiar faces, like the Lord of Humanity and the Ancestor of Beasts, along with the Eternal Shadow.
However, Ye Xuan merely exchanged greetings with them and continued on his path of cultivation and exploration.
The one regret Ye Xuan had was that despite his billion-year accumulation of numerous ancient divine items, many treasures were snatched by other taboo figures.
After all, each person enters a different Divine Palace. These palaces are like a labyrinth; Ye Xuan even ended up in the same Divine Palace several times, essentially wasting time.
Yet Ye Xuan was fortunate in that, although treasures were taken from some Ancient Divine Palaces by taboo figures, no one uncovered the secret of the ancient imprints.
Thus, with each Ancient Divine Palace Ye Xuan traversed, he collected an ancient imprint. According to his calculations, he had traversed most of the Ancient Divine Palaces, lacking only a few imprints to unlock the 81st Divine Palace.
The peculiar thing for Ye Xuan was that despite traversing so many Ancient Divine Palaces and acquiring numerous opportunities, he hadn’t come across the 11th small cauldron.
