789: The passage opens, the Bronze Avenue

Main Hall.

On the square, everyone gathered; this time, the Danhe Realm had summoned another group of young people to come.

Yao Youxuan's gaze fell upon Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang. He smiled and said, "We have discussed it and finally decided that this exploration of the Grave of Primordial Beginning will be undertaken by the young people present. As for us old fellows, we will stand guard outside."

Many in the Creation Realm had come today, and there were even experts who surpassed the Creation Realm.

If everyone swarmed into the Grave of Primordial Beginning, who knows what terrifying things might happen during a great battle.

Letting the young people explore was a good choice; it allowed them to seek fortune while minimizing damage to the Grave of Primordial Beginning.

Yao Youxuan added, "Next, everyone follow me to the Pill Grave."

Afterward, the crowd followed Yao Youxuan as they flew away.

Half an incense stick's time later.

Deep within the Danhe Realm, a circular lake appeared inside a massive basin.

Yao Youxuan led everyone directly into the lake.

At the bottom of the lake was a massive bronze square, and upon the square stood eighteen ancient trees.

Opposite the square was a mysterious tomb. In front of the tomb stood a stone tablet with two words: Pill Grave.

This Pill Grave was the tomb of the founder of the Danhe Realm. In the past, he had obtained good things from the Grave of Primordial Beginning and founded the Danhe Realm.

Later, when his life reached its end, he had his tomb built here to suppress the Grave of Primordial Beginning.

Yao Youxuan brought everyone to the bronze square and explained with a smile, "The Grave of Primordial Beginning can be said to be beneath the Pill Grave, but to be precise, it is actually located within a more mysterious Secret Realm. This place is the passage."

He looked at the young people present: "A word of warning: once you enter the Grave of Primordial Beginning, you will face all sorts of terrifying killing intent and unpredictable dangers. You all need to be mentally prepared. If you are afraid, it is not too late to withdraw now."

The Danhe Realm had sent quite a few people this time, over twenty young people in total. As long as they had a cultivation level of the Divine Court realm, they had a chance to step inside.

"..."

The young people present did not retreat; instead, they showed looks of anticipation. Such an opportunity was rare, and they were naturally unwilling to miss it.

"You have courage, good!"

Seeing that no one retreated, Yao Youxuan smiled calmly.

He sent a voice transmission to Xie Weilou: "Elder Xie, in this exploration, whatever you obtain will be yours. However, I hope you can protect these young people of the Danhe Realm."

"After you come out, there will be another great fortune. I certainly won't let your efforts go unrewarded..."

In terms of the Dao of Alchemy, the Danhe Realm was number one in this Eastern Wasteland, but in terms of cultivation, these young people were somewhat lacking.

Among the young people from the Danhe Realm who came this time, only three were actually decent.

One was Xie Weilou, one was Yao Ling, and the other was his Personal Disciple, named Chi Yuan.

Among them, Xie Weilou was the most inscrutable. If he were willing to look after the others, the casualties of the Danhe Realm might be reduced a bit.

"..."

Xie Weilou nodded to Yao Youxuan.

After all, he was currently an Elder of the Danhe Realm; doing a little something was no problem.

However, the prerequisite was that these people listened to advice. If they didn't, he wouldn't bother with them.

Among the young people of the Danhe Realm, there was a woman staring at Xie Weilou with a strange look in her eyes.

This woman was Feng Yiqing, who had previously had her 'tofu' eaten by Xie Weilou!

She had never expected that the guy who took advantage of her was actually the rumored Xie Weilou.

Yao Youxuan then sent voice transmissions to the various Disciples of the Danhe Realm to explain a few things.

Afterward, he said, "Enough talk. I will now open the passage!"

He casually threw out several unique crystal stones, then pinched a hand seal. Powerful energy erupted as the crystal stones transformed into streaks of power, instantly injecting into the eighteen ancient trees.

Buzz!

The ancient trees vibrated, and eighteen streaks of power permeated the air, surging toward the center of the square simultaneously.

Rumble!

The bronze square shook continuously, erupting with a burst of blinding copper light. In the center, a massive crack instantly appeared, looking like a bottomless abyss below.

Yao Youxuan looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "The passage has opened. Three months from now, I will open the passage again. At that time, you must leave the Grave of Primordial Beginning; otherwise, you will have to wait another hundred years inside."

The power contained within these eighteen ancient trees could only support opening the passage twice every hundred years. If they didn't leave during the second opening, they could only wait for the next century.

"..."

Everyone nodded.

"You may go down now."

Yao Youxuan said with a serious expression.

"Go!"

The crowd did not hesitate. With a movement of their figures, they all rushed into the abyss.

After everyone had gone down, the square quickly closed up.

Yao Youxuan glanced at the gathered experts and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoists, let us wait here for three months!"

Saying that, he sat down cross-legged.

The others also sat down. Three months was but a fleeting moment to them.

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When Xie Weilou and the others reappeared, they had arrived in a gray, gloomy area. Ahead of them was a ten-thousand-meter-long abyss.

Above the abyss, there was only a single Bronze Avenue. At the end of the avenue stood a massive bronze door.

"..."

Xie Weilou sized up the Bronze Avenue ahead. There were faint traces of Corpse Skeletons on the avenue, and it did not look simple; there seemed to be killing intent hidden within.

Furthermore, there were killing Formations and ancient Restrictions in the surroundings. Trying to fly across would surely trigger the Restrictions directly.

While Xie Weilou was sizing up the avenue ahead, three sinister gazes in the crowd were staring at him.

Lin Qinghuang sent a voice transmission to Xie Weilou: "The people from the Heaven Palace are watching you!"

Three people from the Heaven Palace had come down this time: one named Dan Tingzi, one named Night Owl, and another dressed in a black robe with their body completely concealed, looking extremely mysterious.

Xie Weilou replied via voice transmission: "No matter!"

It was for the best that the people from the Heaven Palace came. He could find an opportunity to strike when the time came, hoping for a good harvest this time.

"Fellow Daoists, how shall we proceed?"

Wei Mingyuan of the Bright Holy Land looked at everyone present. The avenue before them was not simple; with Corpse Skeletons upon it, it definitely contained killing intent.

The Fu Clan Imperial Daughter Fu Ruoxi looked at the Longevity Saintess and said with a smile, "I heard the Saintess possesses a treasure that can break Formations and Restrictions. There seem to be Restrictions here; I wonder if the Saintess can lead the way?"

The Longevity Saintess shook her head and said, "If it were just Formations and Restrictions, it would be no problem. However, it is clear that there are more than just Formations and Restrictions here..."

At this point, she looked at Xie Weilou: "Fellow Daoist Xie is powerful; he should have a way."

Everyone's gaze fell upon Xie Weilou.

Xie Weilou smiled faintly. "This is just a passage and not yet the true Grave of Primordial Beginning. There is indeed no need to linger here. Since you are all afraid, then let me lead the way."

Saying that, he waved his sleeve, and over a dozen copper coins flew out along the Bronze Avenue...