3: Entering the restricted area, a shocking scam?

Jiang Qingchen collected his thoughts, his gaze falling on the mission interface, and he roughly understood.

The System missions were divided into two mission lines.

One was the Disciple Recruitment Main Line, and the other was the Sect Branch Line.

The current main line mission triggered was to recruit a Disciple with Saint-Grade Aptitude within two months!

The branch mission was to help the Sect develop in all aspects; as long as it helped the Sect improve its strength, corresponding grand gift packages would be rewarded.

Improving the strength of Sect Elders and Disciples, upgrading Sect formations, and helping the Sect contend for resources were all part of the branch missions.

Time was not counted!

Jiang Qingchen secretly smacked his tongue.

As expected of the Strongest Sect Cultivation System, it was too comprehensive.

Moreover, recruiting Disciples required such high standards; the minimum Aptitude was Saint-Grade.

The most crucial part was the time limit, which greatly increased the difficulty.

On Xuan Yun Continent, a Cultivator’s talent was divided from low to high into: Mortal-Grade, Human-Grade, Spirit Rank, Earth-Grade, Heaven-Grade, Saint-Grade, and the legendary Divine-Grade.

A Genius with Divine-Grade Aptitude had not appeared for tens of thousands of years.

Even he, who had caused abnormal celestial phenomena, only had Saint-Grade Aptitude.

It was clear how difficult it was to recruit a Genius with Saint-Grade Aptitude.

However.

As a Transmigrator like him, with the System’s blessing, he wasn't afraid of anything, and he patted his chest, guaranteeing, “System Maid, don’t worry, I guarantee I will complete the mission!”

“...”

As he said this, his gaze instantly sharpened.

“But now there is one more thing I must do!”

...

Three days later.

Jiang Qingchen sat cross-legged on an immortal crane, crossing dozens of large states consecutively, finally arriving at the northernmost part of Xuan Yun Continent, the end of the Northern Wilderness Region.

Looking at this ruined cemetery shrouded in strange gray mist, his expression was cold.

Gods and Demons Cemetery!

One of the Forbidden Grounds of Xuan Yun Continent.

Legend had it that it was left behind after the war between gods and demons, burying gods and heavenly demons, and had existed since before the Primordial Era.

It was also rumored that there was Undying Holy Medicine that could grant eternal life and Heaven-Defying Divine Medicine within!

In every era, countless Strong Ones flocked to it, fearing neither life nor death, breaking into the Forbidden Ground.

Even those Supreme Strong Ones and Immortal Saints would, when their Lifespan was nearing its end, make a desperate gamble.

They sought the Undying Holy Medicine or Divine Medicine to extend their Lifespan and live another life!

But without exception, from ancient times to the present, no one had ever walked out alive, completing this feat!

Jiang Qingchen’s Master had entered this Gods and Demons Cemetery over a hundred years ago and had never come out!

Now.

He, Jiang Qingchen, was invincible in his Physical Body, and he even had the Soul treasure, the Soul-Devouring Bell, protecting his Divine Soul.

The first thing he had to do was step into this Forbidden Ground of Life, find his Master, and bring him out!

Boom!

Jiang Qingchen leaped down from the immortal crane, smashing a huge deep pit into the ground.

Looking at the gray mist filled with decay and disgust, he frowned slightly.

These gray mists made him feel extremely uncomfortable, making him want to vomit.

He stepped into the Forbidden Ground, instantly feeling a bone-chilling coldness.

The gray mist quickly enveloped him, as if it had consciousness, trying to invade his body from all directions, pervasive.

He carefully investigated and found that these gray mists were extremely corrosive, not only to the Physical Body but also to the Divine Soul.

Fortunately.

Although these gray mists were overbearing, they could not invade his body!

He activated the Soul-Devouring Bell, protecting his Divine Soul, and went deeper.

During this time.

He also unexpectedly discovered a woman in the Forbidden Ground who was struggling to resist the invasion of the gray mist.

If no one saved her, she would be finished sooner or later!

Adhering to the principle of saving a life, Karma +1, Jiang Qingchen took action and brought her out!

Then he broke into the Forbidden Ground again.

Along the way, he saw countless eroded, broken skeletons, piled up in a thick layer.

These were very likely Cultivators who came to seek treasures, or even those Supreme Strong Ones or Saints!

As he went deeper, he found more and more broken bones and remnants, and many traces of great battles appeared around, filled with a tragic and murderous aura.

Countless Divine Weapons and Sacred Artifacts were broken, stuck in the shattered broken walls, constantly eroded by the gray mist, their divinity almost worn away.

With Jiang Qingchen’s arrival, these broken Divine Weapons and Sharp Weapons trembled slightly, emitting mournful cries, as if recounting the tragic battles of the past.

These were battlefields left from different periods, and it was hard to imagine what kind of tragic battles had taken place here.

The deeper he stepped, the thicker the surrounding gray mist became, and its corrosiveness grew stronger; the Soul-Devouring Bell in Jiang Qingchen’s Sea of Consciousness shook violently, continuously emitting waves of energy, eliminating the gray mist that tried to invade.

“What exactly are these gray mists? They are so strange!”

If it were anyone else, they would probably have been eroded by these gray mists and perished on the spot!

“However, it seems that the rumors are not necessarily true; with these strange gray mists, how could there be Undying Holy Medicine and Divine Medicine?”

There was no sign of any life here, only Death Qi.

A terrifying guess flashed through Jiang Qingchen’s mind.

“Could the Undying Holy Medicine just be a huge lie, deliberately luring countless people into this Forbidden Ground?”

“If that’s really the case, then this Gods and Demons Cemetery probably hides an even greater secret!”

Soon, his guess seemed to be confirmed.

He arrived before a hugecrack abyss.

There were traces of a great battle left here, and the abyss was filled with astonishing Sword Intent; the gray mist was annihilated the moment it got close!

“What terrifying Sword Intent!”

Jiang Qingchen felt the Sword Intent, his heart startled, and it brought him immense pressure!

At the same time.

Not far away, a broken, lonely figure fell into his eyes.

This figure was kneeling halfway at the end of the abyss, with a broken black long spear stuck in his body.

He held a faint green ancient sword in his hand, stuck in the ground, supporting his body from falling.

Although the faint green ancient sword was broken and its divinity was gone, there was still a sharp Sword Intent lingering around it, making it extraordinary.

Jiang Qingchen came closer.

The Sword Intent emanating from the faint green ancient sword was consistent with the Sword Intent on thecrack.

“It seems that the owner of this ancient sword encountered a terrifying battle during his lifetime and died from a black long spear piercing through his body!”

“But he also cut off that black long spear, and before his death, he even unleashed an astonishing sword strike, cutting a huge deep abysscrack into this land!”

“It’s just, I don’t know if the owner of this black long spear was killed!”

Based on the traces of battle on the battlefield, Jiang Qingchen made his own guess.

It was truly terrifying.

Even such a peerless mighty being had fallen.

He took a deep breath and focused his gaze on the ancient sword owner’s body.

“Eh?”

His gaze was suddenly drawn to a huge stone nearby; there seemed to be words on it!

He squatted down and gently wiped away the dust.

There were indeed several lines of fragmented, blurry text carved on the stone.

“Supreme as guide… Saint as medicine… Rebirth…”

“A deception, a massive deception… What a Undying Holy Medicine, what a living another life…”

“Alas, how lamentable, I am unwilling!”

—Ji Changfeng.”

Jiang Qingchen murmured softly, looking at the final signature, unable to help but be shocked.

This was actually from Ji Changfeng, the peerless Sword Immortal from six thousand years ago, an existence who once suppressed an era. He never expected him to have also fallen here.

It was regrettable.

However.

His gaze once again fell on those lines of text.

“Supreme as guide, Saint as medicine, what do these mean?”

“And what does that so-called massive deception mean?”

“Could it be that, just as I guessed, the so-called Undying Holy Medicine is all a lie, and the purpose is to lure these Supreme Strong Ones and Immortal Saints??”

“If that’s really the case, then within this Gods and Demons Cemetery, there probably exists some great terror, setting up the Undying Holy Medicine deception to plot against all Supreme Strong Ones and Immortal Saints!”

Jiang Qingchen’s expression became a little solemn; he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary!

Invisibly, there seemed to be a large hand pushing the entire matter!

He looked worried; his cheap Revered Master was just a small Creation Realm Cultivator, entering this terrifying Forbidden Ground of Life, wasn't that like a sheep entering a tiger’s den?

“No, Revered Master is probably trapped somewhere; I must find him as soon as possible!!”

Han Qianfan’s Soul lamp had not extinguished, which meant he was still alive.

This was one of the reasons Jiang Qingchen was eager to find him.