267: Black stones from the no-man's-land
Not only was it a waste of time, but his luck also took a turn for the worse.
Jiang Yi continued to break through several more light circles!
But without exception, the treasures inside had all decayed.
Only a pile of dust remained.
As if to explain its existence and its past brilliance.
But it was utterly useless!
On the other side, Young Master Zheng was in the same predicament, though he knew his capabilities were limited.
He could only be selective, but the result was the same!
It angered him so much that he, who considered himself to have good self-restraint, almost burst into curses.
The two went one to the left and one to the right!
Although they walked separately, they eventually met under a stone tablet… That stone tablet, compared to the others,
was dim and lusterless!
It didn't even have a covering light circle, and the entire stone tablet had cracks all over it.
The ancient characters on it had also become somewhat blurry!
Young Master Zheng nodded slightly towards Jiang Yi,
then looked up at the blurry stone tablet!
After a while,
a look of surprise appeared on his face!
“It’s that artifact?!!!”
“From that uninhabited Forbidden Ground!”
That place was a Forbidden Ground, its history terrifyingly ancient.
In the ancient times, this Forbidden Ground already existed!
According to some historical records, this Forbidden Ground
could even be traced back to the primordial era.
Even in the modern age, it still had a notorious reputation.
Almost no one dared to set foot in it!
Let alone enter its depths!
Even a dignified Sage had to be cautious, only daring to tread the outer regions.
But even so, one misstep could lead to disaster!
Minor injuries at best, death at worst!
It is said that the Forbidden Ground is vast and boundless, not just limited to the Eastern Barren Continent!
The Western Desert, Southern Nether, and Northern Xuan, the three great continents, also have its presence.
Its boundaries are unknown, as if it extends everywhere!
Some say!
It is an incredibly ancient battlefield, burying the powerful beings of countless untold years!
Among them are ancient gods and legendary immortal devils.
All have met their demise there!
To conquer that Forbidden Ground, even a Supreme Emperor on the Dao—
cannot do it!!!
It is said that its interior is bizarre and varied, with diverse terrains and numerous anomalies!
There are ancient palaces, primordial mountains, decaying Immortal Caves, shattered stars… lurking with terrifying curses, incomplete killing formations, horrifying Death Qi, dreadful bones, and so on.
It can be said that great Opportunity and great crisis coexist!
But the great crises are more numerous!
Out of ten powerful Cultivators who enter, not even one might emerge.
Of course, there are also those with extraordinary luck!
They obtained astonishing Opportunity from it, and from then on, rose rapidly and soared to prominence.
Some also escaped by chance!
But they didn't know they had been cursed, either becoming inauspicious and transforming into demonic, eerie Incarnations.
Or dying tragically, leaving no bones behind!
How terrifying is that region?!!!
Enough to make people tremble with fear!
And this artifact before them was clearly taken from that uninhabited Forbidden Ground.
While Young Master Zheng was curious,
he was more apprehensive!
What if there was still something inauspicious lurking within it, or other terrifying invisible entities?
And if he accidentally got contaminated, wouldn't he be doomed?
With his small physique!
He wasn't like that Ancient Sage; even if he wanted to bear it, he couldn't.
Jiang Yi, on the other hand, showed a hint of interest!
He looked at that artifact, and indeed, as the inscription said,
it seemed to be a fragment of some weapon!
It was as large as an adult's fist, and its overall shape was irregular.
Pitted and uneven, like a freshly dug Ore!
Flat and thin!
It looked somewhat ugly!
But Jiang Yi!
could vaguely sense an incredibly ancient and primal Qi from it!
A bit like his Saint Body Divine Radiance—
Primordial Chaos?!!!
This artifact seemed to be wrapped in a box, but for some unknown reason,
the box had decayed and turned to ash.
Yet the artifact wrapped inside was surprisingly intact!
The artifact was pitch black!
Its surface was dull, covered in dust, like a stone.
Lying there, it looked like gold but wasn't!
At first glance!
There was nothing extraordinary about it, yet it was collected by that Ancient Sage.
It seemed they couldn't figure it out; could there be some astonishing secret within?
“Emperor Jiang, this artifact is something from the uninhabited Forbidden Ground!”
“I suggest… caution is best!”
Young Master Zheng spoke from the side, reminding him with considerable apprehension.
Uninhabited Forbidden Ground, huh?
He had heard of it; it was a greatly eerie place, filled with endless terrifying dangers.
Few people ever set foot in it.
Those who entered!
Most likely faced certain death; those who could come out were few and far between.
Originally, Jiang Yi had considered reaching out to pick it up… and take a look!
Now, he was a little hesitant… But when he looked again!
The black stone, which had been sitting perfectly on the stone platform, was gone.
“Hmm???”
Young Master Zheng, beside him, was also stunned, his mouth agape.
The artifact was gone?
Disappeared?
It vanished right on the spot?
He quickly looked around, trying to find its trace.
But it was clear that the surroundings were empty!
There was simply no artifact!
“What’s going on?”
“How did that thing suddenly disappear? This is truly bizarre!”
As if he thought of something!
Young Master Zheng quickly calmed his mind and first meticulously checked his cosmos sack.
After finding nothing there!
He immediately began to introspect, to see if it was inside his body.
“No need to search!”
Jiang Yi said in due course, a strange expression on his face.
Because that artifact—
was with him.
It had appeared inside his body, suspended in his Dantian.
Logically!
Only certain life-bound items could be in the Dantian, items that could perfectly fit a Cultivator’s Physical Body.
And then be taken into the Cultivator’s body.
Evidently!
This pitch-black stone was not one of them, but the perplexing thing was—
Why did it run into his Dantian?
And without any obstruction!
Effortlessly!
It also didn’t make him feel any discomfort; the stone was silent.
It just floated there in his Dantian!
The more he observed it, the more a faint, ancient, primal aura!
rushed towards him!!!
He used the power of his Primordial Spirit to try and remove it from his Dantian!
The result was unexpectedly smooth!
With a gentle flip of his hand, the black stone directly fell into his hand.
Making his palm sink heavily!
It was somewhat unexpected!
Even he hadn’t thought that this thing, compared to that great halberd,
would be even heavier!
At least double the weight; something so inconspicuous actually weighed over a hundred thousand catties.
“In your… hand?”
Young Master Zheng was stunned again, then saw the item in Jiang Yi’s hand.
His eyes widened involuntarily!
...It really was!
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