The temple and the tripod, heavy heart

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged to the side, currently engrossed in the ancient scroll Zhang Yinkai had found for him!

Just as Zhang Yinkai had introduced, the founder of the Desolate Ancient Sect was named Huanggu, and the Barren Ancient Life Forbidden Zone was named after him.

As for what this place was originally called, it was not mentioned.

In the ancient text, there was a sentence that stated they had pursued someone from Huangyun Valley in the Great Qian Immortal Domain all the way here, but the specific reason was not mentioned.

Zhou Yuan quickly finished reading the ancient text, his brows slightly furrowed. The contents were confusing and didn't explain what it was!

Moreover, it only mentioned the place Huangyun Valley and didn't state that they came from Huangyun Valley.

But one thing was certain: the person named 'Huanggu' was not from the Xuantian Star Region!

Zhou Yuan closed the ancient scroll. Just then, his brows suddenly furrowed slightly; he found that the cover of this ancient scroll had a problem!

"How can it be so thick?"

Zhou Yuan muttered to himself, his eyes gradually brightening!

He exerted a little force with both hands and gently pulled at the cover of the ancient scroll, but the cover remained motionless!

He instantly felt a surge of energy. Although he hadn't used much force just now, the force was definitely not small.

He began to study it carefully, and after a moment, he finally discovered the problem.

A special aura permeated the ancient scroll, and these auras had long since integrated with the scroll.

This was the reason Zhou Yuan hadn't noticed it until now.

He circulated his spiritual power and poured it into the ancient scroll. Sure enough, runes lit up one by one on the ancient scroll.

In just a moment, rows of new characters appeared on the ancient scroll.

Zhou Yuan was overjoyed. He knew he had discovered the hidden secret within the ancient scroll and quickly looked at the characters.

"My name is Huanggu. I am one of the Divine Temple Enforcers. By order of the Temple Master, I have crossed several Star Domains to pursue the Evil King of the Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race to this place!"

"Although we seven are all Peak Half-Saints, we cannot kill the Evil King who was severely wounded by the Temple Master. We can only set a Seal here, hoping to use the power of the Law of Time to wear him down!"

"But this Evil King is extremely terrifying, possessing an immortal and indestructible body. To truly suppress him cannot be achieved in a short time."

"To prevent anyone from breaking into this place and breaking the Seal, we seven discussed and decided that I would establish a Sect here to guard this place."

"I subsequently founded the Desolate Ancient Sect, hoping to Cultivate people who can take our place so that we can return to the Divine Temple to report!"

"I recruited a hundred Disciples, two of whom were extraordinarily talented and possessed the demeanor of Saint King.

"I only focused on teaching them to Cultivate, but I overlooked their competitive and aggressive nature, which ultimately led to a great disaster!"

"The Xuantian Star Region is a newly emerging Star Domain, possessing complete Laws."

"I traveled throughout the Xuantian Star Region, acquiring the Star Domain Origin. I originally intended to Breakthrough to the Saint King Realm."

"But after my two Rebellious Disciples learned of this, they ambushed me together, severely wounding me and stealing the Star Domain Origin. The power of the Origin was split into two!"

"I underestimated these two Disciples. Each of them, relying on half of the Star Domain Origin, actually managed to Breakthrough to the Saint King Realm."

"Severely wounded and on the verge of death, I was powerless to stop them. So I secretly peeled off my own Half-Saint Origin and sent it into the body of a young man in the Yin-Yang Domain."

"This young man was a Disciple I took in during my travels in the Yin-Yang Domain. I named him Xuantian. He also has the demeanor of a Saint!"

"After doing all this, I knew my time was up, so I left this scroll as proof of my innocence!"

"I am sorry to my six friends. They have been waiting for me to Cultivate Disciples to replace them. I truly have no face to meet them!"

"If anyone can see my message, it means they are fated with me!"

"I have nothing else to give away, only the Divine Temple Enforcers' token remaining. With this token, one can join the Divine Temple!"

"Finally, I would like to remind you that the Evil King in the Forbidden Ground is one of the Eight Kings under the Clan Chief of the Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race. He possesses Saint King strength and is also the Evil King's Body!"

"The Evil King's Body is born from absorbing the evil Qi of heaven and earth, making him almost immortal and indestructible, with infinite Lifespan!"

"He is also the son of the Clan Chief of the Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race. The Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race will definitely not give up and will search for him here."

"The Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race is incredibly powerful. Once they arrive, you must eliminate them completely, otherwise, more of the Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race will come across Star Domains!"

"The Evil King is the strongest among the Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race. He has his own Secret Method that can sense members of the Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race!"

"To completely eliminate the hidden danger, one must kill the Evil King!"

Zhou Yuan was so shocked after reading all the contents that he couldn't speak.

Many things that he didn't understand were now all connected.

Why the Desolate Ancient Sect appeared, and why they didn't leave the Wild Ancient Domain when they were incredibly powerful—all these now had answers.

Also, the emergence of Xuan King back then, his astonishing talent, now also had an answer.

He was also a Disciple of this Senior Huanggu.

Thinking of him being severely wounded by his two Disciples and eventually dying in despair, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy for this Senior.

His gaze looked into the distance, towards the deepest part of the Desolate Ancient Secret Realm, where rolling white mist surged.

Although this place was still very far from there, Zhou Yuan, by activating his Dao Restriction Heavenly Eye, still saw many different things.

There were vast stretches of Laws intertwined, and these Laws were like a wall, blocking all paths.

Zhou Yuan withdrew his gaze, and the ancient scroll in his hand spontaneously combusted, a token appearing before Zhou Yuan.

The token looked like a bronze token, but when Zhou Yuan saw the pattern on it, his pupils couldn't help but slightly contract.

The front was actually a cauldron pattern, and at the same time, the characters 'Divine Temple' were engraved!

The back was engraved with the five characters 'Enforcer Huanggu,' which also precisely proved Huanggu's identity.

Just then, within Zhou Yuan's Divine Soul Sea of Consciousness, the Creation Starry Sky Cauldron vibrated, and a suction force emanated.

The token in Zhou Yuan's hand flew up directly, turning into a beam of light that entered Zhou Yuan's glabella, and then landed inside the Creation Starry Sky Cauldron.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan could determine that this Cauldron and this 'Divine Temple' must have a special relationship!

Zhou Yuan's mind was shaken, and he fell into thought.

Although he wasn't particularly familiar with the Great Qian Immortal Domain, he could be sure that among the top powers of the Great Qian Immortal Domain, there didn't seem to be a power called 'Divine Temple'.

The four strongest powers in the Great Qian Immortal Domain were the East Saint Sect, the Southern Heavenly Court, the Tianji Pavilion, and the Northern Frontier Pavilion!

Could it be that this Fortune Star Celestial Cauldron did not come from the Great Qian Immortal Domain?

As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but be startled and alarmed. If he was right, things would truly be troublesome.

That could only mean one thing: the Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race was ten, or even a hundred, times more terrifying than he had imagined.

Even the Great Qian Immortal Domain might not be an opponent in front of the Extraterritorial Ghost Spirit Race!

As soon as he thought of this, even Zhou Yuan felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

The sense of accomplishment from slaughtering so many Half-Saints rapidly dissipated at this moment.