639: How to open the altar? The bone of the Netherworld Beast?

"First Highness, I happened to see it recorded in an ancient book that the Nether Beast left some opportunities for its nine descendants, which would appear only when a Nether Beast descends."

"Looking at it now, that Altar is precisely the supreme Opportunity left by the legendary beast god for its descendants. I'm afraid every time a new Nether Beast is born into the world, such an Altar will appear alongside it in some corner of the Netherworld!"

You Mingcheng was shaken to the core.

An Opportunity of the Nether Beast?

"Since it's for the Nether Beast, how can we Cultivators lay a finger on it?"

He asked in confusion.

Lin Xin continued to explain:

"Although it's prepared for the Nether Beast, it's not impossible to seize. Ancient records state that peerless experts have also obtained the creations within through chance encounters."

So that's how it is!

A spark of fervor ignited in You Mingcheng's heart.

Lin Xin went on:

"The method to open it is also closely related to the Nether Beast."

"One needs pure Nether Beast blood as a catalyst to irrigate the Altar and activate its core. Once activated, one can enter and seize the creation."

Lin Xin paused and mentioned the most crucial point.

"However, the entire process only lasts for fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, regardless of whether anyone has obtained the Opportunity, the Altar will completely hide itself and vanish without a trace, waiting for the next destined individual!"

Nether Beast blood?

The flame of hope that had just ignited in You Mingcheng was instantly doused with a bucket of cold water.

He frowned deeply.

Where on earth could he find Nether Beast blood?

In the entire Nine Nether Imperial Capital, the only ones who openly possessed a Nether Beast were those of the Myriad Tribulations Heaven, who stood above all other powers!

Could their Cang Kong City really go to the Myriad Tribulations Heaven and beg for a portion of Nether Beast blood?

How could that be possible?!

Lin Xin also looked melancholy; this was indeed an unsolvable problem.

Just then, You Mingcheng suddenly realized something!

A thought exploded in his mind!

Since Lin Xin said the appearance of the Altar meant a new Nether Beast had been born... didn't that mean there was a newborn Nether Beast right near the Chaotic Soul Mountain?!

Lin Xin had clearly thought of this too, and he nodded slowly:

"Theoretically, that's correct."

You Mingcheng was so excited he almost stood up!

If... if their Cang Kong City could obtain this second Nether Beast... then the entire landscape of the Netherworld would be rewritten!

Their Cang Kong City would leap to become an existence on equal footing with the Myriad Tribulations Heaven, perhaps even surpassing it!

This temptation was simply too great!

He forcibly calmed his surging emotions, and a trace of imperceptible wariness appeared in his attitude toward Lin Xin.

This matter was of far too much consequence.

"Rest assured, Vice City Lord Lin. If this succeeds, you shall be credited with the top honor! My Cang Kong City will never mistreat any meritorious official!"

He didn't say a word about the Altar's specific location.

What kind of person was Lin Xin? He immediately understood the other's thoughts and didn't point them out, merely bowing in salute:

"Everything is at Your Highness's command."

He knew very well that if it were him, he would never easily inform others of such important information.

After seeing Lin Xin off, You Mingcheng immediately returned to his secret chamber and activated the highest-level isolation Formation.

He used a secret method once again to establish contact with Netherworld Cold, who was far away in the mines of Chaotic Soul Mountain.

"Ninth Brother, there's progress..."

You Mingcheng told Netherworld Cold everything he had learned from Lin Xin, without missing a single word.

Inside the mine, after Netherworld Cold finished listening, the sliver of hope that had just risen was shattered by reality once more.

"Big Brother... Nether Beast blood... what Nether Beast blood? I can't even find a single hair here..."

On the other end of the transmission, You Mingcheng gave a confident chuckle.

"Don't panic, Ninth Brother. I once heard Father mention this during a chat. Father has long had plans regarding the Nether Beast."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Tens of thousands of years ago, Cang Kong City was already preparing to summon its own Nether Beast! After all, no one wants three great mountains pressing down on their heads forever. To break through these three mountains, obtaining a Nether Beast to suppress our Cang Kong City's Luck is of the utmost importance!"

"Father began secretly collecting all information related to the Nether Beast very early on, and he finally had some success."

"At an immense cost, Father intercepted something related to the Nether Beast from an ancient Secret Realm!"

Netherworld Cold was suddenly incredibly excited.

So Father and Big Brother were so farsighted!!

If they hadn't prepared in advance, he might have struggled to successfully obtain this heaven-sent Opportunity this time!

"Thank you, Big Brother!"

"Between us brothers, what need is there for words?" You Mingcheng said gently.

"Just wait there patiently; I'll find a way to send the item to you right away!!"

Cutting off the transmission, the gentle smile on You Mingcheng's face vanished instantly, replaced by a cold decisiveness.

Without the slightest hesitation, holding the highest-authority token bestowed by his father before his seclusion, he went straight to the deepest part of Cang Kong City—the Core Treasury that even the Vice City Lord had no right to enter!

Inside the Core Treasury, it was empty and deathly silent, unlike other treasuries filled with a dazzling array of various Magic Treasures.

Here, there were only nine pillars of light that reached from heaven to earth, supporting this independent space.

And within each pillar of light floated a terrifying Forbidden Tool enough to make a Heavenly Immortal or even a Dao Yuan Immortal turn red with envy!

At the very front was a Pitch-black Demon Blade surrounded by endless resentful souls, capable of severing the Karma of ten thousand lifetimes!

Beside it was a simple and unadorned Ancient Bagua Mirror that could turn heaven and earth upside down and reverse time and space!

Behind it was a shield surrounded by an endless heavy aura that made one's breathing feel somewhat suppressed... These nine Forbidden Tools were the strongest foundations accumulated by Cang Kong City over countless years!

The strongest Magic Treasure among them had surprisingly reached the level of a half-step supreme immortal artifact.

As for the City Lord of Cangkong's supreme immortal artifact, it was clear that such a Magic Treasure was unsafe anywhere else and could only be kept close at hand for peace of mind.

Every Magic Treasure in this Core Treasury would be enough to cause quite a stir in the Netherworld if taken out.

You Mingcheng's gaze swept over the first eight supreme treasures of vast power, finally settling on the ninth and most inconspicuous pillar of light.

There, a palm-sized, crack-covered fragment of animal bone floated quietly.

Upon the animal bone permeated an ancient, desolate, and dilapidated aura.

It was already covered in dense cracks; after the baptism of endless ages, this animal bone was on the verge of shattering.

This animal bone was what Netherworld Heaven had obtained from an ancient Secret Realm at a great cost.

A fragment of Nether Beast Bone!

After comprehending it, Netherworld Heaven had refined it into a Magic Treasure and placed it here; by holding it, one could sense the aura of a nearby Nether Beast.

This was the First Highness's reliance for finding the Nether Beast!