483: Chapter 483 The Heavenly Emperor (48)

Ye Family ancestral land, Discussion Hall.

"The news has been confirmed."

The Second Ancient Ancestor's voice was steady, breaking the silence in the hall.

"The Heavenly Emperors Tomb has appeared in a desolate ancient battlefield ruin in the Central Dao Province."

He paused and added a key piece of information.

"That area happens to be within the territory governed by the Central Heavenly Court."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became subtle. The words 'Central Heavenly Court's sphere of influence' were enough to make everyone present feel vigilant.

The Second Ancient Ancestor continued, "The intelligence network has cross-verified through multiple channels, confirming that a large number of ancient spiritual items are sealed within the tomb."

His gaze fell upon Ye Yun.

"Among them is a spiritual item called primordial sacred fluid."

primordial sacred fluid.

This was exactly the final key item needed to help the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body reach Major Achievement quickly.

Ye Yun suppressed the turbulence in his heart, his voice calm.

"Second Ancient Ancestor, I request permission to personally go to the tomb."

The Second Ancient Ancestor nodded, but his brows remained tightly furrowed.

"This matter is too strange."

His voice lowered a bit.

"The Heavenly Emperors Tomb has existed for untold eras and has never been discovered. For it to appear at this exact moment, don't you think it's ridiculously coincidental?"

"Furthermore, the tomb appeared within the Central Heavenly Court's sphere of influence, yet they haven't blocked the news."

This question made the hall fall silent once again.

An Elder in charge of external intelligence stepped forward and reported with cupped hands.

"Reporting to the Second Ancient Ancestor, there are already theories outside regarding this. A Great Emperor from the Central Heavenly Court came forward and publicly mentioned a rumor."

"It is said that before that heavenly emperor passed away and left the Central Heavenly Court, he left a final wish to use this tomb to compensate the younger generations of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces."

"The Central Heavenly Court stated they would not block the news, nor would they stop any faction from exploring. Besides, the commotion is so grand that it has already spread throughout the Three Thousand Dao Provinces; it couldn't be blocked even if they wanted to."

The Second Ancient Ancestor closed his eyes, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest.

"Final wish..."

He chewed on those two words and said nothing more. Although that person was called a sinner by later generations, the contributions he made to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces were substantial.

...

Within half a month after the news spread, the Three Thousand Dao Provinces were in a complete uproar.

In the Eastern Heavenly Court, Dong Huang stood on the deck of a Flying Boat, with dozens of top prodigies behind him. Silver-gray Holy Light flowed in his left eye; the Heaven-Chasing Saint Eye was even more refined than it was hundreds of years ago.

At the Wuji Sword Sect, the Sword Seed whose sword had once been broken by Ye Yun sat cross-legged. A pitch-black new sword floated before him, with imperial dao patterns flowing upon it. He opened his eyes, the Sword Intent within them like an abyss. "This time, I won't lose again."

At the Hegemon Palace, Xiang Tian was kicked out of his secluded Immortal Cave by the Hegemon Ancestor.

"The Heavenly Emperors Tomb has appeared. Go see how far that opponent of yours has progressed," the Hegemon Ancestor said, rolling his eyes.

Xiang Tian's anger instantly transformed into surging Battle Intent. "Will Ye Yun be there too?"

"Nonsense."

Xiang Tian grinned and turned to leave.

The Liu Family's Flying Boat was inconspicuous among the many factions. Liu Yan stood at the stern. Hundreds of years had passed, and her cultivation had greatly improved, but the arrogance in her eyes had long vanished, replaced by an indescribable complexity.

In the Heavenly Martial Sacred Dynasty, the Saintess who had once been saved by Ye Yun had now entered the Venerable Realm. She gazed into the distance and whispered, "In such a grand event, the Imperial Scion will surely participate, right?"

...

On the outskirts of the ancient battlefield, thousands of Flying Boats, war chariots, and exotic beast mounts covered the sky and earth. Almost all the top prodigies from the five great celestial domains of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces had come out in force.

When the Ye Family's Flying Boat, forged from Star Divine Gold, descended, the surroundings instantly fell silent. Countless gazes were cast upon it—some with awe, some with wariness, and some with eager Battle Intent.

Ye Yun stepped down from the boat, with Ye Wuchen following closely behind. The title "Ye Family Imperial Scion" once again became the focus of the entire scene after hundreds of years of silence.

The tomb stood at the very center of the ancient battlefield, like a massive mountain mausoleum built of black Divine Stone, emitting a desolate imperial dao pressure.

Without a key, it could not be opened. Several Quasi-Emperors were the first to strike, but they couldn't even leave a single crack.

Just as the various factions were at each other's throats, preparing to join forces to forcibly break open the tomb, a sudden change occurred.

Rumble!

The entrance to the tomb opened on its own.

At the same time, an ancient emperor-grade Restriction was suddenly activated, transforming into a Law barrier that blotted out the sun and covered the sky over the entire ancient battlefield.

Several Saint Kings and Great Sage Elders tried to forcibly Breakthrough, only to be shaken until they spat blood. Even an old monster of the Great Emperor level personally took action, only to have his palms numbed and his face turn ashen from the shock.

"A heavenly emperor-grade method is not something we can shake." He withdrew his hand, his face full of solemnity.

Upon the Restriction, a line of ancient text slowly emerged.

Only those below the Saint Realm may enter.

The entire scene was in an uproar; this meant that all Elders and guards could not enter, and only the younger generation could explore.

In the crowd, the Heavenly Eye on Ye Yun's forehead operated quietly in coordination with his Heart Heavy Pupils. He confirmed that this layer of Restriction was indeed a heavenly emperor-grade method, but he also saw things that others could not.

The Law on this layer of Restriction had an extremely subtle deviation from the dao rhyme of the Cultivation Technique publicly passed down by that deceased heavenly emperor, but it was indeed of the same lineage.

...

The Land of Expedition.

Upon the wasteland, the wind swept away the clouds.

The Great Ancient Ancestor stood side by side with that Peak Great Emperor of the Eastern Heavenly Court, followed by more than ten Great Emperor experts from various major factions, each with a solemn expression.

For eight hundred years, they had been groping around this area for a full eight hundred years without finding the core region.

Suddenly, the Great Ancient Ancestor felt an abnormal movement in the guidance; the guidance seemingly sensed the direction of the Land of Expedition.

At that very moment, the return teleportation channel was also completely blocked by someone from the Three Thousand Dao Provinces' end.

What was even more terrifying was that at the same moment the channel was blocked, several "sleeping areas" in the Land of Expedition were suddenly activated.

A large number of creatures polluted by the great terror surged out like a tide, surrounding them from all directions.

The Great Ancient Ancestor and the Eastern Heavenly Court's Great Emperor joined forces to repel the first wave of attacks, but they paid a heavy price.

Two Great Emperors fell on the spot.

Ultimately, the various emperors had no choice but to follow the guidance and step onto the path that supposedly led to the core region.

Unknown ahead, a dead end behind.

Not long after they stepped into the core region, several powerful figures approached rapidly from a distance.

The emperors immediately prepared for battle, ready to strike.

They were trapped in a dead end.

At this moment, several powerful figures approached rapidly from a distance.

The emperors immediately prepared for battle, but when the faces of the newcomers appeared, the Great Ancient Ancestor was stunned on the spot.

"Desolate Heaven?"

The newcomer was indeed the Desolate Heaven Great Emperor, Ye Yun's father. His imperial robe was tattered, and he bore several scars, but his eyes remained sharp. Behind him followed two similarly scarred figures, who were the Ye Family Ancient Ancestors who had gone on the expedition with him back then.

"Great Ancient Ancestor," Desolate Heaven Great Emperor said, his voice hoarse, as he walked up to the Great Ancient Ancestor.

"The return channel has been blocked," the Great Ancient Ancestor said directly.

Desolate Heaven Great Emperor nodded, not surprised. "The current Land of Expedition, due to certain changes, can only be entered and not exited."

These words perfectly matched the experience of the Great Ancient Ancestor and the others being lost.

Desolate Heaven Great Emperor did not stop; he told the Great Ancient Ancestor of a discovery that made his heart skip a beat.

"According to the intelligence records left by the predecessor Gatekeepers, there are several 'great terror' level existences in the Land of Expedition."

"Over the years, we have encountered almost all the recorded great terrors. But there is one that we have never seen from start to finish."

The Great Ancient Ancestor's heart tightened. "Which one?"

Desolate Heaven Great Emperor looked at him and said word for word, "The one recorded as the 'Abyss Lord.' According to the predecessors' intelligence, it should be entrenched in the Heavenly Abyss of the Land of Expedition."

"But we have delved deep for so many years and scoured all the areas where it should have appeared, yet we haven't found even a trace of its aura."

"It's gone."

The Great Ancient Ancestor's pupils contracted sharply. "Gone? How could a great terror just disappear?"

Desolate Heaven Great Emperor remained silent for a moment before continuing, "I consulted all the records of the Gatekeeper predecessors and found that the last time anyone recorded the appearance of the 'Abyss Lord' was during the previous expedition."

"And the initiator of that previous expedition..." A flash of complex light crossed Desolate Heaven Great Emperor's eyes, "...was precisely the one called the Eternal Sinner, the North Sea Heavenly Emperor."

"The North Sea Heavenly Emperor's final battle was exactly at the Heavenly Abyss."

A moment of silence.

In the Great Ancient Ancestor's mind, countless thoughts collided rapidly.

That heavenly emperor initiated the previous expedition; a hundred emperors went out, but only he returned. And the Abyss Lord, who should have been in the Heavenly Abyss of the Land of Expedition, happened to disappear after that expedition.

Where did it go?

Was it slain by that heavenly emperor? Or was it "taken away"?

Or perhaps, it wasn't slain at all, but followed that heavenly emperor to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces in some form?