68: The Imperial Ruins Secret Realm: Ye Qingxian's Hope!

A gaunt old man appeared.

His figure was as skeletal as a withered branch, his skin clinging to his bones, as if time had long since devoured all his flesh and blood.

He held a Banner of Chaos in his hand, and with a casual wave, he stirred up several chaotic winds, forcibly separating the four ultimate emperor weapons.

Then, his turbid eyes in their sunken sockets swept across the entire scene.

After his gaze lingered on Gu Qingchen for a moment, he spoke: “One year from now, I will open the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm. If any of you have grievances, send people to resolve them within the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm.”

“What? The Emperor Ruins Secret Realm is opening again?”

“How long has it been? I remember the last time the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm opened was more than ten thousand years ago.”

“They say the Super Golden Great Era is about to arrive. Now not only reclusive Holy Lands like Heavenly Secret Holy Land have emerged, but even the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm is opening.”

“...”

Countless people were shaken to their cores upon hearing this news.

They never expected to hear such shocking news and witness the famous scene of several ultimate emperor weapons confronting each other, all just by attending a Holy Son Coronation Ceremony.

Now, they had even heard news of the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm.

Even Old Man Han was quite emotional.

The era when the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm last opened was precisely the era of his rise.

He had also visited the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm and gained many Opportunities within it, and even now, he still benefited endlessly.

“What is the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm?”

Seeing everyone around them boiling with excitement, some who didn't understand asked curiously.

“You all know about the Emperor Ruins Battlefield, right?”

“Of course, we know. The ultimate emperor war shattered more than two thousand great worlds. A Supreme Great Emperor refined these world fragments together to form the Emperor Ruins Battlefield.”

“Exactly.”

The person who knew the secret nodded: “The Emperor Ruins Battlefield possesses the Legacy of more than two thousand great worlds. Even though it was shattered by the emperor war, it contains countless Opportunities, but also countless dangers.

Not to mention those evil gods and Ghost Clan, just the inextinguishable killing intent left by the aftermath of the emperor war, lasting for hundreds of millions of years, is enough to annihilate Saint Realm powerhouses.

To train in the Emperor Ruins Battlefield, one could lose their life with a single misstep.

The Emperor Ruins Secret Realm, however, is a Legacy Secret Realm specially refined by the Supreme Great Emperor when integrating the Emperor Ruins Battlefield. It not only has fewer dangers but also more and better Opportunities!”

After hearing this explanation, almost everyone was moved.

If the Emperor Ruins Battlefield was too dangerous, considered no different from a forbidden land in their hearts, then this Emperor Ruins Secret Realm was undoubtedly a supreme land of Opportunity.

“Then how can one enter the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm?”

Many people were tempted, feeling a sense of eagerness.

Compared to those peerless Prodigies, ordinary Cultivators like them needed Opportunities even more to achieve Heaven-Defying change.

“First, you must arrive at Emperor Ruins Ancient City on the edge of the Emperor Ruins Battlefield before the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm opens. Second, the strength of participants must be below the Saint Realm.”

“Are there no other requirements?”

Many people were pleasantly surprised.

These requirements were practically nonexistent.

“Haha, my strength is only in the Tongxuan Realm, so I can 100% enter the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm, right?”

“Foolish, even if the dangers in the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm are much less than in the outer Emperor Ruins Battlefield, one still needs a certain level of strength to explore it, otherwise, isn't that just seeking death?”

“...”

...While countless people were discussing, the Yuanshi Holy Lord's eyes flashed with thought: “Sir, the Emperor Ruins Secret Realm limits entry to those below the Saint Realm. How then should I resolve my grievances with that Demonic Path spawn?”

Before the Ruin Keeper could speak, Luo Jinghong coldly said, “At that time, I will seal my cultivation and enter it.”

“Good, good, good!”

A cold glint flashed in the Yuanshi Holy Lord's eyes: “You said it. Since that's the case, everything will be as Ruin Keeper Sir says.”

Facing the Ruin Keeper, whose combat power was comparable to a flawless Great Emperor, the Yuanshi Holy Lord's attitude was extremely good.

After all, if he angered such an existence, even the Yuanshi Holy Land would abandon him and would certainly not go to war with the Ruin Keeper for his sake.

With that, he took Di Xuancang and left directly.

Seeing the situation calm down, the Ruin Keeper glanced at Luo Jinghong and said, “The Taishang Path of Forgetting the Dao Canon is not so easy to Cultivate. There will be great terror in the Late Stage. Take care of yourself.”

Then he looked at Gu Qingchen again, and a ripple flashed in his turbid eyes.

The next moment, his figure slowly dissipated.

“The Taishang Path of Forgetting the Dao Canon?”

“Junior Sister, have you really Cultivated this Cultivation Technique?”

The Ruin Keeper's last words before leaving astonished Jiang Wuju and Old Man Han, who all frowned.

“What Cultivation Technique I Cultivate is none of your business.”

Luo Jinghong still gave Jiang Wuju no quarter, but she paused before leaving and said faintly, “But your performance today was acceptable. At least you didn't hand Qingchen over to Di Hongtian.”

Watching Luo Jinghong's departing back, Jiang Wuju shook his head with a bitter smile.

What kind of image did he have in his Junior Sister's heart?

Was merely not handing his Personal Disciple over to Di Hongtian worthy of praise?

...After this upheaval, Gu Qingchen's Holy Son Coronation Ceremony continued, everything proceeding in an orderly fashion, as if unaffected.

Meanwhile, everything that happened here spread throughout the entire world within a few days.

Some were amazed, while others were enlightened.

Purple Tenuity Holy Land.

Ye Qingxian fell into silence after hearing this series of events.

“He can already... suppress Di Xuancang, who is at the seventh heaven of the Dao-Peeking Realm? Do I really still have hope of catching up to, or even surpassing him?”

During this time, she Cultivated desperately.

Relying on the uniqueness of her Star Devouring Physique and the Star Refining Art given to her by her Revered Master, her strength had already soared to the Great Perfection of the Spirit Soul Realm!

In a short period, she had crossed twenty small Realms!

This Cultivation speed could indeed be called Heaven-Defying.

Even her mysterious Revered Master was surprised countless times, calling her the most peerless Prodigy he had ever seen in his life!

And she herself had always been full of confidence.

It wasn't until she heard the news of Gu Qingchen displaying Divine Might and suppressing Di Xuancang at the Xuantian Holy Land Holy Son Coronation Ceremony that she was stunned.

It turned out that not only had she been progressing during this time, but Gu Qingchen's progress was even more exaggerated!

“There's definitely hope!”

Seeing her favored Disciple's mind somewhat distracted, Yue Nanli quickly began to cheer her on.

“Although Gu Qingchen's strength improvement speed is truly astonishing, something I've never seen in hundreds of thousands of years, your Star Devouring Physique combined with the Star Refining Art is also not bad.”

“Really?”

Ye Qingxian's state of mind was actually not weak, but the impact Gu Qingchen had on her this time was too strong.

Anyone who encountered such a monster would doubt life itself.

“Of course.”

Yue Nanli guaranteed: “Don't forget that the Myriad Stars Grand Offering is in three months. That's when your strength will skyrocket. It's not impossible to surpass Gu Qingchen in one go!”

“Good!”

Ye Qingxian once again had a goal and motivation.

“At the Myriad Stars Grand Offering, I will definitely perform well!”

...[PS: Thank you all for the gifts and reminders to update, three chapters completed.]