Cultivating With Mutated Heavenly Spirit Roots-Chapter 38: Ancient Sect Ruins

Five days later, Fang Hong, Su Shan, and Lin Na left Ten Thousand Demons City early, heading north along the edge of the Ten Thousand Demons Ancient Forest to the Ancient Tomb.

As they traveled, the three encountered many Demonic Beasts, but for Fang Hong and Su Shan, who were already at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and Lin Na, who was at Qi Refining Perfection, these Demonic Beasts were no threat at all...

Three days later, after some twists and turns, the three finally arrived at their destination after taking a long detour.

Fang Hong stopped and looked around, seeing that it was a depression, surrounded on all sides by high mountains, dense forests, and overgrown weeds.

This was truly a desolate wilderness, and ordinary people would not notice this hidden place.

Subsequently, the three used Spiritual Artifacts to continuously clear a path, spending two hours before finally entering the center of the depression with great difficulty.

"This is the spot!" Lin Na held the secret key in her palm, the white bead shimmering as if sensing something.

"Alright, let’s begin!" Fang Hong nodded, taking out a Mountain-Splitting Drill from his Storage Pouch, intending to drill through the hard ground.

"Wait, let me set up a formation first, to prevent passing Cultivators from noticing this place," Su Shan suddenly said.

After speaking, she took out a Formation Disk and three Formation Flags from her Storage Pouch.

The Formation Disk was palm-sized, and the three Formation Flags were pale green, with strange runes drawn on their surfaces, faintly glowing.

With a wave of her slender hand, the three Formation Flags flew out like arrows from a bowstring, firmly embedding themselves around them, forming a triangular arrangement.

Immediately after, she silently recited a few incantations, then continuously poured her magical power into the Formation Disk.

As the magical power was injected, the Formation Disk glowed brightly, and three beams of light shot towards the three Formation Flags respectively.

"It’s the Hidden Mountain Formation! Sister Shan, you can even set up this kind of formation; you truly are Elder Ye Yu’s top disciple." Lin Na looked at Su Shan with a face full of admiration and respect.

Fang Hong also nodded in appreciation; after five days of acquaintance, he had learned some of Su Shan’s background.

Ever since Su Shan advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, she had been taken as a disciple by Taiyi Sect’s Core Formation Stage Elder, "Elder Ye Yu." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Elder Ye Yu was a formation Grandmaster of the Taiyi Sect, so Su Shan naturally learned many skills.

"With this Hidden Mountain Formation, even a Core Formation Cultivators would find it difficult to discover this place without careful observation," Su Shan said with a slight smile, a confident expression on her face.

After setting up the formation, Fang Hong began to activate the Mountain-Splitting Drill, slowly breaking open the ground.

The soil and rocks on the ground were churned up, making a "shasha" sound...

The Mountain-Splitting Drill could be used to split mountains and carve cliffs, and it could also be used to drill into the ground, proving quite convenient. In a short while, an underground passage appeared before the three.

The three exchanged glances, then walked into the passage side by side, with Fang Hong standing on the far left, operating the Mountain-Splitting Drill to clear the way ahead.

Following the guidance of the secret key in Lin Na’s hand, Fang Hong turned left for a while, then right for a while. After walking about several li, the Mountain-Splitting Drill broke through a layer of rock wall, and the three finally arrived at the entrance of the Ancient Tomb!

Beyond the rock wall was an ancient stone gate, five or six zhang high, tightly closed. The gate was carved with ancient patterns, and in the center was a circular groove.

"This should be the entrance to the Ancient Tomb," Lin Na said happily, her face beaming with a smile.

"Be careful, there’s some kind of restriction trap on this gate!" Fang Hong said solemnly.

His Divine Sense had already detected spiritual light flowing on the stone gate; clearly, there was some kind of restriction!

"Nanna, put the secret key on it," Su Shan pointed to the circular groove in the middle and said to Lin Na.

Lin Na nodded, then activated her magical power to send the white bead in her hand into the circular groove.

The white bead, enveloped in magical power, slowly floated towards the groove, emitting a soft glow.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

As soon as the white bead entered the groove, the stone gate immediately began to emit a faint white light.

This white light grew brighter and brighter, illuminating the surrounding dark passage.

Seeing this, Fang Hong and the other two immediately retreated to the side, standing by in full alert.

Fang Hong conjured three Blue Lightning Needles, which hovered beside him, ready to deal with any danger that might arise.

Su Shan took out a green longsword, which looked like a top-tier Spiritual Artifact.

Lin Na also took out an ancient mirror, archaic in design, with golden light flowing on its surface; it was also a top-tier Spiritual Artifact.

Fang Hong was secretly surprised to see Lin Na’s Spiritual Artifact, thinking that her status in the Taiyi Sect must not be low either...

The stone gate emitted white light, and a moment later, it began to open with a rumbling sound. A chilling Aura emanated from behind the gate, making Fang Hong and the other two shiver involuntarily.

The three exchanged glances, cautiously approached the stone gate, and finally saw the scene behind it, their faces simultaneously showing shock.

"Heavens! There’s actually a place like this underground!" Lin Na exclaimed softly, her pretty face filled with shock.

The scene before her completely exceeded her imagination; she had originally thought the Ancient Tomb would be a place full of coffins, but she never expected it to be like this.

Su Shan also nodded in shock, and Fang Hong exclaimed, "This doesn’t look like an Ancient Tomb; it looks more like the ruins of a sect."

Beyond the stone gate was a gigantic grotto space, estimated to be about a hundred zhang wide.

Inside the grotto was a circular arena, like a sect’s martial arts training ground, and behind the arena stood a tall palace with flying eaves and upturned corners, its Aura magnificent!

"Whether it’s an Ancient Tomb or a sect ruin, since we’re here, let’s go explore," Su Shan suggested in a low voice.

"Alright, be careful; the more opportunities a place offers, the greater the risks," Fang Hong said vigilantly.

The three nodded at each other, their expressions serious, then slowly walked up the steps behind the stone gate towards the palace.

The three dared not relax in the slightest; their Spiritual Artifacts remained suspended beside them, ready to deal with sudden dangers!

Fang Hong walked in front, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, and his Divine Sense was also released, perceiving all movements around them.

Soon, the three arrived on the circular arena. Looking around, they discovered piles of human skulls and some dried blood on the arena, which made their faces turn pale and their tension increase!

Some of these human skulls were complete, others broken, scattered in various corners of the arena, truly eerie.

"Did... a fierce battle break out here?" Lin Na whispered, her pretty face a little nervous.

"No matter what, let’s quickly leave this arena. These skulls don’t look like a good omen," Fang Hong replied, quickening his pace, wanting to leave this ominous arena as soon as possible.

"Fang Hong is right; let’s quickly leave this arena and head to the palace ahead," Su Shan nodded.

Subsequently, the three couldn’t help but quicken their steps. However, just as they reached the center of the arena, the skulls began to shake, emitting an eerie howling sound!