C398 The Ancient Altar
C398 The Ancient Altar
Above the nine heavens, dark clouds covered the sky as strange lights flashed.
Directly below the gathering black clouds was an enormous altar.
This was an especially ancient sacrificial altar, emitting a dense ancient and desolate aura.
The altar was set up on the top of the mountains. It was surrounded by mountains, and from afar, it looked like there were stars surrounding the moon.
On top of the altar, there were many black stone pillars. Each stone pillar was a hundred meters tall and over three meters in diameter, shooting up to the sky. They covered the altar like heavenly thorns piercing through the sky …
Large rusty iron chains were coiled around each pillar.
The aura was old and cold, and it circled around the stone pillar, giving people a feeling of the majestic and shocking nature of a land locked in prison.
The altar had clear layers. The center was the stage, and the four sides were the field!
At this very moment, two groups had already gathered on the empty plaza below the altar. The two groups did not interfere with each other and did not interact with each other. They sat in separate locations and waited there!
Furthermore, if one were to descend further into the empty ground in the plaza, it would be a scene formed from the accumulation of white bones.
The endless pile of bones was like a mountain, looking just like the legendary Asura hell, gloomy and terrifying.
A young lady with long purple hair stood at the edge of the ancient plaza, her autumn watery eyes quietly staring at the pure white bones of the Demonic Beast below. A faint look of thought appeared on her impeccable face.
"Senior Sister Xi Lan, at a normal pace, the Sect should issue a new order within three days."
A seventeen to eighteen year old girl walked to Xi Lan's side and said.
Xi Lan's thoughts seemed to be interrupted. She lifted her beautiful eyes and nodded slightly. "I know."
"What is Senior Sister Xi Lan thinking about?"
"Nothing."
"Alright!" The young lady pursed her lips, her gaze then sweeping towards the group at the other side, and said with slight dissatisfaction, "The Illusory Rain Sect is truly annoying, and the surroundings are so empty — and they just have to sit in front of us, what an eyesore!"
Xi Lan smiled and shook her head. "Just leave them alone."
The girl nodded her head and looked away. She saw two familiar figures approaching them from afar.
"Senior-apprentice Brother South Sea and Senior-apprentice Sister Si'er have returned from their patrol!" The young woman's eyes shined as she continued speaking, "Who are those people?"
While they were talking, Li Nanhai was the first to run over.
"People from the Illusory Rain Sect?" Li Nanhai looked at the other group of people in shock. He did not expect that just as he went out to patrol, the people from Illusory Rain Sect had already arrived.
"Senior brother Li, who are those people behind you?" The girl asked.
Li Nanhai turned around with his arms slightly raised. "Senior Xi Lan, look who's here."
Xi Lan froze for a moment. Her gaze followed the direction the other party was pointing at.
Soon after, a familiar young figure entered his sight. It was a handsome, slightly thin face with sharp features, as if it had been carved with a knife. His bright smile gradually spread across his face. Xi Lan's body trembled slightly as a surprised light appeared in her eyes.
"Chu Hen!"
The gentle call was accompanied by an unconcealable sense of happiness.
Chu Hen smiled and nodded, "Teacher, long time no see!"
Instructor?
The people on both sides were stunned. Did they get it wrong? Chu Hen is Xi Lan's student?
"Wow, such a young teacher?" Hua Xuerong blurted out in surprise, muttering to herself, "Furthermore, she's so beautiful. No wonder he insisted on coming over."
Fuqin, Nong Qi, Zhi Shu, and the others were also secretly shocked by Xi Lan's beautiful appearance.
In fact, the four of them could be considered as the most beautiful girls.
However, compared to Xi Lan, they were slightly inferior.
Immediately after, Chu Hen had already hastily gone up to the sacrificial square, walked in front of Xi Lan, and said, "Instructor, I didn't think that I would be able to see you here. I had originally wanted to visit you at Thousand Feather Sect after passing this Myriad Beasts Ridge."
Xi Lan was also surprised. Her eyes slightly moved as she looked at Chu Hen. There was an apologetic look in her eyes.
"I just came out of seclusion two months ago and found out about what happened to you in Imperial Capital City. I'm very sorry about that."
"What did the instructor say?" Chu Hen's eyes dimmed, and said loudly, "This matter has nothing to do with you, Instructor. Furthermore, at that time, you would have already left Imperial Capital City, so there is no need to apologize for it."
Xi Lan nodded slightly and didn't say anything else.
Back then, after she had returned to the Thousand Feather Sect, she had entered closed-door training. She knew nothing of what was happening outside.
Two months ago, she had only occasionally heard of the Holy Star Dynasty's change. She had wanted to find out more about Chu Hen's whereabouts, but Sect had actually sent her over to Myriad Beasts Ridge.
But unexpectedly, when they came to Myriad Beasts Ridge, it was the right decision, as the two of them met here.
"Hehe, I have long heard of the name of the Thousand Feather Sect 'Duskbeauty'. Seeing her today, her reputation is indeed well-deserved."
At this time, Si Zeye also led the others onto the plaza. He cupped his hands and said humbly and politely, "I am Si Zeye. Greetings, Senior Sister Xi Lan."
Gun Jue, Si Zeye?
The disciples of the Thousand Feather Sect were all somewhat surprised, and even the group of people from the Illusory Rain Sect cast their shocked gazes over.
Xi Lan was slightly surprised, but she still nodded politely in greeting.
"Young Master Si Ze is too serious. Compared to the Seven Proud People of Heaven, Xi Lan is naturally ashamed."
After exchanging a few simple pleasantries, Chu Hen, Si Zeye, and the rest looked at the people from Illusory Rain Sect a few times.
Illusory Rain Sect was a type of Sect that focused mainly on cultivating 'illusion techniques', so it could be considered a rather special sect.
Chu Hen was also very clear that there was a Starsoul Bead in the Illusory Rain Sect.
"That woman didn't come?" Si Zeye said casually with a slight raise of his eyebrows.
"Young master Si Ze was talking about 'Fantasy Excalibur' Xiao Ruoman?" Li Nanhai asked.
Si Zeye smiled and did not deny it.
If Extreme Mirage Xiao Ruoman was here, she would definitely be the one leading the Illusory Rain Sect. And the one leading the group there, was a gentle looking, fair skinned man with a medium build.
Since he didn't see Xiao Ruoman, it was likely that she hadn't appeared yet.
"Oh right, mentor, what is going on here?" Chu Hen's curiosity was piqued.
Xi Lan's red lips slightly parted, a puzzled expression appearing on her face.
"I'm not too sure about the specifics, but I can deduce that it's related to those items!"
Xi Lan's gaze was focused on the black stone pillars on the altar.
"Oh?"
Chu Hen frowned and the confusion in his eyes deepened. He asked again, "Can I go over and take a look?"
"Sure, but if the stone pillars are too close to each other, they will feel unwell."
"I know."
With a little curiosity, Chu Hen, Si Zeye, Fuqin, Lu Qi, and the others walked towards the central altar together with Xi Lan.
After hundreds and thousands of years of erosion, the steps of this ancient altar were full of potholes. Between the bricks, a lot of soil had become loose.
Everyone on the altar, including Chu Hen, felt a sense of sadness when they stood in front of the pillars. With a majestic and powerful aura, an ancient and unsophisticated aura rushed towards him.
There were more than a hundred of these black stone pillars, and the distance between each stone pillar was different. Rust stained iron chains wrapped around the stone pillars, as if describing the long and arduous years of life that had passed in the past.
"What the f * ck is this?"
Qi Teng cursed in a low voice and subconsciously walked towards the closest pillar.
When he was only two meters away from the altar, Qi Teng's expression changed drastically. He felt an extremely uncomfortable feeling that forced him to retreat.
"What's wrong, you big idiot!" Lu Qi asked.
"Dizziness, nausea, nauseous!"
"That's pregnant." Hua Xue said casually.
"Hua Xue, don't be rude." Fuqin coldly snorted.
Qi Teng was speechless.
The others were all amused.
Immediately after, Si Zeye also probed forward. Indeed, he felt a bit uncomfortable, but he only retreated after he was about a meter away from the stone pillar. Presumably, this was related to an individual's Cultivation strength.
"Could this be the Demon Sealing Land from a thousand years ago?" Lu Qi continued.
Everyone shook their heads uncertainly.
After all, the rumors about the Demon Sealing Grounds were only rumors in the outside world and they had never been verified. Therefore, no one could confirm whether or not the rumors were true.
Chu Hen's eyes narrowed as he stared at the black stone pillars in front of him cautiously.
The Strength of Demonic Eye was quietly being released, a faint purple light faintly flickered deep within his pupils.
Along with the obscure fluctuation of powerful force, the visual space in front of Chu Hen underwent a strange change.
"This is?"
Chu Hen's heart trembled slightly. He saw that each stone pillar contained a ball of red light. That ball of red light contained an extremely violent aura …
Berserk and fierce, dry anger and strange!
It gave off the feeling that there was a terrifying monster inside.
Immediately after, Chu Hen found out that the red light inside each black pillar was connected to the sky above the Ninth Heaven. Chu Hen couldn't help raising his head to look at the sky. The thick dark clouds in the sky enveloped the entire altar. Threads of red light intertwined with the inner parts of the dark clouds. It was extremely strange …
The recent abnormality of the Myriad Beasts Ridge was indeed related to this altar.
Chu Hen was verified by this.
But what was the purpose of this?
Chu Hen calmly continued to use his demonic eyes to check the sky. The sky was covered by dark clouds that covered the sky and the moon. There was a red light flashing inside the sky. Chu Hen used his Strength of Demonic Eye with all of his strength to try and see the light, but right at that moment, an extremely tyrannical Qi suddenly suppressed Chu Hen, and immediately after, within the light, a pair of eyes as cold as an ancient Vicious Beast stared coldly at Chu Hen.
In an instant, Chu Hen's heart violently shook and his expression changed. Even the power of his Three Star Demon Eyes was instantly suppressed …