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Nearly a month had passed since the fall of the Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor,
The talented clan members who had gone to receive inheritances from sacred lands like the Divine Fist Sect had all returned,
By now, the Chu family's banners flew over all five sacred land territories,
The five regions completely belonged to the Chu family,
Even many subordinate forces originally aligned with the five great sacred sects had surrendered to the Chu family.
"It's time to activate the Chrono Pagoda again!"
Chu Jingyue declared solemnly.
After waiting so long,
The Chu family's geniuses who had received inheritances from the five great sacred sects had returned,Many had gained substantial benefits.
Especially Chu Zhan,
Who immediately entered seclusion upon returning,
Abandoning his usual habit of constantly challenging others to fights,
What kind of inheritance had he obtained exactly?
"Clan leader, based on our calculations of Essence Stones during this period, we can fully sustain the sixth level for an entire year!"
Chu Hongxiao reported.
"Oh? A year on the sixth level? That would equate to 320 years inside the Chrono Pagoda?"
"Correct!"
"Excellent! 320 years is enough for our Chu family's strength to reach unprecedented heights!"
Chu Jingyue said excitedly,
Now their Chu family had everything prepared - all they needed was time!
With these 320 years,
The Chu family's power would undoubtedly increase dramatically,
Perhaps even producing Emperor-tier experts.
"Notify everyone immediately - the Chrono Pagoda will activate soon!"
"All Dragon Protector Guards must participate! Other members will be selected based on merit!"
Chu Jingyue issued the orders promptly.
"However, the clan elder still hasn't appeared!"
"As the most likely among us to achieve Martial Emperor status, it would be a great pity if he missed this opportunity!"
Chu Hongxiao frowned.
"What? The elder still hasn't appeared after all this time?"
Chu Jingyue was shocked,
Logically, the elder should either be in the Dragon Emperor Palace,
Or at his secluded cultivation site,
How could he be missing?
"Where has the elder gone?"
Chu Jingyue frowned,
Then said: "In that case, I'll go ask the Beast God! Perhaps he knows the elder's whereabouts!"
If the elder had truly traveled far,
Without informing anyone,
Then only the Beast God might know!
Inside the Dragon Emperor Palace,
After hearing Chu Jingyue's inquiry,
Long Yuan said: "I only know that on the day the Hell's Gate Martial Emperor arrived, Chu Tianyang seemed to enter Qingyang Lake. What? He still hasn't emerged?"
At that time, Long Yuan had been observing everything outside Qingyang City,
Only vaguely sensing Chu Tianyang's location,
But not knowing exactly what he was doing there.
After all,
Except for Chu Long,
Long Yuan rarely paid attention to anyone else!
"Qingyang Lake? Why would the elder enter Qingyang Lake?"
Chu Jingyue wondered.
"Unclear. But since he hasn't appeared for so long, let's go investigate!"
Long Yuan's massive form began shrinking,
Lay a vast, decaying world,
The ground littered with ancient, broken spiritual artifacts from unimaginably distant eras,
The earth scarred with countless ravines,
Even the air itself reeked of antiquity!
Like an ancient battlefield.
"Gasp! Such an enormous spatial realm existed here?"
Chu Jingyue was stunned,
Had they been living above a spatial realm all along?
Long Yuan's divine sense swept across the space,
Instantly locating Chu Tianyang.
"Come!"
He vanished with Chu Jingyue,
Reappearing at another location within this spatial world.
"This... elder!"
Seeing Chu Tianyang's condition,
Chu Jingyue gasped in horror,
Their clan elder lay covered in wounds,
With sword energies still periodically lacerating his body.
When Chu Jingyue tried approaching,
He sensed an overwhelming destructive force,
Capable of annihilating all existence,
Terrifying him to his core!
"Beast God, what happened to the elder?"
Chu Jingyue asked urgently.
"He was injured by residual sword energies here!"
Long Yuan swiped his claw,
Shattering and dispersing the surrounding sword energies,
Allowing Chu Jingyue to rush forward and support the elder.
"This is an ancient battlefield where terrifying killing intent persists despite endless years!"
"Your elder accidentally entered this deadly zone!"
This battlefield somewhat resembled the Yunxiao Sect ruins,
But the hidden dangers here were far more terrifying!
Because attacks from beings surpassing god-level clearly remained here,
Meaning a divine war had once raged here!
Long Yuan observed the unconscious Chu Tianyang,
Tapping his forehead with one finger,
Instantly expelling several sword energies from his body.
"Fortunately, the remaining killing intent here has weakened over time. Though severely injured, he'll survive!"
Long Yuan said calmly.
"Ah, how could the elder be so careless? Venturing into such danger without caution - he must have grown overconfident!"
Chu Jingyue sighed,
Quickly administering a healing pill to the elder.
For such perilous matters,
Why hadn't he informed the Beast God?
If not for the Chrono Pagoda's activation,
The elder might have truly perished here!
"You brat need a beating!"
Chu Tianyang's weak voice emerged.
When he first entered,
He'd detected no hidden dangers,
Nor had his divine sense perceived anything,
Accidentally stumbling into the deadly zone,
By the time he realized,
It was already too late!
"How did you discover this place?"
Long Yuan asked curiously,
Having resided in the thunderclouds so long,
Yet never noticing this!
"Beast God, remember that token we found on the Ma family elder?"
Chu Tianyang explained how he'd uncovered the token's secret.
"Only during a full moon when energy is injected does the token react, so I followed its guidance here!"
Chu Jingyue said: "Did the Ma family elder discover this place, causing their sudden rise?"
"Exactly! He likely scavenged some broken artifacts from the periphery, giving the Ma family their chance!"
"No wonder he was so determined to eliminate our families - fearing this spatial realm's secret might leak!"
Chu Jingyue realized,
Only by completely controlling Qingyang Town,
Could the Ma family freely plunder this ancient site's inheritances.
"Hmph! Even if they'd succeeded in destroying our families, the Ma family's strength was too weak to explore deeply without perishing!"
Chu Tianyang sneered,
The deeper one ventured,
The more terrifying the hidden killing forces became,
With the Ma family's capabilities at that time,
Any encounter with these dangers,
Would have been fatal.