647: Chapter 207_3 647: Chapter 207_3 This grassland seemed boundless, and although the group could not fly, their speed was still astonishingly fast as they ran.
However, after running for a full day and night, the scenery in front of them finally began to change.
In front of them stretched the endless grassland, with a river appearing before their eyes, about two zhang in width and incredibly long.
At the sight of this river, everyone’s faces changed simultaneously.
At the same time, a figure materialized before their eyes – a man dressed in black, with black hair, standing in the void and casually swinging his sword.
The sword light descended, cleaving through the earth, cutting across the grassland.
After the sword light passed, endless mana converged to form this river.
The next moment, in the middle of the river.
A shadowy figure emerged.
It seemed that too much time had passed, and the shadowy figure appeared incredibly ethereal, its specific features impossible to discern.
One could only determine that it was a human figure.
“I am the Heaven Illusion Sword Monarch.
This place is my burial ground!
Since you have entered here, you are the fated ones.
Cross the Sword River, and the first person to reach my treasure trove can claim all my treasures and leave this place.”
As the voice faded, the shadow disappeared.
Xiang Ziyu, upon hearing this, excitedly exclaimed, “I told you, what did I say?
This must be some ancient ruin.
Has anyone heard of the Heaven Illusion Sword Monarch?”
Everyone around shook their heads.
Beichen Ying frowned thoughtfully for a long time before shaking his head along with Ling Xi and others, “I have not heard of this name; the person must have existed a long time ago.
“And, most likely older than our Sect’s Ancestral Elder.
After all, this place contains the Ancestral Elder’s Heavenly Gang Disha Beads.
The Heaven Illusion Sword Monarch wouldn’t have built his tomb here after discovering those beads!”
Considering such an ancient existence still has remnants of its aura, and that the river formed by that one sword still exists, one can imagine what kind of being it was.
“The person, must have transcended the Earth Immortal Realm and reached the Immortality Regainment Realm!”
People believe that a true Immortal Realm exists in the world.
Many ancient texts record that in the Ancient Era, those who broke through the Earth Immortal Realm could vaguely sense the existence of the Immortal Realm.
Therefore, the realm above the Earth Immortal is called the Immortality Regainment Realm, implying the return to the Immortal Realm.
“Immortality Regainment Realm… In our Hundred Peaks Sect, apart from the Ancestral Elder and the second and third generation Sect Leaders, as well as the sixth generation Sect Leader, no one has cultivated to the Immortality Regainment Realm!
Even the current Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty may not know if there exists anyone of the Immortality Regainment Realm!”
There was once speculation that the Grand Preceptor had reached the Immortality Regainment Realm.
But there were also those who said the Grand Preceptor had not achieved the Immortality Regainment Realm, that he had only reached the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm and was just one step away from entering the Immortality Regainment Realm!
“At the very least, it’s the existence of an Immortal Regainment Realm!”
The crowd all turned their heads and looked towards Cao Zhen.
After all, it was rumored that if a Great Ability wished to reincarnate, they must first step into the Immortality Regainment Realm, as it was impossible to reincarnate from the Earth Immortal Realm.
“An existence at least of the Immortality Regainment Realm, who knows how many treasures he has!”
“Let’s go, cross the river.
He said that after obtaining his treasure, we could leave this place.”
“Wait a moment…” Li Lingwei frowned and said to Beichen Ying, “Did you really understand what the Heaven Illusion Sword Monarch said?
He mentioned that only one person can get that treasure, and also, his words meant that only the person who gets the treasure can leave this place; does it imply that those who do not get the treasure cannot leave this place?”
Upon Li Lingwei’s words, everyone fell silent.
After a while, Cao Zhen raised his hand and pointed straight ahead, “Let’s go.
Regardless, if we wish to leave this place, we still need to move forward.”
After speaking, protective lights rose from his body.
Although it seemed that the Heaven Illusion Sword Monarch had no ill intentions, and did not mention any danger of the location, Cao Zhen nonetheless felt something oddly unsettling and thought it best to be cautious!
Cao Zhen approached the river, stopped, and took out a chunk of residual metal material from his Qiankun Bag, which was left over from a previous flying boat and had little use, and threw it forcefully into the river.
Instantly, a ‘plop’ was heard.
Following the sound, the piece of metal material fell into the water, quickly sinking out of sight.
The river returned to calm, seemingly devoid of danger.
“The water doesn’t seem to pose a danger, but it looks rather deep.
We must swim across.
Surely, no one here can’t swim?”
Everyone around nodded their heads.
Although the river was not wide, since they could not fly here, even jumping was not an option for traversing any significant distance, so they had to swim across the river.
Cao Zhen waited a while longer, ensuring that the river really seemed safe before he was the first to leap into the river.
As he splashed down with a ‘plop,’ his expression suddenly changed dramatically.
Spiritual Energy!
Whether cultivating or gathering mana, they needed spiritual energy.
But the moment he plunged into the river, he discovered that he could no longer feel and had indeed completely lost access to spiritual energy.
Simultaneously, all the protective divine skills around his body vanished.