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Chapter 535: Three Hundred Years
Chapter 535: Three Hundred Years
"An ancient treasure of the Xuanhuang lineage?"
Lin Yuan stared at the golden box, his gaze intense.
Many months ago, one of Lin Yuan's incarnations had sent back this very box.
As soon as he had received it, the box seemed to sense his presence and slowly began absorbing the essence of the Xuanhuang evolutionary path within Lin Yuan's body.
And it had continued to absorb ever since.
Only now did Lin Yuan faintly sense that the golden box was slowing down and might even stop absorbing soon.
"Is it going to open?"
Lin Yuan watched the box, sensing the unusual fluctuations emanating from within.
"Master," a six-armed figure beside him spoke cautiously.
"Mhm." Lin Yuan glanced at the figure.
Time passed slowly.
Creak. Creak.
The energy within the golden box shifted rapidly, and soon a crack appeared on its surface.
"Hmm?" Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed at the sight.
The crack widened until the golden box finally opened completely.
Within the box lay a neatly placed piece of beast hide.
It wasn't exactly accurate to call it a beast hide, but it was definitely the fur of some powerful beast. It had a bluish hue overall, exuding a sense of vastness and antiquity.
"What is this?" Lin Yuan examined the hide carefully, his movements deliberate and cautious.
The six-armed figure next to him was equally clueless, having no idea what the hide was.
"Rise." With a slight stir of Lin Yuan's thoughts, the beast hide slowly floated up and hovered gently.
"This beast hide is actually a treasure, a Chaos Realm treasure," Lin Yuan said solemnly.
As the hide floated, an indescribable aura spread out, suppressing space and time itself. It was clear that this aura originated from the hide.
"Just a Chaos Realm treasure?" Lin Yuan frowned, his expression doubtful. The hide gave him a feeling that surpassed even the Chaos Realm pinnacle treasure left behind by 'Cang Weiyang', the peak Overlord.
A Chaos Realm treasure of this quality would be valued at no less than 100,000 Chaos Stones, and even then, it would be priceless and hard to come by.
After all, the hide's ability to suppress space and time indicated that it was a control-type treasure, and such treasures were always more valuable than offensive ones.
But!
This beast hide had come from the golden box, and the box was of the Xuanhuang lineage. According to the six-armed figure, these golden boxes were personally refined by Emperor Xuanhuang himself, and the treasures within were likely left by the Emperor.
In the distant ages before the vast universe's eons, Emperor Xuanhuang had specifically refined these golden boxes. How could they possibly contain only a Chaos Realm-level treasure?
Even if it were a treasure on the level of a Great Sage, it wouldn't warrant such attention from Emperor Xuanhuang.
Lin Yuan was deeply perplexed.
"Master, there's a map engraved on the surface of this beast hide," the six-armed figure said hastily, as if he had noticed something.
"A map?" Lin Yuan's eyes flickered, and he immediately began to observe it more closely.
Indeed, on the other side of the beast hide was an incredibly complex map, encompassing layer upon layer of space and time. Even a Chaos Honored or a Chaos Great Sage might become lost within it.
"This map..." Lin Yuan quickly scanned it, his eyes widening as he realized the enormity of the territory it covered. It was at least ten times the size of the ancient Ming Chaos Continent, with countless regions marked upon it.
"This map leads to the Emperor's mausoleum," the six-armed figure said suddenly.
"Mausoleum?" Lin Yuan glanced at it again.
A mausoleum was similar to a tomb, and for mortal lives, it made sense to prepare such a resting place, as death was inevitable.
But for Emperor Xuanhuang? Even at the Dao-Initiation Realm, one's lifespan was infinite, not to mention for a Great Sage like Emperor Xuanhuang. Why would he prepare a mausoleum?
Preparing a mausoleum implied that one knew they would die, but aside from Great Sages, even Chaos Honored would find it difficult to meet their end.
And even if one knew they would die, wouldn't they try to avoid it? Why then, would a Great Sage like Emperor Xuanhuang go as far as to build his own mausoleum?
"Your Majesty," the six-armed figure murmured, his eyes fixed on the map on the beast hide.
Lin Yuan, meanwhile, fell into deep thought.
First, did Emperor Xuanhuang build this mausoleum because he knew he would die? If he knew about his impending death, why wouldn't he try to avoid it? Was it because this death was unavoidable? But what kind of death could be unavoidable even for a Great Sage? Could it be the pursuit of a 13th-level temporal life?
If Emperor Xuanhuang were indeed facing the pursuit of a 13th-level life, his death would be certain. And the Xuanhuang Secret Realm would undoubtedly be destroyed along with him.
The malice of a 13th-level life would encompass not just Emperor Xuanhuang himself but also everything associated with him. Nothing would be spared.
Just like how Qing Fenghou had eradicated all of the Dongyang family, the consequences would extend to everything connected, leaving no stone unturned.
While Emperor Xuanhuang's creation of 33,333 Xuanhuang Secret Realms could keep Great Sages of the same level at bay, it couldn't possibly hide anything from a 13th-level temporal life.
The fact that the Xuanhuang Secret Realm still existed proved that it wasn't the doing of a 13th-level life.
The map of Emperor Xuanhuang's mausoleum on the beast hide filled Lin Yuan with questions about the Great Sage's disappearance.
"This map only shows the interior of the mausoleum and not its location," Lin Yuan mused to himself.
This meant that the map wasn't particularly useful on its own.
"Never mind," Lin Yuan said, shaking his head. "Even without the map, this beast hide is still a Chaos Realm-level treasure. I definitely made a profit by exchanging it for just 30,000 Chaos Stones.
Numerous figures with terrifying auras had already gathered at the vast East Gate. They were all disciples under Qing Fenhou, with cultivations ranging from the Dominator Realm and above.
Qing Fenhou accepted countless disciples, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. However, those who had reached the Dominator Realm were few and far between, only amounting to a few hundred.
"Our master asked us to wait here for him, saying that he has taken on a new disciple. I wonder what's going on?" Some of the figures whispered among themselves.
Just a moment ago, Qing Fenhou had left and then sent them a message, asking everyone to wait here.
"What kind of disciple could it be that made our master personally welcome them?" A powerful Dominator wondered aloud, his tone filled with disbelief. They had never witnessed such a thing since they became disciples of Qing Fenhou.
"Regardless of who the new disciple is, since our master asked us to wait, we shall wait."
Most of them remained silent, choosing to wait quietly.
"Big Brother Feng, when Master took you in as a disciple, did he do something like this?" At the forefront of the group, a young man turned to the tall and sturdy man beside him.
The man he addressed was Feng Wanxing, the strongest disciple under Qing Fenhou aside from Lin Yuan.
"There's no need to bring that up." Feng Wanxing glanced at the young man and said, "We are all disciples of Master. When the time comes for the Ancient Nation's battlefield, we should support each other."
"Yes, yes, of course." The young man quickly agreed.
He was just feeling a bit indignant, nothing more.
Just then, ripples appeared in the space-time fabric not far away.
"He's here."
The powerful Dominators, who had been waiting for a long time, turned their gazes toward the disturbance.
A vortex appeared in the space-time continuum, and Qing Fenhou, clad in a green robe, stepped out, followed by Lin Yuan.
"Hmm? Who's that with our master?"
"It must be the new disciple he mentioned."
The numerous Dominators immediately noticed Lin Yuan and quietly sized him up.
They were all very curious about Lin Yuan, as it had been the first time in many years that they had seen their master show such great importance to a disciple.
Lin Yuan followed Qing Fenhou out of the space-time passage. The distance from the Yu Family to Qing Fen City was immense, spanning half the universe in the Chaotic Void.
In this Source World, space-time was extremely stable, making it incredibly difficult to traverse through the void. Even in his prime, Lin Yuan would have needed a significant amount of time to cross such a vast distance. Yet, with Qing Fenhou's help, they had arrived in an instant.
"Qing Fenhou's understanding of space-time is at least at the Eighth Layer." Lin Yuan thought to himself.
After exiting the space-time passage, Lin Yuan turned to look at the powerful Dominators who had been waiting.
"They're all at the Dominator Realm?" Lin Yuan was secretly astonished.
"We pay our respects to you, Master." All the waiting disciples bowed respectfully to Qing Fenhou.
Qing Fenhou smiled at the sight and said to Lin Yuan, "These are your senior fellow disciples."
"Among my disciples, strength is paramount. In the future, if your strength surpasses theirs, they will all become your junior fellow disciples, and you will be the one they call senior brother." Qing Fenhou explained.
"Mhm." Lin Yuan nodded.
Whether it was in this Source World, the Main Universe, or the Chaotic Void, strength determined one's status and everything else.
Strength was status, and strength was everything.
Qing Fenhou turned to his disciples and said, "This is my new disciple. From now on, he will reside in the Fen Tian Court. If you have nothing important, do not disturb him."
"Yes!"
All the disciples replied in unison, their hearts stirred by this unexpected turn of events. The Fen Tian Court was one of Qing Fenhou's residences, and aside from him, they didn't even have the qualifications to approach the place.
Now, Lin Yuan was going to live there?
Such favoritism and importance were truly unprecedented.
After briefly getting acquainted with Qing Fenhou's disciples, Lin Yuan followed his master to the Fen Tian Court.
"The Fen Tian Court is one of my cultivation grounds. Inside, you will find countless manuals and inheritances from the Qing Fen Domain and other major domains, as well as those from the ancient royal family of the Fiery Sun Ancient Country." Qing Fenhou said to Lin Yuan, "By studying these manuals and inheritances, you will gain a rough understanding of the path of cultivation ahead of you."
"Thank you, Master." Lin Yuan expressed his gratitude.
For Lin Yuan, what he craved and needed the most were not treasures or weapons, but knowledge and inheritances.
With his heaven-defying comprehension talent, as long as he had access to sufficient knowledge and inheritances, his growth would know no bounds.
However, regardless of the world, the value of knowledge and inheritances was unquestionable. Especially within the Fen Tian Court, it was clear that Qing Fenhou had carefully organized and curated the manuals, making it much easier for Lin Yuan to study and comprehend them.
"After you've spent a year or two inside and gained a basic understanding of the path of cultivation, come and find me." Qing Fenhou smiled and then disappeared.
"Fen Tian Court."
Lin Yuan took a deep breath and stepped inside.
Main Universe.
Lin Yuan refined the jade gourd while continuing to cultivate and seek enlightenment.
The unique rules of the Source World, distinct from those of the Chaotic Void, allowed Lin Yuan's understanding of rules to soar at an incredible pace.
Time passed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, three hundred years had gone by.
(End of Chapter)
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