"Master, what… what should we do?"
When Gu Wei Shen saw that the five major human factions, and even the ancient clan's black giant tiger, had left, he stood there stunned. He looked at the leader of the Heavenly God Sect, whose face was dark with fury, swallowed nervously, and cautiously asked.
"We… we should go with them!"
The leader of the Heavenly God Sect spoke in a low, grim voice,
"Is carving the word 'Emperor' enough to become an emperor?
Besides, whether the so-called Ancient Emperors can truly stand shoulder to shoulder with the Supreme Ancient Emperor is still unknown!
I don't believe it. In the vast Desolate Era, spanning hundreds of thousands of years, the human race has never produced a Supreme Ancient Emperor. Even if we trace back to even older histories, the result is the same!"
The leader of the Heavenly God Sect's voice was as hard as iron, as if to solidify his own resolve.
The doctrine of the Heavenly God Sect, aside from venerating the mysterious and ethereal deities from beyond, insisted that the human race could never give birth to an existence of extreme Dao. They must intermarry with the Ancient Clans, mixing their bloodlines, to even have a possibility of producing such beings.
If, hundreds of thousands of years ago, the human race had indeed given birth to an existence of extreme Dao, the very foundation of the Heavenly God Sect would be completely denied.
By then, when the human race realizes they can produce emperors, who would still join the Heavenly God Sect?
Perhaps even the current followers would start to waver.
If that happens, no one would need to strike a blow. The Heavenly God Sect would likely fall into complete decline on its own!
The leader of the Heavenly God Sect didn't want to see that happen.
So, he clung to the last shred of hope.
That is, the 'Emperor' carved on this ancient stele might not be able to compare to the Supreme Ancient Emperor.
If that were the case, he would still have a chance!
The human experts from the Six Major Powers, under the leadership of their respective Supreme Sect Leaders, marched out of Sacred Sun City in a grand procession, heading toward the Divine Mountain.
At this time, Duan Yunsheng was still "scamming" outside the city, executing his grand scheme.
With so many powerful experts leaving the city, it naturally stirred up the entire Sacred Sun City.
Duan Yunsheng looked up to the sky with a blank face, completely clueless about what was happening.
"Unfathomable Heavenly Venerable, what's going on?
Why are the Supreme Sect Leaders of the Six Human Clans, along with their disciples, leaving Sacred Sun City? Where are they going?"
Duan Yunsheng was filled with doubt. But deep inside, a vague feeling told him that something major was about to happen.
So, he couldn't care less about his scam anymore. He hurriedly followed after them.
If there's something to be gained, maybe I can take a slice of the pie too!
After leaving the city, Duan Yunsheng continued to follow the Six Major Powers.
However, the farther he went, the more confused he became.
When they reached the final destination, Duan Yunsheng was completely stunned.
This place… it looked so familiar!
Isn't this the very place marked on the "Ancient Scroll Treasure Map" that I have?
Why… why have all these high-ranking human figures gathered here?
Could it be that my treasure map ended up in the hands of the Supreme Sect Leaders of these various factions?
That can't be right!
With their strength and status, they should have easily seen through that the ancient scroll was a fake!
Then why are they here?
Duan Yunsheng was completely baffled.
Although he was confident in his ability to deceive, he never imagined he could fool the Supreme Sect Leaders of these powerful factions.
He had only dared to deceive the weaker cultivators outside the city.
But now, what in the world was happening to cause the Supreme Sect Leaders of the Six Major Powers to gather here?
And… there seems to be a powerful ancient clan creature too?
Duan Yunsheng was utterly confused.
At this moment, he only wanted to know one thing:
What in the world was going on?
"This is it. The entrance is right beneath the Divine Mountain!"
Lu Ze spoke up, pointing out the path to everyone.
Soon, the cultivators from the Six Major Powers gathered at the foot of the Divine Mountain, in front of an abandoned, collapsed mine shaft.
"Strange. We've investigated this area before, but never found any signs of a mine here."
One of the Supreme Sect Leaders spoke, sounding somewhat surprised.
The Divine Mountain was located in a majestic region, and it had naturally been explored by the human race.
However, no trace of any mines had been found near the Divine Mountain.
And now, suddenly, a mine had appeared at the foot of the mountain, which was quite odd.
"There's nothing strange about it. Perhaps the earth dragons stirred, shaking the mountains and rivers, and exposed the mine that was previously buried underground,"
Another Supreme Sect Leader said, offering an explanation.
Soon, no one lingered on the matter any longer and instead turned their attention toward the mine tunnel.
They wanted to know what was inside!
"Let me take a look first! Let's see what's in there!"
The leader of the Heavenly God Sect, unable to suppress his impatience, was the first to act. He smashed the boulders blocking the entrance to the mine and cleared a path.
The other five Supreme Sect Leaders, seeing his haste, didn't speak much and stood to the side, observing.
The boulders were quickly shattered.
In the blink of an eye, a passage over a hundred meters long appeared before everyone.
"Trying to act mysterious, I'll see what's inside!"
The leader of the Heavenly God Sect sneered, pressing forward with another attack.
In his heart, he even hoped that whatever was inside would be destroyed by his blows!
However, just as this thought crossed his mind, a sudden chill spread through his heart.
His body froze, and he hurriedly tried to retract his strike, but it was too late.
The shockwave from his strike shattered the boulders ahead, but at the same time, a dazzling golden light suddenly erupted from behind the broken rocks!
At the same time, a terrifying and murderous aura swept out from the golden light, directly striking the leader of the Heavenly God Sect. He spurted blood and was sent flying backward in an instant!
The killing intent seemed to have a consciousness of its own, targeting only the leader of the Heavenly God Sect, not anyone else. After a brief moment of intense radiance, it quickly dissipated.
At this moment, the others, shocked to the core, couldn't be bothered with the tragic fate of the Heavenly God Sect's leader. They all turned their gazes to the mine tunnel.
Inside the tunnel, the golden light gradually faded, and the murderous aura disappeared, revealing the true form of the mine tunnel.
It was an ancient stele standing at the center of the tunnel, ancient and majestic.
The stele had no images engraved on it, only a line of mysterious and ancient text carved into its surface.
Each character seemed like a dragon or a snake, its strokes sharp and imposing, as though carved with silver hooks and iron strokes.
No one knew how long it had been there, but even now, it exuded an aura of overwhelming divine will and killing intent.
At this moment, everyone realized.
The stele itself was ancient, but unremarkable.
What had struck the leader of the Heavenly God Sect wasn't the stele itself, but the killing intent attached to the text!
Remembering this, everyone's hearts were shaken.
Over a million years ago, a powerful being had left a line of text on this stele.
This being must have been a master of creation, so after leaving the text, a trace of divine will and killing intent remained within it.
Now, after a million years, when the leader of the Heavenly God Sect accidentally triggered it, the killing intent attached to the ancient characters awakened and retaliated, severely wounding him.
How powerful was this being?
Just a trace of killing intent from the ancient text, after a million years, had been enough to severely injure a Saint-level expert!
Such power was simply unimaginable!
"What exactly is recorded on this stele?"
One of the Supreme Sect Leaders asked, unable to resist turning his head, no longer daring to look at the ancient characters.
The killing intent was so terrifying that just glancing at it for too long felt like staring at small suns, causing pain and tears in the eyes.
The other cultivators dared only to glance briefly, too afraid to look any longer.
"These characters… seem to be from the ancient script of the Demon Clan…"
A Supreme Sect Leader, who was familiar with ancient characters, spoke, gritting his teeth against the pain in his eyes as he read the text on the stele.
After a long while,
The Supreme Sect Leader finally deciphered the contents of the ancient stele.
And once he truly understood what it meant, he was struck with an overwhelming, indescribable shock.
"What does the text on the stele say? Hurry, tell us!"
The Supreme Leader of the Tianxu Sacred Land urged impatiently.
The eyes of all the human cultivators, even that of the black giant tiger, were now fixed on this Supreme Sect Leader.
Everyone was filled with curiosity.
What could be so shocking about the text on this stele?
Just a single line of characters, yet it had such an immense power, enough to leave a Supreme Sect Leader in utter shock and disbelief?
After a long silence, the Supreme Sect Leader finally came to his senses and spoke slowly, his voice still trembling with awe,
"Meeting the Supreme Ancient Emperor, Never Seeing the Endless Beginning of the Human Race!
The Demon Clan's Semi-Emperor… Demon Moonsheng!"
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