Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: The Shocking Change of the Ancient Relic

After Dragon Qing consumed the Seven-Colored Golden Lotus, the old injuries in his body began to heal rapidly, and a healthy flush gradually appeared on his face.

Ye Yun observed silently for a moment. He found that this Seven-Colored Golden Lotus had only healed half of Dragon Qing’s injuries; after all, they had persisted for far too long.

Thinking of this, Ye Yun took out a small vial.

A drop of emerald-green, mysterious liquid flew towards Dragon Qing. In an instant, the entire secret chamber was suddenly filled with a vigorous, life-giving energy.

”What is this?”

The young man beside him greedily gulped the air. He felt as if his very soul was being elevated.

”Swallow it!”

Ye Yun’s voice echoed faintly in Dragon Qing’s ears.

Dragon Qing opened his eyes. Staring at the drop of mysterious green liquid, his mind reeled in shock, and he hurriedly swallowed it.

BOOM!

An unimaginable life force exploded like a thunderclap within his body, surging through every inch of his meridians and seeping into every fiber of his flesh and blood.

A shimmering green light enveloped Dragon Qing’s entire body, making him appear even more sacred.

In the span of a few breaths, all of Dragon Qing’s injuries and hidden ailments from the past decades completely healed.

He scrambled up from his seated position and knelt at Ye Yun’s feet.

”Thank you, Master!”

Dragon Qing was overcome with emotion and burst into tears once more. He hadn’t expected that after 100,000 years, he, the Clan Leader of the Dragon Lake Five-Coloured Dragon Koi lineage, could once again receive the Master’s grace.

The young man beside him stared blankly at all of this. A single drop of mysterious emerald-green liquid had allowed the old Clan Leader to recover in an instant, and his cultivation base had also returned to the First Level Nirvana Realm. Moreover, there were signs that he was about to break through to Level two Nirvana Realm.

The young man licked his lips. Looking at the white-clad Master, an extremely fanatical look filled his eyes.

”Clan Leader, this is bad! A large number of Ancient Monk phantoms have gathered in the square. It seems they’re conducting some kind of ceremony!” a young man suddenly rushed in, speaking in a panic.

Ye Yun merely smiled faintly. This Ancient Relic hides some strange things. Now... they’re finally about to show themselves.

Dragon Qing stood up, looked respectfully at Ye Yun, and whispered, ”Master, I’ll go and check things out first...”

”Let’s go together.”

Ye Yun smiled faintly. These demons, slumbering for so many years, are not something these Five-Colored Dragon Carp can handle.

The group walked out.

Back in the secret chamber, the shattered flesh and blood of Gongsun Li on the floor were suddenly enveloped by a grey mist that billowed up from beneath the ground, then vanished.

Ye Yun, already halfway down the passage, merely turned his head back slightly, giving the spot a meaningful glance.

At this moment, Big Black Horse also seemed to have noticed the various peculiarities of this place, for it grinned several times.

”Uncle Ma, have you discovered something, old fellow? Your laugh is terrifying...”

Big Black Cat shivered all over, continuously glancing around, the black fur on its spine standing on end. This underwater Ancient Relic gave it an indescribably strange feeling.

”I’m not like you, Little Cat, always chattering. When it’s time for Uncle Ma to work, I never slack off. As for all this confusing business, your Uncle Ma won’t go blabbing about it!”

Big Black Horse turned its head and laughed. Its duster-like tail, with a PAP! sound, lightly slapped Big Black Cat.

Big Black Cat screamed as it was slapped onto the carriage, nearly flattened into a Big Black Pancake.

”Uncle Ma, have mercy! My little body can’t bear that tail of yours, old timer...” Big Black Cat pleaded repeatedly for mercy, feeling thoroughly wronged.

”Just you wait. I reckon the Master will have you deal with someone...” Big Black Horse grinned, baring its teeth.

”Another chance for me to take action?”

Big Black Cat shot up, its eyes twinkling and glowing with a green light. The last time it took action, it was rewarded by the Master. If it got another chance to act this time, Big Black Cat would go all out. The more grievous its injuries, the more generous the reward it would receive.

Seeing Big Black Cat’s spirited appearance, devoid of its earlier fear, Big Black Horse snorted disdainfully and ignored it.

Ye Yun followed Dragon Qing to the square.

Around them, some Clan Members of the Five-Colored Dragon Carp stood, all having transformed into humanoid shapes, looking with surprise at the phantasmal figures of the Cultivators before them.

Dragon Qing cast his gaze toward the square and was immediately taken aback. Thousands of phantasmal images of Ancient Monks had gathered on the square—something that had never happened before. Even when there had been wars between Cultivators in the past, only a few hundred had ever appeared.

These Cultivators, like specters, assembled in the center of the square, continuously raising their arms as if worshipping something in the air.

Dragon Qing frowned. This Ancient Relic had protected their Five-Colored Dragon Carp clan for decades. It had never been as bizarre as it was today. He had once told his Clan Members that these were all illusory phantoms formed by will. But today, he suddenly felt that his previous words might have been wrong. What was happening before them could no longer be explained away as mere illusions of will.

”Dragon Qing, what Sect used to be here?” Ye Yun asked with a light laugh.

”It seems it was called the Tai Xuan Door. There was once a fragment of a plaque, but it was later destroyed...” Dragon Qing replied respectfully.

Ye Yun’s gaze flickered for a moment. He suddenly recalled the origins of this Tai Xuan Door. Approximately 120,000 years ago, on the Cangnan Continent, there was indeed a Super Sect named Tai Xuan Door. This Sect expanded too quickly at the time, annexing many other Sects. Later, it was jointly destroyed by its numerous enemies. This was recorded in the history of the Cangnan Continent. However, only someone as ancient as him would remember events from 120,000 years ago.

”Hm?” Ye Yun glanced, seemingly unintentionally, towards a certain spot beneath the ground, a mysterious smile playing on his lips.

Suddenly, a change occurred on the square.

The phantasmal images of those thousands of Ancient Monks suddenly soared into the air and converged. Ultimately, they merged, forming the figure of a middle-aged man clad in green Battle Armor. The middle-aged man’s body existed in a state between illusory and corporeal. However, his Super Divine Dragon Breath was extremely powerful. It had already reached the Seventh Level of Nirvanic Realm.

The oppressive might from the powerful Nirvana Realm expert surged out like a tide, sweeping in all directions. The weaker Five-Colored Dragon Carp Clan Members swayed and stumbled back repeatedly.

Seeing this, Dragon Qing rushed forward, spread his arms wide, and blocked the incoming pressure from the Super Divine Dragon Breath.

The middle-aged man in green Battle Armor slightly opened his eyes, his voice deep and raspy as he uttered, ”All of you, come to me! What are you waiting for?!”

At that moment, the eyes of the Five-Colored Dragon Carp Clan Members behind Dragon Qing, old and young alike, flashed with a crazed look. As if summoned, they all transformed into streaks of light, rushing toward the center of the square.

”What exactly is happening?!” Dragon Qing was horrified.

He turned his head and saw that, of his Clan Members, only Little Sixth remained by his side. His other Clan Members, those who had always lived within the Ancient Relic, all seemed to have gone mad at this moment.