Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Seven-star Peak, Dragon God Monument

「At the foot of Tian Heng Sect’s mountain.」

Big Black Horse glanced at Tian Heng Sect, blinking. It muttered curiously, ”How strange. Why are there only seven peaks in this place?”

Big Black Cat also perked up, looked in the direction Big Black Horse indicated, and saw that it was indeed so. There were seven peaks in total. Each peak was considerable in size, and atop each one stood countless pavilions, towers, and various other buildings.

”Uncle Ma, Tian Heng Sect has a domineering name, but with only seven peaks, it’s quite stingy!” Big Black Cat said with a pout.

”Little Cat, when will your insight ever improve?” Big Black Horse glanced at it with disdain.

”Uncle Ma, have you discovered something?” The Big Black Cat’s heart skipped a beat, and it hurriedly asked.

”Look closely at those seven peaks. Don’t they resemble the arrangement of the Big Dipper?” Big Black Horse said solemnly.

Big Black Cat took a closer look, and an expression of shock immediately appeared on its face. It exclaimed, ”It really is! A complete Big Dipper formation, just like...” At this point, it abruptly shut its mouth. Big Black Cat recalled the seven small arrows on the Black Giant Dragon deep beneath the Divine Dragon Sect. Back then, that too was a Seven-star formation. Could the Tian Heng Sect before them be the same?

”You’re right. This is also a formation,” Big Black Horse muttered to itself. ”But there are many formations based on the Big Dipper, so it can’t be said that this was definitely intentional...”

”You’re right, Uncle Ma!” Big Black Cat quickly flattered with a smile.

At this moment, although Ye Yun’s eyes were closed inside the carriage, he had already thoroughly surveyed the seven peaks of Tian Heng Sect. Big Black Horse was correct; this was indeed a Seven Star Grand Array. Ye Yun had even specifically probed the depths beneath the seven peaks but had found no special spaces.

However, Ye Yun did see something familiar in the square of Tian Heng Sect. There stood a massive azure stone, 20 to 30 meters tall. Etched onto its surface was a lifelike, vividly depicted gigantic dragon.

This is quite interesting! To think that this minor Tian Heng Sect also wants to constrain my Divine Dragon Sect... Ye Yun muttered softly, a faint flicker of anger in his eyes.

This stone monument, if it were 100,000 years ago, bore a name that shook the entire Cangnan Continent: the Dragon God Monument. The Divine Dragon Sect had a total of thirteen Dragon God Monuments. The one before him in Tian Heng Sect was the thirteenth, personally carved by Ye Yun himself.

This held no particular significance. The founding patriarch of the Dragon God Sect had crafted one Dragon God Monument. The second, third, and subsequent generations, all the way up to Ye Yun of the thirteenth generation, continued this tradition, with each generation crafting a new monument. Previously, Ye Yun hadn’t understood why every Sect Master of the Dragon God Sect would craft a Dragon God Monument. However, now he understood.

Every Dragon God Monument carried the destiny of the Dragon God Sect. The more Dragon God Monuments there were, the stronger the Dragon God Sect’s destiny became. Of course, the Dragon God Monuments were not the only things that carried the Dragon God Sect’s destiny; many other items did as well. The Dragon God Monument was merely one such symbol.

The original thirteen Dragon God Monuments were located on the grand path before the Dragon God Sect’s mountain gate, arranged in descending order. Anyone visiting the Dragon God Sect would pass by them. Since Ye Yun was the foremost master in the Eternal Realm of the Cangnan Continent, the Dragon God Monument he carved contained his spirit and will. At that time, all Cultivators who passed by this Dragon God Monument would feel their hearts pound and their breath destabilize.

However, the Dragon God Monument in Tian Heng Sect, after 100,000 years, had long lost its original spirit and will. It was now just an ordinary, massive rock. Yet, this particular stele still carried some of the Dragon God Sect’s former destiny. But now, the Dragon God Monument was suppressed by the Seven Star Grand Array formed by those seven mountain peaks. These seven mountain peaks were not naturally formed but had been reshaped by Great Mystical Power Users who altered the heavens and earth, recreating the seven peaks. They used this natural formation to suppress the Dragon God Monument.

Ye Yun smiled faintly again. He suddenly realized his previous line of thinking had been somewhat shortsighted. Over the past 100,000 years, it was likely that many artifacts of the Dragon God Sect had been suppressed by various powers. Never mind other items. Just considering these thirteen Dragon God Monuments, at least thirteen sects were suppressing them.

Ye Yun touched his chin, pondering a question. A minor sect like the Dragon God Sect is merely at the Eternal Level in the eyes of the God Men from the Divine Land. Is it truly worth such meticulous suppression? Could it be that the Dragon God Sect holds secrets even I am unaware of?

Ye Yun laughed at this thought. I, the Sect Master of the Dragon God Sect, am unaware that the sect possesses even greater secrets. How utterly ridiculous!

”Master, oh Master... why didn’t you tell me the secrets of the Dragon God Sect? Could it be that you didn’t know either?” Ye Yun said with a laugh. His master had been the twelfth-generation Sect Master of the Dragon God Sect. He had treated Ye Yun exceedingly well, like a father and a teacher, so logically, he wouldn’t have kept secrets from him. Yet, the reality seemed to be the opposite.

Now, 100,000 years later, after all he had seen and heard on this journey, Ye Yun realized the Dragon God Sect was definitely concealing a monumental secret. This secret... perhaps only the founding patriarch of the Dragon God Sect had some inkling of it. Everyone in the Dragon God Sect who came after knew nothing. However, the hidden mastermind lurking in the darkness knew it all too well.

Interesting, very interesting... Ye Yun chuckled again, then summoned the three juniors of the Dragon God Sect into the carriage. Their training was still the priority. As for the Dragon God Monument, it could be dealt with later.

”Greetings, Ancestor!” Luo Li, Jun Moxiao, and Su Wanyi hurriedly greeted Ye Yun.

”This time, your target is the Tian Heng Sect of the Heavenly Star Dynasty. Feel free to kill them all; no need to leave a single one alive...” Ye Yun said lightly.

The three of them were somewhat taken aback upon hearing this. Jun Moxiao hurriedly asked, ”Ancestor, is this Tian Heng Sect the main culprit responsible for persecuting our Dragon God Sect?”

Ye Yun shook his head. Next, he informed the three juniors about the Dragon God Monument. There was no need to conceal this matter. Especially since Luo Li was the current Sect Master, she had to be made aware of more of the Dragon God Sect’s affairs. Ye Yun didn’t want to repeat the mistake of the first-generation Sect Leader of the Dragon God Sect, who had hidden such a crucial secret, leading to the great calamity that later befell the sect.

”Ancestor, to think that this Tian Heng Sect actually possesses a Dragon God Monument from our sect! We must reclaim it!” Luo Li stood up, flames of fury blazing in her eyes.

”We must reclaim what belongs to our Dragon God Sect!” Jun Moxiao’s eyes were also brimming with killing intent.