Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 666: Chapter 665: [Found the Entrance Cave]

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”Across the vast lands of China, numerous hidden locations exist, mostly within deep mountains and forests, where ordinary people absolutely cannot reach. These places are generally shrouded by concealed formations, making them inaccessible under normal circumstances. To ordinary people, some of these majestic mountains and ranges are merely tiny dots on the map. The true Song Mountain, Mount Hua, and Wudang Mountain are unimaginably vast,”

”I’ve already sensed a strong aura from a formation. It seems that the Ancient Martial Sects are indeed inheritors of ancient cultivation practices, possessing many unbelievable powers and deeply hidden!” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but say.

”Actually, I know fairly little about the history of some Ancient Martial Sects, after all, thousands, even tens of thousands of years have passed. Even those elders who are still alive today might have only heard a few legends. So, it’s not easy for you to find an ancient transmission array left behind,” Dongfang Meng glanced at Ye Tianchen and said.

”I must accomplish this task. Emperor Star is a place I must go to; without a transmission array, I cannot leave Earth!” Ye Tianchen said earnestly.

”It seems I have underestimated you, Young Master Ye, to have such aspirations!” Dongfang Meng said with a smile.

”A rare smile from you—my spirit seems to have infected you. What I don’t understand is this: although Earth no longer suits cultivation, there still exists a powerful Ancient Martial World with many incredible legacies. Why do they choose to remain hidden? It can’t just be because the outside world is unsuitable for meticulous cultivation,” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask.

Ye Tianchen knew little about everything on Earth. Having lived for so long, he had only heard some rumors. The strong heritage of China’s Ancient Martial World was astonishing to him. He could imagine how, during times when Earth was as suitable for cultivation as Emperor Star or Apocalypse Star, the prosperity and strength were beyond belief, making one even more puzzled and eager to know the truth—how such a powerful planet and group of cultivators could entirely disappear, leaving behind only some Divine Arts. What exactly happened?

”The question you asked, I’m not very clear about it myself. I only heard from my master before that, one reason is because individuals in the Ancient Martial World are immensely powerful, far beyond ordinary humans; they neither care about mundane affairs nor want to be subject to any national constraints—and nations cannot constrain them. Secondly, cultivators seek great power and a higher cultivation level, and securing a longer lifespan; compared to these, ordinary humans and nations are truly insignificant!” Dongfang Meng explained.

”There seems to be only one reason left: these remaining Ancient Martial Sects still possess powerful legacies and some remnants of Divine Arts. What they want might just be eternal life or to travel to other planets,” Ye Tianchen speculated.

”That I really don’t know. Let’s go, some things even you and I can’t clearly explain, let alone ordinary people!” Dongfang Meng said, shaking her head and walking ahead.

Ye Tianchen paused, then understood what Dongfang Meng meant. In the eyes of ordinary people, a nation’s military might is the strongest; an individual, no matter how powerful, absolutely cannot oppose a nation. However, in their eyes, real powerhouses who can tear heaven and earth apart, pluck stars and seize moons, consider nations as nothing, not worthy of regard or their effort. This is the power and mindset of cultivation.

Following Dongfang Meng, Ye Tianchen headed towards the direction of Song Mountain. When he and Dongfang Meng arrived at a tens of thousands of meters high sheer cliff, Dongfang Meng stopped and touched the cliff with her right hand, frowning and doubtfully said, ”That’s odd, my master told me that to enter the sealed blessed land of Song Mountain, the entrance must be found here!”

Upon hearing Dongfang Meng’s words, Ye Tianchen also approached the towering cliff, placed his right hand on a rock, and his strong Superpower Perception spread out. He indeed detected powerful energy fluctuations from the cliff. Clearly, behind this sheer cliff, there existed a massive hidden world.

”It must be right here, such a strong formation, capable of concealing an entire massive world, must be ancient remnants, right?” Ye Tianchen also exclaimed in surprise.

”Song Mountain here hosts the Songshan Sect and Shaolin Temple, two major Sect heritages. What outsiders know is either hearsay or deception. The true origins of these Sects aren’t something that can be explained by one person, not even the current cultivating disciples of these Sects know the origins of their Sects. And this mighty formation hiding Song Mountain, no one has been able to thoroughly study it. I heard that even Master Fang Zheng of Shaolin has only grasped a little of its essence. You can imagine how difficult it is. Most of the formations sealing many large mountains in China are understood by the Sects inside only in terms of how to enter and leave, but they do not know the principles of these formations!” Dongfang Meng expressed her confusion as well.

Ye Tianchen nodded, it seemed his beliefs were confirmed. That these surviving Ancient Martial Sects, mostly inheriting from ancient times, were able to continue to this day due to some Divine Arts, or perhaps some powerful backing. Otherwise, after so many years of evolution and struggles, they would have been destroyed long ago. Those that haven’t been annihilated must have unique attributes. And it was conceivable that Earth was once very suitable for cultivation, possibly no less than Emperor Star or Apocalypse Star, with numerous powerful beings who could do anything they wished, naturally, there would be some mysteries, even now unknown to contemporary cultivators, and it would certainly seem incredible—like powerful Divine Arts, profound formations, all of which have been submerged in the stream of history, hard to glimpse at or unearth.

”Why don’t I give it a try, perhaps I can open a corner of this formation and get inside!” Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

”You? You know too little about the affairs of the Ancient Martial World, don’t underestimate this type of formation. If it’s not opened correctly, it could be lethal!” Dongfang Meng looked at Ye Tianchen in surprise.

”No worries, this place is meant for entering and exiting formations; there shouldn’t be too much danger. Even if there is, it won’t be too great.”

After finishing his words, Ye Tianchen didn’t wait for Dongfang Meng to speak and walked towards a small sapling on the right. The sapling wasn’t any rare or exotic plant, just an ordinary mulberry seedling about half a meter tall, with a few leaves on it that swayed in the gentle breeze, giving off a lively vibe.

”Hey, the exit is on this steep cliff. Where are you going?” Dongfang Meng couldn’t help but ask.

Ye Tianchen didn’t answer Dongfang Meng’s question but walked up to the mulberry seedling, crouched down, and smiled as if speaking to a person, ”Little guy, I’m here to rescue my friend now. Can you let me in?”

”You... you’re talking to a tree?” Dongfang Meng asked in utter disbelief, finding it hard to grasp what was happening!

”Little guy, if you’re willing, could you nod for me?” Ye Tianchen gently placed his right hand on the little sapling, slowly infusing a bit of origin power into it, feeling everything about this little sapling.

Buzz!

A crisp sound echoed, and in the middle of that tens-of-thousands of meters high steep cliff, a glowing white entrance suddenly appeared. Dongfang Meng was almost about to scream. She couldn’t have imagined that after Ye Tianchen walked over to a tiny mulberry sapling and spoke a few words, an entrance to a hidden place would actually appear. The scene was incredibly magical.

”Let’s go. What are you stunned for?” Ye Tianchen had already walked over to Dongfang Meng and asked with a smile.

”You... this...” Dongfang Meng looked at Ye Tianchen and then back at the small mulberry sapling, at a loss for words.

”Feeling surprised, aren’t you? It’s actually quite simple. Everything has its spiritual essence, just like humans. They just have a different way of living and have their own thoughts and language. Just now, after I released a strong wave of Superpower Perception, I realized that this little sapling’s vitality was unusually strong. And if you look at this entire steep cliff, nothing else is growing on it, which shows that the formation is extremely powerful. The fact that the sapling can thrive here isn’t without reason. So just now, during our communication, I slowly transferred some essence energy to it, making it stronger, and this opened entrance is its way of repaying...” Ye Tianchen explained with a smile.

”So that’s how it is. You sure know a lot!” Dongfang Meng said with some astonishment.

”It’s all thanks to my extensive study of poetry and books!” Ye Tianchen said with a mischievous smile.

Dongfang Meng glared at Ye Tianchen annoyed, then flew towards the middle of the tens-of-thousands of meters high steep cliff. Ye Tianchen also looked at the steep cliff several thousand meters tall and walked up on foot. If ordinary people saw someone walking up a smooth cliff, they might think Ye Tianchen was a supernatural being...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote and support on qidian.com. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)