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Currently, among the alchemists in the entire Central Continent who openly possess different types of flames, besides Ye Chen's Three Thousand Burning Flames, only Ye Zhong's Sea Heart Flame is known to do so.
So after much thought, Xiao Yan decided to seek help from the Ye family...
Ye Chen nodded and said in a deep voice, "No problem. Even if Grandpa hasn't come out of seclusion by then, I can still temporarily control the Sea Heart Flame. I think refining a body shouldn't be a problem."
"Thank you so much, Brother Ye!" Xiao Yan said gratefully.
For him, the biggest problem in resurrecting his teacher was not the lack of materials, but the lack of a strange fire with the corresponding power to refine the body...
Now, with Ye Chen's promise and the news of the Soul Infant Fruit, Xiao Yan believes that it won't be long before his teacher can truly stand on this continent again!
In the following days, more news about the ancient ruins began to spread throughout the Central Plains.
And indeed, similar things like the Soul Infant Fruit appeared in these reports...
However, the more the news spread, the more Xiao Yan and the others felt gloomy. Finally, when the news came out that the owner of this ancient ruin was a former Dou Sheng powerhouse and that it contained Heaven-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills, the entire Central Continent went crazy.
"This is troublesome. Whether the news about the Dou Sheng Ruins and Heaven-rank cultivation techniques is true or false, it has already attracted a large number of powerful people. This competition for the ancient ruins will probably cause an exceptionally large bloodbath..." Xiao Yan said with a gloomy expression.
The more people vie for it, the less hope he has of obtaining the Soul Infant Fruit.
There was nothing he could do; both he and the Starfall Pavilion were simply too weak…
Moreover, before Yao Lao is resurrected, Feng Zun Zhe cannot leave Xingyun Pavilion and must stay to oversee the overall situation!
"That's not all. This ancient ruin appeared in the Beast Domain, which is the domain of the magical beast families..." Ye Chen reminded him in a deep voice.
"The Beast Domain is indeed a big problem! But no matter what, I'm going to risk everything to break through it this time!" Xiao Yan's gaze was firm.
Although he lost Feng Zun Zhe, his greatest ally, Xiao Yan was not without other forces.
During this year, his own strength has also grown rapidly, reaching the level of a four-star Dou Zong. With the soul skill reward he received from the Pill Gathering, his combat power is not to be underestimated.
Most importantly, he was accompanied by the Iron Sword Venerable...
Chapter 379 Departure from the Beast Realm
Because of Ye Chen, the Iron Sword Venerable did not stay behind to cover the retreat as in the original story, and was eventually rescued by the powerful members of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
After returning to the Starfall Pavilion, he accepted Yao Chen's invitation and joined the pavilion, becoming its honored elder.
After all, he was all alone and had offended the Soul Palace, so joining the Starfall Pavilion was the best choice for Iron Sword Venerable.
As for the five Dou Zun who went to the Soul Palace to rescue people, apart from Feng Zun and Tie Jian Zun, the other three were all related to Ye Chen.
Leaving aside Venerable Tianhuo, after Ye Chen refined the Fuling Qingdan for him and restored him to his peak condition, he was completely bound to the Ye family.
And those black and white bears...
The reason Ye Chen found them was actually related to the little girl Qing Lin.
These two had offended the Soul Palace and were hunted down, hiding in the Beast Realm. By chance, they fused with the essence of the ancient Bloodthirsty Demon Bear, gaining the terrifying ability to transform into the true form of a demon beast.
Although he managed to defeat the powerful enemy of the Soul Palace with this move, he has been stuck at his current level for decades due to insufficient bloodline and has not been able to make any progress.
When Cai Die and Qing Lin went to the Beast Realm for training, they accidentally discovered them. After returning, they told Ye Chen, and after a careful investigation, Ye Chen learned about their detailed information.
The reason the two were willing to come out of seclusion was because Ye Chen promised to use the essence blood of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix at the Dou Zun level to refine pills for them, solving the aftereffect of their impure demonic beast bloodline preventing them from improving their strength. This is why the two old monsters who had been in seclusion for many years agreed to come out of seclusion and serve Ye Chen...
It can be said that the previous rescue operation was entirely orchestrated by Ye Chen.
The reasons for doing this, besides rescuing Yao Chen to provide Xiao Yan with a powerful ally and obtaining the soul essence from the Soul Hall branch, also included a hidden objective: to weaken the Soul Hall's power...
Although they are only a few low-level Dou Zun, even if they all die, it won't have a big impact on the Soul Hall. However, if they accumulate, it could be a significant blow to the Soul Hall.
Moreover, with Xiao Yan standing in front of him, even if the Soul Palace wanted to retaliate, they wouldn't target him. So, there's no danger in doing something like this, so why not take advantage of it?
What Ye Chen didn't expect was that killing a Dou Zun expert was not so easy. Even though Xiao Yan's side had the upper hand from the beginning and their strength was even greater than the opponent's, in the end they only lost the weakest elder, with very little effect.
"The ruins of a Dou Sheng? I'm quite interested in that too. How about we explore them together?" Ye Chen said to Xiao Yan with a smile.
Xiao Yan was overjoyed upon hearing this, and was also somewhat moved.
He knew that Brother Ye's choice was undoubtedly the greatest help to him.
"Thank you!" Xiao Yan uttered two words expressing his deep gratitude.
Ye Chen simply smiled at this.
For some reason, he suddenly thought of a Spring Festival Gala skit he had seen in his past life...
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Ye Chen doesn't plan to bring too many people with him on this trip to the Beast Realm.
With Cai Die and Zi Yan by my side, that's enough.
The reason for bringing Zi Yan along was, of course, for the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. With a powerful expert like Cai Die, comparable to a nine-star Dou Zun, by his side, he figured there wouldn't be any danger along the way.
As for the other girls, Little Fairy Doctor had already taken Qinglin out again half a year ago, saying...
The goal is to capture some stronger snake-type magical beasts to improve our strength. The rest of us should stay in Misty Valley and cultivate diligently. I think we can bring some small surprises when we return.
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The distance between Zhongzhou and the Beast Domain is not short, and the Dan Domain, located in the very center of Zhongzhou, is even further away.
Along the way, Ye Chen and his group encountered quite a few powerful individuals. Judging from their direction of travel, they were heading in the same direction as them, clearly also heading towards the Dou Sheng Ruins.
Upon hearing this, the Iron Sword Venerable beside Xiao Yan looked solemn and said in a deep voice, "It seems that this time the ruins have attracted quite a few old guys. Young Master, we need to be careful this time."
Although Ye Chen and the other two were with them, Iron Sword Venerable and Xiao Yan did not know the exact strength of Cai Die. Ye Chen was only a four-star Dou Zun, and Zi Yan was only at the Dou Zong level. Therefore, their group could not be considered among the top in terms of strength.
Xiao Yan nodded in agreement.
Before coming here, he had already learned a lot about the Beast Domain from Mu Qingluan, the disciple of Elder Feng, and knew that the truly powerful forces there were not these human Dou Zun, but rather the vast magical beast families.
After all, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. When you're on someone else's turf, you still need to be careful.
"Honestly, I don't know why you guys went to the Beast Realm. That place is so boring..." Zi Yan grumbled with some dissatisfaction the whole way beside Ye Chen.
In her opinion, she'd be better off spending this time at the Pill Tower, where at least there's an endless supply of pills...
Ye Chen shook his head speechlessly. If it weren't for you, little thing, would I have come all this way to the Beast Domain?
Ye Chen flicked the little girl's forehead lightly with his finger, and then, amidst her huffing and puffing with her hands on her forehead, casually tossed her a bottle of seventh-grade pills...
The next moment, Zi Yan, who had just been looking angry, immediately beamed with joy and poured out a pill, stuffing it into her mouth.
“…!” Xiao Yan’s eyes twitched as he watched this scene.
He saw it clearly when Zi Yan took the pill; it was a bottle of high-grade seventh-rank Golden Essence Pill!
Giving this little girl high-grade seventh-rank pills as snacks—I bet only Ye Chen in the entire Central Continent would do something like that.
"It seems that this little girl's true form is a powerful magical beast..."
Only magical beasts can consume such high-level pills as freely as Zi Yan.
However, isn't this method of raising magical beasts a bit too expensive? Even a Heavenly Phoenix probably wouldn't be worth such a high price to feed, right?
Xiao Yan couldn't understand why Ye Chen would be so generous, but he took a liking to Zi Yan, who looked like a little girl, and was very curious about what level of magical beast she was.
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The Beast Realm is not as vast as the Central Continent, but it should not be underestimated.
As far as the eye can see, the endless, overlapping mountain ranges are enough to make anyone who comes here feel the unique and wild atmosphere of this beast realm.
Although the Beast Domain is known as the Hundred Thousand Mountains, this is just a figurative number. In reality, the number of mountains here is definitely more than that.
These endless mountains, after countless years of history, have long been filled with countless treasures left by our ancestors. So even though we know that the Beast Realm is extremely dangerous, countless human powerhouses still flock to it one after another.
Chapter 380 Entering the Ruins
The ancient ruins were found in the Bone Mountains of the Beast Realm.
This is considered one of the more famous places in the Beast Realm, named for the countless skeletons of magical beasts found in this mountain range.
As they entered the mountains, Ye Chen and his group encountered more and more people. Many powerful forces had already occupied their own territory and set up camp.
Ye Chen and his group arrived neither early nor late, because the ruins were still sealed and had not yet truly appeared in the world.
"Let's go, let's find a place to rest for a bit," Ye Chen said to the group, then took the lead and headed deeper into the area.
There were only five of them, unlike other groups that came with their families, so it was easy for them to find a place to rest.
As for whether there would be any danger, Ye Chen was not worried about that.
The materials in this mountain range right now might not even be enough for Her Majesty the Queen to fight alone, let alone Ye Chen's face. This is the face of the Pill Tower, one of the strongest forces in Zhongzhou. Unless someone has gone mad, probably no one would dare to cause trouble at this time.
Of course, once you enter the ruins, things change...
They stopped on a hilltop, and the five of them each found a place to sit cross-legged and wait silently.
Taking this opportunity, Ye Chen's enormous soul power spread out, directly covering the entire Bone Mountain Range under his control.
"Hmm, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the Fire Cloud Sect, the Earth Tiger Clan, the Silver Wolf Clan... That's right, the Xuanming Sect has also arrived? The four-star Dou Zun in their group is probably an elder of the Tianming Sect, right?"
It seems that the ancient ruins have indeed attracted many powerful forces from the Central Plains and the Beast Domain.
However, these were mostly first-rate forces. Even the Heavenly Nether Sect only sent a fairly capable elder. It seems that the truly top-tier forces did not attach much importance to the ruins.
"In the original story, only the Soul Palace sent an old ghost named Zhaixing; the Pill Tower didn't even send anyone. It seems that the appeal of this ancient ruin is very limited."
After all, only the Soul Hall has confirmed that there are Heaven-Rank Battle Techniques in the ruins. A mere rumor is not enough to sway an existence like the Pill Tower.
Subsequently, Ye Chen's soul power transferred from these forces, passing through the dense sea of bones, and he saw the distorted space located at the center of the sea of skeletons...
"This must be the spatial seal at the entrance to the ruins..."
The ruins are currently sealed, but it wouldn't be too difficult for a single Dou Zun to enter.
However, judging from the information relayed by the powerful figures who had entered the Beast Domain before, the danger level here is extremely high. If someone enters alone, they may not be able to come out. Therefore, no one is willing to take the risk.
Since the main force is outside, there's no need to worry about anyone taking the good stuff and leaving. So all the factions are waiting for the seal to disappear so that the main force can enter together.
After carefully understanding the current situation, Ye Chen withdrew his soul power and quietly waited for the next day to arrive.
The night was peaceful; apart from some noise in the distant outskirts, Ye Chen and his companions were well-rested.
As dawn broke, Ye Chen sensed someone rapidly heading towards the ruins deep within the mountains.
"Let's go, let's go too..." After glancing at the people around him and finding that they were all ready, Ye Chen also took off.
After crossing the sea of bones and arriving at the entrance to the ruins, the sky was now filled with countless figures, clearly demonstrating the immense appeal of this Heavenly Rank combat skill.
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Just as Ye Chen was marveling at this, a subtle ripple suddenly appeared in this world...
At the same moment, countless eyes turned sharply to that sea of bones, where the space began to ripple...
The ancient ruins of the Battle Saint are finally about to see the light of day again!
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The ruins were opened, and a massive palace, the size of a small mountain, appeared in the sea of bones.
The huge palace is completely red, and from a distance, it looks like a rising flame, which is particularly dazzling in the forest-white sea of bones.
Many impatient people had already begun rushing towards the main hall, while only the experienced ones slowed down.
In such perilous ruins, you can't be impatient if you want to explore them; otherwise, you'll just become cannon fodder for others to scout ahead.
Ye Chen and his group naturally understood this principle, so they slowed down their pace.
However, in the next moment, Ye Chen's soul power directly detected a familiar aura...
"Those are... people from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan?"
Ye Chen's whisper alerted the people around him.
Xiao Yan looked over and saw a tall, slender man with white hair, dressed in brocade robes, also looking in their direction...
"Heavenly Phoenix? Brother Ye, do you mean those people are from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, one of the three great families of magical beasts?" Xiao Yan frowned.