Chapter 1206: Chapter 455: Ancient Emperor Reborn! The Truth from a Thousand Years Ago!

Chen Mo looked at the humming, trembling jade pendant in his hand.

It was already broken into two pieces, but the engraved characters "Fuyun" were still recognizable.

This was personally handed to him by Huo Wuya in the Martial Saint Mountain shrine, claiming it was the Divine Soul Jade Scroll of the ancestor.

It carried a strand of Master Pei Fengmian’s divine sense, ignoring spatial distance limitations. Once shattered, it meant the physical body was dead, and the soul dissipated...

"Master Pei had fallen a thousand years ago, supposedly the divine soul ceased to exist as well. Why does this still react?" Chen Mo frowned slightly, feeling puzzled.

"My lord, we’ve arrived."

Hoo—

The Ba Snake lowered its form, passing through the clouds. The view suddenly opened up.

Everyone froze in shock at the scene below.

What unfolded before their eyes was an endless scorched land. The dark red blood color had penetrated deep into the soil, with rusted, broken spears and slanted flags, the desolate wind sweeping sand across the wasteland, revealing countless half-buried skeletons, stretching out as far as the eye could see.

"What is this place?"

"So many people died here?!"

The disciples of Tianshu Pavilion were turning pale.

Although these bones were weathered and corroded on the surface, the rough forms were still recognizable, including both Demon Clan and Human Race. A rough glance estimated tens of thousands in number!

"Indeed."

Chen Mo, upon seeing this sight, was already certain—this was the ancient battlefield he saw in the dragon blood memory!

"This place is..."

An Mengni clutched her hand in her sleeve, her expression extremely grave.

She came here for Chen Mo, and didn’t expect to gain an unexpected discovery!

"Looks like my mother once fought against the Ultimate Venerable of the Human Race here, but she never mentioned it to me... Yet, since this is the main battleground, why was my mother locked in the Eternal Prison within the Desolate Domain?"

"So what exactly happened back then?"

This question was once asked by the Demon Lord to Zhu Jiuyou.

Given Zhu Jiuyou’s strength, she really couldn’t imagine who could imprison him for a thousand years.

But Zhu Jiuyou remained elusive about it, even telling her not to pursue it, though she detected a trace of complexity in his gaze that was quickly buried under intense hatred, enough to suggest there was indeed a hidden truth to that event.

Hoo—

The Ba Snake slowly descended, calmly stopping on the ground, saying, "My lord, this was indeed the main battlefield back then. The Ancient Emperor of the Human Race should have fallen here, but I don’t know the exact location..."

"Alright, I’ll go in and have a look. You wait here for now." Chen Mo said.

After all, he was pretending to be a "Demon King." If he slipped up later, it might cause some trouble.

"As you command." The Ba Snake had no objection to this and then reminded, "The corpses of those Ancient Emperors contain the aura of Tao Origin, which will ’pollute’ the surrounding environment, causing various anomalies. My lord, please be careful."

"Yes, I understand."

Chen Mo leaped off the snake’s body, stepping onto the cracked scorched earth, instantly enveloped by a sense of desolation and solitude.

The wind swept past the broken walls and ruins, howling around his ears, faint remnants of the ancient battle cries still audible as if echoing from a thousand years ago.

Sikong Zuiyue approached and inquired, "This wasteland is vast, where should we search for the remains of the Ancient Emperor?"

Chen Mo looked down at the jade pendant in his hand and said, "Perhaps, this thing can guide us."

Although the Ancient Emperor was dead, the Great Dao is immortal. This jade scroll likely sensed the lingering aura of Pei Fengmian, thus reacting strongly. By following this perception, we should naturally be able to find his burial place, and Sikong Che and others are likely buried nearby.

"Follow me."

Chen Mo lifted his leg and walked forward.

Everyone followed closely behind.

Unlike other places, the mist here was much thinner, and the perception of the divine soul seemed to return to normal.

"Could it be that the ’pollution’ from the imperial bodies and the celestial anomalies are canceling each other out?" Chen Mo mused internally but dared not relax his vigilance. The Purple Extreme Cave Heaven remained open at all times to prevent any unforeseen situation.

Guided by the jade pendant, they delved deeper into the center of the wasteland, the surrounding scenes becoming increasingly terrifying.

Some skeletons were enormously large, sprawling across the wasteland, still exuding strong evil Qi even after a thousand years.

The ground was piled high with heaps of bones, some nibbled beyond recognition, and others clutching swords and knives, frozen in combat stances, enough to show how fierce that battle once was!

Though all present were determined individuals, even they felt chilled witnessing this scene.

No one spoke a word, the atmosphere was heavy, aside from the sound of feet scraping against the scorched earth, only tense breathing echoed.

Boom—

Suddenly, a muffled sound echoed, and the ground seemed to tremble slightly.

Everyone was suddenly alerted, stopping their steps.

"Is it my imagination? It sounded like something moved..."

"I heard it too, could these bones have revived?"

"Stop talking nonsense, that’s terrifying..."

Chen Mo frowned, gazing into the distance. This was not an illusion; judging from the fluctuations in Primordial Qi, someone was indeed fighting.

Could others have discovered this place as well?

Being cautious, he did not lead everyone directly there but instead took out the Mystic Fire Treasure Mirror to inspect the situation first.

He infused Dao Power, the mirror surface glowed, and an image appeared.

"Hmm?"

Chen Mo was slightly taken aback.

The two figures in combat on the screen were familiar faces.

One was Jiang Zhiyun, Peak Master of Luoxing Peak at Martial Saint Mountain, and the other was...