I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier-Chapter 982 - 981: Willpower

"Thank you!" After Ye Chen finished speaking, he turned and walked towards his residence.

Ye Chen's figure was very frail, appearing as if he might collapse at any moment.

A glimmer of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes, "Not bad, not bad. So young, yet possessing such a tenacious willpower. It seems you are a martial arts genius!"

"However, what you don't know is that in the Cultivation World, a cultivator whose cultivation is below the Martial Master Realm cannot survive. Your cultivation is too low; it's impossible for you to be a match for those people!" the old man said.

Ye Chen stopped his steps, looked at the old man, and said, "I know, but I also know that only by constantly improving myself can I protect my family and friends. I don't want them to get hurt again!"

Although Ye Chen was young, the persistence in his tone surprised the old man.

Ye Chen's words stirred something in the old man's heart; such a child with strong willpower was definitely not ordinary!

The old man collected his thoughts and said, "In that case, let's have a contest!"

Ye Chen nodded, without a hint of fear.

"Young man, I hope you can defeat me!" the old man said.

The two walked into an alley. Inside, the environment was extremely narrow, only allowing the two to walk side by side.

The two walked deep into the alley and arrived at an open area. Here, it was deserted, with only an Ancient Temple in front, paved with a blue stone slab, carved with strange patterns.

Ye Chen's gaze fell on the blue stone slab.

Countless complex runes were engraved on this blue stone slab, and above it, a huge Ancient Bell floated, facing the sky above the Ancient Temple, with an ancient statue underneath.

"What is this?" Ye Chen asked.

"This is an altar!" the old man explained.

Ye Chen frowned, "Altar? What is this place?"

"This is a burial ground built by ancient people; we didn't know its exact location initially, but it's in a place called Huaxia Country."

"Huaxia Country, the name sounds unfamiliar, yet somewhat familiar!" Ye Chen muttered.

"Huaxia Country existed since ancient times, and it ranked as the fifth country worldwide. In ancient times, Huaxia people practiced Martial Arts and Arrays, their power was immense, and there were rumors they were descendants of Immortals."

"However, Huaxia Country's strength didn't lie in their formidable cultivation, but in their wisdom and strategy!"

"Back then, Huaxia Country dispatched a troop to hunt down traitors from other countries, but they failed."

"Huaxia people were smart; they quickly realized that once killed by the enemy, their remains would be left here. Hence, they devised a way to seal their remains within the altar and use special methods to preserve their bodies, making them immortal!" the old man said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen finally understood, so this is Huaxia Country's relic, meaning a fierce battle occurred during ancient times!

"Where are Huaxia Country's strongmen?" Ye Chen asked.

"They perished thousands of years ago," the old man shook his head.

"Then where did this tomb come from?" Ye Chen questioned in confusion.

"I'm not sure, but it's rumored that a group discovered many things in this tomb, like an ancient scroll," the old man answered.

"Scroll?" Ye Chen was taken aback.

"This, I don't know much about, but rumors say that the ancient scroll records Huaxia Country's ultimate technique!"

"What ultimate technique?" Ye Chen asked curiously.

"Regarding Huaxia Country's ultimate technique, I've only heard about it, but we have never found it!"

Ye Chen looked at the ancient statue on the monument, "Could it be that there's a record of the ultimate technique on this statue?"

"That can't be confirmed!" The old man shook his head, "But we've never given up on finding Huaxia Country's ultimate technique!"

"Alright!" Ye Chen nodded, it seemed Huaxia Country's ultimate technique wasn't that simple; it's said the ultimate technique was a secret, how could it be casually discovered?

"Let's go, we'll first find that scroll!" the old man said.

Ye Chen nodded and followed the old man onward.

In this dark alley, they walked for an unknown amount of time before finally stopping in front, where a house appeared.

This house was very simple, just a door, with a black plaque hanging on it:

"Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure Pavilion." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

This was the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.

Ye Chen and the old man entered.

The room was extremely simple, just a small wooden structure, and inside was a faint musty smell.

The old man took out a torch, lit the candles in the room, and the room instantly became bright.

Ye Chen looked around.

The furnishings here were very simple; apart from a table and some chairs, which were wooden, there was a bed. Beside the bed was a round wooden tea table with a teapot and two teacups on it.

Other than these simple furnishings, there were no valuable items in the house.

"Are we staying here for a few days?" Ye Chen asked.

"Yes, we also found an inn nearby," the old man said.

Ye Chen nodded; he also wanted to find a hotel, stay a few nights, and continue searching tomorrow, hoping to get lucky and find Huaxia Country's ultimate technique!

However, Ye Chen also knew it would be difficult, after all, this was ancient times, the Huaxia Country experts had mostly died, and everyone here was ordinary folks with pitifully low intelligence. Finding this store was challenging enough.

The old man took out two gold coins, handed them to Ye Chen, and said, "These are the gold coins I saved up; you rest well here for a few days."

Ye Chen smiled, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome," the old man said.

Then he left.

Only Ye Chen and the bed were left here.

Ye Chen sat cross-legged by the bed.

This was a wooden bed; it seemed Huaxia people's habits hadn't changed!

Ye Chen took out a piece of animal skin to lay on, reclining comfortably.

He closed his eyes to meditate, contemplating the steps he should take next.

This time, he came here mainly to see at what realm his cultivation was, and whether he could break the "Heavenly Demon Technique."

To his surprise, the "Heavenly Demon Technique" showed no signs of movement.

It's better this way, at this moment, Ye Chen was too lazy to practice the Heavenly Demon Technique.

"Since I can't break the 'Heavenly Demon Technique,' then, next, we should find a way to acquire higher-level Cultivation Techniques!"