Primordial Star Scripture-Chapter 912 - 862: The Corpse from 50,000 Years Ago (Second Release)

Hearing that Ye Chen intended to rescue them, the remaining eleven Divine Kings finally felt relieved.

As long as Ye Chen hadn't abandoned them, they still had hope to survive!

At this moment, Mu Qingxue's beautiful eyes lit up as she gazed at Ye Chen. "Ye Chen, the method you used to transform into a 'Purple Silver Pearl' is something we cannot replicate. Apart from that, have you thought of another way to leave the 'Undersea Mountain Peak'?"

Ye Chen shook his head. "For now, I haven't thought of anything else."

"However, there's no need to rush."

"As I charged back to the sea's surface earlier, I considered the phenomenon of countless 'Purple Silver Pearls' suddenly erupting—it certainly isn't ordinary. If such eruptions occurred daily, the entirety of the Sea of Mist would likely be filled with 'Purple Silver Pearls' by now."

"Whether it's the sudden eruption of the violet storm or the consecutive bursts of Purple Silver Pearls over the past two days, there must be a pattern."

"Once we understand this pattern, we might be able to find a way to escape."

As he spoke, Ye Chen's gaze directly shifted to the entirety of the undersea mountain peak.

"A day ago, we searched this section of the mountain and discovered nine massive pits. After a day had passed, the pits erupted with Purple Silver Pearls again."

"Following this pattern, it seems unlikely that any Purple Silver Pearls will erupt in the short term. If there is another eruption, it will likely be a day from now."

"That being said, there's one place I must investigate thoroughly!"

Seeing Ye Chen scrutinizing the whole mountain, Mu Qingxue's Mind and Spirit stirred. "Ye Chen, are you planning to examine inside the mountain itself?"

"Inside the mountain?" The other Divine Kings also grew excited. "That's right! Yesterday when we searched this section of the mountain, we couldn't get inside the mountain. The entire structure was impenetrably solid."

"But just now, the Purple Silver Pearls that erupted and shot towards the mountain immediately disappeared upon contact with its surface."

"If that's the case, Ye Chen, by transforming into a 'Purple Silver Pearl,' may also be able to enter the mountain and investigate thoroughly!"

Ye Chen nodded. "Yes, that's my plan."

"When I transformed into a 'Purple Silver Pearl' earlier, I successfully freed myself from the pull of the undersea mountain peak. I've already studied the method of ascending via the Pearls."

"But I still don't understand what happens to the Pearls that disappear into the mountain. Now, I must find out!"

"Everyone, stay alert and wait here for a while. I'll investigate inside the mountain."

Seeing Ye Chen prepare to explore again, this time, the Divine Kings no longer worried about him abandoning them. They knew he was trying to uncover the truth about the Sea of Mist.

The Divine Kings collectively hoped Ye Chen would succeed in his investigation.

Mu Qingxue also called out to Ye Chen. "Ye Chen, if you're going to explore inside the mountain, be careful."

Ye Chen nodded and then, channeling his Mind and Spirit, transformed into a "Purple Silver Pearl" once again and shot toward the mountain body of the undersea peak.

Watching Ye Chen in motion, the remaining Divine Kings held their breaths nervously.

They had no idea whether Ye Chen would succeed this time.

A moment later, cries of surprise and joy erupted among them.

Because the "Purple Silver Pearl" that Ye Chen had transformed into behaved exactly like the other Pearls—they disappeared instantly upon contacting the mountain's surface.

"Ye Chen has successfully entered the mountain!"

The Divine Kings exchanged excited looks, wondering what Ye Chen might discover inside the mountain.

Mu Qingxue, staring at the spot where Ye Chen disappeared, felt her delicate face tense up with worry. "This mountain is full of peculiarities. I hope Ye Chen can return safely from his investigation."

The thoughts and emotions of Mu Qingxue and the Divine Kings were unknown to Ye Chen.

At that moment, Ye Chen had already entered an utterly pitch-dark world!

"So, this is the interior of the undersea mountain peak's body?"

"Yet, with my Divine Power and Divine Sense, I can't see anything—not even the Purple Silver Pearls that should have entered."

"What could be hidden here?"

Ye Chen moved through the pitch-black void, flying for nearly an hour before he suddenly felt his whole body lighten.

Finally, he laid eyes upon an incredible sight.

Before him stretched a blindingly radiant expanse of light.

Flying closer to it, Ye Chen couldn't suppress his exclamation—this dazzling expanse was entirely comprised of Purple Silver Pearls.

All of the Pearls were converging in a massive pit, slowly flowing into it and disappearing.

Ye Chen roughly estimated that there might be tens of millions—or even billions—of Purple Silver Pearls within the pit!

Evidently, this pit was likely the gathering point for all the Pearls that had previously shot into the mountain.

"Could it be that all the Pearls which vanished into the mountain ended up here, only to flow onward to some other location?"

Ye Chen's gaze locked onto the enormous pit, watching as the Pearls slowly trickled into its depths.

Still, Ye Chen refrained from letting his transformed Pearl form be carried into the pit alongside the others.

He didn't dare delve deeper into the pit for now, not knowing its implications.

Instead, Ye Chen scanned his surroundings within this radiant inner mountain world.

What he saw next made his heart jolt.

Earlier, Ye Chen had only noticed the massive pit overflowing with Purple Silver Pearls.

However, as his gaze moved away from the pit, he discovered yet another enormous area behind it.

What caught Ye Chen's attention most was that this secondary area was a cemetery!

A cemetery filled with tombs!

"Tombs? A cemetery?"

"Could it be that people are buried here after death?!"

"Who perished here and were buried in this place?"

"It can't be the challengers outside who were slaughtered by the eruption of Purple Silver Pearls, can it? Those individuals were killed on the spot—there was no one to bury them!"

Ye Chen's Mind and Spirit stirred as his Pearl form streaked past the huge pit, heading directly toward the cemetery.

Soon, Ye Chen spotted gravestones erected near the tombs within the cemetery.

What he saw engraved on one of the gravestones shocked him deeply.

On the gravestone was written: "The Tomb of Xuan Feng, Fellow Daoist of Wanmu Mountain Divine Kingdom, East Province."

Next to the main inscription, smaller text was carved: "Fellow Daoist Xuan Feng and I entered the Red Light Death Zone during an outbreak of the Sea of Mist's storm and eventually got swept into the deadly undersea depths."

"Ultimately, we were the only two survivors to break through the Three Great Killing Formations of the deadly sea bottom and enter the 'Purple Ore Mystery Realm.'

"Sadly, after tens of thousands of years spent refining 'Purple Silver Pearls,' we failed to unravel the mysteries of the 'Purple Crystal Divine Mountain' or escape."

"In the end, Fellow Daoist Xuan Feng passed away before me."

"As his friend, I erected this gravestone to commemorate my fallen companion."

At the bottom of the gravestone text was a signature: "Sovereign Mo Chen of Xingmeng God Kingdom."

Seeing the text on the gravestone was like experiencing the collapse of heaven and earth for Ye Chen.

According to the gravestone, the deceased and the one who erected the gravestone were just like him—they had also been swept into the Sea of Mist's violet storm and pulled into the Red Light Death Zone below.

The revelation deeply unsettled Ye Chen. Could it be that such events had occurred before?

What shocked Ye Chen even more was the mention of successfully getting through the Three Great Killing Formations of the deadly sea bottom and entering a place called the "Purple Ore Mystery Realm."

What were the Three Great Killing Formations? Could they be related to the erupting Purple Silver Pearls?

And what was the "Purple Ore Mystery Realm?"

Furthermore, the gravestone noted that they refined "Purple Silver Pearls"—did this imply the Pearls were man-made? And that comprehending the "Purple Crystal Divine Mountain" was key to escaping the deadly sea bottom?

The gravestone text introduced numerous secrets that Ye Chen had never known.

Secrets that likely hinted at the massive mysteries hidden within the Red Light Death Zone of the Sea of Mist!

What struck Ye Chen even harder was seeing the signature mention "Xingmeng God Kingdom."

From his research prior to joining the Heavenly God Mountain expedition, Ye Chen had learned that other Divine Kings from various Divine Kingdoms, including Wanmu Mountain Divine Kingdom, had participated in past explorations.

Just like this time, where Divine Kings from Qianjue God Kingdom, Snow Desert God Kingdom, Black Dragon Mountain Divine Kingdom, Lancang God Kingdom, and Wanmu Mountain Divine Kingdom embarked on this expedition together.

Yet the "Xingmeng God Kingdom" was recorded to have joined a Heavenly God Mountain expedition fifty thousand years ago alongside Wanmu Mountain Divine Kingdom.

That expedition reportedly led to total annihilation for Xingmeng God Kingdom's Divine Kings, prompting them to cease collaborating with Wanmu Mountain Divine Kingdom and halt their exploration endeavors of Heavenly God Mountain.

Now, here in this mysterious internal world within the undersea mountain, Ye Chen had stumbled upon words left by someone from Xingmeng God Kingdom etched onto a gravestone in the cemetery. How could he not be utterly astonished?

Ye Chen began speculating.

It seemed likely that Xuan Feng and Sovereign Mo Chen of Xingmeng God Kingdom were among those who participated in the expedition fifty thousand years ago.

Ultimately, they failed to escape from Heavenly God Mountain.

It was likely that they faced the same dilemma as Ye Chen—entrapped in the undersea depths of the Red Light Death Zone.

Moreover, these two seemed to have ventured far deeper than his current progress. Clearly, they endured long enough to uncover the true mysteries of the Sea of Mist—such as the "Purple Ore Mystery Realm" and the "Purple Crystal Divine Mountain."

Perhaps, the Xingmeng God Kingdom's Sovereign Mo Chen, who had remained behind to engrave this gravestone, was still alive.

Initially entering Heavenly God Mountain as a God King, it was entirely possible that he had ascended to the Sovereign Realm after being trapped within Heavenly God Mountain all these years!

The words carved into the gravestone left Ye Chen trembling.

And this cemetery did not contain only one tomb or gravestone.

As Ye Chen continued examining other gravestones, his astonishment grew multiple times over.

Within the scope of the cemetery there were hundreds of tombs and gravestones, and the events inscribed upon them spanned various eras.

The earliest tomb dated back millions of years!

And all those who lay buried shared one common connection: they had been swept into the undersea depths of the Red Light Death Zone and ultimately broke through the Three Great Killing Formations to enter the "Purple Ore Mystery Realm" and "Purple Crystal Divine Mountain," where they refined Purple Silver Pearls.

In the end, none of them managed to escape Heavenly God Mountain. Ultimately, they perished, and those who had been similarly trapped buried them here in remembrance.