"City of Wrongful Death?"
Long Chen's heart skipped a beat. This was one of the seven great forbidden lands of the Tianwu Continent. However, the seven forbidden lands had their predecessors and sequences; originally, there were only six.
The Swallowing Heaven Forest was formed by the invasion of the Spirit Realm demon forest and the Tianwu Continent, creating a dangerous place. Because it was so perilous that it was impossible to pass through, it was designated as one of the forbidden zones.
However, this Swallowing Heaven Forest Land was destroyed by Long Chen. Compared to other forbidden lands, the Swallowing Heaven Forest Land was nothing special—just a name.
Demon Spirit Mountain, the Yin-Yang Realm, the Ancient Battlefield, the Evil God's Tomb, and the Tianwu Sea Ring—Long Chen had contact with them all, but this City of Wrongful Death—Long Chen had no connection whatsoever, and the name was rarely mentioned. Long Chen almost forgot about it.
Qu Jianying said, "The origin of the City of Wrongful Death is very unclear. It is said that it was the first city on the Tianwu Continent to be destroyed during the ancient immortal war."
Legend has it that back then the Tianwu Continent was enormous, almost boundless, nothing like what it is today.
That ancient city was sunk during the Great Immortal Ancient War, falling into the chasm of the abyss.
It became a passage from another world to the Tianwu Continent. To enter the City of Wrongful Death, there are two entrances on the Tianwu Continent.
These two entrances were one for the Divine Clan and the other for the evil cultivators. The passage of the Divine Clan was artificially breached.
In fact, the true passage to Wrongful Death City lies behind the Evil God's Tomb. The evil path controls the vital passage between Wrongful Death City and Tianwu Continent. "
Wrongful Death City?" Is there some secret? Long Chen asked.
It was Long Chen hearing Qu Jianying reveal the secrets of the Tianwu Continent for the first time. She said the Tianwu Continent was once vast and boundless, not what it looks like now.
This reminded Long Chen of what Ming Cangyue had said: the Tianwu Continent is the core of the star region, and now it is just a shattered state. This actually matches what Qu Jianying said.
"Wrongful Death City was the strongest city on the Tianwu Continent at the time, and also the place where the continent's elites fought the most brutal battles against otherworldly demons.
It is said that the City of Wrongful Death is almost the size of the entire Tianwu Continent today. After that battle, the entire city was stained red with divine blood.
Corpses filled the city, gathering endless resentment and countless treasures, all for the pursuit of ancient immortal arts.
However, the aura of resentment from death in Wangsi City is too strong. Unless one is a peerless powerhouse, entering it will disturb their mind and gradually lead them into the demonic path.
The evil god's tomb of the evil path is also connected to the City of Wrongful Death, controlling the gates of the city..." Qu Jianying said.
"You mean, you're afraid they'll open the gate, stir up the aura of deathly resentment to rush into the Tianwu Continent, and destroy it?" Long Chen was startled.
Qu Jianying shook his head and said, "No, that aura of resentment is blocked by a world barrier and cannot break into the Tianwu Continent."
Even if the evil sect had a way to break through the barrier, the aura of death resentment would not pose a threat when suppressed by the laws of the Tianwu Continent.
What we truly fear are the corpses in the Evil God's Tomb, because throughout history, evil cultivators have been buried in the graveyard after death.
Rather than burying them, it was more like making puppets. Over countless millennia, the evil cults had made countless puppets.
Although the evil sect has always kept secrets, we know that over the years, they have been extracting the power of Death Resentment from Wrongful Death City to nourish these puppets.
If they were pushed too far and summoned these puppets, it would be a terrifying catastrophe.
Especially at this critical moment, the evil path is going crazy. If we kill evil cultivators on a large scale and wipe out the root, they will surely go all out, fighting to the death.
And it's not just the evil corpses—they opened the gates of Wrongful Death City and lured out the corpse demons inside, posing a threat to the destruction of the Tianwu Continent.
This is also why, for countless years, good and evil have coexisted on the Tianwu Continent. Even when a great emperor appeared, they could not destroy the evil path, because they held the power that could destroy the continent. Long
Chen's face suddenly turned ugly. No wonder Qu Jianying always left room for the evil path—turns out the evil path was completely fearless.
Long Chen shook his head and said, "I don't care what the Great Emperor says. Sooner or later, I will take them down." "
Long Chen didn't believe the Great Emperor had the power to destroy the evil path. Perhaps the Great Emperor had his own ideas, but Long Chen didn't care about those things. This time, he let it be.
Next time the evil cultivators appear, Long Chen doesn't care about all that. He just takes them out first, and doesn't fight back after getting beaten. That definitely isn't his style.
Qu Jianying laughed, "We all know your temper, but even if you want to deal with the evil path, you should wait a bit."
The evil path experts have been dead for countless years; a year or two means nothing to them.
But for you, it's different. The fortune of the Tianwu Continent is surging, and all the power of the Heavenly Dao is supporting your generation. Every day, you are improving rapidly.
In other words, when conflicting with the evil path, one night gives you an extra bit of strength, and time is most advantageous for you. "
Long Chen nodded. Rationally speaking, time was most favorable to Long Chen and the others, but Long Chen was not a rational person at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't have crushed Zhao Ritian and slapped the Divine Clan hard in front of everyone on the Tianwu Continent.
Now, Long Chen's relationship with the Divine Clan had plummeted to freezing point. Even though his relationship with the Long family was still quite good, the Long family was still the Divine Clan, and they still had to speak from the Divine Clan's perspective.
"Old man, everything is settled. Can I now cultivate the Nine Forms of Opening the Heaven?" Long Chen looked at the old man, somewhat anxious. He was really looking forward to the Nine Heaven-Opening Techniques.
"With your attitude, you definitely can't control the wrath of heaven. Looks like three days is too short." The old man snorted coldly.
However, while his face showed disdain, his eyes held a hint of pride. The more Long Chen looked forward to it, the happier he felt, after all, that was the strongest move of the Kaitian Battle Sect.
If Long Chen showed dismissal, he would only get angry. At the same time, his heart was filled with anticipation—once Long Chen could master the ninth form of the Heaven-Opening Heaven, what kind of attitude would that be?
Seeing that the old man refused to teach and that Qu Jianying probably had many things to attend to, Long Chen simply took his leave.
Back in the secret chamber, the dragonblood warriors screamed wildly in the blood pool. Their skin peeled layer by layer, flesh and blood creaking as if fried in oil. Even Long Chen felt his scalp tingle. This pain was truly unbearable for most people.
However, inside the blood pool, two people did not howl. One was Yue Zifeng, whose aura circulated around him, isolating the dragon blood.
Yue Zifeng is a sword cultivator and doesn't need dragon blood to baptize his body. He is tempering his sword will with dragon might, using his soul to resist the dragon soul.
The other was Aman, lying by the blood pool, resting his head on the platform, actually asleep, and was still holding half a bone in his hand.
Moreover, Long Chen noticed that most of the dragon blood essence was surrounding him, as if he had absorbed more by himself than any other dragonblood warrior.
Long Chen reached out to touch the blood pool and indeed found that much of the dragon blood essence had lost its essence.
Long Chen injected some more dragon blood into the blood pool, gave a thumbs-up to his brothers in the pool, and then left.
Arriving at Guo Ran's secret chamber, his howl was already hoarse, like a broken gong, but full of energy, indicating this kid's potential was still very high and he was still far from his limit.
"Brother, I can't hold on much longer..." Suddenly, Xia Chen's weak voice came from next door to Guo Ran.
"Hang in there, you have to hold on. We can get through it. Look at me, a coward, but I held on. Your perseverance is better than mine. You can definitely do it... Guo Ran shouted.
This guy had never known Long Chen was trying to fool him. He was still worried about Xia Chen, worried that Xia Chen's physical body couldn't withstand it. After all, Xia Chen was a formation cultivator whose body was too weak. Guo Ran not only had to hold on himself, but also set an example for Xia Chen and encourage him.
Long Chen almost burst out laughing. He hadn't expected Xia Chen to act so convincingly. With him by his side, Guo Ran would definitely unleash his full potential.
Long Chen secretly glanced at Xia Chen. This kid lay in dragon blood, feeling utterly at ease, his face full of ease and joy.
"Who?"
Long Chen had just reached Meng Qi and the others' secret room. Before he even approached the door, Liu Ruyan's cold shout came from inside.
"Who else could it be?" Long Chen said irritably,
"Ask you guys, do you want to add something fresh? Don't act like you're guarding against thieves, okay?"
A burst of silver-bell-like laughter came from the secret chamber, but as the door opened, the women's laughter instantly turned into screams.
No one expected Liu Ruyan to suddenly open the door. The secret chamber was filled with mist and a pink aura. Long Chen had just seen a patch of white jade-like body, and the women were so frightened that they hurriedly hid in the blood pool.
"Ruyan, what are you doing?" Chu Yao was both embarrassed and annoyed. Liu Ruyan opened the door without giving any prior notice.
"Ruyan, I've realized that you're not just full of flaws." Long Chen stepped forward and chuckled. For the first time, he felt that Liu Ruyan really had something cute about her.
"Bang!"
The door to the secret chamber slammed shut instantly. If Long Chen hadn't dodged quickly, the door would have slapped his nose flat.
"Do I need you to praise me?"
Liu Ruyan snorted coldly, turning hostile faster than flipping a book.
The main gate closed, and the silver-bell-like laughter of the women came from inside. Long Chen sighed. With so many wives, he worried they wouldn't unite, but also worried they might be too united. It seemed they were now starting to unite against outsiders.
Long Chen returned to Guo Ran's secret chamber, secretly added a bit of dragon blood to his blood pool, and only then left the chamber.
According to Long Chen's estimate, it would take about seven days for everyone to complete their transformation, so he couldn't just sit idle.
He didn't need him to refine pills; having Huo Ling'er, the Demon Moon Furnace, and the Rongyue Star Refining Furnace were enough. The old man needed him to learn the ninth form of the Heaven-Opening Technique in three days, so he had to arrange some things during those three days.
After hesitating for a moment, Long Chen decided to visit Master Tianyu first to thank her for her help.
After greeting the alliance, Long Chen took the teleportation array and went straight to the Guanghan Palace in the Northern Profound Domain.
"The Palace Master is waiting for you." As soon as Long Chen entered Guanghan Palace, a disciple came forward to greet him.