Inside the main hall, hundreds of corpses lay scattered in all directions. These skeletons had shriveled, but they hadn't decayed—in fact, they had become dried corpses.
They looked human, but had a horn on their head, somewhat resembling a rhinoceros's horn. The terrifying pressure was released from that horn.
After countless years, even the divine weapons had decayed, yet these corpses were still preserved. This shows just how terrifying these demon kings were. It's hard to imagine how powerful they must have been while alive.
Yet such a terrifying existence had died here, with no visible wounds on his body, and the manner of death was extremely bizarre.
Carefully avoiding the corpses, Bai Shishi led everyone toward the throne in the main hall. Behind the throne stood a massive statue.
The statue, a hundred zhang tall, was an elderly man sitting cross-legged. He formed hand seals, his long eyebrows drooping, and his eyes half-open, half-closed, as if divine light flickering.
Behind his head was a stretch of starry rivers—the only intact existence in this grand hall.
After countless millennia, dust was everywhere, yet this statue remained spotless. Standing before him, it seemed to pierce through endless years, exuding a fierce and commanding presence.
"Star River Saint Lord?" Long Chen looked at the statue and couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. Looking at it, he felt an inexplicable sense of closeness.
However, this sense of closeness was unclear whether it came from his cultivation of the Galaxy Sky Technique or the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique.
"That's right, he is the Star River Saint Lord, the founder of the Galaxy Sky Technique, with extremely brilliant achievements in history.
Throughout the Immortal Realm, there are many of his own lineages, yet unexpectedly, the Jialin Immortal Land is actually his birthplace. Bai Shishi nodded. Looking at the statue, she was startled when she first entered.
It should be known that the Star River Saint Lord is a renowned figure. This statue is the divine representation of the Star River Saint Lord's true self. The reason it remains untainted is because his lineage has not been severed, and the power of faith continues to flow toward him.
Perhaps because of this, this hall and many other items related to the Star River Holy Lord were preserved.
Bai Shishi led everyone toward the back of the statue. At the rear of the statue, there was a staircase that actually led them directly into the statue's interior.
It turned out that inside the statue's belly, there was actually a spiritual pool, but the pool had dried up. At its core was a pearl, shrouded in mist and clouds. Long Chen, inside the pearl, sensed the pure power of faith.
No doubt about it—this was the core of the statue, the place where faith power was collected. As soon as Long Chen entered, he was shocked to find a skeleton lying at the edge of the spirit pool, its bones crystal clear as jade, covered in runes.
He placed his hands on his chest, his posture somewhat odd. Long Chen looked at Bai Shishi, who produced a bone book in her hand and handed it to Long Chen, saying,
"This is something he's holding in his arms. Some things are written on it, but I don't recognize it."
Long Chen reached out to take the bone book, feeling extremely heavy and chilling to the touch. As soon as he touched it, his soul trembled. He didn't know what material this bone book was made of—it was so terrifying.
But thinking about it, if the bone book wasn't strong enough, it probably wouldn't have lasted so long.
Long Chen opened the bone book and was stunned: "Jiuli Immortal Script?" "
Jiuli Immortal Script is one of the oldest scripts in the Immortal Realm, created by the Jiuli clan during the Wild Ancient Era. Human history is divided into modern, ancient, distant, primordial, desolate era, and the Great Chaos era.
Modern times refer to the present up to millions of years ago, which is very clear; ancient times refer to millions to tens of millions of years ago. Although this history is recorded, there are many versions. The same event can have several different records, making it hard to distinguish truth from falsehood.
The ancient era refers to tens of millions to hundreds of millions of years ago, and this period is even more intricate and complex. Many things that have been passed down can no longer be verified as true or false.
However, the concepts of the Primordial and Wild Ancient Times are rather vague and cannot be measured by years.
In the Primordial Era, the cultivation era began. It is said that the cultivation methods and combat techniques of that time were all the most primitive, all in their prototypes, with ages impossible to trace because they were so long ago that everything became blurred.
Before the Primordial Era, it was the Primordial Era, said to be a chaotic era, when humans were at the very bottom of the food chain. There were no written records, only some murals that have survived, documenting the hardships humans faced at that time.
During the ancient era, the Jiuli tribe had its own inheritance symbols, which gradually evolved. After endless years of trial, in the primordial era, these inheritance symbols evolved into writing, which later became known as the Jiuli Immortal Script.
The Jiuli Immortal Script evolved from symbols of inheritance; sometimes, a single character represents a kind of inheritance, even a symbol of bloodline.
This primitive Jiuli Immortal Script is now unreadable by anyone. After another era, when the human race entered ancient times, the Jiuli Immortal Script evolved again into true writing.
This is equivalent to the third-generation Jiuli Immortal Script, and the entire continent now uses the seventh generation. Very few people can recognize the sixth-generation Jiuli Immortal Script, let alone the third, so Bai Shishi doesn't recognize it at all.
"You can understand it?" This time, it was Bai Shishi's turn to be taken aback.
You have to understand, generation after generation of immortal scripts going upstream to learn it takes immense energy. Bai Shishi is also extremely hardworking and has refined her writing, but she can only cultivate the Jiuli immortal script up to the fifth generation; she really doesn't have the energy to cultivate the fourth generation.
As for the Jiuli Immortal Script before her, she could barely recognize it as a third-generation Immortal Script, yet she couldn't recognize a single character. Long Chen's gaze left her utterly shocked.
"I know a little." Long Chen looked at the bone book and nodded.
"Can you read it?" Bai Shishi asked.
"There shouldn't be any problems." Long Chen glanced briefly and said,
"Today we have encountered calamity. The Xinghe Sect cannot escape disaster. The sect leader has died in battle, and all the experts have perished. I lured the enemy to the ancestral hall, used my blood soul to activate the Xinghe Grand Array, and annihilate the powerful foes, taking them down together."
From then on, the Dao Chen Realm disappeared into the cracks between myriad worlds. The disciples were unworthy and unable to restore the legacy of the Star River, regretting it, resenting it, and resenting it.
For example, Tianyou Galaxy Sect, those destined to come here can inherit the legacy of the galaxy, use their own skulls to open the gates underground, and subdue the Tongtian Stone Spirit..."
Long Chen read this and realized the words on the bone book had reached the end. Clearly, this person died before finishing.
Long Chen had just finished reading when the ancient book in his hand suddenly felt light. The bone book actually turned to dust, slowly scattered, and finally disappeared.
"The Jiuli Immortal Script is truly terrifying. That bone isn't powerful at all; it's enhanced by the words that it remains immortal." Long Chen looked at the fragments, his face full of admiration.
Rumor has it that the third generation Jiuli Immortal Script can read the original Jiuli Immortal Script, peer into the mysteries of heaven and earth, ascend to the realm of immortality, and live forever. The third-generation Jiuli Immortal Script actually possesses such power. This rumor is likely not baseless.
"Let's go down and take a look."
After her shock, Bai Shishi ordered the man's remains to be taken and walked down a passage toward the statue.