Seeing how even Long Daozhi couldnât recognize the scenery depicted in the painting, Chu Feng suddenly felt a little despaired.
If that place was really located in the Ancestral Martial Starfield, there was a very good chance that Long Daozhi and Wuming Doutian would know about it. The fact that they didnât recognize it meant that the possible places had grown even larger. It could have been anywhere in the Holy Light Galaxy, or perhaps, even beyond the Holy Light Galaxy.
If it was just within the Holy Light Galaxy, it might still be manageable. However, if it were to extend to the larger world of cultivators out there, Chu Feng would be doing no more than trying to find a needle in a haystack.
âYoung friend Chu Feng, whatâs the place depicted in the painting? Is it very important to you?â Long Daozhi asked.
âItâs important to me. Elder, if you know anything about it, please do tell me.â
Chu Feng didnât tell the truth to Long Daozhi not because he didnât trust the latter, but he didnât want to heap any stress on him.
âYoung friend Chu Feng, donât worry. Iâll help you look into it,â Long Daozhi said.
âBrother Chu Feng, Iâll record down the scenery on the painting too so that I can help you look into it later on,â Kong Tianhui said.
âIâll be counting on you then,â Chu Feng replied with a smile.
In truth, from the moment that Long Daozhi said that he didnât recognize the place, he didnât bear much hope anymore. He didnât think that it was likely that they would really be able to find it. Nevertheless, he still thanked them for their sentiments.
âOh right, elder, Iâm quite curious to know why you have suddenly invited so many different powers over to your Ancestral Martial Dragon City,â Chu Feng asked Long Daozhi.
He knew that Long Daozhi wouldnât do such a thing for no reason.
âActually, thereâs a deeper reason behind this.â
Long Daozhi began explaining the situation to Chu Feng.
As it turned out, this had something related to why the Ancestral Martial Dragon City in the first place. The area around the Ancestral Martial Dragon City was filled with many remnants and secret cultivation grounds, as well as an Ancient Eraâs mystic ground.
It was just that the Ancestral Martial Dragon City had been unable to open the Ancient Eraâs mystic ground all this while despite having tried many different methods.
But recently, they stumbled upon a plausible method.
The Ancestral Martial Dragon City found that the remnants and secret cultivation grounds in this world were actually related to one another. In order to open the Ancient Eraâs mystic ground, they would have to open all of the other remnants and secret cultivation grounds in this world simultaneously.
However, some of these remnants would have to be opened by those of a certain bloodline, and there was a requisite on the number of people too.
It was for this reason that Long Daozhi invited the various powers into the Ancestral Martial Dragon City to share these precious cultivation resources with them.
On the surface, it would seem like Long Daozhi was generously helping them to raise their cultivation, but in truth, his goal was just to open the Ancient Eraâs mystic ground.
âHow is it then? Did you manage to open the Ancient Eraâs mystic ground? If not, perhaps I can help you take a look,â Chu Feng said.
âWe managed to open it, but the results are just a little disappointing,â Long Daozhi said with a deep sigh.
âWhy?â Chu Feng asked.
Before Long Daozhi could reply, Long Ning had already spoken up, âThe mystic ground has nothing special about it. The only thing noteworthy about it is that its concentration of natural energies is higher than that of the other cultivation grounds and remnants. We looked through the place too, but there are no treasures to be found.â
âOh? Can you bring me there to take a look?â Chu Feng asked.
âSure, thatâs not a problem at all,â Long Daozhi agreed to it without any hesitation. âYoung friend Chu Feng, when would you like to head over to take a look?â
âIs it convenient now?â Chu Feng asked.
âYes, of course!â
As Long Daozhi spoke, he rose to his feet and began to lead Chu Feng over to the Ancient Eraâs mystic ground.
The others present in the area also stood up and tagged along as well.
Under Long Daozhiâs lead, Chu Feng and the others soon arrived at the Ancient Eraâs mystic ground. Due to how important this mystic ground was, the Ancestral Martial Dragon City was actually built around it, and the entire area was demarcated as a forbidden ground.
The entrance of the mystic ground was a stone door located at the foot of a mountain. This stone door didnât appear to be manmade as it fused naturally into the mountain range, reminiscent of a natural product of the world.
Nevertheless, the several thousand meters tall stone door still looked awe-inspiring. Even through its tightly shut doors, the crowd could still sense the aura of the Ancient Era flowing out from within.
It was no wonder why the Ancestral Martial Dragon City would value this place so much. It did feel like there was something peculiar about it.
Long Daozhi walked up to the stone door and took out a key.
The key, despite looking like an ordinary piece of stone, carried the aura of the Ancient Era as well.
There was a block missing in the midst of the massive stone door, and this key was able to complement the missing portion.
âIt has been years since our Ancestral Martial Dragon City obtained this key, but we have been unable to open up this Ancient Eraâs mystic ground all this while. However, after all of the remnants have been opened, we found that we were finally able to push these two stone doors open.â
As Long Daozhi spoke, he flew into the air and fitted the key into the missing portion of the massive stone door.
In the next moment, the ground suddenly began rumbling, and a sharp buzzing sound echoed in the air. Following that, the two stone doors began to slowly creak open.
Initially, Chu Feng thought that since the stone doors were embedded inside a mountain, he would either see an underground hall or a cavern beyond the stone doors.
But contrary to his expectation, what lay within the stone door was a brand new world with a brilliant blue sky filled with white clouds. There was greenery everywhere, and the faint aroma of flowers tickled his nose. It felt like paradise.
As a world spiritist, Chu Feng was able to easily construct an independent world of his own too. However, a man made world was, in the end, artificial and unreal. Most cultivators would be able to tell the difference in a look.
However, Chu Feng actually found himself unable to discern whether the world beyond the stone doors was real or not.
From this, it was apparent that the one who created this Ancient Eraâs mystic ground was no ordinary figure.
After taking a look inside, Chu feng turned to Long Daozhi and asked, âWhy is there no one inside?â
Typically speaking, after an Ancient Eraâs mystic ground was opened, the Ancestral Martial Dragon City should have opened it up to its clan members to cultivate within it. After all, it was a precious cultivation ground.
However, contrary to Chu Fengâs expectations, there was no one inside the mystic ground at all.
âWe felt that thereâs more to the Ancient Eraâs mystic ground than what we see at the moment, and that it might continue to transform. So, I passed down an order forbidding anyone from entering this area,â Long Daozhi replied.
âSo, Iâll be the first one to cultivate here then?â Chu Feng asked with a smile.
âHaha. Unfortunate, no. There have been quite a few people who entered this area prior to you, but none of them were able to sense anything peculiar about this Ancient Eraâs mystic ground. Iâm hoping that you might be able to notice something that they failed to discern,â Long Daozhi said.
âI canât give you my guarantee on that, but Iâll try my best,â Chu Feng said as he stepped through the stone doors.
In the moment that he entered the world on the other side, he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.
Long Daozhi was right. There was indeed nothing special about this world other than its concentrated natural energies.
Or at the very least, that was his very first perception of it.
However, in the moment that Chu Feng entered this world, he felt an unnatural movement coming from his Cosmos Sack. It was from the treasure which he had snatched away from the disciple of the Godwish Grandmother, the Immemorial Heroâs Sword.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The Immemorial Heroâs Sword was a true Exalted weapon originating from the Immemorial Era. While it might appear ordinary at first glance, there was no doubt that it wielded tremendous power.
However, due to Chu Fengâs weak cultivation, he was unable to tap into the powers of the Immemorial Heroâs Sword.
Yet, the Immemorial Heroâs Sword actually began reacting as soon as Chu Feng entered this place. Chu Feng didnât think that it was just a coincidence. There had to be something inside this Ancient Eraâs mystic ground that was inducing such a reaction from the Immemorial Heroâs Sword.
âElder, can you allow me to take a look around here by myself?â Chu Feng asked Long Daozhi.
Chu Feng was initially planning to just take a casual look around so as to see if there were any hidden energies or something that Long Daozhi and the others werenât able to see through here. However, since the Immemorial Heroâs Sword had started reacting, Chu Feng didnât want to waste this opportunity.
He wanted to see if he could make use of this opportunity to truly grasp the powers of the Immemorial Heroâs Sword.
The issue with that, however, was that the Immemorial Heroâs Sword harnessed extraordinary power. It was one thing if he could control it, but if he were to fail to do so and its powers go berserk, it could very well lead to disastrous outcomes.
Out of safety considerations, he chose to usher the others away first before doing anything.
âOf course, young friend Chu Feng. Iâll leave the key on the stone doors so that you can leave anytime you want,â Long Daozhi said before leading the others out of the Ancient Eraâs mystic ground.
Perhaps out of worry that they might interrupt Chu Feng, they even chose to close the stone doors behind them.
That being said, they still chose to wait at the entrance for Chu Feng so as to ensure that he wouldnât be accidentally trapped inside the mystic ground.
Long Daozhi paced around in agitation as he spoke expectantly, âYoung friend Chu Feng sure came at a good timing. I reckon that he must have already noticed the secrets inside the mystic ground.â
âLord City Master, you sure have high expectations of young hero Chu Feng!â
Seeing how Long Daozhi was acting, the other experts of the Ancestral Martial Dragon City couldnât help but remark.
It was uncommon for him to see such an excited look on the face of their City Master.
âHigh expectations? Hahaha, yes, thatâs indeed the case! Itâs hard not to have high expectations of him once you get to know him better. That fellow is a miracle maker! Just wait and see, I bet that heâll bring out something that really astounds us all!â Long Daozhi heaped praise after praise on Chu Feng.
Long Ning and the others were already used to seeing Long Daozhi acting in such a manner.
It wasnât like this at the start, but the incidents that Long Daozhi went through together with Chu Feng back at the Dragon Clan, Long Daozhi had been uttering compliments about Chu Feng every now and then.
He might have failed to make a return back to the Dragon Clan, but that didnât hinder him from having a sky high opinion of Chu Feng.
Not only did he proclaim Chu Feng as one of the greatest geniuses of the Holy Light Galaxy, but he even showed inclinations to betroth Long Ning to Chu Feng.
And in truth, most of those present here had also heard about the matters that Long Daozhi and Chu Feng had gone through together, so they also carried high expectations toward Chu Feng too.
This also played a huge part as to why they chose to wait here instead of leaving.
âLord City Master, bad news!â
But all of a sudden, a few elders from the Ancestral Martial Dragon City suddenly flew over in a fluster.