Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 635: Chapter 0635: Chang Yang (Third update, asking for subscriptions)

In the ethereal-swamp.

Xu Changqing walks with difficulty, one foot deep, one foot shallowly immersed.

Furthermore, before each step forward, he has to probe the road ahead with a stick in his hand to prevent stepping on rotten deathtraps instead of solid ground!

“Swamp, poisonous bugs, quicksand, malaria… and it’s covered with a strange power, even immortals can’t investigate this place on a large scale, and have to resort to clumsy methods…”

Xu Changqing complains internally.

After advancing several kilometers, he is replaced by Pan Shu leading the way.

Jiang Yufeng holds a map, constantly marking it.

On them, they all bear specially made ‘Life and Death Charms’ that allow the immortals in the rear to grasp their situation, providing immediate warning upon death.

This makes Xu Changqing wonder if they are acting as ‘bait’.

Why don’t they let ordinary people come?

“Demon!”

Pan Shu’s explosive shout comes from the front, and Jiang Yufeng manifests a crossbow in his hand, pulling the trigger towards the green carpet-like demon that suddenly appears.

Boom!

The runes on the crossbow flicker, and the arrows carrying flames land on the green fungus blanket and immediately explode.

“Danger has been lifted, continue moving forward.”

Jiang Yufeng coldly hums.

In this swamp, whether it’s the pervasive malaria, or the poisonous bugs and demons, all are forbidden areas for mortals.

Even for people like them, moving forward is incredibly demanding.

“Grandpa…”

Xu Changqing mentally calls: “How’s it going over there?”

“I can… see it very clearly.”

Response from Su Lu comes.

Even if it’s something immortals can’t see through, as long as it’s within Xu Changqing’s field of vision, Su Lu can easily see it.

“But this place is not simple… there’s a very aggressive breath…”

Su Lu warns.

“An existence that even grandpa calls aggressive…” Xu Changqing takes a slight pause with a start.

“It’s only a breath, no need to worry too much… what you should worry about now is how to obtain the spirituality of Xiang Liu’s descendants…”

“Ah… I can only take one step at a time, at least Heixuan Immortal from our school is here, I should be able to get some blood. When the time comes, I’ll think of a solution back at school…”

Xu Changqing replied haltingly.

“Ha ha…you think that the descendants of Xiang Liu will be easily killed? If everyone has the same idea as you…then this operation will definitely be quite dangerous.”

Su Lu sneers.

“That’s true… the descendants of Xiang Liu, caused Wu Xingkong to fall into madness with just a bit of contamination…”

Xu Changqing’s heart became even more cautious.

“But don’t worry, the swamp is so big, the chances of your little team running into Xiang Liu’s descendants are very small… even if you really run into it, I will let you avoid it in advance.”

Su Lu finally pacified Xu Changqing.

…

Seven days passed in a flash.

In the big camp, Xu Changqing heard about some casualties, but not because they encountered ‘Xiang Liu’s descendants’, but they encountered other dangers.

Finally, on this day’s noon.

Jiang Yufeng comes back with a solemn face: “Xiang Liu’s descendant has been found, you guys pack up and set off immediately!”

“Huh?”

Xu Changqing puts down his chopsticks and asks, “Where?”

“Located beneath Changyang Mountain, in an ancient ruin that has seemingly recently appeared.” Jiang Yufeng said: “If Xiang Liu’s descendant hadn’t ran inside, we wouldn’t even know there’s an ancient ruin there.”

Unwittingly, Xu Changqing thought of the ‘aggressive breath’ that Grandpa spoke of, which should have been left by the original owner of the ancient ruins, right?

He walks out of the tent and finds that other members of the Demon Bureau are also preparing, filled with the solemnity before a big battle.

From the main camp location, Heixuan Immortal and several Taoists emerged, their eyes swept across, imparting ruthlessness.

Zi la!

Some of them sprouted black wings from their backs, while others directly controlled monstrous birds, flying towards the direction of the ruins.

“This time…it looks like we are really fighting for our lives.”

Xu Changqing took a deep breath, his face serious.

…

The underworld, within the broken palace.

Li Shitou continues to explore deeper inside.

He has a hunch that the things left by ‘Luofeng’, the former ruler of this place, will bring him great rewards.

After passing the main hall, which feels dangerous and is difficult to excavate, he moves towards the palace group at the back.

Just like the main hall, most of this palace group is in ruins and emits an inexplicably dangerous aura.

Relying on the ‘Black and White Impermanence’ ability, Li Shitou ‘died in place of others’ several times, and finally enters a side hall.

“Huh? Underworld Inscriptions?”

He saw several scattered bamboo slips on the ground, inscribed with tadpole-like characters. He was momentarily pleased, picked them up and started reading.

If it were a language from the human world, he perhaps wouldn’t be able to read even a basketful of letters, but the underworld inscriptions are different, these are the language of the rules. Any occupational person would understand their meaning at a glance.

This is also a basic ability of the underworld’s Ghost Gods!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Huh? It’s not a cultivation book, but a collection of miscellaneous annotations?”

Li Shitou was a bit disappointed but continued to read.

The notes recorded are like a diary, but not left by ‘Luofeng’ of this place. Instead, it was only a judge.

“…Today, the lord failed to challenge the [Yanluo Taizi], and in a fit of rage, killed three [Impermanences] in front of the hall….”

The first message made Li Shitou’s eyes twitch: “[Yanluo Taizi]? That’s the divine position after [Luofeng]? Looks like Grandpa was right, [Luofeng] is truly a divine position, not a person’s name…”

He continued reading and found that it was just some routine stuff of the local [Judge], catching ghosts, and capturing demons. There was nothing abnormal.

Disappointed, Li Shitou put the bamboo slips back and looked at another one. He didn’t gain anything from there either.

“There were no traces of weird creatures… where did the local [Judge] die?”

Li Shitou vented his rage, smashing all the scattered tables and chairs around him.

Ding!

The sound of a foreign object colliding can be heard.

His expression changed slightly, he looked toward the shattered desk. Hiding within, was a golden bamboo slip that fell out.

“Another history book… Was the [Judge] here a historian?”

Li Shitou took a look and felt frustrated.

However, this time, he didn’t put the bamboo slip down. Because the information recorded on it overlapped with the exploration of the main hall just now– “Xing Tian and the Netherland Emperor contested for divinity. The Emperor beheaded him and sealed him in Changyang Mountain!”

“Xing Tian… it looks like he failed in his rebellion then, but why did the underworld become like this?”

Li Shitou was filled with confusion.

…

Ancient ruins, entrance.

Xu Changqing, together with Jiang Yufeng and others, looks at the scattered stone pillars around him, his heart pounding.

At the entrance, there’s a broken stone plaque, depicting words that no one can understand.

“Grandpa… what’s written here?” Xu Changqing asked mentally.

“Changyang Mountain…”

Su Lu sighs faintly: “This should be the old name for Changyang Mountain…”