Primordial Star Scripture

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They certainly weren't afraid of Ye Chen leaving alone with the clue-laden map.

The means of Ye Chen they had just witnessed with their own eyes; not to mention the rumors that Ye Chen had the help of two late-stage Heavenly Saints, just Ye Chen's own capabilities would be enough to easily kill all eight of them.

If Ye Chen really wanted to kill for treasure and monopolize the clues to this Forbidden Ancient Lands, then even if they refused to present the map, they would still be doomed.

Everyone had a premonition that Ye Chen was not the kind of person who would directly seize the treasure and kill them.

As expected, when Ye Chen took hold of the ancient scroll, he merely quietly began to read.

"This Forbidden Ancient Lands actually involves the secret treasures of the five great void heavenly laws."

"There must be incredible treasures hidden inside!"

On the surface, Ye Chen appeared calm, but the moment he touched the ancient scroll, he felt all the divine pill patterns on the Five Apertures Rotating Pills within his body begin to surge.

Upon closer inspection, Ye Chen discovered that it was the material of the map itself that was causing the divine pill patterns to react.

Anything capable of affecting the divine pill patterns was undoubtedly precious.

The mere material of the map was so extraordinary, without even considering, one could know the treasures within the actual Forbidden Ancient Lands would be extremely precious.

Ye Chen saw that the clue on the map pointed right to the Second Mountain of the Five Elements Mountain.

The Second Mountain also lay on Ye Chen's essential path.

Before he went to the Third Mountain to comprehend the insights of the void heavenly laws within the Five Elements Divine Temple, he had to observe the manifestations of the void heavenly laws at the Second Mountain, which indeed was not to be easily overlooked.

"Since I will be spending some time on the Second Mountain, I might as well take a look at this Forbidden Ancient Lands."

"If there are no treasures or if it's too dangerous, then it's fine to leave. But if there are truly valuable treasures, then it would be an unexpected windfall."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Once Ye Chen made up his mind, he handed the ancient scroll back to the Heavenly Saint of the Heavens Continent and said with a smile, "I'm indeed a little interested in this Forbidden Ancient Lands, so let's go together."

"When the time comes, if we really find treasures, there's no need for me to choose first. Let's the nine of us divide them equally."

Upon hearing that Ye Chen truly agreed to travel with them, all eight early-stage Heavenly Saints were overjoyed.

In the perilous Five Elements Mountain, having a powerful companion would greatly ensure their safety.

Furthermore, Ye Chen's suggestion that the nine of them share the treasures equally gave them a sense of recognition towards him.

Ye Chen did not leverage his strength to demand more of the treasures, which made having him as a companion for treasure hunting far better than the treacherous mid-stage Heavenly Saint they had teamed up with before.

After a private discussion, they unanimously agreed that if treasures were indeed found, for the sake of establishing a good relationship with Ye Chen, they would allow him to select the more valuable treasures.

"It's our honor that Fellow Daoist Ye Chen is willing to join us."

"Since that is the case, shall we set off without delay?"

The Heavenly Saints all looked to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen also responded with a light smile, "Let's set out."

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Thereafter, Ye Chen continued to make his way toward the Second Mountain.

However, this time, he was not alone but accompanied by another eight early-stage Heavenly Saints.

Although their speed was slightly slower due to traveling together, it took them only three days to reach the Void Rift between the First Mountain and the Second Mountain.

This Void Rift was an abyss so deep that its bottom was invisible, and looking to the other side, one could see a towering mountain, standing on the far side of the abyss.

This towering mountain was the Second Mountain of the Five Elements Mountain, a magical mountain where the origins of the five great void heavenly laws were manifested.

After spending another day, the nine of them safely crossed the Void Rift and officially arrived at the territory of the Second Mountain.

Once on the Second Mountain, Ye Chen headed directly towards the location marked on the Forbidden Ancient Lands map according to its clues.

Four days passed in this manner.

From their initial encounter to their journey together, it took a full eight days for Ye Chen and the other eight early-stage Heavenly Saints to finally approach the location indicated by the map.

During these eight days, the nine of them encountered numerous dangers.

They even faced attacks from late-stage Heavenly Saint Phantom Beasts five times.

The less threatening dangers were directly dealt with by the eight early-stage Heavenly Saint warriors, while the more formidable mid-stage Heavenly Saint level threats were personally handled by Ye Chen.

For the truly insurmountable late-stage Heavenly Saint level dangers, Ye Chen would then call upon seniors like Bing Shiba or Bing Shijiu to assist.

When they saw that Ye Chen really had a spatial treasure and was indeed accompanied by late-stage Heavenly Saint seniors, the eight early-stage Heavenly Saint warriors became completely deferential to him.

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Even the thought had occurred to them that if they could always follow Ye Chen in the Five Elements Mountain, their chances of surviving safely and obtaining great gains would be much higher.

However, these were matters to discuss with Ye Chen after exploring the Forbidden Ancient Lands.

Now, as they were getting close to the Forbidden Ancient Lands, everyone rallied their focus and cautiously approached the area.

After another half-day's travel, Ye Chen and the eight early Heavenly Saint martial artists finally arrived at the location indicated by the map of the Forbidden Ancient Lands.

This was supposed to be a position at the foot of the Second Mountain, a colossal mountainside, and when Ye Chen approached with his divine consciousness, he felt it blocked by an inexplicable force.

Yet, when Ye Chen and the eight early Heavenly Saint martial artists actually entered the mountainside, they were taken aback.

In the mountainside, there were actually around seventy to eighty martial artists!

The exploration area of the Forbidden Ancient Lands had unexpectedly attracted so many martial artists, and judging by their appearance, they were also explorers who had entered the Five Elements Mountain in the same batch as Ye Chen.

Among these seventy to eighty martial artists, there were even over a dozen in the later stages of Heavenly Saint!

But Ye Chen did not recognize these people, and by the looks they gave Ye Chen and his companions, it was clear they didn't recognize them either.

"What's going on?"

As Ye Chen and the eight early Heavenly Saint martial artists exchanged puzzled looks, those seventy to eighty martial artists also noticed them. One of the later stage Heavenly Saint martial artists asked Ye Chen with a wry smile, "You must have found this place because you obtained a map of the Forbidden Ancient Lands as well, right?"

Ye Chen nodded, "Is that so for you too?"

The later stage Heavenly Saint martial artist nodded helplessly, "Indeed, all of us, including you, are the seventh group to arrive here based on the map of the Forbidden Ancient Lands."

"At first, we thought we were the only ones who had the map, but now it seems there are many copies. We don't know if there will be others following us here."

Hearing about the numerous copies of the map and seeing so many martial artists, even those in the later stages of Heavenly Saint, the eight early Heavenly Saint martial artists beside Ye Chen were somewhat disappointed.

With so many people, even if there really were treasures, what fell into their hands would probably be very little.

Moreover, with later stage Heavenly Saint martial artists present, if a fight broke out over the treasures, it would certainly be extremely dangerous.

However, the idea of turning around and leaving was not something the eight of them were willing to consider.

After all, having come all this way, they certainly didn't want to return empty-handed.

At this moment, Ye Chen wasn't paying attention to the thoughts of the early Heavenly Saint martial artists. He looked at the later stage Heavenly Saint martial artist who had spoken to him, examined the situation in the mountainside again, and asked, "With so many people gathered here, have they found the treasure location or ancient cave of the Forbidden Ancient Lands?"

As Ye Chen asked, he noticed that apart from the standing martial artists, the mountainside was empty, let alone any treasure site.

Only at the very back of the mountainside, a space of several dozen zhang in circumference was shrouded in layers of brown fog, which seemed to hold a secret.

At this time, many martial artists had congregated around the fog.

"Could it be that the secret of the Forbidden Ancient Lands ultimately lies over there?"

"Such a small area can't be the treasure site directly. The Forbidden Ancient Lands, could it be that it's a restriction leading to the ancient treasure land?"

As Ye Chen observed the area enveloped in brown fog, the later stage Heavenly Saint martial artist, as if seeing through Ye Chen's thoughts, nodded and said, "That place might indeed be where the restriction of the Forbidden Ancient Lands is located."

"Only by breaking the restriction can we truly find the ancient treasure land hidden within."

"Of the seven groups here, the earliest arrived three days ago, but even they, after studying for three days, have been unable to break the restriction."

"Stepping into that fog, there's nothing but emptiness, yet the fog contains mysterious fluctuations."

"Based on our continuous experiments, it seems that we need to combine the five elemental magics of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth to break the restriction and truly locate the ancient treasure land amidst this enigmatic mist."

"Among the six groups that came before us, there are already individuals who possess four types of elemental magic—Gold, Wood, Fire, and Earth. Do any of you understand the water elemental magic?"

"If so, we can try again to break the restriction. If not, we may have to wait and see if anyone else comes. If all else fails, we might have to spread the word and find a martial artist who understands the water elemental magic to help."

As the later stage Heavenly Saint martial artist spoke, Ye Chen also stepped toward the brown fog.

As Ye Chen drew near the brown fog, he sensed a surge of colorful light churning within it. With a gesture of his finger towards the fog, countless droplets of water from the water elemental magic "Heavenly Origin Divine Water" stirred within the fog, and indeed, for an instant, the fog parted.

However, the gap closed quickly after.

Ye Chen's attempt had drawn the attention of many onlookers, and upon witnessing the light of water elemental magic flickering from Ye Chen's finger, a dozen later stage Heavenly Saint martial artists immediately surrounded him.

"Fellow Daoist, you actually understand water elemental magic?!"

Before, many martial artists didn't pay much attention to Ye Chen when they saw he was only at the early stage of Rotating Pill realm. They only started paying some attention to Ye Chen after noticing that the eight early Heavenly Saints regarded him as their center.

Now, unexpectedly, this young man in the early stage of Rotating Pill actually had knowledge of water elemental magic.

This naturally filled everyone in the mountainside with surprise and delight.

With the water elemental magic, coupled with the four who had already tried to break the restriction with their own elemental magics of Gold, Wood, Fire, and Earth, the five of them joining forces might indeed have a chance at breaking the restriction.