At this moment, it wasn’t just Lin Jiufeng who was enraged. The other skeletons all stared fixedly at the crocodile ancestor.
It didn’t know how shocking its words were to everyone.
The weakest skeleton that could come here was a five-colored skeleton. Of course, the black and white skeletons weren’t counted. They came with Lin Jiufeng.
As long as it was a five-colored skeleton, they all wanted to enter the mortal realm through the Well of Heaven Ascension.
All of the five-colored skeletons in the Death Realm yearned for the mortal realm.
No matter how bad they thought the mortal realm was when they were alive and wanted to leave it, after they died, they still wanted to return to the mortal realm.
The mortal realm was like purgatory, but the five-colored skeletons were happy to endure this purgatory.
The Well of Heaven Ascension was the hope of these skeletons.
But now…
The might of the Immortal Slaying Sword scared the crocodile ancestor so much that it immediately shouted, “Immortal King Lin, don’t be anxious. Let me finish. I didn’t make myself clear.”
Lin Jiufeng looked at it and said coldly, “You’d better make yourself clear. This isn’t a joking matter. More than a thousand five-colored skeletons want to enter the mortal realm through the Well of Heaven Ascension. Look around you now.”
The crocodile ancestor didn’t need to look. It knew that everyone was staring at it.
Those invisible gazes made it feel pressure and fear.
Even if Lin Jiufeng didn’t kill it, it wouldn’t live for long if the skeletons of the four ancient cities swarmed towards it.
“Crocodile Ancestor, we don’t want to become enemies with you. We just want to enter the mortal realm that we dreamed of through the Well of Heaven Ascension and return to our hometown to take a look at the current world. I hope you won’t stop us regarding this point. It’s best if everyone can get along in harmony,” the crystal skeleton of the Giant City said coldly.
Its words represented the attitude of the four ancient cities.
Now that the Well of Heaven Ascension was right in front of them, no one could stop their determination to return to the mortal realm.
Lin Jiufeng might be able to stop them, but he wouldn’t do such a thing.
There were too few powerhouses in the mortal realm. To resist the Seven Races of the Ancient Age, these five-colored skeletons and crystal skeletons were still needed.
Since they were so persistent in returning to the mortal realm and their hometown, they definitely had a deep relationship with the mortal realm and were innately opposed to the Seven Races of the Ancient Age.
The Seven Races of the Ancient Age wanted to sweep through the mortal realm and create an obedient race to continue developing.
Then, these skeletons entering the mortal realm were also targets to be wiped out.
Hence, even if it was for themselves, they would also resist.
Being stared at by everyone, the crocodile ancestor hurriedly said, “Everyone, I’m not lying to you. The Well of Heaven Ascension can connect to the mortal realm, but there’s only a certain chance for this to happen. Entering the mortal realm through the Well of Heaven Ascension isn’t a definite thing.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised.
Lin Jiufeng asked, “What do you mean? The Well of Heaven Ascension randomly connects to other places?”
The crocodile ancestor nodded and said, “Yes and no!”
“Tell us in detail!” Elder Universe shouted. Making use of Lin Jiufeng’s might, he used this opportunity to intimidate others.
The crocodile ancestor had no choice but to answer obediently. “When I first protected the Well of Heaven Ascension, I knew that this path could lead to the mortal realm. But the problem is that the path to the mortal realm isn’t very stable. There’s a certain probability that it might connect to another world.”
“What other world would it be?” Lin Jiufeng asked.
“I don’t know,” the crocodile ancestor replied straightforwardly.
“You guard the Well of Heaven Ascension and you still don’t know?” Elder Universe didn’t believe it.
“Should I know what world the Well of Heaven Ascension connects to just because I’m guarding it?” The crocodile ancestor asked Elder Universe.
“If you don’t know, how do you know that the Well of Heaven Ascension will bring people to different worlds?” Lin Jiufeng asked.
“I didn’t know about it in the past, but I instantly knew about it the first time someone went out through the Well of Heaven Ascension. Which means I knew it because of the King of the Netherworld!” The crocodile ancestor said.
“You’re saying that… the King of the Netherworld didn’t enter the mortal realm through the Well of Heaven Ascension?” Lin Jiufeng asked in surprise.
Elder Universe became anxious and asked, “Then where did the King of the Netherworld go?”
The King of the Netherworld was a woman that Elder Universe admired and cared about. How could he not be anxious?
“I don’t know, but when the King of the Netherworld passed through the Well of Heaven Ascension, she left behind a sentence, saying that the mortal realm is very far from this world!” The crocodile ancestor said, “That’s why I know that the King of the Netherworld didn’t enter the mortal realm. Instead, she went to another place. There are many variables and changes in the Major Chiliocosm. There are also many worlds. If you guys want to pass through the Well of Heaven Ascension, bear the consequences yourself. I don’t know where you guys will end up.”
“What about Emperor Yuan and Emperor Ming?” Lin Jiufeng asked worriedly.
More than a hundred years ago, Emperor Yuan and Emperor Ming passed through the Well of Heaven Ascension. But in the past hundred years, Lin Jiufeng didn’t see Emperor Yuan and Emperor Ming in the mortal realm.
Could it be that they had gone to another place like the King of the Netherworld?
“Emperor Yuan and Emperor Ming entered the mortal realm!” But the crocodile ancestor gave Lin Jiufeng a definite answer.
‘They entered the mortal realm…’ Lin Jiufeng pondered.
In other words, after Emperor Yuan and Emperor Ming died, they returned to the mortal realm through the Well of Heaven Ascension.
But why didn’t they appear?
‘There’s a huge secret in here that I need to slowly discover.’ Lin Jiufeng pondered.
“That’s why I said that the Well of Heaven Ascension might not necessarily lead to the mortal realm. It’s also possible that it might lead to another world. Think about it yourselves and see if you want to pass through.” With that said, the crocodile ancestor retreated to the side and completely released the passageway to the Well of Heaven Ascension.
It had resigned to its fate. It knew that it couldn’t resist Lin Jiufeng.
Even if it managed to fend off Lin Jiufeng, in its current state, it couldn’t resist so many five-colored skeletons, crystal skeletons, and a bone dragon from the Death Realm.
The Well of Heaven Ascension was right in front of them. Although they couldn’t go to the mortal realm with a 100% chance, no skeleton was willing to give up.
Everyone looked at Lin Jiufeng unanimously.
“I have no problems with letting you all enter the Well of Heaven Ascension!” Lin Jiufeng said slowly under everyone’s gaze.
“But… there’s something I have to warn you guys about,” Lin Jiufeng said solemnly.
All the skeletons listened attentively.
“At this moment, the mortal realm is experiencing a great catastrophe. The Seven Races of the Ancient Age have reappeared in the mortal realm, wanting to sweep through the mortal realm and rebuild it. The mortal realm is ruled by the Human Race now. I blocked a wave of attack from the Seven Races of the Ancient Age previously, which can be considered to have temporarily blocked them from entering the mortal realm. If you guys go to the mortal realm, you guys aren’t allowed to kill the innocent. The Human Race is kind to other races and is also under my protection. As long as you guys can do this, we will get along well. If you guys can’t do it, then don’t blame me for looking for you guys!” Lin Jiufeng looked around. His eyes were cold. He spread the aura of the Life Force Great Dao Array Formation in his body, instantly scaring all the skeletons present.
When Lin Jiufeng mentioned the Seven Races of the Ancient Age, many five-colored skeletons were at a loss, not knowing what organization this was.
Only the crystal skeletons of the four ancient cities had their soul flames surging and were extremely turbulent. Clearly, they knew about the Seven Races of the Ancient Age.
“Alright, I’ll just say this much. If you lot don’t kill the innocent in the mortal realm and don’t disturb the Human Race, then everything will be fine. As for the matters of the Seven Races of the Ancient Age, if you don’t understand now, you will understand once you enter the mortal realm. The Human Race has a lot of information about the Seven Races of the Ancient Age, and some of their deeds are recorded.” Lin Jiufeng didn’t waste his breath. He turned around and looked at Elder Universe.
“The successor of the Heavenly Dao Sect is still in the Human Race. She’s passing down the Heavenly Dao Sect in the mortal realm. When you return, you can go help her,” Lin Jiufeng said to Elder Universe.
Lin Jiufeng had always felt a trace of guilt towards Miss Hong.
Hence, telling Elder Universe to help Miss Hong could be considered as finding a backer for her.
After resting for a period of time, Elder Universe would become a real crystal skeleton after all.
Unlike Lin Jiufeng who was just a fake crystal skeleton now. He had invincible combat strength, but he didn’t have the corresponding realm.
He was still Immortal King Lin, not Crystal Realm Lin.
Elder Universe didn’t continue joking and only nodded slightly. The Heavenly Dao Sect evoked many of his memories.
In the end, Lin Jiufeng let out Black Skeleton and White Skeleton too.
In the Sword of the Ancient Battlefield, the two of them personally witnessed Lin Jiufeng display his might after integrating with the Life Force Great Dao Array Formation. He defeated the crystal skeletons of the Immortal Court and suppressed the Death Realm.
They were very excited. It was indeed correct to follow Lin Jiufeng into the depths of the Death Realm.
It was just that they were still stuck at the level of the golden soul flames. They hadn’t entered the Five-Colored Skeleton Realm and didn’t know their memories from when they were alive.
“Immortal King Lin.” After being released, the two skeletons looked at Lin Jiufeng excitedly.
“Do you guys want to enter the mortal realm?” Lin Jiufeng asked.
“Yes!” The black skeleton and the white skeleton looked at each other and nodded decisively.
Although they hadn’t broken through to the Five-Colored Skeleton Realm, they were also not far from it. Now that they had the chance, they naturally had to follow Lin Jiufeng into the mortal realm.
“Alright, I will bring you guys into the mortal realm.” Lin Jiufeng nodded and looked at the other skeletons.
“I’ll go through the Well of Heaven Ascension first. You guys come after me. Remember what I said!” After saying this, Lin Jiufeng put the black and white skeleton into the Sword of the Ancient Battlefield and directly jumped down.
Boom!
The dark and boundless well seemed to be a bottomless pit. After Lin Jiufeng jumped in, he sank all the way down. There was no place to land at all.
It was impossible to go up or down. Moreover, he wanted to see his surroundings clearly, but he discovered that a flowing light surged over and instantly swallowed him.
The previous Well of Heaven Ascension was black. Boundless black. It was impossible to distinguish where it was from.
The current Well of Heaven Ascension was flowing with light and color. It was like a spatial passageway that swallowed Lin Jiufeng, preventing him from displaying his full strength. He was constantly being carried forward.
This process wasn’t pleasant. It felt like a few days had passed, but it also felt like only a second had passed.
With a plop, Lin Jiufeng’s body was thrown out.
He was directly smashed onto the ground.
Sky, land, green mountains, huge floating cities, and cultivators who occasionally cut through the sky.
“Is this the mortal realm?” Lin Jiufeng stood up and looked into the distance as he murmured.
Black Skeleton and White Skeleton also looked at this world through the Sword of the Ancient Battlefield.
Suddenly, Lin Jiufeng saw a huge dragon flying in the sky.
But this huge dragon was tied up by chains and used as a carriage. Lifelessly, it dragged a palace and flew into the distance.
These chains immediately reminded Lin Jiufeng of the chains on the bone dragon.
A huge dragon pulling the palace. This scene was a little terrifying.
“This place… doesn’t seem… to be the mortal realm!” Lin Jiufeng’s expression became solemn.
In the mortal world, dragons were extremely rare existences.
Even if there was a huge dragon, it would also be a peak existence. Relying on the might of the Dragon Race, it was impossible to make a dragon pull a palace and treat itself as a beast.
[Do you want to Sign-In at the Spell Realm?]
Suddenly, a line of words appeared in front of Lin Jiufeng’s eyes, stunning him.
“Spell Realm?” Lin Jiufeng was first stunned. Then, he immediately remembered that there was another era before the Immortal Court, the Era of Spells.
The Spell Realm was probably something from the Era of Spells.
“Why have I come to the Spell Realm?” Lin Jiufeng was puzzled.
“Could it be that I crossed time and arrived in the era tens of thousands of years ago?” Lin Jiufeng couldn’t help but suspect.
But he quickly dismissed this idea.
Crossing time wasn’t that simple. It wasn’t something that a Well of Heaven Ascension could do.
Even for those at the Immortal King Realm, wanting to pry into the secrets of time and reverse time was very difficult.
Perhaps it was still possible to reverse the time in a small area.
But to travel through time and return to the past on a large scale was a fantasy.
“Sign in!” Lin Jiufeng didn’t think about it anymore. In any case, he would sign in first.
[Sign-In successful. Received Great Palm Spell Technique!]
This was a very powerful cultivation technique from the Era of Spells. It was for those at the Immortal King Realm and above.
It was quite powerful.
Lin Jiufeng closed his eyes and comprehended the additional spell technique in his mind.
Slowly, his hands trembled. Countless spell techniques erupted, forming a huge hand seal in the air.
Boom!
In the very next moment, Lin Jiufeng dispersed this huge hand seal and let out a long breath.
“Not bad, it increased my strength. I shall explore this world next.” Lin Jiufeng opened his eyes and looked around. He chose a direction and walked forward.
The place where he was now was very desolate and barren.
Although there were many mountains around, there was occasionally a cold wind that swept across the land from the mountains, emitting mournful howls.
The barren land was reddish-brown, cold, and hard.
“The land here is very desolate and barren, comparable to the Death Realm.” Black Skeleton commented in the Sword of the Ancient Battlefield, sharing its opinion.
“Indeed. If it weren’t for the fact that this is another world, I would think that I’m still in the Death Realm.” White Skeleton nodded.
“But will there be such a floating city in the Death Realm?” Lin Jiufeng asked.
“No, but where are we?” Black Skeleton asked.
“This is the Spell Realm!” Lin Jiufeng said.
“Spell Realm?” The black and white skeletons were confused. They had never heard of such a place.
“What kind of place is the Spell Realm?” Black Skeleton asked.
“I don’t know,” Lin Jiufeng replied straightforwardly.
This was also his first time here, so he didn’t know anything about this place.
Lin Jiufeng executed the Primordial Concealment Technique and advanced rapidly.
With his current strength after integrating with the Life Force Great Dao Array Formation, ordinary people wouldn’t be able to detect him after he executed the Primordial Concealment Technique.
This ordinary person referred to the beings with a realm equivalent to ordinary crystal skeletons.
Those of the Immortal King Realm couldn’t discover Lin Jiufeng at all.
Hence, he moved slightly faster. He directly leaped into the air and arrived at the floating city.
The city floating in the air was extremely huge. It was like a mountain, spanning across the sky. Many people lived inside.
Or rather, beings that looked like humans.
Lin Jiufeng infiltrated the city and wasn’t discovered. He discovered that although the appearance of the people here wasn’t much different from humans, their breed was definitely different.
They were a new race.
“What race are these?” Black Skeleton asked.
“I don’t know.” Lin Jiufeng shook his head.
He sneaked into a house and saw a very ordinary life.
But just as Lin Jiufeng was about to leave, he heard the conversation between the father and son.
“Son, you have to work hard. This Spell Realm won’t be able to trap us for too long. Next is the war of the mortal realm’s extermination. I’ve already signed up for you. When the time comes, you can participate and obtain more battle merits. You will be rewarded then. This is a good opportunity for our family to rise up,” the father said.
“Father, I will definitely work hard. The decision of the kings to destroy the Human Race this time is correct. The Human Race is weak and will definitely become our battle achievements,” the son said excitedly.
“Although the Human Race is weak, they aren’t to be trifled with. Not long ago, the Celestial Race discovered a passageway and wanted to enter and eliminate the Human Race, but they lost more than a hundred Immortal King Realm powerhouses. Moreover, the passageway was blocked by someone. They have simply lost all face. This is a warning,” the father said.
“Hmph, that’s because the Celestial Race is stupid. They are simply seeking death by fighting in the Primal Chaos Array Formation set up by the Human Realm powerhouses,” the son said disdainfully.
“How did you know?” His father asked in surprise.
“This has already spread. Everyone is spreading it and looking at the Celestial Race as a joke. Now, the people of the Celestial Race are dying of embarrassment. They are all blaming King Lord for his actions, and they also resent that Great Emperor Jiufeng of the mortal realm. He made the Celestial Race lose all their face. If he hadn’t died, I’m afraid that King Lord of the Celestial Race would have spared no expense and crossed over to pursue him,” his son said directly.
“It’s good that you know this. Don’t go around mocking the Celestial Race. We can’t afford to provoke them,” his father advised.
“I know. Father, why don’t the King Lords completely wipe out the races of the mortal world and then let us occupy that vast land?” asked the son curiously.
“Is the decision of the various kings something that you can question?” His father shouted sternly.
“As for why they don’t kill those races but instead support the birth of new races every time, it’s naturally because they want to see the various possibilities created by different races. The Seven Races of the Ancient Age were born without the ability to invent and create. This is the flaw of our people, so you treat the mortal realm as a training ground. The birth of different races will bring forth the development of their respective talents and cultivation techniques. To us, we only need to harvest the end result after they mature. I have to say that these ant races really have extraordinary creativity,” the father said softly.
“Take this world for example. This was once the base camp of the Spell Realm. The terrifying forbidden spells of the Era of Spells could destroy worlds and directly created countless spell technique powerhouses. They even killed their way into the territory of the Seven Races of the Ancient Age. At that time, more than ten King Lords were born in the Seven Races of the Ancient Age. This is the most fundamental meaning for the existence of those ant races. Children like you don’t know anything, so don’t talk nonsense. Just cultivate well,” the father said.
“I know. The King Lords who rose up in the Era of Spells are now the new decision-makers of the Seven Races of the Ancient Age. The older generations have retreated, and the new King Lords have gained power. Oh right, it seems that a descendant of a Spell King is coming to our Immortal Palace City today to recruit various powerhouses to form an army and invade the mortal realm,” the child said excitedly.
“It’s good that you know. Continue to perform well and strive to make that descendant take a fancy to you. This way, you can be considered to have made a name for yourself. Cultivate well now. You mustn’t make any mistakes in the selection tomorrow.” The father’s words stopped abruptly as he brought the child away to cultivate.
Lin Jiufeng, who was hidden in the room, walked out. His face darkened.
“This is actually the world of the Seven Races of the Ancient Age!” Lin Jiufeng really didn’t expect that he actually didn’t go to the mortal realm but came to the place of the Seven Races of the Ancient Age, the place of his greatest enemy.
“This Well of Heaven Ascension can actually connect to here. Then, could it be that the King of Gods, who didn’t go to the mortal realm back then, also came here?” Lin Jiufeng guessed.
“No, this isn’t the time to be caring about the news of the King of Gods. From the conversation between the father and son just now, it seems that the Seven Races of the Ancient Age are about to make a move on the mortal realm. They want to gather an army and sweep through the mortal realm.” Lin Jiufeng shook his head and cleared his chaotic thoughts. Now, he had to think about the big matter in front of him.
The mortal realm was about to face the invasion of the Seven Races of the Ancient Age.
This pair of father and son was just a very common pair among the Seven Races of the Ancient Age.
But the fathers and children regarded sweeping the world as a sign of achievement.
What did this mean?
A great battle was coming!
Moreover, the people of the Seven Races of the Ancient Age were very confident.
Lin Jiufeng was a little sorrowful. The Human Race had really wasted too much time.
The culprit was the remaining descendants of the Immortal Court.
They stole the world’s source energies and created the spiritual energy tide, allowing the cycle of reincarnation to happen every few thousand years. The most powerful people of the Human Race were only at the Immortal Realm. They were unable to reach a higher realm and had to suffer the pressure of the spiritual energy tide and lose their cultivation base before dying of old age.
This was very cruel!
And in the recent hundred plus years, Lin Jiufeng wiped out the descendants of the Immortal Court before the spiritual energy tide disappeared and the source energy returned. The world returned to the environment of 20,000 years ago.
But for the Human Race, time was too short.
They couldn’t nurture many powerhouses at all.
Right now, the Seven Races of the Ancient Age really treated the Human Race as soft persimmons. All of them wanted to use the Human Race to accumulate battle credits.
Moreover, the Human Race didn’t know about all of this yet.
This made Lin Jiufeng feel a sense of urgency.
“The current Seven Races of the Ancient Age are really powerful. I reckon that the array formation set up by the King of Recovery back then won’t be able to trap them anymore. What should I do?” Lin Jiufeng kept thinking.
He walked out of the house and observed the city.
All the cultivators in the city were completely mobilized.
Everyone knew that the descendant of a King Lord would soon come to choose warriors to join the army and exterminate the Human Race. To them, this was a free battle achievement. Who wouldn’t want it?
Hence, in the Immortal Palace City, the general mood for battle was high.
Lin Jiufeng watched and frowned. This wasn’t a good thing for the Human Race.
It wasn’t just the Human Race. The Seven Races of the Ancient Age wanted to wipe out all the races in the mortal realm, not leaving a single one alive. Then, they would rebuild the birth of a new race and develop a new cultivation technique.
Hence, this was a world-destroying catastrophe.
“I have to think of a solution. Otherwise, I won’t be able to do anything. I can only watch as they destroy the mortal realm.” Lin Jiufeng was very anxious.
There were many powerhouses in this Immortal Palace City. Most of them were immortals, and they were just like ordinary people here.
The more Lin Jiufeng watched, the more desperate he became. This was a crushing advantage.
“From the looks of it, my greatest hope is in that descendant of the King Lord. He’s the breakthrough point now.” Lin Jiufeng thought carefully and confirmed a goal.
Although Lin Jiufeng didn’t know how powerful this King Lord was, he was certain of one thing.
The realm of the King Lords was far beyond the Immortal King Realm.
Lin Jiufeng didn’t know if it was of the same realm as the Crystal Skeleton Realm.
But no matter what, he had to give it a try.
Instead of hiding in the Spell Realm and watching helplessly as the mortal realm was slaughtered and wiped out, it was better to take a gamble.