Chapter 275 Ancient AltarThe passage of the huge palace was extremely spacious, enough for hundreds of people to pass side by side, so Xiao Yun and others flew in it like birds.
On both sides of these passages, there are occasionally some attics standing, but Xiao Yun is not in the mood to go in and explore. His goal is very clear, which is the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit!
Following Zi Yan, they flew for about ten minutes before she gradually slowed down and finally led everyone to stop in front of an ancient stone gate.
"Xiao Yun, the medicinal smell here is the strongest. This should be the place where the medicinal materials are stored. I just don't know if the medicinal materials inside have gone bad after so many years." Zi Yan pointed her little hand at the stone door in front of her and said crisply.
Everyone looked up and saw that the stone gate was covered with moss. The color of it was dark green and showed the traces of the passing of time.
"No, even a Dou Zong has the means to preserve medicinal materials permanently, let alone a Dou Sheng."
Xiao Yun shook his head, walked forward, put his hands on the surface of the stone door, and pushed hard.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous sound, the heavy stone door covered with moss was slowly pushed open by Xiao Yun. A crack appeared, and an extremely strong medicinal fragrance immediately gushed out.
Smelling the medicinal fragrance, Xiao Yun made up his mind. He immediately increased his arm strength and pushed the stone door open completely.
The moment the stone door opened, a dazzling light shot out from it. Xiao Yun and the others subconsciously closed their eyes, then suddenly opened them again. The fighting spirit lingered in their eyes, allowing everyone to see clearly the scene behind the stone door.
Behind the stone gate is a forest, an ancient forest formed entirely of various precious medicinal herbs!
"Hahaha! I'm rich! This is a great place!"
At this moment, Zi Yan was already drooling with greed, and her excitement was beyond words. For a little dragon like her who loved medicinal herbs, this place was simply heaven!
"Xiao Yun, is this the surprise you told me about?"
As he was talking, the girl's figure disappeared. Xiao Yun searched with his eyes and found that she had pounced into a patch of Ganoderma lucidum with rich energy. She stuffed whatever she grabbed into her mouth, with her mouth bulging. She no longer looked like the Taixu Ancient Dragon, but instead looked like a little hamster.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Yun felt helpless. He waved his hand to close the stone door, walked to the former, and picked her up with one hand.
"What are these? There are more surprises to come."
"Ah? Isn't this a surprise?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. This is a forest formed by precious medicinal herbs, and each herb is ancient. Both its age and energy are far superior to those in the outside world.
"Haha, you'll know later..." Xiao Yun shook his head, put Zi Yan on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "There are too many medicinal herbs here, we can't collect them all, just collect the herbs along the way."
Then, he demonstrated it. While walking, he waved his hands and used his fighting spirit to gently pull up the herbs beside him and put them all into the storage ring. Everyone followed suit and did the same.
"Zi Yan, remember what I told you before? Feel carefully for that thing that is calling you, and take us to find it!"
Then he spoke to Zi Yan who was still eating secretly behind him. Upon hearing what he said, the latter chewed quickly and finished the herbs in two or three bites. Then she closed her eyes slightly and felt it carefully.
As Zi Yan closed her eyes slightly, a purple aura slowly emerged from her body. After a while, a faint fluctuation came from the depths of the forest, echoing the ancient dragon blood in her body.
"Xiaoyun, I sensed it, it's over here!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zi Yan took the lead. Although she had no idea what was in the depths of the forest, a sense of desire was faintly conveyed in her blood. Afterwards, Xiao Yun and others hurriedly followed.
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The area of this ancient forest is not small. Even with the speed of Xiao Yun and his group, after flying for more than ten minutes, they still could not see the end of the forest.
As they got closer, the joy on Zi Yan's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn look. She didn't even look at her favorite medicinal herbs on the roadside, and concentrated on getting on with her journey.
Her speed was getting faster and faster, and there was a small purple-gold dragon surrounding her body. The extremely terrifying dragon power enveloped the entire area. Wherever she passed, even the eighth-level monsters would flee in all directions.
Everyone also noticed the change in Zi Yan's mood, and they also stopped collecting herbs and followed her silently.
The group silently shuttled through the forest. After traveling for who knows how many thousands of miles, Zi Yan, who was at the front, finally began to slow down and led everyone to stop in front of a green meadow.
"Hmm? Here..." As soon as she entered this place, Medusa's brows suddenly frowned, and she closed her eyes and felt it carefully before continuing: "Here, it's like entering another space. I can't sense the breath of the outside world."
"Me too..." Qing Lin beside him also said. He could originally feel the breath of magical beasts in the forest, but now it has completely disappeared.
"Don't worry, there is no trap here." Hearing this, Xiao Yun turned his head to comfort the two of them, then looked at Zi Yan and said, "Zi Yan, do you feel it?"
Zi Yan didn't say anything, but just stared straight ahead and walked slowly forward. When she was about to reach the green grass, she suddenly stopped, stretched out her little hand, and pressed it on the void in front of her.
"call out!"
The moment the palm touched the void, a golden light suddenly emerged, forming an inverted bowl shape, covering the green grass.
"Be careful!" Even though Xiao Yun had said before that there was no danger here, the sudden change still made Medusa and the other two extremely alert. With their fighting spirit boiling, they wanted to pull Zi Yan back.
Seeing this, Xiao Yun waved his hand and sent out a stream of Dou Qi, which neutralized the Dou Qi of the two men, and explained, "It's okay, this is just a beast spirit shield, it's not very aggressive.
This barrier can only be formed by extremely powerful monsters at the moment of death. Unless you have the same bloodline, it is difficult to enter it. "
After listening to Xiao Yun's explanation, Medusa and the other two showed a look of realization on their faces. Qing Lin even asked, "Zi Yan, if you can sense this beast spirit cover, doesn't it mean that it was left by a senior of the ancient dragon clan?" A trace of sadness appeared on Zi Yan's face, which was extremely rare. Just as she was about to nod, her face suddenly changed, "No! This beast spirit cover not only has the flavor of my ancient dragon clan, but also seems to have a little bit of... the flavor of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix?
But this smell is purer than that of an ordinary Sky Demon Phoenix. Could it be that there is a royal Sky Demon Phoenix here?"
"Open it and you'll know." Xiao Yun walked slowly forward and patted the girl's shoulder.
"Hmm..." Zi Yan nodded slightly and said no more. She bit her finger and a wisp of purple-gold blood flowed out of it. Under her control, it slowly fell on the beast spirit cover.
"Buzz!"
As Zi Yan's blood dripped, the beast spirit shield suddenly began to fluctuate violently, and then a crack slowly tore open from the golden shield.
"Let's go! Let's go in and take a look!"
Seeing this, Zi Yan used her fighting spirit to stop the blood on her fingers and took the lead to step in, followed closely by Xiao Yun and others.
After everyone entered the Beast Spirit Shield, the golden light fluctuated violently again, the previous cracks disappeared, and the golden shield dimmed again. The place returned to its original appearance, with only a green meadow left.
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On the other side, when everyone stepped into the beast spirit cover, they felt dizzy, as if they had undergone a space teleportation. When their feet stepped on the ground again, they opened their eyes, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.
The lush forest disappeared, replaced by an extremely desolate plain.
The plain is very large, with no end in sight. The ground is covered with red sand, as if it had been soaked in blood. When the breeze blows, you can see the red sand flying.
Xiao Yun's eyes swept back and forth, and soon locked onto the position in front of him, where there was an ancient altar that was a hundred feet high.
The entire altar was built with huge red stones. Even from a great distance, one could still feel a vague pressure from it that permeated the entire world. Even with the cultivation level of Xiao Yun and the others, they still felt a sense of discomfort.
“Even though it has fallen for countless years, it can still emit such terrifying dragon power. It seems that the ancient Taixu dragon that fell here must have reached the level of Dou Sheng when he was alive.”
Xiao Yun sighed in his heart, and then a group of people followed Zi Yan carefully and ran quickly towards the ancient altar.
As the distance shortened, an ancient breath blew towards him, and the dragon's might became stronger and stronger. Faintly, he could also sense another kind of pressure, but it was very light.
Among the group, only Zi Yan, who was the ancient Taixu dragon, was not affected and walked briskly, while the others felt as if they were carrying a heavy load as they moved forward.
But fortunately, everyone's cultivation is above the Dou Zun level, and even with the pressure, it can't stop them. After a while, they arrived at the altar.
Standing on the bluestone steps, Zi Yan stared blankly at the end of the altar above, and the call of the blood in her body became stronger and stronger.
"call……"
Zi Yan let out a breath and her face became extremely solemn. After living on Dragon Island for more than two years, she had a vague guess based on the records of the tribe.
Turning her head to look at Xiao Yun, after seeing his smiling eyes, Zi Yan no longer hesitated, stomped her feet hard on the ground, and her figure turned into a blurry figure like an arrow from a bow, and rushed directly to the end of the altar.
Xiao Yun and his companions followed closely, and when they stepped onto the altar, they found Zi Yan standing there in shock.
"Zi Yan, this is the surprise I told you about. What do you think?" Xiao Yun rubbed the little kid's head and said with a smile.
Zi Yan didn't say anything, still staring stupidly at the center of the altar.
There, there was a purple and gold stone platform, and on the platform, there was a groove about half a foot in size.
In the center of the groove, there is a small sapling growing. It looks very strange, but it is only as thick as a thumb, and it is winding like a giant dragon. At the top of the sapling, there is a fruit hanging.
The fruit is only the size of a palm, and its color is the same as the stone platform, purple and gold. If you look closely, you will find that the golden half is winding and twisting like a little dragon, which is the appearance of the ancient Taixu dragon that has been shrunk countless times.
As for the other half of the purple color, it was a flying phoenix with its wings spread.
"This fruit... is actually in the shape of the Taixu Ancient Dragon and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix?" Looking at the fruit, Medusa and the others exclaimed.
Although they had never eaten pork, they had seen pigs run. As one of the three royal families, they could still recognize the appearance of the Tian Yao Huang.
"Haha, this is not some Sky Demon Phoenix. To be exact, this is their ancestor, the Ancient Sky Phoenix!" Xiao Yun smiled and continued, "And this fruit is called the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit!"
"Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit?" Medusa couldn't help but repeat it when she heard the term for the first time. She felt that it fits the name very well. It is the fruit of the ancient Taixu dragon and the ancient celestial phoenix, so it is most appropriate to call it the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit!
"Yes, its name is indeed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit..." Zi Yan, who was standing by, finally made a move, took over the conversation, and said softly: "According to the records of the ancient dragon clan, in order for this fruit to grow, it needs to absorb the vitality of the Taixu Ancient Dragon and the Ancient Sky Phoenix, and only then will there be no more than a 10% chance of it being born!
Over countless years, it has only appeared five times in our clan's records, and now is the sixth time!"
Thinking of this, her gaze suddenly turned in another direction. She stood on the edge of the altar and looked down at the earth.
In the red sand, the pale color vaguely outlined two huge corpses. They were the ancient Taixu Dragon and the ancient Sky Phoenix!
The corpses were connected end to end, forming a circular loop that encompassed the entire land, and this ancient altar was right in the center!
(End of this chapter)
