Chapter 67

While Elder Zhan was speaking, Xiao Yan had already sat cross-legged on the spot, his eyes slightly closed, and his hands forming the recovery seal, preparing to start restoring his battle-worn斗气 (fighting spirit).

However, as soon as Elder Zhan finished speaking, Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly opened. Could this thing really be absorbed? "What is it?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask. If the demonic blood qi could be absorbed, that would be incredible.

Elder Zhan, seeing Xiao Yan preparing to restore his fighting spirit, smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes. Tsk tsk! You really have some guts, daring to forcefully use the Mind Rank technique, Flame Burst Slash, at the peak of the First Star Dou Di. Fortunately, you weren't backlashed; otherwise, with your strength at the First Star Dou Di, who knows what level you would have fallen to. Sigh, I, this old man, will have to lower myself to protect you once."

Hearing Elder Zhan's muttering, a slight smile appeared at the corners of Xiao Yan's mouth. He then focused his mind, sinking it into his body, and began to use the Burning Decree to absorb the surrounding natural energy. Fortunately, the Blood Numb Grass provided protection, directly blocking the demonic blood qi from penetrating Xiao Yan's skin. Otherwise, if the blood qi invaded, Xiao Yan's body would likely have been ravaged by the demonic blood qi.

While Xiao Yan was recovering, outside the Demon Realm Cemetery.

The news of a strange stone door suddenly appearing in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range quickly spread throughout the entire Imperial Province, causing a great stir among various forces. This stone door was undoubtedly the passage to the ancient ruins.

The various forces in the Imperial Province, which had existed in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range for tens of thousands of years, never imagined that there were ancient ruins within the mountain range. Everyone knew that within the ancient ruins, there must be some extraordinary things. An ancient ruin, regardless of whether it was for a powerful individual or a powerful family force, had an extremely strong allure.

In no time, the news of the ancient ruins appearing in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range spread among the various forces in the Imperial Province. Countless people surged into the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range, rushing quickly to the location of the stone door. The once quiet Heavenly Demon Mountain Range suddenly became abnormally lively. The beasts in the mountain range, facing the human army like locusts, roared continuously, and some were even forced into the depths of the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range.

In just a few days, the sky above the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range was filled with a sea of people, almost gathering all the major and minor forces and powerful individuals in the Imperial Province. It was evident how much attraction an ancient ruin had.

Just by looking at the strange patterns on the stone door and the blood qi emanating from it, one could determine that this ruin was definitely an ancient one, and not left by an ordinary person.

"Has that Xiao Yan kid entered the passage?" Xiao Yong appeared in the crowd, his eyes cold and angry as he looked at the suddenly appearing ancient ruin passage.

"Indeed, I saw it with my own eyes. It seemed to be summoned by an old man who suddenly appeared beside him," a young man with the emblem of the Yimo Sect on his chest said softly, causing Xiao Yong's face to twitch.

"An old man?! Impossible! I have never discovered anyone else beside him. This kid just has good luck. However, how can an ordinary person casually enter an ancient ruin? That kid is surely doomed. After this power dissipates, we will go in and find his remains, hahaha!"

Xiao Yong's expression was extremely poor, clearly having suffered serious injuries in the battle with Xiao Yan. However, he comforted himself by thinking that Xiao Yan, with the strength of a First Star Dou Di, entering the ancient ruin was surely doomed. The young man from the Yimo Sect didn't say anything more, just silently gazing at the distant stone door.

Although many powerful individuals from various places had gathered, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't approach the stone door. Whenever they got close, they were repelled by an invisible force. This invisible force was undoubtedly the barrier left by Elder Zhan, but everyone thought it was the seal of the stone door itself.

Many powerful individuals tried to forcibly break through it. When they first arrived, they were all full of confidence, but after exerting all their strength, they returned empty-handed, slinking back into the crowd.

After countless attempts, they all gave up on the idea of forcibly breaking through and could only look longingly at the massive energy vortex inside the stone door, hoping that the people from the five major forces would come and break it open.

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