Chapter 49

The sky seemed to collapse, and the surroundings fell into darkness. Everything was devoured by the cracks, and Yefeng was no exception. His body was sucked away by a powerful force, disappearing into an unknown place.

The crack extended for dozens of miles and gradually closed. Zifeng Mountain revealed its peak, and the evil beasts had long fled. Not a single beast could be seen within a hundred miles. The disciples who had escaped from here began to head toward Lingyang Mountain.

Yefeng felt dizzy and his body seemed to be floating in the air. He drifted aimlessly, not knowing where he was going.

It felt like a moment, yet it felt like ten thousand years. Yefeng slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a world of white.

It wasn't white light, but a world made of countless bones. The ground was covered with bones—human bones, animal bones, demon bones, and even powerful immortal bones and divine bones. Thousands upon thousands of bones were piled up, floating around, and Yefeng's body was floating among them.

There seemed to be no gravity here, and it stretched endlessly. Apart from the bones, there was nothing else. Yefeng's body drifted with the air currents, his eyes filled with shock at the surrounding scene.

"Where am I? How can there be so many bones?"

Yefeng spoke with a shocked tone.

Some of the powerful bones emitted a crystalline light, with runes flowing over them. These were clearly not the bones of ordinary people. Could they be those of immortals? Or even deities? Images flashed through Yefeng's mind.

According to legend, when martial arts cultivation reaches its peak, one can shatter the void and enter the immortal realm. Yefeng had always thought this was just a legend and never believed it. But seeing the scene before him, he couldn't explain it. These bones exuded a divine aura, clearly not belonging to ordinary people.

There was no time or space here, as if it were a vacuum. Yefeng didn't know how long he had been floating, feeling no hunger, his eyes always open, watching the countless bones flow by like a tide.

A dragon bone as large as a mountain drifted over from the distance, radiating a vast dragon aura. Even after countless years of death, this dragon aura still persisted, stored in the bones, unerased.

"This... This is a true dragon!" Yefeng, though unable to move, could see and sense the overwhelming dragon aura.

True dragons were only legends. The Divine Martial Continent had many tales about dragons, but no one had ever seen one. The power of a true dragon was incomparable, capable of summoning storms, swallowing the sun and moon, and leaping through the stars. This true dragon skeleton was ten thousand feet long, reaching the sky, extending far into the distance.

Fortunately, this true dragon had been dead for countless years, and the dragon aura had diminished by ninety-nine percent, leaving only a fraction. Otherwise, the vast dragon aura would have crushed Yefeng to death.

The true dragon's body slowly disappeared, vanishing into the horizon. Yefeng's body drifted further away, his face filled with shock and amazement.

There were giants as large as mountains, vast true dragons, and immortal bones with runes flowing over them. Various demonic beasts appeared endlessly, and even in death, their bones still existed, emitting spiritual energy.

Yefeng didn't know what realms existed above the Xiantian realm, but if a Xiantian cultivator died, their bones would turn to ashes after a few years. These bones, which had endured for countless years, must have belonged to beings of terrifying power, perhaps even those who were immortal.

A towering demonic gate appeared in the distance, emitting boundless demonic energy. Within a ten-thousand-meter radius of the demonic gate, there were no bones. It was a vacuum, and the darkness behind the gate was unknown. Yefeng's body drifted toward the demonic gate.

When Yefeng saw the demonic gate, his eyes widened in shock, completely stunned by the sight.

His body drifted uncontrollably into the demonic gate, entering an endless darkness. Yefeng couldn't see anything, only allowing his body to drift.

"Am I going to die here?"

Yefeng felt a sense of unwillingness. He had a family, parents, and a heart set on reaching the peak of martial arts. He didn't want to die like this.

But what could he do? He was powerless, watching his body drift deeper into the darkness, the last bit of light disappearing. Yefeng was lost in the darkness, completely vanishing.

Yefeng closed his eyes, as opening them made no difference. He could only rely on his senses to perceive his surroundings.

Gradually, Yefeng felt a gentle breeze blowing toward him, and his body began to fall.

"Thud!"

Yefeng's body seemed to land on the ground, no longer floating in the air. He opened his eyes, and the surroundings suddenly became as bright as daylight. He had entered a mystical cave.

The mystical cave seemed to be a space artificially created.

"Buzz!"

Yefeng felt a pain in his eardrums as a vast pressure enveloped him, sending his body flying.

"Welcome to the Divine Demon Cave!" A vast and authoritative voice echoed from all around, but its source was unknown.

"Who... Who are you!"

Yefeng was startled, preparing for battle, but saw nothing but bare stone walls.

"If you want to know who I am, come inside, and you will find out." The voice came again.

Yefeng hesitated but chose to believe it and walked deeper into the mystical cave.

After taking a dozen steps, a bridge appeared ahead, spanning the center of the mystical cave. Below the bridge, a torrent of demonic energy rolled like devouring beasts. Yefeng was certain that if he fell, he would face certain death.

He carefully stepped onto the bridge, which could only accommodate one person, about two feet wide. As soon as Yefeng stepped onto the bridge, the demonic energy below seemed to be activated, forming demonic beasts that lunged at him.

Yefeng was startled, ready to counterattack, but the demonic beasts stopped a few meters from the bridge, unable to rise further. It seemed there was an invisible barrier holding them back. Yefeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Relieved, Yefeng continued forward. The demonic beasts lunged faster but couldn't break through the final barrier. Roars echoed from below the bridge, sending shivers down his spine.

Yefeng spent a full incense stick's time crossing the bridge and stepped onto the other side. A vast open area appeared ahead, and Yefeng, cautious, continued forward.

Suddenly, a different world appeared before him. The spiritual energy here was incredibly dense, and a massive skeleton sat cross-legged, with two yin-yang fish-like energies, one black and one white, flowing around it.

Seeing the skeleton, Yefeng stopped, as there was no path ahead. He stared at the skeleton.

"Very good, you have a fearless heart, able to cross the Heavenly Demon Bridge."

The voice continued, echoing in the space, its source unknown.

"Senior, is it you speaking?" Yefeng asked, unsure. Apart from the skeleton, there was nothing else here.

"Yes, it's me. Your arrival in the Divine Demon Cave proves you are a person of destiny. Crossing the Heavenly Demon Bridge shows you are the one chosen by fate." The voice came again.

"I don't understand, Senior, please enlighten me!"

Yefeng was completely confused. What did it mean to be a person of destiny? He had been passively sucked in, and if given another chance, he would choose to leave.

"You will understand in time. You must have many questions now, right?"

Yefeng heard clearly this time. The voice came from the skeleton.

Nodding, Yefeng didn't deny it.

"Sit down, and I will explain everything to you." The skeleton's voice continued.

Yefeng sat on the ground, listening attentively.

"This place is called the Divine Demon Cave. Before you entered, you must have seen countless bones, right?"

Yefeng nodded again, not denying it.

"That is the Divine Demon Valley, the place where gods and demons fell."

So the outside was called the Divine Demon Valley, filled with the bones of countless immortals, demons, dragons, giants, and more.

"How did they all die here?" Yefeng asked.

"I killed them." The voice suddenly changed, and a surge of overwhelming power erupted from the Divine Demon Cave. If this power hadn't avoided Yefeng, his body might have been shattered.

Yefeng's eyes flashed with shock. He couldn't believe that the thousands of bones outside had been killed by one person, who was now before him.

"Ha ha ha, didn't expect that, did you? I didn't expect it either. Unfortunately, it cost me all my divine essence, leaving only a remnant consciousness here. After countless years, this remnant consciousness is about to dissipate. If you hadn't appeared, I might have remained in eternal slumber." The voice carried a hint of loneliness. Even if he had been invincible in life, he was now just a pile of bones.

Yefeng didn't speak, not knowing what to say.

"Do you want to know why I killed them?" The voice asked Yefeng.

"Um!"

"It's all that person's fault. He betrayed me, making me face the attack of the entire divine realm. In the end, we fought a decisive battle in the Divine Demon Valley. Although I killed everyone, I was also severely injured and fled the Divine Demon Cave, leaving only this remnant soul."

The reason was not explained, only deep resentment. Yefeng could feel a surge of anger, with countless grievances and humiliations in the voice.

"Who is he?" Yefeng asked involuntarily, drawn into the story, wanting to know why and what had happened.

"The person I trusted most, the one closest to me, betrayed me for a false name, making me face the attack of heaven and earth, and ultimately die in the Divine Demon Valley."

Though he had no teeth, Yefeng could hear the bitterness and anger in his voice.