Chapter 92: The Heavenly Gate Appears

"Can we talk about the treasure map now?" Zou Zighe, the Lord of Dark Nether, suddenly said after the valuable items from the Nine-Headed Celestial Serpent were divided among the many powerful figures.

The sun, hanging high in the sky, slowly sank, and the sky gradually darkened.

In the valley, everyone had a serious expression, and no one looked relaxed.

Beiming Shang and Zou Zighe both looked at Chixiao.

"Mr. Chixiao, you wouldn't deny us the chance to participate, would you?" Beiming Shang said calmly.

Chixiao's face was unpredictable, and he stood there frowning, glancing at Xia Xinyan and then at Zhaqi, hesitating.

After swallowing a Heaven-Filling Pill, Xia Xinyan's body was gradually recovering, but it was still far from fully restored.

At this moment, with two quasi-Heavenly Position experts on the opposite side, if a real battle broke out, Chixiao and Zhaqi, at eighty percent of their strength, would not stand a chance.

"Let's take it out and look at it together. We can't find the entrance to the Heavenly Gate anyway," Xia Xinyan said calmly, her brows relaxed.

"Miss Xia, you are indeed a person capable of great things," Beiming Shang nodded and said seriously, "Miss Xia, my Beiming Family is only here for the treasure map and does not wish to be enemies with your Ethereal Pavilion. After this matter, regardless of the outcome, my Beiming Family will not cause any trouble for the Ethereal Pavilion."

Xia Xinyan came from the Endless Sea, with only the cultivation of the Third Level of the Hundred Tribulations, yet she could directly enter the Heavenly Position through her martial soul! If a young girl was already this powerful, how formidable must the force behind her be?

Beiming Shang was very wary of the martial artists from the Endless Sea and did not want to fall out with Xia Xinyan unless absolutely necessary.

"I am also here for the treasure map," Xia Xinyan said calmly, her eyes devoid of any other emotion. "After the matter of the treasure map is settled, I will return to the Endless Sea. As long as the Ethereal Pavilion is safe, we from the Endless Sea will not bother to come to such a remote place."

"That would be best," Beiming Shang said.

"I warn you, the Heavenly Gate may contain great treasures, but it could also have unimaginable dangers!" Xia Xinyan hesitated for a moment and then said, "Your area has not yet seen the appearance of the Heavenly Gate, so your understanding of it is probably limited to hearsay. You may only know part of the story."

"I wish to hear more."

Both Beiming Shang and Zou Zighe from Dark Nether were taken aback for a moment, then they looked at Xia Xinyan with solemn expressions.

In the Divine Blessing Empire, the Flame Empire, and the Merchant Alliance, the legend of the Heavenly Gate had always been circulating, but these three countries had never actually seen a Heavenly Gate. This was why the appearance of this treasure map had attracted so much attention from various forces.

Chixiao, Zhaqi, Han Feng, and others also looked at Xia Xinyan from the Endless Sea with anticipation, equally curious about the secrets of the Heavenly Gate.

"In the Endless Sea, the Heavenly Gate not only exists but there is more than one! However, each Heavenly Gate contains immense danger!"

Xia Xinyan took a deep breath, her expression unusually serious as she said, "The Heavenly Gate leads to the Divine Realm, which indeed has unimaginable mysteries, but each Divine Realm is also terrifying! Once ordinary martial artists enter, they are unlikely to return alive! Whether it's the Fourth Demon Realm, the Seven Layers of the Netherworld, or the Abyssal Battlefield, none of these places are accessible to ordinary people!"

"The Fourth Demon Realm!"

"The Seven Layers of the Netherworld!"

"The Abyssal Battlefield!"

The names of the Divine Realms in the Endless Sea, as mentioned by Xia Xinyan, caused the expressions of those in the valley to change, and they were secretly alarmed.

"I came here this time just to see what mysterious Divine Realm this Heavenly Gate leads to. An unknown area could be a terrifying secret realm that devours everything. You'd better prepare yourselves early!" Xia Xinyan looked around and said coldly, "In the Divine Realms that have appeared in our Endless Sea, there are always powerful figures equivalent to the Divine Realm, and not just one! If such a level of existence is present in this Divine Realm, and you rashly enter, hah! None of you will come out alive!"

Xia Xinyan's words stirred up a storm in everyone's hearts.

Whether it was Beiming Shang, Zou Zighe, or Chixiao and Zhaqi, they all changed color, their expressions filled with shock.

The existence of a Divine Realm-level figure? And not just one!

What did that mean?

If this Heavenly Gate led to a Divine Realm with such a level of existence, who in the valley would dare to say they could come out alive?

The valley was silent.

"Scared, are you?" Xia Xinyan sneered.

"Regardless, we have to go in and see," Zou Zighe's lips were dry, and after a long silence, he said, "How can we know what's inside if we don't go in? Miss Xia, who only has the cultivation of the Third Level of the Hundred Tribulations, dares to come. What do we have to fear?"

Zou Zighe's words made everyone react.

Xia Xinyan's obvious intention to enter the Divine Realm this time, knowing the dangers within, couldn't be to come and die, right?

Thinking this way, everyone felt that Xia Xinyan was exaggerating, and perhaps the Divine Realm wasn't as dangerous as she made it out to be.

"I've said what I needed to say. You decide for yourselves," Xia Xinyan nodded at Chixiao, "You can take out the treasure map now."

Chixiao knew he couldn't avoid Beiming Shang and Zou Zighe, so he reluctantly took out the treasure map from his chest.

Beiming Shang and Zou Zighe quickly gathered around, studying the treasure map together.

"The treasure map only marks one point in the Absolute Yin Valley. That point is on the ground in the valley, but there's nothing there," Zhaqi said coldly, his face dark. "I've already walked around the valley several times and used my divine sense to explore the ground, but there's nothing. Is this treasure map fake?"

"It's not fake," Xia Xinyan said definitively, but did not explain.

Everyone knew she came from the Endless Sea and had a better understanding of the Heavenly Gate and the Divine Realm. Hearing her say this, they immediately felt reassured and stared intently at the treasure map, frowning in deep thought as they walked around the Absolute Yin Valley, trying to find the location of the Heavenly Gate.

Shi Yan, Han Feng, and Kulong stood together, not joining in, but observing the reactions of these people with a cold eye, occasionally glancing at Muru Die and Diyalan.

Muru Die stood with Beiming Ce, talking and laughing softly, occasionally smiling.

Diyalan was still immersed in joy, tightly holding the fire-attribute demon crystal in her hand, her face filled with excitement and eagerness, almost unable to resist absorbing the energy from the demon crystal to nourish her martial soul right there.

Time passed quickly.

The many Heavenly Position experts in the valley all had worried expressions, frowning as they pondered the mysteries of the treasure map, but no one could find the location of the Heavenly Gate.

Gradually, the day passed, and night fell.

A bright, cold star appeared in the night sky, unnoticed.

Slowly, more stars appeared in the night sky...

Finally, the entire night sky was filled with countless stars.

Suddenly, the treasure map in Zhaqi's hand lit up!

Everyone's expressions changed, and their gazes shot toward the treasure map.

The treasure map broke free from Zhaqi's grasp, slowly rising into the air, flying higher and higher, and soon hovering above the Absolute Yin Valley.

A strange force suddenly radiated from the treasure map!

The starlight from the countless stars in the sky seemed to be drawn by the power of the treasure map, and the brilliant starlight poured down from the heavens like rain, falling onto the treasure map.

"Boom!"

The treasure map suddenly exploded, and a fist-sized, crystal-clear demon crystal appeared out of nowhere when the treasure map shattered!

A mysterious force spread throughout the Absolute Yin Valley, and the demon crystal shone brightly, as clear and brilliant as crystal.

In the center of the demon crystal, there was a small figure with a blank expression, his body glowing and his face contorted in pain.

"Father!"

Zhaqi suddenly screamed, looking at the small figure in the demon crystal in disbelief, shouting, "Father! It's Zhaqi! Father!"

"The Eighth-Level Demon Crystal of the Mud Swamp Dragon!"

Chixiao also cried out in shock, his expression horrified.

In the valley, the martial artists all looked up at the sky, their faces filled with fear, not knowing what was happening.

The small figure in the demon crystal seemed to hear nothing, remaining blank inside the demon crystal.

The Eighth-Level Demon Crystal grew brighter, and a strange force suddenly radiated from it again.

"Ah!"

Diyalan screamed, exclaiming, "My demon crystal!"

The demon crystal she tightly held in her hand suddenly flew up, instantly rising into the sky.

At the same time, the other eight demon crystals held by Beiming Shang, Zou Zighe, Chixiao, Zhaqi, and Xia Xinyan also broke free from their control, rising into the sky and orbiting the Eighth-Level Demon Crystal containing the soul of the Mud Swamp Dragon.

A rainbow of strange light radiated from the ten demon crystals in the sky, illuminating the entire Absolute Yin Valley.

The snake blood flowing from the Nine-Headed Celestial Serpent in the valley suddenly came to life, forming blood rivers that flowed through the valley.

The blood rivers were like mysterious brushes.

In the overwhelming stench, they split into streams, moving quickly on the ground like blood snakes.

Soon, using the blood of the Nine-Headed Celestial Serpent as ink, a strange pattern appeared on the ground in the valley.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The ten demon crystals in the sky exploded together, transforming into ten beams of light that converged on the strange pattern on the ground.

The strange pattern, like a vast star river, suddenly shimmered with strange light, and the starlight from the countless stars in the sky poured down, also entering the pattern.

At the center of the vast star river-like pattern, the strange light rapidly gathered, and thousands of light points condensed, slowly forming a dazzling light gate.

The Heavenly Gate appears!

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(End of Chapter 92)