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Not far away, in an inconspicuous corner, there was an oval shaped stone inlaid into the stone wall. The rock was not big, only the size of a palm. The top of the rock was abnormally sharp, like a sharp sword. When the light shone on it, it emitted a cold light. The color of the stone was also black. It was exactly the same as the surrounding stone walls. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to see it at all.

In the passage, although he was unable to release his spirit sense, Han Yan could immediately tell that this stone was not ordinary, and contained within it was an aura which could destroy souls. In order to prove his guess, Han Yan hurriedly looked at the corpse beneath his feet. Finally, he found a small hole the size of a needle on the flame's head, but his dantian was completely fine, yet his primordial spirit was destroyed.

Han Yan finally understood why the flame did not make a sound when it died. It was because that scene happened too quickly. Before the flame could even cry out, that energy had already annihilated the soul, causing it to vanish from the face of the earth. In order to get a better understanding of this stone, Han Yan made a bold guess. When the flame walked over to this place, the stone released a soul-destroying energy that struck his head and killed him.

The stone was clearly still there, and the corpse of the fire ball had been stomped into meat paste. It was clear that the cultivators behind it weren't attacked. Han Yan frowned, he started to think, and in the end, he thought of a possibility. He immediately took out a piece of wood from the storage bag, and then activated a technique on the wood. With a flash of light, the wood turned into Han Yan's appearance.

Han Yan's mind stirred, he controlled the Illusory Body and placed it by the side. Then, Han Yan controlled the Illusory Body to walk forward, to where the corpse of the flame was. The stone above his head suddenly flashed with a light, a light ray the thickness of a hair suddenly shot out, landing on the Illusory Body.

Following that, a strand of Han Yan's consciousness was killed inside the Illusory Body. With a "pa da" sound, it turned back into its original wooden form.

Han Yan's back was covered in cold sweat. That light ray was too bright, and if the one walking towards it wasn't the Illusory Body but his true body, he would have already been killed. The instant the consciousness that was left inside the Spirit Transformation Realm was exterminated, Han Yan could clearly feel how powerful the energy was. Forget about Earth Spirit late great perfection Cultivators, even if it was an entire realm higher than them, they would only be able to instantly kill it without being able to retaliate.

Han Yan raised his head and looked at the stone wall as he exclaimed in his heart. The cultivators of the ancient times were truly powerful, to think that they would actually set up such an offensive technique, if one did not understand this place, there was a possibility of them being killed in an instant. The effect of this kind of spell was indeed very strong, making it hard to guard against. If one was not familiar with the characteristics of this type of spell, there was no possibility of survival.

Earlier, why did Han Yan want to find out the reason behind the flame's death? It was actually very simple, the attack techniques that appeared here would definitely appear later on. If he could figure out how the spells would attack and how to defend, he would have more ability to survive after entering the Ancient ruins. Thinking about that, Han Yan placed the flaming corpse in front of him, and then stepped on it and walked over.

Not long after, another corpse appeared. The cause of death of this person was the same as the flames. His head was also struck by the Soul Perishing Ray, causing his soul to scatter. It was just that, he was luckier than the flames because he did not hold the Fire Dragon Crystal and had kept the corpse intact. Han Yan raised his head, looked at the Soul Extinguishing Stone, patted the storage bag on his waist, and took it out. A cold light flashed, and the Deicide Sword flew towards the stone like lightning.

There was only one reason why Han Yan did this, and that was to remove this stone. If he could make this stone work for him and use it to attack, when he meets the sky light stage cultivator in the future, he could easily kill it. But, although Han Yan's thoughts were good, the moment the Deicide Sword touched the stone, a huge amount of energy was suddenly released from the stone wall, and it instantly sent the Deicide Sword flying.

Han Yan felt something sweet on his throat as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He used his Spiritual Sense and the Deicide Sword returned to his hands. Han Yan touched the Deicide Sword, and when he saw that there were lines of cracks on the sword scar, he laughed bitterly. At the same time, he also understood that this tunnel was actually a super array. The stones that destroyed souls were only a medium for attacking magic. If he wanted to take out the stones, he would first have to destroy the array.

Thinking about the terrifying power that the array had released, Han Yan laughed bitterly. That formation surpassed his imagination. With his current cultivation, in addition to his lack of understanding of formations, it was impossible for him to break that formation. It was even possible that the divine sense would be destroyed the moment it entered the formation.

Han Yan patted the storage bag at his waist, took out its Dragon Subduing Cauldron and ice crystal and refined them for a while. Only until the Deicide Sword returned to its original state did he continue walking forward.

The tunnel ahead was still the same. With every few steps, a corpse could be seen. No wonder this place was so ghastly and terrifying. After all these millions of years, just how many cultivators had entered here, and how many people had died? With so many corpses, just how much resentment would there be?

Han Yan did not know exactly how long this passage was, but he was certain of one thing, that it was a road of death that was formed with the accumulation of life. If he wanted to walk in alive, he would have to step on someone else's corpse. At this moment, Han Yan finally understood why the Patriarch Tantai said that.

"If you didn't bring so many scapegoats, I wouldn't have chosen to work with you …"

With just that one sentence, Han Yan was sure that Patriarch Tantai had not only come here, but also knew the secrets here. But why did he not say it when he clearly knew? Thinking about it here, Han Yan's good impression of the Patriarch Tantai immediately decreased by a bit, to the point where he felt that the Patriarch Tantai was probably making use of him.

But after thinking about it for a moment, Han Yan understood. Cultivators in this world were originally using and being used, and at the same time that you were using others, others were also using you. Thinking about it, Han Yan letting Huo Feiyang bring the Flaming Cloud Family's cultivators, wasn't it also to use them?

If an expert didn't make use of others, how could he stand at the peak?

Han Yan's eyes flashed, after pondering for a while, he suddenly seemed to have comprehended something.

The passageway was very long, and most of the people walked for two hours. Only then did it gradually brighten up, and they could faintly hear the sound of flowing water. The sound of flowing water became clearer and louder, and when Han Yan walked out of the cave, what appeared in front of him was a cliff. On the opposite cliff, there was a huge waterfall that fell straight down to the bottom of the cliff.

Looking at the waterfall in front of him, Han Yan actually thought about the road he had walked on earlier. He counted more than five thousand cultivators who had died here. This was a very large number. 5000 people had paved a path for him. In other words, the person who had just arrived was dead. This was just the beginning. No one knew how many people would die in the future.

Han Yan stood at the front of the cliff and sighed. There was already no way out and there was no one around. Had they been killed, or had they suddenly disappeared? At this time, Han Yan thought back to the words the Patriarch Tantai had said before. So what if there was a teleportation at the end of the passage?

Han Yan looked around, only to see the half man tall white jade Monument on his right. There were four bold and powerful words written on it — Life and Death Will.

These four words were filled with power, but they did not contain even the slightest bit of Qi, nor did they contain any understanding of Heaven and Earth. It could be seen that the person who carved these four words was either a mortal or someone with extremely high cultivation. His aura had already been completely restrained and he could freely control them. Han Yan felt that the possibility of the latter was extremely high. After all, this kind of place was not even possible for mortals to come here.

Beneath the four words, there was a palm sized depression, and on top of it, there was an object. It was the Fire Dragon Crystal.

The moment Han Yan saw the Fire Dragon Crystal, an image suddenly appeared in his mind.

A giant waterfall fell from the top of a cliff, and figures flew into the waterfall.

Seeing this, no matter how foolish Han Yan was, he finally understood the meaning behind his words. This scene clearly reminded the cultivators that if they wanted to enter the Ancient ruins, they had to fly through the waterfall in front of them. The divine intent in this place could not be spread, but the techniques could be used. Han Yan's figure flashed, turned into a streak of light, and flew straight towards the waterfall in front of them.

The waterfall flowed down violently, and the bone-chillingly cold water fell onto Han Yan's body. At this moment, the four words on the stone monument appeared in his mind, as well as that scene. The former had clearly reminded him that if he entered, he would most likely die; there was no room for him to turn back. The latter was telling you how to enter. A kind reminder and a direct answer confirmed those words, Life and Death Will.1

The choice of life or death depended on a single thought.

Whether he would be dead or alive, Han Yan had no choice. Because the moment he flew into the waterfall, he clearly sensed that this waterfall itself was a magic array. After entering, the formation would automatically close, and there would be no other path to take. Only by continuing on and on would there be a slim chance of survival.

After the waterfall, an extremely spacious cave appeared. The size of the cave was astonishing, enough to accommodate thousands of people.

Inside the cave was a ten-foot-tall stone wall. On top of the wall were only four words: Ancient Heavenly Dao.

These four words and the way they were carved appeared to be the same as the words on the stone tablet. It was obvious that they came from the same person.

Han Yan looked at the four large words on the jade wall and furrowed his brows. Suddenly, the four big words released a faint stream of light at the same time. After a flash of light, it landed in front of a huge circular pattern in front of Han Yan. Han Yan had seen the pattern on the array inside the God of Heaven Star. As long as he broke the formation inside the pattern, he would be able to open the teleport array.

However, this is not the case. The four rays of light shone onto it, and all the runes on the pattern activated at the same time. As the speed of the transmission increased, a cracking sound could be heard, and a Taiji Yin Yang diagram suddenly appeared. In the next moment, Yin and Yang separated, and a milky-white ring of light appeared, exuding a powerful spatial energy.

Seeing this, Han Yan finally understood. The light circle here was the teleport array, they had already entered here, and there were even many people who had arrived at the Ancient ruins, and were beginning to search for the treasure. Han Yan did not go in immediately. After carefully examining the place and confirming that it was a long-distance teleport array, he slowly walked in.

Not long after Han Yan left, a light flashed in front of the stone wall, and an old man dressed in green robes suddenly appeared.

The old man was none other than Patriarch Tantai who brought Han Yan and the others to this place. He looked at the gradually disappearing teleport array and muttered to himself, "There are many cultivators who are entering this time, I hope Holy Ruler is satisfied." Suddenly, he thought of something and sighed, "What a pity that brat. His shrewdness is so deep, and his future is limitless. Yet, he is going to die here …"

After a while, the Patriarch Tantai walked into the passage. He hesitated for a moment and did not clean up the corpses on the ground. After that, he left Cang Lan Star and spread the news that cultivators were entering Ancient ruins. In the next few days, tens of thousands of cultivators flew over like moths to a flame. They only thought of treasures, but did not know that this was a huge conspiracy.

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