Star Ruins
Zhou Tong, accompanied by the Nine-tailed Flood Dragon, swept through the cave of the Fire Spirit Cang Yan, reaping enormous spoils. In the end, not even a blade of grass was left, and the ancient mountains, caves, and Heavenly Palace within the Sun Star were completely looted.
In particular, there are many ultimate fire essences belonging to the Fire Spirit Cang Yan here. Throwing these fire essences to the Chaos Stone that is nurturing the Holy Spirit will allow the fire spirit nurtured inside the Chaos Stone to advance further and accelerate its nurturing speed.
Zhou Tong was very satisfied with the trip because he obtained materials for a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir and a Chaos Stone for nurturing Holy Spirit; the Nine-tailed Flood Dragon was also very satisfied, although it did not obtain the Chaos Stone, it did obtain the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.
Finally, after thoroughly looting the cave, Zhou Tong activated the Divine Light Platform and disappeared into the star field with the Nine-tailed Flood Dragon.
Star Ruins is a place filled with countless fragments of Star Scripture, practically an abandoned Burial Ground for the Star Scripture. Here, continent after continent float, but most lack any sign of life.
This is a vast and ancient star field filled with countless myths, which has attracted cultivators from all directions to gather here for countless years.
Legend has it that the tombs of Ancient Great Emperor lie here, attracting countless cultivators eager to seize their Fortune. Among them, over a dozen continents are renowned for their treasures, drawing numerous Young Supreme to this place in search of their treasures.
Ruins City is the center of this star field, built between more than a dozen continents. It is also the most bustling place in this star field, never lacking in powerful individuals, and has witnessed countless thrilling battles.
On this day, the starry sky Ruins City cracked open, and a Divine Light Platform carrying Zhou Tong and the Nine-tailed Flood Dragon flew out of the Nothingness.
"Sure enough, the coordinates of Star Ruins are all at the entrance of this Ruins City..." Zhou Tong was speechless. This Ruins City had become the most iconic place in Star Ruins.
"My lord, shall we enter the city?" the Nine-tailed Flood Dragon asked, having already Form Transformation appearance of a burly man.
"No, there's nothing to see in the city." Zhou Tong took one last look at the Ruins City and then turned to leave.
He knew very well that the Demon Emperor's Tomb was located on the Misty Continent of Star Ruins; so he didn't bother to spend more time going to the Ruins City. Instead, he directly summoned the Divine Light Platform and crossed the starry sky according to his knowledge.
Not long after, he appeared deep within the star field, where an ancient continent floated, extremely quiet, with a power of the Great Dao slowly flowing through it.
"There's nothing unusual about the Misty Continent. It's not time for the Demon Emperor's Tomb to emerge yet!" Zhou Tong frowned as soon as he arrived, because he hadn't found any trace of the Demon Emperor's Tomb here.
He flew directly into the starry sky, overlooking all the continents of the Star Ruins from a sufficiently distant place, silently deducing with Source Technique.
One continent, two continents... Zhou Tong silently deduced in his mind, connecting the continents on the Star Ruins, and using Source Technique to deduce their movement trajectories and future patterns.
"These continents may seem like dead lands, but they are actually havens for raising corpses. Moreover, each continent is a hidden dragon. Following this path is like walking on a dead dragon that devours the spirit, containing the hope of life." Zhou Tong silently deduced.
This is a pattern of dragon corpses ascending to heaven, and it is arranged on every continent. These "dragon corpses" on the continents absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and finally exhale wisps of life force, which spread towards a point in the high sky.
That spot is the location of the Demon Emperor's Tomb.
"Here it is!" Zhou Tong's gaze fell upon a location in the starry sky. According to current deductions, the Demon Emperor's Tomb was located here.
However, the Emperor's Tomb is hidden away and has not yet reached the time to emerge. No method can shake the Demon Emperor's original arrangements.
"It's a pity that if Fatty Duan were here, we could have quietly opened the Demon Emperor's Tomb ahead of time." Zhou Tong felt a little regretful. The real expert in this group wasn't here, otherwise they could have entered the Demon Emperor's Tomb right now and taken away the Fortune inside.
"However, on the other hand, what exactly does the Demon Emperor want to do?" Zhou Tong was also a little curious.
He knew that although this place was called the Demon Emperor's Tomb, there was no Demon Emperor's corpse. Apart from the Demon Emperor's Demon Emperor's Ruler's conquest of the Path to Immortality, there was only the Demon Emperor's Essence Blood and undying obsession.
If it's not a corpse, then why did the Demon Emperor create this "dragon corpse ascending to heaven" setup?
Why would Demon Emperor, already in his twilight years, with declining vitality and having failed in his conquest of the Path to Immortality, create such a layout? What deeper purpose did he hold in this arrangement?
"Could it be that flower?" Zhou Tong suddenly thought of something and vaguely guessed the Demon Emperor's thoughts and ideas.
When the Demon Emperor was young, he resolutely parted from his beloved in order to prove his Dao and embarked on the Ancient Starry Road. Before leaving, the Demon Emperor picked a bunch of wildflowers and gave them to his beloved.
When the Demon Emperor returned after attaining enlightenment, his beloved had already perished, leaving only a withered flower in front of his grave.
This was the Demon Emperor's lifelong regret. Later, the Demon Emperor used an astonishing secret technique on this withered flower to make it live forever, and now it is buried in this tomb.
Perhaps this series of continents and the layout spanning millions of years were all for the purpose of drawing enough vital energy so that the Demon Emperor's obsession would continue to protect that flower?
"Only at the right time can the real tomb be opened?" Zhou Tong frowned. According to his calculations, this tomb would take at least twenty or even thirty years to reach the level predicted by the Demon Emperor.
"Am I supposed to wait here for twenty or thirty years, or just use the Sun Sacred Emperor's Array Diagram in conjunction with the Azure Emperor Weapon to forcibly blast open the entrance to the Emperor's Tomb?" Thinking of this, Zhou Tong felt somewhat speechless.
Zhou Tong had no intention of using the Sun Emperor Array Diagram and the Azure Emperor Weapon unless absolutely necessary.
I embarked on the Ancient Starry Road to seek tempering. If I could just use the Imperial Weapon whenever I encountered a problem, what would be the point of walking this path?
"No, there is actually another way: to accelerate the formation of the Demon Emperor's Emperor's Tomb, allowing it to absorb enough life force and appear in the world ahead of schedule!" Zhou Tong pondered for a while, and an idea gradually emerged in his mind.
At the same time, he was rapidly deducing in his mind, constantly incorporating the various ingenious techniques he knew.
"The pattern of the Corpse Dragon Ascending to Heaven, the life force exhaled by each dragon is not the ordinary kind of life force, but the kind of life force that is transformed from death. It is the pure life force born from the extreme of death... If you want to accelerate the evolution, the most important thing is to accelerate the formation of that pure life force."
In an instant, two paths came to Zhou Tong's mind.
The first path is simple: slaughter. Since life arises from death, as long as enough living beings die, the Demon Emperor's plans will surely be accelerated.
The second path is much more difficult: to further optimize the Demon Emperor's arrangements and framework, so that there is enough vitality transformed from death.
"The first path is against the natural order, and it would probably require sacrificing the lives of at least one star field to complete the Demon Emperor's plan ahead of schedule; the second path is more suitable for me, although it may take four or five years, but this time will also be perfect for creating the scriptures of the Four Extremities Realm." Zhou Tong made a rough deduction for a while, and then set off immediately.
Optimizing the Demon Emperor's arrangements is simply a pipe dream for many. What kind of methods would be needed to improve the Demon Emperor's arrangements? Unless one is Great Emperor of the same level.
However, for Zhou Tong, this was the best option.
Because everyone has their own expertise, the Demon Emperor's forte is not the transformation of life and death, but the metamorphosis of bloodlines.
Those who are truly skilled in the transformation of life and death, especially in the use of terrain, belong to the realm of the Source Heaven Master, and are the methods used to Burial Scholars in the Immortal Ancient Era and Chaotic Ancient Years.
Zhou Tong possessed both the skills of the Source Heaven Master and the techniques of the Burial Scholars that Cao Yusheng had learned from the Burial King, so for Zhou Tong, this was actually a better approach.