Lin Feng walked to the door and reached out to push it. It did not budge, as though it had taken root. He channeled his chaos power and pushed again. The door remained unmoving. After a moment of thought, he channeled his God Emperor power and pushed a third time.
This time, the door slowly opened with a heavy creak, as though it had not been opened in ages. Beyond it lay a long passage, with ever-burning lamps lining both sides every few paces, casting a soft glow.
Lin Feng entered the passage and headed deeper inside. Murals depicting the history of the God Emperor Sect covered both walls.
From its founding to its golden age and finally its destruction, every mural was so lifelike that it seemed to draw him into the scene. The first depicted a middle-aged man standing atop a mountain, sword in hand, gazing up at the stars.
That was the founding patriarch of the God Emperor Sect, the God Emperor Heavenly Venerable's master. The second mural depicted the founding patriarch accepting disciples, with several young people kneeling before him and kowtowing respectfully. The third showed the God Emperor Sect at its height, with countless disciples cultivating in its palaces and several enormous warships in the sky.
The fourth mural depicted the sect's destruction. Countless black figures descended from the heavens and fought the disciples of the God Emperor Sect. Blood flowed in rivers, and corpses piled up like mountains.
Lin Feng studied the murals as he walked, his heart filled with a thousand emotions. Even a sect this powerful had ultimately fallen at the hands of the Heavenly Demon Sect. He did not know exactly what the God Emperor Sect had faced back then, but one thing was certain: it had been a brutal war.