On the distant horizon, an ancient city of modest size appeared.
The ancient city was eerily quiet—dead silent, one might say.
Shen Yi observed it from afar for a long while and discovered that it truly was a city of the dead, with no living creature entering or leaving. As he drew closer, the mottled ancient walls revealed how weathered the city was, though none could tell how many ages it had endured.
Upon entering the city, he found that all its buildings had collapsed, making it impossible to tell which era they had belonged to.
Shen Yi passed through street after street, slowly exploring the city. In this ancient city devoid of inhabitants, his figure stood out all the more.
Only when he reached the ancient city's central square was he shocked beyond description.
More than a hundred immortal and demon skeletons lay scattered haphazardly across the square. Sacred and jade-like, they still radiated light despite the passage of countless years. Though there were not many remains here, their strength in life must have far surpassed that of the immortal and demon soldiers in the canyon beyond the city.
Right before Shen Yi stood a black battle halberd, covered in rust and thrust diagonally into the ground. The halberd had pierced through an immortal corpse.
"This is... the Immortal King's Battle Halberd!"
The words of astonishment burst from Shen Yi's lips. He had seen this very halberd in the wind-and-sand phantom within the canyon. It had been the weapon of the Immortal King—the nameless Immortal King who had slaughtered in all directions and battled hordes of demons. The halberd's merits had been beyond measure. Yet in the end, it had still gathered dust and been corroded by rust.
For a moment, Shen Yi was overwhelmed with emotion. Since the