Leaving the Ruins

The dismantled Dou Sheng Skeleton were brought before Xiao Ming by the Heaven Demon Puppet.

As Xiao Yi Xian and her companions approached, they carefully examined the bone. Medusa, with her sharp eyes, spotted a rib containing writing and picked it up.

After looking at it for a while, Medusa realized that the information recorded on it was incomplete, so she frowned and handed it to Xiao Ming.

Touching the ribs, they felt warm and cool, without any of the roughness of bone. Instead, they felt like the most perfect jade, smooth and cool, giving one an extremely wonderful tactile experience.

The ribs were covered with tiny, strange characters, which were extremely mysterious and gave people a sense of obscurity.

"This should contain records of Heaven Rank Dou Techniques, but it's incomplete," Medusa said, offering her guess.

"Hmm, check if there are any other ribs left."

Soon, Xiao Ming had two more ribs in his hand.

He examined the three ribs carefully, memorizing all the strange characters, but he couldn't decipher them. His Soul Power spread out, but it was immediately repelled when it touched the ribs.

"There's a seal on this. Let's try it again when we get back." After a brief experiment, Xiao Ming looked up at the women who were staring at him and said.

"There's a seal..."

The women were somewhat disappointed, as Heaven Tier Dou Skill were quite rare.

Xiao Ming was at a loss for what to do. Even if the Great Heaven Creation Palm wasn't sealed, it would be difficult for him to make everyone watch this Dou Skill in a short time.

As far as Xiao Ming knew, practicing the Great Heaven Creation Palm required tempering, and there was only one set of tempering materials, which were located on these ribs.

If all the women are to cultivate, it is necessary to decipher the composition of the Tempering Liquid, or to concoct a substitute themselves.

As Tier 8 Alchemist, Xiao Ming was confident in creating a substitute item. However, this required him to understand the principles, which meant he needed to learn the Great Heaven Creation Palm first, which would take a considerable amount of time.

"Alright, don't be disappointed. We can go back and unseal it again. Take out the scroll from earlier. Although those things were bait, they should still be pretty good," Xiao Ming said with a smile.

"That's right!"

Upon hearing about the ball of light, their disappointment vanished, and they all took out the scrolls they had just obtained.

As it turned out, Xiao Ming was right. One of the ten scrolls contained the Refinement Method Ancient Human Puppets, while the others contained Di Rank Advanced Cultivation Method, Dou Skills, and Secret Technique.

He kept the suitable Dou Skill them and put away the Xiao Ming.

Having obtained the greatest Dou Sheng Ruins, Xiao Ming led the group out of the ruins.

Before leaving, Xiao Ming gave each person a black robe that could conceal their figure and Aura, as well as pills that could alter the Aura of their attacks.

Although Xiao Ming didn't know what the situation was like outside, he knew that once the Dou Sheng Ruins appeared, it would be virtually impossible to keep it a secret.

It's conceivable that many people outside are waiting for the ruins to open. Although Xiao Ming isn't afraid of those powerful figures from the outside world, he doesn't want to cause any more trouble.

Within the Space Crevice, Xiao Ming instructed Zi Yan to take a special look.

As he had predicted, the Bone Mountain Range was now a melting pot of human and Magical Beast factions.

Aside from the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, there are many other lesser-known but powerful Magical Beast Family gathered together.

Among humanity, countless forces, both famous and unknown, sent people to investigate.

However, since the ruins have not yet opened, although there are quite a few people, there are not many truly powerful individuals, and even fewer Dou Zun.

The strongest among them was a Rogue Cultivator at the Five Star Dou Zun.

Xiao Ming released the twenty-six Purple Puppets formed from the Heaven Demon Puppets, and also draped them in a black robe, he said.

"Let's go, get out of here."

Outside, in the Bone Mountain Range.

Today, this mountain range is densely populated with people. The constant noise has turned this once tranquil mountain range into a marketplace, with all sorts of chaotic clamor coming from all directions.

"The Iron Blood Mercenary Group is recruiting... no, I mean, mercenaries! Brothers, come and join us in entering the Secret Realm!"

"Are you from the Jade Maiden Sect? We are from the Thunder Cloud Pavilion..."

"Blood Saber Ancestor! I've been looking for you for so long, I never expected to run into you here. This time you're doomed!"

"..."

Amidst the noisy environment, a man remarked to his female companion with some emotion.

"I wonder when these ruins will open."

"Only those major sects can probably sense this!" his female companion replied, glancing instinctively at the Space Portal before pausing in surprise.

Above the door, a Space Vortex slowly rotated, and seven figures in black robes filed out.

The man spoke a few more words but received no response. He glanced at his female companion with a strange look and saw that she had a blank stare. He followed her gaze and Tong Kongmeng's hand clenched.

Someone has emerged from the ruins!

Meanwhile, people all over the Bone Mountain Range spotted black-robed figures in the sky.

For a moment, the once bustling Bone Mountain Range fell into an eerie silence.

Then, in the next moment, a deafening roar erupted from the Bone Mountain Range!

"Who are those people! Could it be that someone else has already gotten there first at the Dou Sheng Ruins?!"

"How is this possible! Even Dou Zun would find it difficult to break through that seal, how did they get in!"

I can't detect their Aura!

"..."

As the commotion arose, hundreds of figures soared into the air, blocking the path of those about to leave.

The person at the very front was an old man with white hair wearing a purple robe, who was the rogue Rogue Cultivator at the fifth level of Five Star Dou Zun that Zi Yan had discovered.

"My friend, I am Yu Ting the Northern Region. Could you please tell me why you emerged from the Dou Sheng Ruins?"

Looking at the black-robed figures before him, Yu Ting's eyes were filled with darkness. He couldn't sense their Aura, so he kept his tone restrained.

Upon hearing this, the others who had surrounded them had their eyes gleaming, each with a different meaning in them—greed, resentment, or jealousy.

"Hehe."

A soft laugh rang out. Xiao Ming glanced at the group of people blocking their way. There were over a hundred of them, all without wings, and all were experts above the Dou Zong level, with more than a dozen Dou Zun among them. Clearly, they were up to no good.

Why are you laughing?

Beside him, a powerful member of the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe stared coldly at Xiao Ming. If anyone here was the most displeased, it would be the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe. This Bone Mountain Range was originally their territory. They had already shared the Dou Sheng Ruins due to circumstances, but now the ruins were likely to be taken by someone else. He wished he could kill the black-robed man in front of him.

"Enough with the nonsense, if you want to fight, then hurry up, I don't have time to waste with you!"

Xiao Ming was too lazy to waste words with them, and directly said in a modified, aged voice with disdain.