Chaos Star Map, Heavy Profound Dao Stele

Han Yi was puzzled when he heard Ao Zhuang's words.

What did he mean by "highly likely to be a genuine Ashen Ruins"?

Could ruins be fake as well?

Ao Zhuang's heart stirred. This Dao Ancestor's question showed that he was not from this region of chaos, but had come from elsewhere and was unfamiliar with the Emperor Mystic Continent. Even so, the gulf in their realms stood plainly between them. Ao Zhuang did not show it, however, and respectfully explained, "Reporting to Dao Ancestor."

"According to Tianxuan Tower's records, over the course of this Chaos Era, seventeen ruins suspected to be Ashen Mountains have appeared near the Emperor Mystic Continent. All of them were medium-to-large ruins or greater."

"Yet to this day, only one ruin, three hundred thousand years ago, was confirmed by the Emperor Xuan Sect to be a genuine Ashen Mountain ruin. The others were ruins from the same era as Ashen Mountain, but did not truly possess Ashen Mountain's inheritance."

"Although only the outer restrictions of this newly emerged ruin have been breached, one can glimpse the leopard through a tube. Judging from the traces, the likelihood that it is a genuine Ashen Ruins is extremely high."

"I did not reach this conclusion. It was stated by Daoist Lu Ze of the Emperor Xuan Sect. He is an elder of the Emperor Xuan Sect, so his words carry great credibility."

Han Yi nodded. He did not wholly trust Ao Zhuang's words, and turned to look at Suxin. "Did you obtain a strange treasure within the Ashen Ruins?"

Suxin's heart trembled. Though she was deeply unwilling, she showed none of it on her face. Without hesitation, she took an item from the Great Luo Realm and respectfully offered it over.

"Reporting to Dao Ancestor, this is the