"Fucking extravagant!"
Even the Myna bird inside the Swallowing Heaven Tower was stunned by the Forbidden Grounds.
"So extravagant!"
Ye Qingci and Great Emperor Huo Li felt the same.
"This is the true foundation of the Five Elements Sect, where generations of forebears entered seclusion and slumber."
Immortal Emperor Yun Yi's voice sounded beside Fang Chen's ear, tinged with mixed feelings. "Since the New Alliance was founded and began vigorously promoting its contribution system and pooling resources, the supplies reaching this place have been drastically cut. Many slumbering forebears can still get by on their own reserves and what has accumulated here, but ancient figures like Martial Ancestor Uncle Unfeeling need vast amounts of resources. I'm afraid hunger woke her."
Helplessness colored his voice, along with a trace of discontent he could barely conceal.
Golden Roc Immortal Emperor curled his lip and sent a voice transmission. "More than hunger. These old fossils have slept so long their brains must have seized up. They're still clinging to Ancient ways, thinking the younger generations should support them unconditionally. Hmph! They ought to look at the world we live in now."
Fang Chen's expression remained calm. His gaze swept over the shadowy Heaven-Ascending Road and the suspended Grand Array of Runes. "Lead the way. Let's meet this ancestor who woke up hungry."
The three said no more and stepped onto the Heaven-Ascending Road.
Their footsteps rang crisp against the White Jade path, carrying far through the silent Forbidden Grounds.
As they pressed higher and deeper, the surroundings began to change.
On either side appeared the outlines of relatively intact ancient halls, pavilions, and medicine gardens. Most lay beneath a thin veil of time's dust, as though frozen in some distant age.
Occasionally, they spotted an old man or woman in a simple Daoist