The Lost Civilization of the Material World

This world is a unique Stellar-Structure World. In the vast universe, the land suitable for life to thrive has become one of the Stars, revolving around a larger celestial body due to gravity.

The passage Bai Qiuran opened led directly to the largest of the Habitable Planet, but what appeared before them now was this scene. Bai Qiuran spread his Spiritual Sense and finally confirmed that the entire planet was now nothing but barren yellow sand. Hurricane had blown up sand and dust, obscuring everything that had once flourished in this world.

There's nothing alive here anymore.

Bai Qiuran's Spiritual Sense continued to spread, until it radiated across the entire starry sky.

"This world is dead."

"That was to be expected."

Looking at the boundless desert, Su Xiangxue said, "These worlds are located in such an area that the Consciousness Demons wouldn't [raise] their creatures here. However, I suspect that this world must have once had a very glorious and splendid civilization. My [Wealth-Gathering Goddess] has already sensed that there are treasures buried on this planet."

Su Xiangxue herself wasn't particularly interested in money; she just found making money particularly interesting. As a symbol of Wealth, Consciousness Demon Wealth-Gathering Goddess of Wealth-Gathering Goddess, although slightly less powerful than the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable and the Breast Enhancement Bodhisattva, who were born from the strongest obsessions, had become extremely powerful after absorbing so much Power of Intent.

Now, she can not only accumulate Wealth, but also sense its presence and location.

Su Xiangxue softly summoned her Consciousness Demon Clone, and a beautiful goddess appeared behind her, holding Golden Balance in one hand and a golden Treasure Basin in the other. Then, she broke away from the crowd and flew off in a certain direction.

"Keep up."

Su Xiangxue said.

The group followed in the footsteps of the Wealth-Gathering Goddess and entered the desolate desert. The wind and sand blew, making it almost impossible to see the road ahead. The visibility was less than one meter. The Immortals could only rely on their Spiritual Sense to lock onto the Wealth-Gathering Goddess and follow her.

After walking for a while, the sandstorm gradually subsided, but the surroundings remained desolate, with not a single plant in sight. The Wealth-Gathering Goddess led the group for an unknown distance before finally stopping on an unremarkable sand dune.

Su Xiangxue walked to her side, and the Sect Master was of two minds, and the Consciousness Demon looked at the sand under their feet together.

"The scent of treasure is right below."

"I hope we don't dig up some kind of mineral vein."

Li Jinyao stepped on that spot and asked.

"Won't."

Su Xiangxue explained, "I have manipulated the Consciousness Demon to change the definition of [treasure] to the current world's extinct civilizations. In other words, currently, only things that are considered treasures by that civilization will be sensed by my Consciousness Demon."

"Then let's dig."

Tang Ruowei used her Magic Incantation to activate her Primordial Magnetism, splitting the sand dune in two.

But beneath the several meters of desert, there is still nothing but yellow sand.

The Steel Plate Girl looked at Su Xiangxue somewhat helplessly.

"Keep digging."

Su Xiangxue said with certainty, "Countless years have passed, and tectonic shifts are possible. That treasure might be buried some unknown depth underground, but I'm certain it's down here."

"What Miss Su said makes sense. People like us who frequently do archaeology know that the best artifacts are usually found deep underground."

Wisdom Immortal, who was hanging from Bai Qiuran's waist, shook her head excitedly.

"I'm so excited! I'm finally going to see an unknown civilization, knowledge that Heavenly Dao doesn't know... Hehe."

"Shut up."

Bai Qiuran patted him on the shoulder, then said to Tang Ruowei, "Keep digging."

Upon receiving Bai Qiuran's instructions, Tang Ruowei continued to cast spells. However, even though Bai Qiuran 'Tang Ruowei Heavenly Tribulation over the past few years, she exhausted all her strength and dug for countless kilometers without finding the so-called "treasure."

However, Bai Qiuran trusted Su Xiangxue very much. After Tang Ruowei was exhausted, a special Immortals in charge of digging immediately took her place and continued digging.

After several Immortals worked together to carve a chasm through the desert, the so-called "treasure" finally revealed itself.

I think I've dug up something.

An Immortals exclaimed in surprise and cast a spell, raising all the surrounding sand into the sky. The object he had dug up gradually emerged from the sand.

Those were the bones of some strange and varied creatures, including four beasts lying on the ground and winged flying species. They must have been creatures that once existed on this planet.

"The souls have all vanished."

Bai Qiuran sensed it.

"That's strange, Immortal Ancestor."

The Immortals in the group discussed for a moment, then said to Bai Qiuran, "So many years have passed. These creature skeletons have been buried so deep underground, they should be at least tens of thousands of years old. But why haven't they turned into fossils or anything else? Why are they so well preserved?"

"You mean to say..."

Bai Qiuran looked down at her feet.

"What's down there causing this unusual phenomenon?"

He no longer waited for the Immortals to slowly dig, but took action himself. With a wave of his hand, the sand on the ground surged into the sky like water and piled up in other places.

As Bai Qiuran her spell, the sand, stones, and soil beneath everyone's feet gradually disappeared, finally revealing what was buried underneath.

"This is--"

What appeared before them, though dilapidated and filled with ruins, was indeed a City.

"It is the civilization of this world."

Bai Qiuran used his immense power to lift the City directly from underground to the surface, making the buried Ancient City fully visible to everyone.

The group looked into the City. The buildings were constructed of some kind of metallic material they had never seen before, but the houses were all dilapidated and their style was not yet discernible.

In this City, there are also the skeletons of some creatures. They stand upright on two legs, have long and well-developed arms, and have three holes in their skulls. They should undoubtedly be intelligent beings who once established a civilization in this world.

"Something is protecting it. I sensed the power of Consciousness, a power similar to, yet ambiguous, that of Consciousness Demon."

Bai Qiuran summoned the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable and followed that feeling, finally finding a huge stone pillar in the center of the City.

The stone pillar was covered with strange symbols that no one present could understand.

"Wisdom Immortal."

Bai Qiuran took Wisdom Immortal off his belt and lifted him up to face the stone pillar.

The green Soulfire in Wisdom Immortal's eyes flickered, then he sighed, "This Stele Inscription is so profound, I truly don't understand it..."

"Waste."

Bai Qiuran took it back, saying with a look of disappointment, "What use are you?"

"I really don't understand it; this isn't the Heavenly Dao's Domain."

Wisdom Immortal murmured, "But even before I made a deal with the Heavenly Dao, I was already a learned archaeologist. Given some time, I should be able to decipher some of the meaning of this kind of writing."

"Good."

Bai Qiuran nodded, then released her grip on Wisdom Immortal's head.