The Desolate Ancient's Infamous Reputation, Volunteering Himself

"At last, we're entering the newbie village. This Desolate Ancient dungeon is no place for humans!"

Seeing the newcomer, Lin Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Weiwei of the Immortal Spirit Eye lived up to her name. She looked eighteen or nineteen, with a face like jade, a tall and slender figure, a slim waist, and straight legs. Her light-blue dress fluttered naturally around her. She possessed an otherworldly beauty, like a white lotus rolling with dewdrops, or a fresh snow lotus growing atop a snowy mountain, giving off an air untouched by worldly dust.

The beautiful young girl was very calm. Gazing down at the crowd, she spoke in a pleasant voice that sounded quite similar to ancient Chinese, carrying a soft lilt that required careful thought to understand.

The girl asked, "Did you enter the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land?"

"Yes. We were originally visiting ancient ruins on a mountain, but for some reason, we entered this forbidden land. We only managed to get out after narrowly escaping death," Lin Yu said smoothly.

"To actually come out alive is truly no easy feat," she said softly.

Her gaze swept continuously over the group. Then, as if recalling something, she revealed an extremely shocked expression and urgently asked, "Is this your actual age?"

"No. We weren't this old. We don't know why we lost several decades of youth and vitality," one male student answered anxiously, looking at her with hopeful eyes.

"Did you eat a kind of red fruit, entirely crimson and glistening, crystal-clear...?"

The girl in midair was even more surprised, her gaze turning toward Lin Yu, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo.

"Yes."

The three exchanged glances before Lin Yu answered.

"You actually encountered such a fortune."

The girl was shaken again and again. The divine medicine of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land was something countless great figures desperately sought. It was said that before the ruler of Great Xia died, they would certainly come here to "check in." If successful, they could extend their lifespan by a hundred years; if they failed, they would ascend to heaven on the spot.

Yet such immense fortune had fallen upon a few insignificant nobodies.

Their luck was simply unbelievable.

"May I ask, can those who have aged still be saved?" Wang Ziwen found it difficult to remain calm in such circumstances. He desperately wanted to know whether he could regain his youth.

"Do not despair. Although it will be difficult to restore your appearances, you have also gained quite a lot while losing your youth. Once you reach the outside world, many people will fight to claim you."

Seeing the strange expressions on their faces, the girl in midair continued.

"Don't worry. Being fought over is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it is an opportunity for you."

"I... I just want my appearance back." One female student sobbed. Having aged into such a state, she had practically lost the will to live.

"Enough. I'll take you out of this Desolate Ancient forest first." The mysterious girl lightly raised her hand, and a sheet of rainbow light immediately descended, enveloping everyone among the mountains and carrying them slowly into the air until they stood beside her.

Lin Yu examined the rainbow light surrounding them, thinking that he needed to find a sect to settle into as soon as possible, then cultivate the Wings of the Demon.

He was now eagerly anticipating stepping through the gates of cultivation in this world himself, to see what kind of sparks Divine Elephant's Prison Technique and Shrouding the Heavens could create together!

"Entering a Life Forbidden Zone means surviving one chance out of a hundred, but your Seas of Bitterness have also been activated. If you embark on the path of cultivation, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

During the flight, Weiwei began explaining things to everyone.

"You probably could not cultivate before, but now you can. All of you now possess aptitude."

"Can we regain our youth?"

"It will be difficult, but not absolutely impossible. As your cultivation deepens, your vitality will naturally grow stronger. Once you reach a certain realm, perhaps you can alter your appearance." Her words immediately gave many people hope.

"What exactly is in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land? What power caused us to lose our youth?" Wang Ziwen could not help asking.

"No one can truly explain that question. Since ancient times, almost no one who explored this forbidden zone has returned."

Back then, when a certain immortal sect holy land reached the peak of its prosperity, it dispatched all its forces and gathered tens of thousands of powerful cultivators to attack, intending to open the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land. Only three to five people escaped.

The mysterious girl turned back to look at the primeval forest behind them.

Lin Yu knew that she was talking about the Heavenly Revolving Holy Land. Those hardheaded fools had brought their entire fortune to attack the Immortal Ascension Path, only to crash headfirst into Empress Ruthless. Even their imperial weapon had been smashed to pieces.

What a pity. If I had encountered the Heavenly Revolving Saintess inside, I might have been able to build a relationship with her and come out to directly inherit the position of Heavenly Revolving Holy Lord, Lin Yu thought.

Although only a few people remained in the Heavenly Revolving Holy Land, every one of them was in the Saint Realm, and there was even a Great Saint among them. If he could inherit the position of Holy Lord, with a Great Saint backing him, he could walk sideways through the world at this time.

"In the depths of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, every place is demonic soil soaked in endless blood. Your luck was truly excellent to have come out alive."

As the girl answered everyone's questions, she carried them onward at high speed.

By then, the sky had long since turned dark. In the distance, they spotted a small town brightly lit with lamps. The moment they approached, seven or eight rainbow streaks shot into the sky, each a different color, with a figure standing within each one.

"Weiwei has returned."

"Did you discover anything around the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land? Experts from the nearby Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands have all arrived, as though they are searching for something. You didn't run into them, did you?"

"Could these people have accidentally entered the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and then come out alive?"

When they heard the girl named Weiwei give an affirmative answer, the old men immediately burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... not bad. The Sea of Bitterness within them has already been activated. They are excellent seedlings for cultivation!"

Inside the brightly lit hall, several old men stared with eyes as sharp as lightning, repeatedly sweeping their gazes over Ye Fan and the others in astonishment.

"Why do you keep your hair so short?"

"You are all mortals. How did you mistakenly enter the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land?"

"Why is your language so strange? Where do you come from?"

"With your strength, how could you approach the Primordial Ancient Abyss and even pick the legendary sacred fruits..."

The old men fired off question after question, seemingly determined to understand everything.

At that moment, Lin Yu stepped forward and explained to the old men that they had originally been a group of mortals who had been sucked into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land while visiting a great mountain.

That mountain was located in the west. As for why their hair was all short...

"Everyone in our country keeps their hair short," he answered.

"Could they be from the Western Desert? I heard that the monks there are all bald, so it is reasonable for these mortals to have shorter hair."

After hearing Lin Yu's answer, the old men filled in the rest themselves. They exchanged looks, then one of them nodded and said, "Understandable. There must have been an unparalleled expert who set down a 'terrain pattern' on that ancient mountain, one capable of blotting out the sun and moon in an instant and shifting the stars and constellations."

"Senior, we are now far from home, and we were fortunate enough to come out of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land alive and gain the ability to cultivate. Could we join your sect? We will definitely cultivate diligently and bring glory to the sect in the future!"

Lin Yu took the opportunity to volunteer himself.