Crossing into the Heavenly Martial Continent

Crossing the Heavenly Martial Continent

"Inner disciple Su Fang, of wicked character, has actually colluded with the Demon Cult's holy maiden and harmed his fellow sect members. Considering his past merits, his cultivation shall be crippled, and he is to be sent into the Gods and Devils Cemetery to sweep the graves, never to leave for the rest of his life."

Above Violet Star Palace, the disciplinary elder coldly proclaimed the punishment for Su Fang, acting just like the judgment of the heavenly dao as he thoroughly cast Su Fang down into a deep abyss.

The surrounding disciples all watched this scene with cold indifference, for none would plead for a disciple who had colluded with the Demon Cult and harmed his peers.

"Ah!"

The memories in his mind began to merge, utterly shocking Su Fang as he lay on the ground.

Never in his wildest dreams had he expected that, having just been crushed to death in an earthquake and woken up anew, he would discover he had transmigrated into a high-martial world called the Heavenly Martial Continent.

The previous owner of this body had been an inner disciple of Violet Star Palace, but now he was merely a crippled former disciple of the sect.

A few days ago, the former owner and several other disciples escorted a treasure toward Horizon Pavilion. While inside a city, however, the former owner met a very beautiful woman whose name was Ning Weiwei.

The former owner hit it off remarkably well with Ning Weiwei, quickly becoming friends with her, yet he never imagined that she was actually the Demon Cult's holy maiden.

The former owner had no idea that during the time he was getting to know Ning Weiwei, the disciples escorting the treasure with him were being slaughtered by members of the demon faction, leaving only a single person to escape.

Because of this, the treasure they escorted was taken away by the people of the Demon Cult.

The surviving disciple saw that Su Fang was actually together with the Demon Cult's holy maiden, leading him to believe that Su Fang had colluded with her for the very purpose of seizing the treasure.

Because of this incident, the former owner had his cultivation crippled and was sent into the Gods and Devils Cemetery, forever unable to leave.

The Gods and Devils Cemetery!

Damn it! That place is not somewhere living people go at all. What path of survival could possibly remain for me if I go there?

According to the former owner's memories, the Gods and Devils Cemetery was by no means a good place; it was an absolute region of no return.

The Gods and Devils Cemetery was a forbidden zone for the living and a graveyard for the dead.

Countless human bones were buried there, yet not just anybody could be laid to rest in such a place.

It was an archaic cemetery, and as for how long it had existed, no one knew—they only knew that the place was deeply ominous.

Rumors had it that night in the Gods and Devils Cemetery was just like hell, with evil spirits emerging from the graves to suck away the vital essence and spirit of living people.

This was precisely why those who went there never survived past three years before their vital energy withered and they died.

Buried within the Gods and Devils Cemetery were numerous legendary figures, such as the God of Flying Knives Li Yihuan, the peerless Dugu Bubai, Wei Xianzhong the eunuch acknowledged as the number-one expert of the Heavenly Martial Continent, the Buddhist monk Tang Sanzang of the Buddhist Sect, Sun Wukong the number-one demon monkey of the Demon Race, Caesar the western angel...

Precisely because the Gods and Devils Cemetery buried numerous ancient deities, coupled with the fact that the location was extremely special, not a single soul had ever dared to go grave robbing there.

From ancient times down to the present, an untold number of powerhouses had chosen to be laid to rest within it.

No one knew when the position of tomb keeper had originated; people only knew that many sects or dynasties would send individuals guilty of heinous crimes there to watch over the cemetery.

Such people were known as tomb keepers.

In truth, it was nothing more than a prison.

No matter how powerful a martial artist entered, no one had ever managed to survive past three years, let alone an ordinary person like Su Fang whose cultivation was currently crippled.

Su Fang was led out of Violet Star Hall by two disciplinary hall members from Violet Star Palace. Looking at this unfamiliar world, he was filled with bitter self-mockery.

"So this is Su Fang. What a pity; he was originally the inner sect's most outstanding disciple, yet he actually colluded with a demon enchantress, harmed his peers, and plotted for treasure, cutting off his own future. Truly utterly foolish."

"Senior Brother Su usually treated us quite well, and he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would harm his fellow disciples. How could he possibly do such a thing?"

"What do you know? Ning Weiwei, the demon enchantress, is not only the demon faction's supreme beauty, but her appearance is also extremely bewitching, and she excels at charm techniques. She's even ranked number one on the Supreme Beauty Roll; ordinary people lose their very souls just looking at her. It's entirely understandable that this Su Fang would harm his peers and scheme for treasure because of Ning Weiwei."

"I heard Su Fang is going to be escorted to the Gods and Devils Cemetery.

That place is no place for a living person to stay! No matter how strong their strength is, anyone who goes in there to keep watch over the tombs never survives past three years before their vital energy withers and they die." Su Fang felt extremely stifled; he had to figure out how to survive the days ahead.

He was currently severely injured, still wearing hand and foot shackles, and his walking was essentially dragged along. Escape... well, he might as well forget it.

Outside the [Gods and Devils Cemetery].

The sky above the [Gods and Devils Cemetery] was eternally sunless and shrouded in gloomy clouds, with gloomy thunder frequently weaving through it. For countless years, it had always been this way.

This was an ominous land where no one had ever been able to survive for long.

The two disciplinary disciples escorting Su Fang here showed clear displeasure upon seeing this sight. "I really didn't want to come to this ghost place. The last time I escorted a culpable deacon here, the fellow only lasted two and a half years before dying."

"That elder's strength was even that of a Martial Spirit expert, yet he only lasted two and a half years. This place is truly sinister enough," the other disciplinary disciple sighed.

According to his memories, Su Fang also understood that a year ago, a true transmission disciple had suffered a deviation in his cultivation and killed a fellow sect member, resulting in him being sent into the [Gods and Devils Cemetery]; he went mad within a month and died two months later.

Half a year ago, an inner disciple Su Fang knew had stolen sect medicinal herbs and was likewise sent to the [Gods and Devils Cemetery], lasting only seven days before meeting his demise in the netherworld.

Looking at the hell-like place before his eyes, Su Fang felt extremely unreconciled!

He had just arrived in the Heavenly Martial Continent only to draw a nuclear-bomb starting hand. He refused to accept this.

Old grandpa?

System?

[Maxed-Out Comprehension System is loading...]

Su Fang froze for a moment, and then pleasant surprise washed over him.

There was a good saying: a golden finger might arrive late, but it would certainly never be absent.

His golden finger had activated!

Su Fang hurriedly looked toward his sole straw of hope!

[Maxed-Out Comprehension System: Touching any object allows comprehension. The time required for comprehension is related to one's own willpower. Only one object may be comprehended per day, and accumulations are allowed. A newcomer gift grants one chance. Current available comprehension chances: 2.]

"A maxed-out comprehension system? And it's even a system with a limited number of chances. With my cultivation crippled now, I should be able to find a way to repair my dantian."

Su Fang looked at this system; as long as he touched anything, he would be capable of comprehension.

"This system is far too simple, isn't it? Aside from one comprehension ability per day, there is surprisingly nothing else—not even a basic status panel."

Su Fang looked over the system. It felt much more like an auxiliary type of support; if he wanted to break free from his predicament, he still had to rely on his own hard work.

Although the [Gods and Devils Cemetery] was an extremely dangerous place, it was simultaneously the location with the most treasures across the entire Heavenly Martial Continent.

For countless years, an untold number of powerhouses had been buried within, and countless burial objects belonging to them lay interred there. As long as he found a few items to comprehend with, why should he fear failing to return to his peak and walking out of this ghost place?

With this thought, Su Fang took the initiative to walk toward the gates of the Gods and Devils Cemetery, causing the two disciplinary disciples escorting him to wear strange expressions.

They had previously been dragging the fellow along, but now the man was actually taking the initiative to walk forward on his own.

"Since they're all dead people anyway, he probably knows he can't escape and has simply resigned himself to it," said one of the disciplinary hall disciples escorting Su Fang.

"That makes sense." The other didn't pay it much mind either.

The [Gods and Devils Cemetery] was a disguised prison, naturally detaining prisoners from countless sects.

Outside the [Gods and Devils Cemetery], numerous powerhouses kept watch; they were people dispatched by various sects to guard the prisoners here.

Quite a few of them were individuals who had suffered unfulfilled ambitions, while many others had been demoted to this place by their sects to watch over criminals.

Even though they stayed quite far away from the true [Gods and Devils Cemetery], they still suffered the erosion of the Yin Qi emanating from within it.

Over time, the lifespans of these people would not be very long either.

Consequently, most of these individuals were cold and indifferent.

A group of disciples guarding the [Gods and Devils Cemetery] saw the attire on Su Fang and the others. One Violet Star Palace disciple stepped out, ignoring the two disciplinary hall disciples entirely as he looked straight at Su Fang and said, "Follow me."

This man led Su Fang toward the gates of the [Gods and Devils Cemetery] and said coldly, "Once you enter this cemetery, you're practically a dead man. If you want to live a bit long—forget it. For someone like you whose cultivation has been crippled, you'll die in seven days at most."

"Seven days!" Su Fang looked at the other person, finding him somewhat familiar, and asked, "Are you Senior Brother Luo Changqing?"

Hearing this, Luo Changqing looked slightly surprised. Only then did he examine Su Fang closely, realizing the fellow looked somewhat familiar. "Who... are you?"

"Senior Brother Changqing, I am Su Fang. Three years ago, we met in the Monster Beast Forest and joined forces to kill a monster beast. You even gave me pointers, though I later heard you advanced to become a true transmission disciple. I never expected you would end up here, however."

Luo Changqing had already remembered Su Fang and asked, "What crime did you commit to have even your cultivation crippled?"

Su Fang briefly recounted his encounter to Luo Changqing.

Luo Changqing pondered for a moment before saying, "Your plight and mine are the same; we are both abandoned pawns of the sect. It's just that I'm a bit luckier than you—I was only dispatched here to guard the gates of the [Gods and Devils Cemetery], whereas you were dispatched to sweep the Gods and Devils Cemetery."

Luo Changqing told Su Fang many things, allowing Su Fang to know which actions were permissible here and which were forbidden.

Although he didn't fully comprehend many of those matters, he still committed them firmly to memory.

"Many thanks, Senior Brother Changqing." Su Fang was truly grateful. Remembering their past acquaintance and sharing the same experiences, the other man had told him everything that needed to be said, which could be considered going above and beyond the call of duty.

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