The passageway was pitch-black and unfathomably deep, slowly winding downward as though it led to another time, another realm...
Every muscle in Nie Yun's body tensed as he flew rapidly inside alongside Xiao Ran.
"This ruin was personally built by the Five-Clawed Dragon Emperor as a dwelling for the Black Dragon Clan. It was later breached by the Asura Clan. In order to kill all those Asuras, the Black Dragon Saint Venerable burned all his power and used a secret art to hide the ruins within the void. Only now has it reappeared! But no one could have imagined that those Asuras still weren't dead!"
Xiao Ran seemed to know a great deal about the ruin's history. Shaking his head, he spoke slowly.
Nearly every Asura was deathless and indestructible, with an infinite lifespan. During the long, distant years the ruins had been sealed, countless experts had turned to ash, yet these Asuras had suffered no harm at all. The moment the ruins opened, they charged out in a frenzy.
"Could the great power who predicted the exact time these ruins would open have known that these Asuras weren't dead? Did they deliberately spread news of the treasure and lure people here to seize it, when their true purpose was to have these Asuras killed and prevent future trouble?"
A thought suddenly flashed through Nie Yun's mind.
Judging from the countless sect experts who had come exploring, news of the Black Dragon Saint Venerable Ruins had spread widely throughout the Six Paths. The first person to learn that the ruins would open must have known those Asuras were still alive. Once they escaped, they would cause enormous trouble throughout the Six Paths... So they deliberately spread the news, letting many experts come and fight over it. The treasure would make