In the endless darkness:
"Boom!"
A faint golden light pierced through layers of space and sped downwards.
Chen Qingyu flew down, feeling as if he had entered a bottomless abyss, where the deep darkness seemed like a surging tide that could swallow him up at any moment.
This feeling is somewhat like being in the Land of the Ruins of Return, but far more terrifying.
"That's really something..."
He frowned slightly, defying the surrounding pressure, and flew downwards through the darkness.
The Power of Myriad Calamities surged forth, resisting the omnipresent dark aura, causing even the illusory figures within the Inner Heaven and Earth to tremble slightly.
It is obvious:
Even with his current strength, staying in this area for too long would have dire consequences.
"Boom!"
He increased the speed of his escape light, heading straight downwards.
After flying away for about fifteen minutes:
"Splash..."
The layers of darkness receded like a tide, and a dim glow suddenly burst forth.
Chen Qingyu felt a slight blur before his eyes, and when he could see his surroundings again, he found himself at the entrance of a magnificent and boundless tomb passage.
Looking around:
The tomb before me, resembling a majestic mountain range, was hidden in the darkness, indistinct and its exact size difficult to discern.
Only a faint light remained at the entrance to the tomb, illuminating the surroundings.
But before the enormous tomb passage, a deep darkness shrouded it, surging like a quagmire, seemingly capable of swallowing everything in the world.
Two figures stood with their backs to him at the entrance of the tomb.
" Qingyu! You've arrived."
Danyang Ju and the Mystery Lord noticed the commotion and immediately turned around, revealing a smile.
"Master, Mystery Lord!"
Chen Qingyu nodded in acknowledgment, glancing at the entrance to the tomb.
" Qingyu."
The Mystery Lord smiled slightly, took something from his sleeve, and tossed it over:
"Go on."
Chen Qingyu instinctively reached out to catch it, only to feel a slight weight in his palm. He glanced at it and was immediately startled:
" The Mountains and Rivers State Cauldron?!"
Mystery Lord handed him was a small, ancient bronze cauldron!
This small cauldron was one he knew all too well; it was the " Mountains and Rivers State Cauldron," the foremost of the Five Great Divine Artifacts he wielded in the Nine Realms as the Heavenly Emperor Chen!
The small cauldron was surging with the purest and most boundless power of Law of Space, but it no longer contained golden mist.
"Right."
The Mystery Lord smiled and said:
"It is indeed this innate Innate Dao Artifact."
When Chen Qingyu entered the Nine Realms and transformed into the " Heavenly Emperor Chen " to compete for the imperial favor, he was under the watchful eyes of all the Heavenly Lord from beginning to end.
Chen Qingyu was not surprised at all to be able to recognize this innate Innate Dao Artifact at a glance.
"This..."
Chen Qingyu hesitated for a moment, then asked:
Where did this " Mountains and Rivers State Cauldron " come from?
Upon hearing this, the Mystery Lord casually replied:
"I personally went to borrow it from that old fellow, the Lord of Time."
"He obtained this innate Innate Dao Artifact many years ago..."
As he spoke, a hint of schadenfreude appeared on his face:
"It's a pity, he's such an unlucky guy, he's just not very fortunate."
"When he obtained this innate Innate Dao Artifact from the Great Tomb of Eternity, he had already stepped into the Third Step."
The Lord of Time, as the most senior Heavenly Lord, must walk the Path of Space and Time.
If he were still in the Second Step, then the help this Mountains and Rivers State Cauldron would be incomparably immense; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a ladder to enlightenment.
" Mystery Lord..."
Chen Qingyu gripped the Mountains and Rivers State Cauldron, his brows furrowed slightly:
"Then what is the relationship between this Mountains and Rivers State Cauldron and the Nine Realms...?"
"You're asking this?"
The Mystery Lord paused for a moment, then waved his hand dismissively and said:
"Perhaps these few Innate Dao Artifact existed first, and the Heavenly Venerable and the Divine Emperor used them as a blueprint to casually create the Nine Realms and replicate their phantoms within them."
"Of course, the order could also be reversed."
"However, this has little to do with us, so there's no need to dwell on it."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu could only nod slightly, temporarily suppressing his doubts.
" Qingyu."
Master Danyang Ju, standing to the side, solemnly said:
" The Mystery Lord personally went to borrow this innate Innate Dao Artifact is for your safety."
" The Great Tomb of Eternity is extremely dangerous, especially the deeper one goes, the greater the danger becomes. Even Third Step Great Power could perish there."
"Especially this time, we need to delve deep into the tomb to seize the Chaos Primal Spirit. We might not be able to take care of you then, so you must protect yourself."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu nodded and said:
"Master, rest assured, I understand."
Although for them, even if their true self in the Heavenly God Realm dies, their true self in the Three Thousand Dao Domains will be fine.
However, after the original body dies, it is not so easy to enter the Heavenly God Realm again.
Moreover, the power that maintains order in the Great Wilderness will dissipate with the fall of the original body. When it starts again, it will take a lot of time and effort to expand again, and the price to pay will be considerable.
"Buzz!"
Chen Qingyu activated his divine sense, probing into the Mountains and Rivers State Cauldron, and effortlessly refined it.
Back when he was in the Nine Realms, he was only at the level of Half-Step Heavenly Lord, far from being able to unleash the power of this first of the Five Great Divine Artifacts.
Now that he has ascended to the Heavenly Lord and once again wields the " Mountains and Rivers State Cauldron," he can easily unleash its full power, which is equivalent to having an additional Heavenly Lord- level Upper-Tier Law.
"Truly formidable!"
After a moment's reflection, Chen Qingyu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Having wielded a primordial Innate Dao Artifact, even if he is still no match for Third Step powerhouse, he is more than capable of easily defeating all Second Step powerhouses.
If the laws are perfectly aligned, then even Third Step powerhouse would have the power to fight!
Let's go.
The Mystery Lord beckoned, then turned and stepped into the entrance of the tomb passage.
In an instant:
A dark light emanated from his body as he disappeared into the tomb passage.
Danyang Ju followed closely behind, passing through the deep darkness at the entrance of the tomb passage.
"Call!"
Chen Qingyu took a deep breath and followed.
The moment he passed through the tomb entrance, the dark talisman in his sleeve trembled slightly before vanishing without a trace.
The next moment:
Chen Qingyu opened his eyes and was met with a scene he would never forget—
In the gloomy and dark underground palace, blue-green will-o'-the-wisps swirled, and a dozen rotting and mutilated figures turned their heads in unison.
These things alone wouldn't be so significant; the key is their aura.
The aura emanating from these rotting, mutilated figures was twisted, depraved, and terrifying to the extreme, giving one a strong sense of threat, like a thorn in one's back or a fishbone stuck in one's throat!
"This aura..."
Upon brief contact, Chen Qingyu felt dizzy and nauseous, and his vision blurred.
Given his cultivation level Heavenly Lord, this is simply impossible!
" Qingyu! Watch out!"
Master Danyang Ju's voice came from the side:
"This is the Heavenly Remnant Corpse Lord, a Dao Lord who perished before the Great Destruction. After his death, his corpse fell into the Great Tomb of Eternity, where he was resurrected!"
"If you are harmed by them, your Inner Heaven and Earth will be corrupted, and you will fall into evil!"
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