The terrifying tremors lasted for nearly fifteen minutes. When Yang Zhen and the others arrived at the location of the Heavenly Secrets Bridge, their expressions all became quite interesting.
A terrifying aura swept in, and a terrifying bridge spanned a terrifying Abyss. The air above it was filled with the fragrance of elixirs, as sweet as orchids, which captivated everyone present.
Countless Pill Markings flowed across the bridge, dazzling and mesmerizing the crowd. Many cultivators with lower cultivation levels collapsed to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
Exquisitely beautiful. Yang Zhen could only describe this bridge as exquisitely beautiful. It was so beautiful that every detail was handled almost perfectly under the shimmering light. It must have been made by a woman.
The Heavenly Snow Holy Lord glanced at the cultivators lying on the ground. Some of them were drooling in their sleep, clearly dreaming of something delicious.
"This is the Heavenly Secrets Bridge, a bridge crafted using alchemy techniques, the only way to reach the center of the High Antiquity Ruins."
Upon hearing the words of the Heavenly Snow Holy Lord, everyone gasped. Even though they knew this was going to happen beforehand, they still couldn't help but peer into the Abyss.
Yang Zhen reached the edge of the Abyss, craned his neck to look down, and asked in surprise, "What's going on with this Abyss?"
Since it's the only bridge, this Abyss is definitely impossible to cross. Otherwise, the Great Saint, Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain and Heavenly Spring Sacred Land, wouldn't have gone to such lengths to gather so many people together, or even held the Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain Grand Assembly, to find Alchemy Grandmaster like Pill Ghost.
Yang Zhen asked this question out of curiosity: what exactly caused even Nascent Spirit Transformation Realm experts to be unable to cross this Abyss?
The Heavenly Snow Holy Lord gave a wry smile and said, "This is High Antiquity Ruins. Countless sages and powerful beings existed in High Antiquity times. The Heavenly Secrets Bridge before us was crafted by a Pill Saint!"
What the heck?
Yang Zhen was startled. He turned to look at the magnificent Heavenly Secrets Bridge and said in surprise, "It was actually crafted by a Pill Saint. No wonder the technique is so strange."
"Is it possible to crack it?" Heavenly Snow Holy Lord asked with an expectant look.
Upon hearing the question from the Heavenly Snow Holy Lord, everyone present turned their gaze to Yang Zhen, all with hopeful expressions.
Yang Zhen didn't answer the question immediately. Instead, he peered into the Abyss and said, "There should be restrictions here too, right? Were they also set up by a Great Saint of Formations?"
Heavenly Snow Holy Lord gave a wry smile and said, "If it were just a formation set up by Great Saint of Formations, we wouldn't have gone to such lengths; we could have just destroyed everything along the way."
At this moment, Elder Huo stepped forward, patted Yang Zhen on the shoulder, and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, look!"
As he spoke, Elder Huo threw a feather into the Abyss, where it floated down.
Just as Yang Zhen poked his head out, the feather suddenly exploded with a bang. A terrifying wave of fire erupted like the full power of a Spirit Transformation Realm expert, causing the entire Abyss to roar. The violent shockwave surged up, blowing Yang Zhen's hair wildly and making his scalp burn.
"Dig the grass!"
Yang Zhen was startled and quickly shrank back, staring blankly at the terrifying Abyss that was churning up water. The violent shockwaves that erupted from it were even greater than the commotion created by Duan Sihai and the insect puppet together!
"Damn it, this is... this is definitely not a formation set up by a Saint-level expert!"
Although Yang Zhen was not a Saint-level expert, he understood that a Saint-level expert could not possibly set up such a terrifying array of restrictions. This kind of restriction had already transcended the scope of the heaven and earth energy that a Saint-level expert could control. If he forcibly set up the array, let alone being able to escape unscathed, it would be good enough if his soul could even escape.
No wonder the Great Saint said that this place could only be passed through by walking on the bridge. This kind of heaven and earth restriction could only be broken by a saint-level expert; any other cultivator who tried to break through would die.
What kind of place is this that has such terrifying restrictions surrounding it?
Yang Zhen became interested. Seeing everyone looking at him with hopeful expressions, he sighed and walked towards the Heavenly Secrets Bridge.
"Sigh, I actually wanted to keep a low profile, but his abilities wouldn't allow it."
A group of people watched Yang Zhen walk towards the Heavenly Secrets Bridge with blank expressions, but upon hearing Yang Zhen's words, they were overjoyed.
Death Shadow's eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "Kid, this is Heavenly Secrets Bridge crafted by a Saint-level expert, and it was made using a special alchemy technique combined with the Heavenly Secrets Technique! You... you managed to decipher it?"
Not to mention the Death Shadow, even the Heavenly Snow Holy Lord was astonished.
Although she had come with high hopes that Yang Zhen might be able to break the restrictions on the bridge, the Heavenly Snow Holy Lord became excited when the moment came.
The Heavenly Secrets Bridge was far more powerful than they had imagined. Seeing the countless Pill Markings flowing around, they couldn't even understand them, let alone decipher them. While it was true that none of them were Alchemist, this was, after all, a restriction set up by a Saint-level expert, and Yang Zhen was only at the Peak Mahayana Realm.
Many people are now starting to have doubts; Yang Zhen spoke too casually, and his expression was far too relaxed.
Is it really that easy to break the restrictions on the Heavenly Secrets Bridge?
The Shameless Cat climbed onto Yang Zhen's shoulder with a suspicious look and asked, "Kid, are you sure you can handle this?"
Yang Zhen chuckled and whispered, "It'll definitely work! Damn, you have no idea, this Pill Saint Sage of Saunter an absolute master. If I can learn all the techniques on the bridge, I'll definitely be able to refine Saint-level pills."
Upon hearing this, the Shameless Cat's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and it said with an incredulous expression, "Is that so? Saint-level pills aren't something that can be refined casually. They are treasures of heaven and earth, containing Heavenly Secrets, and are several times more difficult to refine than Saint Weapon."
Yang Zhen laughed heartily and said, "Do you know how I feel right now?"
How does it feel?
The Shameless Cat asked with a puzzled look.
Yang Zhen pointed to the magnificent Heavenly Secrets Bridge in front of him and said, "I have a feeling that the Heavenly Secrets Bridge is the most precious treasure of this High Antiquity Ruins. Everything else, including the Qi of One Purity of the Heavenly Secret Lock, is inferior to this!"
The Shameless Cat curled its lip and said, "Kid, you haven't seen the Qi of One Purity. Once you've seen Qi of One Purity, you won't have this ridiculous misconception!"
Yang Zhen was taken aback, realizing his mistake. When he was talking about his experience with the Heavenly Secret Lock, he had subconsciously overlooked the fact that the Qi of One Purity was on him.
Is the Qi of One Purity really that precious?
"It's more than just precious. Once you obtain the Qi of One Purity, you're almost destined to walk the Great Dao. Do you know how many people in this world want to obtain the Qi of One Purity?" the Shameless Cat said, pursing its lips.
"Even those Great Saint are obsessed with obtaining the Qi of One Purity. You say the secret treasures on the Heavenly Secrets Bridge are more precious than the Qi of One Purity, but do you know that the Great Saint who set up this restriction might also be desperately searching for the Qi of One Purity?"
Yang Zhen was dumbfounded. He never expected that the Qi of One Purity would be so precious in the mouth of that Shameless Cat, something even the Great Saint who set up the Heavenly Secrets Bridge might be searching for.
However, opinions vary, and Yang Zhen still felt that the alchemy techniques on the Heavenly Secrets Bridge were what he wanted most.
"This Sage of Saunter only has one question for you!"
"What did you say?" The Shameless Cat was taken aback.
"Is this the only way to achieve the Great Dao?" Yang Zhen looked at the Shameless Cat with a leisurely air.
"Of course not... digging up grass, kid, you want to comprehend the Great Dao on your own?"