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"In the ruins of this world, it is said that they were all brought over from the Endless Continent, which means that these ruins may indeed have legacies left by powerful beings from the outside world," Lan Bing'er introduced to Ziyu.
Although Lan Bing'er and the others were also newcomers, they had lived in this world for many years, unlike Ziyu, who truly did not understand.
"Ruins from the outside world can actually be moved?" Ziyu was surprised. Logically speaking, the ruins left by powerful beings should also be very formidable; how could they be casually moved?
"First of all, every dean of the Mystic Practitioner Academy is a powerful being who has condensed a Golden Core, which far surpasses Transcendent beings," Lan Bing'er paused for a moment. "If a powerful being truly wishes to leave some opportunities for future generations, they can choose to establish the ruins directly in a world governed by such Mystic Practitioner Academies, allowing future generations to explore."
"In any case, although we don't know how this ruin came to be, it must have been left behind by a powerful being," Lan Bing'er said.
"Everyone come quickly, I found an opening here," Ruan Ling shouted.
The group walked over and found that this opening indeed led into the interior of the ruins; it was just deep and winding, not a proper passageway, and they wondered if there would be any danger.
"Be careful; there may be dangers here," Ruan Ling said as she walked into the forest, broke off several thick branches, handed them to everyone, and ignited them with spiritual energy.
"Let's go; we are entering," Ruan Ling led the way inside.
The body of a Transcendent was quite robust, including enhanced eyesight; even a faint glimmer could be seen clearly.
Thanks to the torchlight, Ziyu could see clearly Nearby.
"This hole must have been made by a group of tomb raiders," Ziyu noticed obvious excavation marks that definitely weren't part of the original ruins.
In this world, some Transcendent beings specialized in tomb raiding to search for treasures to enhance their own strength.
"Yes, that's very likely," Ruan Ling agreed. "Then this ruin is probably an external ruin... which means there could be dangers inside."
"We're inside now." Ziyu found that before him opened up into a spacious hall instead of the narrow passageway.
"I saw the main entrance of the ruins earlier but couldn't open it; it must be here," Ruan Ling pointed to one side of the hall where there was a massive door.
"The ruins of powerful Transcendent beings are always grand; this hall is probably just for aesthetics..." Ruan Ling walked around observing each wall. "If there's anything special about the hall, it might just be these things along the edges."
The edges of the walls were adorned with sculptures or wall patterns carved in stone.
"We should take a closer look," Ziyu said, gazing at the enormous statue in front of the hall, beneath which was a door.
Ruan Ling carefully examined each statue and wall, making little progress, and similarly shifted focus to the door.
"Let's check it out. We should split up to prepare for any emergencies," Ruan Ling suggested as she approached the door.
Creaking softly, the door opened easily, without any mechanisms or locks...
"There’s something off about this space." As everyone stepped through the door, they discovered that the area behind it was extremely small. Uniquely, in the center of this tiny room was a spiral staircase, with no visible top or bottom.
"When we were outside, we could clearly see that this building wasn't that tall. The fact that we can't see the top here indicates something is wrong with the space," Ruan Ling noted as she ascended the staircase. After walking a short distance, she encountered another door; moving forward led her to yet another door.
"Let’s just pick one," Ruan Ling said as she led the way, with her team following behind. They entered a door after traversing several dozen levels.
"Back here again..." Ruan Ling stepped out and realized she had returned to where she started, emerging from the door beneath the statue once more into that same room.
"This space is distorted; incorrect doors will send us back..." Ruan Ling explained. "It seems we have no choice but to try them one by one."
Ruan Ling was a Seventh Level Mystic but couldn't discern what exactly was unusual about this space. It appeared that the owner of this ruin was either extremely skilled in formations or an exceptionally powerful individual.
"How about we split up? Each of us can try one at a time while keeping an eye on each other. If anyone disappears, we’ll check the door they went through," Ruan Ling proposed.
"Alright..." everyone nodded. At this point, there was no other option; delaying might invite other squads to intervene.
"This one." Ziyu approached the first door and stepped inside.
Ziyu was the last in line; breaking away from the formation, she entered through the first door.
"No good; I’m back." Ziyu reappeared at the bottom of the staircase, watching as teammates entered other doors.
"Next is the tenth door." Ziyu walked up to the tenth door and went inside.
"That's not right." Ziyu stepped out, and a teammate who had just come through the door was walking up the stairs. Everyone was checking one by one.
"How long are we going to keep trying like this... If only we had a clone..." Ziyu shook his head and continued climbing up.
Not only was there something above, but the stairs also led downwards.
"Right, let's reach in and see if anyone is reaching out from the entrance," Ziyu suddenly called out.
"Yeah... that seems feasible..." Ruan Ling tried it, and it indeed worked.
Everyone's thinking had been too rigid before.
Every door opened to white, making it impossible to see what was on the other side, so at first, no one thought of any other methods.
"How many is this now?" Ziyu continued checking in order, even forgetting which number it was.
"Huh? A blue one? Let's take a look." Every door opened to white, but this door surprisingly emitted a blue glow.
"Swish..." Ziyu felt dizzy, and when he woke up, he found himself in another space.
"Ziyu is gone." Following Ziyu up was Ruan Ling, who saw clearly when Ziyu disappeared.
However, after Ziyu entered, the blue light turned white again. Inside a door at the top that everyone had overlooked, a faint blue light flickered.
The correct door appeared randomly among these doors and would change after a while.
"Oh no, Ziyu is gone; there might be danger." Ruan Ling passed through the door that Ziyu had taken and unexpectedly came back from the entrance.
"Don't worry; I think it's an opportunity. Ziyu will be fine," Lan Bing'er said softly while looking at the glow of the door.
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"Where is this?" Ziyu emerged from the blue passage and looked back to find there was no entrance. Ziyu had appeared out of nowhere in this distorted space...
"There's really no way out..." Ziyu said, speechless. After looking around Nearby, he confirmed that there was indeed no exit. "Well, there's nothing else to do but keep walking."
"This place is actually a hall." After walking through the passage for a short while, Ziyu arrived in front of a grand building, its imposing structure exuding a sense of dominance.
Ziyu noticed a stone tablet on one side, and the inscription on it left him astonished.
"With strength that can lift mountains and a spirit that covers the world. When the time is not right, the steed does not depart. If the steed does not depart, what can be done? Oh Yu, oh Yu, what can be done?"
"This... could it be that I've encountered a fellow countryman..." Ziyu's expression was quite strange.
These were the lines left by Xiang Yu, the Western Chu Overlord, upon his death. Their reappearance here might suggest some connection to Xiang Yu. After all, Xiang Yu was also a new human, a person from Earth.
"If I were to meet Xiang Yu, that would truly be luck." Ziyu couldn't help but laugh; he had unexpectedly come across a hero he had known since childhood.
"Thinking back to my years, I traversed the battlefield only to end my own life... Yet in this life, I live quietly and without fame..."
Upon entering the great hall, Ziyu discovered many inscriptions on the walls, filled with various characters—some even in ancient Chinese script rather than Universal Language.
"Xiang Yu of Western Chu came to this world guided by fate. Reborn, he sought to achieve great things but was trapped at the Ninth Level Mystic stage and unable to break through to Golden Core... Sigh..." As Ziyu looked at these inscriptions, he began to understand some things.
These writings chronicled Xiang Yu's deeds in this world. To be honest, they were truly fascinating; however, his inability to break through to Golden Core was his own issue.
Later on in the writings, it spoke of his heroic spirit throughout his life but lamented his inability to break through in old age. The sorrow conveyed in the characters was something even Ziyu could feel.
"Oh fellow countryman..." Ziyu sighed and shifted his gaze to examine the structure of the great hall.
There were no stairs or anything; it was simply a large hall. At the deepest part of the hall stood a massive stone statue with an ancient coffin placed at its feet.
"Xiang Yu couldn't find Yu Ji in this world." Ziyu looked at the coffin, which could only fit one person, and there was no trace of any woman in the inscriptions.
"He truly was a great man." Ziyu smiled slightly, gathered some dry branches, ignited them with spiritual energy, and offered a respectful bow in tribute.
"Xiang Yu is known for heavy attacks..." Ziyu approached the Wooden Coffin and gently brushed his hand over it.
"Crack..." A small gap opened in the stone wall beside the statue, revealing a door.
"Xiang Yu probably doesn't want to leave things out in the open," Ziyu said with a wry smile as she cautiously stepped inside.
"Just as I thought." After entering, Ziyu discovered a Heavy Halberd and a Stone Book.
"Not too foolish after all..." Ziyu picked up the Stone Book and realized that it was made of spirit stone, which cannot be worn down but can only be absorbed.
The Stone Book contained some relevant explanations.
Xiang Yu really liked the atmosphere of this world because the existence of Transcendents kept it on an upward trend. Xiang Yu enjoyed the battles that came after gaining power.
During this process, Xiang Yu created this Ninth Level Mystic Artifact, a Heavy Halberd. Unfortunately, the halberd had no name, and Xiang Yu, being lazy, didn't want to come up with one.
"On the halberd, Xiang Yu placed a crystal that stored his favorite Cultivation Method..."
All of Xiang Yu's Cultivation Methods were body refinement techniques focused on close combat. Xiang Yu enjoyed this high-paced feeling... which was also something many Transcendents found hard to defend against.
"Body Refinement Technique..." Ziyu felt a surge of joy; this kind of Cultivation Method was something highly sought after.
[End of Chapter]
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