Just like last time, as soon as you enter the ruins, what you see in front of you is a stone staircase leading to the sky.
The stone steps are still spotless and clean, as if someone is cleaning them every day.
But what is different from last time is that there are so many people coming in this time, tens of thousands, and they are still coming in continuously.
Fortunately, the space under the stone steps is large enough, otherwise with so many people crowded together, someone might be squeezed to death.
If it weren't for the familiar stone steps leading to the sky, and the familiar knowledge that entering the ruins would lead to a loss of cultivation, Ye Mingyue would have wondered whether she had gone to the wrong place.
Listening to the noisy discussion, she realized that it turned out that there were space gates leading to the ruins that appeared in various places on the Jiuzhou Continent, so there were so many people swarming in.
What shocked Ye Mingyue was that people from the sects and aristocratic families also came in, and there were quite a lot of them.
The people who entered the ruins, after experiencing the panic of losing their cultivation, all scrambled to step onto the stone steps to the sky and climb up, fearing that there was a treasure in front of them that someone else could climb first.
"Do you feel anything strange?" Du Tianlu asked Ye Mingyue in a low voice.
Ye Mingyue shook his head: "Same as last time, my cultivation has been completely lost, and I have no other feelings."
"Let's go up too." Du Tianlu looked towards the stone steps to the sky.
"Okay." Ye Mingyue nodded in response.
The thirty-man team sent in by Su Hanlin was ordered to obey the orders of Ye Mingyue and the others, so although they saw others rushing to the Tongtian stone steps, they were impatient to go up immediately, but Ye Mingyue and the others did not say anything.
, they could only stand there obediently.
"kill!"
There was a sudden sound of fighting on the grass in the distance. Ye Mingyue turned her head and glanced, then turned and rushed over.
After Du Tianlu saw both sides of the fight clearly, he drew his sword out of its sheath with a clang, followed Ye Mingyue and rushed over, shouting: "Protect His Highness the Crown Prince!"
One of the two parties fighting was Su Hui and his men, and the other was unidentified.
The battle was very fierce. As soon as it started, someone was bloodied and died on the ground.
Whoosh whoosh——
The thirty people following Ye Mingyue and the two men directly opened the mechanism of the arm crossbow on their right arm and fired a hail of arrows at the unknown person who attacked Su Hui.
Because they knew in advance that entering the ruins would result in loss of cultivation, each of them was equipped with arm crossbows and strong bows.
"ah--"
The unidentified people suffered heavy casualties in an instant. They lost the protection of their cultivation, and their bodies could not block the crossbow fire.
"Haha, Commander-in-Chief of Du, Lord of Ye Clan, you really are a magic weapon descended from heaven!" Prince Su Hui couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Ye Mingyue and Du Tianlu bringing people to support them.
Su Hui did not enter the Space Gate on his own initiative, but was chased and intercepted by people from the Wentian Sect and the Southern Realm Sect. He broke into the Space Gate to take refuge when he had no other way out.
It's a pity that he was unlucky. More than forty people entered the space gate before disappearing. He, Yuan Taiping, Jiang Han and more than ten people just entered in front, and their pursuers also followed in behind.
So as soon as they met in the ruins, they started fighting without any explanation.
The main reason is that the two sides were already fighting each other when they were outside. Even if they entered a strange place, even if they lost their cultivation for no reason, even if there were many unknown people around them, the anger and hatred in their hearts still could not stop, because both of them had hands.
They are all stained with too much of each other's blood.
"Commander Du, kill all these bastards!" Su Hui felt confident when he saw that the people Du Tianlu brought were equipped with arm crossbows, which were very lethal.
Not even a single one of his 3,000 soldiers in the guard camp was left alive, and he suffered heavy casualties, so he hated the people of the Wentian Sect and the Southern Realm Sect who were chasing him.
"Stop, who dares to kill me, a member of the Wentian Sect?"
A young man with a resolute face walked out of the crowd and yelled angrily at Su Hui. He was wearing the clothes of Wentian Sect.
"Senior Brother Deng——"
"Excellent, Junior Brother Deng, you came at the right time. These are the rebellious officials and traitors of the Su Empire, and they should be killed!"
Several Wentian Sect disciples who were confronting Su Hui were immediately refreshed when they saw the young man walking out of the crowd.
Similar to Su Hui's reaction when he saw Du Tianlu, they also hoped that the young man would kill Su Hui and others.
"Haha, let me see what the people of the Su Empire look like. Do they all have three heads and six arms? They actually have the guts to rebel against the superiors and want to break away from the rule of Wentian Sect."
"Humph, I was just about to take a look."
One after another, disciples from the Wentian Sect walked out of the crowd.
"Is Zhang Xiaozu here?" Bing Liangchen squeezed out from the crowd and searched for Zhang Xiaozu among Su Hui and others. The result made him very disappointed.
Su Hui raised his right fist high, raised his arms and shouted: "I am Su Hui, the prince of Da Su. Is there any Da Su man who is not afraid of death?"
These few short months of experience in the southern border have made him grow a lot.
Su Hanlin had carved all the framework of being an emperor into his bones, and his trip to the southern border this time was just to fill in the framework that Su Hanlin had built for him.
Like a sponge absorbing water, Su Hui's thoughts and vision have been enriched.
"Da Su Cheying is willing to fight for His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Dasu Cao Liantian is willing to fight for His Highness the Crown Prince!"
…
Many Su men suddenly came out of the crowd and responded to Su Hui's call.
"Who can tell me which force the Dasu Empire belongs to? With such a powerful background, why did they get involved with the Wentian Sect?" Someone from the Legend Sect who was watching the excitement asked curiously.
"The Dasu Empire is a secular empire under the jurisdiction of the Wentian Sect. It didn't want to pay tribute to the Wentian Sect every year, so it rebelled. It's making a scene right now," an insider explained.
"Oh! That's awesome. It's been a long time since there has been such a courageous secular emperor. I wonder when the Tianzong will attack the Su capital? I'll go and watch the excitement."
"Hmph! A mere secular ant actually tries to challenge the power of the sun and the moon. It's so stupid and ridiculous!"
"It's been a long time since there has been a hunting order in the world. I wonder if Tianzong can issue a hunting order so that everyone can be happy together?"
"Senior brother, what's the hunting order?"
"The Legend of the World issues a hunting order for the secular empire that disobeys the rule. All the people of the Legend of the World can accept the order and then go to the secular empire to hunt down cultivators until all cultivators in the empire are wiped out."
As soon as these words came out, everyone who heard about the hunting order for the first time took a breath. This was clearly an attempt to erase the martial arts of an empire.
"Sounds very interesting."
"I've never seen it before, I really want to see it."
"Are there any rewards for hunting?"
"What you hunt is yours."
"Wow, that's so cool."
The disciples all started talking excitedly.
But the people in the secular empire felt uncomfortable in their hearts. When they heard these words, they felt like domestic animals raised by sects and aristocratic families. They could be killed if they wanted.
Su Hui looked around and opened his mouth to say: "This is a personal grudge between the Su Empire and Wentian Sect. I hope that no one will interfere. There are great opportunities in the ruins, but don't lose your life inexplicably before you start looking for it."
"Prince Dasu's words make sense, so hurry up and let us watch the excitement and then go hunting for treasures."
"Haha, exactly."
"Everyone, please give way and don't get in their way to fight."
A group of people who were watching the fun and not taking it too seriously started shouting and urging.
"Get ready to fight!" Su Hui gave the order directly.
The battle between Da Su and Wentian Sect has begun, and there is no room for timidity.
The thirty-man team immediately stepped back, took off their strong bows from their backs, opened their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at the people of Wentian Sect.
Strong bows are more lethal than arm crossbows.
The faces of the people from Wentian Sect suddenly changed.
These strong bows are useless to them outside, but now that they have lost all their cultivation, their bodies are mortal, and being targeted by the strong bows, their hearts are pounding.
Senior Brother Deng from the Wentian Sect calmly took a step forward, bowed his hands in salute to Su Hui, and said: "I would like to ask Deng Ziyu of the Tianzhufeng of the Wentian Sect, His Highness Prince Su, is this battle necessary now?
If we must fight, then I will summon the people from the thirty-six empires under the Wentian Sect to fight."
Although his words were strong, the meaning behind them was that he did not want to fight.
Su Hui also took a step forward and said fearlessly: "Wentian Sect is going to fight, Da Su will accompany you to the end!"
He doesn't want to fight either.
Because if Deng Ziyu really summoned the people from the thirty-six empires under the Wentian Sect, they would be no match at all.
Deng Ziyu retreated, then turned and walked towards the stone steps to the sky. His intention was very clear, no fight.
"Fuck, Deng Ziyu, don't be a coward!"
"Deng Ziyu, don't run away, come back and fight."
"Deng Ziyu, why don't you give me a fight and show it to everyone? I want to know how much fighting power you still have without the subtle state of mind."
The people around who were waiting to watch the excitement were immediately disappointed. Some people used words to stimulate Deng Ziyu, but Deng Ziyu seemed not to hear them.
"Wait a minute." Ye Mingyue suddenly called out to Deng Ziyu.
"What's the matter?" Deng Ziyu stopped and turned around to ask, frowning slightly with a slightly displeased look on his face.
The reason why he didn't want to fight this battle was because he came to the ruins to find an opportunity, and he didn't want to waste his fighting power before finding an opportunity. People from all the major sects and families came in, and there were many strong competitors among them.
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But not wanting to fight does not mean that he is afraid of fighting. He has already made huge concessions. If the other party is no longer aggressive and does not know what to do, then it will be better to fight.
"Let us go to the front." Ye Mingyue said.
"Please." Deng Ziyu readily agreed.
He didn't care whether he walked forward or backward, and he even preferred to walk behind, because a strange ruin like this, where all cultivation was lost as soon as he entered, must be dangerous. It would be best if someone ran in front to take risks.
Didn’t you see that no one from the sect or family was in a hurry to move?
"Thank you." Ye Mingyue cupped her hands and thanked Deng Ziyu.
"You're welcome." Deng Ziyu smiled, thinking that if this beautiful woman knew that he wanted them to go ahead and take risks, I wonder if she would still say thank you.
How did he know that Ye Mingyue had been here a long time ago.
"Your Highness, you go first, I'll go find Brother Zhou." Yuan Taiping suddenly said.
He was pleasantly surprised to find Zhou Jianlai's figure in the crowd not far away. He saw that Zhou Jianlai must have just entered the ruins and was in a brief state of confusion.
"Let him come with us. This ruins is strange and inexplicable. It would be better if there are many people there to take care of us," Su Hui said.
This trip to the southern border allowed him to see and truly understand the situation in the southern border, and he realized that he had really made a mistake in criticizing the memorial.
In addition, leaving the Sifang City in the imperial capital, which was full of intrigues, walking under the blue sky and white clouds, and on the vast territory of Dasu, his mind became broader and his resentment towards Zhang Xiaopou and Zhou Jianlai almost disappeared.
Su Hanlin often told him that people can only grow through continuous experience. He felt that he had really grown a lot during this trip to the south.
If there is a chance, he also hopes to go to Northern Xinjiang, go to the East China Sea and the Western Regions, and measure the territory of Dasu with his own eyes.
Of course, it would be absolutely impossible for him to admit his mistake to Zhang Xiaozu.
"Brother Zhou!" Yuan Taiping ran over and greeted Zhou Jianlai happily.
Zhou Jianlai was also surprised when he saw Yuan Taiping, and asked: "Old Fourth, did you also come in through a space door? Where is this place? Why is my cultivation gone?"
He was originally watching the battle between Wei Ziyan and Ye Cang'an on the sea, and suddenly a space door appeared beside him. He came closer and took a curious look, and was sucked in unexpectedly.
"I'm confused too." Yuan Taiping scratched his head and said, "There should be a ruins here. Let's talk about the details as we walk. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fifth Master are over there, and there are many people from Dasu. Let's all walk together.
If you encounter danger, you can have someone to take care of you.”
He was afraid that Zhou Jianlai would refuse to go with Su Hui, so he said a lot of things to smooth things over.
Zhou Jianlai nodded in agreement.
He didn't have a good impression of Su Hui, but he couldn't say he was in conflict with her either.
The reason why Ye Mingyue calls the stone steps Tongtian Stone Steps is because they are really high, so high that they do not enter the clouds, as if they are connected to the heavenly palace.
Fortunately, the stone steps are built along the mountain, otherwise many people who are afraid of heights would probably be put off if they were to go up in the air.
Although the stone steps are high, they eventually end.
After an hour, Zhou Jianlai and his party finally climbed to the top of the mountain.
The scenery on the mountain is beautiful, but no one wants to enjoy the scenery because there are nine space gates at the end of the stone steps.
Inside the door, auspicious colors flicker, fairy sounds are faint, and a quiet fragrance wafts out, making people's hearts beat faster.
Du Tianlu and Ye Mingyue led everyone into the third door on the left. Deng Ziyu and the Wentian Sect disciples who followed behind them entered the third door on the right under the leadership of Deng Ziyu.
The reason why Ye Mingyue wanted to go in front was because the last time they came in, they entered through the third door on the left, so they had to enter this door this time. She was afraid that the people from Wentian Sect would choose this door first when they walked in front.
Being crowded together at times will inevitably lead to conflicts.
The group of people filed in one after another, and the scene after entering made them horrified.
I saw tombstones standing on an open green grass field. Behind each tombstone was a black wooden coffin, which was very strange and scary.
This is a cemetery.
Beyond the cemetery is a palace with its red door tightly closed.
Someone is trying to open the palace door, but it doesn't look like it's easy to open.
"Remember, don't touch the tombstone with your hands, let alone open the coffin. There is a inheritance behind every tombstone. How much you can understand depends on your own destiny.
Of course, those who are interested can also study how to open the door of that palace, there will definitely be better treasures inside."
Ye Mingyue said to everyone that this was all she knew about this place. The last time they came in, they walked here and left.
Confused and unclear.
Upon hearing the inheritance, everyone's breathing quickened involuntarily.
The cemetery is very large, with hundreds or even thousands of tombstones, so there is no need to fight over them.
Ye Mingyue walked towards the tombstone she had inspected last time. There was a person standing in front of the tombstone, staring at the front of the tombstone in a daze.
Ye Mingyue ignored him and went around behind the tombstone to observe. She felt that whether she could solve the problem of stagnant cultivation would depend on whether she could understand something more profound this time.
"Why are most of these tombstones not engraved with names, and although some are engraved, they only have the beginning?" Zhou Jianlai asked in confusion.
He and Yuan Taiping did not rush to understand the martial arts inheritance behind the tombstone, but first took a look around.
"Brother Zhou, do you think there is anyone in these coffins?" Yuan Taiping asked in a very low voice, as if the louder voice would wake up the people in the coffins.
"There are definitely no humans, but I don't know if there are ghosts." Zhou Jianlai responded with a smile.
"ah--"
Suddenly there was a scream in the distance, and a man was seen touching the tombstone with both hands. He didn't know what horrible thing he saw, and his facial features were distorted with fear.
Then the voice stopped suddenly, and he fell to the ground with his mouth open and a horrified expression, without breathing.
He was actually scared to death.
"ah--"
"ah--"
Screams rang out one after another from people touching the tombstone with their hands.
Everyone else was so frightened that they stayed away from the tombstone.
