Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 1503 - 1457th Tang Gao Ancient Clan - The Elderly Guardian of the Spirit!

Chapter 1503: 1457th Tang Gao Ancient Clan - The Elderly Guardian of the Spirit!

Eastern Emperor Domain.

This is an ancient, desolate forest with sky-reaching ancient trees everywhere. Even the ancient trees as vast as ancient mountains with branches and leaves that sprawl over a hundred miles can be seen everywhere. The atmosphere of boundless vitality is lush and verdant, and the entire ancient forest is shrouded in an incomparably majestic and long-standing aura!

Even within the vast bounds of the Eastern Emperor Domain, it is hard to find a few forests that are its equal. For this ancient forest is known as Gaotang Mausoleum, where a Human Emperor is buried!

The Ancient Forest has been stretching for countless eons, even the Human Emperor’s great tomb in the center has been eroded by the long passage of time into an unrecognizable state.

In the depths of the ancient forest, old vines thick as pythons twist and intersect, primitively unusual, and one can even vaguely see statues of stone dragons, stone oxen, and stone tigers, though they too are mottled beyond recognition, clearly having endured an exceedingly long passage of time.

After ten days, Xiao Chen had already arrived at the outskirts of the ancient forest of the Gaotang Mausoleum. The reason it took ten days was that Xiao Chen was delayed in the Royal Beast Race.

Kings of the ancient clans from the Eastern Wasteland Southern Domain, leading their War Masters, joined him in his conquest against the Royal Beast Race, fighting valiantly and shedding blood for more than twenty years, earning distinguished merits. Moreover, as a superior, he needed to be clear in rewarding and punishing.

Thus he once again bestowed awards to the kings under his command and the War Masters, delaying some time before coming to the Eastern Emperor Domain.

The area of the Eastern Emperor Domain is boundless and unimaginable in size, even larger compared to the Southern Domain, and it took him several days to finally arrive near Gaotang Mausoleum.

However, the Vast Ancient Forest is indeed too grand, making it no easy task to find the Tang Gao Ancient Clan.

Gaotang Mausoleum, Tang Gao Ancient Clan — opposite names that refer to the same place.

If it hadn’t been for King Long Deng telling him personally, he wouldn’t have even been aware of the existence of the Tang Gao Ancient Clan. It’s certainly an ancient clan with Imperial Blood, yet over the long eons, the bloodline passed down has become extremely thin!

The Human Emperor of the Gao Tang Clan, who achieved Dao tens of eons ago, is rumored to be after the Three Emperors of the Era of Revival, the time span being all too vast.

The descendants of the bloodline he left behind, feeling unworthy of the glory of their imperial ancestors, have self-titled themselves the Tang Gao Ancient Clan from some epoch, vowing not to assume the name Gao Tang until the day they restore their forebear’s glory!

Hearing this legend, Xiao Chen could not help but shake his head. However, the human race has proliferated for endless eons, and bloodline clans are interwoven intricately. Perhaps even a small inferior tribe can trace back to glorious ancestors, hence various peculiar ancestral instructions are far too numerous.

It is no longer strange to encounter such reversed teaching in clan traditions!

Outside Gaotang Mausoleum, Xiao Chen descended from above, faintly discerning the traces of the ancient Dao, walking step by step towards the depths of the ancient forest, where the ancient path that leads to the Emperor’s Mausoleum has been eroded by the years to no longer look the same.

Blocks of White Jade stone are already full of cracks and black mottled marks, covered with thick layers of moss, one layer atop another.

Xiao Chen stepped on it, producing rustling sounds, especially with the ancient trees beside the divine path winding like dragons. The ancient tree roots protruding from the ground are like large pythons, exuding rich vitality, even the air in the forest swirls with wisps of spiritual energy twirling continuously.

The divine path seemed endless, stretching to the limits of sight, but Xiao Chen seemed in no hurry, walking forward step by step, neither swiftly nor slowly.

Even though Xiao Chen did not travel at full speed, by the time he could see a square burial mound of soil in his vision, half a day had already passed.

The tomb, like a mountain peak, exudes a majestic will, eternally undying.

Stopping briefly, Xiao Chen reined in the loose aura about him, growing solemn, and respectfully offered his homage to the sealed tomb!

In the ancient tomb before him lies an imperial sovereign of the human race, who, despite the passage of endless eons, has indelible achievements.

And here he is, embarking on the path of the Human Emperor, meeting with an Emperor who has long passed away, while another strides forth on the sacred journey of a Human Emperor.

At that moment, Xiao Chen’s mind began to gradually calm down. His initial eagerness to find the Tang Gao Ancient Clan and acquire the Cross-Border Array steadily subsided.

It seems that before this ancient Emperor’s Mausoleum, there is a special energy present, and Xiao Chen’s eyes even gradually lose their Divine Radiance, as if he has fallen into some kind of vision.

Hu!

It took quite a while, but Xiao Chen’s originally dim eyes finally regained their luster. Returning to his senses, he once again respectfully bowed to the Emperor’s Mausoleum from afar.

In a moment, it seemed as though heaven and earth resonated, seemingly conveying some message.

"Xiao Mou has come from the Eastern Wasteland South Region, seeking an audience with the Tang Gao Ancient Clan!" Suddenly, Xiao Chen stood with his hands behind his back, softly speaking.

His words fell, and without further speech, he silently waited. After quite some time, sounds finally emerged from the stillness of the ancient forest.

Rustle, rustle!

The sound of dry leaves fluttering arose, and beneath the Earth, soil surged like great pythons writhing, and an ancient tree standing a hundred yards from the Emperor’s Mausoleum stirred.

"The Tang Gao Ancient Clan has been secluded from the world for many long eons and does not see outsiders!" The ancient tree swayed, and an ancient face manifested on its trunk.

"I wonder which Guardian Spirit King is stationed." Xiao Chen showed no surprise at this figure, but rather spoke again.

"Eh, you actually know about the Tang Gao Ancient Clan’s guardian spirit; it seems you have come prepared!"

The next moment, a flickering glow thrived atop the ancient tree, and an aged figure materialized and stepped out from within the ancient tree, landing in front of Xiao Chen.

"My Tang Gao Ancient Clan has seldom contact with the outer world; as time passes, the sentiment of people no longer adheres to the old ways. Hardly anyone comes to worship the emperor, and had you not descended outside the ancient tomb and progressed step by step with respect, this old man would have had no desire to show himself and speak with you more."

The elder looked at Xiao Chen, his eyes murky, his pupils deeply sunken, clearly having lived through long years.

"I wish to meet with the Tang Gao royal descendants to discuss an important matter."

However, the elder merely waved his hand and stared blankly at Xiao Chen, then spoke up, "Can you feel the old man, that moment before, what kind of state did you actually fall into?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. Just now, he had indeed felt a majestic aura, more like an all-encompassing and towering presence which calmed his heart, but just as he tried to grasp it, the aura had vanished without a trace.

"You want to enter my feared Tang Gao Ancient Clan, do you? If you don’t speak up, this old man will not let you into the clan!"

"If I were to speak, and the spirit of the emperor takes offense, how could that be justified!" Xiao Chen chuckled lightly, shaking his head again!

What!

"Right, right, just now there was a humming in heaven and earth, which was surely a sign of our ancestral spirit’s manifestation. Cannot ask, cannot ask!" Upon hearing this, the elder was startled and then waved his hands repeatedly as he exclaimed in alarm.

"Since you have received the grace of my Tang Gao Ancient Clan’s ancestors, I hope you will keep our human race in mind in the future. Step back now, the old man still has to guard the spirit."

Having said that, the elder returned towards the original position of the ancient tree, evidently to resume his role as the guardian spirit tree.

"Elder, you must be the current chieftain of the Tang Gao Ancient Clan, right!"

"Eh?" Hearing this, the old man paused for a moment, then the next second, the originally staggering elder reached Xiao Chen’s side in a breath’s time.

"How did you figure out the old man is the current master here? Could it be that I revealed something? No, the old man said nothing at all; is it that you saw the old man as a respected elder with an aura worthy of worship? Just say it, in this Wilderness there are indeed juniors with insightful eyes."

The sudden change startled Xiao Chen profoundly, and being caught off guard like this, one could imagine an elder with a majestic appearance suddenly transforming into the temperament of a mischievous old child, which is nothing short of disordered!

"Cough cough... Listen well, the old man is indeed the current chieftain of the Tang Gao Ancient Clan, as well as a guardian spirit. You may address me as Elder Tang Gao!"

At this moment, Xiao Chen finally understood the true meaning behind God King Long Deng’s sly gaze before he set off.

"Are you surprised?" Seeing that Xiao Chen did not respond to his words, the elder once again spoke up.

"I just did not expect the elder to personally guard in front of Emperor’s Mausoleum!" Xiao Chen promptly replied.

"What is this nonsense? The Tang Gao Ancient Clan has protected the Human Emperor’s Tomb for generations; naturally, it must be the person of highest status who demonstrates respect for our ancestors!"

Having said this, the elder’s expression suddenly grew intense. Following his gaze, Xiao Chen looked up to the Sky Vault, where a streak of light tore through the sky, clearly a king soaring past.

"This infuriates the old man; sentiment of the people is lost, sentiment of the people is lost. This is the tomb of the Human Emperor, and these insolent fools dare to fly directly over the Emperor’s Mausoleum!"

The elder was livid with rage, but despite this, he did not act to snatch the passing king from the summit of the sky vault. Only after the streak of light had disappeared from the sky vault did the elder’s gaze turn back to Xiao Chen.

"You’re not bad; seeing how respectful you were entering the Ancient Forest, it doesn’t seem feigned, and you could guess the old man’s identity by his air, so speak up, what important matter brings you to the Tang Gao Ancient Clan?"

Hearing the elder’s words, Xiao Chen’s mouth twitched involuntarily, but he quickly recovered and said aloud:

"Xiao Mou wishes to request access to a Cross-Border Array!"

What!

The next moment, the elder’s body shot away from Xiao Chen’s side, retreating over ten feet away, and exclaimed directly, "No way, no way, no way, you want the treasure of our clan the moment you come here, you should leave instead!"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up; the elder’s reaction clearly indicated the existence of a Cross-Border Array within the Tang Gao Ancient Clan.

"The junior wishes to borrow the Cross-Border Array and is prepared to pay a price, not to take it for nothing!"

"Are you able to pay any price?" From over ten feet away, the elder once again scrutinized Xiao Chen, his expression now somewhat solemn!

"Naturally, it will be an equivalent exchange!"

Xiao Chen replied firmly and with dignity, willing to offer the Tang Gao Ancient Clan a fair deal. After all, he desperately needed the array, but if the Tang Gao Ancient Clan were to demand an exorbitant price, he wouldn’t be exploited foolishly.