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Chapter 677 - 663: Guarding the Stone Lion, One day Time!_1

Chapter 677: Chapter 663: Guarding the Stone Lion, One day Time!_1

The Human Ancestral Treasury of the Border Wasteland Region, one that sighted so many years of existence, has history that is already untraceable. As the presiding force of Border Wasteland Region, it could be seemingly ordinary in its daily affairs, but the Ancestral Court remains the most robust force in the Border Wasteland Region, unsurpassed and indeed the strongest!

Over these countless years, the treasures obtained by the successive court leaders and the strong ones of the Ancestral Court in the Border Wasteland Region have been continually deposited in the treasury. Even though some things may have been consumed over time, the presence in the storehouse has undeniably amassed an astronomical number, rendering it a coveted treasure land for all warriors.

Even now, regarding the accumulation of treasures in the treasury, Elder Ming He, the ruler of the Ancestral Court, could not precisely ascertain the worth. The chance to choose three items out of thousands of treasures could be considered a significant fortune. Even Xiao Chen was exceedingly anticipative of this.

Following Elder Shi, Xiao Chen walked directly into the depths of the Ancestral Court. Xiao Chen initially assumed that the Sacred Fire Shrine was the central structure of the Ancestral Court. However, he now discovered that the massive and imposing Sacred Fire Shrine is but a corner of the enormous buildings of the Ancestral Court. Behind the Sacred Fire Shrine was an unending array of palaces.

The closer Xiao Chen moved towards the depths of the Ancestral Court, the stronger he felt the majesty and grandeur of the Human Ancestral Court of the Border Wasteland. A series of quaint stone halls, dark as ink, dominated the place, giving an impression similar to a black hole. Even the sunlight striking onto them was sucked in, leaving nothing behind. From these ancient halls, Xiao Chen exuded an aura of desolation.

Chirp!

A bird chirped so subtly that the sound went directly into the soul. Several divine birds could be seen dancing among the endless palace groups, with their colorful feathers shining with divine light. Their bodies were lean, but Xiao Chen could feel the dangerous energy contained within them.

"Could it be the descendant of the Nine-coloured Peacock, the Tri-coloured Peacock!"

The flock of Tri-coloured Peacocks that appeared in Xiao Chen’s sight, each had a four-star realm, on par with the venerable of the human race. The leader of them, in particular, exuded five-color divine light from its feather. This divine bird was even stronger than Tri-coloured Peacocks. Xiao Chen felt a similar aura from this five-coloured peacock as Venerable Ming He, implying that this five-coloured divine bird was as strong as the great venerable of the human race.

It is said that the divine beast, the Nine-coloured Peacock, is the offspring of the divine beast Phoenix. It naturally has nine-coloured tail feathers, which radiates nine-coloured divine light. Once the nine strands of divine light are released, everything under heaven and earth would get brushed and fall.

The flock of about a dozen peacocks that Xiao Chen saw are the descendants of the divine beast Nine-coloured Peacock. Although their bloodline is fainter, these Tri-coloured Peacocks are still as powerful as the Venerable.

The Human Ancestral Court was indeed remarkable. Even in the Border Wasteland Region, where its power ranked at the bottom across all human territories in the wilderness, it had such an underpinning. Divine beast descendants were casually reared in palaces. Xiao Chen wouldn’t dare imagine the scenario in human territories with greater power and higher ranking. Could there be descendants of giant dragons being reared!

"This group of exotic beasts, the Tri-coloured Peacocks, have been living in our Ancestral Court for tens of thousands of years. They are the descendants of a five-star Five-coloured Peacock King domesticated by the court leader back then. However, that Five-coloured Peacock King fell during a battle with the alien tribes. Ever since then, its descendants have continued to live in the Ancestral Court," Elder Shi explained as he caught Xiao Chen’s gaze sweeping over the Tri-coloured Peacocks.

However, when Elder Shi’s gaze turned to the ancient, desolate stone halls around him, the smile in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a hint of an inextinguishable sense of fall.

To be truthful, although these ancient stone halls are close together, each one covers several miles in area. Furthermore, these halls are built according to the terrain. Xiao Chen also noticed that there were precious Spirit Medicines and Spirit Fruits outside some of the halls, and even Jade Rivers and Spirit Springs running around many of them, ultimately merging into a lake.

These quaint halls are rich in Heaven and Earth’s Vital Energy. Each can be considered a small-scale paradise.

"In the most prosperous times of our Border Wasteland, each of these halls housed a Venerable," said Elder Shi.

What!

At Elder Shi’s words, Xiao Chen was deeply shocked. Looking at these vast halls spanning hundreds of miles, each of them housed a Venerable. How powerful would the Border Wasteland have been then? With the astonishment in his heart, Xiao Chen followed Elder Shi into an underground palace.

Under the grounds of the Human Ancestral Court of the Border Wasteland Region is an immensely large underground palace. It could also be considered as a Weapon Tomb burying the loyal souls who died in battles through the generations.

The underground world is bleak and dim, a world of twilight. The vicissitudes of the years pervade every corner. Passing through numerous tombs, either low or high, Xiao Chen and Elder Shi arrived before a tall stone tablet. The stone tablet was devoid of any text, but it held a circular pattern. However, the vicissitudes it embodied was even richer than the surrounding environment.

"The Ancestral Treasury was established when our Border Wild Human Ancestral Court was initially established. Over time, the desolate land outside of the treasury has now been filled with graves," Elder Shi revealed, gazing at the tall stone tablet before him with nostalgia in his eyes. Still, a black disc appeared in his hand. He placed the disc on the circular pattern on the stone tablet.

Buzz!

Instantly, on the entire textless stele, a silvery glow shone brightly. Xiao Chen immediately felt an infinite suction force, but he did not resist, allowing this suction force to draw his body into it.

When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, he found that his surroundings had once again changed, and he was actually in a secret realm.

Ancestral Treasury! It was actually formed from a secret realm!

This secret realm had the ability to isolate mental will. However, Xiao Chen did not need to use his mental will to sense it. Looking around, there were all kinds of treasures scattered in this realm, piled up like mountains. The most ordinary spirit stones were like a mountain range, extending for dozens of miles.

There were no lower grade spirit stones, only medium-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and even spirit crystals. These spirit stones were divided according to different grades. Naturally, the most common were the medium-grade spirit stones.

But Xiao Chen also saw dozens of peaks piled up with high-grade spirit stones, and even several top-grade spirit stones. As for the spirit crystals, which were higher in rank than the top-grade spirit stones, they were densely distributed throughout the spirit stone mountain range.

An enormous amount of wealth, and this was just from the spirit stones. In another direction, weapons and spirit weapons were as plentiful as the sea. A towering peak was sharp as a sword, directly stabbing into the sky of the secret realm. On this ancient mountain, countless spirit weapons were stuck in it, making it shine brightly. Far away, an ancient forest was clearly formed by numerous spirit weapon war spears, which were dazzling to the eyes.

In the depths of the secret realm, all kinds of different treasures were assembled. Some were shining with divine light, some were simple and unadorned, and some even looked like stubborn stones on the desolate land, mottled and unsightly.

The scene before his eyes made Xiao Chen’s mind tremble!

"This is the person who entered the treasury this time to choose treasures!"

Just as Xiao Chen was immersed in the sea of wealth before his eyes, a mechanical voice suddenly rang out, devoid of any emotion.

This cold voice instantly awakened Xiao Chen, who immediately felt an incredibly unsettling aura descend upon him. This aura made him feel incredibly oppressed, but thankfully it did not hold any malicious intent.

Following the direction of the voice, Xiao Chen saw a stone lion, its eyes flashing two beams of green light. The corners of its mouth opened and closed, and the mechanical voice just now was emitted from its mouth.

"It’s been a long time since anyone came to the treasury. Old Lion me has already been petrified!"

However, the words of the giant stone lion in the next moment made Xiao Chen feel extremely perplexed. He could sense that this giant stone lion was a kind of special life form, which woke up in an instant and exuded a vast and overwhelming aura. Xiao Chen simply couldn’t determine its limits.

"Elder Lion, this is the imperial command!"

Elder Shi did not show any surprise. Clearly, he was very familiar with this stone lion. He took out a golden book from his hand, which was instantly absorbed by an invisible force to the eyes of the stone lion.

The Ancestral Treasury of the Human Race was a heavily guarded place, not easily accessible. To obtain the treasures within, one must have the imperial command from the master of the Ancestral Court. The golden book in Elder Shi’s hand carried a trace of Venerable Minghe’s aura, proving that it was a genuine reward. Otherwise, it would’ve been killed by the stone lion.

This stone lion was the guardian of the Human Race Treasury. It had existed since the establishment of the treasury and was a kind of life form with an extremely long lifespan. However, they were very scarce. Later, they were subdued by the powerful ones of the Ancestral Court and became the guardians of this treasury.

"Three treasures!"

The stone lion’s voice came again, and the green light scanned Xiao Chen again. Now, the voice had become more fluent, no longer sounding rusty, "It seems that this little fellow has made a great contribution. The last time the Ancestral Treasury was opened and let a single warrior in to choose treasures, that was three hundred years ago. Minghe’s eldest disciple, that little fellow called Xu Lang, only obtained one treasure from here!"

Venerable Minghe had received two disciples in total. Blood Wind, whom Xiao Chen had crossed paths with, was the second disciple. The eldest disciple, Xu Lang, had always been stationed at a mysterious formation in the Border Wasteland. Xiao Chen had no way of meeting him, but this did not mean that Xiao Chen did not know him. However, he had never thought that the last person to enter this treasury was Xu Lang, the eldest disciple of Venerable Minghe.

"Well, little fellow, since you have the Ancestral Court’s imperial command, you have one day to choose three treasures from inside. The treasures in here have been accumulated for too long. Some of them, even old lion me, have forgotten when they were put in here. Everything depends on your fate. Remember, you only have one day. After one day, whether you have made your choice or not, you will be kicked out of the treasury by old lion me. This is the rule!"

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