Chapter 266: Beyond Lingnan, Ancient Secrets

"You kid, you really think it's no good and you can't afford it early." Master Changqing touched his beard angrily.

But then, he seemed to understand something, and he couldn't help but sigh softly, and a look of loneliness mixed with relief appeared on his face:

"But it's normal if you think about it carefully. Although you are different from that lucky boy Zhang, you are still an amazingly talented person. How can you be willing to be trapped in this small Lingnan land for your whole life? You will definitely go out in the future. Before that, it’s normal to be more prepared.”

Outside Lingnan?

When Lin Chen heard this, his eyes moved and he asked directly without hesitation: "Grandmaster, do you know any news about the land outside Lingnan?"

Among all the records of information that the sect had opened to Lin Chen, the descriptions outside of Lingnan were extremely vague, so he simply asked Master Changqing directly.

"Well... outside of Lingnan, the sect's records on this are generally not informed until you reach the golden elixir level..."

Hearing this, Master Changqing showed hesitation on his face, but then he said:

"But it doesn't matter. With your ability, it will be a matter of time before you reach the Golden Core. It doesn't matter if you tell you in advance."

After saying this, Changqing Daoist waved his sleeves and his spiritual light flashed, forming a screen as high as a person in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, as if a paintbrush was drawing out of thin air, mountains, rivers, spiritual veins...all the terrain were drawn on this fluorescent screen, finally forming a vast topographic map of Lingnan!

On this map, it is clearly divided into two poles of Yin and Yang. One is the mountains, forests, and lakes that exude a gloomy blue light, and the other is the vast plains and wastelands.

Looking to the northwest, you can see the endless mountains. Looking to the southeast, you can see the East China Sea beyond the map!

This is the map of the land of immortal cultivation in Lingnan today!

"As you can see, this terrain, which is like the poles of Yin and Yang, is the territory of our two major forces, Qingyun and Xuanyin." Master Changqing said.

"Beyond Lingnan, is it on the mountains to the northwest, or to the coast to the southeast?" Lin Chen asked.

"That's right." Master Changqing nodded, "According to the inheritance information collected by the sect from the place where the transformed gods fell, those going to the northwest are the [Ten Thousand Demon Mountains], while those going to the southeast are The location of [East China Sea]!”

"[Ten Thousand Monsters Mountain Range], [East China Sea]?"

Facing Lin Chen's puzzled gaze, Master Changqing explained: "According to the inherited memory, the continent we are on is roughly divided into several regions."

"The north is the [Northland Grassland] and the [Arctic Ocean], the west is the [Western Desert], the south is the [Ten Thousand Demons Mountains], and the South China Sea and the eastern sea are collectively called the [Eastern Sea]. As for the center of the continent, it is the center of the world of immortality, the place where everything originates - [Middle Earth]!"

[Northland Grassland], [Arctic Ocean], [Western Desert], [Ten Thousand Demon Mountains], [East China Sea] and [Middle Earth], this is the terrain layout of the entire world of immortality in this world.

"So according to this, our current location is between the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range and the East China Sea?" Lin Chen thought for a moment, and then said.

"That's right." Master Changqing confirmed this statement, but then sighed lightly, "But because we are caught in the cracks, our position is very bad."

"Expanding from the land south of Lingnan, whether it is the southeast coast or the northwest mountains, within a radius of nearly ten thousand miles, there are places with few or even no spirits."

"Even if we leave this soulless land and reach the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains and the East China Sea, these places, in the inherited memory, are where the [Demon Court] and [Dragon Palace] are located."

"In that kind of place, not to mention the great golden elixir demon, even the Nascent Soul Demon King is not uncommon, and there is even the legendary God-Transforming Demon Saint. When we and other human monks go there, we are simply looking for death."

"So if you want to go out, it will be almost impossible to rely on the strength of the Lingnan monks alone, unless you rely on external help."

"This..." Lin Chen's heart sank when he heard this.

He did not expect that there would be so many difficulties in going outside the world of immortal cultivation in Lingnan.

Let’s not talk about traveling through that soulless land. Even if he does, how should he deal with the [Demon Court] and [Dragon Palace] in the future?

You know, in those places, there are many Nascent Souls, gods, monsters and beasts. If he wants to break through with the cultivation level of Jindan, he is simply looking for death!

'But I have the Instant Thousand Miles Talisman in my hand. Maybe I can use this to try to go out...'

Considering the current difficulty, Lin Chen pondered it secretly in his heart, and the first thing he thought of was the Void Refining Grade treasure in his hand.

Although the name of the treasure in his hand is [Easy Thousand-mile Talisman], Lin Chen does not feel that a top-notch talisman of the Void Refining level can only affect a thousand miles. Maybe he can dig deeper into its potential.

'But for now, we should deal with the battle in the Lingnan Immortal Realm first. As for going out, maybe things will turn around by then...'

Thinking of this, Lin Chen retracted his thoughts, but he did not stop the topic. Instead, he continued to ask, hoping to get more information in order to be fully prepared.

"Then Patriarch, besides the continent we are on, are there other worlds for cultivating immortals?"

"Other worlds of cultivating immortals?" Master Changqing looked at Lin Chen with some doubts, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he thought for a moment and replied, "No, in this world, there is only the world of cultivating immortals in our continent."

Then, Changqing Zhenren pondered again and continued: "But from my memory, it is said that in ancient times, there were seven continents and five oceans in this world.

But the ancient cultivators used their great power to migrate the continents and integrate them together. Since then, there has been only one continent in the world."

Seven continents, five oceans?

Why does this sound like an inexplicable sense of déjà vu?

But before Lin Chen had time to think about it, he was attracted by another word said by Changqing Zhenren.

"Ancient cultivators?!" Lin Chen's face became solemn at this moment, "Ancestor, there are records of ancient cultivators in the inheritance memory of the sect since the transformation of gods?!"

It's no wonder that Lin Chen attaches so much importance to it. You know, everything now, whether it is the elixir array or the secret technique, is created by the ancient cultivators with great perseverance and willpower.

Not to mention the spiritual energy ascending and the opening of the Tongtian Road to complete the self-sublimation of the essence of life.

It can be said that the ancient cultivators are the true creators of civilization and the founders of all things.

This type of person is simply a terrifying existence that combines power and wisdom.

But even so, this kind of person has disappeared in the long river of time.

Originally, Lin Chen thought that the information about them was a secret buried in the ancient times, but he didn't expect that there was such a record in the Qingyun Sect? !

But if you think about it carefully, it is very normal.

After all, although the highest cultivation level of the Qingyun Sect is only the Golden Core, the inheritance comes from the God Transformation. It is the top existence in the world, how could it be unaware of the secrets of the ancient times?

Changqing Zhenren looked at Lin Chen with some surprise: "This is a matter of the ancient times, why are you so curious about it?"

"Knowing where we come from and understanding where we are going, I think this is also the meaning of our cultivation." Lin Chen replied.

Changqing Zhenren was stunned when he heard this. He stared at Lin Chen for a long time before whispering, "You are full of curiosity about everything. You are really like me when I was young..."

After sighing for a while, Changqing Zhenren finally straightened his face and said, "The inherited memories obtained from the sect have very few records about ancient cultivators, only a few pieces of information."

"What we know now is that the ancient times were the most prosperous period of the cultivation civilization. In that era, Yuanying was everywhere, Jindan was worse than dogs, and even Shenhua cultivators were everywhere."

"At that time, the ancient cultivators not only ruled this world, but also went on expeditions to the outer world and plundered countless resources from the outer world."

This... sounds quite normal. A powerful civilization will inevitably go on expeditions to the heavens and all worlds. But how did it perish later? Did it encounter some powerful enemy?

Lin Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Then, what happened, and why did it become like this?"

"I don't know the details, but in the inheritance, the end of the ancient times seemed to be due to a terrible [demon disaster]." Changqing Zhenren said.

After hearing this, Lin Chen frowned, and a sense of familiarity inexplicably surged in his heart. He subconsciously said, "Could it be that the ancient cultivators went on an expedition to the outer sky, encountered an unmatched enemy, and then fell into destruction?"

Although this sounds a bit absurd and does not match the power of the ancient cultivators, Lin Chen can understand it.

But what Lin Chen did not expect was that what Changqing Zhenren said next was far beyond his expectations.

"No!" Changqing Zhenren shook his head and denied it directly, "The end of the ancient times was due to a demon disaster, but it has nothing to do with the ancient cultivators!"

"Huh?!" After hearing this, Lin Chen's face showed a hint of doubt, "Ancestor, what do you mean?"

What do you mean by the end of the ancient times has nothing to do with the ancient cultivators?

Changqing Zhenren met Lin Chen's gaze and continued, "The meaning is very simple. Before the demonic disaster that ended the ancient times, those top ancient cultivators had already disappeared...!!!"

"Missing?!" Hearing this, Lin Chen's face finally showed a look of astonishment.

"That's right." Changqing Zhenren said in a deep voice, "They disappeared silently, and even in the face of the demonic disaster that was close to destroying the world, they never appeared again!"

"Even in the millions of years that followed, no cultivator knew where they were!"

After hearing this, Lin Chen frowned deeply: "Does anyone know the reason for their disappearance?!"

"In the inherited memory of the God of Transformation, no one knows, but..." At this point, Changqing Zhenren's face showed a hint of hesitation and weirdness.

"What's wrong? But what?" Lin Chen asked when he saw Changqing Zhenren's weird expression.

Chang Qing Zhenren was silent for a while, and then continued: "No one knows why they disappeared, but before they disappeared, the other cultivators heard the same words from those top cultivators."

"What words?"

At this point, Chang Qing Zhenren's face was rarely tangled, and doubts, confusion and weirdness emerged one after another.

Finally, he said with a weird face: "Those cultivators, from the top ancient cultivators, all heard the same words, they all said-"

"[Spiritual cultivation itself does not exist]."

Not the Dark Forest, not Cthulhu