Chapter 088: Encountering the Fragment Again

The core area of the Dan Xuan Sect was shrouded by a massive formation, emitting a glassy luster. Beneath this unusually brilliant glow lay a vast and imposing power.

The group arrived here, their gazes sweeping over the formation. Then, Yang Tian tossed the Dan Xuan Sect token onto the formation.

"Buzz..." As soon as the activation token touched the formation, ripples suddenly surged in the center of the formation. Over time, circles of ripples rapidly expanded outward.

After about ten breaths, a light gate appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Let's go, see if there are any remaining treasures." The group stepped into the light gate. Yang Tian put away the token, and they walked deeper inside.

They traveled through many chambers, but all the treasures had been cleaned out. The inner hall had been visited countless times, leaving almost nothing behind. Yang Tian set his sights entirely on the spirit medicine seedlings.

In a massive alchemy chamber, Yang Tian's gaze focused entirely on a huge cauldron ahead. Wisps of ancient qi were being absorbed autonomously by the cauldron.

A moment later, an ancient pill suddenly rolled out. Yang Tian picked it up and examined it. Its shape was identical to the ancient pill he had obtained earlier.

"Such skill... tsk tsk..." Yang Tian couldn't help but admire. This cauldron could autonomously convert ancient qi into ancient pills—a remarkable technique.

After lingering for a while, Yang Tian and the others proceeded deeper.

As they walked, Xiao Bai's body suddenly trembled. Yang Tian's heart leaped with joy. Following the direction Xiao Bai indicated, he dashed forward.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a faint scent of medicine wafted into their nostrils. Yang Tian and the others quickened their pace. Soon, they arrived at a medicinal garden.

The garden spanned ten thousand mu, filled entirely with rare spirit medicines. A very few had matured but remained unharvested, with seedlings making up the majority.

"We're rich!" Qing Yuan howled with excitement, rushing into the garden and frantically harvesting.

"How many spirit medicines are there?" Yang Tian's mouth twitched. He worried that once they left, the Ancestral Dragon Ring might not be able to cultivate these medicines.

"Even if they can be cultivated, it would take a lot of time." Sighing as he harvested the medicines inside, Yang Tian began uprooting the seedlings wildly.

"These are Dragon Beard Grass." When they reached the central area, Yang Tian's gaze fell on a dozen golden blades of grass on the ground. The spirit medicines emitted a golden mist, wisps of which hung from the leaves, exuding a very rich vitality.

"Not yet mature, yet already so imposing—truly a rare treasure of heaven and earth." Smacking his lips, Yang Tian collected all the Dragon Beard Grass. According to ancient legends, Dragon Beard Grass was the favorite food of true dragons and greatly benefited the physical body.

After about half a day's work, the group was drenched in sweat. They looked at the garden with strange expressions. Compared to its former lushness, almost all the spirit medicines had been picked.

Next, Yang Tian and his companions roamed the entire inner hall. Countless chambers had already been broken into. Their steps led them to the last building.

Golden Pill Hall!

Pushing open the stone door, a wave of scorching heat surged in. The entire chamber was blazing red. In the center was a huge magma vent, with flames constantly spewing out. Beside it were three grooves.

"This should be where the cauldron was placed. Too bad it's been taken." Looking at the grooves on the ground, Yang Tian shook his head slightly, then slapped his forehead, chiding himself for being too greedy. Today's harvest, even just the pills, was astonishing—enough to sustain his cultivation for a long time.

"Brother Yang, look at this." Just as Yang Tian was about to leave, Yun'er's voice suddenly rang out. Everyone's gaze shifted.

"This probably needs something to activate it?" Xing Hao remarked with a faint smile, looking at a token-shaped imprint on the wall.

"Dan Xuan Sect?" Staring at the characters imprinted on it, Yang Tian thought for a moment, then slapped his forehead in annoyance. When he first entered the Martial Dao Mountain, he had obtained a token from an ancient cultivator's cave.

"Move aside." Yang Tian took out a golden token and compared it to the imprint on the wall. They matched closely. He said to the others.

"Where did Yang Tian get that token?" Qing Yuan was momentarily stunned, then couldn't help smacking his lips as he quickly stepped back.

"Click..." As soon as the golden token was placed into the imprint, a dazzling golden light flared up. Yang Tian quickly retreated. The entire token now blazed with golden radiance, and the surrounding ancient qi surged along with it.

"What was the origin of that skeleton?" Yang Tian recalled the void ring. Whoever could open the Dan Xuan Sect's secret chamber must have been no ordinary person.

Rumble! The entire wall began to shake, and an ancient, weathered aura swept in all directions. The wall split open. As the vibrations grew stronger, the walls on both sides extended outward.

"What's in there, causing such a commotion?" Rubbing his hands together, Yang Tian's face beamed with smiles. He hadn't expected that a token obtained by chance would open a secret chamber of the Dan Xuan Sect.

As the commotion subsided, a chamber came into view. Yang Tian exchanged glances with Qing Yuan and the others, then nodded. He summoned the Golden Crow Divine Furnace to his hand, and they entered.

The chamber was a thousand zhang in size, resembling a cultivation room. Yang Tian and his group walked toward the front.

On a stone bed lay a skeleton that had been dead for untold years. The entire skeleton emitted a golden radiance—this was a Golden Bone, far stronger than a Jade Gold Bone, exuding an extremely powerful pressure.

"A Golden Bone—this must be the remains of a peerless expert!" The group examined the skeleton, all expressing admiration. Even a Dao artifact couldn't penetrate such a bone; it was extremely hard.

Above the skeleton hung a scroll, depicting a kind-faced old man. Beside the portrait was a line of ancient script.

I, Dan Xuanzi, was once one of the three Supreme Elders of the Dan Sect. Due to a great calamity of heaven and earth, I was entrusted by the Sect Master to establish the 'Dan Xuan Sect,' which stood for ten thousand years. Yet it could not withstand the advance of the Demon God Palace, so I relocated the Dan Xuan Sect to this ancient space.

If a destined person obtains what I have left, I hope that future generations will bury my remains in the Dan Sect. —Dan Xuanzi.

"So this is the resting place of an ancient expert." Yang Tian sighed, then bowed along with Qing Yuan and the others. The ancient experts fought against the alien races, staining the world with blood, to secure a place for humanity.

"What is the Demon God Palace?" Yang Tian frowned, then shifted his gaze to the items beneath the skeleton. He opened one of the jade boxes.

Inside the jade box lay a token, its energy very similar to the golden token Yang Tian had obtained. It was inscribed with the words: 'Dan Sect.'

"The Dan Sect—the cultivation world is vast; finding it won't be easy." Yang Tian sighed, put the token into the Ancestral Dragon Ring, and then turned his gaze to the second jade box.

"Snap..." As soon as he opened the jade box, a rich fire-attribute energy surged out, causing the space to ripple slightly. The entire jade slip was red, containing an immensely vast amount of energy.

Taking the jade slip in hand, a scorching heat spread continuously. Yang Tian immersed his mind for a moment, only to find that this jade slip, like the one obtained from the Star Sect, could not be opened.

"Try it, see if you can open it." Yang Tian handed the jade slip to Qing Yuan, then fixed his gaze on the last jade box and opened it.

As soon as he opened the jade box, an ancient aura rushed toward him. When he saw what was inside, Yang Tian was momentarily stunned.

"This is?" Picking up the fragment of a map from the jade box, Yang Tian's face showed shock. The fragment was very similar to the one he had obtained in the Beast Mountain Range, and about the same size.

"Why does it have a desolate aura..." Shan Qu's gaze moved to the fragment. He frowned slightly and muttered to himself.