Chapter 599: Chapter 142: Turmoil

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“Not right, how the hell are there so many creatures?” Long Xuhu glared with round eyes, pacing back and forth in front of the city wall.

In front of this majestic city wall, there were actually more than a thousand creatures, some alone, others in groups. They exhibited a variety of external appearances, but ninety percent of them were in the form of Innate Taoist Bodies.

Of course, judging by the aura and the might they exuded, without exception, they were all great powers of at least Quasi-Saint Realm.

Upon hearing Long Xuhu’s words, Man Niu scanned the surroundings and said, “Fellow Daoists are mostly unaware! As long as one can reach the very center of Cold Star Origin World, an ancient path will naturally appear outside, all leading to Cold Origin Ancient City!”

Everyone nodded slightly, finally resolving their confusion.

Several more hours passed, and once the number of creatures gathered in front of the city gates reached one thousand five hundred, the ancient black city gates “Boom!” swung open.

The mighty Cold Star Ancient City, like a prehistoric fierce beast lying in wait, opened its deep abyssal maw toward the people, waiting for the prey to draw near.

The one thousand five hundred creatures from various Central Heaven Worlds all started moving. They hurried towards the city gates, as if chased by floods and fierce beasts from behind.

When more than a thousand people ran together, some collisions were bound to happen. These cream-of-the-crop beings from the various worlds, accustomed to a life of crowds parting for them and evil retreating, wouldn’t allow anyone to vie with them for the way.

Thus, conflict arose.

“Move aside, I am Leng Binghan from Void Sky Origin Realm, dare to snatch my spot, and I’ll cripple you!” A white-clothed cultivator wielding a feather fan and wearing a headscarf furiously shoved a skinny black-clothed person at his side and said angrily.

“Fuck your grandpa! Get lost, dumbass!” The skinny black-clothed person was stunned for a moment, then immediately retaliated with an angry punch towards the white-clothed Leng Binghan.

“Hmph, even a tiny pearl dares to shine!” Leng Binghan deflected with his fan, dissipating the punch from the skinny black-clothed person, and kicked out fiercely.

“Bang!”

The skinny black-clothed person who had no time to dodge was sent flying, causing a chain reaction that brought down a sequence of cultivators behind him, all falling to their misfortune.

“To hell with this, who’s so lacking in decency!”

“Damn it, have some morals!”

“That black-clothed kid, you looking for death or what!”

Almost in an instant, the large group of people who had been knocked down by the skinny black-clothed person started cursing angrily. Some even stirred their whole body’s True Yuan, chasing after the flying skinny black-clothed person, and launched their Spiritual Treasures at him.

Now that stirred up a hornet’s nest. With Magic Treasures clashing and the residual force impacting surrounding cultivators, everyone nearby joined the battle.

A small shoving act gradually escalated into a massive melee involving over a thousand Quasi-Saints.

In an instant, True Yuan surged, Magic Treasures flew chaotically, wild beasts roared, and the crowd teemed!

Li Qingming and his party, walking at the back and unaffected by the chaos, were stunned:

“What the hell is going on here! We haven’t even seen the secret treasures of the ancient city, and they’ve already started fighting. If someone gets the treasure, wouldn’t the fight be even more brutal!”

“Snap!”

Li Qingming swatted away an unlucky fellow who flew towards his head, saying, “This is indeed rare! On the Huaxia Land, it’s impossible to find so many Quasi-Saint and above powerhouses fighting a brawl! And this fight is just incomprehensible!”

Yin Xi chuckled lightly, “All these creatures come from various prominent figures of the Central Heaven Worlds! Usually, they’re unruly and defiant. With a thousand people jostling, it’s natural that conflicts arise!”

“How are we supposed to get through then?” Li Qingquan asked with a grimace, somewhat listlessly as he watched the fighting beings.

“Buzz!”

Just at that moment, an overwhelmingly powerful force of Primordial Spirit rolled out from the ancient city, and the terrifying fluctuations struck like a hammer blow to the heart, shaking many creatures uncontrollably. Their blood reversed its flow, spilling from the corners of their mouths.

All the creatures stopped in their tracks, their cries of battle and the roaring of their mounts coming to an abrupt halt. Their faces all displayed a look of horror.

Xuan Tian, Yin Xi, Shakyamuni, and Li Qingming’s expressions all changed, becoming extremely grave.

“Half-step Heavenly Dao!” Xuan Tian’s voice was cold, with an undertone of wariness.

Yin Xi frowned and said, “I didn’t expect such a Great Power to be seated in this ancient city, no wonder so many Exotic Beasts are trembling.”

“We need to be careful next! Although I’ve just advanced, I’m not necessarily afraid to take him on if it really comes to a fight. But after all, this is his turf; there’s no guarantee he won’t have other tricks up his sleeve. It would indeed be difficult to confront him,” Li Qingming said solemnly as he gazed at the deep ancient city.

Shakyamuni simply clasped his hands together and sighed softly, “Amitabha Buddha!”

“Transgressors! This Han Yuan City is not a place where you can run amok! This time, considering it’s your first offense, I will not hold it against you. But if there’s a next time, I will surely not spare you!”

Following that majestic force of Primordial Spirit was this thundering rebuke, like the sounding of a Yellow Bell.

“We understand our mistake, we thank the elder for your mercy!”

“We thank the elder for your mercy!”

The over a thousand creatures involved in the fray all quieted down, hastily agreeing and begging for forgiveness, as silent as cicadas in winter.

“Humph!”

The Primordial Spirit snorted coldly and vanished without a trace.

“Phew! My goodness, is this what a Half-step Heavenly Dao Great Power is like? It’s truly terrifying!”

“Hush, the less said the better. Let’s hurry into the city!”

With the Primordial Spirit no longer detectable, the crowd began to slowly move towards the city, and the buzz of conversation was nonstop.

Li Qingming led his group at the rear, listening to the discussions around him, while his eyes swept over each and every brick at the city gates.

The originally Qing-colored bricks had long been dyed black by the passage of time and blood. The exposed surfaces of the bricks were covered in sword marks and holes, weather-beaten, conveying an unspeakable sense of solemn killing intent.

Looking up, one could see the city walls covered with strands of golden Tao Runes. With Li Qingming’s discerning eyes, it was clear that the walls bore a vast and intricate Defense Magic Array. Based on the imprinted aura, it was likely that not even a Saint could forcefully breach it.

As they followed the main gate into the Cold Star Ancient City, an ancient city full of vitality appeared before everyone.

The city was vast, and even the tidy streets were quite wide. Not only were there ancient trees with strong and twisted trunks on both sides of the streets, but also a myriad of ancient buildings.

Their designs were archaic, much like the architectural style of the Song Dynasty on Earth in Li Qingming’s previous life. Similarly diminutive in stature, the buildings’ layered structures were dazzling and varied, presenting a delicate and gentle style.

Walking further in, Li Qingming even noticed that, although the ancient buildings were locked up, each one had a signboard and all were inscribed with ancient seal characters, which greatly astonished Li Qingming and Yin Xi.

They even felt a momentary illusion of having returned to the Primordial Land, a bizarre sensation! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)