Chapter 513 Ancient Ruins
Under Xiao Ling's gentle instructions, Rayquaza's originally lightning-fast flying speed gradually slowed down. Its slender and huge body drew a graceful arc in the air, lowering its altitude in an orderly manner. The strong wind it brought up gradually subsided, leaving only a gentle airflow lingering around it.
Finally, Rayquaza hovered steadily above the creepy sea of bones.
Below, countless animal bones were piled up like a mountain. A vast expanse of white, they shone coldly under the sunlight, like a white ocean made of death. With a hint of eeriness, it formed a sharp and strong contrast with the lush green and vibrant mountains around it. It intruded into the sight of several people so terrified at a glance.
"Xiao Ling, is it true that there are the ancient ruins you mentioned earlier in a place like this?"
Zi Yan stood up, frowned, looked around, curled her lips, and looked indifferent.
"I see nothing special here except the animal bones all over the ground. It doesn't look like an ancient ruin. You didn't remember it wrong or saw it wrong. Let's not waste our time here."
"Moreover, those who can open up ancient ruins must be peerless masters. Such powerful people must have a good vision. Would they place their inheritance in such a place that looks so gloomy and unlucky?"
As Medusa spoke, she shook her head slightly, her face full of agreement with Zi Yan's words, and she also spoke in agreement at the right time.
"What are you imagining? Is it possible that when the people left the relics behind, this place might have been just an ordinary mountain range, not a gloomy place full of bones like it is now?"
Xiao Ling chuckled, turned his head to look at Medusa, and said with a hint of teasing in his eyes.
After saying that, he reached out and rubbed Zi Yan's head again, with an even more intense smile on his face. He said jokingly, "Since you think from the bottom of your heart that there are no ancient ruins here, if you really find any later, you are not allowed to think about getting benefits from them. Then you can only watch us collect the treasures."
"No, no, how can you do this?" Hearing Xiao Ling's teasing, Zi Yan immediately pouted her lips, her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, and expressed her protest with a look of grievance.
She was bored to death from rushing all the way. She finally arrived at the place, but if there was really a treasure but she was not allowed to take it, she would be very depressed.
Seeing Zi Yan's expression, Xiao Ling couldn't help but chuckle, and then stopped teasing her. He turned to the four girls and said seriously:
"Next, let's split up and explore the surrounding area to see if there is any abnormal space here. Do you understand?"
After a pause, he solemnly warned: "Once you find any clues, notify the others immediately and quickly gather together. Don't act alone. After all, there are many strange things in this place, so we have to be cautious."
As soon as Xiao Ling finished speaking, several people looked at each other, and then exchanged glances tacitly.
Then, they each used their best skills, and their bodies turned into several streams of light, flying towards different directions of the Skeleton Mountain Range.
While flying, they all activated their own spatial forces, released their perceptions, and began to concentrate on carefully exploring the surrounding space, not missing any corner that might contain any abnormalities.
After all, Zi Yan was born in the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, and her control over the power of space has already reached a superb level. No matter how subtle or hidden the spatial anomaly is, as long as it appears within her perception range, it will be difficult to escape her detection and will be captured by her keen eyes.
The other three women should not be underestimated either.
Each of them has at least Dou Zun level of cultivation, and in the process of daily cultivation, they have also learned and mastered the power of space.
Although he is not as proficient as Zi Yan, if he explores carefully in this Skeleton Mountain Range, he is able to sense possible abnormal spaces with his own abilities.
In this way, the dispersion of these people gave the exploration operation a greater chance of success.
Seeing that the four people had already taken quick action, Xiao Ling naturally did not want to delay and immediately rushed towards another empty space. As soon as he arrived, he immediately activated his own means and concentrated on exploring the surrounding space.
Xiao Ling already had an impressive cultivation level, not to mention that he had previously merged with the Meteor Tears, which enabled him to master the power of space far beyond that of practitioners of the same level.
And now, he has made a breakthrough from the realm of Talisman Master to the realm of Talisman Master in one fell swoop, and has also obtained the help of his natal talisman which is a copy of the ancestor talisman of space.
With all these blessings, Xiao Ling's mastery of the power of space is perhaps even better than Zi Yan, who is a member of the Taixu ancient dragon clan and has extremely powerful control over the power of space. It can be seen that his attainments in this area have already reached a very high level.
Xiao Ling's figure was as fast as lightning. He kept flying within the Skeleton Mountain Range, and used his understanding of the power of space to continuously release his power of perception. He carefully explored every inch of the surrounding space, not missing any signs of possible abnormality.
The majestic Rayquaza, however, seemed extremely relaxed at the moment. It followed Xiao Ling at a leisurely pace, its slender and huge body drawing graceful arcs in the air, and occasionally spun around in the air leisurely, looking very relaxed.
Seeing Rayquaza's leisurely appearance, Xiao Ling couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling angry and amused at the same time. He glared at it unhappily and then opened his mouth to order:
"Alright, alright, stop wandering around here. Go and help us keep watch around the Skeleton Mountain Range. But you must be alert and don't let others notice what's going on here. Do you understand?"
After all, if Xiao Ling and his companions are lucky enough to find the space where the ancient ruins are located in advance and want to force it open, the noise will be huge and may attract the attention of the outside world.
But it’s different with Rayquaza on guard around the Skeleton Mountain. After all, it’s a genuine eighth-level monster with extremely sharp senses.
Once there is any movement outside, it will be able to detect it the first time and then inform Xiao Ling and the others.
Besides, even if the commotion gets out of hand later, those who come to gather information are at most advance soldiers. With Rayquaza's strength, it is more than enough to deal with it. There will be no major danger at all, and it can also greatly delay the time for other forces to confirm the news and send their main personnel.
In this way, Xiao Ling and his friends can explore the ancient ruins with greater peace of mind.
After hearing Xiao Ling's order, Rayquaza slowly turned around and hummed softly, which seemed to reveal a bit of grievance and reluctance in his voice.
It was worried that it had been traveling non-stop, and finally arrived here, but it hadn't had a good rest yet. It had just relaxed for a short while, and now it was sent out to work. This life was much more tiring than when it was the king of the mountain in Tianxing Mountain Range.
Although it was somewhat reluctant in its heart, Rayquaza naturally did not dare to disobey Xiao Ling's order and always followed it obediently. It responded softly, and then its huge body twisted flexibly and flew quickly towards the direction of the clouds above.
You know, the clouds high in the sky are its home ground. There, it can cleverly hide its whereabouts by cover of clouds and fog to avoid being easily discovered by others, and it can also rely on its excellent vision to take in the surrounding situation. This way, it is indeed more conducive to it to keep watch around the Skeleton Mountain Range.
In this Central Plains, Rayquaza is a very recognizable existence. After all, its unique appearance is unique in the Douqi Continent. As long as it is seen by someone, those who have a little experience will definitely recognize it at once. This is the powerful magic beast companion that often accompanies Xiao Ling.
Therefore, it is particularly necessary for it to hide its tracks.
Even when dealing with those who come to gather information, it cannot show up at will. It can only use remote means to interfere and make the other party retreat.
But if there is really no other way and it has to show up, then in order to avoid the risk of news leaking out, it may have to be ruthless and kill those people on the spot.
After giving instructions to Rayquaza, Xiao Ling did not stop for a moment and continued to devote himself to the exploration of the Skeleton Mountain Range. While flying, he carefully sensed every subtle change in the surrounding space, not missing any clues, and tried to find the space where the ancient ruins were hidden as soon as possible.
In the following time, Xiao Ling and his companions continued to explore in the Zhahai Ancient Mountain Range. In fact, Xiao Ling and his companions were not the only ones in the Skeleton Mountain Range. There were also many other magical beasts and even some human practitioners coming and going.
Fortunately, the current cultivation level of Xiao Ling and his companions is naturally not comparable to these people. It is easy for them to conceal their own aura.
Because of this, there were no abnormal situations during the exploration process and everything went smoothly.
……
Three days later, on a mountain peak in the Skeleton Mountain Range.
Xiao Ling stood quietly, his black robe rustling in the strong wind. The morning mist spread over the jagged rocks, surging at his feet like the water of the Styx, but it could never stain his ink-black tights in the slightest.
His sight pierced through the hundreds of miles of mist and looked straight ahead into the distance.
As far as his sight could reach, there was a towering tree standing tall, its gnarled roots digging into a thicket of bones, each line of the tree soaked in dark red blood, and the wind and frost of a thousand years had carved countless distorted human faces on its branches. The moment the treetops pierced through the clouds, it seemed to dye the entire sky a dirty dark green.
And where the giant tree is located is a vast basin that is thousands of miles wide.
But now, this basin is no longer what it used to be. It is filled with eerie bones. From a distance, it looks like a sea of bones. The white color is so dazzling that it penetrates into people's eyes.
The midday sun poured down, refracting millions of phosphorescent flames on the surface of the sea of bones. When the phantom blue flames swept past with the wind, a hoarse whimpering sound could be heard faintly, which made people feel a creepy feeling involuntarily.
However, at this moment Xiao Ling did not take this strange scene to heart at all. In his heart, a wave of turmoil that was difficult to calm down had already been stirred up.
Relying on his keen perception of the power of space, Xiao Shan had already made a judgment in his mind.
If my perception is correct, there is a space crack hidden in the center of this basin that looks very strange, and in that crack, there is another space cleverly hidden.
Not only that, Xiao Ling realized that the space was not far from the present world. Even if they had not come to explore it, it would not take long before it would appear in the Skeleton Mountain Range by itself.
How could such an obvious feature escape Xiao Ling's eyes? He was immediately certain that this place was the ancient ruins that they were looking for during this trip.
After realizing where the target was, Xiao Ling immediately released his vast and powerful mental power without hesitation, which quickly spread in all directions. In the blink of an eye, he accurately located the position of Xiao Yixiang and the others.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ling used the unique "bridge" built by his mental power to quickly convey the good news of finding the ancient ruins to the four of them.
After the four girls received the message from Xiao Ling, they immediately stopped their ongoing search and immediately used their skills to quickly rush towards where Xiao Ling was.
Among the few people, the first one to arrive here was, as expected, Zi Yan, who was from the Taixu ancient dragon clan.
As the void beside Xiao Ling began to ripple slightly, the ripples slowly spread out like circles of dynamic waves. Then, Zi Yan's petite figure lightly jumped out from the void ripples, her figure graceful and neat, and finally landed steadily beside Xiao Ling.
As soon as Zi Yan landed, before she had time to say a few words, she looked in the direction Xiao Ling was looking.
After she looked at him intently for a moment, her expression changed slightly, and a hint of surprise involuntarily appeared in her bright eyes.
"Hey, there seems to be a space crack in the basin, and there should be another space hidden in this crack."
At this moment, the figures of the other three women also emerged from the void one after another. They were light and graceful, like three falling petals, and landed steadily on the sides of Xiao Ling and Zi Yan. Their gazes also looked in the direction of the basin, with curiosity and exploration in their eyes, obviously they had heard what Zi Yan said before.
Seeing this, Xiao Ling remained calm and chuckled, "Yes, the ancient ruins are in that space. We have finally found our destination after searching all the way here. It really took a lot of effort..."
(End of this chapter)
