pjbooks Chapter 169 Post-War Dragon Abyss, Ancient Gate of the Mortal World
Chapter 169 Post-War Dragon Abyss, Ancient Gate of the Mortal World
Its daybreak.
When the first rays of dawn fell upon Longyuan City, the city was devoid of its usual hustle and bustle.
The traces left by last night's battle are almost everywhere in everyone's sight.
The outer ring of the main star gate has been completely reduced to ruins.
Of the seven lines of defense, four were destroyed.
Of the thirty-six star-patterned turrets, only eleven are still barely operational.
The outer armor of the Star Cruiser was dented, the main gun on the right side was out of service, and only a few scattered beams of light remained around the hull of the silver-black Star Law Array.
Further away.
A dark crack stretching for miles ran across the entire outer ring battlefield.
That was left behind when Lin Yuan unleashed the Great Brahma Body of Annihilation and collided head-on with the illusory image of the King-Sealing Sect.
Tiny red lotus flames still burned on both sides of the crack.
The Zhenxing Army has already dispatched several formation divisions.
But no one dared to approach easily.
Because those blood-red flames do not burn soil, do not burn buildings, and do not emit ordinary high temperatures.
They only burn the door patterns.
Any remaining blue contamination on the battlefield will be silently incinerated by the crimson flames as soon as it gets close.
A Zhenxing Army formation master stood outside the crack and whispered:
"Third round of testing complete."
No contamination residue was found behind the door.
"All the fragments of the second anchor have also disappeared."
The lieutenant next to him asked:
"Are you sure it's disappeared?"
The array master remained silent for a moment.
"To be precise, it was completely swallowed up."
The lieutenant also fell silent.
In the past, he would have found this report absurd.
A second anchor, powerful enough to draw the shadow of the King's Gate and pry open the main star gate.
A bronze-level goalkeeper who is halfway to becoming a king.
There's also a section of the sect leader's complete authority to confer the title of king that extends into reality.
They were all eaten by one person.
But last night...
The entire city of Longyuan witnessed it.
Now, even the most absurd reports seem to make sense as long as they are related to Lin Yuan.
The lieutenant glanced in the direction of the Starry Courtyard.
"What did the Marquis say?"
"Clean up the battlefield."
"All records concerning Lin Yuan's specific abilities are temporarily classified as top secret by the Zhenxing Army."
The array master was taken aback.
"But there were too many people I saw last night."
"The Blood Face is an avatar, and the Gate Devourer is Lin Yuan. These things can't be kept secret."
The lieutenant shook his head.
"It's not about sealing this off."
"The secrets to how he devoured the gate, how he broke through, and the final Dark Gold Starfield clone—the devourer is Lin Yuan—cannot be kept secret."
The lieutenant shook his head.
"It's not about sealing this off."
"It's about sealing off exactly how he swallowed, how he broke through, and in the end."
His voice lowered slightly as he said this.
"The Marquis said so."
"What can be seen by everyone can no longer be hidden."
"But you are not allowed to write anything for Lin Yuan that you don't understand."
The array master nodded slowly.
He understood what Zhenxinghou meant.
After last night, Lin Yuan no longer needed to use the "Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator" persona to cover himself up.
But that doesn't mean everyone is qualified to study him.
……
Zhenxing Army Main Fortress.
The list of the dead has been delivered to Marquis Zhenxing.
763 people.
Among them were more than 500 Zhenxing Army soldiers.
Nine members of the Star Patrol Guard.
The academy's mentors, the resource institute's top experts, and the four major family teams also suffered losses to varying degrees.
This was after Lin Yuan directly blocked the Bronze Gatekeeper and shattered the King's Gate Shadow.
If the outer first line of defense is cut through by the bronze halberd.
If the second anchor is not swallowed.
If the sect leader's hand really pries open the main star gate again.
The number of dead will not be just over seven hundred.
It could be the entire outer ring road.
Even the entire Longyuan.
Marquis Zhenxing looked at the list for a long time before finally closing it.
"Compensation for those killed in action will be doubled."
"The cultivation resources for family members will be provided by the Zhenxing Army for ten years."
"Minor children will be given priority admission to military dependent schools."
The lieutenant bowed his head.
"Yes."
Marquis Zhenxing asked again:
"How's it going at the headquarters?"
"Zhou Xunxing Envoy has sent the highest-level battle report."
"but……"
The lieutenant hesitated for a moment.
"He cut out many details."
Marquis Zhenxing raised his eyes.
"What was deleted?"
"The final, rapid slam of the door shut by Lin Xiaoya."
"Specific changes after Lin Yuan absorbed the sect master's authority."
"And how that dark gold star field operates."
Marquis Zhenxing's eyes flickered slightly.
The vice president continued:
"The General Headquarters' battle report only retained a few conclusions."
"Lin Yuan is the source of the blood."
"Possesses the ability to directly defeat the incomplete projection of the King."
"Lin Xiaoya is the one who locks the door; forced contact is prohibited."
"The sect leader may abandon the inter-domain pathway and prepare to descend in person."
Marquis Zhenxing remained silent for a moment.
"Zhou Xuanheng has finally learned to mind his own business."
The lieutenant did not respond.
Within the entire Zhenxing Army, perhaps only the Zhenxing Marquis would dare to make such a comment about the General Headquarters' Star Patrol Envoy.
Just then.
Footsteps could be heard outside the operations hall.
Zhou Xuanheng walked in.
He had changed into a new silver-black robe.
But his face was still somewhat pale.
Last night, Xinglu Houyu was torn apart head-on by the Bronze Gatekeeper several times, and his soul and domain were seriously injured.
Marquis Zhenxing glanced at him.
"I thought you had already returned to the headquarters."
Zhou Xuanheng said:
"The main star gate has just stabilized, so I can't leave yet."
He came to the sand table.
In the center of the sand table, the position of the second anchor has become a blank space.
Zhou Xuanheng looked at the blank space and whispered:
"The headquarters has replied."
"How so?"
"The sect leader's level is too high to be treated like an ordinary creature behind the sect."
"The General Headquarters has ordered Longyuan City to enter a state of high alert for an extended period."
"At the same time, it will access all ancient gate ruins within the Earth's borders."
Marquis Zhenxing's eyes darkened.
"Ancient Gate Ruins?"
Zhou Xuanheng nodded.
"The sect leader's last gesture was not simply a retreat."
"Before leaving, it scanned the real-world coordinates with full access."
"The anchor mark of the Dragon Abyss Main Star Gate has been broken by Lin Yuan."
"It won't be entering from here again anytime soon."
Marquis Zhenxing understood.
"So it will switch to a different door."
"right."
Zhou Xuanheng raised his hand.
The city of Longyuan on the sand table shrank rapidly.
Subsequently, a map of the entire human territory was laid out.
The map is covered with hundreds of stargate rifts.
Most of them are operating normally.
A small portion of them have been abandoned.
Some were marked as jet black.
"What are these?"
"Lord Zhenxing asked."
Zhou Xuanheng said:
"Traces of ancient gates left behind before humanity formally established the stargate system."
"Some have existed for hundreds of years."
"Some of these even predate the Reiki Resurrection records."
"The General Headquarters has always believed that they have lost the conditions to be opened."
"But the sect leader does not wield ordinary star gate power."
"It is the access to the gate."
"For it, the abandoned door may not be truly useless."
Marquis Zhenxing stared at the map.
There are thirteen dark marks on the door.
They are distributed in different regions.
Some are located in remote, restricted wilderness areas.
Some are submerged in the ruins of the old city.
Two more locations are located deep within human territory.
Marquis Zhenxing said in a deep voice:
"Can we be sure which place it will choose?"
"cannot."
Zhou Xuanheng paused for a moment.
"But someone might be able to confirm it."
Both of them looked towards the direction of the Starry Courtyard.
……
Starry Courtyard.
The courtyard gate was tightly closed.
There are no satellite patrolling satellites outside.
There is no observation array.
Even the Zhenxing Army soldiers responsible for guarding this area retreated to a distance of 500 zhang.
It wasn't Lin Yuan's request.
Zhou Xuanheng withdrew voluntarily.
In the courtyard.
Lin Xiaoya was still asleep.
Last night's final "close" seemed to have only slightly accelerated the closing speed of the main star gate.
However, it is still a huge burden on her current body.
White lock marks are hidden deep between the eyebrows.
It was darker than before the war.
But it is also more solid than before.
Like a tiny lock cylinder that has been tempered by a real main door.
Lin Yuan sat in the courtyard.
He had changed into a plain black outfit for his upper body.
Last night's old school uniform was already torn to shreds in the battle.
The injuries to his chest, arms, and brow are slowly healing within the Extreme Star Domain.
After a million qualitative changes.
Recovery is not simply about speeding up the process.
Instead, it can be transferred.
Lin Yuan raised his right hand.
There was also a dark scar on his palm, torn open by the sect leader's authority.
A thought subtly stirred within me.
The Dark Gold Starfield unfolded within his body.
The remaining door patterns in the wound were quickly peeled off.
Some of the injuries were transferred to the Extreme Blood Shadow through the Soul Core channel.
The dark golden shadows in the courtyard swayed slightly.
A blood shadow appeared.
The same dark scar appeared on its palm.
next moment.
The main body and the Blood Shadow simultaneously activated the Extreme Dao Star Furnace.
An injury.
Two bodies share the burden.
The recovery speed has improved again.
After a while.
The two wounds closed up at the same time.
Lin Yuan glanced at the Blood Shadow.
After a million times, the Extreme Star Domain allowed Blood Shadow to no longer merely bear the power for the main body.
It can also bear some of the injuries.
If we encounter an even stronger enemy in the future.
The main body and the blood shadow can even take turns withstanding fatal impacts.
As long as the Extreme Star Domain doesn't collapse.
The connection between the soul cores remains constant.
It would be very difficult to truly render him incapable of fighting.
The blood shadow sank back to its feet.
Lin Yuan closed his eyes.
Deep within his consciousness, the dark trail left by the sect leader's authority slowly lit up.
The trajectory is extremely long.
It passed through countless overlapping black doors.
But next to the original main direction, a new branch appears.
It's very light.
It is extending into the Earth's interior.
The sect leader did not continue searching for the Dragon Abyss Main Star Sect.
It really did change its route.
Lin Yuan sensed his way forward along that branch.
wilderness.
Old town.
underground.
And a door that has been dormant for a long time.
Just then.
A slight noise came from inside the house.
Lin Xiaoya woke up.
She walked out, leaning against the door frame, her face still somewhat pale.
"elder brother."
"Um."
"Is the door closed?"
"It's off."
Lin Xiaoya breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, the white lock mark on her forehead suddenly flashed.
She instinctively touched her brow.
Lin Yuan looked at her.
"What did you see?"
Lin Xiaoya did not answer immediately.
She closed her eyes and focused on feeling it for a while.
In the white dream, there is no main star gate.
There are no bronze goalkeepers.
However, there is a very thin black line.
The black line didn't come from the sky.
Instead, they climb upwards little by little from deep underground.
Like an old door buried in the ground, being gently knocked on from the inside.
Lin Xiaoya opened her eyes.
Her face was even whiter than before.
"elder brother."
"It didn't leave."
"I know."
"It's no longer in the sky."
"Um."
Lin Xiaoya raised her head, her voice very soft:
"It's underground."
The dark golden starry sky in Lin Yuan's eyes slowly rotated.
The judgment based on the lock mark was consistent with the direction detected by the Extreme Star Soul.
The sect leader is searching for traces of an ancient gate located inside the Earth.
It doesn't open from the starry sky.
Instead, the door opens from within the human realm.
Lin Yuan asked:
"Can you see where it is?"
Lin Xiaoya shook her head.
"It's very far."
"There are still many things blocking the way."
She paused for a moment.
"But what about next to that door..."
"There's someone there."
Lin Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.
"The person behind the door?"
"No."
Lin Xiaoya carefully discerned the difference.
"In front of the door."
"They're from our side."
The courtyard fell silent for a moment.
This time.
The sect leader is not simply looking for an ancient sect that has no one around.
Someone is on the reality side, helping it open the door.
……
The Black Tower of the Celestial Patrol Bureau.
Thirteen ancient sect files were laid out in front of Gu Changye.
Each one comes from the highest-level sealed records of the General Headquarters.
He didn't sleep all night.
The excitement in his eyes had subsided.
Instead, there was an unusual solemnity.
The subordinate whispered:
"My lord, all thirteen traces of ancient gates have been investigated."
"No abnormalities have been reported so far."
Gu Changye flipped through the files.
"The absence of a report does not mean there are no abnormalities."
"The sect leader suffered a loss once."
"It will no longer allow everyone to see the anchor point in advance."
When he turned to the seventh file, his fingers suddenly stopped.
The cover of the file reads:
Ancient Gate Zero.
Location: Underground of the old capital of Zhongzhou.
Status: Permanently archived.
Last record opened: 76 years before the spiritual resurgence.
Gu Changye's gaze narrowed slightly.
Other traces of ancient gates are either in the wilderness.
Either in an abandoned safe zone.
There is only this ancient gate, number zero.
Located in the true heart of human territory.
Moreover, one page of its sealed record was deliberately torn out.
It's not that it's been damaged by time.
Someone deliberately deleted it.
Gu Changye slowly sat up straight.
"List of all guards of the No. 0 Ancient Gate over the past twenty years."
His subordinate was taken aback.
"But that place has been sealed off for over seventy years."
"According to the General Headquarters archives, the underground entrance has long been filled with Star Iron, and no one can enter."
Gu Changye looked up at him.
"Then why do people still apply for maintenance funding every three years?"
His subordinate's expression changed abruptly.
Gu Changye opened the black notebook.
Write on the new page:
The sect leader will not come from outer space next time.
There are people in the world who open the door for it.
……
The old capital of Zhongzhou.
Three thousand meters underground.
There are no lights here.
There are no modern buildings either.
Thick, solid iron was poured to form layers of enclosed structures, completely enveloping the entire underground space.
In theory.
No life can get in here.
But at this moment.
Footsteps could be heard in the darkness.
despair.
despair.
despair.
A figure draped in a gray robe slowly descended the long-abandoned stone steps.
He held a jet-black ring in his hand.
The surface of the ring is covered with fine door patterns.
Every step taken.
The star iron seal ahead will silently crack open, creating a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through.
Wait until he walks past.
The crack will close again.
It's like it's never been opened.
At the end of the stone steps.
It is an ancient stone gate that is only three zhang (approximately 10 meters) high.
Compared to the main star gate, it is insignificantly small.
There was no energy fluctuation on the door.
Only in the center is an ancient symbol that has long been erased from human history.
The man in the gray robe stopped in front of the door.
Raise your hand.
The black ring was embedded in the center of the stone gate.
Click.
The ring and the door pattern match perfectly.
For the first time in seventy-six years, the ancient gate trembled slightly.
Behind the door.
It was as if something had opened its eyes.
The man in the gray robe slowly knelt down.
Forehead touching the ground.
The voice was respectful yet fervent.
"Welcome, Sect Leader."
In the cracks of the stone gate.
A tiny, dark flame silently ignited.
The sect leader's voice slowly echoed from the deepest part of the earth.
"The door has been found."
"Now."
"Starting from the human world."