Nine Yang Sword God

There were no birds, beasts, or birds in the mountains. It was terrifyingly quiet. Even the trees were withered.    

    

The joy of finding a barren mountain was quickly washed away by gusts of chilly wind.    

    

Chen Chang He narrowed his eyes: "I'm afraid this Spirit Emperor had built a virtual space array, otherwise the entire mountain's essence would not have been sucked dry, not even the grass could grow, and the birds and beasts would not be willing to stay."    

    

Hong Feng raised his eyebrows and said: "Brother Chen, what is a virtual space array?"    

    

Chen Chang Mo said: "Some of the stronger cultivators in the cultivation world have the ability to create enchantments, but the Spirit Emperor cultivators have no way of creating enchantments, so to create an independent space to be their own ruin, you need to rely on arrays to do so. There was a Rank 6 array called the virtual space array. As long as a Spirit Emperor powerhouse controlled it, it could create an independent space. However, this independent space was virtual and could not exist for long, so it needed to draw out the surrounding life force to maintain it. "The vitality of this desolate mountain, should have been transferred by the virtual space array, hence it can maintain a virtual space as an independent existence."    

    

Hong Feng's eyes lit up: "Brother Chen indeed walked out of the Hidden Dragon Gate, you sure are knowledgeable."    

    

Hearing that, Chen Chang He smiled, and did not refute, but these things were definitely not things he had learnt from the Hidden Dragon Gate.    

    

Although this virtual space array was very famous, ordinary cultivators could not access it. Even the inner masters of the Hidden Dragon Sect might not have heard of it.    

    

Hong Feng asked again, "Since this Spirit Emperor Ruins is in a virtual space, how do we find it?"    

    

Chen Chang Mo said: "Since this Spirit Emperor is using this method to create ruins, it means that he is waiting for the fated person to come here. It is impossible for him to not leave behind any clues, so as long as we find the exact location of the array, we can activate the virtual space array."    

    

Hong Feng asked, "How can I find the exact location of the formation?"    

    

Chen Chang Mo replied: "Using spirit energy to sense, spirit energy can be sensed by the spirit energy waves produced by the formation. Although the mountains are vast, there are dozens of us, who will be able to pinpoint the exact location of the formation by using the spirit energy carpet."    

    

Hong Feng's face lit up and said: "Brother Chen, bringing you along was indeed the right decision!"    

    

As he spoke, Hong Feng gave the order for everyone to split up and use their spirit energy to sense the location of the formation.    

    

Just as Chen Changyu had said, although the Desolate Mountain was big, there were still a lot of people searching for it. In just four hours, a joyous news came, a Red Maple Gang disciple had found the location of the array.    

    

Chen Changyu and the rest immediately gathered after hearing the news, only to see the disciple sensing the formation undulations, right on top of a withered tree that was high up in the sky.    

    

Hong Feng raised his eyebrows and said, "Brother Chen, this big tree is where the virtual space array is located?"    

    

Chen Chang He did not answer, but walked around the big tree a few times, and after a while, he revealed a smile on his face and said: "If I'm not mistaken, I should have already found the entrance."    

    

Saying that, Chen Chang Mo waved his hand, and everyone surrounded them.    

    

Chen Chang He pointed to one of the branches, and said: "Look, the other branches are withered and weak, but the only branch has a green patch, you can see that the virtual space array is hidden in this place, because all the life force is drawn here by the virtual space array, thus it is able to maintain this leaf, even if the trees do not provide nutrition, even if autumn and winter come one after another, it will not be able to stop it!"    

    

Hong Feng asked in a curious tone: "How should I go in now that we have found the entrance?"    

    

Without saying a word, Chen Chang Ku took the green light and threw it on the ground.    

    

"Boom!"    

    

In that moment, the green leaves that were on the ground suddenly released countless white mist, which enveloped Chen Chang He and the rest, and the virtual space array formation appeared on top of the mountain.    

    

The white fog was so thick that everyone's eyes were wide open.    

    

Chen Chang Mo remained as unmoving as a mountain, he was calm and composed, because he knew that the white mist came along with the array, and since the array had already appeared, the white mist would soon dissipate.    

    

Sure enough, not long after, the white mist gradually dispersed. Everyone could see each other, but not the clear blue sky. At this moment, everyone's position had undergone a tremendous change.    

    

There was a seemingly endless corridor here. The corridor was very narrow, with hundreds of identical gatekeepers on both sides.    

    

On one side of the corridor, three lines of small characters were engraved.    

    

"I am the Spirit Emperor of Mount Changshan, my time limit has come. How can I not have any successors? I can only build a ruin and hope that someone will pass my legacy on to me."    

    

"There are a total of 101gatekeepers here, and only 96 of them have the treasures and secret techniques that I left behind."    

    

"In addition, among these ninety-six gatekeepers, there is a gatekeeper who has hidden a legacy that truly belongs to me. He who inherits me will receive my legacy, become my successor, receive my karma, and make wishes for me."    

    

Chen Chang He was the first to see these three lines of small characters, because he was the one who was the most clear-headed right now. Everyone else was stunned, and did not understand why they would suddenly appear here.    

    

Hong Feng frowned, "Brother Chen, could this place be the inside of the virtual space array?"    

    

Chen Chang'e smiled. "Yes."    

    

The Great Elder asked in surprise, "Then are we still on top of the barren mountain?"    

    

Chen Chang'e laughed: "The array is on top of the mountain, we are naturally on top of the mountain too."    

    

"But how do we get out of here?"    

    

Chen Chang He laughed: "It wasn't easy to enter the Spirit Emperor's Ruins, and you want to leave without obtaining any benefits?"    

    

Hong Yue curled her lips and said, "But this place is very eerie, very scary, and also seems to be airtight. The front even seems to be an endless pit, it's really seductive."    

    

"First of all, there is an end to this corridor, because there are only a thousand and one gatekeepers on both sides of this corridor. As for how to get out … If someone inherits the Spirit Emperor's legacy and becomes the Spirit Emperor's successor, we can naturally leave. "    

    

"Huh?"    

    

"How do you know there are a thousand and one gatekeepers here?"    

    

Chen Chang Xian pointed to the three lines of words and said, "Take a look for yourselves."    

    

Everyone immediately surrounded him and their eyes lit up after reading it.    

    

Hong Feng turned around and said to the gang, "There are more than a thousand gatekeepers here. You all can enter and leave at will. If you can obtain the Spirit King's mantle, then I, Hong Feng, will not hesitate to help!"    

    

The group of disciples immediately rubbed their hands together in excitement. If they had the chance to receive the inheritance of the Spirit Emperor, who wouldn't be excited?    

    

Hong Feng then looked at Chen Chang He and asked: "Brother Chen, what do you think?"    

    

Chen Chang He laughed: "More than a thousand rooms, it is not easy for one person to search all of them in a short period of time, and there will definitely be challenges if one truly possesses treasure. Those challenges will not be passed by just anyone, so as Brother Hong has said, all of us searching these rooms together will depend on our own luck to obtain anything."    

    

Hong Feng also laughed and said: "Brother Chen, those words are deeply ingrained in my heart. Since that's the case, then … Let's start our search! "