Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 710: Chapter 709 [There is a Mountain Here, Inside the Mountain There is a Room]

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Immortal Elixir, a very sensitive term for everyone, whether for martial artists or for ordinary mortals, possesses a temptation powerful enough to make them forsake life and death.

Of course, ordinary mortals, especially those living in Earth’s secular world, have, over thousands of years of evolution, slowly given up any extravagant hopes of achieving immortality; they have subconsciously accepted the natural course of life and death.

In this vast world of martial arts, there are too many cultivators defying the heavens for the sake of life, struggling through catastrophes and dangers, unregretfully courting death to gain immense power and pursue the ultimate goal of becoming immortal. Yet, for millions of years, no one has ever achieved eternal life through becoming immortal. Could it really be just a dream? For those cultivators who have sacrificed so much, this seems exceedingly cruel.

It is indeed tragic to think that not even invincible emperors have examples of immortality. What hope could ordinary people have then? Thus, the Immortal Elixir becomes everyone’s lofty aspiration. When their life is about to end, who would be willing to go quietly? Especially those who dominate the world—what powerful individual doesn’t wish to live a little longer, to have more time to battle, to search for the path to eternity? Ordinary mortals might not think this way because they are helpless and their strength limited, only able to accept the natural laws and the arrangement of life and death, whereas cultivators inherently defy these very laws. Being alive means they still have the chance to see the day when the road to becoming immortal opens; once dead, they lose everything, whether they are local powerhouses, regional overlords, or emperors who rule this great world. In death, all become mere dust, with no place to voice their melancholic sentiments.

”It seems that the Divine Calculation’s purpose in sending you here was to find the Immortal Elixir,” Dongfang Meng said to Tianshuang.

”No, there’s also the second fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array,” Tianshuang shook her head in response.

”From what you say, Divine Calculation must have divined some other matters...” Ye Tianchen speculated.

Tianshuang looked at Ye Tianchen, couldn’t help but laugh, and said, ”I originally thought you were someone without EQ or IQ, but it turns out you are quite smart.”

”My IQ has always been high. As for my EQ, it largely depends on who stands before me...” Ye Tianchen said with a mischievous smile.

At this moment, Dongfang Meng and Tianshuang, the two great beauties from the Ancient Martial Sect, surprisingly shared a look of contempt and glared at Ye Tianchen. Wasn’t this guy asking for a beating by saying such things?

However, at this moment, in the center of the Sun Never Sets Mountain, despite seeming safe, it has earned its reputation as a demonic place. This is especially true around the Sun Never Sets Mountain, where there are some beasts from the Demon Clan and the Ancient Alien Race, each possessing shocking divine skills. Take, for example, the Black Dragon King and the Lizard Demon—they’re definitely causing heaven-shattering calamities outside. If Ye Tianchen and the others dared to go out, they would undoubtedly get torn to shreds.

”Ignore him, sister Tianshuang. Since we’ve chosen to become friends, I hope you can tell us everything about the Sun Never Sets Mountain. Wherever we can help, we will do our utmost,” Dongfang Meng said earnestly to Tianshuang.

”Yes, this guy is too hateful. Once we get out, let’s deal with him!” Tianshuang also made a face at Ye Tianchen.

”You’re all grown up, still making faces like you’re eighteen?” Ye Tianchen said irritably.

Tianshuang ignored Ye Tianchen, as dealing with someone without EQ was pointless. After rolling her eyes at him, she said, ”The Grandmaster divined that the center of the Sun Never Sets Mountain should still retain its appearance from ten million years ago; the Immortal Elixir might still exist there, and the second fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array is also within this mountain. Even if we can’t find the Immortal Elixir, I must take the array fragment back.”

”As you said, if the Immortal Elixir isn’t found, what use is bringing back the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array? The Divine Calculation will still have to face his end...” Dongfang Meng interjected.

”You’re wrong; the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array is just as important as the Immortal Elixir. Earth is no longer suitable for cultivation, yet there still exists the Ancient Martial World, a sealed realm where there are remnants of a suitable spiritual energy for cultivation. However, it can’t allow the powerful to break through again rapidly. The only way is to find the fragments of the Ancient Transmission Array, restore it, and leave Earth to enter this Martial Arts Great World, in order to continue cultivating and not just watch life pass by, waiting for the end,” Ye Tianchen shook his head and explained.

”Exactly, our grandmaster of Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect hopes to find the second fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array, then gradually acquire the first and third pieces, and use them to reactivate the array, leave Earth, and have a better chance of surviving to find the Immortal Elixir,” Tianshuang nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Dongfang Meng also understood that the fragments of the Ancient Transmission Array were even more important to any Ancient Martial Sect and any powerful being in the Earth Ancient Martial World than their own lives, equally vital as the Immortal Elixir which prolongs life. Earth had long been unsuitable for cultivation; no matter how powerful you were or how high your comprehension was, the level of cultivation you could achieve was limited. Without powerful treasures, without the spiritual energy and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that aid cultivation, staying on Earth which was unsuitable for cultivation was like being a frog in a well. Why continue to toil so hard in cultivation?

Therefore, above the Earth, every powerful being and every Ancient Martial Sect had always been focused on finding the fragments of the Ancient Transmission Array. This was because only through the fragments of the Transmission Array could they leave the Earth, which was unsuitable for cultivation, and enter this vast Martial Arts World, witnessing more powerful Cultivation Methods, gaining more strength and enlightenment. Otherwise, even if one stood at the peak on Earth, it would all be in vain.

”In that case, when Senior Qing Song was killed years ago, all the long-standing Ancient Martial Sects put aside their grudges and prejudices to join forces in hunting down the Blood Killing Organization. It seems not only to take revenge for the respected Senior Qing Song but more importantly, they wanted to get their hands on the Transmission Array Fragment taken by the Blood Killing Organization from Senior Qing Song...” Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

It had to be said that Ye Tianchen was very clever. Even Tianshuang was somewhat stunned, not expecting that this guy could infer some matters just based on other pieces of information. No wonder he had great fortune and great wisdom to inherit the ”Yijin Jing”; this was not without reason.

”I still have another question, why wasn’t Sun Never Sets Mountain originally a demon land, and how did it end up like this?” Dongfang Meng couldn’t help but continue to ask.

”I’m not very sure about this either. I’ve only heard the Grandmaster mention a little about it. It seems like Sun Never Sets Mountain was not originally on Earth. It seemed to have come from beyond, falling from the sky and landing on Earth...” Tianshuang also said with a puzzled expression.

”From beyond? Falling from the sky? It seems that Sun Never Sets Mountain holds too many secrets, impossible to fully understand anytime soon,” Ye Tianchen muttered to himself.

”What did you say?” Tianshuang, noticing Ye Tianchen talking to himself, couldn’t help but ask.

”Nothing much, I might know something. After I have the chance to confirm it, I’ll let you know. Let’s go, let’s first search for the Immortal Elixir,” Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

After a series of questions and explanations, there was still too much that was unclear. Sun Never Sets Mountain falling from the sky? What exactly was that? And during the Ancient Times when Earth was a prosperous land of cultivation, what had actually happened? These mysteries were buried in the river of time, only to be discovered and verified bit by bit.

Ye Tianchen, Dongfang Meng, and Tianshuang set off toward the depths of Sun Never Sets Mountain. They had already entered the central area of the mountain, led by Tianshuang, moving toward the innermost part. They had two tasks to accomplish: one was to find the Immortal Elixir; the other was to locate the second fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array. The opportunity to enter Sun Never Sets Mountain came only once, and if they didn’t obtain what they needed this time, they would never have another chance.

”According to the Grandmaster’s divination, right in the center of Sun Never Sets Mountain is where the Immortal Elixir grows. Emperors who once dominated the heavens came here to harvest it, and they wouldn’t uproot this Immortal Elixir, leaving it for future strong beings to consume...” Tianshuang said as they walked forward.

”Wait a minute... What is that?” Ye Tianchen frowned, his eyes emitting two streams of golden light as he looked ahead.

Tianshuang and Dongfang Meng were also startled and looked forward where they saw a thatched cottage not far away. It was a very ordinary thatched cottage with a small fenced yard in front, and in front of the yard was a square field divided into seven small plots, each about the size of two adult palms, total of seven plots with soil of seven different colors, each filled with powerful vitality and vigor.

”This... Could it be that people have always lived on Sun Never Sets Mountain?” Tianshuang asked in shock.

”Could it be an Emperor-level figure?” Dongfang Meng also said in immense surprise.

”Such an ordinary place, such a powerful aura, Sun Never Sets Mountain has too many secrets. Who would have thought that at its core, there would actually be a thatched cottage? What kind of person would make this their home, to live in a place like this?” Ye Tianchen also couldn’t help but marvel.

Deep within Sun Never Sets Mountain, there lay a plain thatched cottage. Who built it? Who lived in such a place known through the ages? Perhaps an Emperor? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)