Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 597: Chapter 597: Grass Hut, Ancient Painting, Silhouette

”Someone else has arrived?”

Ye Yun’s eyebrows rose nonchalantly as his Divine Sense perceived several newcomers at the entrance.

Upon identifying their attire, Ye Yun quickly surmised that these people were from the Water Dragon Sect, very similar to Elder Liu.

Ye Yun naturally didn’t pay much attention to a small Water Dragon Sect and remained composed, leading the father and daughter of the Su family forward in flight.

A Demon Clan contingent up ahead had abruptly halted its flight.

A Life and Death Realm Great Demon looked down in astonishment and said, ”How is there still a straw hut in that valley?”

”Could it be that someone has lived here?” another Great Demon’s expression changed drastically, and he looked around with some trepidation.

His words instantly caused a commotion among the entire Demon Clan troop.

Could it be... within these Ancient Ruins, there are still surviving Spirits or members of the Dragon Clan? If that’s the case, just how terrifying must their cultivation base be?

”There’s no one here, it was a false alarm!” The Great Demon leading the group released his Divine Sense to carefully scan the area and let out a sigh of relief.

”Could they have gone out?” a Great Demon from the side asked with a furrowed brow.

”They shouldn’t have. Anyone who can survive in these Ancient Ruins is at least a great Cultivator of the Eternal Realm. All of us who have entered here, even if we joined forces, would be no match for him...” the leading Great Demon shook his head.

The other demons nodded in agreement with his analysis.

Seeing that this straw hut held no value, the demons swiftly soared past.

Three figures soon arrived above the valley.

Looking at the straw hut, Ye Yun’s expression changed.

Just who had been living here? The person had only set up a simple straw hut, and it didn’t look like they had stayed here very long.

Ye Yun descended to the front of the straw hut and pushed the door open to enter.

Su Mountain and Su Jinx followed him in.

This straw hut wasn’t large. Inside, there was a single wooden bed, a desk, and a stool. On the desk lay a brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone—all covered in dust.

WHOOSH!

Ye Yun went to the desk. With a gentle wave of his large sleeves, a gust of wind swept by, and the thick dust on the drawing paper disappeared.

A long scroll of ancient painting suddenly came into their view.

”This...” Ye Yun gasped, his handsome face now bore an incredibly shocked expression.

A young man was depicted on the ancient painting. Dressed in white, with his hands clasped behind his back, he gazed up at the sky, exuding a sense of lonely invincibility over all under heaven.

Without a doubt, the figure in this ancient painting caused such a dramatic change in Ye Yun’s expression because the back depicted was his own.

Just who had drawn this depiction of my back? Regarding this painting, aside from the painter, only I can recognize that this back is mine. The white robe worn by the figure in the painting is exactly the one I wore a hundred thousand years ago. They are exactly identical, with not a single difference. This depiction of my back is so lifelike, it almost perfectly captured my temperament. Only someone familiar with me could possess such brushwork.

”Daddy, why do I feel like the man’s back in this painting... looks a lot like Big Brother...” Su Jinx blinked. She looked from Ye Yun’s back to the figure in the painting, then compared the back in front of her, and said in surprise.

”It indeed looks very similar...” Su Mountain also said gravely.

He actually wanted to say they were one hundred percent identical, but on second thought, it seemed somewhat inappropriate, so he had to speak ambiguously.

”Hehe... It’s merely a resemblance!” Ye Yun laughed and casually spoke.

After finishing his sentence, Ye Yun’s expression calmed, and his gaze deepened.

An enormous thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Could this be the doing of the mastermind behind everything? The mastermind behind the scenes had certainly done no shortage of mysterious and deceptive things. Perhaps they had also laid a countermeasure against me in these Ancient Ruins?

A smirk formed at the corner of Ye Yun’s mouth at the thought.

He reached out and collected the ancient painting.

”Let’s go. There are no fortuitous encounters worth seeking here!” Ye Yun turned around, gave a slight smile to Su Jinx, and walked out the door, with the two of them hurriedly following suit.

The trio continued to fly towards the depths of this Miniature World.

Almost all the Flowers of The Divine in this Miniature World vanished the instant someone first discovered them.

The Flowers of The Divine, without a whisper, made their way into Su Jinx’s storage ring through Ye Yun’s hands.

Su Mountain and Su Jinx were astonished by Ye Yun’s ability to swap something for nothing. Having received so many Flowers of The Divine, they were momentarily unsure what to say.

Perhaps this is the betrothal gift secretly presented by the Young Master? Su Mountain could only console himself this way.

However, the gift was indeed too precious.

If word got out, the Su family would become a public target, with no place to stand in the entire Jiangchuan Dynasty.

It’s feared that even Super Sects would move against the Su family.

Just as Su Mountain’s heart was filled with apprehension and his mind was racing with thoughts, deep within the Sumeru Dark Realm, in the subterranean prison beneath the towering mountain, the coiled Black Dragon suddenly opened its eyes.

That was painted by the little girl. On it is her sweetheart, yet that fellow took it away. Truly detestable! the Black Dragon muttered to itself, its eyes filled with rage.

But it was trapped in the prison; even having reached the Divine King Realm, it couldn’t escape.

In its surroundings, all four directions were filled with black pillars. These pillars were massive, several zhang in diameter, spaced a hundred zhang apart, and their surfaces were all inscribed with incredibly powerful Sealing Runes. Without a key, it would never be able to get out in this lifetime.

I should devise a plan to lure all those people over, then snatch back that ancient painting, and perhaps have a feast while I’m at it... The Black Dragon’s eyes shifted slightly, a plan forming in an instant.

BUZZ!

Its Dragon Body trembled lightly. A wave of white light surged past, and in an instant, its entire body transformed into the form of Spirit Stones.

It became a dragon of Spirit Stones. Viewed from afar, it resembled a dragon-shaped Spirit Stone Mine composed of high-quality Spirit Stones.

These crystalline Spirit Stones exuded an even richer aura of Divine Nature. If anyone were to see this, they would undoubtedly be unable to resist rushing in.

Hehe, the Sumeru Dark Realm’s prison has a major flaw: those above the True God Realm cannot enter, but there’s no restriction for those below it. I suppose the original designer never anticipated that some little runts from the Life and Death Realm and Destiny Realm would enter... A quiet voice echoed in the depths of the prison.

The Black Dragon’s tone carried a hint of smugness.

It lay prone on the ground, its entire body emitting a crystalline glow, pulsing with Spiritual Energy, illuminating the surrounding dim space.

The Black Dragon quietly awaited the arrival of those factions that had entered this world.

Of course, its main target was Ye Yun, who had taken away the ancient painting.

Ye Yun was currently completely unaware, never imagining that this little Black Dragon he intended to save would dig such a pit for him.

”Emperor artifact! I found an Emperor artifact!”

Above a black mountain range, a Life and Death Realm Great Demon roared, holding a black Longsword, and bellowed excitedly to the heavens.

The other Great Demons in his team also began roaring in excitement.

Ye Yun, seeing this scene from afar, shook his head and smiled.

He extended his hand. The black Emperor Sword suddenly broke free from the Great Demon’s grasp, soared into the air, pierced the void, and vanished.

”Clan Leader Su, you should keep this sword...” Ye Yun casually gestured, pulled a black Emperor Sword out of the void, and handed it to Su Mountain.