“The Daxia government has named the ruins as the Immortal Ruins.”

“The Immortal Ruins are located in a small mountain near Dayan County. The locals call this mountain the Wasteland Mountain. The resources in the mountain are scarce, and the scenery is nothing special, so the locals rarely visit the Wasteland Mountain.”

“After preliminary exploration, it is speculated that the ruins date back to the late ancient times.”

Before going to the ruins, Yun Zhi briefly introduced the situation of the ruins to Lu Yang and the Immortal Maiden.

Currently, 70% of people’s understanding of the ancient times relies on the records of their predecessors, and 30% comes from the excavation of the ruins of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Due to the ancient nameless refining stars, the ruins of the ancient times are few and far between, and most of them are incomplete, hardly yielding any useful information.

Lu Yang, however, is different. His understanding of the ancient times is entirely dependent on the Immortal Maiden.

Upon hearing the elder sister’s introduction, Lu Yang opened his mouth, showing a very hesitant expression.

“What’s the matter?”

“Do we really need to discuss the ruins while eating hot pot?”

The hot pot in front of Lu Yang was bubbling, and plates of beef were placed on the table. According to the restaurant, these were dragon hanging, spoon handle, three-flower toe, five-flower toe, beef mixed platter… Lu Yang never thought that the parts of a cow could be divided so meticulously.

Across the hot pot, a woman as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal was watching Lu Yang eat hot pot expressionlessly, which put a lot of pressure on him.

It felt like an execution now, it would be better to go directly to the Immortal Ruins.

The beef hot pot is famous all over the world, and all the diners here come for the hot pot. But the elder sister’s detached temperament, which is not worldly, is incompatible with the atmosphere of this hot pot restaurant. Many people can’t help but glance at Lu Yang and Yun Zhi, curious about their identities.

If there were observant people, they would find that although the man and woman were talking, they couldn’t hear a word they were saying. This was not a simple soundproofing method, but a deeper level, close to an illusion spell.

Yun Zhi picked up a piece of beef from the pot, dipped it in satay sauce, opened her mouth slightly, and put the beef into her mouth. Her movements were so elegant that it didn’t seem like she was eating hot pot, but rather a very precious treasure.

“Beef hot pot is a specialty of Dayan County. You rarely come here, so you should taste the local delicacies to enrich your experience. Your personality is free and easy, destined to walk the path of worldly cultivation, this is also part of cultivation.”

Yun Zhi paused, then continued: “Also, to celebrate your successful promotion to the Golden Elixir stage.”

With that, Yun Zhi raised her teacup and clinked it with Lu Yang.

Lu Yang was flattered and carefully picked up his teacup.

After the meal, the two left the restaurant. Lu Yang was still savoring the taste of the food. It was really delicious.

Just as Lu Yang was about to ask where to go next, he felt his collar being pulled by the elder sister.

The elder sister took a step forward, the space distorted, the scene changed, and they went directly from the entrance of the restaurant to the desolate Wasteland Mountain.

“This is the real Shrinking Ground into Inch!” The Immortal Maiden exclaimed excitedly.

Having been with Lu Yang for a long time, she almost forgot that the real Shrinking Ground into Inch was a space spell, not digging in the soil.

…

On the Wasteland Mountain, soldiers were setting up camp, ready for battle. These were the elite troops of the Daxia royal road, all of whom had cultivation bases and could form a soul army formation to fight the enemy.

The Immortal Ruins were the birthplace of the Immortal Sect, and the court could not ignore it.

“Is this Daoist Yun Zhi?” An old general clad in heavy armor, exuding decisiveness between his brows, walked over. With each step, his heavy armor would make a heavy sound.

The old general had already received the news that the Seek Tao Sect would send someone to explore the Immortal Ruins.

He commanded this elite army, and even a Tribulation Crossing cultivator could fight him. He had a high status in the court.

But he didn’t dare to be arrogant in front of Yun Zhi.

The reason was simple, he had the fortune to see Yun Zhi take action.

At the same time, he was also wondering, inviting Yun Zhi over, did the court want to explore the Immortal Ruins, or did they want to dismantle the Immortal Ruins?

Yun Zhi nodded, not saying much.

The old general’s gaze rested on Lu Yang, a little cultivator who had just formed his Golden Elixir. He didn’t understand why Daoist Yun Zhi brought him along.

The old general didn’t ask. Since it was someone Daoist Yun Zhi brought, there was no need to interfere.

Could he stop Yun Zhi?

“Please, this way.” The old general made a gesture of invitation, inviting Yun Zhi into the Immortal Ruins.

The soldiers who saw this scene were all secretly guessing, who was the visitor that made the general treat them so seriously?

The princess? The grand princess? A certain Tribulation Crossing cultivator?

The soldiers were of high quality, even if they had doubts in their hearts, they didn’t show it, but stuck to their duties, practicing the method of killing the enemy in battle.

The old general led the two to a cave. The cave was deep and pitch black: “This is the place. According to the followers of the Immortal Sect, more than ten thousand years ago, the first generation leader was inspired by the Immortal, and his heart was blessed. He came here in his sleep and saw two old men playing chess. One was the Immortal, and the other was the ancient nameless.”

“The first generation leader was attracted by the chess game. When the game ended, the two old men and the chessboard disappeared together. The first generation leader woke up from his dream and found that he had unknowingly walked into the mountain and arrived at the entrance of the Immortal Ruins.”

“But according to our investigation, all the above experiences were made up to elevate the origin of the Immortal Sect. The only thing that is the same as the actual situation is that the protagonist is the first generation leader.””The actual situation was that the first generation sect leader was here illegally logging and selling the timber. He was discovered by the imperial court and imprisoned for fifty years. After his release, he reflected on his criminal past, learned from his experiences, and made active improvements. He then specifically learned the ‘Tree Planting Mantra’, planting and uprooting trees simultaneously, and quickly mastered the mantra.”

“When he uprooted one of the ancient trees, he found a deep, unfathomable cave beneath it. He was greatly surprised, so he bought a personal accident insurance policy and went to explore the cave.”

“Then he discovered the immortal relics, learned about the existence of immortal beings, and obtained a few immortal treasures. He was greatly inspired and felt that running a cult to earn spirit stones was faster than logging.”

“This is also reflected in criminal law. The former is punishable by death, while the latter is punishable by a fixed-term imprisonment.”

“When establishing the Immortal Sect, he also faced numerous difficulties, such as insufficient funds and manpower.”

“If there was a lack of funds, he would take out a loan. If there was a lack of manpower, he would recruit from the prison. The first generation sect leader overcame numerous difficulties and finally established the Immortal Sect.”

“…How did you manage to investigate his experiences in such detail?” Lu Yang felt that the first generation sect leader’s experiences were truly rich, enough to write a book.

The imperial court was powerful, able to investigate so thoroughly.

“Oh, investigating these wasn’t difficult, after all, he wrote a memoir.”

The old general took out a book from his bosom: “This is it, I’ve been reading it recently, it’s quite interesting.”

Lu Yang: “……”

You still think you’ve achieved great success, don’t you?

The old general added: “Later, the second generation sect leader usurped the throne, killed the first generation sect leader, and claimed his insurance compensation.”

(End of Chapter)