Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Chapter 372: Chapter 173 Water Monster_1

Luo Province, North Mang Mountain.

By this time, the sky had entered night, and the cold moonlight spilled over the earth, giving a sense of desolation and quiet solitude to the mountains sprawling before their eyes.

Shen Yuan stepped slowly into the forest, with Gong Buyu and Xue Mingzhi following behind him.

Having learned of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land from Xue Mingzhi, Shen Yuan immediately set off for North Mang Mountain territory with Gong Buyu and Xue Mingzhi in tow.

Within the trio, even Xue Mingzhi, the one with the lowest realm, had already stepped into the Qi Training Stage, capable of controlling Heaven and Earth’s Primordial Elemental Qi for long-distance flight.

However, with thousands of kilometers between Yun Province and Luo Province, it was uncertain if Xue Mingzhi could endure the journey.

In the end, it was Shen Yuan who, through the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Great Divine Power, used Heaven and Earth’s Primordial Elemental Qi to assist, boosting Xue Mingzhi’s escape speed to the limit and arriving at the North Mang Mountain territory after a short and intense journey of thousands of kilometers.

Shen Yuan rushed to North Mang Mountain so urgently because of the answer he had deduced earlier in the courtyard with Star Astrology Divine Power.

As one of the Primal Chaos Realm’s seven great forbidden lands, the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land inherently had a very high status, and it was not something that could be divined through ordinary means. Moreover, the complexity of divination was magnified by the involvement of the Master of North Mang Mountain, whom was suspected to be connected to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and was the contemporary First Ghost Immortal.

Even with Star Astrology Divine Power at his disposal, Shen Yuan could only deduce a vague result.

Delay with North Mang Mountain affairs will breed complications.

Naturally, Shen Yuan trusted the divination result of the Star Astrology Divine Power, which is why he hurried to North Mang Mountain immediately, even opting against using transportation to speed up his arrival by instead employing Escape Skills.

On the way, Shen Yuan pondered why Star Astrology Divine Power offered such a divination result.

It had been over a year since the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge returned, yet North Mang Mountain had remained tranquil. Why then did Star Astrology Divine Power provide such an answer?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Finally, Shen Yuan suddenly thought of a significant event that occurred that very day.

The rules of the world had recovered, and the present world could now support the descent of Spirit Transmutation powerful experts.

Shen Yuan immediately realized that the uncertain factors of North Mang Mountain were very likely connected to the day’s restoration of the world’s rules.

Moreover, according to Xue Mingzhi, abnormalities in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land had surfaced unexpectedly some days before, attracting the descendants of Imperial Capital noble families to barge into it.

Combining today’s recovery of world rules, the abnormalities in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land from some days before were likely precursors to something else.

Of course, all of this was just speculation in Shen Yuan’s mind; the exact situation required further investigation deep within North Mang Mountain.

As he walked through the wilderness, Shen Yuan’s Divine Sense spread unrestrainedly in all directions.

Shen Yuan’s Yin God, nourished by the Earthly Destroyer Sword Technique Seed of Divine Power and honed within the miniature world of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda for over a decade, had become so powerful that even ordinary sunlight struggled to harm it in the slightest.

This powerful Yin God also fostered a powerful Divine Sense. Nearly all territory within a hundred miles fell under Shen Yuan’s sensory perception, an ability almost comparable to that of a Spirit Refining True Being.

As Shen Yuan’s Divine Sense gradually contracted, narrowing its scope, the concentrated Divine Sense could penetrate the earth, revealing countless graves lying underground and a vast array of skeletons, all clearly visible to his intuition.

The majority of these skeletal remains had been hastily buried without even a proper coffin, and many of the tombs had been excavated, with only a few smaller burial sites remaining intact.

Shen Yuan carefully confirmed everything, finding that it was just as Xue Mingzhi had said—the territory of North Mang Mountain was filled with skeletal remains, yet there weren’t many ghostly presences to be found.

In fact, even the old town area of Wenn City saw more wandering ghosts and spirits than North Mang Mountain.

“It’s too peaceful,” Shen Yuan said, striding through the mountainous area.

Xue Mingzhi, following behind, was briefly startled at these words, then cast his gaze over the expanse of North Mang Mountain before him.

This was the outer area of North Mang Mountain, where small villages and scenic areas had formed on the periphery due to extensive development over centuries.

The three had entered North Mang Mountain avoiding the main paths of scenic areas, but they could still see the distant lights and the noisy crowd of tourists in the night, which was far from peaceful.

“What does the master mean?” Xue Mingzhi asked cautiously.

Shen Yuan did not respond, but it was Gong Buyu, cradling Bai Xue in his arms, who took the initiative to speak:

“As one of the famed mountains and rivers, North Mang Mountain also encompasses a Spirit Vein, hence the concentration of Spirit Energy here is not low.

In recent times, due to the sharp increase in Spirit Energy concentration throughout Great Xia, a large number of little monsters with awakened Spiritual Wisdom have been born, and there are even many areas plagued by evil spirits. Even places as destitute in Spirit Energy as Wenn City are no exception.”

With a cold gaze sweeping over the seemingly serene North Mang Mountain, Gong Buyu’s voice carried a note of solemnity.

“North Mang Mountain, located on a Spirit Vein, has shown no sign of any little monsters awakening Spiritual Wisdom along the way, nor any wandering evil spirits born from the countless wild graves and tombs. This is absolutely abnormal.

Even if these graves are too ancient and the remnant souls within have dissipated cleanly during the Spirit Energy Exhaustion era, the yin energy from the tombs wouldn’t dissipate during that period.

There are many surrounding villages, and there should have been new graves established within North Mang Mountain in the past few decades. The inevitable creation of wandering evil spirits due to the convergence of a great amount of yin energy with Spirit Energy is unavoidable.”

With Gong Buyu’s explanation, Xue Mingzhi too quickly recognized the seriousness of the issue.

He had always thought it was due to the Spirit Energy depletion that no ghostly figures appeared throughout North Mang Mountain, but the reality was far more complex than he had imagined.

This realization gradually raised a sense of vigilance in Xue Mingzhi’s heart.

Shen Yuan continued towards the mountain peak. He did not choose to rush at top speed to the core of North Mang Mountain, but instead, with his Divine Sense, he carefully observed every detail of the surrounding territory.