Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

The group sped underground, plunging tens of thousands of feet before finally stopping, only to find themselves in an unknown underground space.

This is clearly a natural formation, resembling a cave with an extremely large area.

In one area of ​​the cave, a large number of moonstones had already been placed, making the surrounding area bright and allowing everyone to see everything clearly.

Nine figures stood there, including humans, demons, wood people, yakshas, ​​and so on, encompassing almost all the races on the continent.

Without exception, all of these were beings at or above the Integration Realm, with the majority being at the late Integration Realm level and the remainder at the mid Integration Realm level.

Even though Mo Juren was prepared, he couldn't hide his shock at such a terrifying lineup. Fortunately, his side was not bad either, otherwise he really wouldn't have dared to come over so easily.

The nine figures stood in different places, all with solemn expressions, and simultaneously channeled their magical power into a phantom altar that was more than ten feet tall.

Upon noticing their arrival, one of the human elders hurriedly reminded them:
"This is the famous sealing altar from ancient times, and also the entrance to the secret realm. However, it requires a large amount of mana to open, and the slightest mistake will lead to failure. I urge the three fellow Daoists to take action immediately so that the passage can be opened more quickly."

"A boundary-sealing altar!" Upon hearing this, the Cave Heaven Rat King's eyes lit up. After a careful examination, he nodded slightly.
"Hidden in the void, it is indeed a sealing altar. Moreover, the magical power required to open such a large one is beyond imagination. Without hesitation, let's attack together."

"Very well!" With the proof from the Cave Heaven Rat King, Xuanjin Sanren and Fengyu Fairy were no longer worried. They immediately appeared in front of them and began to channel their magic power into the altar.

Mo Juren was the only exception. With his limited magical power, whether he received the input or not made little difference, so none of the beings present insisted.

However, the Cave Heaven Rat King gave a warning: the Sealing Altar is no small matter, as it involves the barrier of a realm. Even if these more than ten Integration Realm experts attack at the same time, they will not be able to succeed in a short period of time.

It might take a day or two, or it might take ten days or half a month.

Hearing that it would take so long, he decided not to wait idly in place and instead went to explore other places.

This underground cavern is vast and clearly has existed for countless years. The fact that a sealing altar could be set up in such a place suggests that other opportunities might exist there as well.

Of course, he was just thinking about it and didn't have much hope.

To his surprise, he was quite lucky and actually found it after searching for less than fifteen minutes.

"It's actually silver-core jade, and of extremely high quality! It's like finding a needle in a haystack!" Looking at the silver-white jade in his hand, Mo Juren was overjoyed.

This is one of the many important spiritual materials he urgently needs right now. They have almost disappeared in the outside world. He never expected that they would exist here, and it seems to be a small mineral vein.

This was undoubtedly a huge surprise for him!
Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately plunged into the ground and began mining.

The vein was not large, only a few dozen feet long, but its reserves were quite abundant. After mining it all in just about fifteen minutes, they obtained more than two hundred pieces.

It may not sound like much, but that's not how it's calculated. The reason is simple: these silver-core jades vary in size, with the smallest being only the size of a fist, while the largest is about a foot square.

In addition, the quality of these silver-core jades is very good, all reaching the upper-middle grade, and some even reaching the top grade.

This part is the most valuable, enough to satisfy his needs when refining his bloodline. As for the rest, he can sell it for spirit stones or use it to refine magic weapons, etc.

Thinking of this, he immediately put away all the silver-core jade with a joyful expression, and then continued his search deeper into the cave.

It has to be said that the area of ​​this underground cave is really large. Although he was not walking fast, he had been walking in one direction for more than half an hour, but he still did not seem to have reached the end.

"Huh!" Just as he was pondering, Mo Juren's expression suddenly changed, and his gaze immediately turned to a certain spot on the cave wall ahead.

If his senses were correct, there seemed to be a very faint fluctuation of spiritual energy there, but it vanished in an instant, and when he checked again, he found nothing.

"Illusion?"

Mo Juren frowned, then shook his head slightly.

It's definitely not a misperception; there must be something going on.

Thinking of this, he immediately flashed and appeared in front of the cave wall.

After a thorough investigation, a discovery was finally made.

There was an extremely strange and well-hidden restriction seal there. If one did not get close and observe carefully, one would not be able to detect it.

Could there be some kind of serendipity involved?

Mo Juren's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

Without any hesitation, he immediately planned to break the restriction, but he did not use violence, so as not to make too much noise and attract the attention of those old monsters in the Integration Realm.

Even though the other party is currently confined to the area around the sealing altar and has no time to attend to anything else, if they hear any commotion, they might send a clone to investigate.

As for how to break the restriction, it is naturally not easy for others, after all, the level of this restriction is obviously not low, and it is not so easy to break.

But it's a different story for him, since he's cheating!

After careful observation, and confirming that the essence of this restriction was biased towards the earth element, an edict was immediately issued towards a certain node location.

In an instant, the surrounding area, centered on that node, was immediately affected and became still. Mo Juren seized the opportunity to make his move and easily opened a gap.

He flashed into it, simultaneously dispelling the decree. In an instant, the restriction was restored to its original state and resumed operation.

"Not bad!" Mo Juren nodded in satisfaction. This was the best way to handle it, and with this restriction in place, even if there were any disturbances later, those old monsters in the Integration Realm outside would still not be able to sense them.

Pulling himself back to reality, he realized he was in a passageway.

Overjoyed, he didn't delay any longer and immediately began to walk deeper into the passage.

The passage wasn't long; we only walked for a short while before reaching the end, but we were immediately shocked by what we saw.

Beyond the end was a huge pit, estimated to be hundreds of feet deep and tens of feet in diameter. Inside the pit were countless skeletons.

It is clear that too much time has passed, and most of the skeletons have been broken, but it is still possible to tell that these skeletons include not only humans, but also other races.

More importantly, these dead were no ordinary people in life. For example, the remains of the Yaksha clan could be judged from their physiques to be at least at the Void Refinement level. "What exactly happened? Who committed this heinous act of slaughtering so many beings from various races? And what was their purpose in doing so?" Mo Juren's eyes narrowed, his mind filled with countless thoughts.

Unfortunately, too much time has passed, and there are absolutely no clues left.

He was also somewhat disappointed at this moment. He thought he had found a place of opportunity, but he never expected it to be like this!
Somewhat unwilling to give up, he continued to explore, only to find that there were only skeletons below, and no storage items, so he naturally gave up on the idea of ​​finding something of value.

Seeing this, he had no choice but to give up. However, just as he turned around and was about to leave, his expression suddenly changed, and he vaguely sensed something unusual.

"That's it!" Mo Juren's mind stirred slightly, but he stood still without making any move. Suddenly, a white shadow shot out from the depths of the pit behind him and then attacked him directly in the back.

"Interesting!" His eyes narrowed slightly, and just as the white figure approached, bursts of five-colored spiritual light suddenly erupted from his body, quickly forming a five-colored cage that trapped the approaching white figure inside.

"Sizzle..." The white figure had already reacted by this time. In great alarm, it kept darting left and right, trying to escape the seal, but unfortunately it could not succeed.

At this moment, Mo Juren finally saw clearly what it was: a small white snake, about the thickness of a thumb and only a foot long.

Its appearance was far different from that of his own spirit beast, the Crimson Serpent. It did not have a single horn on its forehead and was just an ordinary small snake. In addition, it was not a physical entity, but rather resembled the primordial spirit of some being.

What surprised him even more was that the white snake was not only surrounded by an extremely dense aura of death, but also exuded extremely refined spiritual energy.

"What's going on?" Mo Juren frowned, truly unable to see through the other party.

After thinking for a moment, he immediately added it to his resource library, and at that moment, the assistant also gave him a prompt.

“Soul-Devouring Bone Ginseng! So that’s how it is!” Although there was only one name, Mo Juren understood everything. This little white snake was clearly the same as the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng from before, a primordial spirit born from some kind of spiritual medicine.

The name 'Soul-Devouring Bone Ginseng' was indeed quite strange, faintly exuding an evil aura. He had never heard of it before, and there was no record of it in the Pharmacopoeia.

However, it is certain that it is no ordinary object, and its age must be quite high. It must have been at least tens of thousands of years, or even more, to be able to nurture such a primordial spirit.

He immediately became interested. This kind of special elixir was of immeasurable value and might have some incredible effects.

If my guess is correct, this ginseng must be growing among the endless skeletons below, but I just didn't notice it and therefore overlooked it.

He didn't go looking for it directly. Instead, he released the spirit of the bone ginseng with a thought. However, compared to before, the spirit was now marked with the aid device and was completely under his control.

Looking at the obedient-looking little white snake in his palm, Mo Juren gave the order:
"Where is your true form? Bring it out."

"Hiss..." The little white snake nodded, then transformed into a beam of white light and shot downwards, disappearing into the depths of the skeleton in the blink of an eye.

Not long after, in just a few breaths, a ball of white light shot out again, hovering only when it was right in front of them.

What came into view was a strange spiritual ginseng that was pure white and less than half a foot long. Of course, only the main body was less than half a foot long, but the ginseng roots were a full ten feet long, and at the top, a huge bone flower with a diameter of about a foot was in full bloom.

The ginseng roots were completely transparent, densely packed and cascading down like a waterfall, creating an exceptionally spectacular sight.

Mo Juren had some doubts about whether he could guarantee that the fruit would be completely intact if he picked it himself.

"Judging from this, it's probably more than 100,000 years old, isn't it?" Mo Juren's eyes lit up as he secretly guessed. Unfortunately, he didn't know what its use was yet, and he could only wait and find out later.

After examining it carefully, he didn't linger any longer. He immediately added it to his resource library and then turned and left without hesitation.

Back outside, Mo Juren did not return to the altar, but continued searching in other places.

As he searched, he kept thinking. Both the altar and the deep pit of bones he had just left exuded an indescribable eeriness, making him instinctively feel that something was wrong.

Considering that the boundary altar is connected to the so-called 'Land of Immortal Demise', could there be some problems?

This was, of course, just a guess, but for some reason, he had a feeling of unease. Fortunately, all the explorers who came were at the Fusion level. With such a lineup, even the greatest danger should be enough to deal with them.

……

Time passed slowly, and seven days had gone by in the blink of an eye.

In the past few days, Mo Juren has searched almost the entire underground space, but unfortunately, he has not found anything of any value.

Seeing this, he wasted no more time and returned directly to the altar.

Just as the Cave Rat King had warned, this 'Sealed Realm Altar' is not so easy to open. Although it has been completely solidified, seven whole days have passed and there is still no movement.

Fortunately, everyone was at the Integration Realm, so this amount of consumption was negligible.

And so, the dozen or so Nascent Soul Realm experts continued to output their magic power until, after another five days, the altar, which had remained completely still, finally began to react.

“Buzz…” As a low buzzing sound rang out, the entire altar began to tremble slightly, and its surface burst forth with dazzling spiritual light.

Above the altar, a gigantic, illusory gate, tens of feet high, had appeared out of nowhere.

Endless mysterious runes emerged from the spiritual light and then surged wildly into the portal, making it no longer illusory but gradually becoming real.

After a short while, the gate of light had completely stabilized, and at this moment, the beings at the Integration Realm finally withdrew their magical power.

Perhaps out of fear, everyone looked at the huge gate of light above the altar and stood still without making any move.

After a long while, the burly man from the Yaksha tribe suddenly let out a disdainful snort, and then shot straight toward the portal of light.

The moment it approached, it encountered no resistance and simply disappeared into the void.

Seeing this, the other experts at the Integration Realm all instinctively breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had any worries. They couldn't wait to set off one after another and disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

"Brother, don't resist. I'll take you in to avoid any mishaps," the Cave Rat King reminded him, then raised his hand and unleashed a beam of light that swept him up and flew directly towards the portal.

Phoenix Feather Fairy and Profound Forbidden Hermit followed closely behind. Once they entered, the entire underground space instantly became extremely quiet… (End of Chapter)