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Chapter 325: The Iceberg Melts When the Iceberg Touches the Ascension Platform

"Only by injecting a large amount of the power of the divine stone into the body can these barriers be passed."

Yun Qinghe said this as he looked at the fire barrier that covered the entire island.

"The sacred stones are easy to come by. I have a lot of them here."

Lu Mingyuan took out a lot of gold from the Tianzang gold bag and handed it to the cultivators of Dayan.

As for those who have used up the remaining divine stones, they can only watch helplessly.

Lu Mingyuan considers himself not a philanthropist, and is not at the point where he can give out divine stones indiscriminately.

All the cultivators present who had the magic stone were eager to enter the island.

Sui Yuqing, Qi Muxue, and the Nanli monks under Li Muwan have taken the lead in exploring.

There were hundreds of people on their ancient boat, but only about eighty people finally landed on the island.

Some of those who were not strong enough were left at sea by the evil manifestation along the way.

Lu Mingyuan could only save the monks in the Dayan camp, he had no way of saving everyone, and sacrifice was inevitable.

These eighty people were preserved despite Lu Mingyuan's massive attack.

If other forces had come all the way here, not so many people would have survived.

Lu Mingyuan used the power of the magic stone to penetrate the barrier seal on the island, revealing the true face of this ascension relic.

The world before my eyes seemed to be completely dark, with desolate wastelands and ruined halls everywhere, stretching endlessly and piled up.

A lone moon hangs high in the sky.

Everything here seems so huge, whether it is the pillars, temples, or thresholds, all are hundreds of meters high.

It seems that there are a group of giants living here.

The black Guixu Sea passes through the island, forming many small streams. The mountains are full of hollow rocks, which make a faint whistle when strong winds blow through.

The ground was littered with corpses.

These corpses looked extremely huge; a skeleton was probably hundreds of meters long.

Among them there is a dragon skeleton that is actually a thousand meters long. If you don’t look carefully, it looks like a continuous mountain range.

There is also a 100-meter-long bull skull, and its sharp horns can emit a faint light.

But one could feel the terrifying power emanating from these corpses.

They were clearly corpses, but their aura seemed to have not dissipated and they were still standing between heaven and earth.

Lu Mingyuan looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but sigh: "It's quite shocking, it's worthy of being called the Immortal Ruins."

Yun Qinghe also scanned the area and said, "These corpses should be creatures from the Middle Ages. Their strength is close to that of gods, so their bodies are so huge."

Lu Mingyuan glanced at the rushing stream and said to himself, "So what exactly are the gods and Buddhas in the sky? What kind of beings are they?"

The river exudes a creepy smell, and I wonder what is hidden in it.

Yun Qinghe shook his head: "I don't know either. I only know that the so-called gods are a group of guys who have lived for a very long time. They may have existed since the beginning of the world. They have mastered the great way of immortality and can dominate everything in the world."

“Isn’t that the Creator?”

Lu Mingyuan pondered.

"Creator. What a strange description, but very apt." Yun Qinghe murmured softly and nodded slightly in approval.

For a moment, Lu Mingyuan's mind was full of thoughts.

In a flash, he seemed to realize something.

The ascension platform is actually hidden in such a place.

Plus all the obstacles and outcomes along the way.

Thinking from another perspective, the person who placed the ascension platform may not want people to find it.

That's why the ascension platform is hidden.

If this is the case, is it a good thing or a bad thing for the world that he comes to find the ascension platform and take it away from here?
Soon, Lu Mingyuan stopped thinking about it.

Even if he didn't do this, the demons would still do it.

The same is true for Taoism.

Perhaps the birth of the ascension platform itself is a disaster for this world.

And he has to fight for a chance of survival in this catastrophe.

"Your Majesty, look!"

At this moment, Yang Zhaoyuan's exclamation interrupted Lu Mingyuan's thoughts.

Lu Mingyuan immediately looked up.

I saw a huge iceberg rushing down the river, making a "puff puff" sound of flowing water.

“It turns out that these icebergs flowed away from the island.”

Lu Mingyuan said in surprise.

In the iceberg, there was a ferocious-looking pig demon, wearing green armor and holding a broken knife with animal patterns. Even though he was dead, his eyes still exuded a terrifying aura. He was definitely a demon king.

"This pig demon is Gang Zhu's subordinate, not a medieval creature."

Yun Qinghe recognized the origin of the pig demon at a glance and said solemnly:

"This means that Long Jian has reached the true location of the Ascension Platform."

Lu Mingyuan was surprised and asked, "You can see this too?"

Yun Qinghe nodded: "These ice corpses should have just been formed, so they are not that huge yet, just the size of ice cubes."

"No matter what, let's meet up with the Queen and the others first. She said before that she would leave marks along the way so that we can meet up easily."

When Lu Mingyuan heard her say this, he knew the urgency of time and immediately released his Yuan Consciousness. Sure enough, he found the symbol of Confucian and Taoist righteousness on a skeleton.

"Yes, the breath of righteousness!"

Lu Mingyuan was overjoyed.

With Qi Muxue and others exploring the way in advance, his efficiency will be much higher.

Lu Mingyuan found a few marks and discovered that the route was all the way up, so he immediately gave the order:

"Go up along the river, towards the higher ground. Time is limited, and we must reach the top of the mountain within half an hour."

"Yes!"

The monks from the three academies all used the talismans they carried to speed up their journey.

On the way, we discovered that there were many white spots floating above the increasingly wider riverbed.

As they got closer, a lake soon appeared in the center, and everyone finally saw clearly that each white spot was actually an iceberg.

There are at least thousands of icebergs in front of us. At a glance, the mountains are stacked layer upon layer, which is very spectacular.

What is even more shocking is that there is a living creature inside every iceberg in the lake. Some are humans, some are monsters, and some are actually plants and some strange ancient creatures.

Inside the deepest part of an iceberg, there is an ancient purple-gold tree over 3,000 meters high frozen in place, emitting a brilliant purple-gold glow.

The iceberg was quite majestic; the part above the water alone was more than seven thousand meters high.

This tall appearance makes people want to kneel down and worship it.

“This seems to be a sacred tree.”

Lu Mingyuan realized that everything here seemed not simple.

Everyone was shocked by the scene before them. There were so many creatures frozen in the ice. Some of them had been preserved from ancient times to the present. Their bodies had not decayed and still maintained the same appearance as they had hundreds of thousands or even millions of years ago.

A young Qigong practitioner from the Third Academy came to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, there are many treasures on these ice corpses. If we can break these ice blocks and take out the treasures, then the strength of our Great Yan will surely double."

Lu Mingyuan looked at the armor and swords on those iceberg creatures, as well as the many innate magic weapons, including some ancient relics and immortal weapons.

However, his expression was somewhat serious, and he transmitted his voice: "The treasures on these ice corpses cannot be moved."

"why?"

Some Dayan monks felt very puzzled.

The owners of these treasures are dead, and now they are ownerless. Why can't we take them?

It was also difficult for Lu Mingyuan to explain to them.

He had looked at the hexagrams and knew that even more precious treasures would be revealed in the future. Although these magic weapons were good, they were not easy to obtain.

All in all, he had a bad feeling.

The hexagram only mentioned two major opportunities, but did not mention these iceberg creatures.

Inferring from this, it can be said that the things in the iceberg may not be opportunities, but may very likely be things that cost you your life.

Lu Mingyuan said calmly: "If these treasures can be taken, why didn't the demon tribe move? It means there must be danger. If they move, they will die."

"In addition, many of these ice corpses are ancestors of the ancient human race. They fought against gods, demons, and devils to find a way to redemption for the human race. To us, they are pioneers and heroes. How can we seize their magic weapons without permission?"

"We have just entered the ruins. There must be more precious opportunities ahead. Why waste time here?"

Upon hearing this, the Qigong practitioner said with a face full of shame, "I see. Your Majesty is far-sighted and I am narrow-minded."

Under Lu Mingyuan's restraint, no Great Yan cultivator tried to take the equipment from the iceberg corpses.

But the other monks who came in later did not have such awareness. After seeing the frozen corpses everywhere, their eyes flashed with brilliance, and they directly used their magical powers to break the iceberg and plunder the armor and weapons on the frozen corpses.

But there was no danger.

Yun Qinghe glanced back and said calmly, "You are right. People who come here for treasures will only pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons. There are too many treasures here and it is impossible to take them all. If you stay here, you will only miss a greater opportunity."

Every living creature frozen in the iceberg has a treasure on its body, and any cultivator would be tempted when seeing those treasures.

If a monk spends all his energy on collecting treasures, it is normal for him to die in the abandoned deep sea.

Everyone understands the truth, but there are very few people who can control their greed.

Once the door of greed is opened, it can never be closed again.

"So many treasures!"

"Oh my god! It's worthy of being a fairy relic. Every magic weapon is a top-notch innate magic weapon!"

"That seems to be a purple-gold sword-raising gourd from ten thousand years ago. There are only a few of them in the entire Middle-earth, and I can't believe I saw one here."

Many monks were so excited that they went crazy, their eyes turned green, and they set their eyes on some treasures in the lake. They smashed the icebergs with magic weapons and began to collect the treasures inside.

Lu Mingyuan ignored them and reached the top of the mountain.

But he found that the mark left by the righteous spirit suddenly disappeared.

“Could this be the location of the ascension platform?”

"That should be it. The direction indicated by the seven-colored divine mist is also here."

Yun Qinghe's green jade fingers kept calculating and she nodded slightly.

Lu Mingyuan continued to walk forward and found many corpses on the ground.

Most of them are corpses of demons, with some residual Taoist Qi on them.

This means that he was a Taoist Qigong practitioner. Lu Mingyuan guessed that it must be Sui Yuqing who did it.

Keep moving forward.

There were stone walls hundreds of meters high on both sides, and the contents on the walls were different, as if they were telling some story.

The story and pattern above seemed familiar, but Lu Mingyuan couldn't remember where he had seen them.

The mural had a magical power of its own. Lu Mingyuan felt a splitting headache after just one look at it. His sea of ​​consciousness was immediately drained, his brain went blank, and he almost fell down.

Seeing this, Yun Qinghe stepped forward and supported Lu Mingyuan.

The faint fragrance of a strand of hair entered Lu Mingyuan's nose, and he immediately felt much more energetic.

"These murals were all engraved by the most powerful people in the Middle Ages. They contain extremely strong Taoist connotations. If you look closely, the war in the Middle Ages was really not that simple."

Yun Qinghe explained.

"Your Majesty, you are finally here."

At this time, a slender figure in a black and white Tai Chi robe and holding a whisk walked out from the front.

Lu Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the person coming. He asked, "Fairy, why are you the only one here? Where is Mu Xue?"

"She is helping Shenshu Bodhisattva fight against the demon army. Your Majesty, please go there quickly. The demons have discovered the Ascension Platform, and Senior Chess Saint is fighting Long Jian."

Sui Yuqing explained very seriously.

"Let's go over and have a look."

Lu Mingyuan took the lead and walked in front.

Before I took a few steps, I could already feel the ripples of spiritual energy ahead.

In front of him, a golden tree covered with golden light appeared on the horizon, hundreds of meters away from him. A sense of peace and stability came over him, and a sagely aura of peace and stability filled his face.

The chess master was indeed in the void, with his left hand raised high, his fingers tinged with golden light. An illusory chessboard slowly emerged from his palm, emitting two black and white auras that were injected into the golden tree.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth exploded instantly, revealing a chessboard of heaven and earth that was ten thousand meters long and a thousand meters wide.

The power contained in the chessboard is unparalleled, even the stars can be shattered easily.

Lu Mingyuan witnessed the saint’s action with his own eyes.

For a moment, my mind was shaken, and the only thing I could think of was the saying "When gods fight, mortals suffer."

However, the man with dragon horns and golden eyes opposite him had a calm expression and his sleeves trembled slightly.

Above the clouds, a statue of the original body that was tens of thousands of feet tall appeared, emitting a sacred green light. Clouds and mist condensed out of thin air, looking ethereal and awe-inspiring.

The red-blood dragon ball in the palm of the hand exudes an extreme mysterious and yellow aura, which is the mysterious and yellow aura from chaos and contains the supreme avenue.

The two men fought for a moment, one attacking and the other defending.

The residual power of the shaking avenue spread out, and a vertical air wave swept across the entire mountaintop, and the spiritual energy within a radius of 100,000 miles became restless.

Amid the roar, the sea of ​​clouds collapsed, the earth cracked, and a light white mark was left in the sky.

“This is the Fourteenth Realm.”

Lu Mingyuan murmured, he felt that he was strong enough and his realm was infinitely close to that of a Martial Saint, but in front of the top fourteen realms, he was still as small as an ant.

He couldn't help but think of what Wei Laojiu had said.

If one day you are lucky enough to reach the twelfth realm, you will realize how vast the world is.

"The ascension platform is just behind the top of this mountain."

Yun Qinghe looked at the two powerful men with sharp eyes. Behind them stood two avatars of the Demon King realm, guarding
They should all be clones created by Long Jian using secret methods, and they are quite powerful.

"Where's Du Xue?"

Lu Mingyuan turned his head and questioned.

"It's in the cave entrance where the ascension platform is."

Sui Yuqing said with a twinkling gaze.

Lu Mingyuan didn't say much, but narrowed his eyes and said in a voice transmission: "There's still half a quarter of an hour left, rush over!"

Everyone present was stunned when they heard this.

I didn't expect that the emperor, who has always been steady, would adopt such a crazy method.

There are two powerful men at the peak of the Fourteenth Realm blocking the door. How can I get in?

"Don't be impulsive. The ascension platform is right in front of you. Why rush it?"

Yun Qinghe also persuaded.

"Because the ascension platform is right before our eyes, we must not hesitate."

Lu Mingyuan took out the magic sword Zhuxie and the Dajie Wusheng Armor, and absorbed another piece of divine meteorite blood jade in his palm to restore his vitality.

"I'll help you." Sui Yuqing said softly.

"it is good!"

Lu Mingyuan glanced at her and finally agreed.

Just as several people were discussing.

The location of the cave entrance, the location of the colorful divine mist, exudes a fairy-like power.

The rhythm of the avenue spreads in all directions.

The shadow of the thirty-third heaven appeared in the sky.

A golden gate sits on top of a large white cloud. It is tall and majestic, and very grand. The gate is dark green and made of colored glaze. It emits a bright divine light, as if it were made of precious jade.

"It is rumored that the Ascension Platform is the supreme divine object that connects to the upper realm. It really lives up to its reputation."

When Yun Qinghe saw this scene, his eyes lit up.

"The human race is now in a desperate situation, and they can't hold out for much longer."

The skinny snake man withdrew his gaze from Long Jian and began to collect the treasures from the corpse on the top of the snowy mountain.

The ancient corpse lying on the ice was an old man wearing a golden python robe. He looked to be in his sixties and was a prince. Who knew how many years he had been dead?

Just as the snake man went to take the jade pendant from the waist of the ancient corpse, the ancient corpse's pupils suddenly opened, shooting out two black beams of light that penetrated the snake man's body, leaving two blood holes the size of wine glasses.

"What? Dead body, come here!"

The snake man let out a terrified scream, then fell straight down and fell into the icy river water.

A moment later, an iceberg rose above the sea, and the body of the snake man was frozen inside the iceberg.

The screams alarmed other demon cultivators.

On the shore of the Ascension ruins.

More and more ancient boats are coming ashore.

A graceful and beautiful woman walked out, wearing a light blue palace dress, like a goddess. She stuck out her long tongue, looked at the movement on the top of the mountain, and sent a message to the many demon armies behind her:

"I will go and investigate what is going on. You continue to intercept the human cultivators coming from the sea. You must not let other humans get close to the ascension platform!"

She stepped on one of the huge icebergs, tiptoed hard, and flew up. She turned into a beautiful shadow and flew towards the direction of the golden divine light.

If there were other humans here, they would definitely be able to recognize it.

This beautiful woman is the famous Ninth Throne, the Snake Queen.

(End of this chapter)