Perfect World: I Am Eternal

Chapter 494 The Mystery of the Ruins
The Five Elements Mountain Range is formed by the interplay of five colors, condensing five kinds of essence, transforming into divine light that soars into the sky.

Some mountain ranges are ablaze with billowing red gas, like flames; others are azure blue like the sea, breathtakingly beautiful; and still others are lush and green...

The five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—are all present here, flowing with primordial energy and constantly evaporating, representing the five elements of heaven and earth.

“Something’s strange. This place doesn’t seem to have been formed naturally. There are fragments of ancient magic arrays and weapons.”

Lin Fan spoke softly, his eyes flashing with mysterious symbols as he surveyed the area and noticed something amiss.

He then ventured deep into the mountains and arrived at the place where Feng Wu had discovered the Five Elements Divine Tree. He had overheard the conversation between the group earlier.

As soon as he stepped in, the energy field in this place surged, causing Lin Fan to pause for a moment and feel immense pressure descending upon him.

Furthermore, the deeper one goes, the greater the pressure becomes, and one also encounters crises.

"Zheng!"

A sword's cry rang out, and the metallic brilliance shone forth, causing a sharp pain to the skin, as if a divine sword were slashing down upon them.

"Hmm, could there be some kind of treasure here? Maybe a celestial sword is buried here," Lin Fan said expectantly.

Although this place can threaten the gods, with occasional raging fires and soaring sword energy, it still cannot harm the sect leader.

After traveling dozens of miles, a huge sinkhole came into view, from which sword energy and flames rose, brilliant and sharp.

Furthermore, the high temperature below caused even the void to become blurred.

"boom!"

Lin Fan made his move, throwing a punch that struck the sinkhole. The rocks cracked and the earth rumbled, but only a portion of it collapsed.

The imagined cataclysmic upheaval did not occur; the ground was unusually hard, even for a cult leader-level power to break through.

"Hmm, this place is very special. It is the burial site of powerful creatures, their flesh and blood solidified together with the soil and rocks, making it incredibly hard."

Lin Fan revealed a strange expression, staring at the bottom of the pit. His Heavenly Eye shone brightly, seeing through the earth and revealing something extraordinary.

"Boom!"

The next moment, he made another move, taking out the Immortal Cauldron and emitting a beam of light, slashing down to investigate.

The celestial light was dazzling and boundless, and under the attack of the celestial artifact, it was naturally easy to open up a passage.

With a deafening roar, the earth's strata were pierced through, and no boulders or metal blocks could stop it.

"Shh!"

Without hesitation, Lin Fan jumped down at great speed, his target clear: the ground.

However, during this process, he also discovered some things, such as broken weapons and divine materials like the Five Elements Stone.

This is enough to show that this place is not simple, and it is very likely that an era was buried here.

"arrive!"

Lin Fan's heart stirred, and he slowed down, stepping on the golden cauldron and spewing out immortal mist as he arrived at his destination.

The appearance of a large number of Five Elements Stones, blocking the path downwards, surprised him. These were rare divine materials, yet there were so many of them here.

Most importantly, it is this stone that nurtured the Five Elements Immortal Metal. Could it be that he discovered an immortal mine?
Lin Fan's heart was pounding!

Then, without further delay, he cleared away the surrounding stones, dug a hole, and continued forward to explore carefully.

"A building!" Lin Fan exclaimed in surprise. Below the Five Elements Stone was an ancient palace.

It is not large, but it has a great presence, with a sacred aura amidst its vicissitudes, and seems to belong to a different era.

He entered the stone chamber, and in that instant, he exclaimed in surprise, "This is... a willow leaf!"

A tattered leaf appeared. No one knew how much time had passed, but it still had vitality, had not been destroyed, and was crystal clear.

Lin Fan recognized it immediately; this leaf belonged to Aunt Liu, meaning she had been here before.

What shocked him even more was that the stone chamber had been breached, revealing a horrifying trench stained with five-colored blood. It seemed that a supreme being had been slain here!

Moreover, it was that golden, withered leaf, stuck to the stone wall, glowing faintly, that remained after the great battle with the Willow God.

"Huh, is this Aunt Liu's enemy?!"

Lin Fan exclaimed in surprise. As he got closer, he saw a creature nailed to the ground through the recessed stone wall.

To be precise, it is a broken skeleton, unusually tall, but unfortunately the flesh and blood have long since dried up with the passage of time.

However, it is still possible to determine how this person died: his head was pierced by a willow leaf, which killed his primordial spirit.

"boom!"

Suddenly, with Lin Fan's arrival, the divine power he brought spread out, and the skeleton turned into ashes and shattered.

This surprised him. That was definitely a supreme being whose body should be indestructible for eternity. How could it disintegrate?

"This person should have been killed by Granny Liu first, and then left here for too long, he has completely dissolved."

Lin Fan guessed and immediately understood that the time since that being died must have been incredibly long, probably more than an epoch.

If it weren't for the willow leaves still being there, buried underground for so long, preserving their shape, Lin Fan probably wouldn't have even seen this scene.

Lin Fan glanced at it, then carefully and cautiously plucked out the golden willow leaf and stored it in his Qiankun bag.

After all, these are things belonging to Aunt Liu, so how can they be buried in this dark and sunless underground? They should be moved to another place.

Next, Lin Fan continued to explore this place, where endless skeletons were everywhere, and all kinds of creatures were present.

Clearly, a great battle had taken place here, and it was extremely fierce, as if one had entered a land of death.

Unfortunately, like that skeleton, it was too old and had lost all its divinity; the slightest disturbance would turn it into dust.

The same was true of those broken weapons; they were rusted, their symbols worn away, and they were utterly dilapidated.

Even the immortal gold it contained had decayed, with only a sliver of light remaining to prove that it had ever existed.

"There's nothing of value here, it's all for nothing!" Lin Fan sighed.

However, just as he was preparing to return to the surface, a metal token next to a skeleton caught his attention.

"This is... the Heavenly Court!" Lin Fan exclaimed in shock, his heart churning as he looked at the barely visible, blurry ancient characters on the surface.

In an instant, he thought of the tribulation he had recently undergone, during which a celestial court appeared. Could there be some connection?
He had previously speculated that the scenery and marks that appeared during the heavenly tribulation might be things that had happened in the past.

Or perhaps, it is a reflection of something that will happen to him in the future, manifesting in the present world.

"I don't understand, I can't figure it out. Perhaps only asking Aunt Liu herself will clarify this matter, since she is also closely related to it!"

Lin Fan muttered to himself, feeling that he should find an opportunity to visit the ancestral land of the ancient immortals, where the Willow God's Three Thousand Divine Kingdom resided.

He then left the underground and returned to the surface, where he searched the vicinity again, trying to find more of the truth.

……

"The Five Elements Divine Tree!"

Not far away, there was a tree ten feet tall, bursting forth with auspicious clouds, each leaf a different color, flowing with five-colored light.

Its shimmering light illuminated the void, and a delicate fragrance wafted out, refreshing the soul.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, the moment it saw Lin Fan, the tree trembled, rose from the ground, and its thick roots, like the feet of a living creature, took off running.

"Trying to run? No way!" Lin Fan snapped.

He pointed a finger, and endless rules intertwined, freezing the entire space in place. Then he retrieved the Five Elements Divine Tree.

(End of this chapter)