Ye Chu looked at the slain flood dragon and thought that if this was the case it could explain things. Back then he was probably forced with no choice and ran to the forbidden ground to escape pursuit from several supreme experts.
He simply underestimated the forbidden ground and was killed here by its power.
It could also explain why the anomaly at Dragon Blood Lake could bring them here. They had simply followed the same path the flood dragon took back then.
“Let’s go!” Ye Chu did not dare get too close to the Azure Flame forbidden ground and wanted to pull Yang Hui away. This place was too shocking. It was not something people like them could explore.
Just as Ye Chu pulled Yang Hui and hurried to escape, the palace suddenly trembled violently. With the palace’s shaking, a terrifying force swept out. They had no chance to escape at all before being drawn in by the palace’s power and directly thrown inside.
Ye Chu and Yang Hui were smashed to the ground. Under their feet was azure flame glazed gold. They were inside a huge palace that was infinitely vast. Light flowed within it, carrying an indescribable meaning.
Ye Chu and Yang Hui had already turned deathly pale with not a trace of blood left. What kind of place was this? It was known as the most mysterious forbidden ground in the emotion domain. Entering it meant nine chances of death and one of survival.
Even so many supreme experts could only end in regret. What could they hope to change?
Ye Chu and Yang Hui searched everywhere, wanting to get out, but they could not leave at all. Occasionally they encountered some white bones that turned to dust and disappeared completely with a light touch. Clearly these people had been dead for too long, so long that even their bones had become flying ash.
“What kind of damned place is this Azure Flame Divine Palace?” Ye Chu asked Yang Hui.
Yang Hui did not know much about this forbidden ground either. It was only a legend from Wuyang State. “Legend says it was cast by heavenly gods and spirits. Obtaining it allows one to enjoy eternal life and roam the stars.”
Ye Chu felt a chill. He knew the value of this legend. Even supreme experts could not achieve eternal life. Living for tens of thousands of years was already the limit. No matter how much they seized from heaven and earth, they could not change the passage of time and could only be devoured by it.
Yet this Azure Flame Divine Palace could grant eternal life. How tempting was that? Even supreme experts could not resist it.
Roaming the stars! This was something only gods and spirits could do. No matter how strong a cultivator was, they could not escape this land. Although this land was vast to the point of infinity and nearly boundless, compared to the stars, what did it count for?
If a person could roam the stars, what difference was there between them and a true god or true immortal?
Ye Chu and Yang Hui walked inside the ancient palace. Occasionally they saw peerless treasures left behind by fallen experts. But the power of time was too great. Even peerless treasures had been worn down by the years and turned into scrap, making Ye Chu sigh endlessly.
The palace was extremely huge. Ye Chu and Yang Hui walked inside with trembling hearts, wanting to find a way out, but there was no method at all. Were they going to be trapped and die here?
Ye Chu felt unwilling. He did not want to die!
Ye Chu and Yang Hui walked through the palace, trying to find an exit. Suddenly the palace shook violently again. A powerful force surged forth, shaking as if it wanted to stir the heavens and earth. It was endless and gave Ye Chu and Yang Hui a huge sense of oppression.
The palace Ye Chu was walking in suddenly burst with light. Azure seawater seemed to churn like mist but also like liquid. It surged without end, covering everything and sweeping towards Ye Chu and Yang Hui.
This was a force of heaven and earth. It surged and shot towards them with each shake.
Ye Chu’s heart turned cold. He wanted to dodge but had no power to resist and could only let this force sweep towards him.
“Am I really going to die here today?” With such power, Ye Chu and Yang Hui could not resist at all. Other than waiting for death, there was no other possibility.
Ye Chu felt bitter. He had not expected to be reborn here for less than four years only to die here again. But did he still have the same good luck as last time to be reborn once more?
However, Ye Chu knew it was impossible just from thinking about it. Once was already immense luck. How could it happen again? He had only dragged down Yang Hui beside him. If not for saving him, Yang Hui would not have ended up in this situation.
Just as Ye Chu thought he would die because of this, the black iron in his qi sea suddenly trembled. The black iron, which had already turned azure and transparent, appeared above Ye Chu’s head. It shook out azure light that enveloped both Ye Chu and Yang Hui.
The force that was about to drown Ye Chu was firmly blocked. That violent power could do nothing to them.
This scene filled Ye Chu with great joy. He pulled Yang Hui’s hand and shot towards the outside.
Yang Hui did not react at first. She stared blankly at the black iron floating above Ye Chu’s head, finding it unbelievable. The violent force from earlier was so terrifying that even supreme experts would probably perish, yet it was blocked by this small azure object.
Although Yang Hui was curious, she sensibly did not ask. She quickly followed Ye Chu as they shot deeper into the palace.
“Young master, why are we going deeper? Should we not go outwards?” Yang Hui reminded Ye Chu.
“We have been walking outwards for so long but still cannot find the exit. We can only go deeper. Perhaps there is a slim chance of survival inside.” Ye Chu replied. Back then in the Ancient Nightmare forbidden ground, going deeper had also saved his life. This was a forbidden ground, so it might be similar to the Ancient Nightmare forbidden ground.
Ye Chu and Yang Hui hurried forward all the way, constantly going deeper into the forbidden ground. The further they went, the more ancient and simple the azure light of the forbidden ground became. The aura of years grew thicker, while the bloody smell became lighter and lighter!
Ye Chu could not help thinking of one possibility. Could the blood red colour outside all be dyed by human blood? Thinking of this possibility made his hair stand on end. To dye it to that extent with human blood, how many people must have died?
Inside the palace, terrifying power still surged. This force carried the aura of heaven and earth and kept shaking with boundless might. Ye Chu thought that without the protection of the black iron’s light he would have died long ago.
“You… you… how did you get here?” Just as Ye Chu walked deeper, the voice of Cold Fire Emperor, who had been cultivating and recovering his primordial spirit in the qi sea, suddenly came through, carrying infinite terror.
Ye Chu’s heart filled with joy. “You know this place?”
Cold Fire Emperor was clearly terrified to the extreme. “My ancestral master died here. This is a forbidden ground!”
“Are you very familiar with this place?” Ye Chu suddenly felt some hope and wanted Cold Fire Emperor to tell him the details.
“Azure Flame Divine Palace! Legend says it is a place cast by gods and spirits. It has drunk the blood of countless living beings, an absolute forbidden ground with a bloody smell that can reach the heavens.”
“Indeed!” Cold Fire Emperor’s answer made Ye Chu’s heart jump. He had not expected it to truly be such a dangerous place.
“Do you know how to get out?” Ye Chu asked Cold Fire Emperor.
“Even supreme experts died inside. Who can get out?” Cold Fire Emperor said in fear. His primordial spirit trembled, shaking with extreme terror.
Back then his ancestral master was also an extraordinary figure, but after entering here he never returned. In that generation, several supreme experts perished in regret, including the king of Azure Fox Mountain, a peerless expert who could contend for supremacy.