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Chapter 283: 31: Deciphering the Stele, Changes in the Mortal World

Located on a huge floating island, there were ancient palaces and pavilions on it, and the rich qi in the sky gathered into the shape of scrolls, making the whole place look like a magnificent library.

Zhao Huai and Yu Qinghan traveled by sword control, with incredible speed, they arrived here in a short while.

“Your Highness, the ancestors are already in the Main Hall, please come with me.”

A disciple dressed in Confucian robes, who had been waiting for a long time at the entrance, spoke respectfully.

Passing through the palace corridor, Zhao Huai saw several familiar faces in the Main Hall, some he had met before, and some he hadn’t.

In the center was a middle-aged man wearing a brown Taoist robe, holding a dust whisk in his hand.

He was the Eternal Taoist Temple Master of the Eternal Taoist Temple.

Upon seeing Zhao Huai’s figure, a shallow smile appeared on his long bearded face as usual, and he exclaimed in a hearty voice:

“The Lord has arrived.”

Zhao Huai led Yu Qinghan, holding her little hand, and went forward to greet the crowd with a fist salute, “Master Lord, we meet again.”

On their previous journey to the Eternal Taoist Temple, he had listened to the master lecturing about the truth of the Immortal World.

The Eternal Taoist Temple Master’s cultivation was profound and mysterious, and the Universal Chess Game’s Divine Skill he demonstrated was unforgettable to this day.

“Zhao Huai, do you still remember me?”

A beautiful woman in palace attire, with an exquisite figure and a full bust, looked at Zhao Huai with a gentle smile and a soft, gentle voice. “Of course, I remember Senior Liu from the Exquisite Palace.”

Zhao Huai nodded in response.

Liu Tianxue of the Exquisite Palace, whose disciple Qiu Yueqing had once managed to kill a Bat Demon King in the Blackwind Cave with just a single finger when they were ten thousand li away.

Thinking back now, that strength was indeed overwhelming.

“This spiritual root aura is Xia’s Empress Yu Qinghan, I presume.”

An elderly white-bearded monk examined Yu Qinghan with a smile in his eyes.

Zhao Huai was unclear about the identity of this person and looked at him questioningly.

Could he be from an Immortal Sect backed by Xia?

Yu Qinghan nodded slightly, “Indeed, as Hierarch Hai of the Limitless

Immortal Sect is garrisoning the spiritual pool and could not come personally,

I am here to represent the Limitless Immortal Sect in the meeting.”

Upon hearing the word “I”, Zhao Huai realized in hindsight, his expression breaking into a smile.

His wife was putting on airs.

In front of these Immortal Sect ancestors, she didn’t want to concede any momentum.

The old monk held a cane, showing no dissatisfaction, but rather satisfaction, and even hidden beneath his white eyebrows, his delight could still be sensed.

“When my two disciples returned to the temple, they said that the current Empress had an extraordinary aura, and it seems she has even more potential than we thought.”

The old monk’s voice was aged, full of admiration.

An Immortal Spiritual Root should be unparalleled in the world.

“With the Xia’s Empress and the Yan Country’s Lord working together, it seems the mortal world should be unified.” The palace master of the Exquisite Palace mused.

None of the ancestors seated showed any surprise at Zhao Huai and Yu Qinghan, as they had already learned the news from the Limitless Immortal Sect in advance.

“Let’s not be so anxious to catch up, first, let’s talk about the content of the stele’s deciphering, meeting later is not too late, calling me over here is for this matter, right? My time is precious, I still have many pills to refine, don’t let this young man cause any delay.”

An elderly man in a dark green cloud-pattern robe said discontentedly.

He had been refining in seclusion, only to be interrupted and dragged here.

Zhao Huai shifted his gaze to the elder, guessing from his words that this must be the ancestor of Medicine Pill Valley.

Medicine Pill Valley was a holy place for alchemists and contained a large number of Heaven and Earth panaceas, making it an excellent place for refining any kind of pill.

“Elder Yao, don’t be anxious, with so many disciples under your tutelage, which one can’t refine pills? A little time won’t matter.”

The Eternal Taoist Temple Master appeased him.

“Zhao Huai found the stele, isn’t it against the rules if he doesn’t come?” The Palace Master of the Exquisite Palace also agreed.

They all supported Zhao Huai and it was only natural to uphold him.

“The senior makes a valid point, let’s focus on the content of the stele.”

Zhao Huai made the peace.

He too was eager to know what was on the stele.

Seeing everyone quieting down.

The Supreme Elder of Yan Sheng Mansion, Ye Taoran, pointed to the stele and said, “The immortal characters engraved on the stele should be impossible to decipher, but I found that after being washed away by the vast immortal power of the previous generations of our ancestors, the obstructions on it have disappeared.”

“According to the records of the stele, 30,000 years ago, a great change took place in Ascension Land, and every Heaven and Earth almost perished.

Ascension Land underwent a major transformation, forming two forces of Influence that confronted each other for ten thousand years. A thousand years ago, a settlement was achieved between the two sides, with one force becoming extinct and the victorious side sending out a large number of Celestial Immortal-like existences to participate in a grand meeting. Unfortunately, internal contradictions arose, disputes broke out over the division of interests, and a large-scale purge took place, resulting in the deaths of many people, including many immortals.”

Palace Master Liu pondered, “Even in the Middle Ages, Ascensions were rare, and I didn’t hear my master mention any forces in Ascension Land at that time. Could it be that my status at that time was not high enough? Could the content of the stele be wrong?”

Eternal Taoist Temple Master shook his head, “Not likely, the person who engraved the stele had cultivation that reached the heavens, far surpassing surviving in superior tribulation, and was a Celestial Immortal. Such a terrifying cultivation would never be wrong.”

“What exactly is Ascension Land? Is it the Immortal Realm? Or something else?”

At this point, Zhao Huai was puzzled.

Elder Ye, who was deciphering the stele, responded slowly, “Young friend, you may consider it as the place where immortals dwell, different from the

Heavenly Court of Ancient Times. The immortal palaces of the past have long been destroyed, and now Ascension Land has become a pure land left behind by them. Those who can set foot in Ascension Land are the top figures of each

Heaven and Earth..”