I am really not a medical immortal.-Chapter 1588 - 1587: The Cause of the Decline of Humans and Demons
"What kind of place is the Ancient Battlefield?" Zhang Xiaohao asked.
"My lord, the Ancient Battlefield is a wonderful place! I was able to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm back then because I was lucky enough to obtain a five-thousand-year-old Sea Silver Ascension Fruit inside. It was by consuming this Sea Silver Ascension Fruit that I could reach the Divinity Transformation Realm! Otherwise, I would have long been dead and turned to dust." the Heavenly Lady said excitedly.
"I know the Ancient Battlefield is a great place, but you talked for so long and didn’t get to the point. Are you deliberately trying to amuse me?" Zhang Xiaohao said with irritation.
"Hehe! I must have been confused and forgot to introduce the Ancient Battlefield to you in my excitement!" The Heavenly Lady said with an embarrassed smile.
"According to legend, the Ancient Battlefield is boundless, forming a vast space of its own. In ancient times, countless races from the Spirit Realm fought there, and even the Demon Realm crossed over for unknown reasons to battle in this grand space. The fighting lasted for a million years! It’s said that in the end, no cultivator who entered the Ancient Battlefield, no matter how high their cultivation level, survived — they all fell within the Ancient Battlefield! And the fixed entrance to the Ancient Battlefield disappeared without a trace as well! Because of this great battle, many powerful races in the Spirit Realm, including the Demon Realm, were completely altered!" the Heavenly Lady said.
"Hmm, and then?" Zhang Xiaohao asked.
"Among them were the Human Clan and the Demon Clan. Before entering the Ancient Battlefield, the Human Clan and the Demon Clan were both ranked in the top ten of the hundred clans in the Spirit Realm. Nascent Soul cultivators roamed everywhere, Divinity Transformation cultivators were as numerous as dogs, Refining Void cultivators were commonly seen, and even the Unification cultivators were nothing out of the ordinary! There were even many of the legendary Great Mahayana Monsters among them! That was the peak era for the Human and Demon Clans, with the Mystic Sky Treasure suppressing the clan’s fortune, and with over a dozen True Spirits guarding them — their strength was truly formidable!" the Heavenly Lady said enviously.
"So powerful? Was it because of the Ancient Battlefield that the Human Clan and the Demon Clan fell?" Zhang Xiaohao asked with curiosity.
"Yes! The Ancient Battlefield was unavoidable for all the major races of the Spirit Realm; every clan joined in, even the various Demon Ancestors from the Demon Realm led countless Demon Armies into the Ancient Battlefield! Later, when the Ancient Battlefield suddenly disappeared, not a single person who had entered came out! Thus, the Human Clan and the Demon Clan fell into decline, but even a dead camel is larger than a horse. Reluctantly, the two clans joined forces, and under pressure from countless surrounding races, they managed to retain a spark of their lineage to avoid the complete extinction of their legacy!" the Heavenly Lady explained.
"So, does this mean there are countless opportunities within the Ancient Battlefield? If someone could enter, could they gain boundless fortunes and rise against all odds?" Zhang Xiaohao asked again.
"It’s incredibly difficult! Although the Ancient Battlefield contains countless treasures and extraordinary opportunities, it’s also extremely perilous inside, with even Mahayana Realm monsters facing certain death if they enter!" the Heavenly Lady said with a look of lingering fear.
"Wait! If it’s really as dangerous as you say, and you were only a great Nascent Soul cultivator back then, how did you manage to get an opportunity there?" Zhang Xiaohao asked curiously.
"My lord, you wouldn’t know! Before entering, I was full of excitement, but once inside, more than half of my group died immediately, and I was terrified! Even if I couldn’t break through, I could at least live another hundred years with my cultivation level, so I chose to survive in the face of life and death! I found a place to bury myself and hid there. When three years had passed, I was automatically sent out by the mysterious forces within the Ancient Battlefield! Unexpectedly, even while hiding underground, I managed to obtain a Sea Silver Ascension Fruit and get the Ten Thousand Waters Classic. Then I consumed the fruit to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, and was teleported out after three years," the Heavenly Lady said shyly.
"Haha! At least you have self-awareness! By the way, what was that place shown on the Mountain and River Water and Clouds Map just now?" Zhang Xiaohao asked.
"It’s the Death Swamp! That towering tree is right at the center of the Death Swamp!" the Heavenly Lady explained.
"The Death Swamp? So, the entrance to the Ancient Battlefield is at the towering tree here? At the border between Tianji Beidou City and Heavenly Lion Giant City?" Zhang Xiaohao said with narrowed eyes.
"The entrance to the Ancient Battlefield isn’t fixed; it moves randomly! There is no specific location where it appears each time! However, there’s one consistent thing: wherever the entrance tickets to the Ancient Battlefield appear, that’s where the entrance will be! Last time, the entrance ticket was a black Dan Book; who would have thought it changed to a Mountain and River Water and Clouds Map this time?" the Heavenly Lady said with a sigh.
"Opportunity is right in front of you. What do you think, dare to venture in this time?" Zhang Xiaohao asked back.
"I am willing to accompany the lord!" the Heavenly Lady said.
"Very good! Go back and prepare, gather some strong dual-cultivation practitioners, and get ready to depart!" Zhang Xiaohao instructed.
"My lord, an entrance ticket to the Ancient Battlefield can carry at most thirty-six people!" the Heavenly Lady reminded.
"Thirty-six people? Well, that’s enough." Zhang Xiaohao nodded.
"Hmm? My lord, someone’s coming! That Zha Muzhen prince and some Divinity Transformation Old Monsters, seems like they’re here for this Mountain and River Water and Clouds Map! Do you want me to go out and deal with them?" the Heavenly Lady’s eyes flashed with killing intent.
Zhang Xiaohao pondered for a moment and then spoke.
"Let them in first, let’s see what they intend to do!" Zhang Xiaohao said playfully.
"Yes, my lord!" the Heavenly Lady replied.
With a wave of her hand, the door of the elegant room opened from inside.
"Get in here, all of you!" the Heavenly Lady said coldly.
Led by Zha Muzhen, a group of twelve cultivators walked in one by one.
The door closed, and the Heavenly Lady looked at them coldly.
"We meet the City Lord!" the group of Divinity Transformation Old Monsters said.
"Hmm? How did you recognize me as the City Lord?" the Heavenly Lady said noncommittally.
"This is the Tianji Restaurant. Anyone who can silently promise ten million top-grade Spirit Stones here must either be a monster above the Unification Realm or the City Lord! Tianji Beidou City is just a small remote city, so it’s unlikely for a monster in the Unification Realm to appear here, leaving only the last possibility!" a girl wearing a yellow dress explained with a smile.
"Correct! Your analysis is right! Tell me, why have you come to see me this time?" the Heavenly Lady said with an air of dominance.
