Chapter 1448 - Chaotic Battle in the Tomb

Swish.

Chen Fan darted forth, true primeval surging within him as he refined vast quantities of immortal stones. Although he managed to salvage a hundred thousand, it was nothing compared to the original ten million. However, it was more than enough for him to break through to the Immortal Platform Realm without worrying about running short.

The pair traversed through the passageway. As it turned out, Chen Fan’s choice was the correct one. This passageway indeed led to the final tomb.

The tomb was vast and solemn, its stone walls covered in lifelike carvings. Each figure radiated immense power, imbued with terrifying martial Dao intent that almost seemed ready to burst forth from the stone at any moment.

However, upon closer inspection, Chen Fan realized that every single carving depicted the same person.

The carvings depicted one person in various stances, resembling the myriad incarnations of a single individual. Without a shred of doubt, Chen Fan knew who it was. The master of this tomb—the mighty ancient emperor.

In the center of the chamber, a massive coffin floated up and down under the pull of a mysterious force. Even more astonishing was the coffin itself: it was a high-grade immortal artifact, gleaming with sacred light, stirring an almost irresistible desire to claim it.

“How truly extravagant. Even the coffin is a high-grade immortal artifact. Tsk tsk!” Li Yu exclaimed in awe.

Chen Fan said, “He’s an emperor from the ancient era, after all. If my guess is right, he was on the verge of enlightenment, almost a Sage. For someone of that level, even a high-grade immortal artifact is trivial. Hardly surprising.”

“A being on the verge of attaining enlightenment and becoming a Sage, huh?” Li Yu’s eyes flashed brilliantly/ “I heard from my clan’s old ancestor that the Heavenly Dao in the Heavenly Realm isn’t perfect either. It’s not easy to successfully attain enlightenment. That’s why so few have managed to reach Sagehood in recent times. Most of the Sages that still exist today are ancient beings, survivors from the late ancient era. New Sages who have achieved enlightenment in the modern or antiquity eras can be counted on both hands.”

Chen Fan glanced at Li Yu. To know something like that, the Li Clan was no ordinary family among the Immortal Emperor clans. Still, enlightenment and Sagehood were distant dreams for him. There was no reason to dwell on them now.

By the time the pair arrived, chaos had already broken loose.

Countless cultivators were locked in a desperate struggle, each trying to seize the ancient emperor’s legacy resting within the coffin. The tomb had turned into a battlefield. Every man for himself, no alliances, only bloodlust and greed.

For the sake of the legacy, almost everyone had gone crazy.

The entire tomb was in chaos. Half-immortals were flying around in the air, either exploding or fighting. The ancient emperor figures carved on the stone walls seemed to be gradually solidifying, absorbing the blood qi, and transforming.

From where Chen Fan stood, their faces seemed twisted into sinister smiles, as if mocking the madness of those who now fought for their master’s inheritance.

This discovery sent a chill down Chen Fan’s spine.

He steadied his breathing, refusing to be drawn into the frenzy. Anyone who dared to approach the coffin now faced the combined fury of everyone else.

A death zone formed in front of the coffin, looking incomparably brutal.

“Something’s strange about these figures on the stone walls!”

Chen Fan swept a glance across these figures. He noticed that they were gradually solidifying, and the cause was clear: the blood essence of the fallen half-immortal realm experts. Much of that essence had mysteriously vanished, absorbed by something unseen.

However, most people’s attention was on the coffin, and no one had noticed this peculiarity.

Had anyone paid even a little attention, they might have sensed the strange absorption and stopped it before it spread. But now, the crowd was blinded by desire; all they could think about was claiming the ancient emperor’s legacy for themselves.

But now, the crowd was blinded by their greed for the legacy. The only thing on their mind was to compete for the legacy, ignoring everything else.

“Get lost, all of you. The ancient emperor’s legacy belongs to us, the Twin Prides Alliance!” A fierce shout came from the void. From the void emerged a group of over twenty cultivators, cutting straight through the chaos to stand before the coffin.

Everyone paused and diverted their attention to take a look. It was the Twin Prides Alliance led by the twin siblings, Xuan Yang and Xuan Xing.

“Damn it, how did the Twin Prides Alliance get here so quickly?” someone cursed. “They didn’t make a move until now... they must have been waiting for this exact moment!”

“Damn it, are we going to let the Twin Prides Alliance take everything after coming this far?” said someone indignantly.

“Just wait and see. The Twin Prides Alliance may be powerful, but they aren’t unrivaled. The four other absolute forces wouldn’t sit still and let the Twin Prides Alliance seize the legacy.”

Despite the talk, no one dared to advance.

As one of the Five Absolutes, the Twin Prides Alliance’s reputation was too much for the crowd to think of challenging them. The only ones who were qualified to contend against the Twin Prides Alliance were the four other absolute forces.

Although only twenty-some people of the Twin Prides Alliance were here, they were all either sixth-stage half-immortals or above. Moreover, Xuan Yang, a ninth-stage half-immortal realm, was leading them. He unleashed his terrifying aura, as deep as the sea, deterring the crowd.

Chen Fan observed the Twin Prides Alliance from a corner. Naturally, he saw Xuan Xing in their midst. Although he had beaten Xuan Xing before, the latter had already regained his arrogance. His sharp gaze swept across the area.

Soon, Xuan Xing saw Chen Fan in the crowd. His aura immediately erupted. Boundless rage swept out, his anger soaring to the sky, like an enraged, ferocious beast, about to pounce on Chen Fan and kill him.

“Bastard, I finally found you!”

Suffering a crushing defeat in Chen Fan’s hands was simply a humiliation that he could never wash away in his lifetime.

He, a descendant of a Sage, was actually beaten to a pulp by Chen Fan, and he couldn’t even save his subordinates, forced to flee on his own.

This humiliation could only be wiped clean with Chen Fan’s blood.

“Bastard, I’m going to kill you! Kill you!” Xuan Xing shouted hoarsely, furious to the extreme.

The Twin Prides Alliance members all looked at Chen Fan, their gazes overflowing with killing intent. Chen Fan remained carefree, but next to him, Li Yu felt his scalp tingling.

Suddenly, an icy voice rang out. Another group appeared imposingly: the Xiao Sect, led by Xiao Ruyue.

“Who are you going to kill?”

“Sect Leader!” Li Yu nearly wept from joy and quickly flew over to them.

Chen Fan also went over and gave a nod to Xiao Ruyue.

Xuan Xing hated Chen Fan to the bones. He immediately proposed an offer to entice Xiao Ruyue, “Xiao Ruyue, hand that bastard Chen Fan to me. I promise to help your Xiao Sect seize the legacy!”