Three days later.
A gigantic spirit ship suddenly burst forth from deep underground.
Under the control of Lu Yuan.
The whole spirit ship leapt out of the water like a whale, drawing an arc in the air before landing steadily on the ground.
However, a bright, glaring sun hung in the sky, its rays dazzlingly bright, making Lu Yuan a bit uncomfortable.
He squinted his eyes, staring at the magnificent immortal mountain not far ahead, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.
"The speed of the Five Elements Escape Technique is astounding. I didn’t expect it to reach Penglai Immortal Mountain in just three days."
"But although the speed is great, it also places harsh demands on the material of the spirit ship. This Earth Spirit Ship is overloaded and is about to break down."
Lu Yuan glanced at the spirit ship beneath his feet, seeing that it was already overwhelmed with fine cracks across its surface, ready to collapse at any moment.
Ji Chen was also deeply pained at the sight.
This was an ancient treasure handed down by the Xuanyuan Clan for many years, and to see it broken into such a state was unexpected.
However, they were lucky to escape with their lives and arrive safely at Penglai Immortal Mountain; how could they dare to ask for more?
Thinking this.
Ji Chen decided to go with the flow and directly presented the Earth Spirit Ship to Lu Yuan.
"It’s thanks to Brother Lu Yuan that we managed to escape danger. Why not let Brother Lu keep this spirit ship and see if there’s a way to repair it in the future?"
"Then I won’t be polite." Lu Mou replied.
Lu Yuan did not refuse and immediately put away the spirit ship.
Though the spirit ship was badly damaged and couldn’t be used for long, it was still an ancient treasure.
If suitable materials could be found, there might be a chance to repair it.
After narrowly escaping death, Qing Yan and the others expressed their gratitude to Lu Yuan, then leapt off the prow, landing on the solid, thick ground.
They took deep breaths of the fresh air while curiously observing the surroundings.
Before them stood an ancient immortal mountain tall enough to touch the sky, proudly towering over them.
At the entrance to the Ruins, they had only seen a vague outline.
It wasn’t until they reached the foot of the mountain that they realized just how majestic and grand it was!
Above the mountain, spiritual energy permeated the air.
The dense spiritual energy transformed into hazy mist, enveloping most of the mountain peaks.
There were white cranes soaring between the mountains, and exotic beasts leisurely foraging in the ancient woods of the barbaric wilderness, creating a scene reminiscent of a mortal immortal realm.
However, when they lifted their gaze to the mountaintop, they saw many collapsed palaces and large areas of ruins.
The walls of the broken palaces were covered in knife and sword marks.
Even half of the mountain peak was shattered, with all the buildings seemingly having been scorched by a sea of fire, turned completely into ruins.
Amidst the ruins lay scattered broken limbs, with some skeletons remarkably well preserved.
These bones appeared to be cast from immortal gold, their surfaces exhibiting a texture like jade, exuding a faint golden glow.
Even after millions of years.
The bones were still intact, with no trace of time left on them!
Especially those skeletons sitting cross-legged in the center of the palaces, their golden light blazing like a radiant sun, emanating overwhelming pressure.
If a Dharma Realm expert were to recklessly step into this place, they might instantly be crushed into flesh by this pressure!
"Are these the corpses of ancient powerhouses?"
Lu Yuan’s gaze was heavy.
From the condition of Penglai Immortal Mountain, it was clear that a calamitous battle had taken place here in ancient times.
Even such imperishable beings as ancient great powerhouses had fallen here.
The skeletons deep within the palaces were particularly unfathomable.
When Lu Yuan attempted to activate his pupil rune to discern the law patterns on these bones.
In the void.
He was struck with a chilling sense of horror, as if some great terror of life and death lay within!
"Brother Ji Chen, the Xuanyuan Clan has a long heritage. Do you know what realm these ancient sages were?"
Lu Yuan curiously asked.
Since the Absolute Barrier separated Heaven and Man, mortals knew little about the affairs of Heaven.
Even someone like Lu Yuan, a Qi Refiner of the Divine Bridge Realm, only had superficial knowledge of celestial deities’ power divisions.
"Most of these imperishable bones belong to Ancestor God Realm powerhouses, and those ancient sages are likely the legendary Celestial Venerables."
Ji Chen, after careful examination, spoke solemnly.
"Celestial Venerables?"
Lu Yuan looked puzzled, hearing this term for the first time.
"The ancient war caused a gap in the human race’s heritage, so it’s not unusual for Brother Lu Yuan to be unaware of some secrets."
Ji Chen explained in detail for him.
After listening, Lu Yuan finally gained a rough understanding of the celestial deities’ realm.
According to Ji Chen.
The Heavenly Realm can be roughly divided into the Divine Fire Realm, Celestial God Realm, Ancestor God Realm, and Celestial Venerable Realm!
Once a Qi Refiner of the Dharma Realm achieves Daoist Perfection.
They would experience the divine fusion of heaven and earth, with the spirit embryo merging with the Heaven and Earth Laws, igniting the Divine Fire, and ascending to the Upper Realm.
However, some great powerhouses in the Ascension Realm have heaven-reaching means and, to avoid being harvested by Heaven, seal their own divine fire, forcibly remaining in the Lower Realm.
The strength of such great powerhouses is often terrifyingly shocking, their combat power roughly equal to the celestial deities of the Upper Realm.
The power of a divine fire realm expert can shatter stars with a snap of the fingers.
In the eyes of Lower Realm Qi Refiners, their methods are already divine, indistinguishable from true deities.
But in the Upper Realm, where strong individuals are as numerous as clouds, even a powerful great cultivator of the Divine Fire Realm is merely a small-time commander.
Whereas Celestial God Realm powerhouses entrust their divine fire to the Heavenly Dao, condensing the Celestial Heart Mark.