Chapter 422 Ice Fire Divine Cave
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Seeing the transference portal appear ahead, Ye Chen was overjoyed.
After enduring four segments of the Death Illusionary Realm's crisis and with the Ice Snow Jade Pendant flying for more than half an hour, Ye Chen finally saw the place to leave this "Death Illusionary Realm" checkpoint.
Full of joy, Ye Chen directly maneuvered the Ice Snow Jade Pendant toward the transference portal.
Whoosh!
Turned into a point of brilliant light, the Ice Snow Jade Pendant instantly shot onto the transference portal.
Then, no accident occurred.
After the Ice Snow Jade Pendant flew onto it, the entire transference portal emitted a "buzzing" trembling sound. In an instant, a beam of transference light enveloped the Ice Snow Jade Pendant and transmitted it away from the portal.
The next moment, as a surge of transference light flickered, the Ice Snow Jade Pendant reappeared in a new realm.
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With a slight shake of the Ice Snow Jade Pendant, Ye Chen flew out from it, and then, the Ice Snow Jade Pendant returned from a point of bright light to its pendant form and flew to Ye Chen's waist.
"Is this the third Treasure Land?!"
After securing the Ice Snow Jade Pendant, Ye Chen lifted his eyes to survey the new world he had entered. The sight that met his eyes left Ye Chen in shock.
At that moment, Ye Chen found himself on a high stone platform on the flank of a gigantic mountain peak.
Looking forward, Ye Chen could see countless undulating mountain ranges stretching out before him, the ranges so vast that they seemed endless.
This realm was much more majestic than the first and second Treasure Lands, and the scenery was even more stunning.
He could also see that above those rolling mountain ranges, there were occasional surges of rosy clouds, and even towering pillars of treasure Qi bursting out of the mountains, shooting towards the endless sky above.
Just by observing those towering streams of treasure Qi, Ye Chen knew that the mountains must be hiding countless incomparably precious treasures.
The third Treasure Land was also the last and most valuable part of the Divine Heritage Cave!
At first glance, Ye Chen knew there was something extraordinary about this Treasure Land!
Ye Chen was ready to fly into the countless undulating mountain ranges ahead to search for treasures when something unexpected happened.
Just as Ye Chen prepared to move, dozens of yards away from him, the void was torn open and a figure stepped out from it.
Seeing this figure, Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Three-Eyed Skeleton Predecessor, is it you?!"
The figure that had walked out of the spatial rift was none other than the Three-Eyed Skeleton, whose Soul Transformation had possessed a mid-stage youth of the Heavenly Saint Realm!
Since entering the Divine Heritage Cave, Ye Chen had not met anyone else apart from Ding Xiaojia and the fat and thin saints.
Ye Chen had not encountered the Three-Eyed Skeleton, Huo Mei'er, or the Saint Heir Jin Lieyang from the Xuanjin Continent.
Ye Chen had no idea whether these people had managed to pass through the three segments of life and death. In Ye Chen's mind, it seemed very likely that the Three-Eyed Skeleton and Huo Mei'er, who obviously knew plenty about the Divine Heritage Cave, had a great chance of making it to the last Treasure Land.
Although that was his expectation, since everyone's timing to pass the levels was different, suddenly encountering the Three-Eyed Skeleton here was of course a huge surprise to Ye Chen.
At this time, the Three-Eyed Skeleton, having appeared, directly walked toward Ye Chen and eventually stopped five yards away from him.
"Young lad, you have indeed shocked me again by successfully reaching this final Treasure Land!" the Three-Eyed Skeleton said, his eyes bright as he looked at Ye Chen, their gaze emitting a strange light.
Being stared at by the Three-Eyed Skeleton, and noticing the odd look in his eyes, Ye Chen too felt a stir inside, "Predecessor, were you waiting for me here? Speaking of which, I must thank you for the clue to the treasure you provided earlier, which allowed me to successfully acquire the 'Netherworld Ant'."
Aside from initially attacking Ye Chen in the ancient restricted land, ever since Ye Chen took out the Beiming Secret Tome, the Three-Eyed Skeleton had always been kind to him.
He had even specifically given him clues about the "Warmsun Sand" and "Netherworld Ant."
Ye Chen even suspected that this person might be related to the Beiming Clan!
In such a situation, Ye Chen temporarily set aside his grievances and addressed him as predecessor.
"Haha, young lad, you are indeed very clever. I was waiting here for you," laughed the Three-Eyed Skeleton upon hearing Ye Chen's words. "Do you remember, young lad, that I told you before that this Divine Heritage Cave was no ordinary event?"
After processing this for a moment, Ye Chen nodded, "You indeed mentioned this at the Divine Transmission Hall, and you also said that if I lived through the third segment of the life and death path, you would tell me the reason why this Divine Heritage Cave is extraordinary. Are you waiting here to discuss this Divine Heritage Cave with me?"
When first entering the Divine Transmission Hall, Huo Mei'er had warned Ye Chen that this year's treasure hunt in the Divine Heritage Cave was completely different from the past.
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Later, the Three-Eyed Skeleton also voiced out a reminder to Ye Chen.
At that moment, Ye Chen was exceedingly curious about what made the Divine Heritage Cave different.
After experiencing the trials of three life-and-death pathways and observing the exploits of the Fat and Thin Saints in the Divine Heritage Cave, Ye Chen noticed something off about the cave.
This time, the Divine Heritage Cave was indeed much more dangerous, and it had many changes compared to before, with significant alterations to the three life-and-death pathway trials.
As for the reason behind such changes, Ye Chen did not know.
And obviously, the Three-Eyed Skeleton might know the reason.
Hearing the Three-Eyed Skeleton bring up the matter, Ye Chen, of course, looked at the Three-Eyed Skeleton with immense curiosity, eager to hear what he would say.
"Young lad, the reason I didn't tell you about the difference in the Divine Heritage Cave this time was also a test for you."
"In my heart, if you could successfully make it to this last treasure land, you could become one of my assistants, and I would tell you many secrets."
An assistant?
Secrets?
Ye Chen was taken aback.
The Three-Eyed Skeleton said with a smile, "Young lad, do you know how many days I've waited for you here?"
"A few days?" Ye Chen asked in confusion, "Isn't there only one day to hunt for treasure in each treasure land? Could it be that senior has been waiting in this third treasure land for a long time?"
"Haha, the fifteen days of treasure hunting in the Divine Heritage Cave are an ironclad rule and will not change. However, the treasure hunting time for each treasure land can vary. The first and second treasure lands indeed have a treasure hunting time of one day, but after the anomaly in the Divine Heritage Cave, the third treasure land is completely different from before. If you are strong enough and arrive here quickly, you could even spend a full fifteen days inside!"
"Young lad, I've been here for eight days already!"
Stay in this third treasure land for so long?!
Ye Chen was completely surprised by the Three-Eyed Skeleton's words.
If one really could stay for that long, there would be great gains from treasure hunting in the most valuable treasure land.
Had he known this earlier, Ye Chen would have strived to reach this third treasure land a few days earlier, instead of being left with only two days to hunt for treasure like now.
Seeing the look of regret on Ye Chen's face, the Three-Eyed Skeleton chuckled, "You need not regret it. The reason why the treasure hunting time can change in this third treasure land is that something which only appears once every three thousand three hundred years has emerged. That thing opened just three days ago, and that's the true precious place in this treasure land. Coming early would be of no use to you."
"It's precisely because of that thing's emergence that the Divine Heritage Cave underwent such great changes and became completely different from before!"
The words of the Three-Eyed Skeleton genuinely shocked Ye Chen.
Secrets.
Indeed, they were secrets.
Ye Chen had never heard about these things before.
"Senior, what is this thing that appears only once every three thousand three hundred years and can cause such a great upheaval in the Divine Heritage Cave?" Ye Chen couldn't help but press the Three-Eyed Skeleton for answers.
The Three-Eyed Skeleton looked toward the endlessly stretching mountain range to the north, with a glint flashing in his eyes, "That thing is called 'Ice Fire Divine Cave'!"
"That 'Ice Fire Divine Cave' is the most precious cave left in the Five Elements Mountain by the great being who established it, containing treasures that would drive both ancient clans of the Minor Spirit Realm, the Beiming Clan and the Blood God Clan, to madness!"
"The Ice Fire Divine Cave appears only once in three thousand three hundred years. The astounding secrets within are known to only a few. Even the Beiming Clan and Blood God Clan from the upper realms are unaware, or else countless true gods would have descended upon this Five Elements Mountain."
Ice Fire Divine Cave?
The most precious cave established in the Divine Heritage Cave by the creator of the Five Elements Mountain?
Containing treasures that would drive two great ancient clans to madness?!
Although Ye Chen hadn't yet heard the specifics of what treasures were inside the Ice Fire Divine Cave, he was already staggered by the words of the Three-Eyed Skeleton.
The creator of the Five Elements Mountain, needless to say, must possess unimaginable strength, and Ye Chen even had a premonition that this great being might well be a God King level figure!
The most precious cave he left behind, the most precious treasure inside, Ye Chen could barely imagine what those could be!