31: Ancient ruins

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this long period, Yang Lingchen remained in a state of frenzied Cultivation, never slacking off in the slightest.

His cultivation level also successfully broke through to the ninth layer of the Bright Profound Realm, just as he had hoped.

On this very day, Yang Lingchen was concentrating fully on Cultivating the Tian Yuan Sword Canon.

Suddenly, a stunningly beautiful figure appeared in the Green Cloud Pavilion without any warning.

She wore a pure white form-fitting long dress, which perfectly accentuated her enchanting and alluring figure.

Her cold, beautiful eyes carried a majesty that looked down upon all living things, like a noble snow lotus on an iceberg, untainted by any trace of the mortal world.

"Disciple Yang Lingchen pays respects to Revered Master."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Yang Lingchen hurriedly bowed respectfully.

"Not bad. In just over ten days, you have actually Cultivated the Tian Yuan Sword Canon to the Major Achievement stage. You are worthy of being the man... the Disciple I have taken a fancy to," Dongfang Yunbing said in a cold tone.

"It is all thanks to Revered Master's excellent guidance that your Disciple has been able to make such rapid progress."

Yang Lingchen flattered her without hesitation.

With a graceful and ethereal gait, Dongfang Yunbing walked over to a long chair, lay down elegantly, and said indifferently, "Chener, I am a little tired."

"Would you like me to give you a massage?"

Yang Lingchen said this with trepidation. The moment he spoke these words, he was mentally prepared to be punished.

"Hmm!"

Dongfang Yunbing gave a soft hum, then closed her stunningly beautiful eyes and lay quietly on the long chair.

"Thump, thump, thump...!"

At this moment, Yang Lingchen's heart was beating wildly.

He slowly walked behind Dongfang Yunbing, then, with trembling hands, gently placed them on her smooth and delicate shoulders.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen felt as if he were about to suffocate.

This was the most renowned woman in the entire Northern Profound Region! Any one of her whims was enough to decide the life or death of countless people.

Dongfang Yunbing's figure was extremely soft and sexy; even her shoulders were so beautiful that they were intoxicating and nearly suffocating.

Yang Lingchen carefully massaged Dongfang Yunbing's shoulders and arms. Her beautiful, smooth jade-like hands made him somewhat reluctant to let go, unable to tear himself away.

"You are very nervous," Dongfang Yunbing said softly, her eyes closed.

"A little."

Yang Lingchen took a deep breath, trying hard to calm his nervous mood before speaking.

"Am I that scary?"

Dongfang Yunbing's voice suddenly became a little tender.

"Because Revered Master is truly as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, that is why this Disciple is a little nervous," Yang Lingchen said in a low voice.

"Then how do I compare to Ling Yanyun and Feng Xueqing?" Dongfang Yunbing asked with a smile.

"Ahem... Of course, Revered Master is the most beautiful." Yang Lingchen coughed lightly and answered hurriedly.

"Your technique is not bad. Where did you learn it?" Dongfang Yunbing asked again.

"Dihao Club," Yang Lingchen replied truthfully.

"What kind of place is Dihao Club?" Dongfang Yunbing asked curiously.

"It is just a place that specializes in providing massage services," Yang Lingchen explained softly.

"Hmm." Dongfang Yunbing said no more, quietly enjoying Yang Lingchen's massage.

Two hours passed by in the blink of an eye.

"Not bad. I will come often in the future."

After saying this, Dongfang Yunbing's figure instantly vanished from the Green Cloud Pavilion.

"Damn, I'm not a masseur."

At this moment, Yang Lingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

These two hours had been too agonizing for him. Giving such a peerless beauty a massage was something anyone would find hard to handle!

Especially since the other party was the most powerful ruler of this region.

Another seven days passed quietly.

During these seven days, his cultivation level broke through once again, reaching the Peak of the ninth layer of the Bright Profound Realm.

After breaking through to the Peak of the ninth layer of the Bright Profound Realm, Yang Lingchen made a plan to go out for some training and complete a few missions along the way.

He left the Green Cloud Pavilion.

Yang Lingchen made his way to the Mission Hall of the Heavenly Origin Palace inner Sect.

Just then, Yang Lingchen's gaze was caught by a mission poster at the entrance of the Mission Hall. With curiosity, he walked over quickly.

It turned out that the Four Great Sects had discovered a newly unearthed Ancient Ruins deep in the Northern Wasteland Mountain Range.

Because this ruin was from an extremely ancient era, only Martial Artists below the Void Seeking Realm were eligible to enter.

Therefore, the higher-ups of Heavenly Origin Palace had posted this notice, hoping that young Disciples with an adventurous spirit would go and explore it.

Yang Lingchen carefully looked at the specific address of the ruins, then turned around and left Heavenly Origin Palace without hesitation.

However, what Yang Lingchen did not know was that at the very moment he left Heavenly Origin Palace, a figure flashed by and quietly followed behind him. This person was Wang Yuan, a Disciple in the top ten of the inner Sect.

After leaving Heavenly Origin Palace, Yang Lingchen used his Phantom Art all the way, initiating full-speed travel mode.

However, because Yang Lingchen was using his Movement Technique the entire way, Wang Yuan, who was following behind, ended up losing track of him while trailing.

At this moment, Wang Yuan was incomparably shocked. He was a top ten inner Sect Disciple; he never expected that he would lose track of someone at the Bright Profound Realm.

However, he was not anxious because of this, because he knew that the place Yang Lingchen was going to was that Ancient Ruins.

Three days passed in a flash.

With Yang Lingchen traveling at full speed, he finally arrived at the depths of the Northern Wasteland Mountain Range.

At this moment, he was already very close to the Ancient Ruins.

At this time, Yang Lingchen also discovered many people nearby, including Disciples from Heavenly Origin Palace, as well as some Disciples from other Sects.

The Northern Wasteland Mountain Range was a massive mountain range, and the Four Great Powers of the Southern Region were located around the Northern Wasteland Mountain Range.

Therefore, the unearthing of this Ancient Ruins also attracted young Disciples from the other three Great Sects to come and explore.

Yang Lingchen followed the road towards the entrance of the Ancient Ruins.

At the entrance of the ruins, he discovered many middle-aged people with profound strength. Judging from their attire, they should be Elder-level figures from the Four Great Sects.

The unearthing of the Ancient Ruins would inevitably trigger conflicts between the Sects.

Therefore, every Sect, in order to ensure their own Disciples did not suffer losses within, would send some powerful Elders to come and oversee the site.

Yang Lingchen arrived at the camp of the Heavenly Origin Palace side.

At this time, a middle-aged man around forty years old walked out. This person was the Heavenly Origin Palace inner Sect Elder, Sun Tiancheng.

"Everyone, pay attention. After the ruins open and you enter, you must be careful of people from other Sects. Do not lose your lives due to carelessness," Sun Tiancheng instructed with a serious expression.

"Understood, Elder," many Disciples responded in unison.

Just at this moment, the true appearance of the Ancient Ruins gradually emerged.

"Good, the ruins have opened. Everyone, go in!" Sun Tiancheng said.

Following the opening of the Ancient Ruins, Disciples from the Four Great Sects rushed in one after another.

The Four Great Sects of the Southern Region were: Heavenly Origin Palace, Diyin Sect, Rakshasa Palace, and Sword Origin Pavilion. Among them, Sword Origin Pavilion had the most powerful strength, while the strength of the other three Sects was roughly equivalent.

Yang Lingchen also followed the crowd and entered this mysterious Ancient Ruins together.

Suddenly, Yang Lingchen detected a trace of cold light. He immediately turned his head to look, but he saw nothing.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen became secretly vigilant in his heart. Just now, he had a feeling of being tightly watched by a ferocious bird of prey, and this feeling was exceptionally strong.

After everyone had entered these ruins.

At this time, the entrance behind them suddenly closed without any warning.

At this moment, the tens of thousands of people on the scene were instantly plunged into panic.

One by one, they hurriedly and anxiously searched for an exit.

But to everyone's disappointment, the entrance they had just come through seemed as if it had never existed at all.

After a long while.

Since everyone was unable to find an exit, many people had already begun to explore this vast ruin.

Anyway, they couldn't get out in the short term. Since they were already inside, they might as well search carefully inside; perhaps they could find many precious treasures.