212: conspiracy?

At this moment, only Yan Qingcheng was by Ji Mo's side. This teleportation was random; the moment the jade token was crushed, the landing spot was not something one could decide.

Ji Mo was not surprised by this, but he was somewhat worried about Elder Mu. Elder Mu's methods were extraordinary, but with his heavily injured body, he feared that if Elder Mu took action, it might cause irreversible damage.

At this time, they were located within a town. Yan Qingcheng spoke with some nervousness: "Young Master, this is a desolate city. I have not detected the presence of any living person, and there are restrictions everywhere in the space. The area my Divine Sense can probe is limited."

Upon hearing this, Ji Mo expanded his Divine Sense and discovered that it was indeed the case, his expression turning solemn.

"For now, we can only explore this place slowly ourselves. I believe that the methods of Elder Mu and the others should be enough to cope with the current predicament."

"Young Master, those two people who were Undergoing Tribulation to become emperors just now—I suspect they were the two from the Lu family. Fortunately, we are quite far from them, so we are safe for the time being."

"Hmm, I am not worried about myself. A newly advanced Imperial Rank cannot kill me!" Ji Mo now possessed absolute self-confidence.

"I am worried about... never mind. Let's not think too much about it. Let's just stroll around for a bit and see where there might be a Treasure Trove."

Yan Qingcheng naturally had no objections. By now, this woman had become a fangirl of Ji Mo, her eyes constantly flashing with affection.

The two of them just like that began to stroll through this ancient town.

This town was desolate and likely had a history of tens of thousands of years. It was likely that before An Lan fell, he had already refined this entire planet, leaving no life behind.

That was why, even after tens of thousands of years, these towns could remain so intact.

Walking along this street, the shops still existed—restaurants, weapon shops, Medicinal Pills, and so on!

The two of them explored street by street, entering every shop that appeared valuable. Unfortunately, whether it was Medicinal Pills or weapons, nothing had been preserved; everything had weathered away.

Arriving at a plaza, a scene that made one's scalp tingle suddenly appeared.

They saw tens of thousands of people—no, they should be called mummified corpses—lying scattered across the plaza. The three corpses in the lead were even still standing in an upright posture.

Yan Qingcheng was somewhat afraid of this eerie scene and pulled tightly on Ji Mo, following behind him.

Ji Mo walked forward to examine them closely and was shocked to discover that these people had all been of the Sacred Rank while alive; within these white bones, a trace of the spiritual essence of the sacred bones could still be faintly seen.

The three mummified corpses in the lead were even more extraordinary. If not for their withered skin, their entire state looked exactly like that of living people; from their appearance, one could not see any injuries.

On this plaza, having experienced tens of thousands of years of time, they could still remain so lifelike, which showed how powerful they were when alive. Ji Mo had only felt this kind of aura from the Sun Emperor; without any surprise, these people were of the Imperial Rank!

"Aren't those of the Imperial Rank supposed to be able to achieve the same lifespan as the Plane, and shine alongside the sun and moon? How could these people die here without a sound?" Ji Mo was secretly astonished.

"Young Master... this is... a burial sacrifice..." Yan Qingcheng's trembling voice suddenly came.

"A burial sacrifice!" Ji Mo was suddenly awakened by this word. "That's right, this is the handiwork of Sword Emperor Anlan."

"These people were likely the natives of this planet. Before he died, he blood-sacrificed all life to be buried with him. This is truly too ruthless, too ruthless."

Both of them thought of this and were frightened by the handiwork of Sword Emperor Anlan.

Ji Mo felt that he was ruthless enough himself, but compared to this Sword Emperor Anlan, it was simply a case of a minor wizard meeting a great wizard!

The people of an entire planet! That was an uncountable number, all blood-sacrificed. This was truly not treating people as human beings.

The key was that there were so many of the Imperial Rank. Not to mention the countless Sacred Rank individuals in the plaza, the main thing was that those of the Imperial Rank were all blood-sacrificed just like that.

"Young Master, look at the equipment of these Imperial Rank individuals. It actually hasn't completely weathered away and still has spiritual essence. These are all top-grade Sacred Artifacts, Emperor Weapons, and semi-Emperor Weapons!" Suddenly, Yan Qingcheng's excited and thrilled voice rang out.

To tell the truth, stripping dead people's clothes made Ji Mo feel a bit uncomfortable. Yan Qingcheng was a woman, and she couldn't get past that mental hurdle either. She took one weapon and did not move again.

Ji Mo waved his hand, the ground split open, and all these skeletons were buried. He waved his hand again, and the ground healed. This was all Ji Mo could do.

Actually, if he refined these skeletons, Ji Mo could still gain quite a few benefits, but he did not do so. He could not get past that mental hurdle; resources were everywhere.

This small town did not have many valuable things, so Ji Mo decided to head to some larger towns to try his luck for Opportunities.

If there were storage items made of special Materials, perhaps they could withstand the passage of tens of thousands of years and preserve treasures.

Just because Ji Mo looked down on these things did not mean others did.

In some large cities, scenes of stripping corpses were playing out.

"Look, there are tens of thousands, over a hundred thousand corpses there, and among them are actually Sacred Rank and Imperial Rank individuals. The number isn't small. Look at those precious armors and weapons..."

"Heavens, those are all Sacred Artifacts and Emperor Weapons! I'm rich, I'm rich, they are all mine!"

The ugly behavior of these people was playing out in every city, as countless people were frantically making a fortune from the dead.

Just at this moment, a flash of light flickered, and those people outside the island were teleported in. They were still completely confused.

"What's going on? Didn't we not have jade talismans? How were we teleported in?"

"Yeah! Is it possible to come in without needing a jade talisman?"

"Why do you care so much? Don't you see so many Emperor Weapons and Sacred Artifacts beckoning to us? Hurry up and grab them."

"Exactly, why care so much? Let's just get our hands on the Opportunity first."

These people were exactly those who had not obtained the qualifications and had been forcibly teleported in. They had originally been dejected about not getting the qualifications, but unexpectedly, they had ended up inside for some reason. With treasures right before their eyes, how could they not be excited?

Only the Sun Emperor and the Third Elder of the Lu family sensed that something was wrong. The two looked at each other, their faces full of solemnity.

However, they did not communicate; they turned around and flew away to find their own people.

At this time, in the core part of this planet, there was a towering Immortal Cave.

"Hehehe, after tens of thousands of years, the Master is finally going to see the light of day again!"

From within this Immortal Cave came terrifying and sinister words. If an outsider were to see this, they would be able to sense that something was wrong.

"Indeed, we have also been trapped here for tens of thousands of years. Finally, at this opportune moment of heaven and earth, the Master's chess game has begun."

"Hehe... these people still think this is a heaven-sent Opportunity. These ignorant people, let them be happy for a while first."

"Hehe, this is their honor. When the Master returns this time, he will inevitably ascend to the supreme God Realm. To be able to use their own lives to sacrifice and create a god—wouldn't they feel happy? Hehe!"

Inside this Immortal Cave, it was unknown what kind of creatures they were, discussing something amidst sounds of eerie laughter.

Their words revealed that the appearance of this ruin was a conspiracy, a heaven-shocking conspiracy.