0p0 Chapter 205: The Man in the Cave
Chapter 205: The Man in the Cave
Ji Chen could feel the changes in his body.
All the muscles in his body seemed to be wailing, but his bones remained strong and unaffected by the forbidden force.
At this point, even if he wanted to turn back, it was already unlikely, and there was not enough time for him to regret.
Keep going.
After nearly a hundred breaths of time, Ji Chen had already become extremely old.
His hair was all white and his face was withered. He had become an old man, and it seemed as if he would die of old age at any time.
A feeling of drowsiness came over his mind, causing his eyelids to droop uncontrollably, as if he was about to fall asleep.
But Ji Chen relied on his own willpower to hold on.
He continued to move forward, and his divine bones made a crisp creaking sound, as if they could not hold on any longer, as if his entire body was about to be crushed by the forbidden force.
Ji Chen gritted his teeth and took difficult steps, each step feeling as heavy as a mountain.
Finally, I don’t know how much time has passed.
Suddenly, a faint light appeared in front of him, like a ray of hope in the eternal night, illuminating Ji Chen's way forward.
He could sense that the speed at which his vitality was draining away had slowed down a little at this moment.
That invisible forbidden force seemed to no longer devour his lifespan. Instead, it brought a vibrant vitality to his entire body.
In such a state, Ji Chen's strength was restored a lot.
He took the opportunity to speed up and strode forward.
The further inward you go, the slower the passage of lifespan becomes, and vitality fills your whole body.
It can be seen that Ji Chen's previously lost youthfulness was gradually restored at this moment.
The moisture in the body seemed to return, and the white hair gradually turned black.
Finally, he walked to the front of the light. By now, Ji Chen had already restored his previous appearance, and all the discomfort had disappeared at this moment.
The forbidden power in the Longevity Cave had also disappeared without a trace and no longer devoured his lifespan. Moreover, his cultivation, which had been suppressed before, had now recovered to the seventh level of Guixu Realm.
"That is……"
Looking around, the dazzling light was so blinding that Ji Chen couldn't help but look up and cover his eyes.
After a long moment, when he got used to the light, Ji Chen could see clearly what it was.
A page of scripture was hanging in the cave, written in an ancient font, as if every word was overflowing with endless power of the Tao.
"The Ancient Emperor's Scripture!"
Ji Chen couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
That page of scripture was actually an ancient imperial scripture. The aura it exuded was vaguely consistent with the lotus magic he had mastered before.
Just as Ji Chen was surprised, he looked down and soon discovered that below this ancient imperial scripture, there was a figure sitting cross-legged.
This is a middle-aged man who looks to be around thirty or forty years old. He is dressed in a blue shirt, like a blue lamp that illuminates eternity.
In this ancient Changsheng Cave, besides himself, there were other people who came here.
Moreover, Ji Chen could feel that the middle-aged man was not dead. The aura on his body was very weak, as if he had reached his true old age and was about to die.
When he saw the other person for the first time, Ji Chen felt somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
He frowned slightly, and soon couldn't help but exclaimed, "Ming Zun!"
The Holy Emperor of Xuan Kingdom, a figure who dominated the entire Eastern Wilderness eight hundred years ago.
Mingzun, Su Ming!
This is the existence closest to the saint level in the six thousand years of Eastern Wilderness after Ye Huang.
When Ji Chen met the old Saint Emperor in the past, he had heard many things about Ming Zun from him.
Moreover, the old Saint Emperor still kept several portraits of Mingzun, one of which was a picture of Mingzun in his middle age, which was exactly the same as what he saw at this moment.
Mingzun is not dead.
The person who has been closest to the saint level in the human race in the past six thousand years since Ye Huang is still alive in the world.
He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. Above his head, the ancient imperial scripture shone with dazzling light, refracting down continuously like bright stars in the sky. Every ray of light was as heavy as a thousand pounds, blessing Mingzun's body.
A person who had lived for nearly a thousand years was suppressed here by a page of scripture for hundreds of years!
"Is there someone else... coming..."
A slightly hoarse voice sounded, appearing very weak.
In front of him, Ming Zun was like a green lamp that never went out, and he slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes revealed the vicissitudes and decay of time.
He lived for nearly a thousand years and was already famous eight hundred years ago. Then he suddenly disappeared, and it has been hundreds of years since then.
It was also from then on that the Holy Dynasty gradually declined.
Everyone said that Mingzun had most likely died in some dangerous place.
But who could have imagined that he had been staying in the Changsheng Cave and was suppressed by a page of scriptures for hundreds of years.
"Junior Ji Chen, greetings to Ming Zun!"
Ji Chen clasped his fists and bowed in worship. Naturally, he had long admired such a legendary figure in the Dharma Ending Age.
Moreover, Mingzun's blood is also flowing in his body.
According to seniority, Ji Chen even has to call the other person "grandfather".
He did not respond, as if he had fallen asleep. After a long while, a weak voice came, "Your name is Ji Chen... Where are you from... Monk..."
"younger generation……"
Ji Chen paused for a moment, then told his story, including his relationship with the Holy Dynasty and Ming Zun.
"Descendants of my Xuan Kingdom..."
This time, Ming Zun responded not long after. Although his voice was still weak, it seemed to carry a sense of surprise and a hint of concern. "Xuan Country... still exists in the future..."
Soon, Ji Chen told the other party all the information he knew about Xuan Kingdom.
Ming Zun seemed to be listening quietly. This time, he was silent for a long time before he suddenly asked, "Your Qi and blood are extraordinary... Could it be... that your physique... is special?"
"My physique is indeed special. It is the rare Eastern Wilderness Divine Body." Ji Chen spoke truthfully.
"After the ancient times... has another divine body appeared in the world?"
“You are not old... why... do you come here... to seek immortality... you shouldn’t..." Mingzun seemed to be sighing.
"It's really helpless."
Upon hearing this, Ji Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly, and told the whole story of how he had become enemies all over the world because of his Lotus Magic, and was hunted down by the Dragon Clan and other forces.
After listening, Mingzun fell silent again, then snorted coldly, "The prejudice in people's hearts... is really as huge as a mountain..."
"The Purple Emperor Qiangu... was willing to bind herself in the Liyuan Mountain... to suffer for all living beings in the world... but in the end... the world only remembered that she seized the opportunity of heaven and earth to prove her truth... and completely ignored the reason..."