The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 269 The Legend of the Nine-Headed Serpent
The Ghost City is in a semi-abandoned state. On one side is a small, safe area that has been explored, with wisps of smoke rising from chimneys. On the other side is a vast ghost realm whose situation has not yet been fully explored, with gusts of eerie wind howling.

The Ghost City is oval in shape. Apart from the core area which is shrouded in mist all year round, it is divided into nine concentric rings from the inside out, commonly known as the Nine Rings.

Legend has it that for thousands of years, Ghost City was a famous and prosperous city in the entire Eastern Sacred Continent, with a population of nearly one million. However, on a certain day a thousand years ago, the sky and earth changed color, the sun and moon lost their light, and nine rivers of blood appeared out of nowhere, spreading and running through the entire Ghost City with the city lord's mansion at the time as the center.

Then, in just one night, nearly a million people mysteriously disappeared. The entire city became increasingly eerie and strange things happened one after another. After thousands of years, it eventually formed a ghostly realm that people feared.

In response to this bizarre phenomenon, many major sects dispatched disciples into the city to investigate, but none of them returned alive. In the end, it was only through the joint efforts of two third-rank super sects, who sent two epic-level experts—one dead and one driven mad—that they managed to bring back some valuable information from Ghost City.

"Nine Infants..." The elder who had narrowly escaped death after being seriously injured returned to the sect, but he only managed to utter two words before vomiting blood and fainting. When he woke up again, he was in a state of madness.

The news spread like wildfire, shocking many sects. They frantically searched through ancient texts, trying to find any clues about the "Nine Infants," but ultimately found nothing except the phrase, "When the Nine Infants are born, the Blood River is born, and a great calamity appears!"

Some say that the Nine-Headed Serpent is a ghost, a monster, an evil spirit, possessing terrifying power to destroy the world, capable of devouring nearly a million people in one gulp.

Some say that the Nine-Headed Serpent is nine evil infants who, when they join forces, possess strength no less than that of an epic-level powerhouse. The disappearance of millions of people is merely a smokescreen created by them using supernatural powers, and the claim that they swallowed millions of people in one gulp is pure nonsense.

There are many different opinions about the Nine-Headed Serpent, and the legend has continued to this day. Although many different versions have emerged, what they all have in common is that all commentators believe that the Nine-Headed Serpent possesses the power to destroy the world and should never be provoked.

However, while the Nine-Headed Serpent is terrifying, it cannot outweigh the allure of the numerous treasures left behind in the vast Ghost City, especially the halls and private caves that still possess powerful barriers after thousands of years and have not yet been fully opened. If one could enter them, obtaining even a single item would be an immense stroke of luck.

Therefore, Ghost City still attracts many newcomers who are not afraid of death and come to search for treasure.

The next day, around dusk. "Young man, is this your first time in Ghost City? Would you like to team up with us? More people means more safety!"

In the safe zone surrounding Ghost City, many cultivators who came to search for treasure and explore formed small groups, set up tents, and lit campfires.

"No need!" Just as teams were withdrawing from the Ninth Ring Road one after another, a young man in black strolled leisurely and went in the opposite direction.

"Hmph, venturing into the Nine Rings alone at night..." Seeing the young man show no appreciation and disappear into the mist step by step, the old man, whose invitation had just been rejected, couldn't help but turn cold: "Another arrogant fool who doesn't know what's good for him and is rushing to his death!"

"Old Master Ye, why bother with a hothead? Let him die if he's dead. Let's find that kid from the Kuang family first. He must have rescued Second Sister! If this operation fails and the news leaks out, you know what the consequences will be for us!"

Among the group of three men and two women, the woman standing second only to the old man had her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"This matter is truly thorny!" The old man, addressed as Elder Ye, said with a slight change in expression, "It seems that we must not leave him to cause trouble!"

Life isn't about persevering because of hope; it's about seeing hope because you persevere.

Amidst the myriad troubles and disturbances of the world, may the sages bring you, the readers, a pure land for your souls.

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