Return of the Ancient Gods

"What is going on?" Chu Nan and Xiao Fenghuang were full of doubts.

Chu Nan was horrified before because of the power that the headless corpse carried, but now, it was more about his identity:

Ancient sages, the top figures in the world!

You should know that even in today's world, there are only a handful of people who have reached or are close to the holy realm.

What’s more, this is an extremely ruthless man who has killed the Lord of the ancient heaven!

Now, this headless corpse looks no different from an ordinary person except that its head has been chopped off. It does not have any features such as nipples as eyes as recorded in historical books.

The little phoenix became deeply suspicious and transformed into its original phoenix form. It tried its best but failed to leave any mark on the headless corpse. Instead, it even wore its claws out.

"Are you okay?" Chu Nan asked with concern. Although he also had doubts, the actual situation was even more shocking.

"It's okay, it's just that this headless corpse is too hard." The little phoenix replied while panting. He had used up all his strength and was helpless.

“Whether this headless corpse is Xing Tian or not, one thing is absolutely certain, his realm and strength when he was alive was extremely terrifying. In terms of his physical body alone, even the Saint Realm experts today are probably not able to match him.”

"So, it is indeed the Demon God Xingtian?"

"Back then, Xing Tian had a fierce conflict with the Emperor of Heaven. He knew that his strength was inferior to that of the Emperor of Heaven, who was also a saint, so he thought of us." The mysterious old man did not mind Chu Nan and the others' suspicion. After all, no one would believe such an incredible thing. He explained slowly,

"My clan taught him a secret method. In the final battle, Xing Tian was defeated and his head was chopped off. The Emperor of Heaven thought the battle was over and let down his guard. Unexpectedly, he was killed by the resurrected Xing Tian.

After the war, Xingtian's body was recovered by us and treasured."

Looking at the headless corpse again, Chu Nan's eyes lit up and excitement filled his face.

"So what is the current condition of Xing Tian's body?"

By practicing the Taichu Mingjing and the Heavenly Demon inheritance, controlling the movements of corpses is not a problem. Even if it is not very useful, you can use it as a general magic weapon to fight the enemy.

The mysterious old man said nothing, formed a seal with his hands, and cast a spell to untie the restraints on Xing Tian's body. Golden threads emerged on his skin, broke, and quickly retracted to the heart area.

Immediately, Xingtian's body shrank to the same size as Chu Nan. Under the guidance of the mysterious old man, Chu Nan quickly controlled it by dripping blood, just like a magic weapon dripping blood to recognize its master.

“When Xing Tian was beheaded, although he was resurrected briefly using a secret method, it was only a one-time thing.

But his will is amazing, and there is still a trace of soul left. You can use the secret technique I just taught you to stimulate it, and use it as a life-saving talisman.

It's just that it can only be used once or twice at full power." The mysterious old man added.

Regardless of how much of Xing Tian's body can exert its original strength, Chu Nan cherishes this life-saving talisman, but he is also more horrified and says:

"Senior, are you saying that Xing Tian is still alive?"

Although the holy realm is still a long way from eternal life, the long lifespan and powerful soul can already be considered an immortal existence.

If it were any other saint, Chu Nan would not doubt that they could survive the erosion of time, but Xing Tian was killed by the Lord of Heaven, the Emperor of Heaven.

Like this, still alive?

According to the mysterious old man, this was done by Xing Tian himself, not by them.

"You can say he has died a long time ago, or you can say he is still alive. What remains is just a remnant soul and an unyielding will. The heroic soul is immortal, but even if you use all your strength, he cannot exert his full strength. In addition, your realm is low, so what you can exert is even more limited." The mysterious old man said frankly, looking at Chu Nan, and added:

“You practice the Underworld Sutra, and maybe one day you can help him condense his soul and regenerate, or exist in another form. This depends on your and his luck. You still have a long way to go.

Of course, if you want to improve his combat power as much as possible, you have to find a way to recover his lost head and stem. When we were trying to recover his body, something went wrong and it was left in the outside world."

"..."

Chu Nan was shocked. Ever since the old man taught him the Taichu Mingjing, he knew it was extraordinary, but he never expected that it could be used in such a magical way.

"Okay, you have been here for a long time and have gained a lot. It's time to leave. Come back here when you have cultivated to the God King realm!" The mysterious old man reminded and pointed Chu Nan in a direction.

"..."

Chu Nan was not being pretentious. He survived the disaster here and had an adventure with great gains. He should be content. There were still many things waiting for him to do outside.

After tidying up, Chu Nan and Little Phoenix climbed up a gentle slope.

……

After watching Chu Nan and others leave, the mysterious old man turned around and returned to the deepest part of the Death Canyon.

"Old ghost, it's rare to see you being so generous that you actually gave your favorite collection to that kid." A woman's joking voice sounded in the darkness.

"This heaven is not that heaven. After the connection between heaven and earth was cut off, great changes occurred in heaven and earth. For thousands of years, no one came to communicate with us and tell us about the situation in the outside world. We finally waited for such an opportunity, so we naturally cannot miss it.

And that kid is quite interesting too." The mysterious old man sighed deeply and continued to go deeper.

If Chu Nan followed the old man and came to the deepest part of the Death Canyon, he would be shocked:

The river of Heaven and Earth Source Liquid converges here, forming an island in the middle of the lake. On the island stands a ten-meter-high sculpture made of Heaven and Earth Source Crystal. It is not known whether it is made of a whole piece of sculpture, or if there is someone inside and the Heaven and Earth Source Crystal covers the outside.

On the island in the middle of the lake, there are densely packed stone statues, not tombstones outside, which are lifelike, just like petrified people.

A group of devout believers knelt in front of a stone statue of a goddess. Like the mysterious old man, although these people looked the same as ordinary people, they all had strange cracks on their faces, and some even had more.

"You're back?" asked an old man with a curly beard.

"Well, after finishing my work outside, I brought back something." The mysterious old man nodded, then took out a wisp of soul he got from Chu Nan and fed it to the stone statue of the goddess.

A trace of Chu Nan's soul was drawn and sank into the stone statue of the goddess little by little. He originally thought that things would be easy to pass. After all, they had done countless such things over millions of years.

But this time, the stone statue of the goddess absorbed a trace of Chu Nan's soul, as if it sensed something, and actually came back to life. Cracks appeared on the stone statue, and it seemed that someone was about to walk out.

This situation was beyond the expectations of the old man with curly beard, so he immediately knelt on the ground to stop it and shouted:

"My Lord has appeared!"

"For many years, my Lord has never had any reaction when absorbing souls, but this time it is different. Could it be that my Lord has found a clue from that trace of soul just now and waited for what she hoped for?" The old man with curly beard calmed down and realized why the goddess statue was like this. He was very excited.

"My clan has been guarding here for generations just for our Lord, waiting for that person to come..."

"High Priest..." The mysterious old man was surprised and a little regretful that he let Chu Nan leave. He should at least have brought Chu Nan here.

"Tell me about his situation in detail." said the high priest.

The huge stone statue of the goddess that had just reacted also calmed down temporarily and listened patiently to the words of the mysterious old man.

"..."

"He who practices the Dark Scripture and the Immortal Scripture comes from the forbidden land of the gods? It seems that he is most likely right. That young man is the one our clan has been waiting for for many years." After chewing over the words of the mysterious old man, the high priest came to a conclusion and then reprimanded him.

"You failed to bring him here, which is a serious fault of yours. However, you did a good job in presenting Xing Tian's body to him, and you deserve a reward..."

The high priest turned to comfort the goddess statue and said:

"My Lord, please wait patiently. That boy has not yet grown up and needs to be tempered by wind and rain, but as the man of destiny in this era, he will be fine. You will recognize each other one day..."

The stone statue of the goddess fell silent, and released thousands of divine lights from it into the bodies of the high priests and others, and their originally old and weak bodies immediately became young again.

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