After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Ancestor Tianyin sighed as he spoke of clues from the ancient records of the Celestial Clan regarding the great battle on the Crimson Bone Plateau.

Chen Futu recalled the mural left by the Tianji Pavilion Master in Feixia Mountain when he paid homage to the Yuanzu of Baiye. Through the system projection, he could see a corner of that great battle. Quasi-Emperors became cannon fodder, and Saints were as insignificant as dust. Countless people died in that tragic battle, so it was unlikely that any historical traces would be left behind, unless there were still Great Emperors alive who witnessed and recorded that great battle.

Thinking of this, Chen Futu asked again, "Are there any emperors who participated in the great war still alive?"

"I don't know. Our ranks are too low. Perhaps the Great Emperor of Haotian City knows the inside story."

The Celestial Ancestor provided a clue.

Chen Futu couldn't help but sigh. Previously, the elderly emperor of Haotian City recognized the projection of the empress. Later, the two chatted for a while in the outer realm. The elderly emperor did not reveal the secret of Lizhou, nor did he reveal the identity of the empress. He only told the Holy Emperor the names of some powerful forces that were hostile to Lizhou, and advised him to be on guard. Moreover, those powerful forces were all concentrated in the Central Region.

Three days later, Chen Futu planned to set off to explore the earth's veins.

Yue Ji said solemnly, "Holy Emperor, have you thought this through? The earth veins are ominous, and even quasi-emperors dare not venture deep into them. Throughout history, countless supreme experts have perished there."

Chen Futu said, "I have recently had a feeling that my Dao is contained within the earth's veins. I will personally go there. Moreover, I have something to restrain the earth's veins, so I don't need to worry about dying there."

"In that case, we will stop trying to persuade you."

"I trouble the Celestials to look after my disciples for now and urge them to cultivate."

Chen Futu was still worried about Chen Ranran and Zhao Lingxiao outside, so after much deliberation, he decided to leave Lian Nishang behind and go to the ley lines alone.

Before setting off, Chen Futu found his two disciples and gave each of them a perfect sword technique for protection.

"Master, please be careful!"

Chen Ranran was anxious. She handed over a bucket of spiritual spring water, saying, "Master, you should take this with you. It might be helpful."

Chen Futu smiled. This disciple was a bit unruly, but her character was good. The spiritual spring water was the best thing she could offer, so she simply accepted the bucket of spiritual spring water and instructed the two senior brothers and sisters not to slack off in their cultivation.

After giving his instructions, Chen Futu headed to the earth veins alone. The Heavenly Sound Ancestor had already had a passage cleared out.

"Rest assured, everyone, I will be back soon."

Chen Futu smiled at everyone, then turned and entered the deep mine.

His senses had become increasingly clear over the past two days: there was a great opportunity beneath the earth's veins that he had to obtain.

"Let us all disperse as well."

The Heavenly Sound Ancestor instructed an elder to stay here and monitor the movement of the earth's veins at all times.

In the days that followed, peace returned to the Celestial Tribe.

Hua Hua led Chen Ranran and Zhao Lingxiao into the core of the Holy Mountain for cultivation. It was a sacred cultivation ground exclusively for the Celestial Clan, similar to the Sage's Dojo in Baiyujing.

In just half a month, their cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.

In just one month, Chen Ranran reached the Martial Grandmaster level, and Zhao Lingxiao reached the Half-Step Saint King level. Their extraordinary talent left Hua Hua speechless.

Chen Futu's four disciples were all incredibly talented, and as a prodigy of the Celestial Clan, Hua Hua didn't want to be overtaken, so she also put in a lot of hard work in her cultivation, and her breakthrough speed was quite good.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. After Chen Futu entered the earth vein, he completely disappeared without a trace, and the communication stone could no longer be used to contact him, which made Chen Ranran and Zhao Lingxiao uneasy.

Hua Hua reassured him, "Don't worry, your master is very powerful, and he has an incarnation, so no one can kill him."

"Junior sister, I have recently reached the bottleneck of Martial King and am unable to break through to Martial Emperor. I wish to go out and travel."

“Great! I just reached the Martial King level too. Senior Ni Chang said that progressing too quickly is not a good thing and that we should stabilize our cultivation. It’s time to go out.”

Chen Ranran had been feeling incredibly restless lately and was itching to have some fun.

Hua Hua said excitedly, "I just got news that your senior brother has been spotted near the Buddhist Kingdom. Let's go find him."

Chen Ranran and Zhao Lingxiao nodded repeatedly; they were eager to see their senior brother.

So the three of them left the Celestial Clan and headed towards the Buddhist Kingdom, while Lian Ni Chang remained hidden in the shadows.

Within the earth's veins, black winds swirled, and Chen Futu wandered in a golden river.

This nearly dried-up golden river is the earth's vein, the path he is pursuing, and he has even left the Celestial Clan's territory from underground.

"Chen Futu, you have a path to heaven but choose not to take it, and you barge into the gates of hell when there are none!"

The pitch-black fog shimmered around me; it was something indescribable.

It was born from the earth's veins and cannot be destroyed unless Chen Futu's cultivation reaches the level of a Great Emperor, in which case he can manage the earth's veins and possibly erase it.

Chen Futu gradually got used to its loitering nearby, so he turned a deaf ear to its provocations.

"Back then, the White Night Ancestor ventured deep into the earth's veins to explore the ultimate secrets of the martial arts world. Although he tragically perished, his story is truly moving. As the successor of the White Night Ancestor, I also possess the supernatural power to counteract curses, so naturally I have nothing to fear."

As Chen Futu walked along the golden river, he saw ancient images engraved on them, mostly the echoes of powerful emperors. Various laws surged within them. Whenever he encountered them, Chen Futu would sit cross-legged and contemplate them. Moreover, he was getting closer and closer to the great opportunity he sensed.

"Chen Futu, why don't you pledge allegiance to the earth veins and become their servant? Then we can rule this martial arts world together. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The dark shadow conjured by the curse was still stirring things up.

Chen Futu said, “The earth veins originated at the beginning of the world. As part of the will of heaven and earth, they are the most fair and just. But you have lost your original intention, so you cannot represent the earth veins, let alone the will of heaven and earth. If I am not mistaken, you are an ancient race that survives by relying on the earth veins.”

"Hehehe, as expected of the current Holy Emperor, your insight is indeed sharp. However, you have guessed wrong. My race is not one of those weak races. My race is the sovereign above all things. When my race descends again, all living beings in the world will grovel at our feet."

"Someone like you can't even withstand a single move from me, how dare you speak so arrogantly?"

"So I want to kill you. Your existence is a desecration of my race."

"presumptuous."

Chen Futu sat cross-legged on the river of earth veins, his body suddenly bursting forth with the righteous path of humanity. Instantly, the sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling resounded in all directions. Once the black energy within the area was cleared away, the earth veins finally quieted down.

In the following time, Chen Futu used the inheritance of the White Night Ancestor and resonated with the golden river, gaining some enlightenment.

The long rivers of the earth's veins are like the blood vessels of the human body, and those black, ominous curses are like viruses attached to the blood vessels.

"There's a lingering scent of Jianmu wood..."

Chen Futu frowned, suddenly grasping the key point.