I Grind to Martial Saint

"It self-destructed..."

Ding Zihu recalled the strange treant's words, a thoughtful look on his face.

"Before it blew itself up, it said something to me."

"But I don't understand what it means. Translate it for me."

Han Yuan had committed the strange treant's final words to memory and repeated them stiffly.

Ding Zihu did his best to translate. "Thank you... I am finally free."

"You who come after, you must remember... do not become an immortal..."

After hearing this, Han Yuan's eyes narrowed.

He could understand the first sentence.

But what did the second one mean?

"Ding Zihu... can people in this world truly become immortal?"

Han Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"There are quite a few legends, but they're all just unverifiable stories."

Ding Zihu shook his head.

'I see... Then why would this strange treant warn me not to become an immortal?'

'Could it be that becoming an immortal turns you into... that?'

Han Yuan speculated.

"It's very likely that it wanted to become an immortal so badly that it used some bizarre method... and ended up provoking an Evil Demon Seed... turning it into that monstrous form."

"After all, back in the Chaotic Ancient Era, many people pursued immortality, trying all sorts of strange methods."

Ding Zihu said softly.

'That makes sense.'

'It lines up with the content of the murals.'

'This City Lord wanted to become an immortal and used some unknown method, but ended up provoking an Evil Demon Seed, which caused a drastic change in his temperament.'

'However, he might have retained a sliver of his humanity and didn't fall completely. After moving the city's inhabitants out, he found a way to have the city sink deep underground with him, sealing himself away.'

'Countless years passed... Perhaps a world-altering event caused the City Lord's seal to loosen... triggering the Spiritual Land's Spiritual Qi Storm to appear ahead of schedule.'

Han Yuan tried to piece together the sequence of events.

After listening, Ding Zihu also felt that Han Yuan's speculation was very reasonable and connected all the clues.

Afterward, they returned to the Stone Hall.

The Dong Brothers were treating Cao Ru and Hong Kui's injuries.

Seeing Han Yuan return safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief.

After simply telling them that the strange treant was dead, Han Yuan also sat cross-legged on the ground and began to heal.

With the strange treant's self-destruction and death, all the vines that had previously covered the ground and walls withered and died.

The eerie, bizarre aura in the Stone Hall was now gone, allowing them to recuperate in peace.

Seeing this, Ding Zihu went off to explore the city alone, searching for a way out.

The source of the strangeness had been dealt with.

But the problem of an exit remained unsolved.

If they couldn't get out, they could only wait for death in this Ancient Ruins City.

Fortunately, after the strange treant self-destructed, the seal covering the Ancient Ruins City dissipated, allowing Ding Zihu's Compass to function normally.

With his skills, finding an exit shouldn't be too difficult.

「Nearly a month passed in the blink of an eye.」

"Hooo..."

As the Great Demon Gang Essence completed a full cycle within his body, Han Yuan finally opened his eyes.

'My injuries have finally healed.'

Han Yuan slowly exhaled.

His injuries this time had been extremely severe.

From his internal organs to his muscles, bones, and skin, not a single part of him was unscathed.

On top of that, the bizarre aura of the Evil Demon Seed had been constantly trying to corrupt his flesh and blood.

That was the most troublesome part.

Thankfully, his Great Demon Gang Essence was domineering enough to continuously grind away this bizarre aura.

Just a moment ago, he had finally obliterated the last wisp of the strange aura.

He stood up and muttered to himself, "It's almost been a month. I wonder if Ding Zihu has found a way out yet..."

All this time, Ding Zihu had been outside searching for an exit and rarely returned, so Han Yuan had no idea how he was faring.

RUMBLE...

Suddenly, he felt the entire Stone Hall begin to shake violently.

"What's happening?"

Hong Kui, who was also healing, frowned.

"I don't know... but I have a feeling this Stone Hall is about to collapse."

"We should get out of here first."

Han Yuan said quickly.

Hearing this, Hong Kui, Cao Ru, and the Dong Brothers didn't dare to delay. They scrambled to their feet and followed Han Yuan out of the Stone Hall.

After so many days of recovery, Hong Kui and Cao Ru's injuries were no longer serious, and they could move about normally.

Once they were out of the Stone Hall, they realized it wasn't just the City Lord's Mansion that was shaking—the entire Ancient Ruins City was quaking.

"The Ancient Ruins City is collapsing!" Dong Feng cried out in alarm.

If it truly collapsed, they would be buried deep underground forever.

"Follow me, quickly!"

"I've found the exit!"

Ding Zihu suddenly appeared at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, shouting loudly.

Hearing his words, Han Yuan didn't hesitate for a second and led the others after him.

Ding Zihu led them all the way out of the Ancient Ruins City to a hidden, dark stone cave.

Inside, they discovered a pitch-black passage.

At that moment, even the dark stone cave began to shake.

Having come this far, there was no turning back. They could only follow this path to its end.

The group forged ahead through the dark passage as the shaking grew more violent. They could even hear the roar of the collapse behind them.

More and more dirt crumbled from the ceiling.

They didn't know how long they had been walking.

Finally, a sliver of light appeared ahead.

To the group, that sliver of light was a shot of adrenaline!

"Charge!"

Ding Zihu yelled.

Seeing this, the others quickened their pace!

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