Chapter 1000

Zi Chen stood in front of the passageway. The passageway was tightly shut. Zi Chen tried to sense the passageway with his Yuan Qi, but he couldn't find any loopholes. Something had happened to the ancient road, but the passageway still opened every nine years. This made Zi Chen extremely disappointed.

Around him, there were demons with shocked faces.

Just now, Zi Chen had injured the dragonman, so they didn't dare to act rashly. They stood at a distance and were on guard.

Seeing that his probing was fruitless, Zi Chen's gaze landed on the injured Dragonborn.

"What are you doing?" Facing Zi Chen's cold eyes, the dragonman's heart couldn't help but tremble.

"Take me to the Teleportation Portal," Zi Chen said.

"Teleportation Portal?" The dragonman was confused.

"The Teleportation Portal to the Demon City," Zi Chen repeated in a cold tone.

"Demons, you want to go to the Demon City?" The dragonman shouted.

Zi Chen glanced at the dragonman indifferently. The dragonman's heart trembled, but he didn't say anything. He led Zi Chen away to the Demon City. His face was calm, but his heart was filled with ecstasy.

Once he entered the Monster City, the arrogant human would be torn into pieces by the monster cultivators. There were many Human Origin Stage cultivators in the Monster City. It would be easy for them to kill a Dan Origin Stage cultivator.

Around the teleportation array of the Monster City, the other Monster Clans had already received the news. Many Monster Clans had gathered around the teleportation array. The three leaders of the Monster Clans were all in the Human Origin Stage. They were well prepared to kill any human who dared to enter the city.

With a flash of light, two figures appeared in the Teleportation Portal.

"It's him. Catch him."

The dragonman shouted as soon as he appeared. At the same time, he turned into a phantom and rushed out of the portal.

Zi Chen didn't stop him. His expression was calm.

"How dare you come to the Demon City and cause trouble. You're courting death."

"Die."

Cold voices came from all around. However, only the voices could be heard. No demons made a move.

Furthermore, after each person uttered a sentence, no one could hear a second sentence. The surroundings suddenly became deathly silent.

A group of demons against a single human, but they felt a sense of oppression in their hearts.

"It's you, Zi Chen." After a moment of silence, one of the leaders of the Demon Clan exclaimed.

"Zi Chen, it's Zi Chen." Two more whispers came from the side.

As Human Origin Stage warriors, they were the guards of the Demon City. Of course, they had met Zi Chen a year ago and had a deep impression of Zi Chen. Therefore, they recognized him at first glance.

"What? He's Zi Chen?"

"He's the human Zi Chen who attacked us in Demon City."

Zi Chen was obviously very famous in the Demon City. At this moment, cries of surprise could be heard from all around. The Dragonians who had brought Zi Chen here had turned even paler.

"I want to see Yuan Bao." Zi Chen's gaze swept around before finally landing on the three leaders of the Demon Clan.

The three of them were stunned and then bitterly smiled. Yuan Bao was an Earth Origin Stage cultivator. Not everyone could meet him. At least, the three of them couldn't.

If it were any other human who mentioned Yuan Bao's name, they would have been enraged. However, Yuan Bao had personally sent Zi Chen off when he left. The three of them looked at each other. One of them said, "Wait a moment, we'll pass on your message."

After the demons left, Zi Chen stood on the Teleportation Array.

Zi Chen was obviously anxious when the demons still hadn't returned.

Another demon explained, "Let's wait a little longer. Master Yuan Bao is a noble figure. We can't just meet him like that."

Zi Chen nodded.

"A distinguished guest is here. You bastards didn't receive him properly and let him stand here." A loud shout came from afar as a tall figure approached.

"Leader Yuan Lin."

It was Yuan Lin. The other demons bowed to him.

"Zi Chen, why are you here?" Yuan Lin went straight to Zi Chen.

"I'm looking for Senior Yuan Bao," Zi Chen said.

"This isn't the place to talk. Come with me to the tavern."

Yuan Lin pulled Zi Chen away and explained, "Senior Yuan Bao isn't here. I've sent someone to inform him when I heard you were here, but it'll take some time."

Zi Chen nodded, and there was a worried expression between his brows.

"What's wrong? It's urgent."

"I want to go to the Ancient Road. Can you help me?" Zi Chen asked.

"What? The Ancient Road? Didn't you just come from there? Why do you want to go there?" Yuan Lin was confused.

"It's a long story. Can you help me?" Zi Chen asked again.

Yuan Lin shook his head and said, "I can't, but you can ask Yuan Long. Maybe he can."

"Yuan Long." Zi Chen remembered him. He had a special power, but his realm wasn't high.

Yuan Lin explained, "Yuan Long has a high status in the demon race. He might know how to enter the Ancient Road."

The two went to the tavern. Yuan Lin ordered food and wine while waiting for Yuan Long to arrive.

After a pot of wine, Yuan Long appeared outside the tavern. He was wearing a blue robe and looked like a human. He saw the two of them as soon as he entered the tavern. He nodded slightly and walked over.

"Zi Chen, long time no see," Yuan Long greeted.

Zi Chen nodded. "Yes, it's been a long time."

Yuan Lin poured wine for Yuan Long. Yuan Long asked, "You came so suddenly. You must have something to do."

Zi Chen looked at Yuan Long and said, "I want to enter the Ancient Road again. Can you help me?"

The Ape Dragon's indifferent face changed, and the expression on his face became strange. "Everyone is hiding in that damned place now. It's too late to leave even if you want to, and you're still here."

"What happened?" Zi Chen asked.

"You still don't know. Oh, right."

Yuan Long explained, "Now that the Lightning Divine Hall has appeared, all the powers in the Martial Sky Continent are focused on it. As for the Ancient Road and the demon race, no one is paying attention to them. It's fine if they don't pay attention, but the various powers actually called back all their experts from the Ancient Road."

"What?!"

Zi Chen's expression changed. He raged, "They attracted the demon race, but now they're taking the initiative to withdraw."

Yuan Lin was clearly shocked by this news.

So many powers had withdrawn. That meant they had completely abandoned the Ancient Road for the Lightning Divine Hall.

Yuan Long shrugged. "I also just heard the news. In any case, everyone wants to leave the Ancient Road. No one is willing to enter."

"What about the ancient races? Did they also withdraw?" Zi Chen asked again.

Yuan Long shook his head. "Almost all the powers belonging to the ancient races are on the Ancient Road. They naturally can't withdraw. Now that the demon race is invading, the major powers are avoiding them. The ones truly resisting the demon race are the ancient races."

When Zi Chen heard this, he could not say a word.

Yuan Long knew that Zi Chen's relationship with the ancient races wasn't shallow. "The ancient races have deep foundations. They're not any weaker than the major powers. Furthermore, they can use the power of laws. It won't be easy for the demon race to take advantage of them."

Zi Chen didn't know what to say. He could only nod, but his expression was changing.

"Do you still want to enter the Ancient Road?" Yuan Long asked.

Zi Chen firmly nodded.

Yuan Long shouted, "You're crazy. You're just throwing your life away."

Zi Chen said, "My friends are all inside. I'm afraid something will happen to them."

"The Ancient Road is so big. There are countless small worlds inside. How will you find them?"

"Even if I can't find them, I still have to." Zi Chen was determined.

Yuan Long sighed helplessly. "Fine, up to you. However, I don't have any other way. Wait for Yuan Bao. As an Earth Yuan expert, he should have a way to send you into the Ancient Road."

"Thank you very much."

"No need to be so polite. Come, let's drink."

The three of them raised their cups.

After a day, Yuan Bao returned after receiving the news. As soon as he returned, he went to Yuan Long's residence because Zi Chen was there.

"Little Friend Zi Chen, there's an emergency." Yuan Bao descended from the sky, looking travel-worn.

Zi Chen said directly, "I want to enter the Ancient Road."

"The Ancient Road."

Yuan Bao looked at Zi Chen, then at Yuan Long and Yuan Lin. "He didn't tell you about the current situation of the Ancient Road."

"He did."

Yuan Bao frowned and stopped persuading. After a while, he said, "Then when are you going in?"

"As soon as possible."

Yuan Bao nodded in the end. "Alright then, follow me."

"Where to?"

"The Ancient Beast World."

Yuan Long and Yuan Lin also followed Zi Chen. They said they wanted to send Zi Chen off.

"Yuan Bao, did you guys find anything in the Thunder God Palace?" On the way, Yuan Long asked.

"Small gains."

"What do you mean?"

"We've found the approximate location of the Thunder God Palace. Now, we just need to wait. I believe there will be results soon."

Yuan Long was shocked. "Doesn't that mean there's going to be a great war?"

"A great battle is inevitable, and it will be an unprecedented one. After so many years, the various forces have already accumulated enough experts. I'm sure they will do their best for this battle to become a god."

Zi Chen's expression didn't change.

This was a matter of the entire Tianwu Continent. It had nothing to do with him, a mere Human Origin Realm cultivator. He couldn't reprimand these forces for not caring about the demons and their own interests. All he had to do was find friends and protect this barbarian land. That was all.

After the four of them suppressed their realms, they entered the Ancient Beast World.

Along the way, no one stopped them when they encountered the demons.

The four of them reached the passage. Yuan Bao pointed at it and said, "The power of laws here is already unstable. I can forcibly open it for you, but I can't guarantee that there won't be chaos inside."

"Senior, you just need to open it," said Zi Chen.

"That's good."

Yuan Bao nodded. He stretched out his hand and pointed forward. That finger was glowing with a resplendent light. When Zi Chen saw that light, his expression changed and he whispered, "Cosmic energy!"

Yuan Bao condensed the power of laws in his hand.

"The Earth Origin Realm has already surpassed the Human Origin Realm. I've started to comprehend the laws and try to control them."

Yuan Bao laughed, "Unfortunately, I've been in the Earth Origin Realm for so long, but I can only use this little bit of the power of laws."

With that, the power of laws landed in front of them. The void trembled, and a passage slowly appeared.

Zi Chen looked at Yuan Bao gratefully, then at the other two.

"Take care." Yuan Long and Yuan Lin said.

Zi Chen nodded and walked into the passage. The moment he entered, the passage disappeared. Yuan Bao sighed, "Let's go back."

The Ape Dragon asked cautiously, "Will, will he die?"

Yuan Bao shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.