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The sensation was somewhat similar to when he used the Free Heaven Gold Command, but there were differences.

After being enveloped by the clear bubbles transformed from the black command medallion and breaking through the space, Yi Chen immediately felt darkness before his eyes as if he had arrived in a domain devoid of light.

An icy, bone-chilling breath continuously washed over his body, growing stronger over time.

Approximately the time it took to drink a cup of tea later, the light slowly returned, and soon a solid response from the ground beneath his feet followed.

Perhaps because his physical body was now too powerful, Yi Chen did not feel any discomfort.

"Is this the Extinction Ruins? Truly a barren land." Yi Chen bent down to pick up a pinch of soil, unconsciously furrowing his brow.

The land here seemed as if it had been devoured by some inexplicable force, filled with deathly stillness.

Ordinarily, common soil is teeming with numerous tiny organisms.

The Buddhist saying goes, "In an ordinary bowl of water, there are eighty-four thousand creatures."

However, underneath Yi Chen's feet, this gray and desolate plateau was devoid of life, like a sugarcane chewed over and left void of sweetness, nothing but the remaining dregs.

"Was all the vitality here extracted and devoured by some strange sorcery? Or is there some peculiar creature responsible for this situation?"

Yi Chen looked up at the clouds above, as dark as ink, his expression inscrutable. Suddenly, seven golden orbs radiated from his cultivation body, rapidly spiraling towards the sky.

The golden orbs drew in the surrounding clouds and light, each forming several milky-white ribbons resembling tentacles that devoured the strange forces between heaven and earth. The black clouds on the horizon were pulled in by the ribbons and quickly vanished from sight.

At the same time, strands of Qi Force fell from the sky, merging into Yi Chen's cultivation body.

"Not bad, this land may be desolate, but it has little effect on my Extreme Origin. Compared to the outside world, I can still retain more than ninety-five percent of my recovery rate."

After testing his 'power bank,' Yi Chen's eyebrows could not help but relax somewhat.

Although he did not know why this place was so barren, there was no need to worry since his Extreme Origin was adept at extracting oil from stone, not picky at all.

Without provisions, the troops cannot advance. After testing, Yi Chen then dispersed the orbs and walked leisurely towards the base of the desolate plateau.

His gaze stretched across the plateau below, where a large expanse of dark hills rose and fell, resembling the scar tissue of healed wounds on skin, while some areas bore twisted and bizarre trees, with numerous wide, flat aerial roots hanging from their crowns, swaying in the wind.

On the roots grew numerous tumor-like suckers.

Equally so, whether it be the bizarre trees or the roots, they were all pitch black.

Thanks to his extraordinary vision, Yi Chen also observed many potato-sized, round and dark creatures slowly rolling on the ground far away, each with a small circular hole on top.

The abundance of these strange creatures made his scalp tingle.

"Dammit, what kind of godforsaken place is this?"

"There is no record of this realm in the ancient texts of the Zheng Family. Has this command medallion randomly transported this Daoist to some desolate spot where no bird would even take heed?"

Yi Chen couldn't help but curse inwardly; this place was just too eerie.

He hurried towards the lower area and quickly arrived at a stretch of land covered with 'black potatoes.'

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With a casual strike, he cleaved a 'black potato' in two, and suddenly Yi Chen's gaze sharpened, a chill settling in his heart.

Inside the 'black potato,' he discovered a rudimentary and tiny rune embedded within.

"This thing, no, it seems as if it is condensing the cold forces of the heavens and earth within, transforming it into a very special kind of power."

"This is definitely not a naturally occurring species; someone has performed artificial modifications on this creature."

Yi Chen made his judgment instantly.

At that moment, some 'black potatoes' strayed into the territory of the dark trees, and the aerial roots hanging from the tree crowns lashed onto the ground like steel whips. In an instant, the suckers on the roots captured a fair amount of food, which bulged like small mice over the roots, wriggling.

"What exactly happened when the Reincarnation Sect was destroyed overnight? Was the Extinction Ruins born from the sect's devastation,

or did the ruins exist prior, only becoming known to people due to the calamity of the Reincarnation Sect?"

For a moment, Yi Chen's mind was abuzz with contemplation.

Perhaps many of the creatures in this enigmatic space depended on the 'black potatoes' for sustenance; it was just unclear who the 'farmer' that created the 'black potatoes' was.

At that time, the 'black potato' that Yi Chen had split in half was still not dead but stubbornly inched toward its own kind. When the cut surface touched another one, its surface slowly dissolved and permeated, and soon enough, even larger misshapen 'potatoes' than before appeared.

"Truly... disgusting yet tenacious creatures."

With a sigh, a ring of golden light suddenly rippled out from Yi Chen as the center, spreading across hundreds of meters in an instant. With the domain unfolding, a fierce fire blazed forth, and wind and clouds began to churn as various forces surged towards Yi Chen's direction.

Sizzle~

For a moment, the black potatoes on the ground were almost completely incinerated by Yi Chen's surging Pure Yang Qi Force, the speed and intensity of roasting exceeding even that of opening a can with a rocket launcher.

Yi Chen always felt that the 'farmer' behind these altered methods didn't seem benevolent and decided to simply destroy these bizarre items completely.

As Yi Chen continued forward, whenever he encountered a large patch of 'black potatoes', he would employ his Pure Yang Domain and burn them with his Extreme Origin. If he came across a smaller group, he'd release his Cultivation Body's suppression, directly absorbing the yang attribute power within the 'black potatoes', breaking their internal yin-yang balance and causing their destruction.

After walking for several hours, Yi Chen finally heard a roar similar to that of a leopard in the distance after passing through a narrow passage formed by two long stretches of hills.

Upon hearing the sound, Yi Chen's spirits lifted, and he quickly followed the source of the noise.

This journey had brought him past strange trees and hills, and 'black potatoes', with not a single living person or other creature in sight, until now when a change finally appeared.@@novelbin@@

A short while later, after crossing a range of hills lying ahead, he suddenly came upon a strange and silent large hall, enveloped in a faint red mist, and a huge blood-red circle framed the entire hall.

Yi Chen immediately quickened his pace, arriving a kilometer away from the eerie hall.

It was only a fleeting glimpse before, but now, standing in front of the hall, he could clearly see the name of the palace—Corrupted Flesh Hall.

Three large characters, crimson as blood, with droplets of blood occasionally seeping from the sign, falling to the ground as if it had just consumed a human.

Without even approaching, a sweet, metallic scent of blood crazily penetrated Yi Chen's nostrils. Upon smelling this, a clear light burst forth in Yi Chen's sea of consciousness, shielding him from the encroachment of illusions.

"Such a strong evil presence."

"There must be Deep Red Points here."

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In the distance, behind a hillside, two men in black lay prone on the ground, anxiously staring at a palm-sized copper mirror in front of them. Behind them, a man with half of his face burnt like a ghoul was meditating with closed eyes.

Next to him lay a red, peculiar leopard.

"Big brother, another one has come. This person is full of vigorous blood, surely enough to satisfy the Corrupted Flesh Hall's appetite by a large margin."

"Adding to the fools who entered earlier, big brother, you truly have a cunning plan."

"After the Corrupted Flesh Hall is satisfied, we brothers can enter together. The chances of obtaining the Primordial Blood will greatly increase, and the danger will be minimized."

One of the men in black, upon seeing Yi Chen stepping towards the red circle, could not help but excitedly speak out.

"Indeed, third brother, keep a close watch. I did not expect this trip to be so smooth, it's as if we're blessed by the heavens."

"Don't worry, after obtaining the Primordial Blood, I will be sure to allot each of you a drop to help you ascend to True Monarch."

The man the black-clad men addressed as Big Brother also couldn't hide the excitement in his voice.

He had been stuck in the mid-stage of the True Person Realm for quite some time and did not expect this trip to go so smoothly.

"Thank you, big brother!" the two men in black said in unison.

Just then, the third brother suddenly cried out in alarm, "Big brother, that tall Daoist vanished the moment he stepped in!"

"How is that possible? Third brother, did you see wrongly? He has already gone in," said the red peculiar leopard, joining its master in front of the copper mirror.

As the group gathered, suddenly a thick shadow engulfed the three men.

"He did not see wrongly."

"Is it you few little mice who were spying on this poor Daoist?"

The ghoul-like ugly man suddenly turned around, only to see a five-meter-tall purple-golden giant looking at them indifferently.

"Predecessor, we...."

Yi Chen looked at the ugly man and then at the blood leopard by his side, exuding the pressure of the early True Person Realm. Suddenly, a rune rose up in his pupils and shot straight into the leopard's body.

Loyalty Imprint of the Mind.

Once launched, it entered the soul.

Suddenly, Yi Chen felt as if he had established a strange connection with the blood leopard.

"Eh, isn't this my spirit beast, the Crimson Leopard? How come it's with you?" Yi Chen asked in 'surprise'.

In the eyes of the ghoul-like man, who looked as if he had seen a ghost, the Crimson Leopard joyfully ran towards Yi Chen like a happy little dog.