The Blade-Wielding Legend

Chapter 1633 - 829: Legend of the Immortal Mountain

Ruins is a legendary place.

According to "Liezi·Tang Wen": East of Bohai, countless miles away, there is a great chasm, truly an abyss without a bottom, named Ruins. The waters of the Eight Extremes and the flow of the Heavenly River all pour into it, yet it neither increases nor decreases.

No wonder Li Yan would think of this.

Even though this place might not necessarily be billions of miles east of Bohai, this bottomless abyss that gathers countless waters yet remains neither full nor empty, coupled with the environment revealing bones of countless ancient creatures and an archaic aura, seems to perfectly match the symbol of "Ruins."

Some things recorded in ancient texts always come with some exaggeration or inaccurate locations.

This may very well be the Ruins recorded by the ancients!

The Royal Fleet might have come here because they discovered something, and didn’t disclose it to him.

Just as Li Yan’s mind was racing with excitement, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed an anomaly on the wall of the trench.

It wasn’t a fossil, but a massive stone platform that clearly bore signs of artificial carving.

The style was ancient and primitive, with thick lines, absolutely not formed naturally.

At the edge of the stone platform, one could even see vague carvings akin to ancient ceremonial symbols, eroded by seawater to the point of being indistinguishable, yet exuding an indescribable desolation and sacredness.

Beneath the stone platform, the outline of a collapsed giant stone structure was faintly visible, resembling the foundation of a sunken palace.

"Dayu? Yuan Qiao..."

In Li Yan’s mind, the names of the Ruins’ Five Divine Mountains flashed rapidly.

Legend has it that above the Ruins originally floated five divine mountains, each with heights and breadths of thirty thousand miles, with mountain tops flat extending nine thousand miles around, distances between them of seventy thousand miles, a residence for Immortals where palaces were all constructed of gold and jade, and flying birds and beasts were pure white, named Dayu, Yuan Qiao, Abbot, Japan, and Penglai.

The Five Divine Mountains were initially supported by fifteen giant turtles, rotating in groups of three, allowing them to float steadily on the sea.

Later, the giants of the Dragon Bo Country fished away six giant turtles, causing the divine mountains Dayu and Yuan Qiao to lose support, "drifting to the North Pole, sinking into the sea," leaving only Penglai, Abbot, and Japan, known in later generations as the "Three Divine Mountains."

Could this relic truly be the remnants left after one of the divine mountains collapsed and sank?

Although these ancient beasts might not count as Immortal Treasures, the ancients undoubtedly exaggerated.

Perhaps an ancient Cultivator accidentally entered, and upon leaving, spread exaggerated tales, gradually romanticized...

As Li Yan was lost in thought, a sudden tension gripped his back.

A killing intent descended from above!

A colossal shadow, till now suffocating in its size, was descending at an unbelievable speed!

Li Yan quickly turned around, only to see a shadow as thick as a barrel swiftly approaching.

By the glow of the Ruyi Treasure Pearl, he clearly saw it was the giant squid he had encountered before.

The giant squid emitted a silent roar, causing the surrounding water to vibrate and currents to surge violently.

Several appendages thicker than ship masts, covered with sinister suckers and bony knobby joints, like giant pythons from Hell, broke through the heavy sea, wielding enough power to shatter mountains and rocks, and lashed fiercely at Li Yan.

Wherever the tentacles passed, the seawater was compressed into visibly apparent shockwaves, emitting muffled booms.

An average person likely wouldn’t evade it.

But Li Yan applied the North Emperor Mysterious Water Escape, along with the Dragon and Snake Card, making him more agile underwater.

By taking advantage of the attacking undercurrent, his body swayed peculiarly left and right, dodging the tentacles while continuing to swim deeper into the trench.

This creature is immensely large, and squids are known for their tenacious life force; cut off all their legs and they still survive.

Unless he could find a weak point and strike a lethal blow, it would all be in vain.

He still needed to look for treasures and had no time to tangle with it.

Blub blub!

Li Yan’s body rapidly descended, leaving a trail of long bubbles behind.

The giant squid followed closely behind, equally fast.

The depth of the trench far exceeded Li Yan’s expectations.

Even using the North Emperor Mysterious Water Escape, surrounded by resilient Water Qi removing part of the pressure, the seawater, sticky like lead mercury, still crazily pressed against his internal organs from all directions.

Boom boom boom!

Each heartbeat felt like it was pounding on an anvil, muffled and strained.

Li Yan’s eardrums buzzed, his vision intermittently blackened, blood surged turbulently through his veins, seemingly about to break through his body.

His skin felt gripped tightly by invisible giant hands, and his bones groaned under the unbearable weight.

This was no ordinary deep-sea pressure; if it were in his previous life, a professional deep diving suit would be necessary.

Behind, the giant entity known as "Whirlpool" clearly wasn’t comfortable either.

Its purple-black scales contracted inward under the terrifying pressure, emitting an agonizing creaking sound.

Its enormous body was forced to contort and deform, and the might of its tentacles weakened due to the obstruction of the seawater.

"No, it’s too deep!"

The Merfolk Scale’s sharp cry echoed within the cramped space inside "Whirlpool," filled with pain and panic.

Several from the Sea Demon Group turned pale, tightly gripping the ship’s body, feeling as though their chests would burst from the pressure.

For the first time, a grave and discomforting expression appeared on Chao Shengwan’s sinister face, Yakimaru’s Imperial Coin flickered uncertainly in his hand, Samurai Long Cang’s grip on his sword revealed bulging veins, and Red-haired Andre clutched his chest, gasping heavily.

"Hold on! He’s almost done!" Chao Shengwan, enduring the discomfort, sternly urged "Whirlpool" to accelerate.

He knew Li Yan wasn’t easy to deal with, and this was the perfect opportunity to seize the Divine Object.

Ahead, Li Yan gritted his teeth, his tongue bitten and a bloody taste flooding his mouth, the pain stimulating his spirit.

He pushed the North Emperor Divine Step to its limit, sketching a faint trajectory through the water, determinedly heading downwards, ever downwards!