Translator: Silavin
The Fallen God Abyss had existed since ancient times. Within a thousand kilometres of its boundaries, any who entered would face certain death, ultimately turning to ash and returning to dust.
It was a cursed domain. This was an Unreturnable Land, not merely a Forbidden Area.
A Forbidden Area was simply extremely dangerous, but people could still emerge alive. An Unreturnable Land was different.
An Unreturnable Land meant no one returned alive.
It was said that within the Fallen God Abyss, fierce Demonic Beasts would frequently howl, their voices shaking Heaven and Earth. Anyone who ventured too close to that region would become lost in these howls, stumbling into the abyss in a dazed state, never to recover until death.
No one knew what creature produced those howls from within the Fallen God Abyss. Since ancient times, through countless ages, these howls had never ceased.
Some said those howls were the death cries of Demons from Hell seeking Souls. After all, besides the legendary Demons, what other monsters could survive endless years without aging and dying?
Moreover, within a thousand kilometres of the Fallen God Abyss, there seemed to be a special domain. Within this range, flight was impossible, and one could only travel on foot.
Even those who had transcended the Martial Emperor Realm, and even more powerful figures above them, could only abandon flight and walk on foot when approaching within a thousand kilometres of the Fallen God Abyss.
Originally, this Unreturnable Land would only inspire fear and would not attract much attention.
However, within this Unreturnable Land, a type of celestial fruit that seized the very essence of Heaven and Earth had emerged: the Amplifying Bodhi Fruit!
For this reason, countless powerful individuals had perished in this Unreturnable Land. It could be said that every inch of soil in the Fallen God Abyss was formed from the ashes of the mighty.
Even those Martial Emperors and above, including figures of great power, had fallen in unknown numbers while seeking the legendary Amplifying Bodhi Fruit.
Therefore, the Amplifying Bodhi Fruit has now become something that may or may not exist.
This was because no one could confirm whether the so-called celestial island actually existed within the Fallen God Abyss, nor whether the Amplifying Bodhi Fruit was real.
Qin Yichen was different.
He knew that the Amplifying Bodhi Fruit truly existed.
Although he had never seen the Amplifying Bodhi Fruit himself, in a certain ancient ruin, someone had discovered three Amplifying Bodhi Pills.
He had expended great effort to obtain one, so naturally he understood the effects of the Amplifying Bodhi Fruit.
The existence of Amplifying Bodhi Pills proved that someone had entered the Fallen God Abyss before and harvested an Amplifying Bodhi Fruit.
Previously, Qin Yichen had also wanted to explore the Fallen God Abyss, so he had made extensive preparations and gained some understanding of it.
In truth, the Fallen God Abyss was not as deadly as the rumours suggested.
As long as one did not fall into the abyss itself, there was hope of survival.
However, crossing the Fallen God Abyss to reach that legendary celestial island was easier said than done.
No one knew what lay beneath the Fallen God Abyss. Even a Martial Emperor would surely die if they fell into it.
Furthermore, the area within the Fallen God Abyss was filled with the power of a curse. Any living being that entered would be obliterated by this curse and turned to dust.
Therefore, Qin Yichen’s greatest obstacle at present was this so-called curse.
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Several days later, Qin Yichen arrived near the Fallen God Abyss.
This place was desolate and uninhabited. Even from a great distance, one could still hear the howling sounds emanating from within the Fallen God Abyss, disturbing one’s mind.
In the distance, several hundred people were observing from afar.
Humans possessed natural curiosity. Even knowing this was an Unreturnable Land, they still wished to come and witness it.
This was actually quite normal. They were far from the Fallen God Abyss, and with extra caution, no accidents would occur.
“An Qing! An Qing, what’s wrong with you? Come back quickly! That’s an Unreturnable Land!” Suddenly, someone cried out in alarm.
Among a group of about a dozen people, a tall, thin man was inexplicably walking towards the Fallen God Abyss, completely ignoring his friends’ calls.
His friend grew anxious and tried to pull him back, but was suddenly grabbed by an old man.
This old man lived nearby and had built a small wooden hut.
Some said that in his youth, this old man had come here with his Wife, but an accident had occurred. To wait for his Wife’s return, he had settled here.
“His mind has been lost. He cannot be saved…” The old man shook his head and sighed.
As he spoke, the man named An Qing began to show abnormal signs.
His body started becoming increasingly thin. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that his entire being was weathering away. In the end, after walking only a few steps, his body collapsed. A gust of wind blew past, leaving nothing behind, as if nothing had ever happened.
This scene filled everyone with dread, causing goosebumps to rise on their skin and their bodies to shiver. Some of the more timid individuals immediately fled.
This was too eerie!
A perfectly healthy person had inexplicably walked inside for no reason, and in the end, died without even knowing how.
“Old Sir, thank you very much.” An Qing’s friend was also drenched in cold sweat, repeatedly thanking the old man.
The old man said nothing, returning to his wooden hut and gazing towards the Fallen God Abyss, as if waiting for something, or perhaps something else entirely.
After arriving here, Qin Yichen’s gaze did not fall upon An Qing, but instead directly settled on the old man.
For a long time, his gaze did not shift away.
However, deep within Qin Yichen’s pupils lay complete horror.
It was horror indeed!
In his previous life, he had reached the pinnacle of being an Alchemy Saint. What great storms and waves had he not experienced? Ordinary matters could no longer shake his mind.
But that was before he saw this old man.
Because in his previous life, after ascending to become an Alchemy Saint, he had also visited the Fallen God Abyss once, and that time was ten thousand years from now!
When he had arrived then, he had seen this old man!
Moreover, he had conversed with this old man and inquired about certain matters, so his memory was crystal clear.
Upon closer inspection, Qin Yichen was even more horrified to discover that this old man’s current appearance was exactly the same as it had been ten thousand years later, without any change whatsoever!
One could imagine the shock this brought to Qin Yichen.
This nameless old man could actually live for more than ten thousand years?!
Moreover, no one knew when this old man had settled here. Perhaps, before the present time, this old man had already lived here for an unknown length of time.
However, his appearance was ordinary and unremarkable. Many people who came here regarded him as an insignificant nobody. Perhaps no one had ever paid attention to this old man.
Even Qin Yichen, visiting here for the first time, had similarly not paid much attention to his existence.
Therefore, at this moment, Qin Yichen was truly horrified.
It must be known that when he had been able to extend his life by ten thousand years, that was the result of consuming all manner of longevity-extending treasures. Could this old man living here possess such resources?
Even if he did, Qin Yichen was also clear that a person’s limit was merely ten thousand years or so!
Unless one could break through that limit!