Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Chapter 370: Chapter 172: North Mang Mountain and the First Ghost Immortal_1

“Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land?”

Shen Yuan’s expression shook, and his face immediately revealed a solemn look.

If Xue Mingzhi had mentioned this name before Shen Yuan traveled back in time, Shen Yuan would naturally have known nothing about it.

However, having traveled back in time, within the Ingenious Tiny World, Shen Yuan had purchased many items from the All-Things Trade Association.

Among them, besides the vitally important Earthly Destroyer Divine Power Cultivation Method and several Divine Skills, there were also numerous books about the world’s wonders.

These included rankings by the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, such as the top ten peerless powerful experts, top ten beauties, and seven forbidden lands from ten thousand years ago.

However, the True Immortals hidden within the Primal Chaos Realm would not possibly appear in the world, so most of these rankings were more hype than actual usefulness.

But there was one ranking that was acknowledged by all under heaven, and that was the seven famous Forbidden Lands, known for tens of thousands of years.

These Forbidden Lands included peculiar locations where Immortals had fallen, large Secret Realms occupied by outer domain sky demons, and even places transformed by otherworldly entities that shouldn’t remain within the Primal Chaos Realm.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Throughout the ages, countless powerful experts had perished within them, proving the terrifying nature of these seven Forbidden Lands.

And among them, the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land was one.

“Does the master know about the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land?”

Xue Mingzhi asked with a hint of curiosity.

“I only learned bits and pieces from ancient texts passed down in my clan,” Shen Yuan said, “I know that the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land has existed for far more than ten thousand years, but I know nothing of the real situation within the Forbidden Land.”

Hearing Xue Mingzhi’s question, Shen Yuan organized the information in his mind before slowly speaking:

“The Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land is one of the seven Forbidden Lands within the Primal Chaos Realm, and it is the only one artificially created.

Located at the very heart of North Mang Mountain, legend has it that in the ancient times, an Immortal Artifact appeared on North Mang Mountain, which led to the slaughter of numerous powerful experts from various clans, their blood staining the mountain. Since then, countless lost souls have wandered within North Mang Mountain.

Seventy thousand years ago, the Great Xuan Dynasty was overthrown by the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the last Mortal Emperor of the Great Xuan was besieged by the Great Zhou Imperial Army within North Mang Mountain.

The last Mortal Emperor of the Great Xuan, unwilling to accept defeat, sacrificed himself as a Mortal Emperor, inciting a rebellion of innumerable lost souls. In their frenzy, the lost souls, carrying the dying resentments of the Mortal Emperor, devoured the Great Zhou Imperial Army.

To suppress the spirits of North Mang Mountain, the Great Zhou Dynasty paid a heavy price. In the end, they could only ask the Lord of Mount Tai to issue an Imperial Edict to gather the lost souls, and the lost souls were trapped at the core of North Mang Mountain with the 10th Hall Yama Array Formation.

Following this battle, the Great Zhou Dynasty had spent much of its foundation, and its once powerful national strength gradually declined, leading to its overthrow in just a few decades.

The core of North Mang Mountain, where countless turbulent souls gathered, became a killing ground for the souls over tens of thousands of years. The countless slaughters and devourings eventually turned the core of North Mang Mountain into a land where all life perished.”

Shen Yuan paused, recalling the records about the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land from the books, his eyes filled with caution.

“If it was only the lost souls fighting each other, that would be one thing. However strong the lost souls might be, they are still remnants of the dead, and if Immortals wielded Immortal Artifacts, they might indeed step into it.

But over tens of thousands of years, the slaughter of countless lost souls and the resentments of the Mortal Emperor before his death gave rise to a strange curse within North Mang Mountain’s core region. Any living beings who set foot there would be tainted by the curse.

This intangible curse is undetectable even by Immortals. Within seven days of contracting the curse, cultivators below the True Monarch would undoubtedly die, and even peak stage Taoist Doyens at Tao Harmony could not last more than fourteen days.

There was an Immortal who survived only twenty-one days before being killed by the curse, his soul shattered and his life and path extinguished.

Since then, the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land became known throughout the world as the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.”

A look of astonishment filled Xue Mingzhi’s face.

Had it not been for Shen Yuan’s account, such secrets would not have been within reach for a mere Qi-training cultivator like himself.

But Shen Yuan’s words had not yet ended.

“The place genuinely affected by the curse is only the very heart of North Mang Mountain.

North Mang Mountain spans several hundred li, and is one of the world’s famous mountains and great rivers. Numerous powerful experts have also occupied the outer regions of North Mang Mountain.

Ten thousand years ago, there was a Ghost Immortal who mastered one of the 72 Earthly Destroyer Divine Skills, the Discarnation Technique. He gathered several Ghost Immortals and his might stunned the region; people called him the Master of North Mang Mountain, the first Ghost Immortal of the Primal Chaos Realm.”

At this point, even Shen Yuan couldn’t help but feel a trace of reverence.

Among the Earthly Destroyer Divine Skills he had learned, there was the “Discarnate Immortal Method”; it was through this method that he came to know of the Master of North Mang Mountain, this era’s first Ghost Immortal.

Although the Master of North Mang Mountain did not control the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, he used the Discarnation Technique to gather a large number of Ghost Cultivators.

In terms of strength alone, the Master of North Mang Mountain might not be comparable to Kuang Tianjie, who Shen Yuan had previously defeated, the leader of the Blood River Yuan Slaughter Path, but the influence of the North Mang Mountain lineage was definitely far greater than that of the Blood River Yuan Slaughter Path.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan couldn’t help feeling apprehensive.

With the Discarnation Divine Power still having a master, it was very likely that the current first Ghost Immortal had not perished. Just the periphery of North Mang Mountain was already troublesome, not to mention the core area where the mysterious Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land lay.

Shen Yuan considered himself strong, but that was only relative to the various powers of the present world. He would definitely be far inferior when dealing with these ancient creatures who had lived for tens of thousands of years.

Shen Yuan decided then and there not to get involved with the affairs of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.

Listening to Shen Yuan’s explanation, Xue Mingzhi couldn’t help but interject:

“I had no idea that North Mang Mountain had such a glorious past; it’s really quite surprising.”