Chapter 431: Chapter 7: The Curtain Rises, Martial Arts Palace Ruins (Part 2)

The cultivators nearby nodded in agreement after hearing this.

Exploring ruins in the Meteor Islands is not uncommon.

Every few years, underwater ruins might appear, mostly lost ancient cultivator civilizations.

Therefore, the Four Great Clans establish underwater exploration teams specifically to explore these ruins.

The group explored a circle around the outskirts of the ruins.

After just a moment of exploration, there were exclamations from the team.

"It’s Dragon Spirit Grass, judging by the age, it’s at least three thousand years old!"

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the team discovered a stalk of Dragon Spirit Grass, instantly arousing a wave of envy from those around.

And a Golden Core Cultivator from the Situ Family promptly spoke:

"Friend, our Situ Family is willing to offer one hundred thousand Spirit Stones for this Dragon Spirit Grass. Are you willing to sell it?"

"Willing! Very much so!"

This Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator was visibly excited, a hundred thousand Spirit Stones was more than enough for him to buy a Golden Yuan Pill to sprint towards a Golden Core!

He didn’t expect to be so lucky, casually strolling through the ruins and finding a stalk of Dragon Spirit Grass.

As a result, other cultivators became even more invigorated, desperately exploring.

Lin Chen walked along a small path within the ruins, and suddenly, there was a crunch under his foot.

Lin Chen curled his lips.

He bent down to pick up a somewhat worn long sword.

"Is it a Spiritual Artifact Prototype? It seems somewhat damaged..."

"Wow, even a damaged Spiritual Artifact Prototype is at least worth three hundred thousand Spirit Stones, right?"

Once again, there was an exclamation from the team, marveling at Lin Chen’s luck.

Walking along the road, he could step on a damaged Spiritual Artifact Prototype.

Situ Yingying was also a bit surprised, but she still stepped forward and said:

"Friend, are you willing to sell this Spiritual Artifact Prototype? Our Situ Family offers eight hundred thousand Spirit Stones..."

Lin Chen nodded after hearing this, agreeing that eight hundred thousand Spirit Stones was a fair price.

So he sold it out.

Thus, the group continued exploring within the ruins.

In the blink of an eye, a two-hour had passed.

And as time continued to pass, the number of cultivators in the ruins also increased.

Two to three thousand cultivators, from all major islands of the Meteor Islands, had come to these ruins.

This nearly attracted one-tenth of Meteor Islands’ cultivators.

The reason was none other than that the ruins were low-risk and very close to the Meteor Islands.

Even without using a Spiritual Boat, a Golden Core Cultivator could arrive by Artifact Control.

Close proximity, substantial gains, and low risk attracted so many cultivators to explore within a short period.

Meanwhile, as Lin Chen "explored," his Divine Sense continuously paid attention to the distant palace complex.

In the core region of the ruins, there was a massive Array Restriction, completely separating it.

And at this moment, the Four Great Clans had dispatched Array Masters to try to break this array in the ruins.

"By my calculations, they should be almost done breaking it..."

Lin Chen thought to himself, casting his gaze towards the palace complex.

After another quarter of an hour, a massive wave emerged, spreading from the core region of the ruins.

Soon after, there was a tremor, and as the light curtain slowly dissipated.

The palace’s appearance in the core region was displayed before everyone’s eyes.

"The Array Restriction has been broken, quickly!"

"Quickly go check it out!"

Quickly, a chorus of shouting erupted from around.

"You’ll miss out on good things if you’re late..."

Thus, over a thousand cultivators soared into the air, rushing towards the core palace of the ruins.

Situ Yingying’s expression also slightly changed, softly exclaiming:

"Everyone, swiftly head to the core of the ruins."

Lin Chen followed the crowd, proceeding together.

In just a few breaths, over a thousand cultivators witnessed an awe-inspiring sight.

It was a colossal palace, a hundred zhang high, exuding an ancient charm.

Despite being sculpted for thousands of years, it remained pristine.

And in front of the palace was an enormous square spanning an acre.

Hundreds of stone tables were placed across the square, each bearing an ancient wooden box.

"Ancient Cultivator ruins, Martial Arts Palace..."

"Martial Arts Palace? Have any of you heard of these ruins? What era was this sect from?"

Quickly, the surrounding cultivators began to discuss once more.

They all saw, on the plaque in front of the enormous palace, three large characters written in elegant script.

Martial Arts Palace!

Amidst the astonishment of thousands of cultivators, a voice filled with the presence of time suddenly spoke.

"The Immortal Path is long, talent is determined by the heavens!"

"Those favored by the heavens can reach Nascent Soul in a century, Divinity Transformation in two hundred years, ascending the Spirit Realm."

"Yet, for those of mediocre talent, a century might not suffice to break through to Foundation Establishment, ending as mere dust."

"To a cultivator, mortals are no different from ants, like a blade of grass..."

"However, us cultivators were once mortal! How could we forget our roots?"

The ethereal voice resonated, as if imbued with an invisible force, making every cultivator who heard it tremble.

"Is this a legacy from the ruins? Could there be other trials in this ruin?"

Some cultivators engaged in spirited discussions, filled with skepticism.

And the voice continued, speaking astonishing words:

"Thus, establishing the Martial Arts Palace, granting all living beings the power to rival cultivators, to challenge the Immortal Gods!"

"For those who practice the Martial Path, regardless of talent, in three years, they can rival a Qi Refiner, in ten, they can rival a Foundation Establishment Cultivator..."

"In thirty years, they can be comparable to a Golden Core, and in a hundred years, even defeat a Nascent Soul!"

Upon hearing this voice, every one of the thousands of cultivators within the ruins were in shock.

"This... how is this possible?"

"You’ve got to be kidding, everyone in the world can cultivate... Three years to rival a Qi Refiner, ten years to rival a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?"

"Then why am I cultivating... what for?"

"It’s fake, it has to be fake!"

"A Nascent Soul Ancestor is invincible in the Mortal Realm, how could they be defeated by mere martial artists?"