Chapter 1462: Direct Assault on the Supreme Nest

Chu Feng traveled north, crossing hundreds of states and occasionally passing through unique chaotic regions, finally reaching the northernmost part of the Yang Realm.

This place was exceptionally peculiar; even without the Martial Madman in secluded cultivation, it was a forbidden area for living beings.

Initially, there were signs of human habitation on the land, but after crossing a stretch of blood-red mountains, everything changed completely. The entire world suddenly fell silent.

It was like a dead zone, devoid of sound and living creatures. The whole world was silent, permeated only by an aura of desolation, as if all life had perished.

Beyond the blood-red mountains, the land was also a deep crimson.

Legend had it that this color came from the blood of supreme beings, spilled during a cataclysmic battle.

The Martial Madman's sect had a mysterious and complex origin. It was said to have inexplicably risen in this dead land, becoming the most formidable ultimate lineage in the north.

Some claimed that the patriarch of this lineage had awoken in this blood-red, silent place, possessing an unfathomable background.

Other rumors suggested that the lineage's ancestor was a creature that had crawled out of the Celestial Emperor's Burial Pit and fallen into the northernmost part of the Yang Realm, thereby staining the mountains and rivers crimson and transforming a vibrant, vast territory into a silent dead zone.

Regardless of the stories, this place was exceptionally mysterious and eerie.

"I've finally set foot on this land!"

The northernmost region was both enchanting and terrifying; Chu Feng sensed a highly unusual aura.

On one side of the mountain range, there were still signs of human life, but crossing over felt like stepping into the underworld, a cold realm of the dead.

Of course, some also speculated that this transformation was due to the Martial Emperor's long seclusion since prehistoric times, during which he absorbed an immense amount of life force.

In fact, some of the Martial Emperor's disciples and followers were summoned to this place only after his resurgence in the current era.

Silently, Chu Feng took a step, and mountains and rivers seemed to invert, as if space itself compressed, leaving vast lands behind him. His speed was astonishing.

"I... I can't get off the cart!" Zi Luan was on the verge of tears, feeling utterly hopeless. In her view, the 'trafficker' had gone mad. What was he trying to do?

The Martial Emperor's lineage was searching the entire world for him, intent on 'harvesting' him!

Yet, he had come here voluntarily. If they encountered an old monster, a powerful being, or even if the Martial Emperor himself returned, the scene would be tragically beautiful.

She imagined they wouldn't even be able to die, but would instead suffer a far worse fate.

Zi Luan muttered to herself, truly wanting to cry.

Upon reaching this demonic northern land, Chu Feng dared not directly traverse the void to his destination. Instead, he cautiously approached the legendary Martial Emperor's dojo.

He feared an accident, as this lineage was terrifyingly powerful and mysterious, constantly surrounded by various dreadful legends.

If it truly involved some great burial pit, it would be extremely sinister. Who knew what horrors had crawled out of it? Even without the Martial Madman present, it was best to be careful.

Chu Feng said, "If you were a bit stronger, I'd have simply left you halfway. But in your current state, if a wolf god-king or a fox spirit suddenly appeared, they could gobble you up whole, leaving not even a feather!"

Zi Luan was speechless. Those words were truly unappealing. She wasn't weak now; she had made rapid progress in the Yang Realm over the past decade or so, becoming much stronger than before.

However, thinking about how Chu Feng could effortlessly kill a Heavenly Venerate, she did feel a sense of exasperation.

The Yang Realm was vast, filled with too many experts; even deities could be found in the wilderness. For her, it was indeed fraught with danger.

"Alright, hide in the jar then," Chu Feng said, placing her inside the stone jar.

The moment she was thrown in, Zi Luan's hair stood on end, and she shrieked as she scrambled out, a bloody face hovering behind her.

"Suppress! Get back!"

Chu Feng roared softly. This was an ominous mutation caused by his accidental contact with a trace of grand-universe-level pollen in the Supreme Forbidden Zone, which he had resolutely expelled from his body at the time.

He had kept it sealed within the jar, never discarding it.

Initially, it was very dangerous, but with time, he had gained preliminary control, especially since the Reincarnation Earth could restrain this bizarre entity.

The mass of bloody, ominous matter eventually quieted down, hiding beneath the Reincarnation Earth, no longer stirring.

Chu Feng had always felt that he might use it in the future and didn't want to discard it now.

At this point, he traversed the vast crimson land, using the earth's energy to sense the various life forces of the northernmost region, finally locating the Martial Madman's dojo.

This place was known as an ultimate land!

Surprisingly, however, there were also cities and human presence on the outskirts of this dojo.

Ignoring them, he quickly entered the central area of the "ultimate land," which felt incredibly oppressive.

"This dojo is a bit desolate."

Chu Feng was deeply surprised, though the suffocating sensation that tensed his muscles was also palpable. This place was extremely dangerous.

Ahead lay the Martial Emperor's dojo, considered a dead land since prehistoric times, a place few had known about in the past.

In the current era, it only became widely known after the Martial Emperor's resurgence.

It was barren, devoid of vegetation and large rivers, filled with rocks and crimson earth everywhere – truly a desolate wasteland.

However, after walking some distance, a look of astonishment immediately appeared on his face.

This seemingly unremarkable wasteland, this mountainous area lacking the aura of a dojo, suddenly made his body feel like it was about to explode, and the hair on his skin stood on end.

Ahead, a dilapidated plaque, mottled with green rust and made of bronze, stood upright, leaning against a large blue stone.

Three large characters were inscribed upon it: "South Heavenly Gate!"

The audacity was immense. To dare to carve such a name! If this was the "South Heavenly Gate," did that imply the depths of the dojo housed the... master of the Yang Realm?

Chu Feng looked repeatedly. Though the characters among the bronze rust were ancient, he recognized them as archaic script from the Yang Realm.

"It shouldn't have been excavated from beneath some famous mountains or rivers; it's more likely written by the Martial Madman's lineage themselves. But it's very old. Could it be carved by the sect's patriarch back then?"

Standing here made one feel a painful prickling sensation, almost unbearable even for ordinary Heavenly Venerates.

Chu Feng paid it no mind. He employed his domain techniques to scout out a safe path, then stealthily proceeded deeper into the land.

Overall, it was quite smooth; he encountered no obstacles.

This was mainly because the Martial Emperor's dojo was too vast, and coupled with his fearsome reputation, no one in the world dared to easily trespass or offend the Martial Emperor.

Thus, the lineage didn't pay much attention to the outer regions, not fearing anyone would dare to seek death there.

Soon after, Chu Feng encountered creatures. This area was still very dangerous, with mad beasts roaring on the open, crimson ground ahead.

This made him look grave. The ancient beasts had shattered heads and exuded a putrid stench as they ran across the bloody plain.

There were some at the God-King level, others at the Heavenly Venerate level, and one seemed to be the reanimated remains of a mighty being, refined into a puppet, wandering and patrolling the dojo.

Chu Feng avoided provoking them, using Heavenly Master-level domain techniques to safely cross the area without attracting any attention.

At this point, he truly entered a critical area.

This area was filled with abundant life force, with numerous cave dwellings and even palaces suspended in mid-air.

Some of the Martial Madman's disciples and grand-disciples resided here.

"Am I seeking death? I'm about to enter the main lair of an empty-nest ultimate being!" Chu Feng muttered to himself.

He had already covered himself completely with Reincarnation Earth, concealing every trace of his aura.

He still had some confidence. According to Old Gu, his elder brother Li had once searched the entire world for "soul flesh," which was this very Reincarnation Earth.

It was clear how rare and useful this item was.

Chu Feng hadn't fully grasped all its functions yet, but its ability to conceal heavenly secrets and block one's form and dao traces was of the highest caliber.

Silently, Chu Feng submerged himself underground, following the earth veins, floating like a ghost into the depths of the dojo.

"Is this lineage overly confident?" Chu Feng wondered in surprise. The Martial Emperor's dojo had domain formations and deadly areas, but it wasn't as inaccessible as he had imagined.

"That's right. If it were a hellish place, his disciples and grand-disciples couldn't bear it and wouldn't be able to survive here," he mused. After observing the earth vein trends, he gradually felt reassured.

In fact, the strength of the Martial Emperor's lineage lay in its people, not its geographical advantage. This sect had always been domineering, conquering the world, slaughtering sects, and destroying factions every time they emerged.

Their belief was in offense!

They never truly cared much for defense, believing that offense was the most powerful defense in the world.

Moreover, as long as the Martial Emperor was alive, he could suppress the world. How many would dare to cause trouble?

If someone truly dared to come, they wouldn't be stopped by mere killing domain formations, for example... the prehistoric great black hand Li!

Especially after Li's demise in the prehistoric era, the sect became even more terrifying. From then on, they acted without restraint, often massacring immortal inheritances.

For instance, in the prehistoric era, the incredibly powerful Dream Ancient Dao was utterly crushed and thoroughly cleansed, with almost no one from the entire sect escaping.

The Dream Ancient Dao was the origin of the Great Dream Pure Land in the Lesser Yin Realm!

It was also the sect of Qin Luoyin's previous incarnation, the Peerless Beauty, Fairy Qingshi.

This lineage, hailed as one of the strongest inheritances in the world and possessing one of the Ten Ultimate Breathing Techniques from prehistoric times, was nevertheless annihilated.

Of course, this was also related to the sect's patriarch perishing and embarking on the path of reincarnation.

Although the patriarch of the sect eventually returned from the path of reincarnation, defying the heavens and demonstrating supreme divine abilities to try and save the Dream Ancient Dao.

In the end, the Martial Madman personally intervened, launching a frenzied assault, and still blew up the patriarch of the Dream Ancient Dao!

The Dream Ancient Dao, which possessed one of the Ten Ultimate Breathing Techniques, was obliterated from the Yang Realm in prehistoric times.

This was truly an ancient shocker. The Martial Madman's madness, his tyranny, and his blood-stained hands were fully displayed back then, making him unstoppable.

And this was just one of his battle achievements. There were others; the Martial Emperor's lineage once ran rampant across the world, destroying countless traditions. If the Martial Madman hadn't suddenly entered secluded death-cultivation and remained silent for ages, who knew how much more bloodshed there would have been.

After Chu Feng arrived in the Yang Realm, he had visited the Dream Ancient Dao with Old Gu and personally witnessed imprints of past events surfacing.

"Speaking of which, the Martial Madman's lineage destroyed the tradition of my child's mother's past life. So, my visit this time could be considered... helping to collect some interest?"

Of course, he already knew that the current Qin Luoyin had awakened Fairy Qingshi's memories and was no longer entirely herself, making it difficult for them to have further interactions.

Chu Feng wandered silently like a ghost through this vast dojo. The place was truly immense; some areas were barren, while others were so dense with immortal energy that it couldn't dissipate, brimming with vitality.

"Your dominance, your arrogance, that's good! Believing in offense as defense actually makes it easier for me to pay a visit today!"

Chu Feng avoided certain chilling areas. Even with the Martial Madman absent and his direct disciples out, this place was extremely dangerous.

For instance, near a certain cold pool, the pockmarked skeleton of a mighty being lay, its flesh corroded by the black mist emerging from it, even its bones on the verge of disintegration.

There was also a medicinal field with an ancient beast of astonishing rank. Though it appeared muddled, it was definitely a top-tier mighty being.

That medicinal field possessed intense radioactive energy, a lethal source of pollution for many.

However, for creatures capable of enduring its medicinal properties, it was a pure land, a celestial herb garden.

The fact that it radiated the mighty ancient beast into a muddled state showed how astonishing and terrifying it was.

Chu Feng's eyes turned green as he stared at the medicinal field, looking repeatedly. Ultimately, he didn't act, always feeling it was an experimental plot, and not just because of the ultimate herbs' radiation.

He believed it likely involved artificial dissemination of strange substances, an attempt to cultivate new varieties and mutated, invincible medicinal herbs.

He had heard that some ultimate beings were audacious enough to occasionally irrigate herbs with strange and ominous substances for breakthroughs, observing the results.

Chu Feng suspected that this was probably for the Martial Madman's experiments, carried out by his direct disciples.

"Should I go straight for the emperor's nest?!"

He wanted to go to the Martial Madman's secluded cultivation spot. That place likely contained supreme martial scriptures, perhaps even time-related techniques, and was definitely a heaven-defying location.

Ever since he entered, he knew where that place was because its severe radiation made it stand out, a dark expanse resembling an abyss.

Volcanoes and icy plains were all present in that dark area, with various extreme terrains combined.

The deepest part was impenetrable, only darkness, and lethal radiation so dense that even mighty beings couldn't withstand it from afar.

"Too dangerous!" Chu Feng sighed.

However, he didn't give up. Concealing his tracks, he cautiously approached that area, simultaneously searching for the great medicinal garden within this ultimate dojo.

"Hmm, that area is a bit different. It's actually on par with the Martial Madman's secluded cultivation spot, far higher than other places."

After approaching the dark region and enduring the strong radiation, Chu Feng saw a peculiar sight on the other side.

It was a silent, deathly still place.

He could even vaguely discern that the terrain there was slightly higher than the Martial Madman's seclusion spot.

Of course, the true depths of the Martial Madman's dark seclusion spot remained unseen.

Most surprisingly, judging by its arrangement, it seemed like a place of pilgrimage, an extraordinary site.

Chu Feng approached. It was an island within a sea of magma.

It was eerie; even though the fiery red magma sea was unsolidified and surging, it made no sound, lending the place an exceptional tranquility.

"Not simple!"

From a distance, one would overlook the magma land and only see the island.

Up close, however, one would quickly overlook the island itself and focus solely on the stone hall upon it.

As Chu Feng stepped onto the island, he felt something abnormal: residual radiation. It had been left from an extremely ancient era, and traces of it still lingered.

Instantly, his expression froze. He felt that this residual radiation was far from ordinary; even after an immense passage of time, its astonishing level was still discernible.

The creature that left this radiation might not have been weaker than the Martial Madman in its prime!

This was Chu Feng's perception; this place was truly sinister.

Everything proceeded smoothly. Besides the residual radiation, there were no other obstacles. With the Reincarnation Earth on him, the faint traces of radiation, now greatly diminished, posed no harm.

No one guarded the small island, which lay still like an ancient painting.

After landing on the island, Chu Feng approached the stone hall, walking halfway around it, and instantly his eyes went wide.

Behind the stone hall was a dilapidated garden, appearing like a neglected medicinal field left over from countless ages past!

There were decaying herbs, tattered ancient trees, and intense radiation!

"This is... a good place!"

Chu Feng speculated this might be an ultimate medicinal field, albeit abandoned and unmanaged for many years. But it would be immensely useful to him; his mouth watered profusely.

He just wondered if he could successfully excavate it. After all, anything associated with "ultimate" was terrifying, and the radiation was lethal!

"Hmm?!"

In the somewhat desolate medicinal field, a faint glow was discernible amidst the decaying herbs, accompanied by a subtle medicinal fragrance. What did he see?!

A fruit, half-hidden beneath vegetation lacking life force.

"An unyielding fruit, an ultimate exotic fruit?!" Chu Feng guessed.

However, he didn't act rashly; an abandoned ultimate medicinal field was likely not so simple.

He then turned to the main entrance of the stone hall. Through the partially open stone door, he saw the interior.

Inside the magnificent stone hall, there was only an altar, with no other furnishings.

Was this hall merely meant to shield the altar from wind, rain, and dust?

On the altar lay something: a skeleton!

It possessed some features of a humanoid creature, but many parts were distinctly different, such as wing bones and a hole in the forehead bone, likely left by a vertical eye.

The skeleton was snow-white but lacked luster, showing no signs of radiation or energy fluctuations, yet it was placed upon the altar.

"What kind of creature is this? What's its background? Its hall is on par with the Martial Madman's seclusion spot, definitely not ordinary!"

But no matter how Chu Feng looked, this skeleton seemed too ordinary.

"Why is it on the altar? Is it an offering to someone, or is this not an altar, but an ancestral shrine, and this bone is being revered?"

Chu Feng had a feeling this skeleton was extraordinary!

He decided to try and take it, to see if he could refine it into an artifact later.

He even speculated, could this be an elder from the Martial Madman's lineage?

But why did it pose no danger? It felt as if it had become mere mortal bone.

"If it's truly an ultimate bone, it must be refined into a weapon. No, to get some revenge for the Dream Ancient Dao, perhaps I should take a few bones and feed them to fierce beasts!"

But what fierce beast could bite through an ultimate bone?

Chu Feng's mind raced with all sorts of chaotic thoughts.

Suddenly, he thought of that large black dog. If this bone, suspected to be from an ultimate creature, were fed to that dog, would it eat it? Only it would likely be able to chew it.

Of course, these were just fleeting impulses; he didn't actually intend to do it, merely indulging in a dark sense of humor.

However, in the vast expanse beyond, a giant beast was feeling uneasy, restless, due to a sudden, inexplicable premonition.

"Damn it!" In the void of some infinitely distant celestial domain, a large black dog muttered with a grim face, "Lately, someone keeps mentioning this emperor, disturbing my peace!"

It naturally thought of Li, who had recently mentioned being splashed with black dog blood and had also ranted about smashing the heads of a bunch of people.

At the time, it truly wanted to go down and bite those people to death; none of them were good.

Now, it felt a sensation again. Someone was definitely mentioning it once more.

"Let me pull the threads of karma and see who dares to harbor ill intentions against me! I'll kill you!" Although the large black dog was ancient and lacked vigor, it still looked ferociously menacing, baring its broken fangs.

Then, it acted.

"Something's strange. That person's cultivation isn't strong, but they possess an extraordinary treasure that conceals heavenly secrets. I can't immediately affect them through the threads of karma!" The large dog looked surprised.

However, Chu Feng was startled at this moment. The dog thought it hadn't found him immediately, but a blurry figure of the large black dog had appeared right before him, baring its broken fangs, radiating boundless ferocity and malevolence!

Chu Feng wanted to curse. He had only thought about it in his mind for a moment, and yet he had actually summoned this dog. What was going on?! It was too susceptible to being thought about; it had really come true!

In truth, he didn't know it was all Li's doing.

When Li the Black Hand fought the Martial Emperor and others in the depths of the starry sky, he had disturbed this dog, causing it to periodically pay attention to this realm, making it quite sensitive now.

Fortunately, Chu Feng had the stone jar on him, so the dog couldn't pinpoint him for now.

Had it not been for their previous encounter at the Three-Party Battlefield, where the dog had interacted with Chu Feng and left behind a contingency, its blurry figure wouldn't have manifested here.

Chu Feng didn't know this and thought it had already sensed him.

Therefore, he was speechless and helpless, saying, "Are you really going to descend and eat this bone? Fine, it's all yours, go ahead and eat it!"

He immediately used his domain techniques to move the skeleton, preparing to toss it into the large black dog's gaping maw!

"Huh, why do I feel uneasy? Is something big about to happen?" Someone in the Martial Emperor's dojo wondered suspiciously.

A Great Heavenly Venerate rose and investigated the surroundings but found nothing.

Yet, he still felt something was amiss. Guided by the intuition of a peerless Great Heavenly Venerate, he finally directed his gaze towards an island in the magma sea.

"Hiss!"

He gasped, thinking, "Could something be going wrong there?"

"Could it be..." He then became agitated.

That area was incredibly sacred, a pure land and holy site for many disciples, unattainable because it contained the Martial Emperor's master's dao bone!

Legend had it that the Martial Emperor's master had not truly died and might one day return, resurrecting once more!

According to one account, the Martial Emperor's master, with his essence, energy, spirit, and blood essence, had left the Yang Realm. He had certainly not died back then, using his own dao bone as a coordinate in the Yang Realm, and would eventually return.

"Could the Ancestral Master be returning?!" He was shocked.

At this moment, Chu Feng was also shocked, because he vaguely heard the dog cursing, saying that it had been constantly disturbed lately and if it found out who was responsible, it would surely kill them!

"So, it actually hadn't found me just now?"

But he had already acted, throwing the skeleton towards the dog's mouth!

Now, it was too late to withdraw!

He felt as if he had made a terrible mistake. Feed what dog? It seemed he had not only ruined the Martial Emperor's plan but also enraged the big dog, incurring... an immense disaster!

"Come back!" He tried to pull the skeleton back, but it was already impossible.