Chapter 315: A Copy of the Mountains and Rivers Map

Every divine artifact is a creation of heaven and earth, possessing the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, capable of piercing through a vast domain with a single strike, causing the world to sink into chaos, its might terrifying.

Divine artifacts have spirits; they cannot be forged merely from extraordinary divine materials. Even if one's artifact-refining art reaches the pinnacle of the continent, one cannot forge a divine artifact.

Every divine artifact that emerges into the world has undergone an immensely long period of time, growing alongside the supreme beings of the human race to acquire its divine nature. When it appears, it will surely shake the nine heavens.

Although this precious map was astonishingly fearsome, it had been sealed for too long, and the living beings gathered within it had nearly perished. If what stood before Yang Tian were a true divine artifact, its fierce and brutal aura would have even injured his body!

"Uncle Xiao means this is a supreme heavenly artifact!" Upon hearing this, Yang Tian's eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth nearly split to his ears as he exclaimed.

"It is a terrifying heavenly artifact. This scroll is an object evolved from a copy of the Mountains and Rivers Map, extremely powerful." Yang Xiao nodded and smiled slightly.

"The Mountains and Rivers Map!" Yang Tian exclaimed. Not long ago, the White-Robed Venerable had manifested the Mountains and Rivers Map, suppressing the nine heavens with a might that made one's heart tremble—that was a divine artifact!

"The Mountains and Rivers Map was once one of the supreme treasures of the ancient Yang Clan. I wonder if it still exists." Yang Xiao sighed. The ancient Yang Clan was located in the Central Continent, and he longed to go there and see for himself, unwilling to believe that the Yang Clan's territory had been destroyed.

Upon hearing this, Yang Tian smacked his lips, marveling inwardly. In the Eastern Continent, not a single divine artifact could be found, yet the ancient Yang Clan had several, being only one of the great clans.

Seeing the stars practically popping out of Yang Tian's eyes, Yang Xiao couldn't help but smile: "In those days, the Yang Clan possessed two divine artifacts: the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron and the Mountains and Rivers Map. When these two artifacts merged into one, it was hard to find even a few divine artifacts across the entire Tianyang Continent that could rival them!"

Yang Xiao sighed, a look of nostalgia in his eyes. Under the leadership of the old clan leader, the ancient Yang Clan had been so prosperous that no one dared to provoke them. Every great figure who stepped out would, in their wrath, leave countless corpses in their wake!

After a while, Yang Tian gradually came back to his senses. His gaze swept over the scroll, and he asked in confusion: "How do I enter the space inside?"

Hearing Yang Tian's voice, Yang Xiao snapped out of his reverie. He looked at the scroll that spanned the void and, with a slight thought, said: "Try to control it with your dan flame. This artifact is closely related to dan fire."

"If there is an artifact spirit inside, it's best to subdue it. Every supreme heavenly artifact is immensely powerful, and its artifact spirit is even more proud. It all depends on your opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Yang Tian nodded. He slowly closed his eyes, sinking his mind into his dan flame. Shielded by the dan flame, Yang Tian was no longer disturbed by that fierce and brutal aura.

Yang Tian's mind wavered. He vaguely saw, within the hazy golden mist ahead, a wisp of intelligence in front of him. This wisp of intelligence was extremely fierce and brutal, as if it had just crawled out of a mountain of corpses.

This wisp of intelligence was exceedingly terrifying, yet it emitted a joyful thought toward Yang Tian's dan flame, like a long-lost close relative.

"I have truly received a great kindness this time. Not to mention this scroll, the Thunder Origin and the Thunder Dragon Fire Control Art alone are already immense favors." Yang Tian couldn't help but sigh, conveying a trace of respect toward Dan Xuanzi.

That wisp of intelligence danced around Yang Tian, emitting an affinity toward the Thunder Origin. It sensed the aura of its old master and was very joyful. It had been sealed within for ten thousand years and longed to see a living person.

"In the future, I must fulfill his long-cherished wish and bury his remains within the Dan Sect!" Yang Tian sighed, a hint of guilt rising in his heart. He had once even coveted those remains.

In ancient times, the strong one was slain by outsiders, yet his long-cherished wish was to pass down the Thunder Dragon Flame Control Technique, and secondly, to have his bones buried within the sect, causing Yang Tian to feel deeply guilty.

After a moment of silence, Yang Tian's mind merged into the artifact spirit, communicating with it. Then he took out Dan Xuanzi's remains and placed them before the artifact spirit.

Rumble! The entire scroll roared, the chariot howled, and the human powerhouse unleashed a monstrous divine object. This fierce aura suddenly surged, shaking the heavens and tearing through the sky.

The artifact spirit was enraged, its emotions fluctuating violently. It had followed Dan Xuanzi in battle for thousands of years, and now that its old master had died, its emotions surged wildly, and the Heaven-Shrouding Scroll pierced through the firmament.

Yang Tian remained silent. He could see that the artifact spirit's bond with Dan Xuanzi was very deep. Yang Tian instilled a will: now that the demon race had emerged, he wanted it to follow him and suppress the demons.

The artifact spirit hesitated. It could sense that Yang Tian was very weak and naturally was unwilling to follow him. But when it noticed the source of thunder around Yang Tian, it fell silent.

Seeing this, Yang Tian waited. This kind of artifact spirit was extremely terrifying; forcibly suppressing it would cause negative effects. This scroll even had the potential to ascend to a divine object, so Yang Tian naturally could not force it.

Just for Dan Xuanzi's kindness, he could not act that way. Moreover, without the artifact spirit, the scroll's power would plummet, and it might lose the chance to become a divine object.

Yet Yang Tian did not know that the reason the artifact spirit was moved was because he had fulfilled Dan Xuanzi's long-cherished wish. Dan Xuanzi had once traveled through several great domains seeking the source of fire to promote the Thunder Dragon Flame Control Technique, and Yang Tian had accomplished that wish for him.

The artifact spirit was silent for a long time and finally agreed. It had long developed intelligence and understood human affairs. Since Yang Tian had inherited Dan Xuanzi's Flame Control Technique, he could be considered half a disciple.

In the Ancestral Dragon Ring, the artifact spirit appeared with Yang Tian in the world. It was shrouded in golden mist, its form unclear, not yet having cultivated a human body, and was surrounded by a fierce aura.

The artifact spirit stepped out, its emotions fluctuating greatly. As an artifact spirit, it could naturally sense that this was a spatial treasure, with two intelligences hidden inside that were extremely terrifying, making its mind tremble uncontrollably.

It saw many things: Yang Xiao, the Devouring Divine Beast, the human-shaped divine medicine. Then, any resentment in its heart completely dissipated. Possessing such a terrifying treasure was crucial for its future cultivation path. Artifact spirits could communicate with each other, and since Yang Tian owned a divine object, it was worthy to follow him.

Although the artifact spirit could not speak, Yang Tian could sense it and couldn't help but smile. The Ancestral Dragon Ring could even suppress divine objects, let alone a heavenly artifact.

At that moment, the artifact spirit's body surged into the Heaven-Shrouding Scroll. Its form arrived at a vast mountain range, the artifact spirit enveloped in hazy golden mist. The mountain range before Yang Tian's eyes was breaking apart bit by bit.

This was a great gate. A space sealed for ten thousand ages opened, spewing terrifying golden light, extremely astonishing.

"So the space was hidden within the scroll. If the artifact spirit hadn't willingly followed me, I might never have discovered this place," Yang Tian muttered to himself, clicking his tongue.

"I wonder what's inside." At that moment, the mountain range fully opened, revealing a cave dwelling radiating pure white luster. Yang Tian couldn't help but say.

"Let's go, take a look inside." Yang Xiao rubbed his nose, and with a slight wave of his hand, the two of them flew into the scroll.

This scroll was very peculiar. Yang Tian's form seemed to merge into it, yet the fierce aura around him caused him no harm or pressure.

The moment he stepped into the cave dwelling, a blinding white light shot into his eyes, and Yang Tian couldn't help but close them.

Like the shifting of stars, after a while, Yang Tian felt the discomfort in his eyes dissipate. He slowly opened his eyes, glanced around briefly, and then froze.