Chapter 3311: “Please follow me.” He led the way, and they soon arrived before a stretch of ruins.

This expanse of ruins covered a vast area, exuding an ancient aura. The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix said, "This is our ancestral city. Our ancestors should have lived here back then, but for some reason, it was destroyed."

"There are occasional dangers within the ancestral city, so Fellow Daoist Lin, please stay close to me." Lin Moyu had already sensed that there was something unusual about this city.

It seemed as though a massive power was circling within the city. He would absolutely not wander around in a place like this; heaven knows what strange things might be in the Divine Phoenix Clan's ancestral city.

Chapter 4332: Ordered Ruins

The ancient city had all turned into ruins. To say it had experienced a great war seemed unlikely, as while it was a ruin, it lacked the traces of such a battle.

In particular, the formation upon the ancestral city remained ancient—as ancient as the city itself—and had not suffered any damage during the great war. For the formation to be intact while the ancestral city was reduced to ruins was a state that defied common sense and was very puzzling.

In the end, Lin Moyu could only conclude that the attack which turned the ancestral city into ruins had bypassed the formation directly and erupted within the city. Moreover, it had been destroyed in a single strike, and every living being within the ancestral city had been killed, leaving none behind.

Walking within the ancient city, one could still feel the presence of a vast amount of lingering willpower. Those who could live in the ancient city were all powerful beings of the Divine Phoenix Clan. Even if they were killed in an instant, their residual willpower would remain. After countless years of evolution, some of these wills had turned into obsessions, giving rise to various strange phenomena.

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix walked very carefully, keeping its footing a palm's distance above the ground. It did not truly step on the ground, nor did it make a single sound. Lin Moyu followed suit and walked in the same manner.

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix transmitted its voice to explain, "There are many obsessions here, all left behind from that disaster. We should try our best not to disturb them, otherwise, there will be trouble."

Lin Moyu asked, "What kind of disaster was that?" The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix shook its head. "The bloodline inheritance does not say. We were all born after that disaster. Upon birth, we knew that the ancestral city had been destroyed and the ancestral land was half-ruined."

The appearance of the three Divine Phoenixes came from the Divine Phoenix Ancestor, and they had only appeared after that disaster, which meant that the Divine Phoenix Ancestor had not died in that disaster.

Lin Moyu cleared his thoughts. This ancestral city had been kept until now, so it seemed to still be useful to their clan. The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix said, "Fellow Daoist Lin is correct; it is indeed still useful, and of great use."

It did not specify what use, and Lin Moyu naturally would not press the matter, as that was a secret belonging to the Divine Phoenix Clan. The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix had been here more than once and headed straight to the side of an abandoned altar.

This altar had also become ruins, and what it once looked like could no longer be verified. However, there were a few depressions around the altar, and these depressions held a few Divine Phoenix eggs.

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix took out the Divine Phoenix egg that Lin Moyu had brought back and placed it into one of the depressions, while saying, "The Divine Phoenix egg that Fellow Daoist Lin brought back is precisely one of the few Divine Phoenix eggs our clan lost back then."

Lin Moyu was somewhat curious. "Your clan's ancestral city is so mysterious, who could have gotten in?"

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix said, "In the chaos, there is a peculiar race called the Void Nightingales. They are not strong, but they possess a peculiar ability to traverse the void and chaos, ignoring spatial blockades."

"Back then, a few Void Nightingales accidentally discovered this place, broke in, and stole a few Divine Phoenix eggs. We pursued and killed them all along the way, killing those who deserved to be killed, but one escaped. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Lin retrieved it."

Lin Moyu said, "This is also your clan's destiny. Perhaps in the dark, there is an unresolved karma between myself and your clan."

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix smiled. "Perhaps." It did not catch the deeper meaning in Lin Moyu's words. Lin Moyu was not just speaking empty words; he truly thought so.

This karma likely stemmed from Great Venerable Tianzai.

The ancestral city could be turned into ruins in an instant; ordinary people could not do it, and even a Venerable might not be able to. The most likely culprit was the supreme Dao within the chaos. No matter how many years karma remained entangled, it would eventually erupt. Lin Moyu naturally could not explain these matters to the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix; this was his secret, and perhaps the greatest secret in the chaos.

After placing the Divine Phoenix egg down, the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix continued to walk forward. Lin Moyu discovered that this Divine Phoenix egg had already begun to absorb the power within the ancestral city. The altar appeared damaged, but it was not completely destroyed and could still function to some extent.

The willpower of those Divine Phoenix ancestors within the ancestral city turned into gentle hands, nurturing their descendants. Phantoms of Divine Phoenixes sprinkled down from the void, and rays of multicolored light flew into the Divine Phoenix egg to provide it with nourishment. Only within the ancestral city could the Divine Phoenix egg be fully nurtured.

However, not all Divine Phoenix eggs were qualified to enter. Much of the ancestral city was destined by nature; wanting to defy the heavens and change one's fate was not easy. The ancestral city was very large.

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix walked within it for a full day, passing many altars along the way. Each altar was damaged, yet none were completely destroyed; they all retained some functionality, and many Divine Phoenix eggs were placed upon them.

Lin Moyu discovered a problem: the dozen or so altars he had seen along the way were damaged to the exact same degree. This was very strange; even the same attack could not have caused such a situation.

If one applied the situation of the altars to the entire ancient city, one could discover that even the ancestral city was like this. As long as the buildings were the same, there was no difference in the extent of the damage, which resulted in the ancestral city, while being reduced to ruins, being ruins with a very regular pattern.

What exactly was the Dao's attack like? How could it cause such a similar result? Lin Moyu was very puzzled in his heart. But this doubt was destined to have no answer. Unless he could one day become the Dao himself, he would not be able to truly answer this question.

After walking with the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix for a whole day, they finally arrived at their destination. It was a collapsed, gigantic palace. The few pillars in front of the palace had already fallen, but the formation before the palace remained intact and was still in operation.

Upon seeing this palace, Lin Moyu was slightly startled. This palace was too similar to the Tianxu Palace of his previous life, almost exactly the same.

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix said, "This palace was once the residence of our ancestor. The ancestor stated in the bloodline memory that Fellow Daoist Lin needs to enter it. As for what help the ancestor will need from Fellow Daoist Lin after entering, I do not know, but since the ancestor said it is to help, there should not be any danger."

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix did not possess much information. It was only responsible for finding people according to the Divine Phoenix Ancestor's requirements, and after finding them, persuading them to come here as much as possible. The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix had already said these things more than once on the road. Lin Moyu was very clear about this and said indifferently, "I hope I can be of help to your clan's ancestor."

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix said, "Regardless of whether you can help or not, I hope Fellow Daoist Lin can return safely. Our clan will remember Fellow Daoist Lin's kindness, and if Fellow Daoist Lin has any requests in the future, our clan will do our utmost."

Lin Moyu said with three parts self-deprecation, "That will also have to wait until I return alive." The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix said, "With Fellow Daoist Lin's destiny, you will surely return safely."

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix did not know if there was danger inside, but Lin Moyu vaguely sensed that it was not safe. He was confident that he could withstand the danger; the only trouble would be if he were trapped inside.

Since it concerned Great Venerable Tianzai, even if he knew there was danger, he had to make the trip. This was karma, and it was his destined path. Unless he gave up this path, he could only walk it to the end.

Lin Moyu took a deep breath and walked towards the palace. At the same time, the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix forced out its essence blood, which turned into a blood-colored rune that flew past Lin Moyu and into the formation in front of the palace. The formation opened with a roaring sound, and a passage appeared within it. The space within the passage was constantly twisting and filled with strangeness. After the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix opened the passage for Lin Moyu, it stared without blinking, and only when it saw with its own eyes that Lin Moyu had entered the formation and disappeared from its sight did it shift its attention away.

Chapter 4333: Note This Debt First

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix whispered, "I hope this time it succeeds." Two phantoms appeared beside it simultaneously. They looked almost exactly like the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix, with the biggest difference being their color: one was entirely black, and the other emitted a white luster. They were the other two of the three Divine Phoenixes, the Black Gold Divine Phoenix and the White Gold Divine Phoenix.

The Black Gold Divine Phoenix whispered, "It seems to have gone in very smoothly this time." The White Gold Divine Phoenix responded, "Unlike the previous two times, there should be hope."

The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix said, "We have been looking for so many years, and have successively found two people, but those two were too reluctant. Fellow Daoist Lin's potential is the strongest I have ever seen. If even Fellow Daoist Lin cannot do it, I do not know how much longer we will have to look."

The Black Gold Divine Phoenix sighed, "If it doesn't work, we can only continue searching; the ancestor's order cannot be defied." The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix nodded. "If it doesn't work, then we continue searching. If it succeeds, perhaps you and I will have a great opportunity." The White Gold Divine Phoenix shook its head. "It is not for you and me, but a great opportunity for the entire clan."

Lin Moyu walked in the passage. The passage was very long, about a thousand meters from the formation to the palace. Suddenly, he stopped. Several hundred meters ahead, two corpses lay there. Human corpses. "The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix lied to me."

Lin Moyu's pupils shrank slightly, revealing a trace of displeasure. The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix had told him that it had never found anyone to enter the palace. If that were the case, then where did these two corpses come from? The corpses clearly told him that someone had come in and died, and they were humans. The Zerg could not possibly have come here; only the three Divine Phoenixes could bring humans in. This also meant that they were people found by the three Divine Phoenixes, who were also individuals of great potential, but they had ended up dying here, failing to even enter the palace, just one step away.

Lin Moyu could more or less understand the Purple Gold Divine Phoenix's thinking. The reason it did not tell him was simply because it was afraid he would not dare to come in if he knew. It was likely afraid that he would not come if it told him. Besides, it had never been inside either and did not know the situation within. He would make a note of this debt and settle it properly when he returned.

Lin Moyu snorted coldly, feeling somewhat annoyed. After he returned, if the Divine Phoenix Clan did not bleed a little, this debt would not be cleared. He continued walking forward, arriving before the corpses. He could roughly analyze their past experiences from the expressions on the corpses, but Lin Moyu could not be bothered. He had a simpler method. He activated Infinite Summoning, intending to turn the two into Revenants.

The owners of the corpses were at the Chaos Realm Small Success stage in life, so they would not rot or change no matter how many years passed after death. With a wave of his hand, the Undying Flame flew out and landed on the two corpses. He could also resurrect those at the Chaos Realm Perfection stage; as long as it was not Chaos Realm Perfection, they could become Revenants.

In fact, Lin Moyu had a feeling that if there were no interference from the Dao, the Chaos Undying Flame would burn fiercely. Ancient auras began to spread, and the two souls were being reorganized. Lin Moyu asked, "What is your name? Why did you come here, and how did you die?"

"In reply to Master, this servant is named Lin Feng. I was sought out by the Black Gold Divine Phoenix, who said it was to help their ancestor with a favor. Before this servant entered the palace…"

The speed of reorganization had a clear difference, indicating that the two died at different times. Half a day later, one corpse slowly opened its eyes and then respectfully knelt before Lin Moyu.

He had also been killed by the formation inside the palace. According to his description, there was an incomparably powerful formation within the palace that could evolve Chaos Divine Thunder, making it easy to kill those at the Chaos Realm Small Success stage. After understanding this, Lin Moyu continued to wait until the other person was also resurrected.

Lin Feng, as a Revenant, answered Lin Moyu's questions honestly. He had been sought out by the Black Gold Divine Phoenix, with the exact same reason given, and was killed the moment before entering the palace. This person was named Bai Xiying, also at the Chaos Realm Small Success stage, and was sought out by the White Gold Divine Phoenix, with the exact same reason given.

His cause of death was the same as Lin Feng's; both were killed by Divine Thunder just before entering the palace. This type of Chaos Divine Thunder was very peculiar; it destroyed the soul without harming the physical body. They had fallen before they could even react.

With a thought, Lin Moyu summoned an Undead Servant, which rushed toward the palace entrance. The moment the Undead Servant rushed out of the passage and was about to enter the palace, a flash of divine light streaked by, and the Undead Servant was violently blasted back. Halfway through, the Undead Servant's soul had already been annihilated, and it died on the spot.

However, Undead Servants could be resurrected, so it came back to life immediately. Its physical body was unharmed, just as Lin Feng and Bai Xiying had said; the Death Divine Thunder did not attack the physical body but annihilated the soul. At the same time, it carried a massive impact force that would repel anyone approaching the palace. If one could not withstand the attack of the Divine Thunder, they could forget about entering the palace. It wasn't until the Undead Servant flew back to Lin Moyu's side that the sound of thunder reached them, rumbling endlessly in the passage.

Lin Moyu had the Undead Servant try again. He released over a hundred Undead Servants, charging toward the palace from different angles simultaneously. The palace entrance was large enough to accommodate a hundred Undead Servants entering at once.

Divine light flashed, and a large number of Divine Thunderbolts appeared simultaneously. All hundred Undead Servants were blasted back at an even faster speed, and all of them died. Without exception, the Divine Thunder had triggered a hundred times, almost at the exact same moment, attacking all hundred Undead Servants simultaneously.

Although this spatial passage was large enough, a hundred Undead Servants already occupied most of it; even if he could fit more, at most it would be 200. If the Divine Thunder could trigger 200 times simultaneously, then even 200 Undead Servants would not be able to get through. With a thought, Lin Moyu had the hundred Undead Servants stop charging together; instead, he divided them into ten groups of ten, charging in sequence.

The Divine Thunder triggered, and the first ten Undead Servants were instantly blasted away. The Undead Servants behind them quickly dodged and continued charging toward the palace. Simultaneously, Lin Moyu released more Undead Servants to join the ranks. The Undead Servants resembled ten long dragons launching an assault toward the palace.

Lin Moyu intended to use a human-sea tactic to see if he could break into the palace, which would also allow him to test the limits of the formation within. The Divine Thunder triggered incessantly. The Undead Servants at the forefront were constantly blasted away, then resurrected, and rejoined the Charge; waves of assaults continued without end.

In just half an hour, the Divine Thunder had triggered countless times, the sound of thunder roaring in the passage, deafening. Outside the passage, the three Divine Phoenixes also heard the thunder. They had heard this kind of thunder before, but never so many times. The few people who had entered before had triggered it at most once or twice, but this time the thunder was as dense as a drumbeat—no, much denser than a drumbeat, as if many drums were being beaten together.

The three Divine Phoenixes looked at each other, having no idea what was happening inside. The Purple Gold Divine Phoenix said with uncertainty, "It should be fine, right?"

Chapter 4334: The Only Person.

A full hour passed. Lin Moyu could no longer count how many times he had heard the thunder; his ears felt a bit swollen. The long-dragon army composed of Undead Servants continued to assault the palace tirelessly. But without exception, they could not break through at all. The formation at the palace entrance was like a wall of bronze and iron, firmly blocking all the Undead Servants, preventing them from stepping even half a step across the boundary.

With a thought, Lin Moyu retracted the Undead Servants. He had already proven through practice that the Undead Servants were useless, so there was no need to try again. During this time, he had also asked Lin Feng and Bai Xiying. Neither of them could think of a way to break the situation; it seemed there was no other method besides brute force.

Unable to enter the palace, he could not see the structure of the formation within, making it impossible to even attempt to crack it. Such a layout left absolutely no flaws. Lin Moyu decided to try it himself. He had passive spells that allowed the Undead Servants and the Domain to share damage, and his survival ability was even stronger than that of a Chaos Realm Great Success. If even he could not make it, then only one method remained. Lin Moyu flew into the palace entrance.

The moment he left the passage, light flashed before his eyes, and he was pushed backward by a massive force. This massive force repelled him but did not harm his physical body, as if a giant with infinite strength had reached out to push him away. However, a thunderbolt erupted within his soul, and the power of the thunder was immense. Moreover, it exploded from within the soul, unlike ordinary thunder. Lin Moyu only felt his soul go numb.

His vision instantly plunged into darkness, and in the next breath, his soul was reborn in purple light. After the Rebirth, Lin Moyu found that he had already returned to the passage. He had just been killed by the Divine Thunder, and his passive spells had not taken effect. The Divine Thunder had shielded his spells; neither the Undead Servants nor the Domain could help him share the pressure. In addition to being shocked, Lin Moyu also felt it was a matter of course.

This place was highly likely related to Great Venerable Tianzai. How brilliant Great Venerable Tianzai's methods were, and how deep the layout was, was completely beyond his imagination. If Great Venerable Tianzai's methods could shield his passive spells, that was nothing to be surprised about. "I understand!" Lin Moyu was not disappointed. On the contrary, he was somewhat excited, because through this test, he had found the correct method.

This palace entrance was like a detector, and there was only one way to pass through. That was the due boat. The Divine Thunder attack from the depths of the soul just now had an astonishing power. Even if someone at Chaos Realm Perfection came, they would likely be killed or severely injured; not even Chaos Realm Perfection could break in here.

Then, since the Divine Phoenix ancestor said they needed to find someone to help, the most important point was actually not the help, but finding the person. It was also related to Great Venerable Tianzai, so who would they be looking for? Naturally, it was the person Great Venerable Tianzai had laid out plans for. It was the person who inherited Great Venerable Tianzai's will and was willing to enter the game and confront the Dao.

And the person Great Venerable Tianzai had laid out plans for would inevitably have one characteristic. That was obtaining the due boat. Only by relying on the due boat could one enter the palace. Otherwise, no one would be able to make it. This was the characteristic of this game: one must find the right person to break the game. Lin Moyu finally figured this out, and a smile could not help but appear on his face.

He also felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. He thought about it repeatedly and felt that his idea was not wrong. Immediately, he took out the due boat and flew toward the palace. The Divine Thunder flashed. The thunder light landed on the due boat and was blocked by it. The due boat stalled for a moment under the bombardment of the Divine Thunder, but it was not repelled. "It works!" Lin Moyu felt greatly relieved.

He manipulated the due boat to fly toward the palace. Amidst the dense Divine Thunder, the due boat swayed as it entered the palace. The moment it entered the palace, the Divine Thunder stopped, and then a giant sword appeared in the void. It slashed down at the due boat. Locked on by the giant sword, there was no way to dodge; the due boat could only take it head-on.

Boom! The due boat was struck and sent flying by the giant sword, but it was not damaged. One giant sword after another appeared, hacking the due boat until it was swaying from side to side. Lin Moyu exerted all his strength to stabilize the due boat, while simultaneously observing the situation around him.

Countless formations were set up all around, and the Divine Thunder was just one of them. And it was not even the strongest formation. The giant swords currently attacking the due boat were even more powerful than the Divine Thunder. Great Venerable Tianzai was truly cautious in his actions! Each formation was for the sake of safety. In case a powerful expert really managed to pass through the Divine Thunder relying on a magic treasure, they would be met with even stronger formations.

Under the bombardment of layers of formations, only the due boat could withstand it. Moreover, to break this game, one needed to unravel these formations. And only someone proficient in Chaos Runes could do it. Observing the formations and cracking them under heavy attacks would be impossible without the help of the due boat.