Chapter 422: The Extinction of the Immortal Tomb Forest

"However, this wisp of Immortal Qi of mine seems to be much smaller in quantity than the one Little Nannan obtained!"

Wang Mu pondered.

Although both were called a wisp, to be more accurate, his should be called a strand.

If he wasn't mistaken, the System must have compressed and purified it when providing him with the feedback.

In other words…

His strand of Immortal Qi surpassed Little Nannan's in terms of intensity… Outside.

The crowd was still buzzing with discussion about Little Nannan completely comprehending the ancient monument.

Meanwhile, in the Immortal Tomb Forest, Little Nannan walked to the next ancient monument and sat down for only a short while.

Then she stood up again.

Buzz!

The ancient monument glowed brightly, and a beam of light shot into the sky.

Runes filled the air and flew out like living creatures, merging into Little Nannan's body.

"This… she comprehended another one?"

"Is she even human? She's a monster!"

"Why does it feel like her comprehending these stone carvings is easier than meditating and breathing Qi?"

"…"

The crowd instantly lost their composure; this was too fast. Before they could even react, Little Nannan had already walked toward the third stone monument.

At this rate…

Wouldn't Little Nannan end up comprehending all thirty-six ancient monuments in the area?

Suddenly, a thought occurred to the crowd, and they looked at Wang Mu with terrified expressions.

Had he… anticipated this long ago?

"Damn it!" Xiao Chenzhou gritted his teeth and sent an angry voice transmission to his Elders: "Where on earth did Wang Mu find this monster? With such talent, if she were from our Absolute Beginning Holy Land, why would we ever worry about the Holy Land not flourishing?"

The group fell silent.

Naturally, they couldn't answer that question… Next…

The entire Immortal Tomb Forest almost became Little Nannan's personal show.

Her speed of comprehension grew faster and faster.

At the beginning, she still needed to sit in quiet meditation, but later on, she didn't even sit down.

She would just squat in front of an ancient monument, rub her chin, think for a moment, her eyes would light up, she'd pat the tombstone, and then get up and leave.

Then, that tombstone would light up.

Another wisp of Immortal Qi would fly into Little Nannan's body.

At the same time…

Many prodigies arrived from all directions. With their extraordinary insight, they recognized this as the legendary Immortal Tomb Forest and were overjoyed and excited.

However…

Before they could even calm their excited hearts…

They saw, deep within the forest of monuments…

A tall and charming young girl strolling through the forest as if taking a leisurely walk in a courtyard.

Wherever she went…

The ancient monuments there would glow brilliantly, and all the runes would fly out, transforming into extremely pure Immortal Qi that merged into her body.

And everywhere she passed, all the tombstones turned grey and dull; every stone carving disappeared, leaving them no different from ordinary stones weathered by years, crumbling with a single puff of wind.

Several prodigies were sitting around a tombstone, racking their brains to comprehend it.

They were scratching their heads in frustration.

After thinking for a long time, they had only grasped a tiny inkling of a clue.

But when Little Nannan walked over and took a few glances, the stone monument directly lit up.

This scene…

Caused the Dao Hearts of those favored children of heaven to shatter.

"Holy crap!"

"Does she have to be such a freak!"

"How are we even supposed to play anymore?"

"…"

Besides Little Nannan, Lin Yan and the others weren't without gains either.

Although their speed in comprehending the stone carvings was a bit slower…

That was only by comparison.

In terms of pure Comprehension Ability, they were inferior to Little Nannan, but they each had their own methods.

Han Li calmed his mind and naturally circulated the "Heavenly Script" taught by Langya Academy, quickly falling into a state of unity between heaven and man.

He stared at those stone carvings.

Scenes of ancient history surfaced in his mind, as if the memories of these Immortal Tomb masters' lives were replaying before his eyes.

At the same time…

The Dragon Emperor Legacy he had previously obtained contained some ancient memory fragments, which all surfaced now, matching the scenes before him one by one.

Instantly, those originally obscure and difficult-to-understand stone carvings became simple and easy to grasp.

After Little Nannan…

He spent fifteen minutes and successfully comprehended an ancient monument, obtaining a wisp of Immortal Qi.

Dugu Qianxue skipped several stone monuments.

Eventually, she arrived before a stone monument engraved with the chapters of the Profound Yin Method.

This chapter was quite compatible with her Lunar Saint Physique.

Comprehending it was smooth sailing with almost no difficulty, and it simultaneously made her insights into the Lunar Dao even deeper, reaching a higher level.

As for Lin Yan, he took a different approach.

He directly let Dan Xuan possess his body and activated an ancient Divine Ability—the Five-Wheel Sage Evolution Art!

Controlling five types of Spirit Fires…

He directly roasted the ancient monument in front of him.

This method was extremely mysterious, specializing in dissolving the essence of all things.

The ancient monument before him had endured for an unknown number of years, relying entirely on a wisp of Immortal Qi to hold on until now.

Under the control of Dan Xuan's powerful Divine Soul power, he deconstructed its structure and forcibly forced out the deeply hidden Immortal Qi, swallowing it in one gulp.

However, this was also extremely mentally taxing.

Dan Xuan worked for nearly four to six hours and only managed to extract three wisps of Immortal Qi.

Nevertheless…

To be able to succeed was already quite remarkable.

One must know…

Over the years, not many prodigies even encountered the Immortal Tomb Forest, let alone actually obtained Immortal Qi from it; there were simply none… outside the Heavenly Ruins.

Seeing these people obtain Immortal Qi one after another…

The powerhouses of the major forces were nearly numb.

"What the hell?"

"What kind of monsters are these people?"

"Especially that Mu Ying? By now, she has obtained at least ten wisps of Immortal Qi!"

"She's only at the Nascent Soul Realm, yet she can obtain ten wisps of Immortal Qi. If these wisps are used to temper her body, magic power, and Divine Soul day and night, it's hard to imagine what level her future achievements will reach!"

"…"

Xiao Chenzhou, Su Muyu, and the experts of several ancient clans all had extremely unsightly expressions.

Almost every one of those who obtained Immortal Qi was branded with the label of the Wang family.

"Eliminate them, they must all be eliminated!"

"Not a single one can be left alive, otherwise they will all be disasters in the future!"

"…"

Perhaps they didn't even notice it themselves, but a sliver of an emotion called fear had already taken root and sprouted in their hearts… The only thing that made Xiao Chenzhou and the others feel fortunate was…

That "Xiao Wanmeng," who was also an emperor nascent soul, did not perform as brilliantly in this place.

Although she had also comprehended many mysteries from the ancient monuments and was now shrouded in profound light like a Nine Heavens Profound Maiden, which would definitely count as being among the best in previous years…

Compared to the several monsters on the scene…

She was more than just a notch below.

At the very least, she hadn't managed to obtain any Immortal Qi yet.

"Is she hiding her strength? Or is there another reason?"

"Everyone excels at different things. This Immortal Tomb Forest tests Comprehension Ability the most. Clearly, that Mu Ying is a freak in this regard! Perhaps Xiao Wanmeng's strengths lie elsewhere! We cannot be careless…"

…Out of the thirty-six ancient monuments, Little Nannan alone finished off twenty-four of them.

Then she didn't continue to comprehend any new ones.

Instead, she sat cross-legged to digest what she had gained in her body.

The remaining ones…

Han Li, Lin Yan, and Dugu Qianxue each took a portion and also began to sit cross-legged individually.

A day later.

Little Nannan was the first to wake up.

Only one stone monument remained in the area, the one Xiao Wanmeng was currently comprehending. The other prodigies on the scene were also gathered in front of that stone monument, thinking of grabbing some benefits.

Seeing this…

Little Nannan walked straight over and glared at the ancient monument a few times. Instantly, the monument glowed, and Immortal Qi flew out.

Little Nannan reached out, caught it, and released it.

That wisp of Immortal Qi merged directly into Xiao Wanmeng's body.

Instantly…

Xiao Wanmeng opened her eyes, surprise visible in her beautiful eyes.

Little Nannan said, "Refine it with peace of mind, Sister Wanmeng!"

Xiao Wanmeng was stunned for a moment, then she pursed her lips into a smile and closed her eyes to digest it.

Nearby, the other prodigies were in the middle of their comprehension when the ancient monument suddenly vanished, making them feel terribly uncomfortable.

They were about to lose their tempers.

But when they opened their eyes and saw the pretty girl standing there, their expressions immediately turned sheepish. They shrunk their necks and slunk away, not daring to say a single word.

The Immortal Tomb Forest, which had existed in the Heavenly Ruins for an unknown number of millennia…

Was to completely disappear from this day forward.

Little Nannan stood there and looked around; only a few of them were left, and Lin Yan and the others were all sitting in quiet cultivation.

She pondered for a moment, then set up several Restriction Formations on the spot to protect everyone.

Then she flew straight out…

Toward a certain direction.

When she was comprehending the ancient monuments just now, she saw a few figures who looked very similar to the people recorded in her little notebook.

They shouldn't have gone far.