The Against Heaven

Chapter 99: Evil Infested Ridge (1)

The Evil Infested Ridge was a treasure ground in the eyes of many powerful sects and countries. This place had many god ores, a large number of spirit medicines and and herbs, and was accompanied by the roar of the Heavenly Beasts and the Longevity Spirit group.

Although in legend, the Evil Infested Ridge was far from the Forbidden Cemetery or Ancient Earth, it was still a rare land with treasures and riches.

No one could clearly speak of the exact origin of the Evil Infested Ridge. Some say it is natural soil. Some describe it as a land that came from another world. Some also say that it is the place of the Gods.

Thirty thousand years ago until their defeat at the hands of the Heavenly God Sect, the Evil Infested Ridge belonged to the Heaven Ancient Sect. Although they managed to defend their ancestral ground, they were unable to defend the Evil Infested Ridge.

That year, the Evil Infested Ridge was the hunting ground of the Heaven Ancient Sect; no one dared to violate it. Although there were many treasures that caused the mouths of others to water, no one dared to have any intentions against the sect.

The defeat of the sect caused the Evil Infested Ridge to be a place without a master. Although the Heavenly God Sect was the winner, all the major sects and countries in the entire Middle Great Region were interested in the Evil Infested Ridge. This was why the Heavenly God Sect did not dare to have that place alone and had to share it with the rest of the world.

Certain grand characters calculated that the opening of Evil Infested Ridge would happen no later than one year and no sooner than three months.

Thus, at this moment, all the experienced great sects and countries were clamoring to send their disciples on a trip to the Evil Infested Ridge, to see if they would be lucky enough to snatch the treasure in the legends.

As for the host country, the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom also sent their disciples early and camped at the entrance to the Evil Infested Ridge. Aside from greeting the disciples from the big sects and powerful countries from the eight directions of the Middle Great Region, they were also responsible for determining whether certain sects and cultivators had the qualifications to enter.

Although the saying said that the Evil Infested Ridge was to be distributed to the world, in reality the sects that could enter the place were all big sects and powerful countries, or famous tyrants from one direction. As for small sects or ordinary cultivators, they could not hope to qualify to enter the Evil Infested Ridge.

The Evil Infested Ridge was actually not far from the Heaven Ancient Sect. At most, it was only a hundred thousand miles. If the old boundary of the Heaven Ancient Sect resembled a sea snail, then the current sect would be located on its tail and the Evil Infested Ridge would be in its mouth. They had to pass through the sect's Ancient Land.

Calculate the time until the opening gets closer. Li Han Tian wanted to go early to the Evil Infested Ridge and wait for the place to open.

All the chosen students are waiting. At this point, Niu Fen quickly turned into a giant snail. As there were many disciples leaving, Niu Fen's body became bigger, like a giant mountain.

Looking at this huge snail, all the disciples were dumbfounded. During their growth period, this was still the first time they had seen such a large snail.

“Depart.” With Li Han Tian's orders, Niu Fen brought all the sect disciples towards the Evil Infested Ridge in front. The disciples sitting on the snails enjoyed this fresh and exciting experience.

There were about a thousand disciples who had come with Li Han Tian this time. Outside of the three hundred disciples of the Cleansing Jade Peak, Qu Daoli and Protector Mo also led the group along with Tu Bu Yu and First Elder Gu Tieshou. The other four elders stayed behind to protect the sect.

As Li Han Tian's servant, Li Shuangyan also came along. He was also a major part of Li Han Tian's strength so he had to follow him.

As for Nan Huairen, as Li Han Tian's errand boy, he naturally came along. Nan Huairen was truly loyal so if there was any loot, Li Han Tian would not forget his share.

In reality, before the group of the Heaven Ancient Sect started their journey, there were already people stationed at the entrance of the Evil Infested Ridge.

The entrance is a large horizontal ridge. It was like a giant dragon lying on earth as if it was the separation between heaven and earth. This entrance is in front of a ridge that is millions of miles long. As one stood on a ridge to ignore all directions, it gave the feeling that the entire world was small in comparison.

The door was at the highest peak in the region, looking extremely majestic. Of course, this was only the entrance, the Evil Infested Ridge was actually larger than one could imagine.

In the first checkpoint of Evil Infested Ridge, there was a team sent by the Heavenly Gem Kingdom. This vanguard was meant to welcome the disciples of the big sects as hosts, but they also determined who had the qualifications to enter.

As the troops of the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom were stationed at the Evil Infested Ridge, many cultivators had heard the news. Especially the cultivators without sects and the weaker ones, they came early and watched from a distance.

The cultivators without this sect, along with the weaker ones, had absolutely no qualifications to enter the Evil Infested Ridge. However, they still wanted to see the situation and make use of if there was a chance, maybe they could sneak into the Evil Infested Ridge. Otherwise, they could use this opportunity to observe the characters of large sects and powerful countries for a bit of knowledge. There was even a chance to see the aura of Enlightened Beings and Ancient Saints, this would be a worthwhile journey.

After the vanguard of the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom was placed at the entrance, the cultivators without this sect knew to stay away. They were not stupid enough to fight against a gigantic monster like the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom.

“Hun Yuan Hou has arrived..” Not long after Zhen Wei Hou finished his camp, there were other Royal Nobles who came riding on the Dragon Horse. This Royal Noble only had three to five followers, but he had a strong primordial blood energy which caused weaker cultivators to lose their color.

Witnessing the arrival of Hun Yuan Hou from afar, many cultivators spoke with admiration: “Hun Yuan Hou was quite difficult to judge, only to be awarded the title of Royal Noble for no more than fifty years, he said, however he had obtained special permission from the Mortal King to have the qualifications to enter the Evil Infested Ridge.”

Zhen Wei Hou, as the host only clenched his hands together to welcome the arrival of Hun Yuan Hou and did not prepare any special arrangements for him. Hun Yuan Hou, in front of Zhen Wei Hou , was also very careful and arranged everything himself.

Then, there were many other Royal Nobles from the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom, with the qualifications to enter the Evil Infested Ridge, who also came one after another. However, in their own group, only one Royal Noble could actually enter.

“Violet Cloud Sect has arrived ..”

As the days went by, there were many disciples from big sects and powerful countries outside of the Heavenly Jewel Kingdom who arrived.

The Violet Cloud Sect arrived from the rainbow in the sky, stretching across the ridge. After the disciples of the Violet Cloud Sect arrived, Zhen Wei Hou ordered some disciples to greet them.

The disciples of the Violet Cloud Sect were all extraordinary and possessed purple energy. A wise person would notice that most of these disciples had stepped into the Primal Heaven realm!

For the younger generation, being able to reach the Primal Heaven realm was an incredible achievement. Especially when ten years ago, it was still during the Difficult Dao Era. With the lack of Heaven's Will and how the world's essence dried up, it made cultivation extremely difficult!

Someone excitedly said: “The Flying Dragon Lake has also arrived, a very hot thing. I heard that this time, the Flying Dragon Lake was personally led by its young master. Rumor has it that the young master of the Flying Dragon is a giant python that is cultivating into a demon, and there is even a chance for him to become a Demon King in the future!”

The arrival of the Flying Dragon Lake carried the roar of a dragon. One gigantic dragon stretched across the sky and carried a hundred disciples, they were all extremely talented. However, the disciples of the Flying Dragon Lake were all demons who were experienced in Dao and had different appearances. Some have human bodies but eagle heads, some have cow horns, and some on the back have human heads on bird bodies.”.

Seeing the arrival of the new countries along with the big sects, some inexperienced cultivators did not know the reason and curiously asked: “Why have no Ancient Saints come?”

An older cultivator said: “There is something you are not aware of. The old legend said that the Evil Infested Ridge was a place to train disciples of the Heaven Ancient Sect. It was meant to be a training ground of hell and was only given to the younger generation, so only cultivators under the Ancient Holy Realm could enter. Otherwise, any higher cultivators would be suppressed by immortal power! ”

An even more experienced cultivator gently shook his head and explained: “Ancient Saints will not easily appear at this time. The Difficult Dao Era made everyone suffer for thirty thousand years. The majority of the great characters above the level of Enlightened Beings were all accomplished before the past thirty thousand years. In these thirty thousand years, no matter if they were Ancient Saints or Heavenly Kings, it was, their cultivation was stuck in the same place so that the new Ancient Saints in the last era could be counted with one's finger. Therefore, all Ancient Saints from thirty thousand years ago either died of old age, or they forcibly froze their lifespan and were reluctant to go outside. ”

Legend has it that thirty thousand years ago, the Black Dragon King suddenly became angry and fought against Immortal Emperor Ta Kong, wanting to rob him of the Will of Heaven that he shouldered. This battle was so deadly that the Gods cried and Demons wailed. In the end, Heaven's Will was torn apart. After this, the world energy dried up and this became the thirty thousand hardest years for cultivators.

During such difficult times, many great characters who had reached Enlightened Beings and Ancient Saints were unable to take half a step forward due to the drying up of the world essence, so their cultivation remained in the same place.

This era caused Enlightened Beings and countless Ancient Saints to die from old age. The people who managed to escape this fate all froze their lifespan and went into mortal isolation and did not dare to appear in the world.