Chapter 889 - 365: Secrets from Ten Thousand Years Ago (Part 3)

Following that, the fire barrier split in two, and only then did Chu Ning lead Cen Zijin through it.

After passing through the fire barrier and traveling for a long time, they were met with yet another curtain of thunder.

Having already mastered the techniques for deploying and breaking the Celestial Profound Thunderfire Array, it posed no difficulty to Chu Ning.

Soon, Chu Ning led Cen Zijin through the thunder curtain and continued onward.

Thus they moved left and right, forward and backward for some distance.

Chu Ning, holding Cen Zijin’s hand, finally passed through a restriction barrier and exited the array.

What came into view surprised the two of them.

Originally, Chu Ning and Cen Zijin had thought that since it was the Thunder Fire Sect’s two Sect Leaders’ cultivation grounds, there would naturally be two large cave mansions.

But what appeared before their eyes was merely two stone pavilions.

Inside the pavilion, there were neither array restrictions nor many decorations, only two seats that appeared like meditation cushions.

"Is this the cultivation ground of the two Sect Leaders of the Thunder Fire Sect?"

Chu Ning looked at the two stone pavilions, his eyes filled with uncertainty.

It’s important to know that the two of them are renowned Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators, the top level powerhouses of the East Saint Continent.

Chu Ning and Cen Zijin exchanged a glance but did not dare to immediately enter the stone pavilions.

Chu Ning extended his Divine Sense towards the stone pavilion on the right.

Within the scope of his Divine Sense, there was nothing unusual, and after a scan, his Divine Sense landed on the meditation cushion.

The next moment, a shadow suddenly appeared from the cushion.

This person had a youthful appearance with white hair and wore a fiery red magic robe.

As Chu Ning looked at him, he felt he was not seeing a mere shadow, but a blazing sun.

"Fire Cloud Ascendant!"

Chu Ning gazed at the figure, with a slight glimmer in his eyes.

This person’s appearance was not unfamiliar to him.

Upon first entering the Thunder Fire Sect’s ruins, Chu Ning had seen him as a shadow on the main hall throne.

During his second entry, he saw him even more clearly in the mural within the Grand Elder’s cave mansion.

This person was indeed one of the two Sect Leaders of the Thunder Fire Sect, Fire Cloud Ascendant at the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

As Chu Ning thought about this, a tint of confusion flashed in Fire Cloud Ascendant’s eyes, and he abruptly spoke to Chu Ning.

"You woke me up, huh? You don’t seem to be a cultivator of my Thunder Fire Sect?

If you were a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator from the sect, I would somewhat remember.

I haven’t seen you before, how did you appear here?"

Looking at the shadow, Chu Ning knew, even without being told, that this must be a remnant of Fire Cloud Ascendant’s Divine Thought.

Within the mural of the Grand Elder’s cave mansion, it depicted both of them perishing along with the Outer Celestial Demons.

If deduced from this, the likelihood that this Divine Thought was left behind before the battle is indeed higher.

Thinking this, Chu Ning slowly spoke:

"Senior, this junior is not a disciple of the Thunder Fire Sect but accidentally inherited some of the sect’s legacy.

Senior seems to be the remnant Divine Thought of Fire Cloud Ascendant, whether senior is aware of the Thunder Fire Sect’s assault by the Outer Celestial Demons.

Do you know the result of that battle?"

"Not a sect disciple, yet aware of the Outer Celestial Demons, seems you know quite a bit about the sect."

The shadow of Fire Cloud Ascendant’s Divine Thought flashed with a hint of surprise.

Yet he did not appear to be overly surprised about the mention of Outer Celestial Demons by Chu Ning.

It seems this Divine Thought was left behind after the appearance of the Outer Celestial Demons.

However, Chu Ning felt odd.

According to the mural in the Grand Elder’s cave mansion, after the appearance of the Outer Celestial Demons, both Fire Cloud Ascendant and Celestial Thunder Ascendant returned to battle at the Thunder Fire Sect.

So why would they have thought to leave behind a Divine Thought here?

Thinking this, Chu Ning spoke the truth, saying:

"This junior saw it within the mural in the Grand Elder’s cave mansion and gained some understanding of the sect’s overall situation."

"Mural in the Grand Elder’s cave mansion?"

The shadow of Fire Cloud Ascendant’s Divine Thought frowned at this moment.

"How many years have I been in slumber here? What about the Grand Elder?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning was slightly taken aback, quickly analyzing the underlying meaning of the words.

"Seems this remnant of Fire Cloud Ascendant’s Divine Thought was left at the initial invasion of the Outer Celestial Demons, and it truly doesn’t know the outcome of the battle."

Thinking this, Chu Ning still spoke:

"I do not know the exact years you have been in slumber, senior. In the Outer Celestial Demons’ battle, your true self perished along with the leader of the demons.

The entire sect of Thunder Fire Sect was dragged into the spatial rift by the Outer Celestial Demons.

This junior discovered this ruin a hundred years ago.

However, I do not know how long this small world remained in the spatial rift or when it emerged from it."

"Spatial rift?" The shadow of Fire Cloud Ascendant’s Divine Thought couldn’t help but tremble.

Then, his two eyes looked towards Chu Ning, as if two fires, burning through Chu Ning entirely.

"What about the sect’s cultivators..."

Chu Ning fell silent for a moment, before letting out a soft sigh:

"The entire sect of Thunder Fire was trapped within a spatial rift without a single survivor."

"What!"

Even for this remnant Divine Thought of Fire Cloud Ascendant, a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator who has seen countless storms, he couldn’t help but exclaim.

Then he suddenly waved his hand, hitting the cushion in the left stone pavilion.

The next moment, a shadow of Divine Thought emerged from the cushion, one Chu Ning also recognized.

It was the Thunder Fire Sect’s other Sect Leader Celestial Thunder Ascendant of the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

"Old Ghost Le, something’s happened!"