First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 90: Ruins

Shen Mo was momentarily stunned but quickly reacted, "Could it be that we've stumbled upon some ancient ruins?"

Within the mountains and rivers, not only was there abundant spiritual energy, but also various spiritual herbs and rare treasures grew.

Moreover, Shen Mo had heard from Guo Zhao that there were many ancient cave ruins among them.

However, due to the repeated exploration and search by the new disciples of each generation, most of the cave ruins within the territory had already been explored.

The treasures within them had also been taken away.

Therefore, in the present day, the remains of powerful individuals within the mountains and rivers had become quite rare, and most of them could only search for spiritual herbs.

There were instances where several generations of disciples couldn't find a single ruin.

But precisely because these ruins were able to survive, it indicated that there must be powerful restrictions that prevented disciples from exploring them.

Ruins that were protected by powerful restrictions definitely contained valuable treasures within!

"Boom!"

Shen Mo looked at the towering mountains in front of him and suddenly slashed out with his sword.

A sword aura rose like a rainbow, causing a resounding roar as it landed on the mountain wall.

The climbing ivy on the mountain wall was all cut to pieces by this sword light, revealing a passage-like entrance.

"I'll take the Spirit-Hiding Rat inside to take a look."

After pondering for a moment, Shen Mo decided to let Cao Renmo wait outside. "You wait here."

The ruins of powerful individuals not only held opportunities but also various dangers.

Some powerful individuals would deliberately leave behind many traps in their ruins after their death to prevent petty thieves from coming to steal their treasures.

There were also some powerful individuals who intended to leave behind their legacies and would arrange dangerous assessments to test the qualifications of those who entered the ruins.

In short, entering a ruin was always a dangerous place.

Therefore, Shen Mo had concerns in his heart.

Cao Renmo's strength was passable, but compared to him, he was much weaker.

Even when he explored the ruins himself, he was still worried about his own safety. If there was another person like Cao Renmo who needed constant protection, it would definitely be more troublesome.

"Alright, I'll wait for you outside."

Cao Renmo didn't feel resentful about being seen as a burden.

He had gradually adapted to Shen Mo's dominance and completely forgot about his previous fantasy of entering the inner sect and being able to protect Shen Mo.

It was not bad to be a carefree person.

"If anyone comes from outside, I'll use a sound transmission talisman to notify you."

"Alright."

After Shen Mo finished speaking, he turned around and entered the entrance of the ruins with the Spirit-Hiding Rat.

The entrance of the passage was narrow, and the damp and cold mountain wind made the Yin energy quite heavy.

But as Shen Mo followed this passage to the inner area, he was shocked by the magnificent sight in front of him.

At the end of the passage was a stone corridor.

And below the stone corridor was a giant ruin that covered at least hundreds of acres.

The interior of the ruin was like a maze with countless corridors.

And these interconnected corridors were connected to various large rooms and halls.

But upon closer inspection, there were about sixteen fighting rooms, side halls scattered around, and one obvious main hall.

It was grand and awe-inspiring.

"With so many places, how many treasures must there be!"

Shen Mo was not only shocked but also started to breathe rapidly.

"Ruins of powerful individuals must have great opportunities!"

This was his first time exploring such ruins in a dungeon.

In his heart, he was both ecstatic about his good luck and had some unknown uneasiness.

"Step, step!"

He used the "Thunderous Steps" technique and cautiously walked along the corners of the stone railings in the corridors.

He didn't dare to boldly rush through, fearing that there might be traps or mechanisms.

Fortunately, despite being on edge the whole way, nothing unusual happened.

Finally, after a journey, he arrived at a fighting room on the right side.

"This..."

When Shen Mo arrived at the outskirts of this fighting room with endless imagination, he was stunned to see the scene inside.

The furnishings in the fighting room were all in disarray.

Some jade bottles that had obviously contained elixirs have long been opened.

On top of the golden bookshelf, the jade scrolls containing cultivation techniques have all disappeared, leaving only some white oil paper that was used to wrap the scrolls.

"Gone?!"

Shen Mo hurriedly rushed in and searched carefully.

Surprisingly, there was nothing of value left, everything had been completely emptied!

He quickly left and headed towards a side hall in the north.

Here, it was also in a mess, with no valuable treasures left behind.

Inside the hall, there were traces of battles.

But these traces obviously happened many years ago, and the abandoned robes were covered in dust.

It was clear that this ruin had already been explored!

Anything valuable had been taken away.

Shen Mo's mood was like a roller coaster, experiencing the ups and downs in an instant.

"No wonder there are only plants covering the entrance, there are no restrictions at all!"

Previously, he was so happy to see the ruins that he didn't pay attention to these details.

Now, thinking back, he could only bitterly smile at his own naivety.

"You said there were treasures? Obviously, this place has already been thoroughly searched!"

Disappointed, Shen Mo quickly communicated with the spirit-storing mouse using his divine sense.

"There are indeed treasures."

The spirit-storing mouse stood on his shoulder, sniffed carefully, and said, "But these obvious treasures have obviously been taken away."

"But, there should still be things that haven't been discovered in the depths of this ruin."

There are still things? When Shen Mo heard this, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart once again.

"Where is it? I'll go take a look."

"Directly to the east."

The spirit-storing mouse gave the exact location, and Shen Mo rushed towards the corridor.

This time, he no longer feared any traps or mechanisms.

The ruin had already been explored, and any traps that needed to be triggered must have already been triggered.

Along the corridor, Shen Mo went straight ahead, passing three training rooms and a side hall.

Finally, he stopped in the middle of a long corridor.

"The aura of the treasure is the strongest here, the thing should be here."

The spirit-storing mouse jumped down from his shoulder, looked around, and finally confirmed.

"There is nothing here."

Shen Mo was slightly stunned.

This corridor had no furnishings at all.

There wasn't even a single statue, it was completely empty. If there were treasures, where could they be hidden?

"Inside the wall."

After careful exploration, the spirit-storing mouse finally determined.

"Inside the wall?"

Shen Mo frowned, reached out his palm, and placed it on the black wall on the inside of the corridor.

The wall was hard and cool, there was no unusual feeling.

He tried to summon the Dragon Sparrow Sword and slashed at it.

There was no trace left, and he didn't know what material the wall was made of.

"I'll go in and take a look."

Seeing that Shen Mo was busy for a long time without any results, the spirit-storing mouse threw down these words and directly rushed towards the wall.

"Eh?"

Seeing this, Shen Mo thought that the spirit-storing mouse was going to crash into the wall and die.

Just as he was about to stop it, he saw its body pass directly through the wall.

"This is..."

Seeing this, Shen Mo followed suit and rushed up.

But he solidly hit the wall, and half of his cheek felt a burning pain.

"There must be some kind of restriction set on this wall, there must be something inside!"

(End of this chapter)