As a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator who has long been stationed at the Demon Gateway, Si Boyun can be said to have witnessed all sorts of grand scenes.

For example, the hundreds-meter-high sturdy walls of the Demon Gateway rise into the clouds, making it difficult even for a Nascent Soul to take in the full view at a glance.

Or the beast tide composed of a million demon beasts.

Swarming in like a tsunami, and at times there are life-and-death battles between Nascent Soul Great Cultivators and Tier Four Demon Kings that seem to move mountains and fill seas.

Therefore, speaking solely of the scale of an object's appearance, there is hardly anything left in the Damo Realm that can shock Si Boyun into awe.

Of course.

The tall buildings and technological equipment of the rabbits might be exceptions, being differences in worldview, but that style would obviously not appear within the relics.

But at this moment.

Theoretically, Si Boyun, this major figure who would not easily lose composure, had his eyes wide open, staring in horror at the scene before him.

He didn't even bother to wipe away a trace of crystal at the corner of his mouth.

The location he was in was a high platform, the top of which was slightly higher than the plaza below, estimated to be nearly 500 meters.

Around two hundred steps in front of him, a massive stone slab stood currently.

The stone slab was about six to seven hundred meters long, nearly four hundred meters high, the thickness unknown.

Its edges seemed to carry a faint purple-gold hue, appearing extremely luxurious.

At the same time, a special wave, only perceivable by cultivators, emanated, actively merging with divine thoughts.

Si Boyun was very familiar with this kind of wave.

It belonged exclusively to a mineral known as the 'Unfinished Mother Gold Stone'.

Unfinished Mother Gold Stone.

This is an extremely rare Tier Four mineral material, possessing dual characteristics of metal and stone.

Even a tiny addition of this mineral during Artifact Refining can produce a top-notch Magical Artifact.

Such mineral was not common even in Ancient Times, let alone in today's Damo Realm.

In most cases.

A Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, exhausting half a lifetime, could at most gather a piece of Unfinished Mother Gold Stone the size of a fist.

For example, among the words of Si Boyun's life-bound Magical Artifact, the Ascension Book, one 'firm' character was built with Unfinished Mother Gold Stone.

Back then, it took Si Boyun nearly two hundred years to gather sufficient materials.

He braved endless sand forests, ventured through mysterious relics, the hardships were really beyond telling.

Yet the stone slab now before him, how many thousands or tens of thousands of fist sizes in volume?

And such a slab of Unfinished Mother Gold Stone was actually made into a carving slab!

That's right.

A carving slab!

The surface of this Mother Gold Stone slab was not smooth and unlettered, but carved with a very strange creature.

Its back half resembled a mantis, with a swollen abdomen and six limbs.

Among them, four limbs supported the ground, and two claws were retracted to its chest, as if poised to hunt.

But where the mantis head should have been, was shockingly replaced by the upper body of a female deity!

Human face, mantis body!

The human face only occupied an area of one or two square meters in the upper left corner of the slab, whereas the mantis's abdomen....

Took up no less than ninety percent of the slab's area!

To say the entire diagonal length of the upper left and lower right of the slab was entirely covered by the mantis's abdomen.

The astonishing image did not stop there.

On the Mother Gold Stone carving slab, it was clearly visible that the mantis's abdomen was nurturing peculiar eggs.

Each egg contained a humanoid creature with three eyes!

The realism of the whole carving slab was extremely high, looking as if a real existing creature had been directly imprinted onto the slab.

As if in the next second, countless strange creatures would leap out with slime.

Roaring as they pounced on Si Boyun.

For some reason.

Looking at the bizarre Unfinished Mother Gold Stone carving slab before him, Si Boyun felt a tingling sensation all over his scalp.

He then took a deep breath, withdrew his gaze.

Turning his view elsewhere — the first sight he laid eyes on climbing the steps was this carving slab, hence he had yet to observe the situation elsewhere.

The result being upon looking, he was once again stunned.

Below the Unfinished Mother Gold Stone carving slab, about more than a hundred meters directly in front of him, a gigantic cube was placed!

This cube had an edge length of about seven or eight meters, with an entirely pitch-black body.

It was currently standing on the ground in a very strange manner, supported by a single vertex — or rather, inserted into the ground.

Si Boyun hesitated for a few seconds, then cautiously walked toward the cube.

Da da da ——

Unlike the avenue below, the material of the high platform surface here was somewhat special, similar to some kind of metal.

The sound made by his boots stepping on it appeared mysteriously magnified several times, transmitted very far.

After progressing some distance.

Si Boyun finally reached the edge of the black cube, stopping approximately ten meters away.

This was a black crystal Si Boyun had never seen before, with a kind of inexplicable reflection, making it difficult to discern its specific composition.

Some fine silver pipes and unknown metal structures could be faintly seen inside it, emitting a blue and green glow.

The few internal sights combined with the neat outer surface made it evident that this cube had obviously undergone a certain degree of artificial processing.

Whether by polishing, carving, or being entirely man-made.

Facing such a mysterious cube, out of caution, Si Boyun did not impulsively touch it.

Instead, he directed his divine thought towards the cube.

The result was...

The Nascent Soul Realm divine thought, previously omnipotent, once again vanished like mud entering the sea.

However, just as Si Boyun was stuck in indecision, the map he held at his chest suddenly emitted heat once more.

This time, alongside the heat, a colorful glow also emanated!

Si Boyun's pupils shrank, immediately tossing the map out.

The thrown map did not fall to the ground, but was instead supported by some special force, floating in mid-air, and the glow intensified!

At this moment, it was like a special beacon, transmitting some signals outward.

Under the illumination of the glow.

Ka ka ka——

The stone wall at the very outer edge of the stair platform seemed to receive some feedback, suddenly emitting three deep opening sounds.

A moment later.

Three holes gradually appeared, ideally positioned at Si Boyun's left, right, and.....

Above!

Each hole was nearly ten meters wide, with unfathomable depths.

Si Boyun dared not neglect, his left hand shook gently.

A cold, sharp long sword instantly appeared in his hand.

After a few more breaths.

A rotting chain suddenly emerged from the most left hole.

Clanking——

The chain moved on its own, section by section, with its head popping out.

The chilling and sharp sound echoed in the plaza, as if an evil spirit was crawling out.

Seeing this, Si Boyun subconsciously prepared to retreat first to the plaza below the stairs.

However, when he reached the stair's end, he found an invisible Array blocking his path!

His nostrils flared heavily a few times, rapidly casting a spell gesture.

On the Ascension Book, a 'shatter' character swiftly surged up, merging into the long sword.

The next second.

Clang——

The sharp sword let out a crisp sword chirp, fiercely striking against the Array.

Then....

Crack——

The sword broke, while the Array remained unscathed.

Seeing this, Si Boyun's breath immediately caught.

As a cultivator inclined towards a comprehensive skillset, Si Boyun lacked any significant weaknesses, just as he didn't have extreme strengths in any one aspect.

This Crescent Moon Sword and the 'shatter' character's empowerment from the Ascension Book were already his strongest means of defense penetration.

It was apparent.

He was imprisoned within this high platform.

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