Chapter 508 Entering

These three women were clearly just loving drama for drama's sake.

They even considered using themselves as live bait.

It was indeed an idea—just a boneheaded one.

What kind of rich idiot falls for pretty bait? Nobody's that stupid. The fact that Lu Ye could openly roam around with three such women by his side meant he must be packing serious heat!

And those with absolute confidence and power, unafraid of the enigmatic Lu Ye, were hardly the type to be thinking with their pants.

At Lu Ye’s request, the three women did dial it back a notch.

Even so, they remained drop-dead gorgeous.

But well, at least they now fell within the range of normal beauty—enough to turn heads without causing whiplash.

The Nine Heavens were far from the Celestial Rigor Ancient Land.

With the four of them traveling together, and with Little Providence and Shen Xitong around, Lu Ye wasn’t exactly suffering.

In fact, he found it rather strange. During his previous journeys, these two had never shown up, yet now they were accompanying him. What were they smoking?

Five days later.

After pressing forward relentlessly,

they finally arrived near the Celestial Rigor Ancient Land, where the likelihood of encountering powerful figures had skyrocketed.

Lu Ye had already spotted no fewer than five Quasi-Emperors blinking past like lightning.

Among them were major factions, their presence shaking the cosmos as they traversed the void—some pulled by dragons, others astride mythic beasts.

Warships adorned with carvings of dragons and phoenixes, as vast as stars, pulsed with enough power to crush planets.

A leviathan of shadow and flame coiled through the skies, its head shrouded in a figure enveloped in chaotic light.

Streaks of radiance sliced through the air, gone before your brain could register them.

Divine brilliance illuminated the heavens, their power rewriting reality.

It had been so long since Lu Ye had witnessed such a scene—it hit him right in the nostalgia bone.

Countless figures emerged in the void. Some powerful factions wore their allegiances on their sleeves, while far more remained obscure, packing God-knows-how-many backstabbers among them.

Within the Celestial Rigor Ancient Land, murder came cheap. Once inside, everyone’s strength would get kneecapped.

After all, the Celestial Rigor Venom froze half of one’s True Essence, and just breathing the damn air alone was enough to restrain many.

Lu Ye quietly observed those around him.

So familiar!

He had slain plenty of these formidable figures in his past life—each one a grade-A bastard.

Whether by luck or misfortune, their journey across the vast void had been suspiciously smooth this time.

Amid the gathering factions, reality itself started splitting at the seams.

A dreadful aura continuously oozed out like an infected wound.

The entrance to the Ancient Land of Celestial Rigor hasn't fully opened yet, but people continued to arrive in an endless stream. By now, no fewer than a million had gathered at this entrance.

The sheer number was staggering.

Many were strong, many were weak.

Even Emperors were undoubtedly lurking in the shadows.

Though Emperors cannot enter the Ancient Land of Celestial Rigor, they can plunder outside it.

One had to wonder—had any Celestial Lords come?

In his past life, Lu Ye was afflicted with Celestial Rigor Venom, and the Ancient Land of Celestial Rigor had only appeared once in such a long time. So who obtained that venom?

The Reincarnation Celestial Worthy?

It's possible, but others could also be responsible.

The sea of people was overwhelming!

All maintained razor-sharp vigilance. Aside from acquaintances or the mightiest cultivators exchanging words, most stayed silent.

Everyone knew that an opportunity like the Ancient Land of Celestial Rigor would inevitably lead to heavy casualties—such was the brutal way of cultivation.

The minutes ticked by relentlessly.

With a deafening roar from the rift, the black rift stabilized completely.

The next moment, an immense suction force erupted from the Ancient Land of Celestial Rigor. Howling winds distorted the very void as vast amounts of spiritual energy surged toward the land's core.

The powerful dug in their heels, holding their ground.

The weak...

The feeble shrieked in terror, utterly unable to resist the pull, and were dragged toward the black hole.

In that instant, more than seven in ten of the cultivators were swept away.

Then, a ghastly chewing sound reverberated.

Lu Ye was surprised—not by the mass deaths, but by the fact that Celestial Rigor actually took the time to chew.

Was it possible... that Celestial Rigor truly had the possibility of resurrection?

Now that was the power of a Celestial Lord!

The tremendous suction persisted relentlessly. Some fought tooth and nail to hold on, but those who failed were swallowed.

The Ancient Land of Celestial Rigor manifested to allow Celestial Rigor to replenish its energy.

The maelstrom clawed at the fabric of reality, as if trying to drag the entire expanse inside.

For three endless days and nights, the pull continued, drawing in thousands of nearby stars until they vanished into the black hole. It drained the surrounding spiritual energy to near nothingness before the suction finally ceased abruptly.

The moment it stopped, a flood of cultivators surged toward the black hole.

Myriad streaks of light painted the dark void, a breathtaking spectacle.

Lu Ye, along with the three women, plunged forward without hesitation.

His vision shifted.

This was Lu Ye's first time in the Ancient Land of Celestial Rigor.

An eerie mist shrouded the landscape—a vast expanse of land covered in eerie vegetation. Though not spiritual herbs, these plants never withered, growing endlessly.

A long-forgotten sensation awakened in Lu Ye's bones.