Over two thousand li (approximately 600 miles) west of the Stellar Ascent Sect lay ancient ruins—the former cultivation grounds of a supreme ancient cultivator, said to contain immortal pills, divine artifacts, and possibly even the lost techniques of that primordial era.
Within the Astrathrone Dynasty's cultivation world, these ruins were public knowledge. Any cultivator seeking fortune could freely venture there.
Entry was straightforward—the path from the entrance to the front hall remained completely unguarded. But beyond the front hall, an impenetrable barrier enveloped the inner ruins, blocking all further progress.
Guarding this barrier stood a sentient scripture demon, a once-ordinary book frequently studied by the ancient cultivator that had cultivated into a yao. Its self-proc
