The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor Chapter 1763 - 1760: Great Ruins Demon Vine

Ye Xuan pulled back his gaze, scanning the area nearby.

Dense bushes crowded the surroundings, yet luckily they stayed short and failed to block the sightlines.

Ye Xuan occupied merely a tiny open patch surrounded by the thick shrubbery.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A series of soft whooshes rang out, as three silhouettes emerged one after another.

Qiankun Ancestor, Tong Wuji, and Tushan Chen were the ones arriving.

The trio touched down a short distance from Ye Xuan.

All of them scanned the environment carefully.

Rumble————

Suddenly, vines burst skyward from the nearby shrubs.

They surged from every side, blotting out the heavens and earth.

"Great Ruins Demon Vine."

Ye Xuan whispered under his breath.

The Great Ruins Demon Vine was a unique flora from the Great Ruins.

To be precise, it counted as a savage beast since it throttled creatures and sucked dry their vital blood essence.

Outsiders ignorant of this region would perish without even realizing it.

Tong Wuji seized his Black Sky Blade and unleashed a Crescent Moon Slash.

Blade energy flashed out at once, severing every Great Ruins Demon Vine encircling them.

However, before he could pull back his weapon, the chopped Great Ruins Demon Vines rapidly regrew with ferocity.

Far from weakening, their numbers doubled explosively!

Tong Wuji's gaze dimmed a touch, preparing to slash once more.

Ye Xuan lifted his hand, gesturing for Tong Wuji to hold back from further strikes.

Tushan Chen paid no heed, however, and with a casual finger flick, a horrifying power surged into all the Great Ruins Demon Vines, blasting them into dust from inside.

"What are you doing?"

Qiankun Ancestor’s wrinkled face darkened, his voice booming low.

Tushan Chen replied flatly, "Clearing these Demon Vines?"

"Clear my foot!"

Qiankun Ancestor swore under his breath and stomped down fiercely.

Rumble————

Something monstrous seemed ready to erupt from underground, shaking the ground like a quake.

"Let’s go first."

Ye Xuan lightly pushed off with his toes and shot into the air, speeding toward the Great Ruins’ inner depths.

Tong Wuji and Tushan Chen hurried after him.

They glanced back repeatedly en route.

Witnessing the horrifying scene, both men’s pupils contracted sharply.

The Great Ruins Demon Vines Tushan Chen had pulverized into powder had reformed and ballooned by billions of times!

Their former spot now had all shrubs crushed away, replaced by an endless sea of Great Ruins Demon Vines twisting toward Qiankun Ancestor.

Tong Wuji drew in a cold gasp; these Great Ruins Demon Vines showed insane tenacity.

"These Great Ruins Demon Vines cannot be killed?!"

Tushan Chen exclaimed in shock as well.

Without looking back, Ye Xuan explained, "Seal them before full growth, or they bring endless chaos, just like now."

He had halted Tong Wuji’s extra moves to avoid exactly this mishap.

But Tushan Chen went ahead alone, reducing the Great Ruins Demon Vines to powder.

Each speck of that powder could sprout new Great Ruins Demon Vines and multiply endlessly.

In this mess, even Qiankun Ancestor’s efforts might only delay them, giving the group time to flee.

On Ye Xuan’s initial venture into the Great Ruins, these Great Ruins Demon Vines had plagued him, confining him for three whole years.

Only because Ye Xuan possessed an Undying Body did he avoid being drained to a dry shell.

Eventually, Ye Xuan discovered a counter: flames.

Ignite them to ash with fire, then douse the remains with water and freeze them solid.

This forced the Great Ruins Demon Vines into dormancy, mimicking death for a time.

As for permanently slaying these Great Ruins Demon Vines.

That was virtually impossible.

One would need to locate and obliterate the Demon Vine Ancestor Root of the Great Ruins Demon Vines.

But that proved unworkable. When Ye Xuan tracked down the Demon Vine Ancestor Root, he tried the prior method first, yet that core differed from regular Great Ruins Demon Vines and resisted sealing.

In the end, Ye Xuan got trapped by the Ancestor Root for more than a century.

The outcome was the Ancestor Root growing fed up with Ye Xuan and letting him go.

Everyone knew Great Ruins Demon Vines devoured essence blood from any lifeform, with the Ancestor Root being utterly fearsome.

Yet after trapping Ye Xuan and feeding for a hundred years, it gained nothing at all.

Forced to release him in the end, the Ancestor Root relented.

Learning this, Ye Xuan felt somewhat at a loss for words, and on later Great Ruins visits, he’d always provoke the Demon Vine Ancestor Root.

Still, Great Ruins Demon Vines lacked true awareness, driven purely by primal urges.

Perhaps it was the Great Ruins’ Forbidden Power fueling their might.

"It’s all my fault..."

Guilt surfaced on Tushan Chen's face.

He meant to destroy those Great Ruins Demon Vines completely, yet he never anticipated causing such a huge disturbance.

"It’s fine."

Ye Xuan had no plans to hold him accountable; terrifying as the Great Ruins Demon Vines might be, they posed no threat to Little Qiankun at all.

After all, Little Qiankun wasn't human, lacking any essence blood for the Demon Vines to devour.

Even the Ancestor Root could merely watch powerlessly.

Before long, the three of them pulled away from the Great Ruins Demon Vines.

Glancing backward, flames still filled the sky, where Qiankun Ancestor unleashed his Fire Skill to keep clashing with the Demon Vines.

Witnessing that sight, Tushan Chen's guilt deepened even further.

Just after pledging loyalty to Emperor Ye, he hadn't thought he'd land them in such dire straits, leaving his heart heavy with remorse.

Ye Xuan refused to glance back, fully aware that Little Qiankun remained safe.

Far off, endless mountain ranges extended, with colossal peaks thrusting into the heavens; ancient serpents wound around their summits, merging seamlessly with the stone, lifting their heads to draw in the essence of sun and moon.

Even more distant, sinister demonic silhouettes flickered, radiating a profoundly chilling aura of suppression.

Within them loomed massive figures akin to the Giant Spirit Clan, bearing enormous trees on their shoulders as they marched into the Great Ruins' heart, their motives shrouded in mystery.

Close by, a primeval silver-bodied giant crocodile battled a gleaming golden centipede.

This was the Great Ruins.

An age-old Forbidden Land.

Its inhabitants were primordial powerhouses, yet none had undergone transformation, clinging solely to primal instincts.

For example, that mountain-coiling serpent exuded an aura rivaling the Great Sage Realm, but without transformation or Divine Sense, it overlooked the trio entirely.

"They say all thirty-six on the Mystic Yellow List entered this place; I wonder if it’s true."

Tong Wuji scanned the area too, murmuring in a low voice.

The thirty-six on the Mystic Yellow List.

They shone as the brightest prodigies and freaks in the Xuanhuang Great World.

Now, as the Great Ruins opened its gates, whispers claimed every freak from the Mystic Yellow List had plunged inside.

Beholding the Great Ruins' savage landscape, Tong Wuji marveled inwardly at their boldness.

Still, they should be safe enough, since those freaks surely had guardians at their flanks.

No Heavenly Dao Suppression operated within the Great Ruins.

Undoubtedly, ancient monsters shadowed those freaks.