In the tranquil ancient lands, amidst the shattered remnants of the great cosmos and the withered pure realms, lay a mysterious and eerie domain, both enchanting and sinister.
The silver warship traversed the boundless void, as if it had journeyed for millions of years. Its hull bore the marks of time, rusted and weathered, a testament to the relentless passage of ages.
Everyone aboard noticed the anomaly, their faces filled with shock. What had happened during their voyage?
Not long ago, during their journey, they had felt dazed and exhausted, as if slipping into a deep slumber. Then, they emerged from the void, as though waking from a dream.
The silver warship glowed, covered in dense and powerful glyphs that formed a radiant barrier. Yet, despite this protection, the vessel still showed signs of erosion.
One could only imagine the horrors they would have faced without the warship and its supreme protective runes.
This place was desolate beyond measure. A sweeping glance revealed endless ruins—massive celestial bodies, one after another, all broken and incomplete, many reduced to mere halves, still spinning in the void.
As the warship ventured deeper, the dim light revealed shattered ancient continents strewn across the expanse, with countless colossal stars slowly rotating above them.
The oppressive gloom and eerie silence of this space made it feel profoundly unnatural. No one knew what had transpired here, but the deathly stillness was overwhelming.
“Is this the World Graveyard?” Those aboard the warship exchanged uneasy glances. It was far too quiet, with countless ancient lands clustered together.
“This is merely the edge of the World Graveyard, not yet the true heart of the realm’s tomb,” an elder explained, his expression grave. None dared let their guard down here.
Suddenly, a strange sound echoed through the void—like the shifting of sand. Though faint, it was unmistakable, emanating from the distant horizon.
Several elders looked up, their faces paling. Students aboard with the Heavenly Eye technique strained to peer into the depths of the dim expanse.
“Sand is flowing through the void!”
Gasps erupted. The sand was pristine white, crystalline and untainted by worldly filth, drifting through the high heavens like a celestial river.
At a glance, one might mistake it for a shimmering lake, its beauty breathtaking.
The sand wasn’t vast—only about ten zhang in diameter—but its brilliance was mesmerizing, evoking a sense of serenity.
Yet, in an instant, the Second Elder’s expression twisted in horror. “Retreat, now!” he bellowed.
“What is it?” Many wanted to ask, stunned by the elder’s reaction.
The other elders, though uncertain, wasted no time. They swiftly activated the warship’s mechanisms, urging it to flee.
The students, bewildered, cast uneasy glances backward.
Then, they froze in shock.
The sand dispersed, spreading like a storm.
Each grain shimmered, trembling the surrounding stars with their unimaginable weight.
A single grain was heavier than a true celestial body. As they scattered, they emitted a soft glow, repelling the shattered planets around them.
Then, they began to transform—each grain seemingly evolving into a world of its own, cycling between vibrant life and desolate death, even manifesting countless living beings.
Finally, the sand turned violent. The once-peaceful white grains erupted into a frenzied storm, a stark contrast to their earlier tranquility.
**Boom!**
In the void, massive stars spinning in their orbits shattered upon contact with a single grain, their explosions illuminating the darkness in dazzling bursts of light.
“By the heavens, what are those white grains? How can they be so terrifying?” The students paled. Had they hesitated even a moment longer, disaster would have struck.
Ten zhang of white sand—who knew how many grains that entailed? Had they struck the warship, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
As the warship sped away, the last glimpse they caught was of the white sand coalescing once more, flowing like a river into the distance.
“Elder, what was that?” a student asked the Second Elder.
The other elders’ expressions darkened, as though they had realized the truth.
“Fragments of a Cosmic Seed,” the Second Elder answered grimly.
“So it truly was that thing—far more terrifying than the legends described,” another elder murmured. Even with their vast knowledge, none had ever witnessed it before.
“A Cosmic Seed?” Many students gasped, their eyes alight with longing. They had come to the World Graveyard seeking immortal seeds, and a Cosmic Seed was among the rarest of treasures.
“Abandon such thoughts,” the Second Elder warned. “These seeds are unusable—already broken, their growth potential leaking, infused with the destructive forces of this realm. No one can harness them.”
Such seeds could no longer evolve. Their power was chaotic, marred by destruction, devoid of any further potential.
“Under certain conditions, they might still manifest as a miniature cosmos, with each grain becoming a star, forming a vast universe,” an elder mused.
But the Second Elder added, “They are unstable. There’s no telling when such a manifested realm might collapse, erasing everything within.”
All hopes were dashed. Even with the aid of an immortal, no one would dare integrate such a seed into their body, lest they risk annihilation when it inevitably exploded.
“Moreover, this sand is peculiar—pure white and unnaturally potent. It must have undergone Demon Sealing,” the Second Elder remarked.
“Demon Sealing?” The others were puzzled.
“Long ago, a supreme being subdued it, forging it into a weapon and sealing an unfathomable entity within. Over time, the sealed being’s flesh and blood merged with the grains, staining them white—like pearls formed within an oyster, refined through suffering.”
The Second Elder’s words sent shivers through the others. Their eyes gleamed with realization and dread.
“Such a thing… does that mean it has become a supreme treasure?”
“If refined properly, it could become a peerless artifact!”
The students trembled at the thought.
“Do not entertain such notions,” the Second Elder cautioned. “Though rare, it harbors immense peril. It could turn on its wielder at any moment, unstable and unpredictable, draining the user’s life force.”
In short, though it appeared holy, it was tainted by demonic nature—untouchable.
The warship pressed onward, passing through increasingly dense fields of shattered stars and ancient continents, layered like fallen leaves in a boundless forest.
They advanced swiftly, deeper into the World Graveyard.
Only when faint mist appeared—wispy strands of chaotic energy—did the elders announce their true entry into the graveyard.
“Now we’ve truly arrived.”
The others were stunned. Everything before had merely been the outskirts. What horrors lay within the true World Graveyard?
Chaos swirled like immortal mist as the warship pierced through, entering the vast and desolate “ancient tomb.”
“Heavens, what is this place?” someone cried out the moment they arrived.
Before them stood a withered ancient tree of unimaginable height. Even with the Heavenly Eye, its full form remained indistinct.
Its branches bore countless stars, like withered fruits devoid of life, exuding only death.
Worse still, its trunk was riddled with endless black holes—like scars from some unfathomable pestilence, now irreparable voids.
“A tree that bears stars as fruit?”
“Could this be the World Tree?” someone gasped, eyes gleaming. Even in death, such a tree would be priceless—its wood, branches, and roots all peerless materials for forging divine artifacts.
“No,” an elder refuted. “Had this been the World Tree, supreme beings would have claimed it long ago. It would not remain here.”
This ancient tree was but a glimpse of the scenery ahead, where even grander sights awaited.
“Then what is it?”
Just then, a terrified scream rang out. A trembling hand pointed ahead. “There—look!”
A verdant plant stood in the distance, resembling a tree but covered in grass-like leaves. Its foliage was devouring stars, consuming them one after another.
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