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nTwo divine peaks stood proudly deeper in the garden. In the past, people wouldn’t look twice at them.

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nAfter all, even these impressive peaks were a common sight in this area.

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nNow, many gave them special attention. The two peaks looked like a portal especially due to the pulsing light there. One door seemed to be open, revealing the world within.

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nIn fact, one could sense an ancient and majestic aura from far away. It seemingly came from an old era and filled with the presence of beasts.

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nThis bestial aura was overwhelming. Just one strand alone could topple the mountains and overturn the seas.

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nDespite the abundance of power, it was still stable and steady. It wouldn’t hurt anything under the light affinity - akin to the mighty undercurrents of the ocean. It would only hit the rocks below without causing real trouble.

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nNumerous students have made it to the two peaks. They crossed through the entrance and found an even larger world, one pristine and primordial.

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nLi Qiye’s group got here a while after. They saw broken runes to the left and right. This place has been sealed before but the seal was broken now.

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n“Yep, Goldtypha True Emperor came prepared.” Li Qiye glanced at the runes and chuckled.

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n“Goldtypha alone doesn’t know much about the ancient courtyard.” Wenrui pondered for a bit before speaking: “Maybe he heard about it from his master.”

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nOrchid Sage, his master, was a current generation progenitor - a supreme being. This courtyard was mysterious and magical but still not enough to get into his sight. He didn’t open it back then for this reason.

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nThis wasn’t the case for his disciple, Goldtypha True Emperor. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

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nGoldtypha clearly made plans before this. Perhaps his goal in coming here was to open the ancient courtyard.

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n“Let’s enter and find out.” Li Qiye smiled and stepped in between the mountains.

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nWhen one entered this pulsing radiance in the middle, they would be blinded for a moment before reaching a new realm.

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nIn reality, this was still Beast Garden, only separated by a great technique. No one has been here before.

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nThe young ones sensed the great aura, feeling that they have gone back in time.

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nPristine forests stretched forever. One tree alone could blot out the sky. The mountains here were also taller and bigger than the ones outside.

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nHowever, few animals could be seen. A place like this should have plenty of them.

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n“Such powerful light affinity.” Zhou Qiushi murmured.

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nThe light wasn’t actually visible here but they could feel this invisible power rising like a spring beneath, wetting their shoes and feet.

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n“That’s why so many colossal beasts are sleeping in this place, even meeting their end here too. It’s very tempting to them.” Li Qiye smiled.

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nThey weren’t the only ones here right now. A mass of students scattered across the peaks and rivers.

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n“Where are the big ones?” One student stood on top of a tree and said.

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nPeople said that the courtyard had plenty of powerful beasts, even the ancient ones. Alas, they didn’t see a single bird or fish after coming here, let alone a gigantic one.

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n“Did we get tricked?” Another wondered.

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nOne became mad enough to start rampaging with palm strikes, breaking down a great tree and causing dust to fly everywhere.

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n“Pop!” Eyes suddenly opened on a mountain to the astonishment of the crowd.

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n“Boom!” An explosion added to the confusion.

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nThe ground suddenly sank down, pulling the mountain with it and leaving a terrible crater behind.

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n“Whoosh!” The stupefied students nearby were immediately sucked in.

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n“Save me!” Cries for help sounded but it was too late. They disappeared along with the mountains in the vicinity.

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n“Bam!” Finally, the crater closed again.

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nAfter the dust settled, people realized that it was a gigantic mouth, not a crater. Moreover, it was only slightly opened earlier yet still enough to devour mountains.

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nMany from far away noticed a mountain range stretching for a thousand miles right behind the mouth.

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n“Damn! That’s a gigantic python, an ancient species!” A knowledgeable student shouted in horror.

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nThe lucky survivors started shuddering while the screamers realized their situation and shut up.

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nThey looked around and felt as if the mountains around them were occupied by ancient beasts and that this was a primordial world.

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nThey noticed a lack of creatures earlier but now, perhaps the very ground they were standing on was a body part of a great beast.

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n“We’ve messed up…” One felt his knees giving in.

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nOne student carefully pushed away a relatively small peak and saw the spots of a leopard. He meticulously observed and said: “There’s an ancient leopard here, look, that thing stretching for hundreds of miles is only its tail and this great mountain is its body.

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nThe crowd came to take a look and gasped after confirming. They realized that the ancient courtyard really had many amazing beasts - the rulers of this world. They were only uninvited intruders, completely pitiful in comparison just like flies. No, even smaller.

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n“Are, are we done here, should we leave now?” One student from Repentance no longer had the courage to move forward.

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nIn his opinion, they were too small to even fill the gap between the teeth of these beasts.

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n“Don’t worry, they won’t wake up if we don’t provoke it. Even if they do, they won’t eat you anyway.” Wenrui smiled: “We’re like flies to them, so would you randomly eat a fly? No, their food will be something bigger.”

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nThe students found this logical and heaved a sigh of relief.

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n“Let’s keep on moving.” Li Qiye went forward, seemingly amused.

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nThe group followed right along, copying his steps. They didn’t want to accidentally go to the wrong place and be swallowed whole by a monster. Only being next to Li Qiye made them feel safe.

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nThe students from the other academies calmed down as well. They quietly marched deeper into this land, no longer shouting.

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nDu Wenrui was far in the back this time, gazing into the horizon. There seemed to be something on his mind.

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