Chapter 868 - 769: Threat to the World (Part 2)

Maybe deep down, you’re even thinking your uncle has been deceived."

Sitting on the stone bed, Yun Family uncle’s face carried a trace of helplessness.

"I also very much hope that I’ve been deceived, that there is no such thing as the Immortal Realm at all.

But偏偏 there is such a place, and it threatens the entire world at every moment.

Your uncle has no great skills, only knows a little about Pills.

Now that this world needs me to do my part, your uncle at this age seeks no selfish gain; if I can contribute one share of strength, then it is one share of strength."

Seeing that Shen Han did not respond, Yun Family uncle gently patted Shen Han’s shoulder.

"If one day, we are able to seal off this passage of comings and goings.

At that time, I will come back, come back and reunite with you all."

"Uncle, may I meet the leader of the power that oversees this place?"

If the facts were truly as his uncle said, then he might indeed have to get involved.

Immortals of the Immortal Realm descending—no one knew what temper those powerhouses from that world had, or what benefits they sought.

The Cultivators of the Southern Heaven Continent had no ability to resist; they did not even have the qualifications to speak.

Hearing Shen Han’s words, Yun Family uncle hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"Then let us go together once."

Following behind his uncle, he continued deeper in.

After only a few years apart, his uncle’s figure actually looked somewhat stooped, even appearing a bit older than his grandfather.

In his own hand he had the Void-Breaking Sword and the Spirit Devouring Mirror; he had many means to preserve his life.

Even if there was some danger, Shen Han believed he could still escape.

Moreover, since his uncle was willing to take him there, he clearly had some measure of the danger in his heart.

Within the secret chamber, when they heard that Yun Family uncle had brought someone to see them, the people inside took quite a while before opening the stone door of the chamber.

As he opened the door, he spoke at the same time.

From the sound of it, he should be very familiar with the uncle.

"When a stranger enters here, Mutan Hall will notify this old man at the first moment. How could there have been any outsider entering recently.

If you want to discuss something with this old man, just say it straight, don’t randomly look for excu..."

Before his words fell, he saw Shen Han beside the uncle, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Our surveillance here is tight, eyes and ears everywhere along the path. How could it be possible..."

The old man before him was somewhat unkempt, with messy stubble on his face; he also looked endlessly busy, with no time at all to tidy his appearance.

Shen Han cupped his hands and saluted the old man.

"This junior cultivates the Old Method; my aura did not leak out, and it differs somewhat from the powerhouses of the Southern Heaven Continent.

Thus I managed to sneak in by a bit of trickery. I ask Senior’s forgiveness."

Hearing Shen Han’s words, the old man nodded, and as he pondered, he continued to ask.

"The year before last, someone broke in here; I suppose he was someone you invited.

His ability to conceal himself was very strong; he also passed over quite a few sentry posts and slipped in.

Only, he should have suffered not a small loss."

Shen Han naturally understood who the person mentioned was.

It must have been Senior Daquan, who had helped him find his uncle’s whereabouts.

"Many people think that there must be a great secret hidden on the western side of Chaomu Mountain, that this place is full of powerhouses and heavily guarded.

Not to mention outsiders, even within Chaomu Mountain itself, there are often people who want to break in.

But in truth, these people have no idea why we must keep them outside."

As he spoke, a book appeared in the old man’s hand, and he passed it to Shen Han.

"The aura of the Immortal Realm is intense; those Cultivators cannot endure the Heaven and Earth’s Momentum that flows from the Immortal Realm.

That person who previously infiltrated here, if nothing unexpected happened, should have been injured somewhat, right?

Perhaps he even thought that we had acted against him with some methods and wounded him.

In truth, it was his own body that could not withstand the fierce aura of the Immortal Realm."

After saying a few words at the doorway, the old man led Shen Han and the Yun Family uncle farther in.

"Fortunately, you cultivate the Old Method and do not need to borrow the Heaven and Earth’s Momentum. Thus this does not harm you much; staying here for a short while is no problem.

This old man knows as well, being here for the first time, you must be filled with doubts and misgivings.

Let us go and take a look together."

The three of them walked all the way deeper in.

The old man’s expression grew increasingly solemn; one could clearly feel that he was seriously resisting something.

But for Shen Han and his uncle, both practitioners of the Old Cultivation Method, there was no pressure at all.

Still, Shen Han could feel that the surrounding aura did indeed seem denser.

They walked forward on foot for nearly half a two-hour period.

A huge stone door appeared before them.

The stone door was nearly twenty feet tall, tightly shut at the moment, revealing not the slightest thing.

Turning his head to glance aside, he saw that the face of that senior old man had already flushed completely red.

"Senior, rest a moment; allow me."

Seeing that this senior still wanted to open the stone door, Shen Han hurried forward to help.

The stone door was not opened by pushing or pulling.

Instead, it slid; only by pushing the door, which was embedded into the surrounding mountain body, aside could the stone door be opened.

"We Cultivators have already practiced the corresponding Cultivation Techniques and Secret Techniques.

Yet the Heaven and Earth’s Momentum of the Immortal Realm still proves difficult for us to accept.

Compared to the people outside, our cultivation speed is a whole level faster.

But our lifespans are less than one-fifth of theirs."

The old man spoke softly, explaining information about the Immortal Realm to Shen Han.

Shen Han, meanwhile, pushed the stone door open; behind one stone door, there was yet another.

He opened a full Five Paths of stone doors.

The scene before him looked as if a crack had been torn open in the void.

Through that crack, one could even see the scenery of the Immortal Realm beyond.

After years of tempering, Shen Han had been to many places and seen no few landscapes.

Yet this scene before his eyes was something he was witnessing for the first time.

Mountain peaks hung suspended high in the sky; in midair, gigantic fish-like creatures seemed to be swimming.

The magnificent sight was dreamlike and illusory, truly bearing the grandeur of Immortal Realm marvels.

Turning back, he saw that the senior old man was already coughing violently, even coughing up a great deal of blood.

After taking a few more glances, Shen Han retreated and closed the stone doors one by one.

The three of them walked back out from the depths together.

As they walked, blood began to seep from the old senior’s nose and mouth.

Only after they returned to the room did his condition finally recover somewhat.

"Elder Jiang, why don’t you rest a bit; Shen Han and I can come bother you again later."

The old man’s state was truly rather poor, as if he had suffered an extremely serious injury.

"No need, no need. These years have all been passed like this; what’s the point of being so finicky.

You go rest first; this month’s Pill resources still need your attention.

This old man will chat a few words with your nephew."

Hearing this, Yun Family uncle hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

At this moment, only Shen Han and that Elder Jiang remained in the room.

After a long silence, Shen Han spoke first.

"Senior, you wish for me to go to the Immortal Realm to take a look, don’t you?"

After his uncle left, Shen Han no longer beat around the bush and asked directly.

When Elder Jiang heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

"Is this old man’s little scheme so obvious..."

"Earlier, when we went over, Senior, you were watching my condition all along.

Those Five Paths of stone doors are not something ordinary people can move.

By that, Senior must have wanted to gauge my potential."

Elder Jiang let out a laugh, then nodded, leading Shen Han to sit down in his room.

"As the Southern Heaven Continent stands now, it has no qualification to negotiate terms with those of the Immortal Realm.

Even discovering our world was done by just a small figure of the Immortal Realm, yet he has already caused us endless headaches.

Every month, in order to satisfy his demands, we have exhausted our efforts."

Elder Jiang paused for a moment, his expression stern.

"Desire is something that can never be filled.

That man is already dissatisfied with the benefits before him; in time, his demands will only grow.

When the resources the Southern Heaven Continent can provide no longer satisfy him, he may come to the Southern Heaven Continent to plunder.

Or he may reveal the location of the Southern Heaven Continent to others.

No matter which happens, it will be difficult for us to bear.

Our lives, our families, our dignity—at that time, all will vanish completely."

"Senior hopes that I will go assassinate that man?"

Shen Han frowned slightly as he spoke.

At this, Elder Jiang immediately shook his head.

"If those of the Immortal Realm were so easy to assassinate, why would we bother ourselves so much.

Moreover, though that man’s strength is ordinary in the Immortal Realm, he is sinister by nature and intricate in thought.

It is very likely that his death would instead expose the location of the Southern Heaven Continent.

This old man hopes that what you will do is to see if you can go over there and seek something of use to us.

I can be honest with you: our busywork is not merely to prepare resources.

We are constantly thinking of ways, trying to seal up this torn-open rift."