Chapter 448: Holy Stone (2)

The Source Seed Shredded Meat, cultivated with such great difficulty, was also grievously wounded.

But as long as we can enter the Immortal Sect, these sacrifices will have been worth it!

“Yes… within the next six months.”

“However, the Profound Celestial Alliance and the powers from the other four continents will likely show up…”

“That’s fine, too. It’s time to end this feud that has lasted for countless years.”

The Nether Dragon spoke softly.

His gaze fell upon the dark surface of the sea, where he seemed to faintly perceive a Bronze Immortal Sect.

It was the very thing the Immortal Sect Organization had pursued for countless years.

…

「Another twenty-some days passed.」

「Upper-class Spiritual Land.」

Han Yuan seemed to sense something… and slowly opened his eyes.

The Spiritual Pool was now completely dry, without a single drop of Spirit Liquid left.

Han Yuan’s body was also gradually returning to its normal size.

‘Is it over…?’

‘Just in time to finish digesting this Dragon Essence Pill.’

Han Yuan stood up, his muscles and bones creaking like a taut bowstring.

This month of arduous cultivation in the Upper-class Spiritual Land had been immensely fruitful for him.

Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Skill: Nineteenth Layer (685/85,000)

In just one month, he had grinded his Five Emperors Great Demon Skill all the way to the Nineteenth Layer!

The Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Skill had a total of twenty-one layers.

The Twentieth Layer was equivalent to the peak of the Divine Sea Realm, and the Twenty-First Layer allowed one to break through to the Nirvana Realm.

However, according to the records of the Great Demon Palace, this was merely a realm extrapolated by countless predecessors.

In reality, no one had ever broken through to the Nirvana Realm by cultivating the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Skill.

Han Yuan had once suspected that this might be related to the concentration of Spiritual Qi.

The Great Demon Palace was a school that emerged after the Chaotic Ancient Era.

Back then, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi had already entered a period of depletion due to cyclical changes.

Ever since that phase, no more Nirvana Martial Artists or Void Breaker Abnormal People had appeared.

Therefore, Han Yuan felt that breaking through to the Twenty-First Layer of the Five Emperors Great Demon Scripture should still be possible.

‘Besides, I have the Skill Proficiency Panel.’

‘As long as I grind the proficiency high enough, a breakthrough will come naturally.’

Han Yuan stood up from the dried-up pool and headed back toward the arrival point.

At the arrival point, quite a few people were already waiting.

Han Yuan didn’t know these people well, so he found a corner and sat down.

He did a quick headcount and found that three people were missing.

The truth was, cultivating in an Upper-class Spiritual Land was indeed accompanied by enormous risks.

Someone with a physique like Han Yuan’s was practically unheard of.

Even those who entered the Upper-class Spiritual Land were already considered prodigies in the entire Great Li Dynasty.

But in a place like the Upper-class Spiritual Land, the risk of death still remained.

The others knew this full well.

Those who hadn’t shown up by now would likely never appear again.

A day later, Cheng Xuan opened the Illusory Light Sect again.

And those three people never appeared.

This time, Han Yuan consciously stepped into the Illusory Light Sect first.

He knew that if he didn’t enter the Illusory Light Sect first, the others would likely be too afraid to go.

It was that same world-spinning sensation.

When he opened his eyes again, Han Yuan was back on the vast plain.

Behind him, figures emerged one after another.

Cheng Xuan counted the people and saw that three were missing.

He didn’t close the Light Gate immediately, instead holding it open for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

One must understand that maintaining this Light Gate consumed an immense amount of energy.

For Cheng Xuan, that amount of time was already his limit.

Once Cheng Xuan could hold on no longer, the Light Gate vanished.

“Everyone… the opening of the Upper-class Spiritual Land is now over. You may return.”

Cheng Xuan said impassively.

Soon, the people departed quickly, leaving only Han Yuan and Cheng Xuan.

“Did anything happen this past month?”

Han Yuan asked.

“Yes… The Four Great Dynasties of our Southern Star Continent have reached a consensus. They will set out in half a month for Glazed Island.”

“The other three continents will also be sending people to Glazed Island.”

Cheng Xuan said in a low voice.

“The Four Great Dynasties… you even contacted the Great Ling Dynasty?”

Han Yuan said in surprise.

“There is no longer a Great Ling Dynasty…”

“A month ago, Ling Tian fell, and Cang Tian now reigns.”

“It is now the Great Cang Dynasty.”

Cheng Xuan, knowing Han Yuan came from the Great Ling Dynasty, spoke softly.

“The Great Cang Dynasty?”

“Could it be that the new Emperor is named Zhang Cang?!”

Han Yuan was already shocked to hear that the Great Ling Dynasty had been overthrown.

He hadn’t expected something even more astonishing to follow!

Hearing the name “Great Cang Dynasty,” his first thought was of his old friend, Zhang Cang!

“No… The Emperor’s name is Wen Zhiyuan… Zhang Cang is now the National Preceptor of the Great Cang Dynasty.”

“It is said that he will also be the one leading the people from the Great Cang Dynasty to Glazed Island this time.”

Cheng Huang shook his head.

‘Wen Zhiyuan?!!’

‘How could it be that guy?!’

Countless questions flashed through Han Yuan’s mind.

Even if Cheng Huang had said that the Emperor of the Great Cang Dynasty was Zhang Cang, Han Yuan probably wouldn’t have been this surprised.

But he truly couldn’t imagine it would be Wen Zhiyuan.

But on second thought, given Zhang Cang’s personality, he really wasn’t suited to be a monarch. Becoming the National Preceptor was understandable.

He had interacted with Wen Zhiyuan many times, and the man’s ability to handle various affairs was indeed very strong.

Having him as Emperor was, in fact, a good choice.

“Palace Master Han, you’re acquainted with this Zhang Cang?”

Cheng Huang asked.

He currently only knew that Han Yuan came from the Great Ling Dynasty.

But he wasn’t clear on the specifics of what Han Yuan had done there.

“We are indeed acquainted.”

“I never thought it would be him.”

Han Yuan said with some emotion.

Before he knew it, several years had passed since he left the Great Ling Dynasty.

“Then you two should be able to see each other soon.”

“This time, our Four Great Dynasties will rendezvous on Blue Moon Island in the Storm Sea, and then we’ll all depart together.”

Cheng Xuan said with a smile.

“I remember the Great Li Capital isn’t near the sea, right?”

“Doesn’t that mean I have to leave immediately?”

Han Yuan said softly.

“Correct… This time, the Great Li Dynasty will depart from Li Shui Port, which is about a ten-day journey from the Great Li Capital.”

Cheng Xuan said.

“Such a rush…”

“Then I’ll head back to the Great Li Capital to pack my things and leave right away.”

Han Yuan said softly.

“Alright.”

“Palace Master Han, this is a map to Li Shui Port.”

Cheng Xuan took out a map he had prepared earlier and handed it to Han Yuan.

Afterward, the two of them quickly returned to the Great Li Capital.

Han Yuan returned to that same courtyard.

As he stepped inside, however, he froze for a moment.

A man was lying on a grand preceptor chair, sleeping in the sun.

“Elder Li?”

Han Yuan was a little surprised to see this man.

“Han Yuan… You’re finally back, kid.”

Hearing Han Yuan’s voice, Li Baozhou groggily woke up.

“Have you been waiting here for me for a long time?”

Han Yuan asked in surprise.

“Not that long… just three or four days.”

“The people from the Celestial Net Department said you went to the Upper-class Spiritual Land to cultivate and should be back in a few days, so I decided to stay here.”

Li Baozhou twisted his neck.

“I see.”

“You came looking for me this time for that Nautical Chart, didn’t you?”

Han Yuan said.

“No… You should keep that Nautical Chart.”

“The fact that my ancestor gave you the Nautical Chart means he approved of you.”

“Therefore, it’s most appropriate for you to keep it.”

But Li Baozhou directly refused Han Yuan, speaking softly.

“I see… Then what did you come looking for me for this time?”

Han Yuan asked softly.

He wasn’t the least bit surprised to hear Li Baozhou refer to Li Qingxuan as his ancestor.

This matched his own suspicions.

“That box.”

Li Baozhou said in a low voice.

“The box…”

“Elder Li, what exactly is inside that box?”

Hearing Li Baozhou mention the box, Han Yuan couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

“The thing inside that box… I don’t know either.”

“But from what I know… that box contains a substance that the Source Seed fears.”

“Back then, my ancestor found this substance, which gave him the courage to enter the Immortal Sect, obtain that small piece of Source Seed Shredded Meat, and finally send both the strange substance and the Source Seed Shredded Meat out of the Immortal Sect.”

“Unfortunately, we never found a similar substance again. Otherwise, perhaps we really would have had a way to deal with the Source Seed.”

Li Baozhou said softly.