Chapter 126: The True Appearance of the Lost City

Chapter 126: Chapter 126: The True Appearance of the Lost City

Chu Fan hadn’t taken this so-called Prince Fuling seriously from the start. After all, given his own abilities, no one could touch him unless a Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Realm showed up.

So when Long Haixin barked at him, Chu Fan paid him no mind and snatched the ball of light.

He didn’t snatch it without knowing what it was out of reckless ignorance. Rather, he had sensed a familiar aura from the brilliant light.

After a moment of thought, he realized it was the aura of a Ming Jue Jade.

Chu Fan didn’t yet know why the Ming Jue Jade was emitting such a brilliant, piercing light, but that didn’t stop him from taking it.

’Maybe it records some profound Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique!’

Of course he wasn’t going to back down.

The moment the Ming Jue Jade was in his hand, he placed it inside an empty Storage Ring.

Long Haixin’s face contorted with fury as he watched the light vanish.

Chu Fan just smiled and asked, "What’s this? Does the mighty Prince Fuling intend to kill me? You should think this through. Can you *really* kill me? Besides, I found this first."

Long Haixin suppressed the rage in his heart and yelled to the men behind him, "We’re leaving!"

But before he left, the look he gave Chu Fan was filled with enough hatred to tear him limb from limb.

After Long Haixin and his entourage departed, Chu Fan took to the air again. He flew for over half an hour, spreading his Spiritual Power to ensure there was no one else within the range of his Divine Sense before finally landing.

He found a well-hidden spot, sat cross-legged on the ground, and took out the Ming Jue Jade.

As soon as he held the Ming Jue Jade, he worried its light would attract more unwanted attention, so he immediately used his consciousness to probe it.

A moment later, a thunderous voice boomed inside his mind.

An image appeared in his sea of consciousness: a man who carried himself with an elegant air, though his face was impossible to discern.

"It matters not who you are, whether good or evil. By the time you are able to see this Ming Jue Jade, at least one hundred thousand years must have passed since the destruction of this place."

"It also matters not if you know what this place is. Your finding this Ming Jue Jade means that you and I are connected by fate. And since we are, I have a generous gift for you."

"When this wisp of my Divine Sense fades completely, a map of this place will appear in your sea of consciousness. On it, I have marked locations that the destroyers likely never found—places where I have left many treasures. However, only the location marked ’one’ can be accessed directly. As for the others, you may try your luck, but know this: if your heart is not filled with goodwill, you will certainly leave empty-handed. Even if you are a person of great virtue, you must still rely on your own talent and fortune to pass the trials and claim what lies within."

"Once you have obtained these items, I have no further tasks for you. My physical body has been destroyed, and my Primordial Spirit has been extinguished. Even if I were to ask something of you, there is no guarantee you would honor your promise, so I will not waste my breath. I only hope that after you receive these things, you will carry on their legacy. Do good deeds in this world, harbor great love in your heart, and show compassion for all living things. If you can do this, I will be eternally grateful, and all my preparations will not have been for naught."

The man with the indecipherable face left no name. After he finished speaking, he vanished from Chu Fan’s sea of consciousness without a trace.

Then, a vast image appeared before him.

’No, it’s not a diagram. It’s a city, carved out of stone on a flat expanse of land.’

Upon closer inspection, he saw that the city was a miniature version of this very Secret Realm.

As Chu Fan’s consciousness swept across the entire map, he was left breathless by the scale of the city.

’When I think back to the actual ruined Secret Realm... just how enormous was it?’

To put it in perspective, using the "Sword" stele in the plaza as a reference point, this city, before its destruction, had been at least one hundred and fifty times the size of Nanling County City.

Halls on the scale of Xuanzheng Hall in the Shuoyue Country Palace were the *smallest* type here. There were at least a hundred halls ten times its size.

This place had once truly been a breathtaking and magnificent Immortal Realm.

Pavilions and archways, plank bridges and floating barges, stone mountains and spiritual rivers... it had everything one could imagine.

Soaring towers stood tall, Bell Towers were scattered throughout, and wide streets and crisscrossing alleys formed a grid like a chessboard.

The city was majestic yet graceful.

It boasted magnificent architecture and wide avenues, yet also possessed the gentle charm of small bridges over flowing streams and gardens nestled against sun-warmed hills.

’I can’t even begin to imagine what this place was, or who could have built such a city.’

Chu Fan did a quick mental calculation. Forgetting the intricate details and hidden treasures within, just building the basic structure of such a city from ordinary Han White Jade would likely be impossible, even if one gathered all the wealth in his entire world.

He could only imagine what a glorious sight this place must have been in its heyday.

A Divine Realm.

’Could this place be a Divine Realm?’

Chu Fan realized his own knowledge was far too shallow; he simply couldn’t find the words to describe this city.

And yet, a place like this had been utterly destroyed, its people leaving not even bones behind.

’What kind of being could have destroyed it?’

’Was it a natural decline after reaching its zenith?’

’No!’

Chu Fan shook his head. ’It’s definitely not that simple.’

’Could this place be connected somehow to the Forgotten God that the Mang Divine Hall spoke of?’

’And where exactly are these ruins located?’

’Are they even still in this world?’

’Or did the Teleportation Array send us somewhere that doesn’t belong to this world at all? Are the entrances merely a few remaining channels that lead to this city?’

’If that’s true, does it mean that before this city was destroyed, my world had a direct path to a Divine Realm?’

’But why are there no historical records of it in this world?’

Chu Fan couldn’t help but laugh at his own foolishness. ’Am I an idiot?’

’The histories I’ve read only seem to go back ten thousand years at most. Anything before that is a blur.’

’According to the man in my sea of consciousness, by the time I saw the Ming Jue Jade, at least one hundred thousand years had passed since the destruction.’

’One hundred thousand years... What does that even mean? It’s impossible to imagine.’

Then, Chu Fan suddenly realized why the Ming Jue Jade had started glowing at this particular time.

’That person must have placed the Ming Jue Jade on a Cultivation Platform. That platform must have its own built-in Array, capable of gathering Spiritual Qi from all directions to nourish the jade.’

’I have no idea what kind of calculations he used, but his arrangement required the Ming Jue Jade to absorb Spiritual Qi for at least one hundred thousand years before it could glow and attract the attention of someone with fate.’

Gods were Gods not just because of their immense power to shape the world at their whim, but also because of their meticulous planning and profound wisdom.

They could turn oceans into fields with a single thought. This wasn’t merely due to their Divine Power, but also their mastery over the Celestial Dao.

At this moment, Chu Fan’s mind was incredibly clear. He began to connect many disparate pieces of information.

He didn’t rush to withdraw his consciousness from his sea of consciousness. Instead, he settled his mind and sank deep into Meditation.

’The Celestial Dao... isn’t it just a special form of calculation?’

’For example, if you take small details, extrapolate logically, and then factor in both controllable and uncontrollable variables... couldn’t you deduce the past and future?’

Chu Fan was unaware that his Meditation had already guided him into a state of sudden enlightenment. The Celestial Dao was now within his grasp...