Chapter 1068 - 548: The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Dojo

Using a secret realm as a dojo has countless benefits.

For example:

The environment within the dojo can be transformed at will, reaching maximum comfort for living.

While the real world may be ravaged by storms, inside the dojo it remains always sunny and windless;

Outside may be scorching, but inside the dojo it’s gently drizzling, with misty rain.

Furthermore:

The secret realm is essentially an independent space, attached to Canglan Star, therefore its entrance can be placed anywhere within Xiaoya’s control.

This means if you want to move, you can relocate to another place at any time.

This month, you might place the entrance on Kunlun Mountain, and next month move to an island in the Southern Ocean.

During the last global tsunami, the Southern Ocean region on East Continent was severely affected and many islands became uninhabited.

Without hesitation, Great Xia took over no less than 1000 uninhabited islands under the guise of "disaster relief."

After the relief efforts concluded, the Great Xia Army did not withdraw, leaving no room for objection.

Additionally:

Due to the uniqueness of the secret realm, it acts as a "beacon" on Canglan Star, making it convenient to view the void, observing not only the Primordial World but also the surrounding civilization worlds.

More importantly, the Shuttle Boat has evolved a new ability: interface anchor points.

Once an interface anchor point is fused with a space, a miraculous space bridge forms between the Supreme Treasure and that space.

Divided secret realms are clearly the most suitable places to merge interface anchor points.

Then, from any location on Canglan Star, once the space bridge is activated, you can instantly return to the dojo.

Even in the Primordial World, as long as the area is near Canglan Star, you can instantly return home, without needing to pass through the World Gate.

In emergencies, like encountering a powerful enemy, this is definitely a lifesaving method.

However, it’s not all advantages without disadvantages.

For Xiaoya, maintaining an extra secret realm requires consuming a portion of power, although not much.

Since the secret realm becomes a dojo, it’s inevitable others will enter and exit, bringing certain security risks.

So Yang Fan deliberated for a while, finally deciding to refuse: "I think it’s better..."

But Xiaoya interrupted him: "Yang Fan, without your help, my strength would be at most a tenth of today’s, please don’t refuse."

Yang Fan shook his head: "Maintaining two secret realms will slow down your growth speed."

With a cheerful smile, Xiaoya replied, "The secret realm isn’t big; the consumption of such a small amount of World Power is negligible to me, its influence on my growth isn’t even a thousandth.

"I’m absolutely confident that you can bring significant assistance to Great Xia through the secret realm, tremendously accelerating my growth; it’s more than worth the consumption, I’d say I’m taking advantage of you."

She placed her hands on her hips, displaying a fierce yet adorable demeanor: "Alright, I’ve listened to you in the past, now it’s time for you to listen to me once!"

Xiaoya imitated a leader’s posture, waving her hand decisively: "Alright, the matter is settled, no more discussion needed."

Yang Fan couldn’t help but laugh: "Okay."

Xiaoya immediately beamed with joy, tossing something with her small hand: "Keep this!"

Yang Fan reached out to catch it and discovered it was a crystal-clear, transparent crystal key.

Holding it in his hand, he instantly felt a wondrous sensation of "I can control everything here."

Evidently, this was a Secret Realm Key, symbolizing the highest authority over the secret realm.

Once again, Xiaoya yawned, feigning exhaustion: "The secret void rift is in your dojo; you’ll manage it hereafter, and I’ll give you another dojo after a while."

As she said "give," she vanished without a trace.

Yang Fan didn’t rush to inspect the secret void rift; he remained in place, overlooking the palace complex within the secret realm from a god-like perspective.

As Mr. Spirit Crows, he eliminated the leader of the Panpas Independent Army, assisting Xiaoya in destroying the Atina’s World Will, so this secret realm is naturally the Spirit Crow’s secret realm.

The quantity of palaces here exceeds two hundred, each one magnificent, clearly a testament to the great effort Mata poured into decorating her abode.

This left him a bit speechless.

As the strongest World Will of this civilization, Xiaoya only has over fifty buildings in her secret realm compared to this; clearly, Mata is quite irrational.

Yang Fan’s gaze grazed over each palace, softly murmuring: "My dojo doesn’t need so many palaces, I’ll keep twenty-four and dismantle the rest."

Just as the words left his mouth.

"Boom!"

A series of loud noises reverberated within the secret realm.

Palaces blurred and quickly vanished.

The secret realm quickly shrank to one-tenth of its original size, significantly reducing the power consumption needed to maintain the secret realm.

The palaces, once transformed by World Power, reverted back into World Power, becoming stored energy for the secret realm.

Yang Fan had another idea: "My secret realm shouldn’t feature Western-style palaces; the palace designs must be transformed into traditional Great Xia styles.

"The twenty-four palaces, matching the number of solar terms in Great Xia’s tradition, each palace themed after a solar term.

"Mr. Spirit Crow’s dojo might be aptly named ’Twenty-four Solar Terms Dojo’."

"Boom!"

Thunderous sounds continuously echoed.

Each palace changed rapidly.

Where once stood massive stone pillars and high domes now stood pavilions, terraces, and flying eaves.

The Western-style garden outside the palaces vanished, replaced by a Great Xia-style garden with flowing bridges, streams, and plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemums.

A winding, twisting water corridor connected the twenty-four solar term palaces.

He was not a designer, hence the details in many places seemed a bit jumbled and mismatched.

Yang Fan glanced around roughly, not demanding perfection: "It’s good enough, I’ll gradually spend time modifying it later."

The secret realm, being an independent space, can also accommodate things from outside; he planned to acquire some rare items from the Primordial World to adorn the dojo.

Yang Fan moved his right hand and brought out the Shuttle Boat.

Compared to some time ago, this Supreme Treasure has undergone noticeable changes. Not only has the wooden boat grown larger, but an extra sail has appeared on the deck.

Originally it was a single sail, now it has become a double sail.

The powerful capability of the interface anchor is precisely manifested by this additional sail.

"Boom!"

A phantom sound was heard.

An Illusory Wooden Boat emerged from the Supreme Treasure, swept into the sky like a stream of light, and fell into a lake right in the center of the Twenty-four Solar Terms Palace.

Ripples immediately surfaced, showing no signs of stopping, and many broken scenes were visible within the waves.

This indicates that the interface anchor has merged with the Secret Realm.

The Shuttle Boat also showed changes, with many water marks appearing on the deck.

This represents the binding completion between the Secret Realm and the Supreme Treasure.

Yang Fan nodded in satisfaction and took a step forward, and the surrounding scenery instantly changed.

He entered the "Grain Rain Palace," one of the Twenty-four Solar Terms Palace.

World Power circulated endlessly within the palace, turning into light rain that fell down, but the rain was only within the palace, while outside remained bright and sunny.

The drizzle fell for a while before stopping, and moss grew on the stone slab ground, with green grass sprouting in some places, vines appeared on the walls, and colorful flowers bloomed.

In the Twenty-four Solar Terms, the Grain Rain season is marked by a significant increase in temperature and rainfall, benefiting the growth of cereal crops.

"Rain gives birth to a hundred grains" vividly describes this season.

So various crops sprouted from every corner of the palace.

In an instant, Grain Rain Palace became full of vitality.

In the center of the palace, a stone well quietly emerged, and a stream appeared out of nowhere from mid-air, falling into the stone well with a "splashing" sound of water waves.

Yang Fan quickly walked to the well’s edge, leaned slightly forward, and took a glance inside.

A colorful rainbow-splashed water surface immediately came into view.

It was precisely the Mysterious Land Sea in the Mutant Beast Mysterious Land.

This stone well was naturally the Secret Space Rift mastered by Thiago.

He used World Power to modify it, "transplanting" it into the stone well.

In this operation to eliminate the Panpas Independent Army, the Secret Space Rift was the greatest prize, providing Great Xia with a stable portal to the Mutant Beast Mysterious Land.

The Mutant Beast Mysterious Land is an area abundant with warm water resources and lush vegetation, so he placed the Secret Space Rift within the Grain Rain Palace.

Yang Fan withdrew his gaze from the well, looked at the vast Grain Rain Palace, and muttered softly, "The venue is set up, perhaps it’s time to invite guests over."

*

The faint night descended upon the Atina Capital Bunos.

Guo Nan Nan sat in a comfortable armchair, seemingly gazing at the city’s landscape outside the vast floor-to-ceiling window, but in reality, focusing on the view in his smart glasses.

He had just seen two messages.

The first was that the Panpas Independent Army had been completely wiped out, the leader Thiago was killed by Mr. Spirit Crows, and the World Will of Atina had also fallen.

The operation personally led by Spirit Crow Lord was a complete success.

Guo Nan Nan participated in the operation and was naturally thrilled about it: "I’ve accomplished something great for Great Xia!"

The second was about the Spirit Crow’s Nest, where Mr. Spirit Crows used to reside in Mo Bei Province, just taken over by the Great Xia cultural relics department.

The Spirit Crow’s Nest is about to undergo a month-long comprehensive renovation, and then it will be opened for free as a significant cultural relic of Great Xia to tourists worldwide.

This news was publicly announced, and it has already sparked heated discussion online.

Many people expressed that once the Spirit Crow’s Nest is opened, they will make reservations as soon as possible.

The enthusiasm suggests that it’s not surprising if the queue for making a reservation at the Spirit Crow’s Nest stretches a year into the future.

Guo Nan Nan muttered with a puzzled look: "Has the Lord moved? Where will the Lord live in the future?"

He instinctively felt that the abrupt move had some connection with this operation.

At this moment.

A black spot swiftly appeared from afar, crossing several hundred meters in an instant, appearing outside the glass window.

Guo Nan Nan was slightly startled and quickly stood up: "Spirit Crow!"

For it was an extraordinarily majestic Spirit Crow that had arrived.

The Spirit Crow cawed: "Mr. Guo, I was ordered to deliver an invitation card."

Guo Nan Nan was a bit confused again.

The Lord sent a Spirit Crow to deliver an invitation to me?

What does it mean?

The Spirit Crow flapped its wings, its body becoming phantom-like, effortlessly passing through the glass.

It appeared in front of the three-meter-wide office desk, opened its beak slightly, and a plain invitation card materialized on the desk.

The Spirit Crow had no intention of lingering, casually saying, "Please be punctual," before transforming into a streak of light and vanishing.

Guo Nan Nan picked up the invitation, examining it closely and becoming more puzzled,

as there wasn’t a single word on it, and the material seemed quite ordinary, just regular cardboard.

But he knew that the invitation was anything but simple.

Because the moment his fingers touched the invitation, a message immediately popped into his mind: "Tomorrow at 10 a.m., present the invitation card."

His secretary Kalina, having witnessed the whole process, quickly walked over and curiously asked: "Director, what does Mr. Spirit Crows invite you for?"

Guo Nan Nan shook his head: "I don’t know, but it must be something significant."

He chuckled: "Being invited by the Lord, I can consider myself a notable person now."

Guo Nan Nan carefully put the invitation away, valuing it greatly and placing it in the drawer.

He knew very well that this item would definitely become an invaluable cultural relic in the future, so it had to be preserved well.