At the moment when the Spiritual Python rushed out of the ground, Xiao Chen, who was sitting cross-legged in the hall at the top of the Bronze Pagoda, suddenly opened his eyes. His figure turned into a gust of wind and swept out of the hall.
The Spiritual Python violently danced, and its mouth looked like it was holding a dark-yellow Spiritual Pearl. However, the Spiritual Pearl was trying to struggle free and break through the air. At that moment, the Spiritual Python had already returned to its original size. Its body was over nine thousand feet long, and its huge head was as lofty as a palace hall. At that moment, the Spiritual Pearl-Like Spirit Formation was completely imprisoned in its mouth.
In an instant, Xiao Chen stood in the Void above the mountain city. The Spiritual Python galloped and rolled around Xiao Chen a few times. Its huge head was purple-gold and sparkling. Xiao Chen stood in the Void, and compared to the Spiritual Python, he looked like an ant.
Buzz!
In the next moment, the Spiritual Python opened its mouth, and a dark-yellow Spiritual Pearl was about to break through the Void and fly straight into the sky!
"Seal!"
In an instant, the cyan light in Xiao Chen's hand flashed, and he constantly shot out rays of cyan Battle Qi to bind the dark-yellow Spiritual Pearl. Buzz!
Buzz! Buzz!
However, the dark-yellow Spiritual Pearl broke free in an instant. Even with Xiao Chen's strength, it was difficult for him to completely imprison it!
"Liuli!"
Xiao Chen let out an explosive shout, and an ancient aura overflowed between heaven and earth. A cyan radiance flickered on his body, and the Seal of Mountains and Rivers immediately materialized. An immortal radiance instantly enveloped the fist-sized, dark-yellow ball of Qi that had already struggled free. No matter how hard it tried, it was unable to struggle free again.
Buzz!
Immediately, the sky above the mountain city became clear again. Xiao Chen and the Spiritual Pearl like Spiritual Pearl had disappeared without a trace. The Spiritual Python of Luck let out a roar and rushed straight into the sky, swimming into the sea of purple mist.
Mountain River Herb Garden.
Xiao Chen sat in a stone pavilion halfway up the mountain, holding a dark-yellow Spiritual Pearl in his hand. It was the Spiritual Pearl. Although there were no records about the secrets left behind by the Ancient City of Fallen Dragon in the ancient books, Xiao Chen felt that this Spiritual Pearl must be related to the secrets of the Ancient City of Fallen Dragon.
Being held in Xiao Chen's hand, the pearl no longer had the chance to escape. That was because even if Xiao Chen let go of it, with Azure Glass's control, it would not be able to escape in the Grotto-Heaven World of the Mountain and River Mark.
Holding the pearl in his hand, Xiao Chen felt that the illusory feeling was increasingly real. Under the influence of the pearl, it felt like he was touching space itself. Spatial ripples spread out continuously, affecting the space within thirty centimeters of him.
A thick layer of yellow fog covered the entire pearl. It was impossible to see what it looked like. No matter how hard Xiao Chen tried, he could not figure out what this pearl was for.
"Master, this Spiritual Pearl should be a man-made barrier!"
Just at this moment, Liu Li, who was at the side, seemed tired from flying around in the air. She sat down on Xiao Chen's shoulder and said charmingly.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was a little confused, Liuli continued, "There should be a space inside, just like a small secret realm."
"Yeah!"
At this moment, Xiao Chen finally understood Liuli's words. The Spiritual Pearl before him might be a man-made secret realm.
"This …"
It wasn't that Xiao Chen didn't believe it. As long as a Martial Artist could reach the Eighth Heavenly Layer Sovereign Realm and find a spatial node, they would be able to open up a secret realm with their strength. Of course, this was the simplest kind of secret realm. Furthermore, the space that was opened could even be called a dead space. Since the moment it was opened, the layout of the space had already been decided.
Moreover, this most basic space existed in the interlayer of the space barrier of the Hollow World. It couldn't be moved. Martial Artists could only use specific Space Crystals to open up the secret realm.
If what Liuli said was right, the space in his hand not only had spirituality, but could even absorb the Earth Vein Qi to replenish itself. In this way, whether it was a barrier or a secret realm, this Spiritual Pearl was definitely not simple. The strength of the person who could create this secret realm was even more difficult to guess!
"Liuli, is there any way to open this Spiritual Pearl?"
Immediately, Xiao Chen asked. Since he had determined that this Spiritual Pearl was a Spiritual Pearl, what kind of secret was hidden in it? Xiao Chen was looking forward to it. It might even be related to the secret of the destruction of the Fallen Dragon Ancient City 10,000 years ago!
"Master, Liuli's strength has only recovered a little. If Master wants to forcefully break it open now, there is a risk that the secret space inside will be destroyed, and everything inside will completely disappear in the space turbulence!"
Liuli sat on Xiao Chen's shoulder and said softly, "But if Liuli is given some time to let the Seal of Mountains and Rivers assimilate it, it will be completely opened!"
"Assimilate!"
"Of course!"
Liuli stood up and the green wings on her back fluttered. She came in front of Xiao Chen and looked Xiao Chen in the eye. She said, "This Spiritual Pearl should be made from the bones of a strange beast that can travel the void in the Hollow World. It has the power of space. The Seal of Mountains and Rivers is a treasure of space. Although most of its power has not been restored, it can still assimilate some space."
"How long will it take!" Xiao Chen nodded and asked again.
"Very soon, it won't even take a month!"
"Good!"
Originally, Xiao Chen thought it would take a long time. He could afford to wait for a month, as long as he could completely obtain the secret in this Spiritual Pearl.
Buzz!
Soon, Xiao Chen let go of the Spiritual Pearl and the dark yellow Spiritual Pearl instantly went into the depths of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
…
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days had passed. Now, the courtyard that Xiao Chen and his two wives lived in was still called by the tribe by its original name. It was still called Bluestone Garden. However, the current hall was several times more majestic than before. It was no longer made of bluestone. Although it still had its name, it no longer looked the same as before.
"Master!"
The nine disciples stood in a row in front of Xiao Chen. As their master, Xiao Chen had high hopes for his disciples. Over the past few months, his disciples had all made progress. They had continuously opened one Heavenly Meridian, and some had even opened three Heavenly Meridian, directly advancing to a small level.
Then, Xiao Chen asked his disciples softly, "Do you have any questions about cultivation these days?"
Then, Xiao Chen answered each disciple's questions one by one. As a teacher, he had to impart knowledge to them. Naturally, he had to understand the situation of each disciple very thoroughly.
"Jinghong, the sharpness of your sword intent has already seeped into your bones. You're not far from truly comprehending the sharpness of the way of the sword!"
Finally, Xiao Chen turned to look at his third disciple. He was completely devoted to the sword and would rather suffer than regret.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?"
In the face of Xiao Chen's concern, Jian Jinghong's expression was stubborn. His eyes were filled with determination as he said in a deep voice, "I already feel that I'm only a small step away from true sword intent. Moreover, under the constant cleansing of sword Qi, my comprehension of the way of the sword has deepened. Now, I'm only one step away from being able to reveal my true abilities!"
Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded and turned to look at his fifth disciple, Huang Xiaotian. Under Xiao Chen's gaze, the honest-looking youth finally admitted defeat and said somewhat miserably, "Master, I know my wrongs!"
"Oh!" Xiao Chen's expression did not change at all. He said again, "What wrongs do you know?"
"Disciple, you shouldn't have stealthily used the spirit herbs that Master cultivated to cook medicinal cuisine."
As Huang Xiaotian lowered his head, his eyes were sizing up Xiao Chen's face and expression. He was even secretly shooting glances at his senior and junior brothers around him.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he did not know whether to laugh or cry. Of his disciples, in terms of character, this Huang Xiaotian suited his taste the best. He had a pure heart, his nature dictated it, and he did as he pleased.
However, his gluttonous habit made him not know whether to laugh or cry. He had even used the spirit herbs in the medicinal garden to cook them. However, he did not keep them for himself. Instead, he shared them with his senior and junior brothers.
However, he had forgotten that his youngest junior sister was only six or seven years old. Children's words carried no harm, so he naturally told his master about the delicious food.
"You ate a few spirit herbs, then go to the garden and cultivate a thousand of them!"
Xiao Chen said indifferently, not caring about Huang Xiaotian's sullen expression. Under Xiao Chen's gaze, the others wanted to plead for leniency, but they did not dare to speak.
His disciples all had the token that Xiao Chen had given them, so they could enter the medicinal garden at will. The medicinal garden was densely packed with spirit herbs. Even Xiao Chen did not know exactly how many there were. Since he had allowed his disciples to enter, Xiao Chen would naturally not be stingy with a few spirit herbs. He just wanted to punish Huang Xiaotian's gluttonous habit.
At this moment, just as Xiao Chen was about to speak again, he suddenly stopped. In that instant, he had felt a wave of battle intent!
Furthermore, this aura was extremely familiar to him. After informing his disciples, Xiao Chen's figure disappeared from the garden and flew out of the city.
…
While Xiao Chen was investigating the cultivation situation of his nine disciples, there were two figures standing at the top of the ancient mountains in the Giant Rock Valley and the Fallen Dragon Territory. One was an old man, and the other was a handsome young man.
"I never thought that the Fallen Dragon Territory would change so much in these few years." Standing at the top of the mountain, the old man looked down at the boundless forest and sighed.
"Master, you were right back then. Without destruction, there can be no construction. Now that the Fallen Dragon Territory is recovering, I never thought that he would actually be able to do it." The young man looked towards the southwest of the Fallen Dragon Territory, his eyes flashing with battle intent.
"That's right. After ten thousand years of waiting, the silent Fallen Dragon Territory has once again recovered. The wish of ten thousand years is slowly being realized."
"Master, are you really going to hand over the secret that has been passed down from generation to generation to Xiao Chen?" the young man asked hesitantly.
"Feng Yu, the two of us have traveled millions of miles of wasteland in the past few years. Do you still not understand? The vast land does not belong to a single person, but to the entire human race. It is the same in the Fallen Dragon Ancient Land. The secret belongs to whoever can revitalize this land. This is the wish of the ancestors of the Fallen Dragon Ancient Land from ten thousand years ago!"