Dragon Emperor's Cave Abode

The deep space was silent.

Lan Xuan Ke's aura was slightly disordered as he released Qin Heng and the others from the Small World.

"Teacher, how are you?" Qin Heng asked with concern.

"It is nothing. My foundation was not harmed; I merely expended a little too much." Lan Xuan Ke returned Qin Heng's Immortal Abode and Stone Axe as he spoke.

The Pangu Stone Axe was such a wondrous, precious treasure, yet Lan Xuan Ke did not harbor the slightest greed for it.

"Teacher, you..."

Qin Heng hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

Lan Xuan Ke calmly said, "Your ancestor's possession can only display its greatest power in your hands. Never mind that for now. We should first determine where we have arrived. What is the origin of that Golden Small Sword of yours?"

Qin Heng shook his head. "I do not know either. Eastern Huaiyue Lord left it behind. It seems to be connected to an ancient Saint Emperor Cave Abode."

"Saint Emperor..."

Surprise appeared on Lan Xuan Ke's face. Instinctively, he tried to send his divine sense into the Soul Dimension to contact someone.

Yet he could not sense the Soul Dimension's existence at all. This place seemed to be a world completely isolated from the outside.

Yan Feng was well-traveled and knowledgeable. Though he was gloomy over losing Xing Er, he had not lost his reason.

He said gravely, "Saint Emperor Level cave abodes are usually worlds opened up by their owners, constructed in the depths of the universe. It is like claiming land upon the Law Sea and building a lake there, possessing an extraordinary independent nature. Without the guidance of a Cave Abode Key, entering is difficult."

"Then that Golden Small Sword is the key!" Yu Ling said in sudden realization.

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