But the Spirit Vein had merged with this secret realm. Draining it dry would be equivalent to dismembering the entire realm. The disturbance would be far too great and would certainly draw the pursuit and suppression of the Gods and Buddhas from the Heavenly Court.
That was secondary.
The main reason was that Ding Ling was still incapable of dismembering this secret realm. Therefore, he could not truly drain the Spirit Vein dry.
If he really reached the point where he could dismember a secret realm,
Ding Ling estimated that he would definitely be standing at the pinnacle of this world.
Thus,
for the time being, Ding Ling could not rush things. He could only wait a few days before absorbing spiritual energy again.
Seeing that Xiaoqing was still in enlightenment,
he began pondering the matters concerning the secret realm.
He had already figured out the principles behind it during his previous seclusion.
The Void-Rending Incantation was already at max level for him, so it held no secrets in his eyes.
He could use this incantation to tear open the gateway to any secret realm!
If the gateway to a secret realm was not too strong, he could even enter without a key.
This was the result Ding Ling had obtained after leaving the Phoenix Mountain Secret Realm and testing it out following many days of secluded cultivation.
The so-called key merely allowed people to enter the gateway to the secret realm more easily.
Of course,
the key also had the advantage of locking onto the gateway's exact location.
Therefore, after figuring out the reason behind it, Ding Ling returned the key to Xiaoqing and the others.
Although Xiaoqing and the others knew the Void-Rending Incantation, they had clearly only reached the introductory level. They could not even achieve mastery,