Entering the Estate!!

After Xiao Yan's group of four entered the passage on the water's surface, they reappeared somewhere else just a few breaths later.

"What is this place?" Having just passed through the pavilion and lake to arrive here, they immediately began examining their surroundings.

An unfamiliar environment was undoubtedly the most dangerous.

"The Emperor Qi here is incredibly dense." Xiao Yan spoke slowly. The Emperor Qi here was far stronger than anywhere else. Cultivating here would surely yield twice the result with half the effort, but Xiao Yan had not come here to cultivate.

"Where exactly is that estate?" Xiao Yan asked again.

"This should be the place where that expert fell. I can sense an extremely concealed yet powerful fluctuation not far from here!" Long Yi said.

"I hope it can truly help me break through in my soul realm." Xiao Yan unconsciously clenched his fist. Soul power was clearly tied to an alchemist's rank, and breaking through in soul power was now an urgent matter for Xiao Yan.

"That passage just now should have been something similar to a spatial passage." Xiao Yan analyzed. Yet to construct a spatial passage in a place like this, the owner of this estate must have been incredibly powerful!

"Daddy... this place feels so familiar." Shan Yao had been staring blankly ever since arriving here. Her voice was somewhat dazed, as though she were trying hard to recall something.

"Are you all right?" Xiao Yan placed a hand on Shan Yao's jade-like shoulder and sent a gentle force into her.

"Mhm." Shan Yao softly responded, but then a different look suddenly appeared in her eyes.

The place where they had appeared was so dark that they could not see their own hands. Dense white fog had blurred everyone's vision, yet they vaguely discovered a conspicuous white path beneath their feet!

"Snake Punishment, what is going on?" Xiao Yan asked, finding it rather strange.

"I don't know either. Although I've been here for several hundred years, I've never entered this place."

"But one thing is certain: this is basically already inside the estate." Both Snake Punishment and Snake Spirit shook their heads.

"Daddy, let's go home!" After saying that, Shan Yao took Xiao Yan's large hand and slowly walked toward the path.

Shan Yao probably has quite a few secrets of her own.

"But strange, why is this white fog getting denser and denser? Is it just my imagination..." Xiao Yan clicked his tongue inwardly, then followed Shan Yao. As he moved forward, however, he discovered that the white fog was indeed becoming denser than elsewhere!

"Mhm." Snake Spirit and Snake Punishment exchanged a glance before immediately following Xiao Yan and Shan Yao.

After walking for only a few minutes, a rather simple estate appeared before them.

The estate was enormous, entirely shrouded in drifting clouds and mist. They could only vaguely make out a white stone gate some distance away, giving it the air of an earthly paradise.

Following the white path onward, Xiao Yan finally saw the estate's true appearance as they drew closer!

That white fog enshrouded by clouds and mist was actually emanating from the center of the estate!

Amid the fog, waves of refreshing aura continually emerged.

"Could someone be refining pills inside this estate?"

"Why does this fog somewhat resemble the fragrance of medicinal pills?" Xiao Yan said softly as he arrived outside the estate.

Xiao Yan was, after all, a genuine Peak Emperor Grade One alchemist. Even though the pill fragrance within the fog was extremely faint, Xiao Yan still detected it.

Xiao Yan's group reached the end of the stone path, and the gates of the estate slowly came into view.

A massive creature was embedded in the gate. It vaguely appeared to have three legs, while a pair of enormous wings stood out distinctly. However, its forehead had strangely vanished, preventing Xiao Yan from identifying what sort of creature it was.

From that creature, Xiao Yan sensed immense pressure.

The owner of this estate must be unfathomably powerful to use such a terrifying creature as a gate guardian. Xiao Yan thought to himself, though his heart inexplicably trembled.

With such a terrifying guard, opening this stone gate would likely be extremely difficult.

Xiao Yan had no idea what material the stone gate was made from, but according to his senses, it was exceptionally hard. Even with the strength of Xiao Yan's group, they likely could not force it open!

Before the stone gate stood two ferocious stone lions facing each other, lifelike in every detail.

"This should be the main entrance of the estate," Snake Punishment said.

However, the moment he finished speaking, Snake Punishment became vigilant. There were several powers within the estate that even he feared.

"There should be quite a few good things in this estate, right?" Snake Spirit said softly, then stared intently at Shan Yao.

Although Shan Yao had stubbornly insisted that Xiao Yan was her father, Snake Spirit had discovered that Shan Yao's memories and strength were intact. Thus, she was in no rush. The estate before them was what mattered most.

Moreover, Snake Spirit vaguely felt that the answer to her origins seemed to lie within this estate.

"There is an extremely terrifying restriction on this stone gate. That's a major problem." Xiao Yan examined it for a moment before speaking slowly.

"I have a way to deal with this!" Shan Yao said slowly.

"What way?" Xiao Yan asked doubtfully. The restriction on this stone gate was no joke. One wrong move could lead to a miserable end!

"Daddy, give me that conch!" In the next moment, Shan Yao's large eyes flickered at Xiao Yan. Her voice no longer carried the childish tone from before and instead sounded somewhat steadier.

"Mhm." Xiao Yan directly took out the conch and handed it to Shan Yao.

Logically speaking, although this conch was an Immortal Artifact, it was ultimately a token belonging to the last member of the Sky-Eye Fish Clan. Therefore, Xiao Yan had no intention of keeping it for himself. However, he could do nothing about the Immortal Artifact recognizing him as its master, so he could only put the conch away temporarily and return it to Shan Yao once he found a solution.

The moment Shan Yao took hold of the conch, a vast power spread out from her body like ripples across water!

"Beep, beep, beep." In the next moment, Shan Yao gently raised the conch in her hand and placed its opening beneath her chin. Her soft lips pressed tightly against it, and with a slight breath, the conch immediately produced an exceptionally pleasant sound.

Melodious conch notes rang out one after another, and the two ferocious stone lions beside the stone gate seemed to come alive!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Infused with the conch's sound, the two stone lions trembled and moved, lunging directly at the stone gate!

Bang! With the impact of the two stone lions, the tightly shut stone gate slowly opened.

At the same time, a strange power originating from ancient times instantly seeped out through the crack in the gate.

As this power appeared, Xiao Yan's face became exceptionally delighted. "This fluctuation... its soul power has actually reached the peak of the Emperor Realm Earth Grade?"

"It seems this place really may contain something capable of breaking through the peak of the Emperor Realm Mortal Grade in soul power..."

"Once my soul power reaches the Emperor Realm Earth Grade, becoming an Emperor Grade Two alchemist will follow naturally!"

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