As Bai Yu flew lower and lower, the pearl grew larger and larger in Xu Taiping's eyes. Through its somewhat transparent shell, he could faintly make out a city and lights within.
"Young master, they say that over a hundred thousand years ago, this Withered Stone Sea was originally called the Azure Sea. But some unknown upheaval occurred in the sea, and overnight, all the water in that vast ocean vanished, leaving only the barren stone peaks on the seabed and enormous clam pearls scattered everywhere."
"They were called the Azure Sea Relics."
"After many years of exploration, later generations actually discovered thirty-six clam pearls containing Secret Realms with ruins from Primordial Antiquity among those hundreds upon thousands of pearls."
"Of these, the pearl containing the Old Dragon Court is the most famous of the thirty-six."
"That is because this clam pearl contains the ruins of the Dragon Court, which once ruled the Shangqing Realm in Primordial Antiquity. Many body-tempering Cultivation Techniques used by Martial Artists in later generations were inherited from this place."
As Bai Yu was about to descend to the ground and plunge into the clam pearl's Secret Realm, Lu Bugong gave Xu Taiping a rough account of the Old Dragon Court's origins.
"So that is the story behind the name Old Dragon Court."
After hearing Lu Bugong's account, understanding dawned on Xu Taiping's face as he spoke.
"Boom!..."
Just then, Bai Yu "plunged" headfirst into the enormous clam pearl.
The next moment, the darkness before Xu Taiping's eyes suddenly opened into a clear view.
A city built against the enormous ruins of the Dragon Court appeared before him.
"Tap, tap..."
Xu Taiping and Lu Bugong landed one after the other atop the ruins of an enormous wall on the city's outskirts.
From atop the broken wall,