Xu Taiping spoke without hesitation:
"Please tell me, Senior!"
Among the cultivators Xu Taiping currently knew, no one could indeed match Li Daoyan's knowledge of the Shangqing Realm.
Li Daoyan grinned and said:
"It is in the Immortal-Burying Ruins, a sect secret realm under the jurisdiction of the Profound Elixir Palace, the foremost sect in Chenglong Heaven."
"Legend has it that this secret realm is the site of the battle with the most devastating casualties in the million-year war between the Dragon Clan and the Human Race. Countless mighty warriors of both races perished there."
"So finding a piece of dragon gall stone there will certainly be no problem."
"As for the dangers within, ask your Sister Lingyue later, and you will know."
Xu Taiping nodded solemnly at his words.
Li Daoyan continued:
"Also, there is a treasure within the Profound Elixir Palace that might be able to suppress the misfortune upon you."
"As for whether you should obtain it, you can ask your Sister Lingyue about that later as well."
Although Xu Taiping very much wanted to ask Li Daoyan exactly what that treasure was, on second thought, he felt that the other man must have his reasons for not saying so outright. Thus, he asked no further questions, but bowed in thanks:
"Thank you for telling me, Senior."
Li Daoyan looked quietly at Xu Taiping, then used the power released by that wisp of soul intent to summon the Spirit Pearl he had dropped into the lake, along with the few black beads left behind after the Primordial Lord's death. He brought them all before Xu Taiping and said:
"I obtained this Spirit Pearl by refining a secret realm in the Withered Stone Sea. Although I exhausted the power within it during my battle with the Primordial Lord,"