Perhaps because his emotions had fluctuated too violently, Xu Taiping's hand accidentally slipped from the door.
In an instant, the scene in his mind vanished with it.
Finding Qi Haitang and Xiang Nantian smiling at him, Xu Taiping realized he had lost his composure and immediately gave an embarrassed smile.
"I've made a fool of myself in front of you, Sister Haitang, Eldest Brother Xiang."
Qi Haitang covered her mouth and giggled.
Then she glanced at Xiang Nantian beside her and said:
"Never mind you. When your Eldest Brother Xiang first saw this sight, his astonishment was even greater than yours."
When Xiang Nantian heard Qi Haitang expose his embarrassment, rather than getting annoyed, he threw back his head and laughed heartily.
Then he hooked an arm around Xu Taiping's shoulders and said animatedly, "Although that Daoist placed this Dragon-Slaying Stele in the Minor Grotto-Heaven later, the Minor Grotto-Heaven itself has existed for a very long time."
Qi Haitang nodded beside them.
"This place is isolated from the world. Even the Dragon and Phoenix Clans never set foot here back then, which is why so many rare treasures and exotic beasts remain."
"When that Alchemist arrived here, he even petitioned for a Heavenly Dao Edict to protect this minor world from outside harm."
"Afterward, although cultivators occasionally entered through a stroke of fortune, most were people with upright intentions and did little damage to what lay within."
"That is why, in this Age of the Decline of the Dharma, you can see rare treasures and exotic beasts, as well as spirit herbs and precious trees, that could otherwise only be seen in Primordial Antiquity."
"So that's how it is." Xu Taiping nodded in understanding.
Xiang Nantian added:
"Compared with these rare birds and spirit beasts, the most precious things in