"Originally, Blood Rain Forest wasn't called Blood Rain Forest. It was a Secret Realm called Dusk Rain Forest that opened once every sixty years. Whoever reached Spirit Stele Valley first could receive the Spirit Bone Stele's gift, provided they passed its Trial."
"But later, the Spirit Bone Stele disappeared, and the Barrier around the Dusk Rain Forest Secret Realm failed along with it. With the kingdoms of Youyun Heaven embroiled in year after year of warfare at the time, demonic creatures and Demonic Beasts gradually occupied this place, becoming all but impossible to clear out."
At this point, Little Monk Xuanzhi let out a long sigh.
"Master Xuanzhi, your Senior Brothers at Cloud-Hidden Temple told you all this too, didn't they?"
"Yes. Aside from certain Sects and Imperial Clans in Youyun Heaven whose legacies span tens of thousands of years, few know Blood Rain Forest's history."
Monk Xuanzhi nodded.
"If the Spirit Bone Stele really could reappear in the world, just as you saw in your dream, Brother Xu, our current problem would unravel like bamboo before a blade."
He added with feeling.
"Why do you say that?"
Something stirred in Xu Taiping's heart.
If the stone stele in the images his left eye had shown him was the Spirit Bone Stele, then he could be certain that the legendary Spirit Bone Stele was still in Golden Toad Valley.
"According to my master, Blood Rain Forest's Barrier and restrictions are all still there. They're merely missing the Spirit Bone Stele, the formation's central node. So once the Spirit Bone Stele reappears, the cultivation of all the yaomo within the formation will be suppressed."
"More importantly, the platform where the Spirit Bone Stele stands is itself a teleportation site. Once activated, it can transport you to four locations on Blood Rain