Seeing the strange smile on Yang Zhen's face, everyone present felt their hearts leap into their throats.
Elder Qian looked at Yang Zhen with a solemn expression, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Young friend Yang, do you... really want to enter the Sealed Land again?"
Holy Maiden Thousand Spirits frowned, hesitated, took a deep breath, stood quietly in place, and gave Yang Zhen a deep look.
The Sha Clan Elder had remained silent until now, walked up to Yang Zhen, sighed, and said, "Young friend Yang, I am deeply grateful for your two great acts of kindness, but my Sha Clan is already in decline. Having narrowly escaped death, I have decided to lead my people back to our ancestral land of Opening Heaven, the Sealed Land... I also advise you not to go."
"Yes, Yang Zhen, the aura inside that black pool is extremely strange. Anyone who gets close to it is mentally impaired. In their delirium, they frantically rush into the pool. Only Senior Lu Qiju was able to hold out for a moment, but even he couldn't escape."
"Fellow Daoist Yang, I will forever remember your life-saving grace. From now on, I will never refuse you if you ever need my help. As for this Sealed Land, I have no intention of ever entering it again!"
The group departed one after another; almost all of them were people who had come from the Sealed Land. Clearly, their fear of the Sealed Land had prevented them from daring to enter Sealed Land again.
Elder Qian patted Yang Zhen on the shoulder and said, "With your talent, given time, you will surely leave a legend in the world. Why be so fixated on the Dao of Body Tempering?"
Yang Zhen listened to everyone's words, but the smile on his face did not fade in the slightest. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and looked into the Sealed Land.
At this moment, Ji Yourong suddenly walked to Yang Zhen's side and said, " Yang Zhen, take this. The Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain Grand Assembly will be held in a few days. Seniors and geniuses from all sides will gather together. You should be interested."
As she spoke, Ji Yourong handed over an exquisite wooden plaque.
Yang Zhen looked at the wooden plaque in Ji Yourong's hand, smiled, and took it, saying, "I'll definitely be there!"
Lu Tianwei scoffed, "I hope you really will show up!"
Yang Zhen looked at Lu Tianwei with a strange expression. "What, can't wait?"
Lu Tianwei chuckled as he looked at Yang Zhen and said, "Yes, you probably don't know what the so-called Heavenly Snow Grand Gathering is yet. I hope you'll still be this arrogant then!"
Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I'm usually the most low-key person around!"
Without waiting for Lu Tianwei to speak, Yang Zhen headed towards the Sealed Land.
Everyone was taken aback by this scene. Even Elder Qian gasped and looked at Yang Zhen with hesitation, asking, " Yang Zhen, do you really want to enter the Sealed Land again?"
Yang Zhen laughed heartily and said without turning his head, "Some things, in the end, someone has to do them!"
"Are you out of your mind? Is it worth entering a place of certain death for a Dao of Body Tempering?"
From the crowd, a cultivator spoke up and asked.
Yang Zhen paused, stopped, slowly turned around to look at the cultivator, and smiled, "Did you think I entered the Sealed Land because of the Dao of Body Tempering?"
"Hmm?" Elder Qian looked at Yang Zhen hesitantly, and asked in surprise, "Isn't that right?"
Yang Zhen shook his head and continued walking forward, "So, in this world... no one understands me!"
A group of people stared blankly at Yang Zhen's forlorn figure, as if he were a hero in his twilight years, or a master in the midst of loneliness. They were all bewildered; what... what was Yang Zhen saying?
Holy Maiden Thousand Spirits and Elder Qian exchanged a glance, while Ji Yourong and Lu Tianwei looked at each other in bewilderment.
Lu Tianwei scoffed and said, "Pretentious! He's clearly just doing something that will surely lead to his Dao of Body Tempering, but he's putting on a show of righteous indignation."
Everyone understood and nodded. Just as they were about to speak, the voices of the Shameless Cat and Yang Zhen slowly drifted over.
"Boy, if it weren't for the Dao of Body Tempering, why would you enter the Sealed Land?"
" Shameless Cat, do you think... all cultivators want to know the secrets of the ancient times?"
Isn't that obvious?
Yang Zhen laughed heartily, "Then why is it that the mystery of the Shang Dynasty may be right before our eyes, yet no one is willing to take that step?"
"Because... you're afraid of dying?" The Shameless Cat thought for a moment, then asked hesitantly.
Yang Zhen shook his head. "Everyone dies eventually, it's just a matter of time. The reason these people don't enter the Sealed Land isn't because they're afraid of death."
"Why is that?" the Shameless Cat asked curiously.
Upon hearing the words of the Shameless Cat, everyone present was startled, their ears perked up, and they stared intently at Yang Zhen's back.
Yang Zhen sighed and said softly, "Because they don't really want to know; they're just repeating what others say. For most people, is the mystery of the Shang Dynasty really that important?"
Upon hearing Yang Zhen's answer, the vast majority of people were shocked.
What is the mystery of the past, and is it really that important?
For a long time, no one has considered this issue, but everyone has been asking about the mystery of Shangheng everywhere. It can be said that almost all cultivators have asked questions about the mystery of Shangheng to some extent.
Elder Qian was utterly shaken, staring in astonishment at Yang Zhen's retreating figure. He suddenly sighed and said, "So many of us are no match for a young friend like Yang. I... I've been on the wrong path all along!"
As he spoke, Elder Qian glanced at Holy Maiden Thousand Spirits and said, "Saintess, you take your people back first. I will accompany young friend Yang on this trip!"
"What?" Holy Maiden Thousand Spirits exclaimed in surprise, asking, "Why did Elder Qian suddenly change his mind?"
The Elder Qian glanced at the crowd, then suddenly burst into laughter. Looking at Yang Zhen's retreating figure, he said after a long silence, "Because I truly want to know what the mystery of Shangheng is."
Before the Holy Maiden Thousand Spirits could speak again, Elder Qian strode towards Yang Zhen.
hiss--!
A group of people gasped, looking at Elder Qian with suspicion and uncertainty.
At this moment, the Sha Clan Elder suddenly sighed, turned to his clansmen and said, "You should all go back first. I will accompany young friend Yang on this trip!"
"Elder, you mustn't!"
"Elder, why are you doing this...?"
The Sha Clan Elder laughed heartily, exchanged a glance with Elder Qian, and said, "Young friend Yang is right. Some things are destined to be done by certain people. If we don't do them, who else will? Besides..."
At this point, the Sha Clan Elder looked at Yang Zhen's retreating figure and slowly said, "Moreover, I also really want to know what exactly happened during the Shangheng era."
Of all those present, the Sha Clan Sha Clan was the least concerned about this matter, because they had already fallen into a deep slumber before the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth.
Although the others didn't care, they could still understand the Sha Clan Elder's feelings; he was repaying a debt of gratitude.
"Damn it, Yang Zhen, don't look down on me! Laozi also want to know what the mystery of Shangheng is. If you want to go in, count Laozi in!"
"Count me in too. To die amidst the mysteries of the past is worth it!"
"Me too, Yang Zhen, wait a minute!"
A group of people, filled with righteous indignation and cursing, all walked towards Yang Zhen, and soon a large crowd had gathered.
Yang Zhen didn't stop. If anyone got close to Yang Zhen at that moment, they could hear Yang Zhen muttering to herself.
"Damn it, you think you can send this Sage of Saunter on an adventure all by himself? Absolutely not!"
"Damn it, you tricked me again?" The Shameless Cat stared at Yang Zhen Celestial Person disbelief, his face filled with astonishment.
"Bullshit, how is this a scam?" Yang Zhen glared at them. "This Sage of Saunter didn't force them to come!"