The young man stopped, stared at Yang Zhen, and a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes.
Gong Sanhe smiled and said, "Alright, since we've run into each other, then come with us."
The young man was taken aback, looking at Gong Sanhe with surprise, and said, " Elder Gong, this..."
Gong Sanhe smiled and said, "It's alright. This High Antiquity ruin is extremely strange, and I can't guarantee whether I can find it..."
At this point, Gong Sanhe turned to Yang Zhen and said, "Young friend Li, this place is not safe. Even though you are with the three of us, you must always be careful, especially with those people from the Mara Palace."
" Mara Palace?" Yang Zhen was taken aback, his eyes showing a strange look. Could this Mara Palace be related to those Motorola outlaws?
Seeing the expression on Yang Zhen's face, Gong Sanhe was taken aback and asked, "What, you haven't heard of the Mara Palace?"
Yang Zhen had no idea what the Mara Palace was, so he laughed and said, "This junior has naturally heard of the Mara Palace Mara Palace, but I don't know what this place has to do with it, or why we should be so careful around them?"
Upon hearing Yang Zhen's words, the young man sneered and said, " The Mara Palace is filled with a bunch of death servants, all lunatics. You'd better not speak when you see them, or we'll be in endless trouble."
Yang Zhen immediately assured him, "I won't tell, absolutely not, I wouldn't tell even if you killed me. Are you relieved now?"
Pfft!
The young woman chuckled softly, glanced at Yang Zhen with interest, and then regained her dignified and elegant demeanor, though the aloof expression on her face had faded considerably.
The young man seemed satisfied with Yang Zhen's attitude and nodded, saying, "That's good. Since Elder Gong is willing to take you along, you can stay behind us. Don't run around or cause trouble. You'll be free once we get out."
Yang Zhen turned to Elder Gong with a curious expression and said, "I haven't yet thanked Senior Gong for being willing to show me the world. Senior, where are you looking for? Perhaps I can be of some help."
The young man chuckled but remained silent.
Elder Gong chuckled and said, "It's good that you have this intention. That old fellow Duan Sihai has indeed taken on a good disciple. However, the place I'm looking for is called the Heavenly Secret Lock, a legendary and extremely secluded place. Have you ever heard of it?"
"No!"
Yang Zhen spoke frankly, saying that he had never even seen Heavenly Secret Lock.
The young man curled his lip and said, " Elder Gong, Li Cangxu is clearly someone who cultivates in the Holy Land year-round. How could he have ever heard of something like the Heavenly Secret Lock?"
The group of four walked and stopped intermittently. Yang Zhen didn't see anyone else; it was as if he was the only one who had been blown far away, which was quite strange. However, he managed to fool the two young men and women in front of him with their names.
The young man's Ding Chun. Although he was Early Mahayana Realm, it was clear from his words that even ordinary Peak Mahayana Realm experts would not be his match.
That young woman was even more remarkable. Although her aura didn't seem particularly strong, she was still a Peak Mahayana Realm expert named Wen Yuning. All three of them came from a force called the Ancient Life Sect.
Yang Zhen had never heard of the Ancient Life Sect, but it should be an Elder Gu lineage, as could be seen from Gong Sanhe's attitude towards Duan Sihai.
Damn it, with these Elder Gu traditions emerging one after another, are they really going to turn this world upside down?
Furthermore, this High Antiquity Ruins doesn't seem to be as simple as the Great Saint, Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain, claim. Yang Zhen said he stumbled in by accident, so he couldn't ask the Great Saint about the bridge. He could only follow the three of them in silence to search for that damned Heavenly Secret Lock.
Before long, the four of them arrived at the mountain peak. Yang Zhen looked at the misty world in the distance and took a deep breath.
This place is absolutely superior to North Isle; its Desolation Qi alone is unmatched by any other place in North Isle.
Even with Yang Zhen's Peak Mahayana Realm cultivation, he felt a faint pressure in this world. Clearly, the Will of Heaven and Earth in this place was much stronger than that of North Isle.
Well, you can't just say things carelessly, and you definitely can't curse God. This godforsaken place will surely be struck by lightning.
Gong Sanhe and his two companions stopped here. Yang Zhen looked at them with a puzzled expression and a strange look on his face.
Judging from the expressions on Gong Sanhe and the other two's faces, they genuinely didn't know the exact location of the Heavenly Secret Lock, but they should have a way to find it.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.
Gong Sanhe once said that the Heavenly Secret Lock is a place of High Antiquity legends, containing one of the Three Pure Ones of Heaven and Earth. The person who obtains this Pure One will be able to evolve their Dao into the Great Dao.
Even getting close to this pure realm is extraordinary; even a fool could Dao Entry.
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhen's eyes immediately lit up.
Damn it, after cultivating for so long, Yang Zhen still doesn't know what his Dao is. Asking the Shameless Cat won't give him any answers either; it just lets him do whatever he wants and do what interests him.
If I could get close to this pure place, wouldn't I be on the path to Dao Entry?
Although Yang Zhen wasn't stupid, at this moment, his heart warmed, and he moved closer to Gong Sanhe, saying, "Senior Gong, what exactly is this Heavenly Secret Lock? Tell me about it, and I might be able to help you."
Ding Chun scoffed and said, "Help? Do you even know why the Heavenly Secret Lock is called the Heavenly Secret Lock?"
Why?
Yang Zhen was taken aback. He really didn't know why the Heavenly Secret Lock was called the Heavenly Secret Lock, and he didn't even know what the Heavenly Secret Lock was.
At this moment, Wen Yuning, who had been mostly silent, suddenly spoke up, " The Heavenly Secret Lock has been used to lock down the secrets of Heavenly Secrets since ancient times. Even the Will of Heaven and Earth can evade it. Except for extremely special methods, no living being can sense the location of the Heavenly Secret Lock."
Wen Yuning's words startled Yang Zhen. His eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "There's a place that can evade the Will of Heaven and Earth?"
Ding Chun nodded and said, "There are too many mysterious things in this world. The Heavenly Secret Lock is just one of the nine great Heavenly Secrets, and it is the most well-known and easiest to find. The other eight great Heavenly Secrets secrets are even more extraordinary, and you wouldn't know even if I told you."
Yang Zhen immediately memorized it. It turned out that there were not only heaven-defying existences like the Nine Runes of Heaven and Earth and the Heavenly Book in this world, but also magical things like the Nine Heavenly Secrets.
Suddenly, Yang Zhen remembered the special method Wen Yuning had mentioned and asked curiously, "What is this so-called special method?"
Wen Yuning glanced at Yang Zhen and said, "Have you ever heard of the Heavenly Book?"
Yang Zhen nodded hurriedly and said, "I've heard of it, I've heard of it."
I've truly heard this; Yang Zhen didn't lie to Wen Yuning at all.
Seeing the expression on Yang Zhen's face, Ding Chun immediately pursed her lips and muttered something under her breath.
Wen Yuning glanced at Ding Chun and said to Yang Zhen, "Legend has it that true geomancers can see ten thousand years in a single glance and reproduce the changes in heaven and earth. These people are great masters who have mastered the Heavenly Book: Earth Treasury Chapter. Only by mastering the ultimate Earth Treasury Technique can one accurately find the existence of the Heavenly Secret Lock."
At this point, Wen Yuning sighed and said, "However, the Heavenly Book is extremely rare, even more mysterious than the Heavenly Secret Lock. Any cultivator in the world who can obtain the Heavenly Book is an unparalleled power. Even we only have the privilege of our ancestor having seen some of the contents of the Earth Treasury Chapter."
It was clear that Wen Yuning was genuinely disappointed, completely oblivious to Yang Zhen's utter bewilderment.
The Heavenly Book: Earth Treasury Chapter?
Damn it, the Heavenly Book: Earth Treasury Chapter are on him right now.
This is such a damn coincidence!