The vastness of the city seemed to far exceed Xiao Yan's expectations. By the time he came to his senses again, the noisy sounds behind him had long since disappeared, and the tall stone gate had vanished without a trace.
Until a certain moment, the straight streets below the seemingly endless city in front of Xiao Yan suddenly changed.
The street that had been leading straight through suddenly split in half, each branching into five streets in different directions, and Xiao Yan's figure stopped in front of these five streets.
As his gaze swept across the five streets, Xiao Yan frowned slightly, recalling what Tian Ying had once told him.
Within the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb, there are three different halls. The Venerable Heavenly Severing Master's lifelong cultivation was also divided into three parts and sealed in one of the halls. The way to open the hall is to use the Venerable Heavenly Severing Master's signature technique.
Looking at the five streets before him, Xiao Yan could imagine that the path to the three palaces should be among these five streets. However, finding the correct palaces among them would be somewhat troublesome.
Although only two of these five streets are fake, there is still a risk of making a mistake if one is not careful. If Chen Zhen and the others seize the opportunity and take the initiative, then he may miss out on the inheritance of Dou Qi, the power of the Soul Origin, or the Origin Return Art.
Even if the odds are slim, he can't afford to miss it.
Xiao Yan's brows furrowed as he scanned the five streets before him, unsure of what to do.
Choosing the wrong option could have irreversible consequences for him, so he absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake.
However, under Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength probing, there were no abnormal energy fluctuations in these five streets at all. In other words, there was absolutely no possibility of accurately finding the hall where the Dou Qi inheritance was located except by relying on intuition and luck.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan's heart sank slightly. Although the chance of making a mistake was very small, he could not tolerate any error. However, the current situation was that he had no choice but to rely on luck.
There seemed to be a special restriction within this space. His Spiritual Strength was blocked when it spread within a hundred feet around him, which made it impossible for Xiao Yan to explore the ends of these five streets.
The restriction on his Spiritual Strength weighed heavily on Xiao Yan's mind. However, at that moment, a slight tightening appeared in Xiao Yan's dark eyes, and a faint soul fluctuation emanated from his Storage Ring.
Instantly, Xiao Yan's spirits lifted, and with a flick of his wrist, a palm-sized jade bottle appeared in his hand, containing the remnant soul of Xiao Xuan.
At this moment, the unusual soul fluctuations emanated from this source.
Sensing this soul fluctuation, Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, revealing a suppressed ecstasy and excitement. Today, Xiao Xuan's remnant soul finally reacted, further proving that Xiao Xuan's resurrection was not far off.
"Buzzing..."
Just as Xiao Yan's face lit up with ecstatic joy, Xiao Xuan's remnant soul inside the jade bottle emitted an extremely faint soul fluctuation once again. Judging from this, it seemed to be attracted by something. It's not hard to guess that in this ancient tomb, the only things that could attract Xiao Xuan's Spiritual Strength were the Soul Origin power of Venerable Heavenly Severing and the Origin Return Art.
Although the soul fluctuations emanating from Xiao Xuan's remnant soul were extremely weak, Xiao Yan, with his powerful Spiritual Strength as Fourth-Tier Alchemist, still managed to detect them precisely.
Following the direction of that wisp of soul fluctuation, Xiao Yan quickly identified three streets.
Instantly, a joyful smile appeared on his face, which had been heavy just moments before. Forcibly suppressing his excitement, Xiao Yan looked brightly at the three streets.
As if it were intentional, the three streets leading to the palace were actually the streets on the left, right, and center, while the two streets sandwiched in the middle were fake.
Having pinpointed the exact locations of the three halls, Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then turned and chose the street closest to the left.
To avoid those who make reckless and impulsive choices, Xiao Yan believed it was safer to take the side road.
Having chosen their direction, Xiao Yan quickly disappeared from the scene. A moment later, Chen Zhen and the others arrived.
Faced with five different roads leading in different directions, the group of people who arrived hesitated. Not knowing the truth, they had more concerns than Xiao Yan. As Xiao Yan had predicted, most people decisively chose to go straight to the end, while only a few chose other streets. Fortunately, the street on the left where Xiao Yan was located was deserted.
At some point, a group of people led by a young man arrived at the intersection of the five roads.
"Young Master, Xiao Yan has erased his aura; I cannot determine where he went."
Beside the young man, the old man in white robes frowned deeply, and finally, he spoke with a helpless expression.
"Heh, since I came to find you, I naturally thought of that."
Upon hearing this, the young man smiled indifferently, extended his palm, and the light on the storage Storage Ring on his finger flickered slightly. Then, a cyan jade token appeared in the young man's hand.
If Xiao Yan were present at this moment, he would definitely be able to recognize that this cyan jade tablet is a Cold-Delaying Jade, and as far as he knows, besides Leng Bingshuang, only Murong Qianqian and he possess this item.
Cold-Delaying Jade appeared in his hand, and the young man poured some Dou Qi into his palm. Immediately afterward, a strange energy fluctuation spread out from it. The young man's gaze followed and immediately identified the street on the left, which was also the direction where Xiao Yan was.
"Hmph, go after him! Today I'll see just how capable you really are."
With a cold shout, the young man immediately sent the group of people beside him flying swiftly down the street to the left. Without hesitation, the young man moved and followed closely behind.
Half an hour later.
Xiao Yan's forward-flying figure finally stopped once again, and at this moment, an Old Gu hall with its stone doors tightly closed appeared in front of him.
Without a doubt, this place must be where the Dou Qi inheritance of the Venerable Heavenly Severing Dou Qi is sealed. However, Xiao Yan is more curious about whether the power of the Soul Origin and the Origin Return Mantra also exist here.
A thought flashed through Xiao Yan's mind, and he moved, unleashing the Heavenly Severing Steps in the open space in front of the main hall. Immediately afterward, the tightly closed stone door in front of him seemed to sense his presence and slowly opened under Xiao Yan's burning gaze.