Suppression, the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return
Li Yunjing opened his eyes, and the void beneath his feet suddenly transformed into solid ground. A dense Spiritual Qi, almost liquid, rushed towards him, instantly permeating his limbs and bones, and even his breath carried a refreshing sweetness.
Looking up, there was no end in sight.
"Is this the secret realm?" Li Yunjing wondered to himself.
This place forms its own complete world, with three golden suns of different sizes hanging in the pale purple sky, casting a warm light imbued with the essence of Tao.
In the distance, the mountains stretch endlessly, their peaks disappearing into the clouds. On the cliffs, veins of spirit crystals with a faint blue luster are exposed. A waterfall cascades down from a sheer cliff, crashing into a deep pool below, creating a mist hundreds of feet high. The mist refracts a rainbow of colors that lingers for a long time.
The ground beneath his feet was a deep black, soft and springy to the touch, every inch brimming with vitality, yet not a blade of grass grew on it.
Ahead, ancient trees towering thousands of feet high could be seen everywhere. Their trunks were so thick that it would take hundreds of cultivators holding hands to encircle them. Their bark was cracked like dragon scales, and their canopies blocked out the sky. Countless glowing vines and fist-sized spiritual fruits hung from their branches and leaves.
Some ancient trees even have snow-white foxes with nine tails living in their hollows. They are not afraid of strangers, but simply flick their bushy tails and leap into the deeper forest.
In the clearing in the forest, Spiritual Qi condensed into a milky white mist that flowed slowly.
Golden specks of light floated in the mist; these were free-floating Tianyuan. If one meditated and cultivated here, the speed would be a hundred times faster than outside.
A crystal-clear stream meanders through the area, its waters shimmering with a faint silver light. The bottom is covered with smooth, round spirit jade, and occasionally a few spirit fish with transparent wings swim by, leaving a trail of dazzling light in their wake.
Rare and precious herbs grow along the stream. Five-thousand-year-old placenta, nearly ten-thousand-year-old vermilion fruit, and dragon blood grass with flame-like leaves are everywhere. Some have even transformed into human form, with tiny flower buds on their heads, timidly hiding behind the grass.
Not far away, a ruined High Antiquity site lies half-buried in the soil.
The massive stone pillar had broken and collapsed, its surface covered with indistinct ancient runes. Despite the passage of millions of years, it still exuded a faint aura of power, inspiring awe.
A towering statue of a divine beast, hundreds of feet tall, stands in the center of the ruins. It is a White Tiger with two wings. Although its head is broken and one wing is missing, its remaining body still exudes a murderous aura. Within a hundred feet around it, not even a mosquito dares to approach.
At the foot of the statue, countless rusty fragments of weapons are scattered, and occasionally one or two fragments of Law Treasure that still retain their spiritual light can be seen, proving that an earth-shattering battle once took place here.
Not only that, Li Yunjing looked up.
In the air, dozens of floating fairy islands slowly moved, with pavilions and towers faintly visible on them, and waterfalls cascading down from the sides, forming silver rivers of heaven.
Flocks of cranes and colorful phoenixes soared among the fairy islands, uttering clear and melodious calls.
Occasionally, enormous black shadows would sweep across the clouds; these were ancient Flood Dragon, each over a thousand feet long, coiling around the immortal island and guarding it.
Li Yunjing's pupils contracted sharply; he was utterly horrified.
The scene before him made Li Yunjing feel as if he had traveled to ancient times.
Tianyuan has some books that record the ancient times, which mention what the Yung Valley era was like.
Now, Li Yunjing felt as if the images in the book had jumped out and were vividly presented in front of him.
Just as Li Yunjing was surprised, a flash of light suddenly appeared.
Fang Hexuan and the others also appeared and came to Li Yunjing's side.
The three of them were immediately drawn to the scene of the secret realm. Like Li Yunjing, they widened their eyes in astonishment and were speechless.
After a long while, Li Yunjing finally spoke, "Grandmaster Fang, what should we do next?"
Fang Hexuan snapped out of his shock, blinked, and fell silent.
To be honest, he didn't know what to do either.
Exploring the hidden realm? That should be the most important thing to do right now, but this realm seems to be fraught with danger. If we explore it rashly, we might easily run into trouble.
But without exploring the hidden realm, they wouldn't even know how to leave.
So after much thought, there's only one way.
"We can only explore a little bit for now," Fang Hexuan said.
After saying that, Fang Hexuan raised her hand and formed a hand seal. A light blue water ripple spread outwards from her center, like a pebble thrown into a lake, silently sweeping across a radius of a hundred miles.
After a moment, he frowned slightly and shook his head. "My Divine Sense is severely suppressed, and I can only probe within a hundred miles at most. The space here is extremely stable, and escape Law Technique are basically ineffective."
Now the only options are to fly with your own body or simply run away.
Li Yunjing nodded slightly, gazing intently into the distance.
Judging from Fang Hexuan's words, the danger in the secret realm might be more serious than he thought, which made Li Yunjing extremely worried.
However, at this moment, the voice of the Five Spirits Lord suddenly rang in Li Yunjing's mind.
"Huh, the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return? How did you come to a place like this, young master?"
Li Yunjing's thoughts sank into his sea of consciousness, and he asked curiously, "The Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return? What does that mean?"
"Young Master, you dare to come without even knowing this?" Five Spirits Lord's surprised voice rang out.
Then, Five Spirits Lord explained to Li Yunjing what "Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return" meant.
Simply put, the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return is a dead end, a graveyard for all spirits.
When any living being dies, its resentment, bitterness, and other emotions will erupt in an instant.
Since the dawn of life, these emotions have accumulated and gradually formed the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return".
It is precisely because of this emotion that the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return is so terrifying.
The strange beasts that Li Yunjing and the others are seeing now are all composed of this emotion, and are not real strange beasts.
In the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return, danger lurks everywhere; even a seemingly insignificant flower by the roadside could be a murder weapon.
After hearing this, Li Yunjing's expression became extremely solemn.
The three alien races said it was a super-large secret realm, but now the secret realm has become the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return.
The fact that the three alien races had lied ignited a fire of rage within Li Yunjing.
"Is there any way to leave?" Li Yunjing asked.
The Five Spirits Lord said, "The formation of each Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return is due to the Myriad Spirits Crystal Core. As long as you find the crystal core, you can freely enter and exit the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return, and even have absolute control over the entire Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return."
Aside from finding the Myriad Spirits Crystal Core, there is no other way to leave the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return.
Li Yunjing fell silent. Since the Myriad Spirits Crystal Core was so important, finding it would likely be quite difficult.
"Can you find it?" Li Yunjing placed his hopes on Five Spirits Lord.
The Five Spirits Lord's helpless voice rang out. "My strength has not recovered as expected, so it is difficult to find it. The suppression of the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return is very strong."
However, if you walk around more in the Myriad Spirits Ruins of Return, I might be able to find it.
"Young master, let's start exploring over there. The life force there is abundant, and it doesn't seem too dangerous."
Five Spirits Lord pointed Li Yunjing in a direction.
After hearing this, Li Yunjing could only nod in agreement.
At this moment, Lu Xian noticed that Li Yunjing hadn't spoken and asked curiously:
"Sect Leader, have you discovered anything?"