Coincidence? The Myriad Beasts Forbidden Domain

Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard.

"Sect Leader! Sect Leader!"

Mo Xuan's voice, tinged with urgency, came from outside the courtyard.

Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow slightly. "Come in."

Mo Xuan strode into the courtyard, beads of sweat on his forehead, his expression hurried. "Sect Leader, Master, Mistress, something strange has happened!"

"What's the matter that you're in such a panic?" Nangong Chengyu asked, frowning.

"News has just come from the Myriad Beasts Forbidden Domain," Mo Xuan said in a deep voice, catching his breath. "The Sha Qi there has suddenly dissipated by more than half! Moreover, some people have seen the shadow of an ancient palace emerging from the depths of the realm, as if... as if an High Antiquity secret realm has spontaneously appeared!"

"The Myriad Beasts Forbidden Domain?"

Li Yunjing and Nangong Chengyu were both taken aback.

The Myriad Beasts Forbidden Domain is one of the most famous and dangerous places deep in the Great Wilderness.

That place was an ancient battlefield in High Antiquity times, where Sha Qi has accumulated for tens of thousands of years. If ordinary cultivators approach it, their souls will be eroded by the Sha Qi, causing them to go mad or even die.

Inside, ferocious beasts roam freely, and poisonous miasma abounds. It has always been a forbidden area in the Great Wilderness, and no one dares to venture deep inside.

Now that the Sha Qi has dissipated, has the secret realm been revealed?

"Are you sure it's a secret realm?" Li Yunjing asked in a deep voice.

"Highly likely!" Mo Xuan nodded. "Several groups of Rogue Cultivator have already gone there. They all say it's High Antiquity secret realm, with palaces and pavilions revealed, and the Spiritual Qi is exceptionally rich. Our sentries there saw it with their own eyes, so it shouldn't be wrong."

Nangong Chengyu tapped his fingers on the table and pondered, "The Myriad Beasts Forbidden Domain has been dormant for tens of thousands of years, yet it happens to emerge at this time. It's quite a coincidence."

Li Yunjing also found it strange.

No sooner had Dao Fruit fled than an High Antiquity secret realm appeared in the Great Wilderness.

Is it a coincidence?

Or is there some connection between the two?

"Sect Leader, should we send someone to check it out?" Mo Xuan asked. "The commotion is huge. I'm afraid all the sects from Flying Immortal Prefecture will be rushing over soon. If we're too late, all the treasures will be snatched up by others."

Li Yunjing didn't answer immediately, but looked at Nangong Chengyu: "Master, what do you think?"

"It would be good to go and take a look," Nangong Chengyu said slowly. "The Myriad Beasts Forbidden Domain isn't far from us, and it's within the territory of our Luozhen Sect."

"A secret realm has appeared, and as the locals, we have no reason not to go and take a look. However, the situation inside is unknown, so we cannot be careless."

"Disciple understands." Li Yunjing nodded. "I was just planning to go there myself."

"You're going yourself?" Wang Qianxue frowned. "Yunjing, you just came back from the Chaos Abyss, shouldn't you rest for a few days first?"

"Don't worry, Master's wife, I'm fine." Li Yunjing smiled. "I'm just going to check on things, not to go to war. Besides, the secret realm has just appeared, and it's full of all sorts of people. I won't feel at ease if I don't go."

As they were discussing this, a disciple's voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

"Sect Leader! A group of people have arrived from outside the mountain. They say they are from the Biyuan Tribe, and their leader is named Zhi Qianshu. They say they have important matters to discuss with you, Sect Leader."

"Biyuan People?"

Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow.

What was bound to happen, happened.

The Biyuan People are one of the oldest indigenous tribes in the Great Wilderness.

They are all human, yet they are completely different from the cultivators of the Central Plains.

The tribespeople are generally tall, with adults often exceeding nine feet in height, possessing bronze skin and ancient totem patterns tattooed on their faces.

They do not cultivate Spiritual Qi, but focus on physical cultivation and totem power. They are fierce and good at fighting, and have lived in the deep mountains of the Great Wilderness for generations, rarely interacting with the outside world.

The story of how Li Yunjing got involved with them dates back three years.

At that time, he had not yet broken through to the Dao Union Perfection. He accidentally entered a secret realm and encountered Biyuan People.

The Biyuan People recognized him, saying that he was the Person Who Brings the Dawn prophesied by their Biyuan People ancestor and the key to resurrecting their first ancestor.

Li Yunjing also led the Biyuan People out of the secret realm and back to Azure Jiao Marsh.

From then on, Zhi Qianshu would occasionally send people to deliver some Great Wilderness specialties from the Great Wilderness, subtly implying that he was becoming dependent on you.

"The Biyuan People..." Nangong Chengyu stroked his beard, "That ancient totem tribe? What do they want with you?"

"It's a long story," Li Yunjing said with a wry smile, briefly recounting what happened three years ago. "They said I was some kind of prophetic child, capable of resurrecting their ancestor."

"Resurrect the First Ancestor?" Wang Qianxue asked in surprise. "How many years has their First Ancestor been dead? Can he really be resurrected?"

"Who knows?" Li Yunjing shook his head. "The tribes of the Great Wilderness have many strange legends, which can't be taken seriously. I'll go out and take a look. After all, I was the one who brought them to the Azure Jiao Marsh, so it wouldn't be right to turn them away."

He got up, left Tingzhu Courtyard, and headed straight for the mountain gate.

Sure enough, a group of burly men stood outside the mountain gate.

The man at the head was an old man with a sharply defined face and sharp, eagle-like eyes.

It was Zhi Qianshu, the leader of the Biyuan People.

Behind him followed more than ten warriors from Biyuan, each with a burly build, carrying bone spears on their backs, exuding a fierce aura. Standing there, they resembled iron towers, attracting frequent glances from the disciples of the Luozhen Sect, but none dared to approach.

"It is an honor to have you here, Elder Zhi. I am so sorry for not welcoming you sooner," Li Yunjing said with a smile, bowing as he descended the steps.

Zhi Qianshu's eyes lit up when he saw Li Yunjing. He strode forward, grabbed Li Yunjing's arm with his large, fan-like hand, and said with surprising force, "Sect Leader Li! I'm so glad to see you!"

Despite his advanced age, his voice was so loud it made people's ears ring.

Li Yunjing withdrew his hand without showing any emotion and said with a smile, "Senior Zhi, you've come from afar and must be tired. Please come in and sit down to talk."

"No, no, we won't go in." Zhi Qianshu waved his hand, his expression serious. "The matter is urgent, so I'll be frank. Sect Leader Li, the secret realm of the Myriad Beasts Forbidden Domain has appeared, you know that, right?"

Li Yunjing's heart skipped a beat. "I just heard that Senior Zhi is also here for the secret realm?"

"Yes and no," Zhi Qianshu said in a deep voice, "That secret realm is no ordinary secret realm; it is the Burial Ground of our Biyuan People's ancestor!"

"What?!" Li Yunjing was slightly startled.

The Myriad Beasts Forbidden Domain is actually the Burial Ground of the first ancestor of the Biyuan People?

"After the First Ancestor died in battle, he was buried there." Zhi Qianshu nodded, his tone somewhat pious. "The Burial Ground is protected by a totem array left by the First Ancestor, and is shielded by Sha Qi, so no one has been able to enter for tens of thousands of years."

The great formation is now activated, and the secret realm has emerged, because the day of the First Ancestor's awakening has arrived.

"The day of awakening?"

"Indeed." Zhi Qianshu looked at Li Yunjing with burning eyes. "The First Ancestor left behind a prophecy: when the Person Who Brings the Dawn appears, the Burial Ground will open by itself, and the First Ancestor can then be reborn. Sect Leader Li, you are that Person Who Brings the Dawn!"

Li Yunjing frowned slightly. "Senior Zhi, prophecy is nothing but empty talk. I merely happened to help you once; I am hardly Person Who Brings the Dawn."

"Of course! How could we not!" Zhi Qianshu exclaimed anxiously, "The First Ancestor's prophecy cannot be wrong! Three years ago, you appeared in the secret realm, killed the demon, and led us out of the secret realm. Everything matches the prophecy!"

The moment the Burial Ground opened, I came to find you! Sect Leader Li, you must come with me to the secret realm!

"What could I do if I went?" Li Yunjing asked.

"Before the coffin of the First Ancestor, there is an ever-burning lamp," Zhi Qianshu said. "It requires the Origin Essence Blood of the Person Who Brings the Dawn to ignite the ever-burning lamp in order to awaken the remnant soul of the First Ancestor."

In addition, nine First Ancestor Bone Talisman from the Burial Ground must be collected to complete the resurrection ritual. Sect Leader Li, only you can do it!

Li Yunjing fell silent.

He had originally planned to explore the secret realm, and now he had another reason to revive the first ancestor of the Biyuan People.

Moreover, judging from Zhi Qianshu's words, the secret realm not only contains the Burial Ground of the First Ancestor, but also probably many High Antiquity secrets.