Exploring the Secret Realm, True Lord Kumu's Legacy!

A spatial portal, hundreds of feet high, stood atop the scorched earth, its edges flashing with lightning, forcefully pushing open the void barrier.

Shi Jian stepped inside and disappeared through the door, followed closely by White Crane, who was waving a folding fan.

After passing through a brief spatial distortion, the view suddenly opened up before me.

What comes into view is a vast expanse of mountains and rivers; while the sky appears a sickly grayish-white.

There are no sun, moon, or stars here, but the land below is lush and verdant, with Spiritual Qi so rich it's almost tangible mist.

Ancient trees reach for the sky, vines intertwine, and life flourishes.

Beneath this vitality, however, lurked a hint of Decay and ruin; at the fault lines of the mountain range, spatial cracks appeared and disappeared.

"What a great place!"

"The purity of the Spiritual Qi is more than 30% higher than that of the outside world, but the space is somewhat unstable and can't hold on much longer."

Shi Jian's Divine Sense instantly spread out, covering an area of a thousand miles.

"Someone's there." Shi Jian's gaze turned to a verdant mountain peak in the southeast.

Halfway up the mountain, a series of palace buildings had been constructed; hundreds of Human Race cultivators dressed in blue Daoist robes were staring in terror at the huge crack in the sky.

"Oh, there are a few mice hiding here."

White Crane chuckled softly and casually waved his folding fan.

The sea of clouds churned.

Thousands upon thousands of thin, invisible threads of cloud instantly traversed a distance of hundreds of miles, enveloping the verdant mountain peak.

There were no screams, and no power to resist.

As the clouds sliced through, hundreds of cultivators, along with their prized protective array, instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist.

The palace complex collapsed silently, crumbling into dust.

Only one Golden Core cultivator was bound by a cloud rope and forcibly dragged in front of Shi Jian; the old man was horrified, his whole body trembling, and he didn't even have time to beg for mercy.

Shi Jian raised his hand and placed his five fingers on the old man's crown.

A flash of purple-gold lightning, instantly searching the soul!

The violent power of the soul forcibly tore apart the old man's sea of consciousness and rummaged through his memories; the old man's eyes rolled back, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his body convulsed violently.

A moment later, Shi Jian released his grip, and the old man's body fell straight down.

"This place is a secret realm left behind by the Supreme Elder of the Profound Azure Sect, True Lord Kumu."

"This group of people are the remnants of the One Qi Dao Gate; but relying on the remaining resources in the secret realm for cultivation, they can hardly even produce a Golden Core."

The White Crane scoffed, "That's just how Human Race; they're like rabbits with three burrows. I'm afraid there are still many remnants of secret realms like this one."

"But without external pressure and competition, even guarding Baoshan is useless."

"Let's go take a look at the center."

The two Demonization into a rainbow and headed straight for the deepest part of the secret realm.

Along the way, various restrictions appeared one after another; the Qingmu Sword Formation, the Poisonous Mist, the Illusion Killing Formation, and various other formations were constantly triggered.

However, in front of the two transformed demons, these restrictions, which were enough to kill even Golden Core cultivators, were completely ineffective.

Shi Jian unleashed a punch, and lightning instantly tore through the array patterns; White Crane spread his wings, and a whirlwind destroyed all obstructing restrictions.

The two demons swept through the enemy lines with unstoppable momentum.

At the deepest part of the secret realm is an inverted cone-shaped mountain peak suspended in mid-air; at the top of the mountain peak, there is a medicinal garden covering several acres.

Within the herb garden, five Spirit Plant of different shapes are planted.

One plant is entirely crimson, resembling coral, radiating intense heat; another has leaves like swords, exuding the sharpness of Geng Metal.

There was also a tree rooted in the void, distorting the surrounding space; at the very center was a small, verdant tree no more than three feet tall, with Dao of Wood runes growing on its trunk, exuding the most abundant vitality.

"A fourth-tier Spirit Plant!" White Crane's eyes lit up. "Good heavens, this True Lord Kumu does have some skills; he can actually cultivate such a treasure."

Shi Jian stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the five Spirit Plant.

"Crimson Flame Coral, Geng Metal Sword Grass, Void Dark Vine... and this fourth-tier Spirit Plant: Fortune Qingmu!"

"This Fortune Qingmu can regulate the earth's veins and suppress the fortune of a region; planted in the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, it is enough to improve the environment within a radius of ten thousand miles, allowing those shattered Blessed Land to regain their vitality."

"These Spirit Plant are treasures, take them all."

With a wave of his hand, Shi Jian unleashed a giant hand that uprooted the third-tier Breathing Earth at the bottom of the herb garden and stored it in his storage Law Treasure.

With these, the foundation of the Myriad Demon Domain can be elevated to at least one level; in particular, it fills the gap in the inheritance of the Dao of Wood in the Myriad Demon Domain.

After looting the herb garden, the two demons arrived at a rustic wooden house atop the mountain.

Push open the wooden door.

The room was simply furnished, with only a futon and a wooden table; on the wooden table, a blue Jade Slip and a piece of withered yellow wood sat quietly.

Shi Jian picked up the Jade Slip and probed it with his Divine Sense.

After a while, he put down the Jade Slip, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

"What's written inside?" White Crane walked over.

"The Dao of Wood inheritance of the True Lord Kumu Dao of Wood, the ' True Scripture of Withering and Flourishing and Immortal Foundation,' points to the foundation of the Wood Dao Immortal Realm." Shi Jian tossed the Jade Slip slip to White Crane: "Give this to the Green Ape Clan; it can complete the foundation of the Dao of Wood in the eastern part of the Myriad Demon Domain."

White Crane took the Jade Slip, glanced at the piece of withered wood, and asked, "Where's this piece of wood?"

"That's the remains of Wood Demon that True Lord Kumu obtained in his early years; it must be quite old, but we don't know its purpose."

"As for this Jade Slip, besides the Cultivation Method, it also contains his speculation."

What guess?

"Regarding this world, in his early years, True Lord Kumu traveled all over the Profound Spirit Continent, attempting to find a way to break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, and even the Spirit Transformation."

"But he discovered that this continent was sealed off by an invisible rule."

White Crane paused, his folding fan still, and frowned. "A blockade?"

"According to the speculation of the True Lord Kumu, the Profound Spirit Continent is not essentially a prison; rather, it is more like a graveyard, an isolated tomb."

"Brother Shi, do you think it could be the legendary Spirit Transformation Lord of the Nascent Soul stage from back then?"

"That's what I think too."

"Based on the information we've gathered over the years, and the corroboration of various speculations, I believe that the Profound Spirit Continent is neither a secret realm nor some special place."

"It's more like back then, when that Immortal Lord of the Spirit Transformation wanted to break through to the Dao Venerable Dao Fruit; ultimately, he failed in the struggle and fled here."

"Then they were wiped out. The Demon Race, which originally ruled the Profound Spirit Continent, supported the rise of the Human Race; to avoid being hunted down."

Therefore, the entire Profound Spirit Continent and its surrounding seas were sealed off; this place was forcibly isolated from the outside world.

"Furthermore, this Spirit Transformation stage left behind a complete Space Dao."

"The ability to isolate a region must exist; based on this assumption, this hypothesis best fits everything we see today."

After listening, White Crane nodded slightly.

If we assume this, then it makes the most sense.

"Brother Shi, if that's truly the case, then how should we interpret the tomb?"

"Could it be that the Kunyuan Secret Realm, which opens only once every hundred years, is the place where that Spirit Transformation stage ultimately perished and passed away?"

"I'm afraid so."

"If this hypothesis holds true, then the simplest way to leave the Profound Spirit Continent is not to break through a cultivation level."

"Instead, we should find a way to destroy the Kunyuan Secret Realm!"

"After all, the Kunyuan Secret Realm has been searched by the Human Race many times over the past ten thousand years, and its contents have been largely understood."

"If we could find a way out from within, the Human Race would have found it long ago."

"Destroying the Kunyuan Secret Realm directly might be worth a try!"

"We might be able to get out!"