’The Purple Void Imperial Dynasty... To think such a powerful entity also vanished into the long river of history.’
’What on earth could have happened back then to make such an entity vanish without a trace!’
From Yu City, Gu An gazed toward the newly manifested, large-scale Secret Realm—the destination of his journey.
He hadn’t entered the Secret Realm yet. He was instead gathering information about it, as arranged by the Merak Sacred Land.
Besides, Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster experts were already inside the Secret Realm seeking opportunities. It wasn’t a wise choice to enter alone at this time.
Therefore, Gu An planned to wait for the people from the Merak Sacred Land to arrive and enter the large-scale Secret Realm together.
Although he wanted to obtain the opportunities within, he wasn’t about to mindlessly charge in to his death.
He would only enter the Secret Realm once his safety was reasonably assured. Otherwise, any opportunity he found would only end up benefiting someone else.
A treasure you lack the strength to protect isn’t a fortunate opportunity, but a curse—the very source of your own destruction.
Gu An was keenly aware of this.
"If this Secret Realm hadn’t appeared, I never would have known the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty even existed. It’s truly mysterious!"
The Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall, standing beside Gu An, remarked slowly.
There were no records of the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty in the Cyan Yuan Sect. It was an Imperial Dynasty that had vanished into the river of history. Ten thousand years could erase anything, causing even an entity that powerful to be utterly destroyed.
In the eyes of most, anything that has vanished has likely been destroyed. Otherwise, why would it disappear?
This was especially true after ten thousand years.
If it still existed, there would at least be some trace of its activities, not a complete absence of them.
"To think that beyond the Martial Saint realm, there are still realms like Divine Acupoint, Divine Sea, and Divine Body... The path of Martial Arts Cultivation is truly endless!"
Gu An was also deeply moved.
Sometimes, knowing the path ahead isn’t a good thing. Seeing an end so far in the distance can make one despair, because even getting close is a challenge.
It was like the vast sky—visible, but utterly untouchable, no matter how hard one worked at their cultivation.
It seems close at hand, yet in reality, it’s indefinitely remote.
"The people from the Merak Sacred Land will arrive tomorrow morning. Everything on our end is ready. I will enter the Secret Realm with them, so I’m leaving the Cyan Yuan Sect disciples here in Yu City to you!"
Gu An instructed, looking at the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall beside him.
Since he would be entering the Secret Realm, he naturally needed someone to take charge of matters on the outside.
Whether it was the Cyan Yuan Sect disciples or the people from the Merak Sacred Land, someone had to be on hand to receive them and make arrangements.
Of course, most of the people from the Merak Sacred Land would be entering the Secret Realm with him, so not too many arrangements would be needed for ordinary matters.
The people remaining in Yu City would act as a support team, tasked with resupplying daily necessities like food and water and gathering the latest intelligence.
Gu An hadn’t brought many people this time, as the Cyan Yuan Sect was small to begin with. The number he could take into the Secret Realm was even smaller. He would never send them into the Secret Realm to seek opportunities on their own, because their cultivation was too weak.
Even he himself lacked full confidence, let alone others. He would only allow his people to tag along by following the group from the Merak Sacred Land.
"Rest assured, Sect Leader. I will arrange everything. I won’t let anything happen here!"
The Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall said with assurance.
It was a shame he couldn’t enter the Secret Realm to seek his own opportunities, but he could still obtain plenty of rewards by holding down the fort.
According to the Cyan Yuan Sect’s contribution system, it would be a significant amount, exchangeable for plenty of cultivation resources suited for an Inner Master.
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「Cyan Yuan Sect.」
Yang Chan was covered in sweat.
After a session of intense exercise, he was drenched, his clothes clinging to his skin.
Such was the nature of Martial Arts Cultivation, and Yang Chan was long accustomed to it.
He was currently warming up his limbs, practicing the Peng Demon Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture. His hand movements were coordinated to temper the marrow in his bones, steadily increasing his cultivation.
The cultivation of a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster differed significantly from that of an Inner Master. Bone Marrow Cleansing Cultivation required one to cultivate from the outside in, reaching deep into the very bone marrow, making the process much more complex.
The elixirs Yang Chan was currently taking during his cultivation were meant for Inner Refining and offered little help for Bone Marrow Cleansing. He was essentially wasting one avenue of enhancement, which was why he had always wanted to succeed in refining a Bone Marrow Cleansing Elixir.
After all, his previous cultivation regimen had involved multiple methods, which was what had allowed his cultivation to improve so rapidly.
"Master, I seem to have heard news of the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty while I was asleep?"
As Yang Chan cultivated, a voice suddenly came from the Profound Yin Hanging Bead on his wrist. It made his movements pause for an instant before he resumed as if nothing had happened.
His hands continued their motions, not stopping.
"Yes. We’ll talk after I finish my cultivation session,"
Yang Chan replied before continuing his Martial Arts Cultivation. A full set of the technique had to be completed to produce a tangible effect. If he stopped now, his efforts so far would be wasted, and this practice of the fist technique would be for nothing.
He wasn’t surprised by the Black Dragon’s awakening. The cracks on the Profound Yin Hanging Bead had already healed during this time, which meant the bead itself had recovered. As the Artifact Spirit of the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, the Black Dragon was bound to wake up.
That was why Yang Chan had been relaxing his suppression of the Profound Yin Hanging Bead during his cultivation sessions and checking on it daily.
Judging by the Black Dragon’s words, it had clearly maintained some awareness of the outside world even while asleep.
Once he completed a full set of the Fist Technique, Yang Chan’s Qi and Blood was steaming, and he was drenched in sweat from head to toe. This was the result of his training. After he finished, he could feel the essence of the Fist Technique seeping into his bone marrow, bringing a faint improvement to his body.
The effect wasn’t as obvious as spending Potential Points, but for Yang Chan, it was still a welcome improvement.
He had plenty of time to raise his cultivation within the Cyan Yuan Sect, so this kind of gradual, day-by-day improvement was also a good option.
As long as he could continue on in peace, he was content to keep this up, endlessly raising his Martial Arts Cultivation. It was a perfectly good choice.
"A large-scale Secret Realm has appeared on the border of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty. It’s said to be related to the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty, but that news hasn’t been confirmed. I’m still waiting for word to come back to know if it’s truly connected to the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty."
Having finished his Fist Technique practice, Yang Chan lifted the restrictions on the Profound Yin Hanging Bead.
The Soul Body of the Black Dragon floated out of the Profound Yin Hanging Bead. Yang Chan could sense that its aura was actually quite a bit stronger than before it had fallen asleep.
This result was within Yang Chan’s expectations. After all, the effects of Taiyuan Qi were remarkable, something he had experienced firsthand.
In particular, the Taiyuan Qi he had obtained contained an extremely pure strain, which was far better than they had anticipated.
While the Black Dragon slept, Yang Chan had placed not only ordinary Taiyuan Qi where it rested but also the more refined Taiyuan Qi, letting the Black Dragon absorb it all. This had also allowed the Profound Yin Hanging Bead to recover even faster!