The heavens and earth spun, and the sun and moon shifted positions.
Yao Qing felt a dizzying whirlwind, and when she opened her eyes again, she found that she had left the swirling black mist and the Yin Spirits-infested Heavenly Return Valley, and had instead stepped into a vaster world.
This expansive land stretched over a thousand miles in all directions, clearly a secret realm.
However.
This secret realm was a murky gray, as silent as a graveyard.
Yet.
The most striking feature was the surroundings of this secret realm.
At this mont.
She saw nine massive black stone swords, each a hundred feet tall, standing around the realm. Each stone sword differed, representing Taotie, Yazi, Ba Xia, Suanni... akin to the nine sons of the dragon, as if they were supporting the heavens and earth of this secret realm!
And from each stone sword, a chain extended, with countless talismanic runes weaving around the chains like swimming dragons, reaching all the way to the center of the secret realm.
"Mr. Ye... is this the hidden secret realm within the Heavenly Return Valley?"
Upon witnessing this, Yao Qing exclaid aloud.
"If I’m not mistaken, this should be a sealing array." Ye Qingchen squinted his eyes. He had once seen the sealing grand array of Mo Luo Celestial Saint in Abyssal Valley, and although it was different, there were many similarities.
And this array was even more powerful than the one sealing Mo Luo Celestial Saint.
Looking back, he saw that the way back was entirely blocked, with what seed like countless threads in the void sealing them within, making it appear as if it were a world unto itself.
Completely isolated from the outside world!
This was clearly a secret realm where entry was allowed, but not exit!
Of course!
Ye Qingchen wasn’t surprised either. Heavenly Return Valley was only so big, and if the secret realm wasn’t well hidden, explorers from the past would have already uncovered it. It’s precisely because of this that the secrets of Heavenly Return Valley have never spread!
But what puzzled him was.
Why was such a secret realm hidden within Heavenly Return Valley, and what exactly was concealed here?
Could it rely be that White Bone Palace?
Thinking to himself, Ye Qingchen had already begun walking towards the depths of the secret realm.
Unlike Ye Qingchen’s nonchalance, Yao Qing was on high alert. In her view, the interior and exterior of Heavenly Return Valley were both perilous, and the secret realm hidden within was likely a one-in-a-million death trap.
Yet to her surprise.
The journey thus far was devoid of even a single Walking Corpse, not to ntion the shadow of a Yin Spirit.
"We’re almost there!"
At a certain mont.
Ye Qingchen suddenly stopped, looking up ahead.
And he saw.
In the center of the secret realm, there appeared a massive White Bone Palace. This palace covered nearly a thousand feet, constructed entirely of bones. It wasn’t made from countless corpses but built from the remains of an unknown beast.
Upon closer inspection, the oppressive aura it emitted beca even more intense.
In front of this palace, the two of them appeared as tiny as dust.
Especially the massive beast skull on the do, with its hollow eyes staring right at their location. It was like a primordial beast crouching in the secret realm, as if it were about to open its mouth and devour them!
"This is the palace you ntioned? But isn’t it sealed within this secret realm? How did you even see it?"
Even Ye Qingchen felt oppressed in front of the palace, let alone Yao Qing?
Before this gigantic White Bone Palace, she could barely stand, maintaining her last shred of dignity only through her Supre Celestial Saint cultivation.
"Indeed!"
Ye Qingchen nodded slightly.
This White Bone Palace was identical to what he had seen earlier in Heavenly Return Valley. As for why he could see it, Ye Qingchen wasn’t sure; perhaps the secret realm could no longer seal the palace, or maybe soone deliberately revealed the existence of this palace.
But why?
Just then, Yao Qing suddenly let out a cry of surprise, and Ye Qingchen quickly followed her gaze to see a giant white bone stele standing at the side of the palace.
This white bone stele stood seven or eight feet tall.
It was a segnt of an unknown beast’s finger bone, standing like a towering tree, also exuding a terrifying oppressive aura. On that finger bone, a line of words was inscribed.
When Ye Qingchen saw that line of words, his pupils contracted imdiately, revealing an expression of disbelief!
Because the words read:
"Taotian Palace Forbidden Land, Those Who Enter Shall Die!"
A fierce killing intent emanated from the words, chilling him to his core, as if his heart could leap from his chest at any mont!
Yao Qing stared at the line on the bone stele, feeling increasingly familiar, and finally turned to Ye Qingchen in horror:
’Taotian Palace, Taotian Palace... Isn’t Mr. Ye from Taotian Palace? Could this White Bone Palace be connected to Mr. Ye’s sect?’
At that mont.
Ye Qingchen also wore a puzzled expression.
He always assud, based on Yao Qing’s words, that the existence of Heavenly Return Valley was related to the Evil Venerable, serving as a ghost-nurturing place. Yet, he never expected it to be established by Taotian Palace.
But wasn’t Taotian Palace supposed to be in the Eastern Domain? Why would it appear in the Western Domain, and why was it hidden here?
"Mr. Ye, do you know the predecessor who established Heavenly Return Valley?" Yao Qing asked softly.
"I don’t know!" Ye Qingchen shook his head decisively. When he joined Taotian Palace, only Qin Wentian remained; how could he know the predecessors from a hundred years ago?
"Shouldn’t we try to leave here as soon as possible..." Yao Qing was nearly in tears, feeling that the White Bone Palace before her was overwhelmingly terrifying.
If it weren’t for Ye Qingchen’s presence, she would have fled as far as she could!
"How could it be so easy?" Ye Qingchen shook his head, speaking coldly, "Since we stepped into this secret realm, we can forget about leaving."
"Then what should we do?" Yao Qing asked in shock.
However, Ye Qingchen paid her no heed; all his attention was focused on the bone stele before him.
In his mind, and in the minds of the people of Celestial Peak Country, Taotian Palace was just a declining sect. It might have so secrets, but nothing earth-shattering.
But based on Qin Wentian and Kong Shun’s few unconscious revelations, he knew Taotian Palace was once a vast sect, though each ti he inquired further, they were reluctant to speak more. Nurous secrets all pointed to a hundred-year-old incident in Taotian Palace!
And this Heavenly Return Valley appeared just a century ago...
"Could Taotian Palace’s decline be related to Heavenly Return Valley?"
Suddenly, Ye Qingchen thought of sothing, looking at the bone stele again, seeking useful information.
As Ye Qingchen suspected.
The bone stele docunted Taotian Palace’s secrets over the centuries.
"...Taotian Palace, unparalleled in the Eastern Domain, due to the heavenly decaying fire, the founder unable to bear witnessing the widespread destruction of life, led the sect in opposition to the heavenly fire. Though it was sealed, the sect suffered grave losses. I entered Taotian Palace at a young age, learning of the founder’s feats, trembling in fear and learning diligently, living up to expectations as the thirty-eighth Sect Leader of Taotian Palace..."
"Does this an the Sect Leader of Taotian Palace built this White Bone Palace? Why did he build this White Bone Palace?"
Ye Qingchen frowned slightly and continued reading.
The subsequent content.
Beca even more shocking.
"...Upon succeeding as Sect Leader for 162 years, Taotian Palace suddenly faced a great enemy, the Northern Domain’s ancestor Feng Wuxie tore through the void, destroying Taotian Palace. As the Sect Leader, I naturally took the responsibility. But Feng Wuxie’s cultivation as a Celestial Venerable was beyond my power to kill, leaving with no choice but to imprison him here..."
As he wrote to the end.
Each word was filled with blood and deep regret.
Evidently.
The author deeply regretted not being able to slay Feng Wuxie.
The following content advised future generations not to enter the White Bone Palace or disturb the seal.
"Wait, so the palace seals Feng Wuxie?"
Upon this realization.
Ye Qingchen prepared to step forward.
However.
Just as Ye Qingchen moved past the bone stele, a sudden shout ca from the void:
"Where did this wild boy co from, daring to intrude upon the White Bone Palace?"
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