289: The Secret Clan

"I just don't know if that Senior is a match for that god corpse?"

Song Yan shivered.

Did he actually try to scam that Senior?

"Who exactly could it be?"

He puffed on his large pipe while thinking it over carefully.

Unfortunately, he had scammed too many people, and he couldn't recall who it was for the moment!

...

"Tianji Pavilion?"

Long Yuan arrived at a city and sought out the local intelligence agency.

He had searched the Divine Realm for a long time on his own, but hadn't managed to find anything.

Places like the Sky Tomb were forbidden zones of death; if one didn't see them with their own eyes, it was impossible to know the location of such eerie places.

To find those Sky Tombs scattered everywhere, one could only rely on the strength of the masses.

Since the Chu family's influence had not yet expanded to the Divine Realm, Long Yuan sought out its intelligence agency.

"Greetings, honored guest. Please, come inside!"

Stepping into Tianji Pavilion, Long Yuan was led inside by a receptionist.

Tianji Pavilion had been very busy lately, but most people were there to purchase information regarding the Soul Clan.

After all, they had become the number one clan in the Divine Realm, and it was necessary to grasp essential information, such as which factions were related to the Soul Clan, lest they accidentally offend them in the future and bring about disaster!

"What information does the guest wish to purchase?"

Long Yuan was taken to a private room and served a cup of tea.

This place was isolated from the outside to prevent unrelated people from eavesdropping.

"I wish to inquire about a forbidden zone—Distorted Time and Space!"

Long Yuan said.

"Distorted Time and Space?"

The attendant glanced at Long Yuan and then said, "We do indeed have information on several such forbidden zones!"

"Because no one dares to explore those places, the price for the information is quite cheap!"

"Please wait a moment, guest. I will go and bring the information for you right away!"

...

On the other side, Shen Ji Zi, who was preparing to head to the Human Realm to search for Long Yuan's whereabouts, took out a glowing sound transmission stone.

"What is it?"

"Boss, someone is inquiring about Distorted Time and Space!"

"Hm? Who is it?"

Shen Ji Zi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It's a handsome young man, looking to be in his twenties, with Dragon horns on his head, dressed in white and holding a folding fan. He should be from the Dragon Clan!"

The voice came from the other end of the transmission stone.

Shen Ji Zi was stunned.

Why did this description sound so much like the Senior he was planning to look for?

Could it really be that Senior looking for it?

What would he want to do by looking for that place?

Could it be that he can actually enter it?

"Boss, you said that if anyone deliberately searched for Distorted Time and Space, we should pay close attention. Should we still sell this information to him?"

"Ask him to wait a moment; I will come personally!"

"Yes!"

Receiving the reply, Long Yuan rubbed his chin.

Didn't they say that information about forbidden zones like Distorted Time and Space wasn't worth much?

Why did the boss need to come personally?

However, not long after, when he saw the boss of this place, he suddenly understood.

So it was this old turtle!

"I really didn't expect that the boss behind Tianji Pavilion would actually be you?"

Long Yuan said, looking at Shen Ji Zi, who had rushed over, dusty from his travels.

"This Junior is ashamed. I was just bored, so I opened Tianji Pavilion to play around. I didn't expect to attract Senior here!"

"May I ask why Senior is looking for the Distorted Time and Space forbidden zone? That place is no good land! Even Pan God was deeply wary of those places back then and dared not approach them!"

Shen Ji Zi sat on a chair nearby, advising Long Yuan not to approach that place, but his words also carried a hint of probing.

"It may be a forbidden zone for you, but for me, that is not necessarily the case!"

Long Yuan did not hold back; was there anything left in these heavens that was worth him worrying about?

"Very well. Since that is the case, this Junior will personally take Senior there!"

"Over these endless years, our Tianji Pavilion has also located several such places!"

"Very well!"

Long Yuan did not refuse; having someone lead the way would naturally be faster.

At the moment he got close to Long Yuan, Shen Ji Zi once again sensed the vitality of his clan, which made him even more convinced that only by following this person could his Tianji Clan develop more prosperously in the future.

Arriving at a place of Distorted Time and Space, Long Yuan directly summoned the Primordial Azure Lotus and entered the shattered space.

"He can really enter the Sky Tomb?"

Shen Ji Zi's eyes widened.

"I didn't expect that besides our clan, there was someone else who could freely enter and exit this Distorted Time and Space?"

"What kind of Supreme treasure is that lotus? How can it withstand the power of time and space here and the imprints of space-time fragments within?"

He felt deeply incredulous; could this lotus be a treasure of the same Rank as their Tianji Clan's guardian Divine Artifact?

"No, this matter must be reported to the clan grounds as soon as possible!"

"Moreover, since he can search for Sky Tombs, he must know that there are other treasures within them. Sigh, it's all because our Old Ancestors were too timid; otherwise, the treasures inside should all belong to our Tianji Clan!"

Shen Ji Zi sighed repeatedly.

The motto of his Tianji Clan was that self-preservation came first, and Opportunity came second.

Other Martial Artists would risk their lives for Opportunity, but his clan was different; before obtaining any Opportunity, they had to calculate for themselves first, and if there was the slightest bit of danger, they would rather forgo the Opportunity!

Moreover, even when facing such Supreme Opportunity as a Sky Tomb, those Old Ancestors would always say that taking too much would lead to fatal disaster in the future!

Shen Ji Zi felt that they were being too timid!

As long as the Opportunity was great enough, and one's strength was strong enough, what was there to fear about fatal disaster?

A hundred years later, Long Yuan flew out, stepping on the lotus.

No joy could be seen on his face.

Shen Ji Zi was puzzled.

This shouldn't be!

Could it be that he didn't obtain the Opportunity in the Sky Tomb?

Otherwise, why was there no change in his expression at all?

In the following few hundred years, Long Yuan, under the guidance of Shen Ji Zi, constantly entered and exited the various Sky Tombs in the Divine Realm, looting all the heavenly palaces, Legacies, and Divine Artifacts within until nothing was left.

These resources would be the foundation of the Chu family in the future.

However, in a few of those places, the treasures in the heavenly palaces had already disappeared, perhaps having been scattered to the outside world.

And just when Long Yuan was shuttling between the various Sky Tombs, the war between the Human Realm and Hell had already ceased.

All the strong Martial Artists in Hell above the Martial God Rank had been slaughtered, and the remaining Martial Artists of Hell had all migrated to the Human Realm.

It could be said that there were no living beings in Hell now; what remained were only the Souls of those who had died!

Even the heaven and earth essence veins in Hell had all been captured and brought to the Human Realm; it could be considered returning things to their rightful owners.

The moment the heaven and earth essence veins returned to the Human Realm, the Qi of the entire world was boiling, and everyone felt that Cultivating seemed much easier.

After pacifying Hell, the Chu family, after a period of rest and recuperation, also began preparing to march into the Divine Realm.

...

After Long Yuan finished exploring all the known Sky Tombs in the Divine Realm under the guidance of Shen Ji Zi, he began his days of traveling alone again.

After all, he was invincible, and it was time to enjoy himself.

His gaze crossed billions of layers of space to look at the other side of Two Realm Mountain, where there was still no trace of the Primal Devil.

"He really has left the heavens!"

Long Yuan sighed, feeling some regret over those two Half-Step Eternal Grade Divine Artifacts.