208: The Taimu Clan

With this thought in mind.

Xiao Shi immediately began trying to sense the fragment of the celestial compass.

However, the situation he imagined—directly sensing the fragment of the celestial compass—did not occur.

The entire sensation was extremely faint.

He could only sense that the fragment of the celestial compass existed in this world, but he couldn't pinpoint its exact location.

“Could it be that the distance is too great for me to sense it?”

Xiao Shi frowned.

Although he failed to sense the exact location of the fragment of the celestial compass.

He did, however, make an unexpected discovery during the sensing process.

This discovery mainly stemmed from the corpse!

He clearly perceived that after entering this place, the corpse seemed to have gained some kind of enhancement.

Or rather, a potential power had been excavated from within its body.

“This potential power...”

Xiao Shi closed his eyes.

He sensed it carefully.

A sharp light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

“It's the Bloodline!”

In fact, when he first took control of this corpse, he had already noticed that besides possessing immense Physical Body strength, it also contained another kind of power.

However, this power was hidden deep within the corpse's Bloodline, making it impossible for him to utilize.

But now, as this power was excavated.

He could directly use the corpse to unleash this formidable power originating from its Bloodline.

Although it was only partial and not the full extent.

But it greatly enhanced his overall strength!

At the same time, Xiao Shi could sense that this Realm seemed to possess the effect of nourishing the Physical Body.

As long as one stayed here, even doing nothing, the Physical Body would continuously strengthen through sustained nourishment.

For a Body Refining Martial Artist, a place like this was undoubtedly an excellent Holy Land!

Since he couldn't sense the exact location of the fragment of the celestial compass, Xiao Shi could only search around first, trying to familiarize himself with the area as much as possible.

Stepping on soft mud, Xiao Shi cautiously moved through this primeval forest.

As he continued forward, the branches and leaves here grew denser, almost completely obscuring the sky.

He traveled continuously for three hours.

Xiao Shi didn't even see a single person.

While moving forward, he had also been trying to sense the fragment of the celestial compass, but he still couldn't detect it.

After traveling for a while longer.

Xiao Shi's ears twitched.

He heard heavy footsteps crushing dead branches coming from not far to his right.

He turned his head to look.

He saw a burly man appear not far from him.

This person was about two meters tall, shirtless, with muscles bulging high like slabs of rock. His skin was gray, and his pupils were also gray.

If he stood still, he could easily be mistaken for a stone statue.

Xiao Shi couldn't help but be stunned by this.

He could tell at a glance... this person was clearly not someone who had come in from the outside.

He was very likely a native inhabitant living in this Realm!

Before this.

He had been wondering if there were native inhabitants in this Realm.

After all, this place was incredibly vast.

It was like another world.

It was highly likely that some natives lived here.

However, his knowledge of the Realm was limited, so he couldn't be certain.

Now, upon seeing this burly man, he immediately confirmed his conjecture.

He realized that native inhabitants truly existed here!

And this burly man, suspected to be a native, had his gray eyes light up upon seeing Xiao Shi.

“An outsider?”

He looked Xiao Shi over with a surprised expression.

Xiao Shi cautiously took two steps back, maintaining his distance from the other party.

Although he didn't sense any hostility from this native, the necessary caution was still required.

Who knew if the other party was hiding a dagger behind a smile?

The burly man, suspected to be a native, also sensed Xiao Shi's vigilance.

He waved his hands repeatedly and said.

“I mean no harm.”

He took a deep breath.

He spoke with sincerity.

“A month ago, the Deity already instructed us to properly receive outsiders.”

“At the same time, a prohibition was placed upon us. If we dare to attack an outsider, this prohibition will instantly cause our bodies and spirits to perish!”

Xiao Shi's heart stirred upon hearing this.

He could judge that.

The other party's words did not seem false.

Although he still didn't know who opened the Realm Gate and allowed them to enter this Realm.

He did know that the other party's goal was to use the fragment of the celestial compass within this Realm to find him, the Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

Judging from all the current signs.

The person behind this clearly wanted to distinctly identify him among the crowd who entered the Realm.

They were not trying to simply kill him.

If the other party's goal was to kill him, they could have adopted a strategy of killing indiscriminately rather than letting anyone go, directly slaughtering everyone who entered this place.

But not only did they refrain from doing so, they were trying their best to ensure that those who entered the Realm would not die... at least not immediately upon entry at the hands of the natives here.

Clearly, the person behind this did not want him to die before his identity was confirmed.

“In other words...”

“The Deity mentioned by this person is highly likely the one controlling this Realm!”

“He was worried that we would be attacked by these natives after entering here, so he preemptively placed a prohibition on them, preventing them from attacking us outsiders, thereby ensuring the safety of me, the Hall Master of Tianji Hall...”

Xiao Shi analyzed a wealth of information from this single sentence spoken by the other party.

He realized that the person trying to find his identity did not intend to kill him.

On the contrary.

The person behind this seemed not to want him to die.

At least until they knew who the Hall Master of Tianji Hall was, the Hall Master of Tianji Hall could not die!

At the same time, Xiao Shi realized that.

The person behind this had limited control over this Realm.

Although referred to as a Deity by the natives here, if this person had sufficient control over the Realm, there would be no need to issue a prohibition to the natives.

They could control everything here at any time.

“Besides instructing you to receive outsiders, did the Deity command you to do anything else?”

Xiao Shi asked.

“Yes!”

The burly man nodded repeatedly and honestly replied.

“The Deity said that all of you came here to obtain the fragment of the celestial compass, so after we receive you, we are responsible for sending you to the Myriad Treasure Pagoda. The fragment of the celestial compass is inside the Myriad Treasure Pagoda.”

Xiao Shi narrowed his eyes.

He realized his previous assumption was wrong.

He had thought that after entering this place, they would need to search for the fragment of the celestial compass here.

But in reality, they didn't need to.

The fragment of the celestial compass was the key item for identifying the Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

The person behind this would directly place the fragment of the celestial compass before them.

They wouldn't need to search for it.

But this also indicated one thing.

That is, the fragment of the celestial compass could not be taken away casually!

Even if it was placed right in front of them, presumably no one could take it, or else the person behind this wouldn't have made such an arrangement.

“Looking at it this way, the fragment of the celestial compass is the key item that reveals my identity. It's very likely that as soon as I approach the fragment of the celestial compass, it will display my identity!”

Xiao Shi suddenly understood.

Although the person behind this had limited control over this Realm.

It was clear that they had made all the arrangements long ago.

In this case.

Xiao Shi had to seriously consider whether he could take the fragment of the celestial compass.

If he could take the fragment of the celestial compass, the exposure of his identity would be acceptable.

After all, he had only sent the corpse, not his main body.

And before coming, he already had the idea of using this corpse to exchange for the fragment of the celestial compass.

What he feared was that he would be like everyone else, unable to take the fragment of the celestial compass, yet still expose his identity and lose the corpse for nothing.

That would be a huge loss!

After some thought.

Xiao Shi felt there was no need to act hastily.

After all, he was certain that others wouldn't be able to take the fragment of the celestial compass.

He didn't need to rush.

The fragment of the celestial compass was placed right there anyway.

“Unless I have absolute confidence in being able to take it away, I cannot act hastily.”

Xiao Shi's thinking was very clear.

He needed to observe first.

At the very least, he needed to know why the fragment of the celestial compass couldn't be taken away.

And then, based on that situation, make arrangements for the next step.

Thinking up to this point.

Xiao Shi nodded to the burly man in front of him.

“Then I will trouble you.”

He decided to accept the other party's reception first and, while doing so, extract more information from these natives.

He was newly arrived.

His understanding of this Realm was limited.

This was detrimental to his actions.

He needed to know more about this place.

Just like that.

Under the guidance of the burly man, Xiao Shi began heading towards their clan territory.

Through the burly man's introduction.

Xiao Shi learned that the other party belonged to the 'Tai Mu Clan' of this Realm.

There were many different clans within this Realm.

These clans had one common characteristic.

That was possessing a powerful Physical Body!

They were all Body Refining clans!

“They all said before that you outsiders have weak bodies and follow a different Cultivation system than us, but you don't look weak to me...”

The burly man said with a smile.

He was currently maintaining a relatively fast pace.

Initially, he was worried Xiao Shi couldn't keep up and deliberately slowed down a lot, but he didn't expect Xiao Shi to be just as fast.

Only then did he notice that the other party also possessed a strong Physical Body.

Not the weak Physical Body he had imagined.

Xiao Shi smiled.

He did not talk much on this topic.

He asked the other party for information regarding the Myriad Treasure Pagoda.

The burly man stated.

The Myriad Treasure Pagoda was the central location of their Realm!

A massive pagoda stood there.

Countless treasures were stored inside the pagoda.

When they, the natives, collected enough treasure tokens, they could go to the Myriad Treasure Pagoda and exchange them for the treasures inside.

Of course, different treasures had different exchange requirements.

Not all treasures could be exchanged using treasure tokens.

For example, the fragment of the celestial compass was one of the items in the Myriad Treasure Pagoda that could not be exchanged.

Furthermore, before these outsiders arrived.

The fragment of the celestial compass was not open to the public; even if one entered the Myriad Treasure Pagoda, they would not see the fragment of the celestial compass.

It wasn't until these outsiders arrived... that the floor containing the fragment of the celestial compass was opened.

“Could it be that because it cannot be exchanged, the fragment of the celestial compass cannot be taken away?”

Xiao Shi's heart stirred.

From the burly man's words.

He realized that this Myriad Treasure Pagoda was not simple.

The Myriad Treasure Pagoda itself was an incomparably powerful supreme treasure!

If one wanted to take treasures from the pagoda.

They could only be taken away through the method of exchange.

Apart from that.

There was no other way to take the treasures inside.

And according to the burly man's statement.

Even the strongest experts in their Realm could not forcibly take the treasures inside using their own strength and Cultivation.

“If it's because of this Myriad Treasure Pagoda, then things are a bit troublesome.”

Xiao Shi secretly frowned.

Of course.

This was just his speculation for now.

Whether the actual situation was like this.

He still needed to go to the Myriad Treasure Pagoda to verify.

Soon.

Under the burly man's guidance, Xiao Shi arrived before a massive Formation in the primeval forest.

The burly man told Xiao Shi.

This was a Teleportation Formation.

They were now going to use the teleportation to return to their clan territory.

If they didn't rely on the Teleportation Formation and returned on foot, it would take at least ten days to get back to the clan territory.

This also made Xiao Shi realize the vastness of this Realm.

The two walked onto the Formation. The burly man quickly took out a turtle shell-like object and used it to activate the Formation.

Immediately, amid the flashing of the Formation.

The figures of the two were engulfed by a sea of light and vanished.

They reappeared directly in the Tai Mu Clan's territory.

The entire Tai Mu Clan territory appeared very crude compared to the cities outside.

The architectural style was mostly primitive and rugged.

However, the members of the Tai Mu Clan were all robust and massive in stature.

Immediately upon arrival.

Xiao Shi saw several Tai Mu Clan members whose height exceeded two meters.

Every one of them possessed extremely strong Physical Body power.

When they saw Xiao Shi.

Their eyes all lit up.

“Miao Yi, your luck is great! You actually ran into an outsider!”

Someone immediately spoke excitedly.

Before this.

The Deity had already issued a decree to them.

All natives who received an outsider would receive two treasure tokens as a reward.

Furthermore, once the outsider was brought into the clan territory, everyone in the territory would receive one treasure token as a reward.

After sending the outsider to the Myriad Treasure Pagoda, they would receive another treasure token as a reward.

It was precisely because of this.

That these natives were very enthusiastic towards outsiders.

After all, treasure tokens held great significance for them.

Normally, it was very difficult for them to obtain even one treasure token.

Now, simply by receiving these outsiders well, they could obtain treasure tokens, naturally making everyone extremely eager.

Even the Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan personally came to meet Xiao Shi.

The Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan was four meters tall, and his powerful and terrifying Cultivation sent huge waves through Xiao Shi's mind.

This was the first time he had ever seen an existence with such a formidable Physical Body!!

“This is likely... even stronger than Wu Muzhen!”

Xiao Shi knew.

Wu Muzhen was in the second Realm of the Middle Three Realms.

That is, the Realm above the Martial Soul Realm.

But this Clan Leader of the Tai Mu Clan was at least in the third Realm of the Middle Three Realms!

An expert of this Realm.

Was already considered a top-tier expert in the Star Luo Territory.

And according to Miao Yi, the Tai Mu Clan member, their Tai Mu Clan was merely a medium-sized clan within the entire Realm.

There were many clans in this Realm that were stronger than them.

“Perhaps there are experts of the Upper Three Realms within this Realm!!”

“And furthermore...”

“Experts whose Physical Bodies have reached the Upper Three Realms!”

Xiao Shi took a deep breath.

The Upper Three Realms.

Was already a legendary Realm outside.

The existence of the Upper Three Realms could not be seen in the Star Luo Territory.

Xiao Shi felt that perhaps he could see the legendary experts of the Upper Three Realms in this Realm!

He was very much looking forward to this.

However, upon remembering that even the strongest experts in this Realm could not forcibly take the treasures inside the Myriad Treasure Pagoda, Xiao Shi's heart sank.

The standing of the Myriad Treasure Pagoda was likely higher than he had imagined.

Obtaining the fragment of the celestial compass would likely not be an easy task.