243: Open up a new area in Tianji Hall

Zixiao Continent, as one of the seven major continents of the Star Luo Territory, is adjacent to Tian Dou Province, with a sea separating the two major provinces.

Amidst the rolling thunder and black clouds, the world at that moment seemed to merge into one color, exuding a sense of oppression, like a giant cage.

The living beings within it, unable to escape the cage, could only silently endure.

Raindrops as large as beans poured down, sweeping across the land, stirring up billows of mist-like vapor that spread outwards from the ground, encroaching upon all things.

Under the torrential rain, a flying boat over thirty zhang long was streaking through the heavens and earth, its speed so immense that it created a series of sonic booms.

From afar, it looked like a massive bird soaring through a storm.

Inside the flying boat.

Xiao Shi stood on the deck, his hands resting on the railing, gazing into the distance through the curtain of rain.

His gaze met a hazy expanse; the entire world at that moment seemed like primordial chaos, vast and boundless.

Gazing upon this scene, one couldn't help but feel a sense of the vastness of heaven and earth, and one's own insignificance.

Tian Dou Province and Star Luo Province are separated by Zixiao Continent and Zhaotian Continent.

To travel from Tian Dou Province to Star Luo Province, one could only travel by flying boat.

Although Xiao Shi had never owned a flying boat, it was not difficult for Rapid Shadow Palace to provide him with one.

"At the speed of this flying boat, if there are no accidents, it should reach Star Luo Province in about fifteen days."

Xiao Shi gazed into the distance.

He began to ponder information related to the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.

From the currently known information.

There are two types of Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect personnel in Star Luo Province.

One type is a branch of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect that has fallen into the hands of the Star Luo Territory Lord and is secretly imprisoned by him in a certain location.

The other type is the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect disciples lurking in Star Luo Province.

The first type of people is definitely inaccessible.

Xiao Shi's target was mainly the second type: the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect disciples lurking in Star Luo Province.

However, he also knew.

These Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect disciples lurking in Star Luo Province must be incredibly secretive.

After all, if they were discovered, they would be directly imprisoned by the Star Luo Territory Lord.

Therefore, for them.

Concealing their identity was the most important thing.

It would certainly be difficult to find them.

However, Xiao Shi already had some ideas about this.

That is... Tianji Hall!

One must know.

Tianji Hall's greatest fame was once not the heavenly secret box, but its incredibly powerful intelligence system!

In terms of intelligence, no other force had ever been able to compare with Tianji Hall.

Even the former Great Wu Dynasty was inferior to Tianji Hall in terms of intelligence.

As the current Hall Master of Tianji Hall, Xiao Shi felt that he could completely use Tianji Hall to find the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect disciples lurking in Star Luo Province.

Even if he couldn't directly find the whereabouts of these Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect disciples, he could obtain some important clues through Tianji Hall's powerful intelligence.

However, before that.

Xiao Shi needed to first go to Tianji Hall to carry out regional development.

Thinking of this.

He directly took out the heavens secret mask and gently placed the entire black heavens secret mask on his face.

Buzz!

The moment he put on the heavens secret mask.

His soul directly entered the magnificent and vast black grand hall.

The first thing he saw was the fragment of the celestial compass located above the throne.

The last time the fragment of the celestial compass deduced the future crisis, its energy was already exhausted, turning it dark gray.

It needed to be replenished with energy before it could deduce future crises again.

Xiao Shi could clearly see at this moment.

The energy within the fragment of the celestial compass had recovered quite a bit, and it wouldn't be long before it could deduce future crises again.

"The last time I deduced a future crisis, the scene in the vision took place in Tian Dou Province..."

"And I have now left Tian Dou Province, so in a sense, it is already different from the scene I saw in the vision at that time."

"So, does this crisis... still exist?"

Xiao Shi had doubts about this.

He knew.

The future crisis he saw was actually one of many possible future paths... He had heard a saying before that the future is like a towering tree with countless branches.

There are countless possibilities.

The future crisis deduced by the fragment of the celestial compass at that time was only one of those branches, and now that he has left Tian Dou Province, has the future already moved towards another branch?

After careful thought.

Xiao Shi shook his head in denial.

Firstly, this crisis originated from the black coffin within his body.

As long as the black coffin remained with him, this crisis would always exist.

If merely changing locations could avert this crisis.

Then it couldn't be called a crisis.

This time, when he went to the Star Luo Territory, he naturally brought the black coffin.

After all, he needed to find an opportunity to revive the existence within the black coffin.

"It's estimated that if I were to use the fragment of the celestial compass to deduce the future now, the result would only be different in location, but the outcome would still be the same."

"However, if I can revive the existence within the black coffin before the crisis arrives... perhaps that would be the best way to resolve this crisis!"

Xiao Shi understood in his heart.

And to revive the existence within the black coffin, he would need to get in touch with the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect even more.

"It feels like all aspects now point to the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect."

"Whether it's my own cultivation system, the black coffin, or information related to the Great Wu Dynasty..."

"Everything needs to be approached from the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect."

Earlier, Xiao Shi had thought of learning about the Great Wu Dynasty from Luo Jun.

The Martial Emperor Regalia on him required him to learn as much as possible about the Great Wu Dynasty.

However, even Luo Jun had very little understanding of the Great Wu Dynasty.

He didn't know much more than Xiao Shi.

Luo Jun told him at the time.

The Great Wu Dynasty is now a taboo in all major territories.

Information about the Great Wu Dynasty has been sealed off.

Currently, very few people know about the Great Wu Dynasty.

However, as the former national protector sect of the Great Wu Dynasty, the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect must know a lot about the Great Wu Dynasty.

"All the keys are now concentrated on the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect!"

"No matter what, I must find the disciples of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect!"

Thinking of this.

Xiao Shi looked at the four enclosed areas within the hall.

According to his earlier speculation.

These four areas correspond to the area that can form the heavenly secret box, the area where information can be excavated, the area where regional crossings can be made in Heavenly Secret City, and one remaining area whose specific function is temporarily unknown.

All four of these areas required his strength to improve before they could be opened.

Currently, his physical body had successfully broken through to the Martial Soul Realm, allowing him to choose and open any one of these four areas.

Based on his current needs.

He decisively chose the area where information could be excavated.

He directly walked into this area.

With a thought.

The heavens secret mask on his face immediately emitted a dark, gloomy black light.

This caused the dim, seemingly petrified area to brighten up.

Thus, the development was successfully completed.

Zazha!

With a low rumble.

In the center of this area, a stone statue suddenly rose slowly from the ground.

The entire stone statue was incredibly tall, with a dense array of eyes on it, but all these eyes were in a tightly closed state.

At the same time.

With the appearance of this stone statue.

In many Heavenly Secret Cities, similar stone statues emerged from within each Heavenly Secret City.

The only difference between these stone statues and the one Xiao Shi had was.

All the eyes on these stone statues were open.

Not closed.

At this moment.

All members of Tianji Hall, whether they were in Heavenly Secret City or not, felt a jolt in their souls.

"This is..."

Wu Muzhen, who had already returned to Star Luo Province, immediately entered Heavenly Secret City the moment he sensed it.

He immediately saw the massive stone statue in Heavenly Secret City!

"Eye of Heavenly Secrets!!"

"Hall Master has successfully activated the Eye of Heavenly Secrets!!"

Wu Muzhen's heart was incredibly excited.

Although he didn't know the conditions for the Hall Master of Tianji Hall to open the four areas.

But he understood.

This newly appointed Hall Master of Tianji Hall, in his current situation of being watched by many parties and diligently sought and pursued by numerous powerhouses, could still carry out regional development, which already proved his exceptional ability.

Although from beginning to end, he did not know the strength or cultivation level of this newly appointed Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

However, the other party's ability to hide made him feel admiration from the bottom of his heart.

Earlier, when faced with the encirclement of numerous powerhouses from the entire Star Luo Territory, he was able to manipulate these powerhouses at will.

This prevented these powerhouses from finding his true identity.

He made these people run around in circles.

And in the end, he was able to retreat safely.

This ability... is something no ordinary person could achieve.

Even if this Hall Master of Tianji Hall is not yet a terrifying powerhouse with heaven-defying cultivation, he definitely possesses the aptitude and ability to become a major figure.

This also made Wu Muzhen feel incredibly fortunate that he had attached himself to this influential person so early on.

For a time.

All Tianji Hall members who entered Heavenly Secret City were incredibly excited after seeing this stone statue filled with many eyes.

They knew.

The reason Tianji Hall had powerful intelligence was because of the Eye of Heavenly Secrets on this stone statue.

Without any hesitation.

All Tianji Hall members who entered Heavenly Secret City began to try to receive an Eye of Heavenly Secrets from the stone statue.

This did not require them to get close.

They only needed to sense the stone statue to receive an Eye of Heavenly Secrets from it.

Buzz!

In an instant.

All Tianji Hall members who received an Eye of Heavenly Secrets had a raw and obscure pupil appear on their foreheads.

Of course, this pupil existed in their souls and would not manifest on their physical bodies.

With this Eye of Heavenly Secrets, they could use it to gather information.

When these Tianji Hall members received the Eye of Heavenly Secrets from the stone statue.

The many closed pupils on the stone statue in front of Xiao Shi also opened.

Xiao Shi could feel the aura of every Tianji Hall member from these open pupils.

He knew that each of these open pupils represented a Tianji Hall member.

"After Tianji Hall members receive the Eye of Heavenly Secrets, they can use it to investigate information..."

"Even some unknown secret information can be investigated through the Eye of Heavenly Secrets!"

"Because the Eye of Heavenly Secrets is an incredibly profound eye; it exists everywhere in the world and can perceive all things in the world."

"As long as something has happened, no matter how secret, no matter if it has been lost, and no one knows it today, it can still be traced back through the Eye of Heavenly Secrets!"

Xiao Shi felt the power of the Eye of Heavenly Secrets.

His mind was greatly shaken.

No wonder Tianji Hall had no rival in terms of intelligence.

No wonder the Great Wu Dynasty... could not tolerate Tianji Hall.

Such a force would inevitably be intolerable to the ruler of an imperial dynasty.

Any imperial dynasty would have some secrets that it would not allow others to know.

However, Tianji Hall's ability to investigate all information caused the Great Wu Dynasty to be determined to eradicate them.

It is said that the Tianji Hall of that time held a top secret of the Great Wu Dynasty!

Of course.

The Eye of Heavenly Secrets also had limitations in its investigation of information.

Not all information could be investigated.

Firstly, every Tianji Hall member with an Eye of Heavenly Secrets could only investigate information at the same level as themselves, or at a lower level.

For example, a Martial Soul Realm Tianji Hall member could only investigate information at the Martial Soul Realm and below.

Information above the Martial Soul Realm could not be investigated.

Secondly.

Each time the Eye of Heavenly Secrets was used for investigation, it would consume energy from within the Eye of Heavenly Secrets.

Once the energy within the Eye of Heavenly Secrets was insufficient, it would be unable to investigate information.

Therefore, on weekdays, these Tianji Hall members needed to accumulate energy for the Eye of Heavenly Secrets.

And the method of accumulating energy for the Eye of Heavenly Secrets was also very special.

It required the mastery of information to accumulate energy.

In other words.

The more information one possessed, the more abundant the energy within the Eye of Heavenly Secrets would be.

In the past, members of Tianji Hall would occasionally exchange and sell information with each other.

On one hand, they could acquire the information they wanted.

On the other hand, it could replenish the energy of the Eye of Heavenly Secrets.

However, with the current inability of various Heavenly Secret Cities to cross regions, these Tianji Hall members could only exchange information within their respective Heavenly Secret Cities.

In fact, for most Tianji Hall members.

They only had one or two opportunities to use the Eye of Heavenly Secrets in their lifetime.

Except for those who were already very skilled at gathering intelligence.

However, through these one or two uses of the Eye of Heavenly Secrets, they could often learn some information that was extremely important to themselves.

Of course.

There was also a rule within Tianji Hall.

That is, all information investigated through the Eye of Heavenly Secrets could only be shared internally within Tianji Hall.

It could not be leaked to anyone outside Tianji Hall.

Otherwise, they would inevitably suffer a backlash from heavenly secrets.

As the Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

Xiao Shi found that he could not receive an Eye of Heavenly Secrets for information investigation like other members.

However, he controlled the Eye of Heavenly Secrets of everyone.

He had the right to deprive and enhance their Eye of Heavenly Secrets.

At the same time, with his identity as the Hall Master of Tianji Hall.

Xiao Shi felt that he could completely let these Tianji Hall members work for him, without needing to investigate himself.