297: The land of demigods?

The reason for this judgment is...

Besides the fact that this remnant Soul knew the whereabouts of the Hall Master of Tianji Hall when it was alive,

its current behavior also reveals that it knew many secrets when it was alive.

And it was obsessed with treasures.

It likely often exchanged various secrets for treasures.

The organization on the Tianwu Continent that holds the most secrets is undoubtedly Tianji Hall!

Therefore, Xiao Shi felt that this remnant Soul was highly likely a member of Tianji Hall when it was alive.

And not an ordinary member!

But a senior Tianji Hall member with a certain status and position.

"This secret is actually a secret of equal value to the Martial Dao Ninth Realm..."

This made Xiao Shi feel a little terrified upon closer thought!

And previously, through Xiang Zizhen's narration, he knew that the current Great Wu Dynasty was controlled by one of the Martial God's descendants.

Furthermore, the Martial God only had this one descendant in total.

But according to the remnant Soul,

the Martial God had three descendants in total.

So, who among these three descendants is currently in charge of the Great Wu Dynasty?

"If the Martial God's three descendants truly resulted in one dead, one crippled, and one missing, then the one currently in charge of the Great Wu Dynasty is either the crippled one or the missing one!"

Xiao Shi thought to himself.

This could only be verified later.

He firmly kept this secret in his heart.

He knew this secret was of great importance.

Before he had sufficient strength, he definitely couldn't reveal it easily.

Not even to Xiang Zizhen... he couldn't tell him!

The things related to this secret were simply too terrifying.

Without sufficient strength, this secret would only invite disaster upon himself.

Especially if the previous Hall Master of Tianji Hall died because of this secret... then he would have to treat it even more cautiously.

"What exactly is this Place of Imprisonment?"

"Why is there a remnant Soul here that knows so many secrets?"

Xiao Shi watched the remnant Soul drift further and further away.

He increasingly felt how extraordinary this Place of Imprisonment was.

At the same time, he knew that this remnant Soul clearly did not originate from the tombstone here... but drifted over from afar.

Presumably, this was related to his Luck again.

Without powerful Luck, he definitely wouldn't have encountered this remnant Soul... Inside the prison.

Xiang Zizhen gasped heavily, panting.

His entire body seemed covered in black ink, having suffered extremely severe contamination, causing half of his face to turn black.

As for the old woman in front of him,

she had been temporarily Seal-ed by him.

For this,

Xiang Zizhen paid a considerable price.

He took a deep breath.

He took out a Medicinal Pill.

And quickly swallowed it.

After adjusting his Qi and state,

he walked toward the Flower Core Pattern in front.

preparing to enter the Place of Imprisonment through this entrance.

However, he discovered... this entrance was currently closed, preventing him from entering.

"Could it be... that only one person can enter this Place of Imprisonment?"

Xiang Zizhen frowned deeply.

This situation was indeed something he had not anticipated beforehand.

He had originally intended to help Xiao Shi restrain the old woman guarding the entrance, let Xiao Shi go in first, and then follow him.

But he never expected... that after Xiao Shi entered,

the entrance to this Place of Imprisonment would close immediately.

This instantly made his heart heavy.

If only one person could enter... then he could only rely on Xiao Shi!

But Xiao Shi was only in the Martial Soul Realm after all.

This made Xiang Zizhen very worried.

With a thought,

he entered the Dream World.

Soon, the other two members of the Dream Witch Lineage also followed him into the Dream World.

As for them,

they did not need a dream jade stone to enter the Dream World.

After all, dreaming itself was their ability.

"How is the situation on your side?"

Xiang Zizhen asked in a deep voice.

"Everything is going smoothly!"

"We have successfully entered the Place of Imprisonment and found the imprisoned sect members."

The member of the Dream Witch Lineage replied.

"How many sect members are there?"

Xiang Zizhen quickly asked.

"There are twenty-six people in total!"

"Among them, there is one in the Martial Demon Realm, four in the Martial Soul Realm, and the rest are sect members in the Lower Three Realms..."

The member of the Dream Witch Lineage said.

"That many!"

Xiang Zizhen was startled.

This number far exceeded his estimate.

And it contradicted the intelligence he possessed.

According to the intelligence he had previously obtained,

these two Places of Imprisonment each held about ten members of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.

Yet now, one Place of Imprisonment alone held twenty-six members.

Then this Place of Imprisonment... "Something is wrong!"

Xiang Zizhen's expression was solemn.

He knew very well.

The total number of Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect members imprisoned throughout Star Luo Province was only this much.

Now they were all concentrated in the other Place of Imprisonment.

So what was the situation with this Place of Imprisonment!?

Cold sweat began to break out on Xiang Zizhen's back.

He immediately tried to contact his Revered Master.

He wanted to report the current situation to his Revered Master.

However, he found that he couldn't contact his Revered Master at this time!

Xiang Zizhen was incredibly anxious internally.

He quickly tried to use the Dream World to see if he could contact Xiao Shi.

However, there was no response from Xiao Shi's side either.

Clearly, the Place of Imprisonment where he was located was unlike the other one, where one could enter the Dream World.

This made it impossible for him and Xiao Shi to communicate through the Dream World.

Xiang Zizhen clenched his fists, cold sweat constantly seeping from his forehead.

The anxiety in his heart exploded.

By this moment,

he had completely realized.

The reason his Revered Master arranged for him to enter this particular Place of Imprisonment was certainly because this Place of Imprisonment was extremely special.

It was even possible that this wasn't a Place of Imprisonment at all!

However, the one who entered this Place of Imprisonment was not him... "This is trouble!"

Xiang Zizhen's brows were deeply furrowed.

Compared to whether he could complete the task assigned by his Revered Master, he was more worried about Xiao Shi's safety... After Xiao Shi passed through this graveyard,

a fork in the road suddenly appeared ahead.

The entire fork was divided into five different paths.

Xiao Shi immediately recalled one of the eight prohibitions.

[If you encounter a fork in the road inside the valley, you must choose the leftmost path.]

Immediately,

he decisively chose the path on the left.

After walking for more than ten minutes,

Xiao Shi smelled a strange fragrance.

The moonlight was hazy, and a field of flowers appeared ahead, dotted with white filamentous flowers among the emerald green, swaying slightly in the night wind.

Just then,

Xiao Shi noticed a massive figure appearing in front of him.

This was a burly figure, six meters tall, clad in ink-black armor, and grasping a massive battle-axe.

But it only had a body, no head.

A Valley Guard!

The taboo concerning the Guard immediately surfaced in Xiao Shi's mind.

[There will be patrolling Guards in the valley. If you encounter trouble you cannot solve yourself, you may ask the Guard for help, but after receiving the Guard's assistance, you must fulfill one of the Guard's wishes.]

Xiao Shi fell into deep thought about this.

If he could ask the Guard for help... he wondered if he could obtain the location of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect members imprisoned here.

Up until now,

he had not obtained any relevant clues here.

Nor had he found any trace of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect members.

If he knew the location of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect members imprisoned here... perhaps he could go straight there.

Minimizing unnecessary detours as much as possible.

However, if he asked the Guard for help, he would also have to fulfill one of the Guard's wishes.

Xiao Shi pondered seriously for a moment.

He felt that with his current Luck... there was no need to be overly cautious.

Even if he had to help the other party fulfill a wish, it probably wouldn't be too difficult.

With this thought in mind,

Xiao Shi walked straight toward the Headless Guard ahead.

When he reached the Headless Guard,

a heavy, deep voice

immediately came from the Headless Guard's chest cavity.

"How may I help you?"

"I want to know where the people imprisoned in this valley are,"

Xiao Shi asked.

Although the Headless Guard had no head and its expression couldn't be seen,

Xiao Shi could feel that his question made the Headless Guard fall into contemplation.

After thinking for a few seconds,

the Headless Guard replied.

"There are no imprisoned people here..."

"None!?"

Xiao Shi's heart trembled.

He had a bad feeling.

Although he had felt that this place didn't look like a place for imprisonment when he entered... since the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect had sent them here for a rescue mission, the information shouldn't be wrong.

"Or perhaps..."

"Did I ask the question incorrectly?"

Xiao Shi pondered for a moment.

He asked again.

"Then are there any other people here besides me?"

He felt that in the Headless Guard's way of thinking,

perhaps it didn't consider it imprisonment.

Therefore, he needed to rephrase his question and ask if there were any people other than himself.

The Headless Guard fell into contemplation again.

After thinking for a moment,

he replied.

"There are no people like you here..."

Xiao Shi's pupils contracted.

That is to say... there were absolutely no imprisoned members of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect here!!

"Then why did the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect want us to enter this place?"

Xiao Shi's mind raced.

There were a total of two Places of Imprisonment in Star Luo Province.

If this Place of Imprisonment had no Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect members, they must be in the other Place of Imprisonment.

So what was the situation with this Place of Imprisonment!?

"According to the original plan, Xiang Zizhen should have entered this place..."

"Given Xiang Zizhen's status and position within the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect, he wouldn't possibly be treated as a discarded piece or cannon fodder."

"Since the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect allowed Xiang Zizhen to enter this place, they must have determined that Xiang Zizhen's ability would allow him to achieve their goal in this Place of Imprisonment..."

Xiao Shi pondered inwardly.

Although he realized this was not a Place of Imprisonment,

since he had entered, there was no turning back.

The most important thing for him now was to first figure out the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect's true purpose for sending them here.

It was a pity he couldn't enter the Dream World here.

He couldn't get in touch with Xiang Zizhen.

He could only explore by himself.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?"

The Headless Guard asked somewhat eagerly.

It seemed very eager to help Xiao Shi.

Since its answer hadn't counted as providing assistance,

it couldn't ask the other party to fulfill its wish.

Xiao Shi shook his head.

"Not for now."

He stopped paying attention to the Headless Guard.

And continued moving forward.

He pondered the taboos within this valley.

Trying to deduce the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect's true goal from the eight prohibitions of the valley.

But even after he carefully considered all eight prohibitions,

he still couldn't grasp the key.

He felt that he was still missing some important clues and information.

Perhaps he needed to delve deeper into the valley.

The answer might be hidden in the deepest part of the valley.

As he proceeded,

Xiao Shi soon entered another area of the valley.

In this area, numerous weapons and various treasures were scattered about.

These weapons and treasures,

were mostly incomplete and damaged.

But a small portion remained intact.

Xiao Shi noticed... these weapons and treasures covered almost all Realms.

There were treasures from the Lower Three Realms and the Middle Three Realms.

He even saw a treasure suspected to be from the Upper Three Realms!

It was a long spear stained with golden blood, stuck into the ground. The golden blood staining the spear still retained terrifying residual might, emitting a blazing light while carrying scorching high temperatures.

It gave Xiao Shi the feeling that if he touched even a trace, he would instantly turn to ashes.

Clearly, the golden blood staining the spear alone was extraordinarily terrifying.

The entire long spear was located right in the center of the many treasures.

Even from a great distance,

Xiao Shi clearly felt the terrifying aura emanating from this long spear.

The intensity of this aura,

surpassed every treasure he had ever seen before.

Causing his body and Soul to instinctively tremble!

He dared not approach it at all.

"Could it be... this is the aura of the Dao?"

Xiao Shi made a guess in his heart.

He felt that only the legendary Dao

could possess such terrifying aura fluctuations.

If this long spear contained the Dao... then this was clearly a Dao Lord Level Divine Weapon!!

Among all the treasures Xiao Shi currently possessed,

the only thing comparable was probably the Myriad Treasure Pagoda Spirit.

After all, the Myriad Treasure Pagoda was also a Dao Lord Level treasure.

However, the Myriad Treasure Pagoda was not a treasure used for killing and fighting.

Even if it contained the Dao,

it wasn't the Dao of offensive killing.

Xiao Shi could only stay far away from this Divine Weapon and walk along the very edge of this area.

While moving forward,

he took the opportunity to observe the numerous weapons and treasures here.

He felt that this area was more like a graveyard for ruined weapons and treasures.

However, even the incomplete and damaged treasures among them still possessed astonishing value.

Xiao Shi figured that if he could put all these treasures into the purple treasure plate and convert them into value points within the Myriad Treasure Pagoda, he would certainly be able to exchange for many treasures there.

Unfortunately... under the Taboo Rule of not being able to pick up items,

no matter how good a treasure appeared before him, he dared not pick it up.

"If this really is a Dao Lord Level Divine Weapon, then this valley... is quite terrifying!"

Xiao Shi knew.

Ordinary places could not contain a Dao Lord Level Divine Weapon.

An area capable of containing a Dao Lord Level Divine Weapon... must at least be Dao Lord Tier!

It might even be... a Demigod Land!!