Tianyan Pavilion Xu Zhenggang

This tall tower had five floors. After Zhou Yuan entered the first floor, he surveyed his surroundings.

His surroundings were a mess, with nothing in sight!

Zhou Yuan was aware of this and didn't think anything was amiss.

It was normal for there to be nothing, as this place had just been scoured by everyone.

Zhou Yuan then passed through the messy second and third floors. On the third floor, he saw a corpse! There was a blood hole in his forehead.

Zhou Yuan ignored it and continued straight to the fifth floor, where he saw another corpse, its entire chest caved in!

Just then, the Three-Headed Spirit Snake leapt out of Zhou Yuan's embrace and landed on his left shoulder!

The Three-Headed Spirit Snake's voice echoed in Zhou Yuan's mind. Following the Three-Headed Spirit Snake's guidance, Zhou Yuan arrived before a wall on the fifth floor.

Zhou Yuan's divine sense swept over it, finding nothing unusual, causing him to frown slightly.

However, Zhou Yuan knew very well that since the Three-Headed Spirit Snake was so anxious, there must be something hidden within, perhaps something he had overlooked!

Zhou Yuan ran his hand over the wall, searching everywhere, but still found no abnormalities, which made him close his eyes in thought.

Suddenly, Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, which gleamed brightly.

His left hand rose, then extended, gathering a special power within it. This power came from the Dao Restriction Spiritual Root within Zhou Yuan's body.

Zhou Yuan's left index finger touched the wall, and a trace of golden light emanated from his fingertip!

The moment Zhou Yuan's finger touched the wall, the entire wall instantly lit up, and runes appeared one after another.

This was actually a wall covered in countless Talismanic Incantation patterns, and only the power of Talismanic Incantations could activate it.

Zhou Yuan looked at the wall before him in astonishment, and the more he looked, the more it resembled a teleportation array.

Just then, a special power suddenly appeared. Before Zhou Yuan could react, his entire body was enveloped by this power.

Then, Zhou Yuan's body rapidly faded, disappearing from the fifth floor of the tall tower in less than a breath!

When he reappeared, Zhou Yuan found himself in a secret chamber.

Zhou Yuan turned his head and was startled when he saw the center of the secret chamber, because there was a corpse sitting cross-legged there!

Although the skeleton had no flesh or blood remaining, its expression indicated that it had died extremely peacefully!

Just then, the Three-Headed Spirit Snake leaped from Zhou Yuan's left shoulder and landed before the skeleton. The Three-Headed Spirit Snake actually let out a mournful cry.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan understood that this skeleton should be the owner of this secret realm, and also the Three-Headed Spirit Snake's original owner!

Zhou Yuan glanced around. The surroundings were empty, with only a box on each side of the skeleton!

Zhou Yuan slowly walked to the left side of the skeleton, glanced at the box below, then flicked his finger, sending a gust of wind flying out to strike the box!

With a 'clang,' the box was directly flicked open, revealing a scroll inside!

Zhou Yuan calmly looked at the box, then spoke faintly, "Come out, I sense your aura!"

Zhou Yuan's voice was very calm, and his eyes were unusually serene!

In truth, Zhou Yuan hadn't discovered anything. His divine sense had just swept the surroundings, and there was nothing.

But Zhou Yuan didn't believe that the owner of this secret realm wouldn't have left any contingencies!

"If you don't come out now, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Zhou Yuan spoke again, and three small swords appeared out of thin air beside him: the Thunder Sword, the Sword of Resentment, and the Blazing Fire Sword!

These three small swords were all banes of divine souls; any divine soul greatly feared them.

"How did young friend discover this wisp of my remnant soul?"

Just then, an aged voice sounded. From the scroll in the box, a wisp of special aura drifted out, then transformed into the figure of an old man!

Zhou Yuan was startled when he saw the old man, not expecting there to truly be one.

But Zhou Yuan's expression remained calm, and he then spoke serenely, "I have a supreme treasure for detecting remnant souls. May I ask how this fellow Daoist is called?"

The old man looked at Zhou Yuan suspiciously. How could he not know that such a supreme treasure existed in this world!

"This old man is Xu ZhengGang of Tianyan Pavilion!"

Zhou Yuan was slightly stunned. Tianyan Pavilion, he had never heard of it before! This caused Zhou Yuan to frown slightly!

Seemingly noticing Zhou Yuan's confusion, Xu ZhengGang explained, "Tianyan Pavilion does not belong to the Thousand Needle Domain, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it."

"But you should have heard of the Heavenly Evolution Pride Ranking, right?"

Upon hearing Xu ZhengGang's words, Zhou Yuan frowned again, not knowing what the Heavenly Evolution Pride Ranking was!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I haven't heard of either, and I'm not interested. I just want to know if you have any other treasures left. Just hand them over!"

After Zhou Yuan finished speaking, a hint of fervent desire appeared in his eyes!

Old monsters capable of setting up secret realms like this were all incredibly wealthy individuals, making them prime targets for plunder!

Besides, he already had Qin Yao, a remnant soul, by his side; as for the others, he didn't want them. This wasn't a shelter for remnant souls!

Upon hearing this, Xu ZhengGang's eyes widened. It was his first time encountering someone like Zhou Yuan.

"Young friend, I am much older than you. Regardless, wouldn't it be appropriate for you to call me 'senior'?

Zhou Yuan smiled slightly, then said, "If you have many treasures, calling you senior wouldn't hurt. "

"But if you have nothing, and you're just a pauper, wouldn't I be at a loss!"

Upon hearing Zhou Yuan's words, Xu ZhengGang nearly fainted from anger. It was his first time encountering someone like Zhou Yuan.

"Young friend, this wisp of my remnant soul will dissipate in at most the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"Since heaven has sent you before me and allowed the Three-Headed Spirit Snake to choose to follow you, it means all of this is destiny!"

"This old man has something to ask of young friend. If young friend can help me deliver something to Tianyan Pavilion, how about I give this item to young friend?"

After Xu ZhengGang finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a bronze-colored token appeared in his hand.

Zhou Yuan glanced at the old man, then calmly said, "Old Xu, are you asking me to deliver this token? Where is Tianyan Pavilion?"

Zhou Yuan asked two questions consecutively, then looked at Xu ZhengGang!

Xu ZhengGang shook his head, then said, "Naturally, I'm not asking young friend to deliver this token, but rather I'm giving this token to young friend!"

After Xu ZhengGang finished speaking, the token flew from his hand and instantly arrived before Zhou Yuan, who caught it!

Zhou Yuan looked at the token in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.

The front of the token was engraved with the three characters 'Realm Soul Domain,' and the back of the token had a number, 'Two Hundred Fifty!'

"Old man, what is this token for?"

Zhou Yuan looked at the token in his hand, genuinely a little curious! He felt that this token was somewhat extraordinary. Of course, excluding the 'two hundred fifty' part!