65: Chapter 65 The Great Battle Sixty Years Ago

Liu Xuzi's voice echoed in his mind, carrying a hint of emotion. "Sixty years ago, when this old man entered, it didn't look like this. It seems that the great battle back then had a massive impact on this Secret Realm."

Shen Quan frowned slightly. "A great battle? What battle?"

"That goes back sixty years." Liu Xuzi's voice resonated in Shen Quan's mind, filled with reminiscence and sentiment.

"Sixty years ago, this Secret Realm emerged in the Central Province. It was truly an earth-shattering event."

"Central Province?" Shen Quan raised an eyebrow and asked subconsciously, "Isn't this Secret Realm in the Southern Region? How did it end up in the Central Province?"

"The spatial coordinates of a Secret Realm are naturally unstable. It appeared in the Central Province sixty years ago and now in the Southern Region; this is quite normal," Liu Xuzi explained slowly. "Only those Secret Realm entrances forged by linking the Realm through Formations remain fixed."

Shen Quan pondered. "Just like that Secret Realm entrance from just now?"

"Exactly!" Liu Xuzi nodded slightly. "However, the scene in the Central Province back then was far grander than it is now."

"This time, your Southern Region has sent a few Holy Lands and Sects, but it's just a few at the Dao Seeking Realm, a small number at the Void Tempering Realm, and a group of Dharma Image Realm Cultivators."

"Heh—back then in the Central Province, dozens of Saint Realm experts showed up! Holy Lands, Imperial Clans, Hidden Ancient Clans... dozens of powers, large and small, gathered together. That spectacle, tsk tsk..."

Shen Quan couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

Dozens of Saint Realm experts?

Those were Saints!

The entire Southern Region only had three Holy Lands, and each Holy Land only had one or two Saints presiding over it.

Dozens of Saints gathered together—what kind of concept was that?

"What happened next?" Shen Quan pressed.

"Next?" Liu Xuzi gave a bitter laugh. "Then that great battle broke out!"

"A Great Emperor's Secret Realm, a Great Emperors Relic—which power wouldn't covet them? At first, everyone maintained a surface level of civility, exploring separately without interference. But as the exploration went deeper, when a Great Emperors Relic appeared—everyone went mad."

Liu Xuzi's voice lowered, carrying a trace of lingering fear.

"That day, the heavens collapsed and the earth split, while the sun and moon lost their light. The might of the Saints erupted with full force, causing more than half of the space within the Secret Realm to collapse. Saints fell in the chaotic battle, the foundations of Holy Lands were completely shattered, and even peerless experts of the Saint King Realm intervened..."

"Saint King Realm?!" Shen Quan's pupils constricted.

Although his cultivation wasn't high, he was clear about the cultivation Realms.

Above Saints are Great Saints; above Great Saints are Saint Kings.

Experts of the Saint King Realm are existences standing at the absolute Peak of the entire Cangxuan Great World!

"That's right, Saint King Realm." Liu Xuzi's voice held a hint of bitterness. "Back then, this old man was heavily injured by a single palm strike from a Peak Saint King Realm expert, nearly dying on the spot. If I hadn't run fast and kept a trump card in reserve, I would have turned into a pile of withered bones long ago."

Shen Quan was silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "What about the Great Emperors Relic? Who snatched it?"

"I don't know," Liu Xuzi answered bluntly.

"You don't know?"

"That battle was fought until the sky turned dark and the earth went dim. When I fled with heavy injuries, the fight was still ongoing. What happened later and who snatched the legacy treasure, I have no idea at all. I only know that after that, the Secret Realm closed, and it hasn't reappeared until today, sixty years later."

Shen Quan nodded thoughtfully.

He looked up at his surroundings: the hazy gray sky, the desolate plains, the cracked earth, and the air thick with the scent of decay.

"Then what's left in this Secret Realm now? Hasn't it all been picked clean?"

"That's not necessarily true." Liu Xuzi's voice held a note of certainty. "A Great Emperor's Secret Realm is vast and boundless. Although the battle back then was fierce, it only affected the core area. There are still many places in the outer regions that haven't been explored. Moreover... for something like a Great Emperor's Secret Realm, even if it has been scoured once, after sixty years of Spiritual Qi nourishment, new Heaven And Earth Treasures will be born."

Shen Quan's eyes lit up.

"So, we still have a chance?"

"Of course there's a chance!" Liu Xuzi chuckled. "Young Master, rest assured and follow me. This old man entered sixty years ago and is quite familiar with the terrain. Although we can't go to the core area, I still remember many places in the outer region that hold treasures."

Shen Quan's spirits rose, and he was just about to speak when suddenly, a clamor of voices came from a distance.

He turned to look and saw over a dozen figures rushing out of a spatial vortex, landing not far behind him.

Those people wore robes of various colors; some flew on swords, while others rode Spirit Beasts, charging aggressively toward the depths of the Secret Realm.

"Quick! Quick! Don't let those ahead of us get there first!"

"The Great Emperors Relic is mine!"

"Get lost! Don't block my way!"

The group scrambled over each other and vanished from sight in an instant.

Watching this scene, a sense of urgency rose in Shen Quan's heart.

"These people..."

"Hmph, a bunch of fools blinded by Opportunity!" Liu Xuzi sneered. "Is a Great Emperor's Secret Realm so easy to traverse? The outer regions are fine, at most having some Yao Beasts and Restrictions. But the further in you go, the greater the danger. Back then, even the people from the Holy Lands and Imperial Clans of the Central Province suffered heavy casualties."

Shen Quan felt a chill in his heart, and his mind, which had been slightly restless with excitement, instantly cooled down.

"Senior Liu Xuzi, then which way should we go?"

"No rush." Liu Xuzi's voice became steady. "Let them scout the way first. The Secret Realm has been closed for sixty years; the situation inside has definitely changed. Let those cannon fodder clear the mines ahead while we follow behind. It's both safe and effortless."

Shen Quan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

As expected of an old monster who had lived for thousands of years; he certainly had plenty of schemes.

He concealed his Aura and followed in the direction of the crowd.

...

Guangnan City, East Street.

Under an old locust tree by the roadside, a fortune-telling stall had appeared at some point.

A semi-worn wooden table was covered with a piece of faded yellow silk, upon which was drawn a Yin and Yang Bagua diagram.

Beside the table stood a cloth banner with four large characters written on it: "Divine Calculation of Heavenly Secrets."

The stall owner was an old man with white hair and beard, a thin face, and wearing a faded gray Daoist robe. He sat cross-legged on a prayer mat with his eyes slightly closed, looking serene.

At first glance, he truly had a bit of an immortal, transcendent air about him.

Unfortunately, there were too many fortune-tellers these days; nine out of ten were frauds, and the remaining one was a mere amateur.

Passersby would glance at him, shake their heads, and walk away.

No one paid him any attention.

The old man was in no hurry, still keeping his eyes closed as if he were dozing off.

Just then—

"Eh? A Xuanmen Sorcerer?"

A voice tinged with curiosity came from the side.

Immediately after, a young man as thin as a bamboo pole leaned over, bending his waist and tilting his head as he sized up the old man from top to bottom.

It was Sun Buer.

He had just come out of Yicui Pavilion, looking somewhat dejected.

After loitering in Yicui Pavilion for half the day, he had wanted to try his luck, in case he ran into another sucker... oh, no!

A big client!

If he ran into another big client, he would have completed the task assigned by the Pavilion for this month.

But who would have thought that with the Secret Realm opening, even the business at Yicui Pavilion would be greatly affected.

Naturally, he hadn't been able to sell any Spirit Cuisines.

Not only that, he had even spent his own Spirit Stones on visiting Yicui Pavilion.

What a mess!

While bored out of his mind, seeing this fortune-telling stall suddenly piqued his interest.

In this world, the Dao of Divination was the most mysterious.

The schemes of great figures to calculate the affairs of the world were even more terrifying.

He had heard Seniors in the Pavilion say that a Holy Land power once offended a Xuanmen Sorcerer; that occultist plotted for a thousand years and ultimately, by his own strength alone, wiped out that Holy Land.

Since then, all Cultivators in the world have kept a respectful distance from these Xuanmen Sorcerers.

However, this kind of Dao of Divination was the most difficult to practice, and those who could truly master it were few and far between.

Therefore, most of the people one encountered were just fakes with no real ability.

"Senior, is your calculation accurate?"

Sun Buer squatted down and looked at the old man, his eyes filled with curiosity.

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