Chapter 1760: Chapter 837: An Opportunity Obtained, a Breakthrough!
Bing State, Xu Yang Mansion.
Quite a few people know about Xu Yang in Bing State, and it’s not because of its vast territory or abundant resources, but because this is the place where the Sima family originated.
When the Great Chu Dynasty was still in power, Xu Yang, Sima clan was known throughout the world, being the head of the Five Great Families back then. Not only were they powerful, but they also held significant influence in the court.
They were a colossal entity straddling both the court and Jianghu, and it was precisely because of their deep foundation that the Sima family could quickly take control of the court.
However, after the Sima clan became royalty and relocated to Central State, the foundation of Xu Yang Mansion gradually declined. As far as he knows, even now, there are many people with the surname Sima in Xu Yang Mansion.
But they are mainly from distant branches, only able to receive some royal rewards to commemorate the ancestral land.
Now the Sima family has fallen, losing the dynasty, and the court is hunting down every link to the Sima clan, so even within Xu Yang Mansion, a purge is underway.
No matter how much benefit was gained, it all has to be returned ten times, a hundred times over in the end.
After leaving the Capital, Chen Yuan did not spend too much time delaying and quickly rushed to Xu Yang in Bing State. Now that his injuries have mostly healed, he naturally needs to prepare for the next move.
Upon arriving in Xu Yang City, he quickly began investigating the supposedly Three Heart Mouth. Initially, it was indeed somewhat troublesome, but it didn’t take long before he successfully found the destination.
This place is a mountain stream located within a mountain range of Xu Yang Mansion, known as Three Heart Mouth due to the three slanting peaks aligning with each other.
It’s a rather obscure place, with not many aware of it.
Having obtained the location, Chen Yuan swiftly reached that mountain range. Under the probing of his divine consciousness, he quickly located the site of Three Heart Mouth. At first glance, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
The Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy was ordinary, with no rare mineral veins. Just some peculiar formations visible on the surface, entirely unrelated to the so-called opportunity.
However, Chen Yuan knew that the guidance of the Qi Fortune Altar could not be so simple.
A faint Rule Power surged into the void, probing every inch. Approximately ten breaths later, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Chen Yuan’s mouth:
"So... it is a Secret Realm."
He initially thought the Heaven and Earth Spirit Tablet might be deeply buried underground, but didn’t expect it to exist within the void of the Secret Realm. If not for using Rule Power to probe the void, there would be nothing noteworthy on the surface.
The Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth around it began to tremble gradually and, under the propulsion of divine consciousness, condensed into a whirlpool the size of a door, forcibly opening the Secret Realm!
What is a Celestial?
A Celestial is one who transcends the mortal bounds.
For martial artists of low realms, it is an unsurpassable chasm, yet in the face of Chen Yuan today, it’s just a thought away.
His figure turned illusionary, transforming into a stream of light, and Chen Yuan quickly stepped into the Secret Realm.
At this moment, the commotion outside the Secret Realm quickly startled all hidden Sima family members at this location, who looked up in surprise, expressions mostly tinged with panic.
They were descendants secretly evacuated by Jingtai back then. He intended to perform a sacrifice that would achieve the Human Emperor, confident but still mindful of Sima Che’s suggestion.
He left a branch to carry on the Sima clan’s legacy.
Only a few people knew about this matter, neither the Second Prince nor Fourth Prince Sima Ke, who later seized the throne, had any awareness, much less could locate it through investigation.
Because the battle at Purple Gold Mountain back then affected a vast area, countless lives were lost, among them many of the Sima royal family.
"Bold, who dares to intrude on the royal family’s Secret Realm!"
An elderly voice echoed through the void, deep within the Secret Realm, as an old lady with dark yellow robes and a snake-headed staff stepped forward from the void.
Surrounded by a powerful aura, unmistakably a True Master at the Refining God Peak!
"Royal family?"
Chen Yuan stood with hands behind him, looking down at the newcomer, his gaze slightly surprised, not expecting that the Sima clan had left a fallback right under his nose.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. Generally, royal families would leave themselves a backdoor, the Xiang family did, and apparently the Sima family did too.
"It’s you, Chen Yuan!"
When the old lady saw who the intruder was, her pupils instantly contracted in terror, and without hesitation, she turned to flee, but... arriving was easy, escaping was difficult.
Just as she tried to move, she felt a massive pressure descend upon her, preventing her from moving, while the surrounding void was instantly controlled by Chen Yuan.
"Will you speak yourself, or should I use the Soul Search?"
Chen Yuan coldly looked at the old lady in front of him.
"Humph, you..."
Before the old lady finished speaking, an impatient Chen Yuan waved his hand, destroying her physical body at once. Meanwhile, a powerful divine thought searched her soul, dispersing shortly after.
For a True Master at Refining God, before his today’s presence, she was no different from an ant.
Within that old lady’s memory, he found no information on the Heaven and Earth Spirit Tablet, which made him frown slightly, just some trivial matters.
The identity of this old lady was significant, being Sima Che’s original wife, holding the highest status and strongest power within this Secret Realm. After migrating here, she rarely left.
Yet she was aware of some of the world’s happenings today.
For instance, the Great Jin Dynasty is almost vanquished, currently nothing more than an empty shell, therefore she was so terrified upon seeing Chen Yuan.
