Chapter 1784: Chapter 1784: Beneath the Stone Stele
"The Immortal Tablet Secret Realm opens today!"
On the tenth morning since Fang Bai and the others arrived at the Great Desolate Mountain Range, hundreds of thousands of Thunder Tribulation Experts suddenly stirred, everyone vying to rush forward towards the great valley between two mountain peaks to the south.
It is said that the only passage to enter the Immortal Tablet Secret Realm will appear between those two peaks soon, called "One-Line Heaven".
Hundreds of thousands of experts formed several rows before the possible appearance of the passage, extending for hundreds of miles back, arranged according to cultivation level and strength.
Since the Immortal Tablet Secret Realm opens for eighty-one days and during this period the passage remains open, allowing experts to freely enter and exit, Fang Bai and his companions did not fight others for position.
As the morning sun rose in the east, within the encircled great valley, tens of thousands of beams of light suddenly shot into the sky.
These beams scattered, quickly forming a gigantic seven-colored light shield, enveloping the great valley spanning hundreds of miles.
Then, under the amazed eyes of hundreds of thousands of Thunder Tribulation Experts, the mountain surrounding the valley on the south slowly split open, revealing a passage wide enough for several people to pass through at once.
This passage is the famous "One-Line Heaven".
"The secret realm has opened, hurry inside now!"
Hundreds of thousands of Thunder Tribulation Experts surged forward in faintly chaotic excitement, entering the valley through the One-Line Heaven passage.
Despite the urgent haste of hundreds of thousands of experts, Fang Bai and his companions waited an entire day before following a group of experts through One-Line Heaven into the vast valley.
Within the valley, there were scattered rocks and overgrown weeds everywhere, flat and barren.
Yet no expert was anxious. After entering the valley, they each found a spot to sit cross-legged, their eyes filled with anticipation as they focused on the raised mound at the center of the valley.
Fang Bai and his eleven companions sat down on a patch of weedy ground not far from the disciples of the Love Severing Tower.
Fang Bai and Su Linglong occasionally turned to each other, their eyes meeting, filled with endless emotion.
"Hmph, as I thought, Linglong truly knows that person! To strengthen Linglong’s resolve in cultivation, that person must be eliminated!"
Leng Qiushuang noticed the affectionate glances shared between Fang Bai and Su Linglong from the corner of her eye, murderous intent swelling in her heart, and exchanged a few words with her sister Leng Qiuxue using the Thread Condensation Sound Transmission Technique.
Between their exchange, the sisters had already sentenced Fang Bai to death.
Fang Bai keenly sensed the murderous intent emanating from Leng Qiushuang, curling his lips with indifference.
At dusk, the last ray of the setting sun streamed through the mountain crevices, illuminating the mound at the center of the valley.
"Boom!"
To the crowd’s amazement, the ground suddenly trembled lightly, and a towering stone stele seemed to emerge from the earth, slowly rising until it reached a height of a thousand zhang, then halting its ascent.
The stone stele seemed carved from some unknown material completely like white jade, under the celestial light, the surface emitted a misty glow, as if shrouded in fog.
When the misty glow receded from the stele surface, a closer look revealed lines of mysterious runes inscribed.
Those runes were enigmatic, each stroke brimming with mysterious powers, and experts present often found themselves utterly absorbed after just one glance.
Hundreds of thousands of Thunder Tribulation Experts spread within hundreds of miles around the stone stele, each possessing exceptional insight, and focused on the runes, managing to decipher some parts.
These runes supposedly contained supreme cultivation methods; understanding even a part meant great benefits, at least a breakthrough in one Thunder Tribulation realm, thus everyone immersed himself fervently into contemplation.
Yet these runes were vast and profound, exceedingly complex, making even partial insight challenging.
Thus, with every opening of the Immortal Tablet Secret Realm, among hundreds of thousands of Thunder Tribulation experts, barely one in a hundred could achieve a breakthrough.
As other Thunder Tribulation experts devoted themselves to cultivation, Fang Bai quietly stood up, silently heading towards the eastern side of the valley hill.
It was already nightfall, and Fang Bai merged with the night’s shadows, concealing his presence to avoid detection by anyone.
He walked effortlessly to a dark hidden area at the eastern hill where none could see, pressing lightly on a protruding stone block, revealing a deep cave entrance beside it.
Fang Bai’s figure flickered, slipping into the cave, which then closed, leaving no trace.
"It’s been tens of thousands of years, yet this place hasn’t changed much, though I wonder if the cultivation resources I left here back then are still present! If a fated individual has already taken them, it would be somewhat regretful!"
Fang Bai swiftly traversed through the mountain cavern, reaching deep underground, right beneath the thousand zhang stone stele.
Beneath the stele was a vast stone chamber a thousand zhang in diameter, filled with heaps of cultivation resources, including Spiritual Medicine, Spirit Pill, and Spiritual Artifacts.
Any other expert here would be astonished to find these resources were all Royal Grade Superior, each one enough to incite madness among experts across the Three Thousand Great Worlds.
"Thankfully... thankfully... these things are all still here! Haha, it seems that the cultivation resources I left behind in the past have become a boon for myself!"
Fang Bai’s gaze shifted over the cultivation resources, unable to hide his excitement.
Tens of thousands of years ago, before advancing to Thunder Tribulation ninth realm and ascending to the Immortal Realm, Fang Bai had cultivated in seclusion here, creating the stone chamber’s cultivation resources and the legendary "Immortal Tablet Secret Realm" out of idle curiosity.
The runes on the stone stele represented some cultivation methods and insights from Fang Bai, left for fated individuals. If one could comprehend seven or eight parts, advancing to Thunder Tribulation realm Great Calamity Period wouldn’t be a mere dream.
If one comprehended ten parts, reaching Thunder Tribulation ninth realm, or even ascending to the Immortal Realm wasn’t impossible.
Over tens of thousands of years since Fang Bai’s ascension to the Immortal Realm, numerous experts benefited from the Immortal Tablet Secret Realm, and some prodigies even reached Thunder Tribulation ninth realm, with some ascending to the Immortal Realm.
Of course, to Fang Bai, what benefited his cultivation in this stone chamber were mainly those Royal Grade Superior cultivation resources.
Fang Bai could already refine Royal Grade Superior Spirit Pill for cultivation, but due to the lack of alchemy materials, the Spirit Pill he refined was far from sufficient for his needs. The stone chamber’s cultivation resources happened to compensate for this shortage temporarily.
"While they cultivate above, I shall do so here. With these resources aiding me through the eighty-one days, there’s hope for advancing to Thunder Tribulation second realm; with luck, even Thunder Tribulation third realm isn’t out of reach."
Fang Bai approached the center of the stone chamber, sitting cross-legged upon a circular cultivation platform about three feet high.
