Chapter 281 Return to the Secret Realm

Chapter 281: Returning to the Secret Realm

“But, I still won’t teach you. Your Realm is too low right now, it’s not time yet,” the White-robed Man added.

Lin Fan was dumbfounded. Was he being looked down upon for his low cultivation?

“Alright, I’ve disturbed you, Senior. We’ll meet again if fate allows.” He stood up, preparing to leave. Since he couldn’t obtain the Divine Ability, there was no need to waste words.

Moreover, his purpose for this trip was to cultivate the second Immortal Qi, so he should seize the time.

“Take this jade disc. You can use it to leave.”

The White-robed Man’s voice was gentle and magnetic. Then, a flash of light appeared, and an ancient jade stone materialized in Lin Fan’s hand.

Lin Fan saluted, and he and Little Dog stood up and walked away.

Suddenly, before they had even taken a few steps, they froze, as the surrounding environment underwent a drastic change.

The surrounding thatched hut, plants, and Universe Lake were all gone, replaced by a desolate landscape. The distant medicinal field had also dried up.

There was no vigorous Qi; only Death Qi remained.

Lin Fan and Little Dog turned back, even more shocked. The Lord of the Forbidden Zone and the pair of young boys had vanished, replaced by three skull bones, as white as jade.

Furthermore, near those dim skull bones, there was a broken teapot and half a teacup, presenting a desolate scene.

“Woof, are we seeing ghosts? Who were we just talking to?” Little Dog was shocked, a chill running down his spine.

“That should be his obsession. His true body must have fallen a long time ago…” Lin Fan mused, sighing at the sight.

Even a forbidden existence, a peerless figure, would one day be buried and turn into a pile of dry bones. There was no true eternity.

“Let’s go!” Lin Fan left without looking back. His heart now had only one goal: to become stronger.

Soon, with the ancient jade in hand, they found an exit, leaving the barren sand dunes and entering a land of singing birds, fragrant flowers, and bustling human activity.

Here, the sun was bright, the sky was blue with white clouds, and plants grew abundantly. Compared to their previous experience, it felt like a dream.

“This is… Heavenly Domain!” Lin Fan carefully sensed his surroundings, confirming his location was one of the Lower Realm Eight Regions he had visited before.

And, to his surprise, this place was not far from the former Secret Realm, and he could even see the dark Taiyin River flowing by.

“Indeed, the Taiyin and Sun Rivers of the Upper and Lower Realms both originate from the Void Realm; they can be said to be of the same source,” Lin Fan muttered to himself.

The next moment, he shivered, feeling a certain dog’s ill-intentioned gaze, and warned, “Dead dog, what do you want to do?”

“Woof, you dared to trick this King before, I’ll bite you to death!” Little Dog bared his teeth, revealing a mouth full of white, sharp, and translucent fangs.

He was most vengeful and naturally hadn’t forgotten how Lin Fan tricked him into drinking tea in the forbidden zone, almost making him die from the pain.

“Damn it, I’m being bitten by a dog again…” Lin Fan yelped, his pants torn into strips again.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance and immediately summoned a Chaos Magical Artifact, sending the puppy flying, preventing himself from streaking.

“Damn it, this kid really has a lot of Magic Treasures!” Little Dog stuck out his red tongue, his big white teeth almost chipping.

Lin Fan cursed his bad luck. He had never been bitten by a dog in this life or his previous one; he was truly unlucky to encounter such a creature. Then he turned and left.

“Little Lin, why are you running so fast, are you rushing to reincarnate? Wait for this King…” Little Dog chased after him from behind.

…

After traveling tens of thousands of miles, Lin Fan soon arrived at the source of the Taiyin River, which was also the end of the Lower Realm’s Sun River.

Ahead, a Purple Mountain soared into the clouds, majestic and grand. It was guarded by nine long mountain ranges, a spectacular sight.

Looking from high above, it resembled nine great Dragons encircling a Dragon Pearl, absorbing the essence of the sun, moon, and stars, an astonishing scene.

“The terrain here is extraordinary. If not for being in the Spiritual Qi-poor Lower Realm, it would be extremely suitable as a Dao field,” Little Dog commented, recognizing it at a glance.

Lin Fan was speechless. This was obvious; did he really need to state it?

Above Purple Mountain, two rivers descended from the Void Realm: one as brilliant as the sun, intensely hot, and the other as dark as an abyss, bone-chillingly cold.

Taiyin and Sun converged and separated here, with surging Chaos Qi, as if heaven and earth were being created, and the sound of the Dao rumbled.

At this time, there was only one path up the mountain. Both sides of Purple Mountain were covered by terrifying rivers, and a slight misstep would lead to complete annihilation.

However, this path had long been controlled by some forces of the Eight Regions, making it almost impossible for other creatures to ascend the mountain.

Even though Lin Fan obtained the greatest fortune in the Small World last time, some resources, such as divine mines and Huangquan Water, still existed within it.

Moreover, the Heaven and Earth essence Qi was dense there, making it a good cultivation pure land. Thus, some major sects returned.

Of course, for Lin Fan, these creatures were nothing. With his current strength, he could walk sideways in the Lower Realm.

“Boom!”

Subsequently, he and Little Dog charged up Purple Mountain, unimpeded. With just a slight display of their strength, they sent a large number of Cultivators flying.

However, they uncharacteristically did not kill anyone, only expelling them, as they found no interest in dealing with these creatures.

“How is this possible? How can there be a Divine Flame Realm expert under twenty in the Eight Regions? Whose Disciple is this?”

A group of people were terrified and avoided them.

“I remember now, I saw him a few years ago. He was from the Butian Sect. At that time, he had just entered the Array Formation Realm, and he used a forbidden artifact to seize an Immortal Treasure,” someone said.

“What?!”

Everyone was shocked. In just six years, that young man had ignited his Divine Flame, becoming one of the rare, high and mighty Gods, which was unbelievable.

“It is said that at that time, the Immortal Mountain’s people attacked with their sect’s treasure, but they were all annihilated by him, and even Gods fell…”

“Hiss… The Immortal Island disappeared, why is this Devil King here again? Could there be treasures still undiscovered inside?”

All creatures discussed animatedly, some surprised, some fearful, some curious, and some expectant.

But Lin Fan paid no attention to any of this. Instead, he went straight to the Yellow Springs Sea, the area where the Immortal Island was discovered.

Yellow Springs Sea.

The golden ocean was vast and boundless, and extremely brilliant, radiating beams of light, like flames rising.

This sea looked calm and peaceful, but it was not. The depths were extremely dangerous, filled with Death Qi, and chilling winds blew.

On the surface of the sea, many strange corpses floated, and groups of ghosts, who loved Life Qi the most, attacked living creatures who trespassed.

When Lin Fan and a group of Cultivators entered back then, many powerhouses were buried in the golden sea; it was truly perilous at every step.

Now, of course, he had nothing to fear. With the Human Emperor Banner, which was most effective against ghosts, he could safely cross the Yellow Springs Sea.

“Indeed, this place has traces of Reincarnation Immortal King. It was a place he researched, and it seems Wu Zhong also participated.”

Little Dog muttered, scratching his head with his small paws, pondering here, trying to recall.

“Have you remembered anything?” Lin Fan asked, while also observing, opening his Heavenly Eye to carefully examine this sea area.

His strength had greatly increased compared to six years ago, and with his Heavenly Eye activated, he would definitely see more.

“How terrifying, there are still Master Level corpses floating in the sea. I was truly lucky last time not to encounter them,” Lin Fan exclaimed in surprise.