Chapter 382: The Sea of Despair

Outside Yan City, inside a large manor.

"Father, did you call for me?" A Young Man bowed with cupped hands to the Middle-aged Man sitting on a chair.

The Middle-aged Man nodded: "Quan'er, you have reached the Peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm now, haven't you?"

"Yes, Father." The Young Man looked at the Middle-aged Man with pride.

"As the son of me, Yang Youming, reaching the Peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm now is nothing to boast about; when I was your age, I had also reached the Peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm," the Middle-aged Man admonished.

"Yes." The Young Man lowered his head.

The Middle-aged Man, Yang Youming, nodded and said: "Quan'er, you are the most talented Genius in the Yang Family. The entire Family has placed their hopes on you, so you must not slack off.

You also know that the Old Ancestor is injured and is currently hanging on by a single breath. If the Old Ancestor dies and the Yang Family does not have a Martial Venerable Realm Expert to oversee things, the Yang Family will be in danger."

"You must work harder and be more outstanding than I was in the past to have a chance at a Breakthrough to Martial Venerable. Otherwise, you will surely end up like your father, stuck at the Peak of the Martial Emperor Realm."

"Is there really no way to heal the Old Ancestor?" The Young Man looked at his father with expectation.

Yang Youming sighed: "Difficult, difficult, difficult. Unless we find the legendary ninth-grade healing pill, otherwise…"

"A ninth-grade healing pill." The Young Man clenched his fists, his gaze showing determination. "The Silver Moon Lake was able to injure the Old Ancestor; such a powerful Ancient Secret Realm must have a ninth-grade pill."

Yang Youming nodded: "Indeed. This time, the Old Ancestor forced his way into the Secret Realm to investigate. Although he was seriously injured, he did obtain some information.

The scale of this Secret Realm is unprecedented. Inside the Secret Realm, treasures and Secret Manuals are piled like mountains; there is definitely a ninth-grade pill. However, a ninth-grade pill is not so easy to obtain. The Secret Realm is only open for three years, and one must pass through numerous dangerous barriers to have a chance of obtaining it.

Furthermore, the other four Families will certainly try to obstruct us in every way possible; obtaining a ninth-grade pill will be as difficult as ascending to the heavens."

The Young Man lowered his head in thought.

Currently, the Five Great Families, although appearing to coexist harmoniously on the surface, have long harbored grudges against each other.

Outside, things are slightly better because of the interests tied to Yan City, allowing the families to barely cooperate. But once inside the Secret Realm, without powerful figures suppressing them and with no need to worry about the impact on Yan City, the situation at that time will not be easily controlled.

"No matter how difficult it is, I must bring back the healing pill," the Young Man said firmly.

"Quan'er." Yang Youming looked at the Young Man solemnly. "Although the Old Ancestor was seriously injured this time, he is, after all, a Martial Venerable Expert and can suppress his injuries for a hundred years.

The Old Ancestor and I actually have no expectations of you obtaining the healing pill from the Secret Realm. Compared to obtaining the pill from the Secret Realm, we hope even more that you can become the Family's new Martial Venerable Expert and lead the Yang Family to glory."

"Father, although obtaining the healing pill from the Secret Realm is difficult, it should be simpler than me having a Breakthrough to Martial Venerable within a hundred years, right!" the Young Man asked in confusion.

Yang Youming shook his head and sighed: "Quan'er, the Old Ancestor was injured by the Secret Realm, which contains the Power of Heaven and Earth. The Old Ancestor suspects that even a Low Grade ninth-grade pill would be difficult to heal him with. Only a High Grade ninth-grade pill would have full certainty of success."

"What?" The Young Man's heart trembled. A High Grade ninth-grade pill—how precious are ninth-grade pills?

The ninth-grade pills that appear now almost all come from the Secret Realm; currently, no one on this continent is capable of refining them.

And as for the appearance of a High Grade ninth-grade pill in a Secret Realm, to the Young Man's knowledge, it has only been recorded once in all of history.

Yang Youming said solemnly: "Therefore, the Old Ancestor and I have placed our hopes on you. If you cannot become a Martial Venerable within a hundred years, the Old Ancestor will venture into the Sea of Despair to seek an opportunity.

Our Yang Family will also abandon Yan City and go to live in the Secret Realm created by the Old Ancestor."

"The Sea of Despair." The Young Man's whole body trembled.

The Sea of Despair is the ocean between the Qian Continent and the Yuan Continent. It is boundless. Every year, thousands of ships venture into the Sea of Despair, but only one might return every ten years.