Tongtian Mirror!
This was the strongest realm recorded in the ancient texts of the Imperial Dynasty. After breaking through to Tongtian, one could gain five thousand years of lifespan. Even if the lifespan was exhausted, the physical body could still bear the cultivation energy of one's lifetime. If it remained undamaged, it would be incorruptible for eternity!
Before the Imperial Dynasty's secret treasure was opened, the strongest cultivators in the entire Southwest Region were only at the peak of the Melting Heaven realm. Now, Wang Yue and Li Bai had managed to break through their own realm barriers, advancing to the Half-step Peerless stage, their cultivation reaching the Tongtian realm!
This clearly showed how abundant the resources within the Imperial Dynasty's secret treasure were!
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Within the realm within a realm, Wang Yue and Li Bai instantly rose to their feet, sensing the cultivation energy within their bodies. The Tongtian realm granted five thousand years of lifespan, and the physical body would remain incorruptible for eternity!
"Ah!"
Suddenly, the mass of flesh surrounded by bloody water roared again and began to surge. Within this flesh mass was Xu Chu, who was in stark contrast to the other seven blood pools.
"Gurgle gurgle~~~"
The seven blood refining pools were no different from the one that had long since dried up. However, the blood refining pool where Xu Chu was located still surged with blood, churning endlessly!
"Chi!"
Two streams of bloody light pierced through the bloody water, illuminating the entire blood refining cave. At this moment, the entire blood refining cave began to hum.
The previously dried-up blood refining pools started to surge again, with waves of blood churning. Above the nine blood refining pools, blood began to flow, cascading down like a waterfall!
"What's happening?"
Ying Yu watched her surroundings in terror as layers of bloody water filled the blood refining pools. Sticky blood flowed from the sides of the entire blood refining cave.
"Tap, tap, tap~~"
Footsteps echoed from the passage. Several people turned their heads quickly to see the Emperor's corpse stiffly walking towards the blood refining pools.
"Not good!"
"Quick, let's go!!"
Xue Lao's face turned pale. It wasn't just him; everyone, including Wang Yue and Li Bai, turned pale. The Emperor's corpse was far from being a peak Tongtian realm cultivator. At a glance, the Emperor's corpse was like a boundless ocean.
"Go!!"
Ying Yu and Yan Hai's scalps tingled as they ran towards the exit. The tremors were like thunder, but they did not attract the Emperor's corpse. The Emperor's corpse, expressionless, approached the blood refining pools step by step. The closer he got to the blood refining pools, the thinner his cultivation energy became, until he was like an ordinary mortal.
"Lord Wang, Lord Li!!"
Fan Zichen watched the two standing still, as the Emperor's corpse drew closer. She anxiously hopped from foot to foot, then transformed into a beam of light and disappeared from the blood refining cave.
Shi Thirteen had already collapsed on the ground, clutching Wang Yue's pant leg with his hands, his body trembling.
The Emperor's corpse paid no attention to Wang Yue and the other two, walking directly to the blood refining pool. With a sudden movement, he stunned the eyes of the three.
The Emperor's corpse suddenly knelt on both knees beside the blood pool. The hollow eye sockets instantly ignited with a bloody red light.
"Chi!"
The eye sockets, burning with bloody red light, shot out two streams of bloody light that merged into the blood water enveloping Xu Chu.
The violently thrashing Xu Chu instantly quieted down and sank into the bloody mire. Everyone's faces turned pale. They wanted to reach out and retrieve Xu Chu, but unexpectedly, the Emperor's corpse suddenly turned its head. The moment Wang Yue and Li Bai met the Emperor's gaze, it was as if they were struck by lightning, and they instantly fell unconscious.
"Weng~~"
The Emperor's corpse beckoned, and the figures of Wang Yue and the others instantly vanished!
The Emperor's corpse looked at Xu Chu lying peacefully in the blood pool, his body trembled violently, and he prostrated himself three times before Xu Chu. He then stood up abruptly and guarded the blood refining pool!
The burning bloody red light in his eye sockets gradually extinguished!
At this very moment, the entire Imperial Dynasty's secret treasure erupted with thunderous explosions. Streams of lightning, like demonic claws, descended from the depths of the nine heavens. With a single grasp, they captured hundreds of martial artists and threw them directly out of the secret treasure.
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In the area where the Imperial Dynasty's palace was located, the Northern Cold Dynasty.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Wang Yue suddenly woke up, his entire back drenched in cold sweat. He scanned his surroundings, only to see martial artists walking intermittently everywhere. They had inexplicably been expelled from the secret treasure and had returned to the original valley.
The palace had also vanished without a trace. Everything seemed like a dream!
"General Xu Chu!"
Li Bai suddenly awoke, shouting loudly and looking around in confusion. He quickly stood up and saw Shi Thirteen still lying at his feet, but Xu Chu was nowhere to be seen. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Lord Li, General Xu Chu is likely still in the secret treasure!"
Wang Yue shook his head with a dejected expression. He had a royal mission, yet he had failed to protect Xu Chu. His royal mission was violated; how could he return to Chang'an to face the King?
"Lord Li, this is the prescription for the Dragon Origin Pill. You return to Chang'an. I will wait here for General Xu Chu!"
Wang Yue took out the prescription and handed it to Li Bai.
"Lord Wang, we are all powerless in this matter. That Emperor's corpse has likely reached the Creation realm. Lord Wang, this secret treasure has already disappeared; your waiting here will likely be in vain!"
Li Bai sighed, tears welling up in his eyes. With the Emperor's corpse in the secret treasure, General Xu Chu was likely in grave danger!
"Lord Li, there's no need to say more. I will wait here for three months. If there is no news of General Xu Chu after three months, I will return to Chang'an!"
As soon as Wang Yue finished speaking, he sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.
"Alas!"
Li Bai looked at the spot where the palace used to be and couldn't help but shake his head. He then looked at Shi Thirteen, who had just woken up, and asked, "Since you have left the secret treasure, where will you go next?"
"Are you willing to join my Great Han!"
"Sir, this humble one is willing to wait here for General Xu Chu!"
Shi Thirteen gave Li Bai a wry smile, then sat down next to Wang Yue. He was drunk for only a moment before his stomach was filled with pills.
Li Bai gave a bitter smile and then strode away. He carried the Dragon Origin Pill and could not linger here. The sooner he reached the Great Han, the sooner he could refine the Dragon Origin Pill.
Among the heroes of the Great Han, there were more than ten cultivators in the Melting Heaven realm alone.
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On the sixteenth day of May in the second year of the Great Han, the Imperial Dynasty's secret treasure quietly concluded. Tens of thousands of martial artists returned to their respective mountain sects with full coffers. At this moment, the entire Southwest Region fell into silence.
From imperial dynasties down to sectarian forces, and even clans, everyone went into deep contemplation, diligently digesting the resources brought back from the secret treasure. By the time the six-month deadline arrived, they aimed to elevate their cultivation realms as much as possible.
Time flew by rapidly. In the blink of an eye, five months had passed. The temperature in the Southwest Region gradually began to drop. Wang Yue and Shi Thirteen, who had been guarding the location of the Imperial Dynasty's secret treasure, had also returned to the Great Han.
Days went by, and soon the atmosphere in the entire Southwest Region grew increasingly tense. With less than a month remaining until the six-month deadline, especially in the last half month, frequent roars were heard from the long border between the Southwest Region and the Ancient Wilderness. With each tremor, the sealed cultivation energy would weaken a little more!