Chapter 1544

Zi Chen's expression changed because he sensed a unique energy fluctuation. This fluctuation didn't belong to a battle beast, nor did it belong to a human. It didn't even belong to the Zhanwu Continent.

This was the fluctuation produced by the power of the alien race, which was unique to the alien race.

Sensing the alien race's energy fluctuation, Zi Chen directly flew towards the source of the energy fluctuation.

He came to a huge mountain peak. In front of him was a huge waterfall, and below it was a deep mountain stream.

The waterfall fell into the mountain stream's pool, making a deafening sound.

The fluctuation came from here, from the bottom of the deep mountain stream. In the hundreds of meters deep pool, the alien race's energy fluctuation was very obvious and clear.

Zi Chen stood on the mountain peak and saw many cultivators coming and going, but no one noticed anything unusual.

"Is the pool below the alien race's seclusion place?"

Zi Chen's expression was unprecedentedly dignified. It must be known that every alien race that came to the Zhanwu Continent was a powerhouse, and those who were lucky enough to survive were old monsters. Even if they suffered heavy losses in the war back then, with Zi Chen's current strength of the Second Layer, he wasn't sure that he could kill them.

The Mirage Dragon was a living example. If it weren't for the suppression of those powerhouses, he would have been torn to pieces by the Mirage Dragon.

After hesitating for a moment, Zi Chen decided to go down and check it out.

With a flash, Zi Chen fell straight down and entered the mountain stream.

Under the waterfall was a huge pool. Zi Chen entered the pool and found that it was bottomless.

Holding up a light shield that covered his whole body, he went to the bottom of the pool.

Hundreds of meters deep, Zi Chen couldn't see the bottom of the pool. For a pool that was only hundreds of meters deep, it was really too deep.

After diving another hundred meters, Zi Chen saw strange silver fish at the bottom of the pool. These strange fish were emitting silver light, like electric eels. They had sharp teeth but no eyes. After sensing the aura of an alien, these strange silver fish rushed towards Zi Chen and launched a fierce attack at him.

These strange fish, which were only equivalent to the Emptiness Realm, couldn't break Zi Chen's defense at all.

At the bottom of the pool, the strange fish crazily attacked Zi Chen. The water at the bottom of the pool churned, but there was nothing unusual on the surface of the pool.

As they descended, Zi Chen, who had released his spiritual senses, found that the space here was getting bigger and bigger. It was like an hourglass that was only half full. The top was very small and narrow, but the bottom was very big.

After diving down another few hundred meters, the strange fish surrounded Zi Chen and attacked him for several hundred meters. However, it was unable to break through Zi Chen's defense.

In addition to the strange fish, another creature appeared in Zi Chen's spiritual senses. It was a thick anaconda, easily several hundred meters long and several meters thick. It also had no eyes, but its strength was a full realm higher than the strange fish, equivalent to the Corporeal Realm of humans.

The anaconda in the pool immediately sensed the uninvited guest Zi Chen and swam towards him.

The group of strange fish that had surrounded Zi Chen and continuously attacked him immediately scattered when the anaconda arrived.

"Crack."

One of the anaconda arrived in front of Zi Chen and bit down on the light shield. Then, one of its razor-sharp teeth broke. The anaconda released the light shield in pain, tilted its head back, and used its tail to viciously whip at Zi Chen.

"Bang."

The anaconda's tail split the pool water like a sharp blade and hit the light shield, causing a loud bang. Zi Chen and the light shield didn't move an inch, but the anaconda, which had attacked with all its strength, was directly blown away.

After that, the waves were cut into one after another as the other anacondas launched attacks at Zi Chen.

Zi Chen didn't care about the attacks around him. He just continued to dive deeper.

Along the way, he encountered more and more anacondas, and their realms also increased. In the end, Zi Chen actually encountered an existence that was half a step away from the Domain realm.

When the anacondas launched powerful attacks, they were finally able to cause the light shield around Zi Chen to tremble, but that was all.

The alien power fluctuations were getting stronger and stronger. Right below.

Just as Zi Chen was worried about whether or not he would encounter a Domain realm creature, light finally appeared in front of him.

A huge platform appeared in front of Zi Chen. The platform was glowing, and Zi Chen was standing on it.

There was nothing around him except for the platform. However, Zi Chen's perception became somewhat blurry when he reached this place.

As he sent out a beam of energy, it passed through the pool water and slowly dissipated. There was nothing unusual around him.

Zi Chen's eyes glowed gold and silver as he activated the Yin-Yang Eye.

Under the Yin-Yang Eye, Zi Chen saw some crisscrossing lines in front of him. These lines were indistinct and indistinct.

These lines were restrictions, and it was a type of restriction that Zi Chen had never seen before. Above these restrictions, Zi Chen once again sensed the power of the alien race.

In other words, this was a restriction set up by the alien race.

"Could this be the place Dong Qing was looking for?" Looking at the crisscrossing lines in front of him, Zi Chen couldn't help but frown.

There were strange fish and anacondas in this place. Even a first or second stage Domain Realm expert would be in danger.

Dong Qing was only at the second stage Domain Realm. How could he know of such a place and search for it with such great fanfare?

Even if he found it, how could a mere second stage Domain Realm expert control the situation if he alerted the enemy?

Even the intelligent Zi Chen couldn't figure out the various reasons.

However, the other party might not be looking for this.

This was a foreign restriction that Zi Chen didn't understand and couldn't break. Through the Yin-Yang Eye, Zi Chen discovered that these restrictions seemed to be loosening. In other words, when the time was up, the restrictions would automatically disappear.

However, it would take a long time for the restrictions to completely disappear. It could take years or even decades. Therefore, Zi Chen could only leave first.

Zi Chen didn't stop. He turned and left.

Not long after he left, the crisscrossing lines that could only be seen with the Yin-Yang Eye appeared. For some reason, the restrictions loosened faster.

After Zi Chen left the pool, he sensed that the fluctuations from the foreign race's power had become stronger. However, he didn't care and left directly.

Everything went smoothly on the way back. There were no accidents.

On the fifth day, Zi Chen returned on time. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they saw Zi Chen.

After greeting everyone, Zi Chen returned to his room.

After a while, there was a knock on the door. The old man with missing front teeth walked in.

Zi Chen raised his head. He wasn't surprised. He gestured for the old man to sit down. Zi Chen asked, "Senior, are you looking for me?"

The old man with missing front teeth looked at Zi Chen with a solemn expression. "I took the liberty to disturb you this time because I have something to ask of you."

"Senior, you're welcome. Please speak your mind," Zi Chen said with a smile.

The old man with missing front teeth didn't answer immediately. After pondering for a moment, he pleaded, "I hope young hero can keep my granddaughter Zhou Ya safe."

Zi Chen didn't expect the old man to say this. There was a touch of surprise on his face. He looked into the old man's eyes and said, "Zhou Ya saved my life. Senior doesn't need to tell me this. I, Zi Chen, can do it. However, since senior has brought this up today, I also have a few questions. I hope senior can answer them."

"What questions?" The old man with missing front teeth looked up at Zi Chen.

"There is a power hidden in Zhou Ya's body, a very strong power. There are too many uncertain factors in this power. It doesn't erupt, but once it erupts, no one can control the situation. I want to know where senior came from and why you brought Zhou Ya with you."

Looking at the old man's changing expression, Zi Chen said again, "I hope senior won't hide it. I can see that you are seriously injured and your realm has dropped. I can also see that the power in Zhou Ya's body is not a power that should be in the Zhan Wu Continent."

The old man's expression changed greatly. This was his biggest secret.

Zi Chen looked into the old man's eyes and said, "So, I have to know everything."

The old man hesitated, his expression constantly changing. Obviously, he was having a psychological struggle.

After a long time, the old man sighed, "Ai."

Zi Chen waited quietly for the rest of the story.

"Since you, Zi Chen, can see through it, then I won't hide it from you. I come from the Zhou family, a very large family. Little Ya is my granddaughter. After Little Ya was born, the family didn't allow her to cultivate, but gave her everything she wanted and cared for her very much. But one day, this old man suddenly learned that the family didn't allow Little Ya to cultivate. In fact, they wanted to use her as a sacrifice. In anger, this old man rebelled against the family and brought Little Ya here."

Recalling the past, the old man burst into tears, "Little Ya's parents died in that battle."

Zi Chen's heart moved and he asked, "Sacrifice, using the power of an alien race as a sacrifice, what on earth did the people of your family want to do?"

The old man shook his head and said, "I don't know. At that time, I only cared about Little Ya's life and death. How could I care about anything else?"

Zi Chen remembered the family name of the Zhou family, but he still didn't give the old man a definite answer. Instead, he asked again, "Then, senior, please tell me, what is your relationship with Dong Qing?"

"Dong Qing, which Dong Qing?" The old man was at a loss.

"The new overlord of this area … Dong Qing."

Zi Chen said, "I know senior has done me a favor, and I, Zi Chen, will do my best to repay it. But I don't want to lie, so I ask senior to tell me the truth about your relationship with Dong Qing."

Looking at Zi Chen's calm eyes, the old man suddenly felt very cold, because Zi Chen was too smart. With just a few clues, he was able to determine one thing.

But this was also good. His granddaughter was in the hands of such a smart person, at least she wouldn't be schemed against.

"I am not acquainted with that Dong Qing. However, I have heard of this name when I was at the Zhou clan previously. He is a friend of a guest of the Zhou clan. However, I do not dare to confirm whether the two of them are the same person."

Zi Chen said with certainty, "They must be the same person. If I'm not wrong, what they're searching for right now should be related to the alien race."

The old man shook his head and said, "I'm not too sure about this."

Zi Chen began to ponder, and the atmosphere fell into silence.