Chapter 703

Of course, Wu Liu did not mind. Ling 'er's status as Zi Chen's disciple had greatly increased her value.

"Is she very talented?" Wu Liu asked curiously.

"A future Heaven Martial Artist. Do you think she's talented?" Zi Chen was a little proud.

Wu Liu's eyes widened in disbelief. He looked at Ling 'er again and observed her carefully. However, he could not see anything with his eyesight.

Then, Zi Chen introduced Sun Jian. Compared to Ling 'er's calmness, Sun Jian was very agitated. There had been too many ups and downs today. If he was just a normal person, he would not have been able to take it and would have died from his emotions.

Luckily, he was once a cultivator and had seen much of the world. Although the Qin Clan's decline today was caused by Zi Chen's appearance, if today's events were to be recorded in history, Sun Jian's name would be included as well.

That was because he recognized Zi Chen immediately when he first arrived in Danyang City and had not changed his appearance. After Zi Chen changed his appearance, he went forward to answer Zi Chen's questions.

"It's been more than thirty years. Is everyone doing well?" Zi Chen asked on the way.

"Other than the Deputy Pavilion Leader, everyone else has left the Heavenly Man Pavilion," Wu Liu answered.

"What? They've all left?" Zi Chen turned to look at Wu Liu.

"Sir hasn't returned yet. The monk, Demon Ape, and the rest have also left. Even the Formation Master Lü Peng has gone out to train. Now, only Qin Xing, Qin He, and the Deputy Pavilion Leader are from this area."

"What about Xian Er? She's also left."

"Miss Xian Er left ten years ago. She left with Longhu and went straight to the Ancient Beast World," Wu Liu said.

"Ancient Beast World." Zi Chen frowned.

"Over the past thirty years, the Qin family has repeatedly challenged the Heavenly Man Pavilion's bottom line. Other than their own greed, the Ancient Beast World is also the reason. Now, the Ancient Beast series is no longer exclusive to the Heavenly Man Pavilion."

Zi Chen listened quietly and didn't interrupt. Ling 'er and Sun Jian were also listening.

"The Ancient Beast World was accidentally discovered by a powerful force. No one had set foot in it before, and it was a newly discovered small world filled with all sorts of dangers. In the dozen or so years since it was first discovered, the powerful forces sent out many Dan Essences, but no one returned alive. Left with no other choice, the powerful forces could only send out powerful cultivators from their clans to explore the small world with powerful trump cards. Many powerful cultivators entered the small world and worked together to open up a way back. Then, they shared the information in the small world."

"The news is relatively simple. There is only one sentence: there is an ancient beast in the pocket dimension. When this news spread, it caused a huge commotion in the Fringe. Every major power in the Fringe went into a frenzy. They sent their experts into the pocket dimension according to the orders of the overlords to hunt the ancient beast."

"According to the overlord's wishes, what does this have to do with the overlord's influence?" asked Zi Chen.

"The way back is mainly opened up by the overlords. If you want to enter to kill the ancient beast, you have to inform the overlords. It's relatively easy to enter as long as you have Dan Essences. But if you want to leave through the way back, you have to pay a toll. The toll is based on the ancient beast's body."

Zi Chen nodded and asked, "What kind of ancient beasts are there? Are there many of them?"

"The ancient beasts there are similar to those in the ancient battlefield. There are many of them, but their quality is not as good as the ancient beasts in the ancient battlefield. From the information we have received, the highest grade ancient beast there is only equivalent to the descendant of the ancient beast in the ancient battlefield. As for the blood essence of ancient beasts, the major forces haven't found it yet. Although the Heavenly Man Pavilion doesn't have an advantage in the blood essence of ancient beasts, we are the only ones in the Fringe who have it."

"Xian Er has been in there for ten years. Did she not return?" Although Zi Chen was curious about the Ancient Beast World, he was more concerned about Xian Er's life.

"Miss Xian Er has not returned. When she entered with Longhu, the major forces had not opened up the way back." Wu Liu shook her head.

"She hasn't returned for ten years. Has she been hunting ancient beasts?" Zi Chen frowned. He felt that something was wrong.

"Sir, don't worry. Miss Xian Er has not returned, but it doesn't mean that something has happened to her. I heard that the Ancient Beast World is connected to another world. Miss Xian Er might have gone to another world."

While they were talking, the four of them arrived at the ruins.

Wu Liu had naturally heard of the Wuji Sect. She sighed when she saw the ruins. A true overlord force had been reduced to ruins.

There were many mutated formations in the ruins. It would be dangerous to fly through the air. Zi Chen led the group into the ruins from the ground.

Two days later, the four of them arrived at the depths of the ruins. Then, Zi Chen's spiritual thoughts surged out. He used the Wuji Sect's secret technique to sense the location of the small world.

The group continued to walk and stop for several hours before Zi Chen brought the three of them to a stop in front of a pile of ruins.

"Sir, could it be that the thing you're looking for is here?" Wu Liu was confused as she looked at the ruins.

"This is the Wuji Sect's Weapon Storage Pavilion. There are many weapons inside, and they are all of high quality," Zi Chen explained.

"The Wuji Sect's Weapon Storage Pavilion." Wu Liu's eyes widened.

The Wuji Sect was extremely powerful in the past. They were the leader of the southern region and the true overlord. There must be good things in such a place that stored weapons. At the very least, they would find many things that surpassed elixir weapons.

Sun Jian was excited. Ling 'er looked forward curiously.

Under the watchful eyes of the three, Zi Chen began to form seals with his hands. Golden energy appeared between his fingers.

This was a seal that Zi Chen had obtained from an inheritance. It was specifically used to open the various small worlds within the Boundless Sect. The seal was like a key, but in order to successfully open this small world, it required a large amount of energy.

Of course, it had to be either extreme Yin or extreme Yang. Other extreme energy seals were useless.

"Open!"

After forming the seal, Zi Chen shouted. Rays of golden light surged forward like water. The void in front of them began to tremble as ripples spread out.

Under their dumbfounded gazes, a deep passageway appeared in front of them. The passageway had just appeared, so it was not stable yet.

The three of them were excited. Evidently, they thought that there would be many powerful weapons at the other end of the passageway.

"Not good, retreat!"

Zi Chen suddenly shouted. He raised his hand and sent out a ray of golden energy. This energy wrapped around Ling 'er and Sun Jian and brought them back. As for Wu Liu, he quickly retreated as soon as Zi Chen spoke.

However, his reaction speed was a bit too slow. Just as he retreated, he felt a dangerous aura come from the depths of the passageway. Then, the entire passageway exploded.

A powerful shockwave swept over Wu Liu, sending him flying hundreds of meters away. When he got up, his clothes were in tatters. He cut a sorry figure.

"Sir, what's going on?" Wu Liu ignored his sorry appearance and quickly ran over.

"The Boundless Sect has been destroyed. The formation that connected the Small Realms has also been destroyed. The entire Small Realm has become extremely unstable, so it will explode as soon as it is touched," Zi Chen explained.

"A Small Realm exploded just like that. That was the Boundless Sect's armory. Perhaps we can find even more secrets," Wu Liu said unwillingly.

When Zi Chen heard this, he smiled and said, "We're just here to take a look. There's not much hope. Also, the Boundless Sect mobilized all of its forces back then. Whether or not there are any weapons inside is another matter."

Zi Chen's explanation made Wu Liu feel much better.

Afterwards, Zi Chen sensed a few more Small Realms, but the results were similar. They either couldn't be opened, or they exploded before the passageway could take shape.

When they finally managed to open a Small Realm, the four of them walked in and found that it was completely empty.

Wu Liu couldn't help but sigh.

Everything was just as Zi Chen had expected. Back then, the Boundless Sect had mobilized all of its forces. If they didn't succeed, they would die trying. As such, they had taken away more than 35% of the sect's resources.

In the end, the Boundless Sect had been destroyed. As for the remaining resources, they had been split up among the other factions. Even though Zi Chen could sense where the Small Realms were located, he didn't discover anything.

"Sir, how many Small Realms have we found?"

The four of them had already wandered around for two days. They had discovered quite a few Small Realms, but only two of them had been able to enter. However, both of these Small Realms were empty.

These Small Realms were used to store treasures, but they were completely empty, as if they had been plundered. Wu Liu guessed that someone must have opened these Small Realms and taken away the remaining resources.

"Could it be that the Boundless Sect still has survivors, and a direct descendant at that?" Zi Chen frowned.

These Legacies had to be imprinted with Extreme Energy. Even if outsiders tried to steal them, they would only be able to take the resources on the surface. It was impossible for them to steal the Small Realms' resources. However, the two Small Realms that they had opened were completely empty.

"Open for me."

Over the past two days, Zi Chen formed his hand seal for the eighth time. As the seal descended, golden light surged, and another Small Realm's passageway slowly appeared.

Wu Liu reflexively retreated, afraid that the passageway would explode again.

Ling 'er and Sun Jian stood behind Zi Chen, while Zi Chen stared at the passageway. For some reason, he suddenly had a feeling that there was definitely something inside this passageway.

The passageway slowly solidified and didn't explode, proving that they could enter.

Zi Chen strode forwards and entered the passageway. The other three followed closely behind.

"It can't be empty again, right?" Wu Liu muttered after entering the passageway.

The light flickered, and they arrived at this Small Realm. This Small Realm was thousands of kilometers wide, and almost any treasure could be stored inside.

However, at this moment, this Small Realm was still completely empty.

"It's empty, it's still empty," Wu Liu said dejectedly.

Zi Chen shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. I keep feeling like there's something here. Let's look carefully."

Afterwards, the four of them entered this Small Realm and began to search every inch of it.

After a while, Wu Liu said dejectedly, "Sir Zi Chen, this Small Realm is only so big. We can sense everything with our consciousness, but there's nothing here."

"No, there's definitely something here," Zi Chen said.

"Sir, are you sure?"