244: Chapter 244: The Secret Realm of the Moon

Just as everyone was displaying their divine abilities, the sky above the ruins suddenly changed.

The speed of the change was incredibly eerie.

It was as if someone had torn a hole in the sky, and silver-white light poured down from it, instantly illuminating the entire wasteland.

The originally grey sky looked as if it had been washed clean, layers of haze fading away to reveal the deep blue dome behind them.

A bright moon rose.

It was no ordinary moon; it was more than ten times larger than a normal one.

It hung low in the sky, looking as if one could touch it just by reaching out.

Its surface was not silver-white, but pale gold.

Faintly visible upon it were palaces, laurel trees, and the phantom image of a giant Jade Rabbit.

Moonlight spilled onto the wasteland, dyeing everything in silver.

The Human Race and Yao Race within the ruins stopped their actions simultaneously.

“What is that?” someone exclaimed.

“The Moon Secret Realm! The legends are true! There really is a Moon Secret Realm within the ruins!”

“Go, quickly! If we're late, we won't even get a drop of the soup!”

Shi Haokong swallowed the flesh and blood in his mouth and looked up at the bright moon, his golden vertical pupils filled with greed.

The Moon Secret Realm—he had heard his father mention it.

Legend says it is a fragment of the Lunar Star cut off by an ancient powerhouse using supreme divine abilities; the taiyin essence contained within is a supreme treasure for cultivating the Divine Soul.

Furthermore, the Secret Realm contains the Legacy and Magic Treasures left behind by that powerhouse.

“Go!”

With one claw, he shattered the rock beneath his feet and transformed into a streak of golden light, flying toward the Secret Realm.

en own source text reference to mythology mythology raised his heads from the swamp, all nine heads turning toward the moon in the sky, his sixteen eyes filled with excitement.

The taiyin essence within the Moon Secret Realm would have a miraculous effect on the Bloodline evolution of the Nine-Headed Snake Clan.

If he could obtain enough taiyin essence, he might even be able to activate the ancient Bloodline of Xiangliu.

“Hiss hiss—Go!”

His body coiled and sprang, turning into a streak of black light as he followed closely behind.

Feng Qingyin stood upon five-colored auspicious clouds, the bright moon reflected in her amber eyes.

She gently shook her wings, her five-colored feathers becoming even more brilliant under the moonlight.

The taiyin essence within the Moon Secret Realm also had a nourishing effect on the Phoenix Clan's Nirvana Fire.

“Let’s go see,” she said faintly, the auspicious clouds carrying her toward the Secret Realm.

Quae Wangmang, Lei Qianjun, and Chi Hanyuan—the six great Yao Sovereigns set off simultaneously, racing toward the Moon Secret Realm.

The Human Race was also unwilling to be left behind.

Zhao Wudi pulled out the broken sword 'demon slayer' and shouldered it, leading the fourteen prodigies of the Zhao Family as they charged toward the Secret Realm.

Sword Dust sheathed his sword, his white robes fluttering as his sword light streaked like a rainbow.

Li Qingyun led the seventeen prodigies of the City Lord's Mansion, their steps orderly as they transformed into a cyan rainbow.

Everyone was flying toward that bright moon.

...

Xiao Ran also saw that bright moon.

He was standing on a wasteland, behind him an army of over a thousand from the Huangquan Legion.

Moonlight spilled over the corpses, plating them in a layer of silver light, making them look even more eerie.

“The Moon Secret Realm?” Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes.

He had seen this term in Venerable Huangquan's Legacy.

The Moon Secret Realm, a fragment of the Lunar Star, contained a massive amount of taiyin essence, which had a miraculous effect on cultivating the Yellow Springs True Scripture.

The techniques within the Yellow Springs True Scripture required using both yellow spring qi and taiyin essence to temper the Divine Soul to reach the highest Realm.

He was just worrying about where to find taiyin essence, and now it had delivered itself to his door.

“Seems my luck is pretty good,” he hooked the corner of his mouth.

He then took out a black banner from his Storage Ring—the yellow spring banner.

This was Venerable Huangquan's Lifebound Treasure, capable of storing and releasing the undead.

Previously, the Huangquan Legion had nowhere to be placed and had to be led along; now with the yellow spring banner, it was much more convenient.

Xiao Ran injected spiritual energy into the yellow spring banner; the banner face unfurled, and black light flourished.

A powerful suction force surged from the banner, enveloping the Huangquan Legion behind him.

The over one thousand corpses turned into streaks of black light and vanished into the banner.

Three breaths later.

Only Xiao Ran remained on the wasteland.

He put away the yellow spring banner, looked at the bright moon, and confirmed the direction.

He then transformed into a grey-black light and flew toward the Secret Realm.

...

The Moon Secret Realm was located at the southernmost tip of the ruins, far from where Xiao Ran was.

He flew for a full half-day before he saw the silver-white pillar of light in the distance.

The pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping an area of dozens of miles.

Within the light pillar, one could faintly see mountains, rivers, palaces, and laurel trees, with the phantom of a giant Jade Rabbit leaping about.

Many people had already gathered around the pillar of light.

From the Human Race, there were forces like the Zhao Family, the Sword Sect, the City Lord's Mansion, the Luoxia Sect, and the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce.

From the Yao Race, there were the descendants of the six great Bloodlines, plus the prodigies following them, totaling about one or two hundred people.

But none of them had gone in.

Outside the light pillar was a transparent barrier, blocking everyone outside.

Pale gold runes flowed across the barrier, emitting a heart-palpitating aura.

“What kind of ghostly thing is this?” Zhao Wudi smashed a fist against the barrier, but it didn't budge.

Sword Dust drew his sword and slashed at the barrier; the Sword Qi dissipated, and the barrier didn't even have a mark.

Li Qingyun frowned and reached out to touch the barrier, feeling a gentle repulsive force.

It wasn't refusing his entry, but rather waiting for something.

“The Secret Realm hasn't fully opened yet.”

“The barrier will only disappear once the moonlight covers the entire wasteland.”

He said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the bright moon in the sky brightened a few more degrees.

Moonlight poured down like flowing water, dispelling the shadows on the wasteland inch by inch.

The barrier around the light pillar began to thin, and the runes extinguished one by one.

“Almost there.”

Shi Haokong stood on a hill, his golden vertical pupils staring at the barrier, his claws carving deep grooves into the stone.

en own source text reference to mythology mythology was coiled next to him, his nine heads raised high, sixteen eyes staring at the barrier in unison.

Quae Wangmang crouched on the other side, his blood-red eyes full of greed.

Lei Qianjun was surrounded by electrical light, the ground beneath his feet charred black by lightning.

Chi Hanyuan exhaled a breath of cold air, freezing the ground beneath his feet into ice.

Feng Qingyin stood on her five-colored auspicious clouds, not making a sound, just watching quietly.

The Human and Yao Races occupied opposite sides, neither approaching the other.

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder, but not a single person made a move.

Because they all knew that making a move before the Secret Realm opened would only benefit the other side.

...

Another fifteen minutes passed.

The moonlight finally covered the entire wasteland.

The barrier outside the light pillar shattered silently, dissipating into countless points of light.

The Secret Realm had opened.

Zhao Wudi was the first to charge in, his black battle armor glinting coldly under the moonlight.

“Zhao Family, follow me!”

The fourteen prodigies followed closely behind.

Sword Dust's white robes fluttered as he transformed into a sword light and shot into the Secret Realm.

The Disciples of the Sword Sect entered in single file.

Li Qingyun led the seventeen prodigies of the City Lord's Mansion, their steps orderly without a hint of panic.

Shi Haokong roared at the sky, his golden Demonic Qi soaring like flames as he charged into the Secret Realm.

en own source text reference to mythology mythology, Feng Qingyin, Quae Wangmang, Lei Qianjun, and Chi Hanyuan—the six great Yao Sovereigns set off simultaneously.

Over a hundred people disappeared into the pillar of light.

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