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Chapter 176 The Secret Inheritance of a Golden Core Grandmaster

Outside the cave.

Meng Yanqing was the first to push aside the vines at the cave entrance, cautiously poking out her body. Holding her breath and concentrating, she amplified her senses to the extreme, like the most keen hunting dog, carefully examining every rustle of wind and every breath of air around her.

After a while.

After realizing that nothing was amiss outside.

Meng Yanqing's tense shoulders and neck finally relaxed slightly, and he turned back to whisper into the cave, "Brother Luo, it's safe outside now. The aura of that demonic serpent is gone."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qianning also cautiously stepped out and, following Meng Yanqing's example, sensed the area. After confirming that the terrifying demonic aura that had been causing her heart palpitations had indeed vanished without a trace, she breathed a long sigh of relief, patted her chest, and said with lingering fear, "Finally, we've shaken off that troublesome serpent."

The two stood at the cave entrance, their gazes simultaneously drawn to the deeper, darker depths of the mountain forest.

The trees over there were even older and thicker, with vines coiling like dragons. Although the spiritual energy in the air was becoming increasingly concentrated, it was also mixed with more powerful, tyrannical, and unsettling demonic energy.

They could even faintly hear a deep and intimidating roar coming from a great distance. The power contained in that sound made their relaxed nerves tense up again.

"We are already deep in Yaowang Mountain."

"According to records and intuition, the demonic beasts here are at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, and there are many that are more dangerous and bizarre than the Heavenly Demon Serpent Python."

Meng Yanqing recalled the descriptions of the monsters deep in Medicine King Mountain in the book "Tales of Strange Beasts" given to her by her younger brother Meng Yanwei. The descriptions of the monsters in this deep area were all labeled as "extremely dangerous".

Luo Qianning's face also turned serious. Although it was his first time coming down the mountain, he had not read the classics of Medicine King Valley for nothing. He knew how vulnerable human cultivators were in the core area where such demonic beasts roamed.

"Brother Meng is right. We can't stay here any longer. If we attract some more troublesome guys, things will get bad."

Luo Qianning subconsciously touched her storage ring, her tone filled with lingering fear.

The two were in complete agreement.

Immediately return the way you came, exit the depths of Yaowang Mountain, and return to the relatively safe outer area!

The two dared not delay, and after ascertaining the direction they had come from, they prepared to set off.

Just as Meng Yanqing lifted her foot, preparing to take her first step...

"Buzz!"

The ground beneath his feet, covered with thick moss and decaying leaves, suddenly lit up without warning!

Complex and ancient silver patterns instantly pierced through the covering and clearly emerged, forming a circular pattern with a diameter of about three zhang!

The light within the pattern flickered rapidly, emitting intense spatial fluctuations!
"not good!"

Meng Yanqing's expression changed drastically. She tried to back away, but it was too late!
Standing next to him, Luo Qianning was also shocked by this sudden change, her face turning pale. Spiritual patterns also lit up in the area beneath her feet!
The light instantly became incredibly dazzling, completely engulfing the two figures.

An irresistible, powerful suction force emanated from the center of the formation, pulling at their bodies.

Meng Yanqing felt a blinding white light before her eyes, and heard a strange buzzing sound from the distortion of space. Her body felt as if it had been thrown into a high-speed spinning vortex, and all her senses became blurred and chaotic in an instant.

In the blink of an eye!

The blinding silver light receded like a tide, and the sense of spatial distortion vanished abruptly.

Meng Yanqing and Luo Qianning staggered before barely managing to regain their balance, the intense dizziness making their stomachs churn.

When they came to their senses and looked around, they were all stunned.

What lies before us is no longer that ancient, towering forest.

Instead, it was a deep, quiet, and seemingly endless bluestone passage.

The passage was flanked by smooth, mirror-like stone walls of unknown material. At intervals along these walls were luminous pearls that emitted a soft white light, providing the only source of illumination, but also making the light and shadow within the passage appear exceptionally cold and eerie.

The air was dry, carrying an ancient, long-sealed aura, yet the spiritual energy was exceptionally abundant, several times denser than outside. "Where...where am I?"

Luo Qianning's voice trembled slightly, still shaken, and she subconsciously moved closer to Meng Yanqing.

Meng Yanqing frowned, her sharp gaze sweeping across her surroundings, her internal energy circulating secretly, on high alert.

"It seems we've been teleported somewhere; the ground beneath our feet was a teleportation array."

"Teleportation array?"

"How could such a thing exist in Medicine King Mountain?"

Luo Qianning's eyes widened.

"I don't know, but this place is definitely not safe. We should be careful."

Meng Yanqing said in a deep voice. He tried to take a few steps forward along the passage. His footsteps echoed in the silent passage and carried far.

The two dared not separate and carefully explored the only passage together.

The passage is winding and has many forks, like a huge maze.

They tried to mark the way, but after walking for a long time, they seemed to have circled back to a similar place and could not tell which way to go.

Luo Qianning was somewhat discouraged. Looking at the shallow marks she had just carved on the stone wall that had reappeared, she said helplessly, "It seems we're lost."

Just when the two were feeling somewhat helpless, they wandered around and ended up back at the place where they had been teleported to in the first place.

A relatively spacious circular stone chamber.

I just didn't have time to investigate carefully in the rush.

This time, Meng Yanqing's gaze was drawn to the smooth rock wall on one side of the stone chamber.

It wasn't formed naturally; instead, it was carved with dense, ancient characters, and next to it was a blurry portrait of an old man with a dignified and otherworldly air.

"Brother Luo, look here!" Meng Yanqing called out.

The two approached the rock wall and, by the light of the luminous pearl, carefully read the text on it.

After a long while, Meng Yanqing and Luo Qianning looked at each other, both seeing deep shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.

According to the inscription on the rock wall, they are currently in a place called "Mysterious Elixir Realm".

This is the place where a powerful Golden Core cultivator, known as "Xuandan Zhenren," passed away!

This Xuan Dan Zhenren was a free-spirited cultivator who belonged to no sect or school.

His most renowned skill was not his ability to fight and kill, but his unparalleled alchemy!
The inscriptions on the rock face say that the Xuan Dan Zhenren devoted himself to cultivation and alchemy during his lifetime, painstakingly studying the art of alchemy that reached the heavens, and attained an extremely high level.

However, he had neither children nor disciples, and his extraordinary alchemy skills were about to be lost to history with his passing.

The master could not bear to see his life's work lost, so as his lifespan was about to end, he went to his place of seclusion.

This secret realm was created deep within Medicine King Mountain, where the previous formation was activated.

Furthermore, he set up multiple one-way teleportation arrays in various hidden places throughout Yaowang Mountain. These arrays would automatically open once every five years, teleporting the "destined person" who happened to be located on the array to the location to undergo the test he set.

If one can pass the test, one can obtain his alchemy legacy and some of his treasures, thus continuing his legacy of alchemy.

There is only one way to leave this secret realm.

That means waiting until three days later, when the entrance to the secret realm reopens, and all those still in the secret realm, regardless of their location, will be teleported out.

(End of this chapter)