I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

Lin Xuanqing's spirit brush moved slowly across the array patterns on the surface of the stone chamber, with the tip of the brush maintaining an almost invisible distance from the stone surface. Only when the spirit ink came into contact with the array patterns would a faint dark blue light appear.

The light, like a firefly compressed to its extreme, briefly extended a short trace on the stone surface before dissipating into the surrounding old patterns before the next stroke.

Her movements were extremely slow, pausing for several breaths before each stroke, as if to confirm whether the residual spiritual energy from the previous stroke was interfering with the starting point of the next stroke.

The sealing patterns on the surface of the stone chamber were peeled away layer by layer under her pen.

The warning lines on the first layer have completely stopped functioning. The light that was flickering has now completely dimmed, leaving only faint traces left by the touch of the light, like light scratches left on an old wall that has been repeatedly wiped.

The isolation lines of the second layer are being cut off segment by segment. At the point of each cut, a very thin dark gap appears, which is then filled in by subsequent strokes after a few breaths, forming a spiritual path that is different from the original one.

The rewoven spiritual paths stretched forward on the stone surface at a slow but irreversible pace, each completed connection pushing the operating logic of the sealing array a step closer to breaking it.

The Heavenly Sacred Sparrow maintained a steady scanning rhythm from high above, her gaze moving continuously across the outlines of the surrounding hills.

The herd of beasts in the distance continued to move forward on the slope at the same pace, without any abnormality, no signs of approaching humans, and no signs of unease from the spirit beasts due to the changes in the stone chamber's array patterns.

Ya Zi remained silent behind the rocks at the valley entrance, his hunched back rising and falling with his breath at an extremely slow pace, casting an almost indistinguishable shadow on the bluish-gray rock face.

His breathing was suppressed to the extreme, each breath in and out in sync with the surrounding wind, so that the sound was instantly covered by the wind and left no trace in the air.

Lin Che stood at the edge of the valley, slowly extending his divine sense in all directions, maintaining continuous perception of the area within several miles around the entire valley.

He could feel the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Lin Xuanqing's brushstrokes with an extremely faint amplitude with each stroke.

The ripples are like the ripples on the surface of a deep pool after a tiny pebble is thrown in. Most of them are absorbed when they reach the vegetation at the edge of the valley, and the remaining residue decays into imperceptible levels in the air within a few feet.

This confirmed to him that the process of breaking the sealing array would not alert the distant beasts or other observers due to the leakage of spiritual energy.

Time passed slowly as the decryption process unfolded.

The simulated morning sky had transitioned to a near midday hue, and the pale golden light seeping down from the edge of the clouds gradually turned into a warmer, more even brightness, evaporating the dew on the meadow below piece by piece, and forming a layer of continuously undulating, fragmented light spots on the surface of the shallow lake.

The points of light moved and changed position with the tiny ripples on the lake surface, like scattered gold dust being stirred and then spread out again.

After moving a few tracks, the herd of beasts in the distance began to migrate towards the back of the hills further away, eventually disappearing completely beyond the outline of the hills, leaving only a few shallow tracks on the slope.

"The second layer is broken." Lin Xuanqing's voice came from the bottom of the valley, with a hint of relaxation, and her tone was half an octave lower than usual at the end.

"The locking pattern on the third layer is more complete than expected, but its operating logic is exactly the same as the sealing array I encountered at the mount breeding base. Give me 25 minutes, and I should be able to break it."

Lin Che nodded slightly but did not speak.

His gaze swept around the valley before settling on the high place where the Burning Sky Sacred Sparrow was located.

The latter seemed to sense his gaze, turned his head, and shook his head slightly at him from that distance, without any apparent abnormality.

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Xuanqing's voice came from the valley floor again, shorter and more abrupt than before: "The final section, crack it!"

The tip of the Spirit Pen cut downwards along an almost vertical path on the last locking pattern on the surface of the stone chamber. The dark blue light trace extended a very short distance along the stone's texture before stopping precisely at the turning point of the pattern.

The array patterns on the surface of the stone chamber lit up simultaneously at that moment. When the spiritual paths that had been cut off layer by layer were completely severed at the final connection point, the remaining spiritual power spread outwards along the direction of the array patterns for less than a foot before dissipating completely, just like an old structure that had lost its core support and collapsed on its own the moment it lost its balance.

At the same moment, the stone on the surface of the chamber made a very faint cracking sound.

A thin, elongated crack appeared on the surface of the stone platform above the stone chamber, extending from one end of the platform to the other. Fine dust slid down the edge of the crack as it appeared, accumulating into a thin, light-colored line along the edge of the platform.

After the gap appeared, it expanded to both sides at an extremely slow speed, dividing the surface of the stone platform into two flat stone slabs, which slowly slid apart to the left and right, revealing a vertical shaft made of dark gray stone underneath.

The shaft is about five zhang deep, and at the bottom is a circular space with a diameter of about one zhang.

It was surrounded by bluish-gray stone walls, the surface of which was engraved with array patterns of the same origin as the stone chamber above, but the patterns were more complex. Each pattern was flashing on and off at an extremely slow frequency, like an old heart sealed inside the stone wall that was beating continuously in its own way.

In the center of the circular space stands a stone pillar about three feet tall, carved from a single piece of obsidian. The pillar surface has no extra decorations, except for a fist-sized, translucent crystal embedded at the top.

In the morning light, the crystal's color takes on a warm hue, somewhere between amber and jade. Fine lines on its surface flow continuously within, rearranging the lines with each flow to create a pattern that never repeats.

The patterns inside the crystal resemble a compressed river slowly meandering beneath a transparent layer of ice, each change of course leaving a brief shift in light and shadow on the crystal surface.

The Origin Core of All Beasts.

Lin Che stood at the edge of the shaft and looked down.

The crystal emitted light at a continuous and stable frequency at the bottom of the shaft. Each flash re-illuminated the array patterns on the surrounding stone walls, forming a brief bright ring on the stone walls before returning to its original flickering rhythm after the light faded.

He could sense that the crystal contained an extremely large amount of spiritual energy, which was compressed and stored in a way that he could not fully understand.

The texture of that spiritual power was somewhat similar to the primordial power of the Myriad Beasts Paying Homage to the Ancestor Technique.

It possesses the same gentle warmth, the same profound depth, and the same sense of intimacy with spirit beasts, yet it is denser and more ancient, as if it was finally solidified into this form by the successive sect leaders of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect using some kind of secret method to layer upon layer.

"Do you need me to go down?" The Burning Sky Sacred Sparrow moved to the edge of the valley and stood not far from Lin Che, its gaze falling on the stone pillar at the bottom of the vertical well.

The warm light of the crystal was reflected in her crimson-gold pupils. Each flash of light left a brief bright mark on the edge of her pupils, only to be covered by a new light in the next instant.

"No need, I'll go down myself." Lin Che said, already taking the first step.

His body fell from the edge of the valley, descending at a steady speed in the shaft. The hem of his clothes was slightly lifted backward by the airflow generated during his descent, and then fell back down when he landed.

The space at the bottom of the shaft was more spacious than it appeared from above. The array patterns on the surrounding stone walls briefly lit up the moment he landed, as if confirming the identity of the newcomer, before resuming their original flickering rhythm after the confirmation was complete.

He walked to the stone pillar and his gaze fell on the Myriad Beast Origin Core.

As he approached, the patterns inside the crystal began to flow at a faster speed. The original random arrangement of those patterns gradually converged into several parallel streams, all pointing towards the side of the crystal facing him, as if being pulled together in the same direction by some force.

Lin Che extended his right hand, and as his palm approached the crystal, he felt an extremely thin layer of resistance.

The resistance was like compressed air, forming a transition layer that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye between the palm and the crystal. It gradually increased as the distance decreased, but never formed a real repulsion.

Thinking of something, Lin Che began to circulate the Myriad Beasts Paying Homage to the Ancestor Technique.

The spiritual energy flow was activated in his meridians with a familiar, almost instinctive rhythm, starting from his dantian, spreading along the eight extraordinary meridians to his limbs and bones, and then gathering in his palm to form a warm layer of spiritual energy that enveloped his hand.

The moment his palm touched the surface of the crystal, the resistance disappeared.

The crystal was hotter than he had expected, like a piece of warm jade warmed by the sun. The heat slowly traveled from his palm to his wrist, forming a warm current in his meridians, which slowly rose along the Taiyin meridian towards the Jianjing point.

The Myriad Beast Source Core remained in the palm for about five breaths before undergoing its first change.

The patterns on the crystal surface change from a continuous flow state to intermittent pulses.

Each pulse released an extremely fine stream of spiritual energy. The frequency of that spiritual energy quickly synchronized with the frequency of Lin Che's own meridians upon contact, like two tides of different frequencies automatically adjusting to the same rhythm after meeting.

He could feel his divine sense being rapidly amplified when it came into contact with the released spiritual energy, expanding its range from tens of miles to nearly a thousand miles. The speed of this expansion was as fast as a lamp being suddenly turned on, stretching from the nearby darkness all the way to the distant edge.

The emotions and locations of all the spirit beasts within a thousand miles appeared in his consciousness at this moment, like a star map that had been lit up.

The ancient beasts migrating behind the distant hills, some kind of aquatic spirit beast hibernating at the bottom of the shallow lake, tiny creatures residing in the roots of spirit plants moving several feet below the meadow, and the tens of thousands of spirit beast groups in the ecological space covered by the simulated sky further away—the location and emotional state of each of them appeared in his perception with extremely clear outlines.

These emotions are like a layer of color covering the fluctuations of spiritual energy, some of them like flames being blown by the wind, constantly flickering.

Some are as still as the lake water in the depths of winter, remaining motionless beneath the ice.

Some were slightly wary, like a bird that had been startled and paused its movements, its wings half-open as it waited for its next move.

Some maintain a long period of tranquility, a tranquility like the shadow cast by an old tree at midday on a windless day, stable and enduring.

Each emotion flickers at its own unique frequency, intertwining yet remaining independent, forming a constantly changing yet ever-present network that covers the entire range of perception.

Most importantly, there's their bloodline rank!

Normally, Lin Che had to identify them bit by bit or rely on the system's detection, but now the bloodline levels of the spirit beasts within a thousand miles were crystal clear in his divine sense.

The bloodline ranks of these spirit beasts are like a map unfolded simultaneously, from the lowest rank one to the highest rank five. The number of spirit beasts, their distribution areas, and their activity patterns in each rank are presented stably in perception at their own rhythm.

"Truly a treasure of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!" Lin Che couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

He gently stroked the surface of the crystal with his fingers, feeling the lingering warmth of the compressed ancient spiritual energy in his palm.

According to Venerable Bai Ze, only she knows the exact location of this object; the other Venerables are unaware that it is there.

It can be said that this thing was hidden very well. Even if those Venerable Ones guessed that this thing was hidden in this ultimate inheritance, they would never have imagined that it was in such an inconspicuous place.

The arrangement of the inheritance here is actually quite strange, with a large number of core inheritances placed right at the entrance.

Looking back now, it's clear that this was designed to attract attention, allowing the true inheritor of the Myriad Beasts Sect to use the time difference to find and obtain the item.

"We've got the items. Xuanqing has restored the formation here. Let's set off to search for the good things in this place!"

Within this boundless man-made secret realm, there are numerous species of spirit beasts, high-level spiritual objects, and many legacies left behind by the Myriad Beasts Sect.

Excluding the Myriad Beast Source Core, this place is the real target of the Lin family and Venerable Qingluan.

Those spirit beast clans sealed in the second layer of ecological space, those spirit plant communities that have multiplied on their own over the long years, and those resource stores that have been sealed by the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect using secret methods and have not yet been opened—each of these could bring immeasurable gains to the Lin family.

Lin Xuanqing nodded in understanding and began to rearrange the array patterns on the surface of the stone platform.

Her spiritual pen connected the severed spiritual paths segment by segment, restoring the stripped patterns to a near-original structure. She also left subtle adjustment marks at key points, ensuring that the formation could be reopened even after it closed again.

The formation then activated, and the area returned to its original state...