fifth form

Chapter 3287 The Key to Inheritance
"The strongest?"

If a secret realm is crowned as the strongest, it means that the environment of that realm is undeniably superior.

Correspondingly, there is the issue of ownership of secret locations. Everyone wants the best, which inevitably leads to competition.

Zhang Xuezhou was indeed somewhat surprised that the Yin-Yang School could win in this competition, after all, he had only witnessed the decline of the Yin-Yang School and had never seen its heyday.

"The Yin-Yang School was indeed unparalleled in its time; their ghostly magical abilities made people want to stay away!"

In the secret location, Emperor Jing shared his conjectures, and Zhang Xuezhou readily acknowledged his own school of thought, resulting in a relatively smooth exchange between the two.

Zhang Xuezhou knew some of the past events, and Emperor Jing hoped that Zhang Xuezhou, as a successor of the Yin-Yang School, could decipher the mystery.

Flying zombies dislike the Yin-Yang Secret Realm environment, but once they condense their Yang Soul incarnation, Emperor Jing and others need a large amount of spiritual energy to solidify their bodies, thus achieving twice the result with half the effort.

"As long as we can unravel the mysteries of this secret place, the reward will definitely be of great value," Emperor Jing confirmed.

"I want to know just how strong the strongest is?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

As the inheritor of the No. 2 sinkhole, which is the strongest spiritual energy secret place Zhang Xuezhou has ever seen in his life, the spiritual energy is so dense that it is difficult for the human body to withstand.

He had visited many secret places, but none of them could compare to the Second Sinkhole. This made Zhang Xuezhou very interested in knowing the former glory of the Yin-Yang Secret Place.

"I've heard that dozens of True Self Realm cultivators have been born in this secret land," Emperor Jing pondered for a long time before saying, "This kind of glory is something that other holy lands and secret lands have never possessed!"

"That doesn't sound like much!"

Zhang Xuezhou muttered something under his breath. Emperor Jing found it hard to criticize Zhang Xuezhou, feeling that the other party was treating True Self Realm cultivators like dirt.

Leaving aside others, Emperor Jing also considered himself to be exceptionally talented and had the resources of the Han Dynasty to support him, but he never reached the True Self Realm before his death.

However, considering that Zhang Xuezhou was only a hair's breadth away from the True Self Realm and possessed strength surpassing that of Emperor Jing back then, Emperor Jing found it difficult to refute him.

Generally speaking, people with different levels of personal cultivation and strength will have different standards in their hearts.

For Emperor Jing, such a secret place was truly rare and precious; if he could obtain anything from it, it would be an extraordinary stroke of luck.

"Stop talking so much, hurry up and fix your leg and find a cheap place to go," Shi Wudao urged.

“The surrounding area is desolate, the secret place is lifeless, with only a dilapidated palace,” Zhang Xuezhou said. “This place is like a graveyard, there is absolutely no benefit to be found here!”

There were no flowers, trees, or plants in the Yin-Yang Secret Land; the ground was as gray and white as the Taoist temple of the Lord of Mount Tai.

Aside from the impact of spiritual energy he felt when he first entered and exited, Zhang Xuezhou had no other special impressions of this secret place.

On the other hand, the rich spiritual energy accumulated in the Yin-Yang Secret Land for hundreds of years is still no match for the natural overflow of spiritual energy from the No. 2 sinkhole.

Zhang Xuezhou found this strongest secret place hard to understand, and didn't know how it could be considered the strongest.

"impossible!"

Shi Wudao cried out.

Among the four continents, the Southern Continent is the place with the strongest magic, the most frequent battles, and the region with the most cultural heritage.

In a sense, being the strongest in Jambudvipa means being the pinnacle of the world.

Having finally arrived at the strongest secret realm in the Southern Continent, Shi Wudao felt that this secret realm couldn't possibly be this bad.

He urged him repeatedly, and Emperor Jing had no choice but to remain silent, letting Shi Wudao run around searching.

Like an abandoned mine that has been completely excavated, this secret place is desolate and barren. When searching, one can hardly see any trace of the former glory of the world's strongest secret place.

"Even if the Yin-Yang School acquired the secret place and then built upon it, there was no need for them to turn it into a wasteland. What kind of school of thought is this?"

After searching around without finding anything, Shi Wudao finally stood before the ruins of the dilapidated hall and sighed. He briefly examined the rubble, but found nothing.

If the Yin-Yang School built something to prevent outsiders from entering, Shi Wudao felt he could completely understand it, but he couldn't understand why the secret place was so desolate.

The Yin-Yang School's acquisition of the secret realm did not make it the strongest school of thought in the world; instead, it withered to the point of near extinction. This is most likely related to the fact that this secret realm, which only had a reputation but lacked practical use, was not the most powerful.

"Realistically speaking, don't you think it's quite impressive to turn a top-tier secret realm into a wasteland?" Emperor Jing couldn't help but ask.

"What's so great about that?" Shi Wudao retorted.

"If this secret place is a top-tier secret place, heroes from all over the world will inevitably continue to vie for it, and no matter how powerful the Yin Yang School is, it will not be able to stop them," Emperor Jing said. "Only by turning this secret place into ruins can we extinguish the thoughts of others!"

“That’s pointless,” Shi Wudao retorted. “No one benefits from a lose-lose situation!”

"What if they have the means to restore it?" Emperor Jing asked.

“The school of thought is gone, how can you expect it to be restored?” Shi Wudao said, “Even if they were hiding their true abilities, they couldn’t have hidden them to this extent!”

Shi Wudao believed that the Yin Yang School had long-term plans, but he did not believe that the Yin Yang School could remain silent for so many years.

If it could be restored, this place would have been restored long ago.

"I don't know any recovery methods, and neither does my martial uncle!"

Upon seeing Fei Jiang's gaze fall upon him, Zhang Xuezhou quickly waved his hand, indicating that he didn't have that ability, Jin Chang didn't have that ability either, and Zhou Bugui certainly didn't have that ability either.

If they had inherited the essence of the Yin-Yang School and had a top-tier secret location supporting them, Zhou Bugui wouldn't have fallen to the point of refining pills for others, Jin Chang wouldn't have been living under someone else's roof, and Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't have been running around for so many years.

"You really don't understand?" Emperor Jing asked doubtfully.

"If I had that kind of ability, I wouldn't be in this state now!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand repeatedly, but Emperor Jing's doubts remained unresolved.

Without the resources and foundation of a particular school of thought, Zhang Xuezhou could still have reached his current level of cultivation. Emperor Jing had no idea that such cultivation aptitude far surpassed his own.

He found it hard to believe that Zhang Xuezhou had no means of concealment, but judging from the fact that the other party led them into the secret place, the other party was indeed somewhat confused, probably knowing about this secret place but never making good use of it.

"Think carefully, think hard, what kind of treasures does your Yin-Yang School have passed down, or are there any related clues in the inheritance!"

Emperor Jing repeatedly offered his guesses, while Zhang Xuezhou shook his head from time to time, indicating that he had not obtained any treasures from the Yin-Yang School, nor had he received any secret teachings from them.

Zhang Xuezhou's life was almost entirely ruined by the Yin-Yang School. If he had switched to another school, he might not have reached the True Self Realm, but at least he wouldn't have had so much trouble.

Of course, Zhang Xuezhou cannot say that the Yin-Yang School is nothing, after all, his magical power strength, depth, and control are almost top-notch, and these characteristics are closely related to techniques such as evasion.

Tian Fen was out of breath after flying two or three hundred miles on his Sky Shuttle, while Zhang Xuezhou was only flying a short distance at the start. There was also a huge difference between the two in terms of their skill in controlling magical artifacts.

Sometimes it's not that Tian Fen is bad, but rather that Zhang Xuezhou has a better foundation. All these factors combined led to the two players being at completely different levels.

Although there are other influences such as demon wings and cloud techniques, realm techniques are undoubtedly the most fundamental aspect of the differences between them.

Aside from inheriting the Realm Technique, Zhang Xuezhou didn't really gain any significant benefits from the Yin-Yang School. His alchemy and formation skills were only mediocre; they only truly excelled when combined with various real-world applications.

"No, no, no!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head repeatedly.

"Is the jade token you brought with you a heirloom? Is there any record on it?"

When Shi Wudao couldn't help but focus his gaze on the Tai-rank six-talisman in Zhang Xuezhou's hand, Zhang Xuezhou suddenly remembered the secret key of the Yin-Yang School, which had been passed down from generation to generation.