There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 197 You Block My Way, I'll Steal Your Home

"A secret realm?"

Yu Yin was slightly taken aback when he first heard this, but then he understood: "Are you referring to those legendary hidden realms and ruins where ancient immortals have perished or where powerful beings have created them and which have ultimately become isolated from the world? Paradises on earth?"

His tone was inquisitive, then he became excited, but quickly suppressed it, his attitude becoming increasingly humble: "Forgive my boldness, but such records do exist scattered throughout the pavilion, all deeply hidden among thousands of fragmented scrolls. Tracing and identifying them requires considerable effort. If you could resolve my long-standing doubts, I will do my utmost to search for them thoroughly for you!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing immediately understood his meaning and knew that he was being asked to make conditions. He calmly replied, "But what is it that you are confused about?"

Yu Yin's spirits lifted, and he cautiously asked, "I have read countless fragments of scrolls and found some vague passages that mention that in the early days of the Immortal Dynasty, there seemed to be a mixture of immortals and mortals living together? There were even real immortals walking in the world? Is this why so many hidden grotto-heavens and immortal realms were left behind? Are these records false or true?"

Chen Qing remained silent for a moment, recalling what he had seen and heard as "Chen Xu," and said, "It is true that immortals and mortals lived together, but that was in the early days of the Immortal Dynasty. At that time, in the Jade Capital, in the markets, it was common to see cultivators riding on their magical artifacts, with mortals looking up to watch; there were also sects that opened academies in the bustling city, selecting disciples and teaching them, regardless of their background. Immortals and mortals lived together in the same city, and although there was a distinction between high and low, there was no insurmountable barrier between them."

He paused, as if recalling a distant and hazy scene, his tone slightly somber: "However, by the middle of the Immortal Dynasty, spiritual energy shifted, people's minds changed, and the distinction between immortals and mortals gradually became clearer. Cultivators mostly gathered in blessed lands and spiritual mountains, or built inner cities to live in, gradually forming a system. Although they were not completely isolated, the barrier between immortals and mortals had quietly been established. The so-called distinction between immortals and mortals was not achieved overnight, but was gradually influenced by the times."

Yu Yin listened with rapt attention, as if he were witnessing the magnificent changes of that era firsthand. He then asked, "What about the immortals? Are there truly immortals in the Celestial Dynasty?"

Chen Qing then said, "What we could see at that time was that they had gone astray on the path of cultivating life and nature. Their spiritual light shone brightly, but their physical body collapsed. They only had a little bit of spiritual inheritance and lost their physical body. They seemed carefree, but in reality, they were like rootless duckweed. They were called wandering immortals. Although their power was beyond that of ordinary people, they could hardly be called immortals, let alone the rulers of the immortal dynasty. By the middle stage, they had little trace left."

These words were partly the secrets he had learned during his lifetime as "Chen Xu," and partly his personal observations as "Li Qing." Of course, the Sixth Prince had said that his father, the Primordial Immortal Emperor, had reached the limit of the Earth Immortal realm, but Chen Qing had only heard it once and did not know the details. Therefore, he would not speak recklessly, but he also did not deny it, leaving room for interpretation.

As they were talking, Chen Qing suddenly noticed something unusual about Yu Yin's expression. It seemed as if he had suddenly realized something, or as if he had confirmed something. He immediately understood that this person must have read the relevant records, so he took the opportunity to say, "You should not be completely unaware of the key points here."

Yu Yin took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and solemnly said, "Your Excellency is wise! This junior has indeed gleaned fragments of words about scattered immortals and mixed dwellings from the incomplete chapters and fragments, but history is as vast as the sea and fragments as numerous as the sands of the Ganges! The most difficult thing is not knowing one or two isolated pieces of evidence, but clarifying the connections between them, determining their chronological order, and discerning the causal sequence!"

His tone became serious, revealing a stubbornness and worry: "The worst thing about studying the past is relying on fragmentary records. Isolated cases are hard to prove. If the timeline is wrong or the connections are erroneous, it will lead to completely contradictory 'historical facts.' If future generations base their conclusions on these errors, it could lead to unimaginable disasters! There are precedents for this in the past."

At this point in his speech, a hint of regret lingered, as if he had touched upon some painful memories, yet was unwilling to speak of them openly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing immediately understood the reason.

In such a place where supernatural powers manifest themselves, the consensus of all people possesses great power. If billions of living beings firmly believe that a distorted "history" is true, the vast power of thought will converge over time. Who can say that it will not give rise to some kind of distorted and bizarre existence based on collective delusion?

Incense can create gods, and erroneous history can also give rise to strange phenomena!
"I see." Chen Qing replied calmly, but this also broadened his knowledge. At the same time, a thought suddenly struck him, and he vaguely felt a connection, as if he had encountered something similar before.

"Strange, whether in the Celestial Dynasty or in the mortal world, I have hardly ever seen any gods, so why do I feel a sense of familiarity?"

He pondered.

Yu Yin was already quite satisfied and bowed again: "Hearing your words is like seeing the sun after the clouds have parted, making me understand the changes in the early and middle periods of the Immortal Dynasty! This favor is heavier than mountains! Please wait a moment, I will go and consult the relevant secret scrolls and find clues to the Hidden Ruins Secret Realm for you!"

Having said that, he didn't linger any longer, turned around and hurriedly stepped into the boundless sea of ​​books, his figure quickly swallowed up by the shadows of the heavy bookshelves.

Only the strongman and his servant remained standing silently in the pavilion.

Chen Qing didn't intend to disturb or interfere. In the past, when things weren't explicitly stated, he would just casually look around, but most of what he got was not very relevant. Now that they had reached a cooperation agreement, Yu Yin was clearly a professional when it came to finding information, so why should he cause trouble?

On the other side, Yu Yin hurried through the towering, old bookshelves and rows of stone tablets, his heart filled with unease: "When that hidden being spoke of the early and middle periods of the Immortal Dynasty, his tone was filled with a sense of vicissitude and reminiscence, as if he had personally experienced it. But that was more than ten thousand years ago!"

As far as Yu Yin knew, the entire Immortal Dynasty lasted for nearly 30,000 years. Even if we exclude the last few thousand years of fragmented state, the early to middle period of the Immortal Dynasty was still 10,000 to 15,000 years!

"I've heard that in the early days of the Immortal Dynasty, for some reason, even those with great supernatural powers rarely lived past ten thousand years, and those who lived past five thousand years were extremely rare..."

A thought exploded in his mind, causing his hands and feet to tremble slightly.

"Unless what I'm encountering is a truly ancient being that has survived from that sealed era?! Or perhaps a gender-swapped ghost cultivator, or someone who uses a life-extending secret technique beyond our comprehension..."

He dared not think any further, suppressing the shock and fear in his heart, but the excitement of getting close to the source of history was impossible to suppress!

He carefully composed himself, not daring to reveal even a hint of his curiosity, for fear of angering the mysterious being and ruining this incredible opportunity.

"No matter what, we must accomplish the task entrusted to us by this mysterious being!"

Having made up his mind, Yu Yin then formed a hand seal, and ripples spread across his body! In an instant, countless pieces of information transformed into rays of light, flooding into his senses!
Chen Qingxin sensed something and, after his divine sense enveloped the area, he immediately noticed that the information had been activated by Yu Yin using some mysterious method, turning into radiance. As if it had a spirit, it arranged and combined itself, listing the names, locations, origins, hidden opportunities, potential dangers, and even the methods and taboos for entering each hidden cave and secluded fairyland.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, a blank jade slip appeared!

"Come!"

With a wave of his hand, the rays of light converged and merged into the jade slip, automatically imprinting itself!
"Is this a manifestation of the primordial spirit of the Dharma? It can actually be used here. This person's mastery of his supernatural powers has reached a state of perfection."

After observing for a while, Chen Qing was slightly surprised. Yu Yin seemed to be just a keeper of scriptures, but in fact his cultivation was unfathomable. He displayed the characteristics of the eighth level of the Golden Core with ease!
"His innate supernatural power can imbue inanimate records with a sense of life, allowing them to summarize on their own. It's truly miraculous. If Yu Yin were in my past life, he would definitely be a chosen one, and he would be extremely proficient in using several office software programs!"

At this moment, the chosen beast in Chen Qing's eyes had already walked over with the jade slip in hand and presented it to the strongman slave: "This is a hasty summary. Please take a look and see if this plan is usable."

"it is good!"

Without further ado, Chen Qing swept his divine sense into the jade slip, and a flood of information rushed in. The content was surprisingly substantial, yet not chaotic; it was arranged in categories and was easy to understand.

He quickly swept over those familiar or unfamiliar names, some of which were none other than Azure Wave Abyss Realm, Azure Bamboo Sea, and Desert Lone Smoke Realm, which were the places of opportunity that Ao Yu, Princess Hong Ling, and others had mentioned before, but which had been cut off by an invisible ban from Jade Capital.

Seeing this, Chen Qing was not surprised. These secret realms are not like cabbages; there are bound to be a few, and they are just the same few over and over again.

It did mention a hidden paradise, but the location was one that Chen Qing had never heard of before. It was located in the Western Wilderness Continent and was fraught with danger!
Most importantly, it also reminds readers at the end that it could not be proven whether this place was a hidden paradise, as it has already disappeared from history.

"In the end, unclaimed paradises on earth are truly rare and hard to come by. Even in later records, there are only a handful, and they are not necessarily accurate, nor are they as detailed as those well-known secret realms..."

However, as he looked at the many taboos and secrets of those earthly paradises, a thought suddenly struck him.

"In truth, why must we seek out those hidden, unclaimed paradises? Jade Capital has blocked my path, cut off my external support, and tried to force me into submission. Now that their true strength has been revealed, why don't I do the opposite?!"

Chen Qing seized upon this flash of inspiration, and his thoughts gradually became clearer.

"In the Immortal Dynasty Era, the Immortal Realm on Earth was the trump card of each power, and it had to be concealed and kept secret from others. But now we are outside the dream world, tens of thousands of years have passed since then, and many secret realms have disappeared or collapsed and no longer exist, so there is no need to keep them secret anymore... Hmm?"

His mind raced, and his gaze suddenly settled on a line of ancient seal script characters—

The Floating Capital Secret Realm, also known as "Little Floating Capital Heaven," is one of the two fundamental immortal realms of the Taiyi Dao Palace.

"It's actually the paradise on earth of Taiyi Dao Palace! Wasn't Yu Yin supposed to find hidden, unclaimed grotto-heavens? That makes sense, he made the list in a hurry, so there were bound to be omissions."

Despite this, he was not dissatisfied. Instead, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he began to read it carefully!

This secret realm is suspected to be the inner vision of a fallen ancient immortal, acquired by the Taiyi Dao Palace in the mid-Immortal Dynasty. Through generations of refinement, it became the foundation of their mountain sect. It contains primordial Yin-Yang energy, particularly adept at nourishing the soul and enlightening spirituality. Legend has it that its core once nurtured a rare treasure.

"It was obtained from outside, not left behind by a wandering immortal from the Taiyi Dao Palace itself! A rare treasure?" The vague portal in his mind resurfaced. "Judging from this description, it seems very likely."

Thinking this, Chen Qing continued reading.

There are two entrances to the secret realm. One is located deep within the "Pure Yang Hall," a forbidden area of ​​the Taiyi Daoist Palace, guarded by heavy troops and ancient restrictions. The other is secretly connected to the well beneath the 361st residence in the "Golden Toad Lane" west of Yujing City via a void formation; this is the Taiyi Secret Passage, activated only during extraordinary times.

"There is a hidden entrance inside Yujing City!"

Chen Qing was startled!
"It's truly a case of searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to me effortlessly! If I can further understand the truth of this secret realm, I might be able to sneak in and try to comprehend the Dao Seed within! However, if this secret realm is truly related to the Gate in my heart, I need to be discreet to prevent the resonance from being exposed. But since I can find the secret realm of the Taiyi Dao Palace, I can naturally find others as well!"

The Jade Capital probably never dreamed that, despite their painstaking efforts to block all the visible fairy grottoes, Chen Qing had set his sights on them right under their noses!

“The other sects will always have some hidden entrances, which can be used as escape routes in case of emergency! In addition, the fairyland caves are often left behind by predecessors, and many of the arrangements inside may not even be known to the younger disciples. These can be used to our advantage!”

Chen Qing gradually made up his mind.

Since you have blocked my path to immortality and hindered my nine transformations, then I will go straight to your heart and soul and take what I need!

(End of this chapter)