Back on Earth, I am the only cultivator.

Wu Fan muttered to himself, a thought suddenly forming in his mind.

A circular "yin-yang fish plate," no bigger than half a fingernail, appeared out of thin air.

It floats silently in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, the mutton-fat jade box in front of them opened automatically, revealing the dark black "Bagua Iron Plate" lying quietly inside.

When these two ancient artifacts appeared in the same space at such close proximity, it was as if some ancient power that had been dormant for countless years was suddenly awakened within them!

"Buzz!"

A crisp, resonant sound suddenly rang out.

Without any external force, the yin-yang fish plate suspended in the air and the Bagua iron plate in the jade box trembled violently at the same time.

Two auras of the same origin collided in the air, and then the iron plate and the fish plate flew up on their own, slowly rising into the air.

The interplay of gold and ink-colored light illuminated the otherwise dimly lit living room.

Under the golden light, the mottled rust on the surface of the Bagua iron plate began to fall off like dust, revealing the dark golden body inside.

The yin-yang fish plate emitted wisps of black mist, within which stars faintly twinkled.

Under Wu Fan's gaze, the two ancient artifacts slowly rotated in the air, and the teeth and grooves on their edges fit together precisely.

"Click".

A crisp, resonant sound rang out.

The golden and dark light instantly receded, and the strange phenomenon in the void dissipated.

A perfectly round jade pendant, about the size of a palm, floated slowly down from mid-air and finally landed steadily in Wu Fan's palm.

Wu Fan lowered his eyes and examined the jade pendant.

Its appearance is extremely simple and unadorned.

The four characters “玄天阴阳” are faintly visible on the surface of the jade pendant.

"Mysterious Heaven Yin-Yang Pendant, is that your name?"

"Very well, let me see what secrets are hidden inside."

After speaking, Wu Fan closed his eyes slightly, and a wisp of his divine sense transformed into a thin needle, silently probing into the interior of the Xuan Tian Yin Yang Pendant.

The moment Wu Fan's divine sense made contact with the core of the jade pendant, a grand, magnificent, and wildly expansive ancient map suddenly appeared in his mind.

It was a world map that was completely different from the Earth we know today.

On the map, the mountains rise and fall across the land like giant dragons.

Countless rivers, so wide they seem boundless, flow ceaselessly.

There are even many huge islands and towering mountains that do not exist in modern geography.

Feeling the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth faintly emanating from this map, Wu Fan's heart couldn't help but stir.

"Is this what Earth was like in ancient times?"

Wu Fan murmured to himself, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

"After traveling back in time, I thought Earth was just a mundane world with depleted spiritual energy."

"But now it seems that in the extremely distant past, this planet also had an extremely glorious civilization of cultivation."

"But what exactly happened next?"

Why has the spiritual energy of heaven and earth become so depleted?

Even the most powerful figures of that era had to leave behind their legacy and travel far away.

As he pondered, Wu Fan's divine sense slowly swept across the map.

Soon, his gaze was drawn to a place in the northwest direction of the map.

At that location, there is a specially marked golden spot.

The point of light shone brightly on the vast ancient map, like a dazzling star.

Looking at the shimmering golden light, Wu Fan's eyes burned with fervor.

"The location of the ancient Taoist lineage."

"There must be precious resources left behind by ancient cultivators here."

"If I could obtain those spirit stones and pills, my Golden Core cultivation level could advance by leaps and bounds in a short period of time!"

"I have to go to this place no matter what."

However, as he looked at it, Wu Fan's brows furrowed slightly.

Although this map is vast, it depicts the ancient geography of countless millennia ago.

Having witnessed countless changes over time, the terrain has undergone tremendous transformations.

Wu Fan withdrew his divine sense and opened his eyes.

He picked up his phone from the desk, quickly found a modern geographical map of China, then closed his eyes and carefully compared the two maps in his mind.

Using the massive, still-connected mountain ranges on ancient maps as a benchmark, he painstakingly searched for their corresponding coordinates on modern maps.

A dozen minutes later, Wu Fan suddenly opened his eyes, a look of relief flashing in them.

"So this is where it is!"

Wu Fan looked at the name displayed on his phone screen and murmured softly.

"Mount Kunlun of China".

Kunlun Mountain is known in China as the "Ancestor of Ten Thousand Mountains" and the "Ancestor of the Chinese Dragon Vein".

In countless myths and legends, it has been the abode of immortals and the gate to heaven, possessing an extremely mysterious cultural status.

Geographically, it stretches across western China for thousands of kilometers, with steep mountains, snow-capped year-round, and rarely visited by people.

"That's true, that kind of tradition passed down from ancient times."

Only in a place like the Kunlun Mountains, the "ancestor of all mountains," could it have been preserved to this day through sophisticated concealment formations.

Wu Fan understood.

He closed his eyes again, attempting to use his divine sense to probe the interior of the Xuan Tian Yin Yang Pendant.

See if there is any other hidden information such as cultivation techniques, secret arts, or sect introductions.

However, after more than ten explorations, besides the vast ancient map and the shimmering coordinates of the Kunlun Mountains inside the jade pendant,

There was no more useful information.

"It seems that this jade pendant is indeed just a key to unlock the door."

"The truly good things are locked within the Taoist tradition of Kunlun Mountain."

Wu Fan muttered to himself.

He slowly withdrew his consciousness, opened his eyes,

The dim light of the real world came into view again.

Wu Fan put the "Mysterious Heaven Yin Yang Pendant" back into his spatial ring.

I turned my head and looked out the window.

Before we knew it, the sunset glow on the horizon had disappeared, and night had quietly fallen.

The dim streetlights illuminated the streets of the residential area, casting a faint glow.

"It's been so long already."

Wu Fan smiled faintly, stood up, and stretched wearily.

When you're really looking into something, the passage of time is often hard to notice.

"call."

Wu Fan exhaled a breath of stale air, gently waved his hand, and completely removed the barrier that had enveloped the entire room.

The noise from outside flooded back into my ears.

Wu Fan walked to the window, looked at the bustling street outside, and calculated the time with his fingers.

"In two days, it will be New Year's Eve."

He disappeared from the world for a full ten years.

For Wu Xi, especially the two years after their parents passed away.

Every New Year's Eve, she spent it alone, suffering endless grievances.

Thinking of this, Wu Fan felt a pang of guilt.

"After cultivating immortality for ten thousand years, I've finally returned. I need to spend some quality time with my family."

"The lineage is there; it cannot be escaped."

"It's not too late to set off for Kunlun after the New Year to explore this tradition."

After making up his mind, Wu Fan sat back down on the bed, but his thoughts did not stop.

"However, we can't be idle during these few days of the Lunar New Year."

Wu Fan's eyes became somewhat profound.

"Although the Li and Lin families have submitted, danger can strike at any time in the secular world."

"Although Xiao Xi has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, she has all the strength but no offensive or defensive techniques."

"Chu Xue has just broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, and she knows nothing about the methods of cultivators."

"During this time, we need to teach them how to use magic to improve their strength."