287Chapter 286 The entrance is difficult to enter only by collecting all the jade pendants can one proceed

Yu Xian, Hua Yuandu, and the other three had already entered the secret realm of inheritance.

The surrounding area still looked like a vast swamp and dense forest.

However, Yu Xian, Hua Yuandu, Wei Yun, and Shen Ce clearly felt that all the pursuit spells and the aura of the demonic beasts behind them had disappeared!

It was as if there was something transparent blocking everything out.

But if you look back, there is still an endless dense forest behind you.

Whether it was an illusion or some kind of incredibly powerful formation that blocked everything, it was unclear!

“Phew…we…phew…we’re safe!”

Hua Yuan, covered in sweat, took a deep breath and, without saying a word, immediately sat cross-legged and began to meditate and circulate his energy to recover his spiritual power.

The two instances of merging with the sword had taken a heavy toll on him, and coupled with his desperate escape, he now urgently needs rest and recovery.

Wei Yun and Shen Ce were also breathing heavily.

Now that they were safe, the fear in their eyes quickly dissipated. They then sat cross-legged, circulated their qi, and meditated to recover most of the spiritual energy they had lost due to their frantic flight.

Yu Xian was also a little out of breath, but not as exhausted as Hua Yuandu.

His physical strength and spiritual energy in his dantian are still mostly intact.

He frowned and glanced around. Although it was a dense forest, it was eerily quiet and deathly still.

It seems there is a greater danger here.

But in any case, we’re safe for now.

Since it is a place of inheritance and secrets, it is impossible to kill all the intruders as soon as they come up. There must be various trials ahead.

With this in mind, Yu Xian first used magic to wash away the bloodstains from the Green Capital Evil Toad all over his body, then changed his clothes before sitting cross-legged to absorb spiritual energy and restore his physical strength.

At the same time, Yu Xian sent a thought into the spirit beast pouch.

Little Phoenix and Cloud Heron are having a blast.

They had barely eaten a bit of the three-striped tiger’s corpse when the flesh and blood of the Bone-Eating Ghost Wolf, which was even more nourishing than the tiger’s flesh and blood, fell down.

Then, just as the Bone-Eating Demon Wolf had taken a few bites of its flesh and blood, before it could digest or absorb them, suddenly another corpse of the Green City Evil Toad fell from the sky!

The little phoenix cat stared wide-eyed at the three piles of flesh that looked like mountains to it, unable to bring itself to eat them.

The large heron, however, was happily cawing and occasionally tearing off a piece of the three-striped tiger’s flesh and blood, then tilting its head back and swallowing it.

After the last incident of overeating, Little Phoenix and Cloud Heron have learned to restrain themselves.

They don’t want to experience the pain of their last binge eating again.

Since these flesh and blood won’t run away, the best choice is to eat them slowly over ten days or half a month to gradually nourish them.

After looking at them, Yu Xian said calmly, “Little Egret, Little Phoenix Cat, you can eat as much of this flesh and blood as you like, from the Three-Striped Tiger and the Bone-Eating Ghost Wolf. As for the Green City Evil Toad, don’t touch it for now.”

Upon hearing this, the egret in the clouds and the little phoenix cat immediately raised their heads and chirped a few times to indicate that they understood.

Yu Xian then withdrew his gaze, circulated his internal energy to rest, and waited for Hua Yuandu and the other two to recover.

This continued for another half hour until Hua Yuandu’s complexion finally returned to normal.

He slowly opened his eyes, exhaled, and said, “My sword spirit root has been greatly damaged today, and I can no longer use the unity of man and sword. I just don’t know if there are any other dangers in this secret realm inheritance.”

Yu Xian opened his eyes and said calmly, “Since it is an inheritance, I imagine that the powerful person would not have set up some obstacles as a test. There must be danger.”

“yes.”

Hua Yuan sighed, nodded, and stood up, saying, “Let’s go. No matter what trials lie ahead, I will definitely overcome them. Once I obtain the inheritance, rest assured, I will share it with you all.”

Wei Yun and Shen Ce had also opened their eyes, both showing excitement.

They’ve been practicing elixirs for years, and are now over 120 years old. They really don’t have much time left to waste.

If the two cannot find a pseudo-elixir to re-enter the method of condensing the elixir within twenty years at most, they will have no choice but to die with regret.

Now that we have entered this secret realm of inheritance, true hope has been found!

The three of them then stood up.

Hua Yuandu flipped his hand and took out the jade pendant fragment, made a hand seal, and said in a low voice, “The land of inheritance, disciple has arrived. Please guide me, senior’s last thoughts.”

As Hua Yuandu spoke, the jade pendant suddenly lit up with a faint light, then floated into the air and flew forward.

Hua Yuandu’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly followed.

Yu Xian and the other two naturally followed suit, stepping forward closely behind.

The jade pendant fragment emitted a faint light and flew forward at a moderate speed. The four of them could keep up without much effort. After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they arrived at a cave.

The cave is blocked by a stone door at the very bottom of the entire mound, which looks like the entrance to a tomb.

This mound of earth and the burial site cover an area of ​​several dozen miles, larger than a city. It’s truly unknown how many traps, dangers, or blessed opportunities lie within.

The jade pendant floated in the air and stopped in front of the gate, unable to enter.

The four arrived at the gate, which was about ten feet in size, and looked puzzled.

What’s going on?

Isn’t Hua Yuan the chosen one to carry on the legacy?

Now that he has arrived at this place of inheritance, why is the gate still not open? Could there be other trials?

Hua Yuandu himself frowned as he looked at the gate, which was about ten feet in size. He suddenly took three steps forward, bowed, and said, “Disciple Hua Yuandu was fortunate enough to receive the legacy left by the senior. I have come here upon hearing the news, but I do not know why the gate is tightly closed. If I have done anything wrong, please enlighten me, senior!”

The gate remained unmoved.

A moment later, Hua Yuan straightened up, reached out and grasped the jade pendant that controlled the flashing, frowned, and pondered to himself what was wrong.

Yu Xian’s eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the gate, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Wei Yun and Shen Ce exchanged glances, both puzzled.

What exactly is going on with this secret realm? Everyone’s here, what’s the meaning of not opening the door?

After another incense stick’s time, Hua Yuandu thought of something and suddenly began to channel spiritual energy into the jade pendant fragment. The jade pendant fragment shone brighter and brighter until it reached a limit. Then, Hua Yuandu suddenly waved his hand and said, “Open the door!”

The jade pendant rushed directly towards the stone door, but instead of merging with it or triggering some mechanism to open the door, it slammed against it with a crisp sound.

“this……”

Hua Yuan was stunned, completely puzzled, and didn’t know what to do for a moment.

The message from this jade pendant is that once you arrive at the stone gate, you can enter the secret realm by using the pendant. After passing the trials and tribulations, you will be able to obtain the inheritance left behind by the Void Returning expert.

But why is the stone gate not moving at all?

He looked at the stone gate and fell into deep thought.

Yu Xian, Wei Yun, and Shen Ce all looked solemn.

It seems that Hua Yuandu did not trigger the mechanism to open the door.

If even he, as the inheritor, couldn’t open the door, then those who accompanied him to explore the secret realm naturally had no way of knowing.

A moment later, Hua Yuandu’s eyes flashed, he took three steps forward, and pushed the door hard. After pushing for a while, he turned to Yu Xian and said, “Yu Xian, come on, lend a hand!”

Yu Xian’s expression shifted, and he stepped forward, asking, “Fellow Daoist Hua, what brings you here?”

“Perhaps this door is just an ordinary door; we can simply push it open! You are a body cultivator with immense strength; let’s give it a try together!”

Hua Yuan frowned, looking very displeased.

What could Yu Xian say? He could only nod and say, “Alright.”

After saying that, he stretched out his hands and placed them on the door.

“Together!”

Hua Yuandu shouted, “Open!”

Yu Xian narrowed his eyes, and his arms suddenly exploded with power, his muscles twisting and his strength immense!

At that moment, the stone door, which was about ten feet in size, actually creaked and groaned, as if it could be pushed open at any moment!

“It really is true!”

Hua Yuandu’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted, “Come and help!”

Wei Yun and Shen Ce immediately rushed over!

Although neither of them were body cultivators, as pseudo-core experts, their physical strength was at least as great as that of three oxen, if not nine oxen and two tigers. As the four of them exerted their strength at the same time, the creaking sound of the stone door became more and more piercing, and a crack slowly appeared.

But as soon as the crack opened, a tremendous force returned, causing all four to stagger backward with a loud bang. Yu Xian, in particular, was subjected to a tremendous force, his arms went numb, and he had to take several steps back before he could stop.

With a furrowed brow, Yu Xian shook his arm and said, “No, we can’t force it. This is just a small warning. If it happens again, the outcome will be uncertain.”

Hua Yuandu took three steps back, glaring angrily at the stone gate, and suddenly waved his hand, shouting, “Go to hell! Are you going to give me the inheritance or not?! Are you kidding me?!”

A sword aura shot out and struck the stone door with a bang, bursting out with a dazzling light, but the stone door remained unchanged and did not move at all.

Hua Yuan was furious and had no idea what to do.

Now that they’ve retreated, the dozen or so low-level and mid-level fifth-tier demonic beasts outside could easily tear them to shreds.

But here, they didn’t know how to enter the secret realm through the stone gate.

“Fellow Daoist Hua.”

Wei Yun frowned slightly, pondering, “Perhaps, a whole jade pendant is the key to opening the stone door?”

Upon hearing Wei Yun’s words, the other three were all intrigued.

Hua Yuandu frowned and said, “A whole jade pendant? Doesn’t that mean we have to wait for the holders of the other three jade pendants to arrive? But there are so many demonic beasts outside, wouldn’t they just be throwing their lives away if they came?”

“Perhaps there is more than one way to enter this inheritance realm.”

Shen Ce said in a deep voice, “The holders of the other three jade pendant fragments must also be on their way, but their routes are different from ours, so they will not be disturbed by those monsters.”

“What Brother Shen said is also what I was thinking.”

Wei Yun nodded.

Hua Yuan frowned in thought, and couldn’t help but glance at Yu Xian.

Yu Xian was still rubbing his arm and had no time to pay attention to Hua Yuandu.

His arms were terribly sore and numb. The three people who pushed the door together only accounted for 40% of the force, and the remaining 60% was his. Naturally, he bore the brunt of the impact.

Seeing this, Hua Yuandu withdrew his gaze, pondered for a moment, and said, “Alright, then we’ll wait here… for thirty days. If no one comes after thirty days, we’ll leave. I think those demonic beasts should disperse by then.”

“Um.”

“Then thirty days.”

Wei Yun and Shen Ce nodded simultaneously.

Yu Xian nodded and said, “Alright.”

With that, he waved his hand, and the corpse of the Green City Evil Toad fell to the ground. He said indifferently, “Perfect, let’s divide this corpse up.”

Hua Yuandu, Wei Yun, and Shen Ce were stunned. They hadn’t expected Yu Xian to want to divide the corpse of the Green City Evil Toad. They had put it away back then, but no one thought he would spit it out again.

Hua Yuandu’s expression shifted, and he chuckled, “You deserve the most credit for slaying this Green Capital Evil Toad. If you hadn’t gone to stop it, how could I have so easily destroyed it with a single sword strike? Here, the Green Capital Evil Toad’s demon core is yours, how about that?”

Upon hearing this, Wei Yunshen and Ce nodded in agreement, saying, “Yes, the demon core should be given to Fellow Daoist Yu.”

Yu Xian nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll take the demon core, and you can divide the flesh and blood among yourselves.”

As he spoke, Yu Xian raised his hand and flicked it, and the Jade Spirit Sword appeared. He made a slash at the belly of the Green City Evil Toad, cut it open, and then took away the fifth-grade low-level demon core inside.

Hua Yuandu laughed and said, “As for this flesh and blood, I have no use for it. You can keep it.”

Shen Ce and Wei Yun exchanged a glance, their eyes lighting up with delight, and said simultaneously, “Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Hua!”

With that, Shen Ce waved his hand and put away the corpse of the Green City Evil Toad.

Hua Yuandu smiled and said, “It’s nothing.”

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Xian.

Yu Xian did not show any displeasure. He had already sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and begun to cultivate.

Waiting here for the inheritor who possesses three or even more jade pendant fragments will take anywhere from a few days to a month. Instead of cultivating during this time, are you just going to sit around daydreaming?

Seeing that Yu Xian had already begun to cultivate, Hua Yuandu said no more, only exhaled, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate the sword manual.

As for Shen Ce and Wei Yun, they exchanged a few words with smiles before sitting down together to practice their internal energy.

The mountains and forests were silent; were it not for the lush vegetation that revealed life, they would have looked like a dead place.

However, the spiritual energy was still abundant, even more so than outside, providing great benefit to the four people’s cultivation.

Time passed, and five days went by without anyone noticing.

On this day, Yu Xian was surrounded by a faint emerald green spiritual energy. Suddenly, his ears twitched, and he abruptly raised his hand to draw the spiritual energy into his body. Then he opened his eyes.

Two breaths later, Hua Yuandu’s expression changed, he frowned, opened his eyes, and looked into the distance.

Two breaths later, Shen Ce and Wei Yun also sensed the movement, stopped their practice, and opened their eyes to look at the unusual distance.

But then they saw a dense forest in the distance, and after a moment it trembled, and five people rushed out.

The cultivation levels of these five individuals ranged from three to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and two to the Pseudo-Core Formation!

The leader among them, though only at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, possessed a profound aura and deep foundation, clearly making him extraordinary!

The five people immediately saw Yu Xian and the other three sitting cross-legged a few feet away from the stone gate.

Their joyful expressions froze, and they instantly slowed down.

Yu Xian did not recognize any of these five people.

Hua Yuandu, Wei Yun, and Shen Ce were naturally strangers to each other.

After the five people slowed down, they landed and stood still, looking at the four people from dozens of feet away. The leader of the group suddenly spoke up: “Fellow Daoists ahead, have you come for this inheritance secret realm?”

Hua Yuandu said calmly, “That’s right, we arrived five days early. I suppose you also obtained a jade pendant fragment from the Inheritance Secret Realm?”

Upon hearing this, the leader laughed and said, “Indeed, I had already guessed that this jade pendant fragment was composed of at least four pieces. Now that you are here, it is exactly as I expected. But you arrived five days early, why didn’t you go in first to obtain the inheritance opportunity? Why did you wait here all this time?”

“That’s obviously because we can’t get in. Do you think we’d wait for you?”

Hua Yuan rolled his eyes and said indifferently, “I reckon we have to wait until all the jade pendants are collected before we can go in together. If you don’t believe me, try it yourself!”