The Zhou family, as one of the six major families, was also the holder of these two secret realms. Wen Hanshan might not have personally entered it, but he must’ve seen the relevant maps.
But obviously, from Wen Hanshan’s expression, it could be seen that this map didn’t belong to either of the two secret realms.
As for the other secret realms…
In the records of the Tianming Continent, there were indeed some secret realms that were randomly opened.
It was just that the time and place of the opening of these secret realms were very random. The opening time could be long or short. Even if the six major families of Canglan City wanted to enter them, it was all up to luck.
In other words, even if they had the map, they might not be able to encounter the secret realm depicted on the map and enter it smoothly.
Even so, Lou Xingyao still took the map from Wen Hanshan’s hand. “Then this should be put away. What if it could be used in the future?”
“Aren’t you afraid you won’t be able to encounter it?” Looking at Lou Xingyao’s smiling appearance, Wen Hanshan couldn’t help smiling.
“That’s okay. It is just a map and it doesn’t take up much space,” Lou Xingyao said nonchalantly.
Not to mention his storage bag, the medicine cabinet in his space also had a huge storage function. It was just a map. Just store it, and it wouldn’t be in the way.
It was true. Wen Hanshan heard this and didn’t say anything else.
He just felt that Lou Xingyao was too easy to satisfy if he could be happy due to a map.
What Wen Hanshan didn’t know was that Lou Xingyao wasn’t happy due to the map in the space at all.
After hearing that this map belonged to a certain secret realm, it suddenly occurred to him that in the plot of the original novel, Ye Hantian once encountered a random open secret realm.
It had been closed for a long time, so the resources in the secret realm were very rich, and even the spiritual energy inside was much richer than outside the secret realm.
Ye Hantian entered this secret realm and stayed for a short period of five years. It allowed him to break through to the golden core realm from the middle stage of foundation building in one go. The speed was faster than riding a rocket.
It was also due to this random secret realm that the cultivation of Ye Hantian showed signs of catching up with Wen Hanshan for the first time.
In this plot, the secret realm opened, and a vision appeared in the sky to announce it to the world. However, the entrance was only open for half a day before quickly closing.
As a result, the vast majority of cultivators were too far away to enter it.
Needless to say, Wen Hanshan was one of the cultivators who was blocked from entering the secret realm.
But now…
Lou Xingyao thought about the very detailed description related to the opening of the secret realm in the plot. He suddenly laughed so hard that his teeth could be seen.
This time, Ye Hantian might go to the secret realm, but he and Wen Hanshan would also go to it.
Lou Xingyao thought this and couldn’t help humming a song as he continued to search the cave.
Soon, he found the ultimate goal of his trip in the deepest part of the cave. It was a large hole with a diameter of around one meter.
Knock knock knock.
He threw a stone into it, and there was a knocking sound in the cave. It continued like this for a while before a slightly dull knocking sound came from the bottom of the cave.
The movement wasn’t small, and it quickly attracted Wen Hanshan’s attention. “Do you want to go down and take a look?”
Lou Xingyao didn’t hesitate much and nodded. “We are already here.”
Wen Hanshan immediately saw the eagerness in Lou Xingyao’s eyes. He was silent for a moment before making a decision. “I’ll go down first and you will go later.”
“Okay.” Lou Xingyao nodded.
He naturally understood the intention of Wen Hanshan’s move.
This cave was previously the habitat of the blue rock python. It was difficult to guarantee that there were no other dangers.
What’s more, it could be seen from the traces in this hole that the blue rock python often entered and exited this cave before its death.
Wen Hanshan went down first to explore the way. In addition, if he encountered danger, he could escape more easily than Lou Xingyao.
Now that he had made a decision, Wen Hanshan didn’t delay. He held his sword in his hand and jumped down directly from the entrance of the hole.
After a while, he saw purple energy flying out from the entrance of the hole. The next moment, Wen Hanshan’s instructions were heard in Lou Xingyao’s ears. “Come down. The entrance is deep, so be careful when landing.”
The energy dissipated in the air after saying these last words.
Well, this was also one of the means of foundation building cultivators. It was the technique of transmitting sound.
Lou Xingyao didn’t delay and directly jumped down from the entrance.
Due to Wen Hanshan’s reminder, he didn’t encounter any problems when he landed.
The moment he stepped on the ground, Lou Xingyao felt a strong aura rushing toward his face.
He looked up and saw a small cave in front of him.
On the top of the cave, there were large and small stalactites hanging down.
At the root of the stalactite, there were traces of water that continued to seep out. They meandered down the stalactites before finally falling onto a small puddle that had long gathered on the ground.
Wen Hanshan glanced at the puddle that was gathered on the ground and said slowly, “It is stalactite liquid. Judging by its color, it should be a thousand years old. Your luck is good.”
Stalactite liquid could be distinguished by color. The longer it gathered, the richer the color.
The stalactite liquid gathered on the ground today was close to a pure white. Wasn’t this a sign that it was a thousand years old?
“It is our luck.” Lou Xingyao corrected with a smile.
“I have already laid the foundation. This liquid is of limited use to me, but it is just right for you.” Wen Hanshan shook his head.
The biggest use of stalactite liquid was that it could quickly improve the cultivator’s cultivation without shaking their foundation. This was indeed a rare good thing.
However, due to the limitations of its rank, only qi condensation cultivators could maximize its effects.
For Wen Hanshan, this thing was beneficial, but it was only better than nothing.
“Brother Wen, you don’t have to refuse. It happens that among the pills you found for me last time, there is a pill that can maximize the usefulness of the stalactite liquid. Once this thing is refined, we can both take it. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?” Lou Xingyao said with a smile.
There wasn’t much stalactite liquid. The small puddle that gathered together was only the size of a palm.
If it was taken directly, it was indeed only enough for one person. It was precisely due to this that Wen Hanshan was reluctant to compete with him.
But if it was used in alchemy, it was very different. The amount here was enough to be divided into three parts.
The pill was a second-grade one, but according to Lou Xingyao’s current level, he just had to practice more, and he would be able to successfully refine a furnace. Wouldn’t everyone get a share?
Wen Hanshan heard this and really stopped talking. This appearance meant he obviously agreed with Lou Xingyao.
If this conversation between the two of them fell into the ears of others, it would inevitably attract the attention of others.
It must be known that in order to fight for one more chance, it wasn’t uncommon for cultivators to turn against each other. Even a father or son could become enemies.
It was rare for cultivators to refuse an opportunity for fear that the other person would suffer a loss.
However, there were no outsiders at this moment. No matter whether it was Lou Xingyao or Wen Hanshan, they were obviously accustomed to this type of distribution method for a long time. It wasn’t strange.
Now that the distribution of this thing had been determined, Lou Xingyao directly took out a small jade bottle. He stepped forward and collected the stalactite liquid.
Once the liquid in the puddle gradually bottomed out, Lou Xingyao took in the scene at the bottom of the puddle and couldn’t help feeling confused. “Huh?”
“What’s wrong?” Wen Hanshan’s expression changed slightly, and he followed Lou Xingyao’s gaze.
He saw that at the bottom of the puddle where the stalactite liquid had gathered, there was a snake egg with a mottled shell.
It wasn’t difficult to see from the pattern of the eggshell that it was bred from the blue rock python.
Lou Xingyao touched it slightly and found that the surface of the eggshell was soft. It collapsed inwardly along with his strength, which was a sign that it had just been born. Lou Xingyao said, “It is no wonder.”
He had wondered why the fourth-grade blue rock python was so weak that it couldn’t even use its magic power.
Now seeing this snake egg, it could be regarded as a type of explanation.
Reproduction caused a big loss in vitality, and it was even more so for high-level demon beasts.
It could also be seen from the shell of this snake egg that the timing of the birth wasn’t good. It was mostly caused by a premature birth.
It was born in advance and shed its skin at a time when it shouldn’t be shed. Even a fourth-grade blue rock python wouldn’t have any strength under these circumstances.
Lou Xingyao looked at the snake egg and thought for a moment. Finally, he put the snake egg into the space and turned to look at Wen Hanshan. “After it hatches, release it in the outskirts of the forest?”
Demon beasts ate cultivators, and cultivators killed demon beasts. It was natural selection.
It could be seen from the corpses collected in the cave just now that the blue rock python never showed mercy to cultivators.
Therefore, Lou Xingyao didn’t have any guilt about killing the python.
However, the child was innocent. The snake egg might be born prematurely, but Lou Xingyao could feel that the little snake inside had already taken shape.
If someone told him to smash the snake egg and kill the little snake directly, he wouldn’t be able to do it.
The little snake might be ignorant, but he and the little snake had a blood feud. Naturally, he couldn’t leave the little snake with him.
After thinking about it, the best way was to release the little snake after it was born.
Wen Hanshan didn’t care about this and nodded. “Yes.”
Later, Lou Xingyao checked the cave in front of him again. He made sure that he missed nothing before preparing to leave.
Unexpectedly, he turned his head and found that Wen Hanshan was staring at the root of the stalactites, not moving like a mountain.
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