Yuan Ming raised his fingers and circulated his mana, casting the Burning Explosion Skill.

Before long, a palace-sized red fireball appeared within the silver barrier, rapidly expanding before swiftly compressing, a terrifyingly high temperature like volcanic lava spreading out, twisting the air around it.

After a few breaths, the scorching fireball shot forth, slamming violently against the silver barrier.

A thunderous "boom" erupted!

A red mushroom cloud rose within the barrier, the silver barrier shook violently, but it did not shatter.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming nodded silently to himself. The silver barrier of the past had no defensive strength to speak of, shattering with the slightest attack.

The silver barrier of today was finally living up to its name, capable of being used as a forbidden barrier. It should be able to withstand one or two attacks from a Core Formation Stage cultivator.

Xi Ying appeared nearby at some point, standing outside the silver barrier, sizing it up.

Just as Yuan Ming was about to consult Xi Ying, he deactivated the silver barrier and detailed the odd sensation during teleportation, as well as the changes in the silver token.

"I have recently been researching Transmission Arrays. Short-distance is one thing, but long-distance teleportation always requires a massive amount of space power. It's astounding that those two pyramid-shaped bizarre buildings could automatically accumulate space power. The divine skills of ancient cultivators are indeed unimaginable," Xi Ying's eyes lit up upon hearing about the effects of the True Void Hall and the True Sea Hall.

"That is to say, the space power required by other long-distance Transmission Arrays is not accumulated in this way? Then what method is used?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Naturally, spiritual materials are used as substitutes. Void Stones and other spatial spiritual objects are rare and hard to find, but spiritual materials that contain a trace of space power can still be found on Yunhuang Continent," Xi Ying explained.

Yuan Ming nodded thoughtfully, suddenly recalling something.

Yan Siyun had once implied to him that Xi Ying had been collecting special spiritual materials like Cloud Dream Stones and Capturing Space Wood through the Hundred Pills Square, but never mentioned their purpose.

It seems that among these spiritual materials, there should be some that contained a bit of space power.

"As for Xu Fu's silver token, named the Teleportation Order, its effect is very single—activating the operation of a Transmission Array; it's not considered much of a treasure," Xi Ying continued.

"My silver token is very similar to that Teleportation Order, could it also be one?" Yuan Ming inquired.

"The aura of your silver token is indeed very similar to that of the Teleportation Order, but this object can form a barrier that isolates auras, and it's significantly different from an ordinary Teleportation Order," Xi Ying shook her head and said.

Yuan Ming fell silent; the recent change in the silver token had revealed some of its details, and encountering an item similar to it, he had thought he would be able to understand the origin of his item. Unexpectedly, he was still clueless.

"Regardless of whether this token is a Teleportation Order or not, it is undoubtedly a Space Treasure. During the recent teleportation process, it absorbed the space power from the ancient Transmission Array, which led to the change," Xi Ying picked up the silver token and toyed with it as she spoke.

Yuan Ming had the same thought and posed another question, "Then, from your perspective, if I were to use a long-distance Transmission Array again in the future, would the token continue to absorb space power?"

"I can't be certain about that either. To be safe, you'd better leave the token here. If the Transmission Array's space power is absorbed, it could lead to teleportation failure, and one would be cast into Void Turbulence. Even Returning to Void cultivators would have no tomb for their remains," Xi Ying advised.

Yuan Ming deeply agreed. Although he was very curious about what changes would occur if the silver token continued to absorb space power, his life was more important.

The Stealing Heaven Tripod Space had extremely stable void energy compared to Storage Bags or Spiritual Beast Bags and other Space Artifacts. It should be able to isolate the token's absorption.

Yuan Ming left the silver token in the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space and retracted his Divine Sense.

Once everyone had recovered their strength, Luu Changfeng led them deeper into the island, quickly arriving at a clear blue lake.

The lake was azure blue, like the purest blue crystal, extraordinarily beautiful.

Near the lake stood several crude stone huts, appearing to be hastily constructed.

As soon as Yuan Ming and the others arrived, three people emerged from the stone huts: a white-bearded elder, a fur-clad young madam, and a valiant, strong man.

The aura of the three was inscrutable, all of them Nascent Soul cultivators, at the early stage of Nascent Soul.

"Elder Qi!"

"Madam Chi!"

"Elder Tu Shan!"

Daoist Qian Bao, Huan Ling Zi, and Tu Sheng hurriedly stepped forward to greet the three personages with proper salutes.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming's expression shifted slightly; these three must be Nascent Soul cultivators from Golden Turtle Island, Kongling Island, and Earth Beauty Island.

The secret realm here had been discovered jointly by Fusang, Golden Turtle, Kongling, and Earth Beauty islands, so it was quite normal for these three to appear here.

"Is everyone ready?" Luu Changfeng asked.

"We can reopen the entrance to the secret realm at any time," the white-bearded elder stated.

"Good, follow me," Luu Changfeng called to everyone and dove into the blue lake.

"Could the entrance to the secret realm be within the lake?" Yuan Ming wondered to himself, following the crowd as they submerged into the lake, heading toward the bottom.

The lake was not large in surface area, yet it was unfathomably deep. Unknown if it was connected to the sea, the group had descended nearly a thousand fathoms and still had not reached the bottom.

Water repulsion was but a minor technique, easily performed by any Core Formation Stage cultivator. However, as they descended to such depths, the water pressure was no trivial matter, and some had already begun to show signs of discomfort.

Yuan Ming's Spirit Root was inferior, and if it weren't for the help of Magic Treasures, his proficiency in magic cultivation was quite low. He was also gradually finding it difficult to withstand the astonishing water pressure and was just about to use a Water attribute Magic Artifact to assist him when he suddenly remembered a Divine Skill.

He recited a spell, and his body rapidly became semi-transparent. It was the Void Transformation Technique.

The Void Transformation Technique could not only pass through barriers and turn into a Void Spirit form, but it also allowed unhindered movement in water, soil, and even seas of fire and magma. However, achieving such a feat was much more difficult than simply walking in water and placed higher demands on the Void Transformation Technique.

Once transformed into the Void Spirit form, the formidable water pressure instantly reduced by ninety percent, and his movement became free again.

"This Void Transformation Technique has significant potential. It might be worth studying closely. Fortunately, Xi Ying is also proficient in this technique so I can learn from her later without having to painstakingly cultivate it myself," Yuan Ming secretly planned.

After descending several hundred more fathoms, nearly half of the Core Formation Stage cultivators began to falter.

Luu Changfeng flicked his sleeve, and dozens of crystalline lights shot out, entering the bodies of several Core Formation Stage cultivators.

A flash of spirit light encircled everyone, and a jellyfish-shaped white protective shield materialized around them, dispelling all the water pressure.

Yuan Ming was astonished. The power rippling within the jellyfish shields was not Mana but demonic power.

"Luu Changfeng is not of the Alien Clan, yet he can wield demon beast powers. Could it be..." He controlled his first soul, casting Divine Sense to inspect Luu Changfeng, his eyes flashing with understanding.

On Luu Changfeng's wrist was a blood-colored bracelet, which turned out to be a Space Artifact housing a spirit beast with the form of a jellyfish, the source of the demonic energy within the white shield.

Blood-colored tendrils grew from the bracelet, embedding themselves into Luu Changfeng's arm, linking the two together, different from the completely sealed condition of a typical Spiritual Beast Bag.

Luu Changfeng's Mana and the jellyfish's demonic power merged, employing the Golden Sunflower Beast Taming Technique.

"Luu Changfeng indeed knows the Golden Sunflower Beast Taming Technique and has even cultivated it to the extent that he can use the spirit beast's powers. It seems he possesses the complete secret skill!" Yuan Ming's heart surged with excitement.

The version of the Golden Sunflower Beast Taming Technique he had obtained from Luo Wanshan was incomplete. If he could acquire the complete secret technique from Luu Changfeng, it would greatly benefit his strength.

Yuan Ming secretly calculated how to obtain this technique from Luu Changfeng.

Even in the worst-case scenario, joint action with Xi Ying to subdue Luu Changfeng should not be difficult. However, the priority was the secret realm for now; considering that, they would wait until after the secret realm expedition was over.

With the jellyfish shields, the journey below became extremely smooth. The group descended another seven or eight hundred fathoms and quickly arrived at the bottom of the lake.

The Core Formation Cultivators displayed looks of amazement as towering buildings of extraordinary height stood erect on the lakebed, with giant structures visible everywhere, and the doorways of the buildings all exceeding thirty feet in height.

Gathered together, these tall buildings formed an immense city sprawled over dozens of miles, seeming unlikely to be a place for ordinary members of the Human Clan to reside.

"Madam Chi, what is this place?" Huan Ling Zi asked the woman in fox fur, looking on.

"There is no need for you to know too much. Just follow us," the woman in fox fur said indifferently, flying towards the largest palace structure within the city, and quickly landing in front of the palace.

This gigantic city seemed to have sunk beneath the sea many years ago, with buildings covered in mud and moss, obscuring sight. Only the doors of this palace had been cleared, revealing ancient murals and some bent, twisted, and strange characters.

"This is Wanqu script. Could this place be the ruins of the Wanqu Clan?" Xi Ying softly exclaimed from within the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space.

"The Wanqu Clan?" Yuan Ming had not heard of this name before.

"The Wanqu Clan is an Alien Clan from the East Sea, all of whom are thirty feet tall with immense strength. They appeared briefly in the East Sea and then vanished altogether, leaving not a trace behind. Unbelievably, this place turns out to be a remnant of the Wanqu Clan! Hurry, use your Divine Sense to carefully investigate this place and see if you can find any books or Jade Scrolls," Xi Ying said with a hint of excitement, urging him on.

"Why look for these things?" Yuan Ming asked. Nonetheless, he did as Xi Ying suggested, deploying his soul power from within the Stealing Heaven Tripod to search the city.

"The Wanqu Clan were skilled in creating Flying Boats powered by Star Power, incredibly fast, surpassing any Flying Magical Treasure. They were said to have crafted a kind of Starry Sky Snail Boat that soared above the Nine Heavens Gang Wind, as large as mountains, covering tens of thousands of miles in a day. The Wanqu Clan appeared and disappeared suddenly aboard this Snail Boat," Xi Ying spoke with a look of longing.

Hearing this, Yuan Ming grew more intrigued by this so-called Wanqu Clan, and his Divine Sense searched throughout the underwater city.

Unfortunately, with the weak soul power of his split soul, he could only scout a small part of the city and found nothing.

At this moment, Luu Changfeng and others opened the grand doors and entered the palace.

A distorted Light and Shadow Gate floated in the middle of the palace, radiating pulses of power that repelled the seawater in the hall, creating a dry seabed space.

"Could this light gate be the entrance to the secret realm?" Daoist Qian Bao asked, his eyes lighting up.

"Indeed, the entrance is currently sealed and requires casting to open. However, before we open the secret realm, there's something you all need to know—about the two major dangers inside the secret realm," Luu Changfeng said slowly.

Upon hearing this, everyone listened intently. Yuan Ming also collected his thoughts, no longer distracted by searching.

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