After reading Yan Wenjing's jade slip, Yi Tian fell silent. The contents of this jade slip were not much, but it did reflect Yan Wenjing's thoughts. As the Great Elder of the Yellow Spring Guards, he had fought against the Netherworld Great Emperor Ning Kuang. The two had known each other since they were in the Deity Transformation stage. Although they were both the scattered souls of the former Netherworld Great Emperor, their ideologies were completely opposite.
One was keen on taking back the scattered souls and recasting the Soul, while the other believed that the method of the past was not advisable, and that it was better to use the imperial court to inform the Netherworld.
At this point, the two's different ideologies led to tens of thousands of years of entanglement. However, from the contents of this jade slip, the two's entanglement had almost reached its limit. Yan Wenjing's lifespan had almost reached the end. Now, he was relying on secret techniques to forcibly maintain his lifespan.
However, Ning Kuang was different. In this jade slip, Yan Wenjing wrote that he guessed that Ning Kuang should have cultivated something similar to Soul Refining. Because after constantly absorbing the power of the scattered souls, his body was unable to withstand such a huge amount of Soul power, so he might have to recast his body.
This description coincided with the message that Blue Sky Enchantress had sent him. With a powerful Soul, one needed a suitable physical body to carry it in order to unleash its greatest power.
Now it seemed that this was Ning Kuang's weakness, but he did not know how long this situation would last. He originally wanted to see Yan Wenjing, but now it seemed that there was no need. He should be in a state of the living dead now, so there was no difference whether he saw him or not. In any case, he would understand after receiving the letter.
After putting away the jade, Jian Tiantian reorganized his thoughts and said, "I understand the content of the Grand Elder's letter. Let's proceed step by step. We'll discuss it again after I return from the Immortal Realm fragment."
"May I ask how confident Brother Yi is in advancing to the Grand Ascension stage?" Wan Zhongliu suddenly asked.
"Fifty to sixty percent." Yi Tian thought for a while and replied, "Everything still depends on fate. If we find a suitable opportunity in the Celestial Realm fragment, it might not be difficult to cross that hurdle."
"Fifty to sixty percent is already more than enough." Wan Zhongliu smiled and said, "Usually, a cultivator at the peak of the late Unification stage only has a thirty percent chance of advancing to the Dacheng stage. Brother Yi is really amazing, then I will wait here for your good news."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist. I already know what I need to know. It's time for me to take my leave." With that, Yi Tian stood up and cupped his hands.
Wan Zhongliu also hurriedly got up to send him off. A moment later, he exited the Imperial City's main gate and saw that Wan Gang and Shi Jinming were already waiting for him. After seeing Wan Zhongliu, the two of them hurriedly went forward to greet him. The latter gave them a few instructions by their ears. Wan Zhongliu did not hide his intention in his words. Yi Tian understood the meaning in his words. He was basically saying not to pressure the Netherworld Clan too much. After all, there was still the relationship with Yan Wenjing.
As for whether Wan Gang and Shi Jinming listened or not, it was another matter. However, the two of them promised in front of him that they would not torture the Netherworld Clan to death. At least, they would draw an area for them to rest and recuperate.
After a while, the three of them bid farewell to Wan Zhongliu and got up to fly the assault boat to the depths of the Nether Realm. According to the guidance of the map, the entrance to the Celestial Realm fragment of the Allheaven Immortal Palace was not fixed. However, the approximate range was more than five hundred thousand miles in the Dungeon Mountain Range. The most likely places to appear were the 'Quiet Spring Valley', 'Chilling Wind Gorge' and 'Enmity Stream'.
In the main cabin of the assault boat, Yi Tian took out the animal skin map in his hand and shared the information with the two of them. After Wan Gang scanned the map in front of him with his Divine Sense, he was slightly startled at first. Then, he sighed and said, "It really is an immortal item. The material of this map is probably cut off from the descendant of an ancient immortal beast. I can sense the residual aura on it. It is definitely not weaker than a Unity Stage cultivator."
After Shi Jinming heard it, he also scanned it with his Divine Sense. His face was full of admiration, but he was more concerned about the content marked on the animal skin map. After looking at it, he said, "To be honest, we went to these three places last time, but we didn't find any traces of the entrance to the Celestial Realm fragment. This time, we won't return empty-handed, right? "
"Probably not," Yi Tian replied with a smile, "I have examined this animal skin map several times and found that this thing is not as simple as a map."
"What do you mean?" Wan Gang asked puzzledly.
"Do you know where the information about the entrance to the Celestial Realm fragment originally came from?" Yi Tian asked.
"Naturally, it came from the Netherworld Child," Wan Gang replied.
"The Netherworld Child was originally a clone of Ning Kuang. He was also one of the scattered souls of the previous Netherworld Great Emperor. Although he was a main soul, he couldn't completely preserve his memories of his previous life unless he collected all of the scattered souls," Yi Tian said.
"Then what does Brother Yi mean?" Wan Gang hurriedly asked.
"The information in Ning Kuang's memories is incomplete. The entrance to the Celestial Realm fragment needs a key to open," Yi Tian pointed at the map in front of him and said, "I have studied this animal skin map before. There is a big problem with this thing. It may be the key to finding the exact location of the entrance."
"Isn't that nonsense? Didn't you record three markings on this map? I think these three markings could be the location of the entrance," Shi Jinming said without any reason.
"Fellow Shi's words are incorrect. I believe Fellow Yi's meaning is that this beast skin map itself, in addition to being a guide, is also the key to opening the entrance," Wan Gang said with a serious face, "I don't know if what I said is correct. Please enlighten me, Fellow Yi."
Yi Tian said with a smile, "I don't dare to enlighten you, but what Fellow Wan said coincides with what I think. The material of this map is not ordinary, and the markings on it are at least tens of thousands of years old. Furthermore, I feel that this animal skin seems to be faintly resonating with a certain place. After I gathered all the pieces, this feeling became more and more obvious. "
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry and find the entrance to the Celestial Realm fragment," Shi Jinming hurriedly replied.
"I don't think it's that simple. Otherwise, the Netherworld Child wouldn't have deliberately gathered six people together," Wan Gang said with a frown.
Yi Tian nodded in agreement. He recalled that Wan Gang had mentioned that the Netherworld Child would always gather five cultivators of the same level as him. Although he was unable to find the location of the entrance in the end, it was clear that the entrance needed the strength of six people to open.
Due to his interference, two more clones of True Immortals from the lower realms had appeared. Including the three on the Netherworld Child's side, there were a total of eight people participating.
After thinking about it, Yi Tian said, "Truth be told, Ning Kuang's memories of his past life are blurry. This gives us a lot of opportunities. At the very least, he can't do anything to us."
"Then we still need to find the location of the entrance," Shi Jinming said.
After sending out a spiritual light, Yi Tian pointed at the animal skin map in front of him. Then, he controlled the map to stop in mid-air. Slowly, a faint buzzing sound came from the animal skin map. The eyes of the three of them lit up as they realized where the problem was. Shao Qing Gang said, "I'm quite familiar with the terrain of the Nether Realm. Let me pilot the Assault Boat. We should be able to quickly find the clue by following the feeling."
After saying that, she flashed to the control panel of the main cabin and replaced Shi Jinming. Then, she controlled the Assault Boat to fly straight towards the Dungeon Mountain Range.
As the Assault Boat continued to speed through the air, the three of them found that the closer they got to the Dungeon Mountain Range, the stronger the feeling on the animal skin map became. However, after flying for a while, when Wan Gang tried to change the direction, he found that the feeling had changed. Thus, they returned to their original route.
Yi Tian spread out his divine sense to check. The outside world was unfamiliar and he couldn't determine the direction. Then, he retracted his divine sense and asked, "Fellow Wan Gang, which direction are we heading towards?"
"We're heading towards the Nether Spring Valley. However, I've tried to change the route to the Chilling Wind Gorge before, but the feeling on the animal skin map seems to have weakened," Wan Gang replied.
"Alright, then let's keep heading towards the Nether Spring Valley," Yi Tian thought for a while and replied.
"The three boundaries are roughly about forty to fifty thousand miles apart. From the map, they should be able to connect into a boundary with a radius of fifty thousand miles," Wan Gang said.
"Then I wonder if you've explored the situation in this area before," Yi Tian asked.
"We've searched everything we should, and we didn't see any strange situation last time," Shi Jinming sighed and said, "Don't waste our efforts again this time."
"Shut your mouth," Wan Gang scolded, "How can today be compared to the last time? With the guidance of the map, I think we'll definitely gain something this time."
Hearing that, Shi Jinming sensibly shut his mouth, but there was still a suspicious look on his face.
Three days later, when the Assault Boat arrived above the Nether Spring Valley, Yi Tian and the other two got out of the Assault Boat and went outside. After scanning the surroundings with their Divine Thought, they found that there was not much difference between this place and other places except that the Netherworld spiritual power was stronger.
However, the animal skin map in front of them continued to make buzzing sounds. After Yi Tian signaled the two of them with his eyes, he said, "Let's go down and take a look, I think this map will guide us in the right direction."
After that, the three of them landed and reached a thousand feet above the Nether Spring Valley. The animal skin map in Yi Tian's hand suddenly flew out of his hand as though it had lost control and flew straight towards the edge of a cliff.
After ten breaths, the animal skin map stopped in front of a dense bush that stretched for more than ten miles. Wan Gang glanced over and asked, "Could it be that there's something wrong with this bush?"
"I think there should be a mark left on the stone wall behind the bush. It should be the node of a large-scale formation," Yi Tian said as he reached out his hand and shoveled open a space of ten feet in size in the bush in front of him. Then, he pointed his finger and asked, "Is there any problem with it?"
The two followed the direction of his finger with their Divine Thought and found a three inch mark on the landmark. It was the mark of a formation's node. They guessed that it had been covered by trees for tens of thousands of years. This was why the Netherworld Child's group couldn't find the key point even after searching many times.
Yi Tian flew forward and poured his spiritual power into the animal skin map. After three breaths, a black spiritual light flew from the animal skin and hit the mark. The mark was activated in an instant and the entire Nether Spring Valley rumbled for ten breaths before stopping.
After a while, Yi Tian's face turned solemn, "This is the node of the Great Three Talents Formation. It seems that the Chilling Wind Valley and the Enmity Valley should have the same node."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go. The sooner we activate the node, the sooner we can enter the Immortal Realm fragment." Shi Jinming shouted happily.
However, Yi Tian was unmoved and a trace of contemplation flashed across his face. He then said, "It's not that simple. I estimate that activating these three nodes is only the first step. The entrance is definitely not in these three. "
"I believe that. Brother Yi is an expert in formations. He must have done some research on this." Wan Gang hastily agreed.
Hearing this, Shi Jinming's face showed some impatience. He hurriedly asked, "Then, are we still going to the other two places?"
"Of course we're going." Yi Tian said without hesitation, "And we have to inform the Netherworld Child and the others."
"Why is that?" Shi Jinming asked in confusion.
"I remember that the Netherworld Boy mentioned that six people had to attack at the same time. That's the problem." Wan Gang said untimely, "I reckon that the first part of the Netherworld Boy's memory is missing. That's why he can't find the entrance."
"That's right." Yi Tian said, "Even if I have the key to open the three nodes, we still need six Unification Stage cultivators to work together to open the entrance."
"Why is that? Didn't you say this is the Great Three Talents Formation? "Shi Jinming said," Don't lie to me. I know a little about this kind of formation. "
Yi Tian shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shi. I just have some doubts in my heart. What kind of person can spend so much money to set up such a large formation barrier within a radius of 50,000 miles here?"
"It's probably only a Dacheng Stage cultivator, but as far as I know, the former Netherworld Emperor doesn't seem to be good at this. There should be other Dacheng Stage cultivators helping him." Wan Gang said.
"It should be. When we get to the entrance and see the pattern of the sealing barrier, I will know who set up the formation." Yi Tian said.
Then the three jumped directly on the assault boat and sailed toward the 'Chilling Wind Gorge' and the 'Enmity Stream'. Sure enough, under the sensing of the animal skin map, they found the exact location of the nodes of the Great Three Talents Formation within a radius of a thousand miles in these two areas.
Yi Tian didn't say much and directly activated these nodes. After a faint vibration from the ground, the three nodes simultaneously shot a spiritual light into the sky, then converged to one point and fell. Yi Tian was overjoyed seeing this and said, "Let's follow and see. It should be the exact location of the entrance."
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