"That senior once obtained an auspicious beast egg and tried to hatch it, but he nearly exhausted his life force and died.

According to him, the auspicious beast, like other mythical beasts, had disappeared hundreds of thousands of years ago, and most of the remaining beast eggs had their life force dried up and were at the point of being exhausted. If you inject energy into them like you normally would when hatching exotic beasts, the life force would be sucked away by them if you are not careful.

If he hadn't reached the level of Sword Saint, his life would have been in jeopardy. Although he ultimately survived, his vitality was severely damaged, and it took him several years to recover.

"Your auspicious beast egg looks full of vitality, so it probably won't be that dangerous. But you still have to be careful and don't try to hatch it, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable." Han Jinglun warned solemnly.

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Han, but don't worry. I met a master by chance, who cast a talisman on the beast egg for me. It can gather the power of heaven and earth by itself, and the auspicious beast egg can hatch by itself. I don't have to take any risks." After hearing what Han Jinglun said, Mu Hanyan felt very fortunate. Even a master at the level of Sword Saint was almost sucked dry. Fortunately, she had Ye Yanran's help, otherwise she would not know how she died.

"I've also seen this talisman. It has the effect of gathering and condensing the power of heaven and earth. It is also a rare treasure worth a fortune. But this talisman alone is not enough." Han Jinglun shook his head and said.

"Isn't this enough?" Mu Hanyan suddenly remembered that when she talked to her father about hatching auspicious beasts, her father seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Could it be that this talisman alone is still unable to hatch the auspicious beast?

"Yes, in order to successfully hatch the auspicious beast, we need the most refined and pure power of heaven and earth. This talisman can indeed gather and condense the power of heaven and earth, but the problem is that the power of heaven and earth in our Holy Court Continent is incomplete. What's the use of it being pure?" Han Jinglun explained.

"What? The power of heaven and earth in our Holy Court Continent is incomplete?" Hearing this, not only Mu Nan, but even Mu Hanyan was shocked. She had never heard of such a statement before.

"Legend has it that hundreds of thousands of years ago, the world was filled with abundant spiritual energy, and powerful individuals emerged in large numbers. At that time, there were no nations. People were organized into tribes of varying sizes, based on their bloodlines and clans. Even divine beasts formed their own tribes.

Gradually, the number of tribes increased, and the population grew, but the continent remained relatively small, and cultivation resources gradually fell short. To compete for cultivation resources, the tribes fought each other, resulting in heavy casualties and deepening grievances between them.

In order to deal with common enemies, tribes formed alliances, and the alliances merged to form larger tribes. In the end, these tribes formed two major forces and fought to the death.

It is said that the war was so fierce that it shook the heavens and the earth and made the gods and ghosts weep. Not only did many tribes perish in the war, but even the entire continent was torn into pieces, forming countless fragments. Our Holy Court Continent was the largest of them.

Even more terrifying was the sheer magnitude of the war, which even shattered the laws of nature. Suddenly, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions erupted, creating an impassable chasm between the fragments of the continent.

Fortunately, these chasms separated our Holy Court Continent from the other shattered continents. After the catastrophe, our ancestors were spared the suffering of war and were able to thrive to this day. However, while these chasms separated the Holy Court Continent from the other land fragments, they also separated the spiritual energy of heaven. From then on, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on the Holy Court Continent became incomplete, so much so that later generations no longer referred to it as spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but simply as the power of heaven and earth.

"Why, throughout this long history spanning tens of thousands of years, even the strongest swordsmen of the Holy Court Continent couldn't compare to those legendary ancient masters? It's not because the legends are exaggerated, but because the power of heaven and earth is incomplete," Han Jinglun said leisurely.

"There is actually such a thing!" Mu Nan said in disbelief.

Mu Hanyan remained silent. Although she had never heard of what Han Jinglun was saying, she thought about it carefully and realized it was indeed possible. In her previous life, she had visited several ancient battlefield ruins. Although they were so ancient that nothing useful remained except the devastated ruins, the extent of the destruction made it easy to imagine how powerful those ancient warriors were. They were definitely not comparable to the powerful men of today.

Logically, after hundreds of thousands of years of development, modern humans should be more powerful than their ancient counterparts. So, why have they become weaker? Mu Hanyan had pondered this question before, initially suspecting it was due to the loss of their skills or the gradual weakening of the power of heaven and earth. But upon closer reflection, something seemed off.

With the wisdom of mankind, even if the ancient skills were lost, with more than 100,000 years of accumulation and sedimentation, and the efforts of countless generations of powerful swordsmen, they should have been able to comprehend new and stronger skills.

Although the power of heaven and earth is not as abundant and rich as it was in ancient times, as long as there is enough time to practice and it converges into a river, it can still be continuously improved. You know, once you are promoted to a Sword Saint, your lifespan will be greatly increased, and living for a thousand years or even longer will not be a problem. Are you still worried that you don’t have time to reach a higher level?

But over the past hundred thousand years, countless geniuses and sword masters have emerged, so surely there should have been a few who could rival the ancient masters. But in reality, there wasn't even a single one.

Thinking about it this way, the incomplete power of heaven and earth is most likely the real reason.

"This is actually not a big secret. All major academies and the royal family have records of it. I heard that as long as you are promoted to the realm of Sword Saint, someone will naturally tell you. Even if no one tells you, you will be able to feel it slowly yourself." Han Jinglun saw Mu Nan's doubt and added.

Mu Hanyan couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing Han Jinglun's words. In her previous life, she should have known these things very quickly, but unfortunately, fate played a trick on her. She died just after being promoted to Sword Saint.

"So, the power of heaven and earth is incomplete, and the egg of this auspicious beast cannot be hatched after all?" Mu Hanyan asked.

Now she was sure that her father had actually known about this for a long time, but he had kept it to himself because he was afraid that she would be sad.

Mu Hanyan did not blame her father because she knew that everything her father did was out of love for her.

"It's not completely impossible. As far as I know, the so-called forbidden areas around the edge of the Holy Court Continent are the natural chasms that separate it from the fragments of other continents. It's very likely that they contain the complete power of heaven and earth. If you want to hatch a lucky beast, you might want to try there." Han Jinglun paused and reminded him, "But I heard that those forbidden areas are extremely dangerous. If you don't have a certain level of strength, don't try it lightly. Anyway, I think this lucky beast egg is full of vitality. It won't run out of vitality for at least a hundred years, so there's no need to rush."