Lan Hua smiled slightly. It was just a trick, but the man actually confessed on his own.
However, Lan Hua was still taken aback, as the Owl Clan, a force that had been hiding in the Xuanhuang Continent, had also appeared.
Lan Hua laughed and said, "Isn't it the Owl Sect that replenished the Blood Ranking and started the assassin war?"
"The Owl Sect controls the Burial God Alliance. If you are not a member of the Owl Sect, then where do you come from?"
The man sneered, "Now that you know about the Owl Sect, we can't let you live!"
Two flying swords soared into the air and then simultaneously spiraled towards Lan Hua and his companion.
The flying swords were interconnected, their spiraling momentum growing stronger and stronger, finally forming a sword light like a tornado.
The spiral sword light is beautiful, but deadly. Even Duan Feipeng cannot compare to this kind of swordsmanship.
Lan Hua thought to herself, "It's such a pity you're not a sword fanatic!"
Suddenly, a huge sword beam slashed horizontally, knocking away the two flying swords that were attacking it.
Whether or not they stay is up to me!
An aged voice drifted over, and then an old man with white hair appeared outside the battle circle, hovering high in the sky.
The members of the Owl Sect exclaimed in surprise, "A Danxia Realm expert? No, this aura... could it be a Dan Shen Realm expert?"
"Hmph, Lan Hua, you're lucky today. I'll come looking for you again someday!"
"Remember my name, Owl Clan, Sun Nanzheng!"
After saying that, Sun Nanzheng had already disappeared.
The white-haired old man scoffed, "They walk pretty fast!"
After landing, the old man helped Lan Hua up and asked with a smile, "Young friend, how are you?"
The old man was dressed in plain clothes, as ordinary as could be, but his smile was very approachable.
Lan Hua smiled wryly, "I can still hold on! But the person on my back doesn't seem to be able to!"
As the old man pointed his fingers, a purple light poured into Huo Xiaoxiao's body, forcing out the rampant sword energy.
"Purple pill fire! The old man actually possesses a high-grade pill fire!" Lan Hua thought to herself.
Huo Xiaoxiao let out a soft "ah" and fell into a deep sleep.
The old man smiled and said, "She's out of danger, but she still needs to rest!"
Lan Hua bowed, "Junior Lan Hua thanks you for saving me, senior!"
The old man chuckled and said, "My name is Zhang Xuanmiao. Come with me; my place is relatively safe!"
Zhang Xuanmiao summoned a flying boat, carrying the three of them away quickly until they landed in a large mountain.
Lan Hua exclaimed, "This is... the Central Region?"
“Indeed, Mount Luojia in the Central Region!” the old man laughed.
"The fourth blessed land of the Xuanhuang Continent, Mount Luojia?" Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise.
"No wonder this place is so rich in spiritual energy!"
"Who exactly is this senior?"
The old man nodded with a smile, "I am Zhang Xuanmiao, the successor of the Fourth Blessed Land!"
Lan Hua followed Zhang Xuanmiao into a cave and settled Huo Xiaoxiao in.
The cave is very large, located in the heart of Mount Luojia, where the spiritual energy is even stronger.
However, Lan Hua sensed something was amiss.
"Senior, although the spiritual energy of Mount Luojia is abundant, it seems to be dissipating rapidly!"
Zhang Xuanmiao sighed, "Yes, the spiritual energy of the Fourth Blessed Land has always been dissipating, and now that the calamity of heaven and earth has occurred, the spiritual energy of the blessed land has been greatly depleted!"
"It's completely unstoppable! I'm afraid that before the second cataclysmic event, the spiritual energy will be almost gone!"
Lan Hua never expected that the calamity of heaven and earth would have such a great impact on the Xuanhuang Continent.
Zhang Xuanmiao led Lan Hua to the depths of the cave, through a bottomless well.
Deep underground lies a vast space, the very location of the spiritual veins.
Upon entering the spiritual vein, several silver-white spiritual flowers caught Lan Hua's attention; the flowers were actually growing in mid-air.
A flower without roots!
Zhang Xuanmiao said, "Those few spiritual flowers were formed from the spiritual energy of this blessed land, representing the rise and fall of that spiritual energy!"
"Ten thousand years ago, the spirit flower always had nine blossoms, and even before the calamity of the world's decline, there were still four blossoms!"
"But once the calamity of heaven and earth occurred, one of the spiritual flowers withered away, leaving only the three we have now!"
Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise, "That's too ruthless!"
The three spiritual flowers moved swiftly without wind, and their spiritual energy slowly dissipated, indicating that the spiritual energy of the blessed land was also leaking out.
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Why would you appear in the First Blessed Land, Senior?"
Zhang Xuanmiao smiled wryly, "After all, it's the first blessed land. We'll just go and see if there's a way to suppress the leakage of spiritual energy from the fourth blessed land!"
"The First Blessed Land possesses a celestial artifact. I'm even wondering if I could use its power to suppress the leakage of spiritual energy!"
"Unfortunately, the celestial artifact was seized by the strongest expert in the Heavenly Realm!"
"The Heavenly Realm?" Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise.
He originally thought that only the Half-Heaven Realm and the Profound Universe Realm were vying for the Heavenly Artifact, and with so many experts on the Profound Wilderness Continent, there was no way they couldn't obtain the Heavenly Artifact.
"The Heavenly Domain has indeed made its move!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Senior, I've always had a question: what exactly is the reason for the gradual loss of spiritual energy in the Xuanhuang Continent?"
Zhang Xuanmiao sighed, "Then we have to start with the war between the Four Emperors ten thousand years ago!"
"For some unknown reason, the four Earth Emperor-level powerhouses have started a great battle on the Yuhuang Continent!"
"That battle can be described as cataclysmic, directly destroying the Yuhuang Continent. It is said that the Yuhuang Continent was pierced through, causing the spiritual energy of the Xuanyu Realm to gradually disappear!"
Lan Hua suddenly realized, "The Yuhuang Continent has actually been breached! No wonder it has become a death continent, and the spiritual energy is getting thinner and thinner!"
Zhang Xuanmiao sighed, "Yes, that's why, over the past ten thousand years, very few celestial beings have ascended from the Xuanyu Realm!"
"At first, I could cultivate to the Yuanxiang realm, but later I could only cultivate to the Lian Shen realm, and later still, I could hardly even reach the Dan Shen realm!"
Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise, "The spiritual energy has leaked to such an extent, that's truly ruthless!"
Zhang Xuanmiao said, "The reason why I am cultivating more and more these days is that the power of heaven and earth is incomplete!"
"The war between the Four Emperors caused damage to the heavens and earth, and the originally harmonious power of heaven and earth was also lost!"
"Breaking through the Refining Spirit and Primordial Manifestation realms both require communicating with Heaven and Earth. Incomplete access to the power of Heaven and Earth is a major obstacle!"
"Only those with exceptional talent can break through!"
Lan Hua asked, "Then why did Zhao Xiaochuan, Lu Ye, and the others enter the Half-Heaven Realm? Was it because of the harsh cultivation environment in the Xuan Yu Realm?"
Zhang Xuanmiao nodded.
"The Xuan Yu Realm and the Half-Heaven Realm were originally very close, with frequent exchanges between them. However, since the Yu Huang Continent became the Death Continent, the Half-Heaven Realm has closed its gates, making it difficult to enter!"
Lan Hua knew that nowadays, one needed at least the cultivation level of the Pill God Realm to enter the Half-Heaven Realm.
Such conditions are quite demanding for cultivators in the Xuanhuang Continent.
Zhang Xuanmiao laughed and said, "Actually, entering the Half-Heaven Realm isn't as difficult as you imagine."
"What do you mean?" Lan Hua's eyes lit up.
"As long as you master the method to enter the Half-Heaven Realm, there is a righteous path and a lesser path!"
It turns out that, besides the official righteous path, there are two hidden paths in the Xuan Yu Realm that lead to the Half-Heaven Realm.
However, a hefty reward is required to access the secret path.
Suddenly, Lan Hua felt a blockage in her chest energy, followed by a sharp pain.
"Oh no, the Wind and Moon Sword Qi has flared up! I didn't expect it to happen at this time!"
Lan Hua was struck in the right hand by Sun Nanzheng's sword. He thought he was fine, but a trace of Fengyue sword energy still invaded and flowed into his middle dantian through his meridians.
"Be careful, young friend!"
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