The Inquiring Heart Cave Master thought for a few seconds and said, "I remember now. I have actually seen this spiritual weapon before."
Su Wanti's eyes lit up. "Cave Master, I don't want any reward. I just want to know who placed this jade hairpin in your Heaven-Wen Secret Realm, when, and where that person went."
The cave master recalled, "That was nine years ago."
Nine years ago, Su Ding disappeared in the Chiyuan Chasm.
A small spark of hope ignited in Su Wanti's heart.
"Nine years ago, the spiritual energy of the Eastern Spiritual Continent was shaken, and my secret realm was also affected. There was a cave containing spiritual stones that accumulated a huge amount of spiritual energy. I thought the cave couldn't withstand the rapid surge of spiritual energy and would collapse and be destroyed. I didn't expect the cave to hold up."
"The cave trembled violently several times as the ground shook. Suddenly, a golden light appeared from the pile of spirit stones, and a middle-aged man jumped out of the golden light."
"Now that I think about it, that middle-aged man's features do bear some resemblance to yours. He might very well be your father."
"What happened next? Where did the man go?" Su Wanti asked hurriedly.
The Cave Master said, "The man disappeared very quickly. I remember that after he came out, he looked around and then jumped back into the golden light."
"He never showed up again. After he left, I found this hairpin. It must have fallen from his arms in a hurry."
"I have many spiritual tools in the secret realm, so I ignored this jade hairpin and treated it as an ordinary spiritual tool. When the secret realm opens, I will let those cultivators pick it up as a treasure."
"I didn't expect it to be discovered and picked up nine years later."
"Female monk, where did that monk pick up this jade hairpin?" asked the cave master.
"He said he found it under a spiritual tree near the exit."
The cave owner thought for a moment and said, "The cave where the man appeared is quite far from the exit."
Su Wanti asked again, "Cave Master, do you know what that golden light that suddenly appeared in the cave is?"
The cave master was transformed from a ten-thousand-year-old divine artifact, and he had been on the Dongling Continent for ten thousand years, so he was knowledgeable and experienced.
It said: "Whenever the spiritual energy on the continent fluctuates violently, a space tunnel may appear in places where too much spiritual energy is attracted."
"Space tunnel?" Su Wanti asked. In the past sixteen years, she had never heard of the term "space tunnel".
Shen Xingjian explained, "Wan'er, in this world, besides the Dongling Continent we're on, there are other continents. These continents have different spiritual energies. Based on the abundance of spiritual energy, they are divided into low-level continents, mid-level continents, and high-level continents."
"Our Dongling Continent is considered a mid-level continent. The spiritual energy is not extremely abundant, but it is not barren either. It is enough for tens of thousands of cultivators to practice."
"The spiritual power on each continent is different, and the levels of cultivation of the cultivators are also different. In order to prevent the high-level continents from overwhelmingly plundering and slaughtering the low-level continents, there are no passages between the continents."
"If a cultivator from a low-level continent wants to cultivate in a continent with more abundant spiritual energy, then he can only take the path of cultivation."
"For example, on the Eastern Spiritual Continent, the highest level of cultivation is the Mahayana realm."
"There are higher realms above the Mahayana realm. If one day a cultivator breaks through the Mahayana realm and enters a higher realm, he will leave the Eastern Spirit Continent and go to a higher-level continent to practice."
"However, there are occasionally unpaved paths between continents. Those paths are called space tunnels."
Su Wanti blinked slightly, "You mean, my father fell into a space tunnel and went to another continent?"
Shen Xingjian nodded. "Yes, if what the cave master said is true, then Uncle Su didn't disappear, but went to another continent through a space tunnel. That's why he disappeared for nine years. But we don't know which continent he went to."
The cave master shouted, "I am telling the truth this time. I am not lying to you!"
Su Wanti thought about it and asked Shen Xingjian.
"After my father jumped into the space tunnel, this spiritual weapon couldn't follow him. Does this mean that the spiritual power of that continent is too high to accommodate low-level spiritual weapons?"
On the Dongling Continent, the spiritual energy in Guigu is much richer than in other places.
The lowest grade spiritual weapon cannot enter the Ghost Valley.
Thinking of this, Su Wanti guessed.
Deep Star Sword nodded, "Possibly."
He thought for a moment and then continued, "However, there are two high-level continents, namely Ximu Continent and Nanyang Continent. Ximu Continent is of the highest grade. I wonder which of these two continents Uncle Su is on."
Su Wanti frowned. "Master Wenxin, think about it again. What else did you see about that man and that space tunnel nine years ago? What do you remember? Or did he leave something behind?"
There was no other way, she could only ask the cave owner for clues.
Now that the entrance to the secret realm has been closed, the cave master has nothing to do and will have plenty of free time.
It then slowly and carefully recalled it.
"That's right! I remember it!" The cave master's voice was slightly excited.
Suddenly, a rose-red jade pendant fell from the sky.
The cave master's voice sounded leisurely, "The man was still wearing this jade pendant. I thought it was beautiful and a high-level spiritual weapon, so I pulled it off and kept it for myself."
Su Wanti hurriedly picked up the jade pendant and held it in her palm. The two of them looked at it carefully.
It is obvious that this jade pendant is not an ordinary item. It is carved from a rose-red spiritual stone.
The spirit stone has a delicate texture, is warm and smooth, strong but not brittle, tough but not hard.
"Huh?" Su Wanti blinked slightly. "My five spirit stone mines only produce golden, transparent, and silver spirit stones. I've never seen rose-red spirit stones. Xingjian, do you know which spirit stone mine in the Eastern Spirit Continent produces rose-red spirit stones?"
Now that they have become companions in cultivation, they are just like a married couple in the mortal world.
From then on, she only called him "Xingjian".
Calling him "Xingjian" would make Su Wanti feel that their relationship was closer.
All the disciples of Tianmen Mountain call him "Big Brother", which is not special at all.
Deep Star Sword responded naturally.
He confirmed: "No rose-red spirit stone mine has ever been found on the Eastern Spirit Continent."
"The ancient divine book in the library records that only the Nanyang Continent has rose-red spirit stone mines. This jade pendant must have come from the Nanyang Continent."
The ancient sacred book in the Tianmen Sect's library records the customs, culture, and geography of every continent in the world. All the details of each continent are recorded in great detail and clarity.
After Shen Xingjian determined the material and origin of the jade pendant, he carefully examined the shape and pattern of the jade pendant.
The jade pendant is a common round shape and there is nothing special about it.
What is particularly special is the pattern on this jade pendant, which looks like a fire phoenix.
Shen Xingjian frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I seem to have seen a similar pattern in an ancient divine book."
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, "It's the totem of the Huochu family, the oldest family in Nanyang Continent!"
"Wan'er, this jade pendant should be from the Huochu family of Nanyang Continent."
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