"I have been asleep for a thousand years, and finally someone has awakened me."
The man's voice was strong and powerful, yet it also revealed boundless loneliness and desolation.
Ning Yao's heart skipped a beat: "Who's speaking?"
"Hehe, little girl, you can't see me. I never thought that a thousand years later, the Ning Que clan would still have descendants who possess my bloodline."
Ning Que's family?
Ning Yao had never heard of this surname before.
“I don’t know about the Ning Que clan you’re talking about. My surname is Ning,” Ning Yao said coldly.
The man fell silent, and after a long while, a deep sigh came from behind him.
It seemed like regret, yet also like a realization that it was indeed true.
After sighing, the male voice began to introduce himself.
"His solitary name is Ning Que Linyu. He fell to earth after the ancient war. After awakening a thousand years ago, he founded the Ning Que clan."
"I possess the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm, which contains spiritual springs, divine herbs, immortal mountains, and jade trees. It has become the greatest support behind the Ning Que Clan, which is why the Ning Que Clan is at its zenith in the mortal world."
"Later, the Ning Que clan made too many enemies, and the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm attracted the attention of various parties in the martial arts world and the imperial court. They gathered all their forces to jointly annihilate it. It was I who stepped forward and used the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm to save the Ning Que clan. I perished as a result, leaving only a wisp of my divine consciousness in the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm. From then on, the Ning Que clan went into seclusion and never appeared in the world again."
"This Thousand Illusions Secret Realm is an ancient treasure. It was because of the Ning Que clan that it came into being, and it was also because of the clan that it was destroyed. Before I went into slumber, I placed a restriction on it, and only those with my bloodline can open the secret realm."
"And my only bloodline was sent into the vast sea of people by me long before they joined forces to kill me, and became an ordinary person."
"Looking back now, I realize that my choice was right, otherwise you wouldn't exist."
According to Ning Que Linyu's account, part of the Ning Que clan went into seclusion, while another part remained in the world, and both groups tacitly changed their surnames.
Having taken the "Ning" from Ning Que, the Ning Que clan ceased to exist in the world, leaving only the obscure Ning clan.
The more Ning Yao listened, the more outrageous it seemed. She had been an orphan since childhood and was neither a member of the Ning family in S City nor a member of the reclusive Ning family.
"I have no parents, and as far back as I can remember, I have only had one master."
Ning Que Linyu chuckled and said, "That's normal. My only bloodline was sent to wander the world by me. It's possible that you grew up without parents."
"However, no matter what, the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm has been reopened, I have met you, and the Ning Que clan has a successor."
Ning Que Linyu was very happy: "Since you opened this Thousand Illusions Secret Realm, you are now its master, and you can use all the rare treasures inside."
"However, although the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm is an ancient treasure, due to the disappearance of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the death of the lone figure, some things cannot be used for the time being. Right now, the only things you can use at will are the Thousand Illusions Spirit Spring, the Thousand Illusions Spirit Land which is less than two acres in size, and this space."
"The Thousand Illusion Spirit Spring can cleanse the marrow and strengthen the body, increase one's power, and cure all poisons in the world. If the spiritual lotus in the spring blooms, it can even bring the dead back to life!"
"The Thousand Illusions Spirit Land can grow all kinds of plants in the world. Before the secret realm closed, I planted many rare plants in it. However, now less than two acres of the area have been opened up, so there is not much that can be used."
"Finally, there is this space. The Thousand Illusions Secret Realm is a small world of its own, capable of containing all things in the world. You can enter with your divine sense or your physical body. You can use it as a personal space. Do you understand?"
Ning Yao felt very complicated. She could only hear his voice but not see him, but she could truly feel Ning Que Linyu's affection for her as an elder.
Ning Yao had never known she had such a background.
"You may not know this, but the body I'm in now isn't from my previous life, and the place I'm in now isn't the real world..."
Ning Yao was interrupted before she could finish speaking.
"The Thousand Illusions Secret Realm only recognizes the bloodline of the Ning Que clan. Whether you are or not, it has already been opened. I woke up this time because I sensed the fluctuations of the secret realm. I can't hold on for long. You will have to walk your own path from now on."
As soon as Ning Que Linyu finished speaking, a golden light entered Ning Yao's brow.
Immediately afterwards, all the information about the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm flooded into his mind.
Ning Yao was forced to accept a series of new information.
By the time she recovered, Ning Que Linyu had vanished without a trace.
Ning Yao raised her hand and touched the dark stone tablet, murmuring, "What connection does the Ning Que clan have with this book?"
Since she was already there, Ning Yao had no choice but to accept it.
Following the memories in her mind, Ning Yao went to check out the spiritual spring and the spiritual land.
The spring was not large, with only a small opening about a foot in size. As for the spirit lotus that Ning Que Linyu mentioned, there was no trace of it at all.
As he described, the sacred land was less than two acres in size, with black soil covered with various plants.
Ning Yao glanced at it and saw that medicinal herbs made up the majority of the items, and she didn't recognize the rest.
Fortunately, Ning Que Linyu had transmitted all the information about the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm to her, so she only needed to access the information in her mind to know what these unfamiliar things were.
"Thousand Illusion Spirit Grass? Spirit Binding Flower? Blood Fairy?" I didn't recognize any of them.
As for the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm, it still holds great value for Ning Yao at present.
Since the country is about to fall and people are trying to escape, this space can be used as a storage space to hold supplies.
As for the spiritual land, she would often have headaches or fevers, and there were plenty of medicinal herbs available that she could use.
Finally, there's this sacred spring.
In her previous life, Ning Yao would read some online novels in her spare time, and the settings of the spiritual springs in them were almost all the same.
The spiritual spring can detoxify and cure diseases; these are basic features. However, this is the first time I've seen one that can increase one's power.
I just don't know if this increased skill refers to the skills of ancient people or the skills of ancient masters.
After thinking it over, Ning Yao decided to give it a try herself.
Ning Yao scooped up a small handful of the spiritual spring water and drank it, feeling a warm sensation throughout her body.
The aftereffects of falling into the water disappeared almost instantly, and she now feels full of energy.
"Tsk, this is really a good thing!"
Ning Yao stayed in the secret realm for quite a while before leaving.
Only then did she realize that it was only her consciousness that had entered, not her body.
Thinking of Ning Que Linyu's words, Ning Yao's consciousness stirred, and the next second her entire body appeared in the secret realm.
Ning Yao, who was marveling at this, was unaware that the moment her body disappeared, her maid Zhi Lan pushed open the door and entered.
When Zhilan discovered that she was missing, she was devastated.
Thinking of what happened last night, Zhilan turned pale and hurriedly ran to the front yard.
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