Zheng Yunshu said: "I was afraid of triggering a killing mechanism, so I didn’t dare to do anything. Luckily, you discovered it and opened the exit, freeing me from the grip of those two fish."
Shen Wang listened with wonder, "It seems that inside it can both store living creatures and trap people."
He held the turtle shell and said, "You all wait outside; I’ll go in and take a look."
The turtle shell should be the key to entering, but it’s not controllable; it likely belongs to another Secret Treasure.
"Be careful, husband."
Zheng Yunshu’s women hurriedly warned.
"It should be fine; if there is trouble, this space wouldn’t open."
Shen Wang waved them off, maintaining his caution as he entered.
At first glance, it was indeed black and white, more precisely, the sky was white, the ground black, as if heaven and earth were just divided, at the moment of Yin and Yang.
However, after he entered, a magical scene unfolded; the original black and white world suddenly began to change, with other lights appearing.
A small mountain arose from the ground, the black soil changed into mud, vegetation appeared, a river meandered down to gather in a lake.
Outside the mountain, the sun slowly rose, instantly adding brightness to the black-and-white world, transforming the monotony into an elegant mountain landscape.
Shen Wang arrived at the lake, seeing black and white fish swimming joyfully inside, he couldn’t help but exclaim, "This is quite an impressive feat, the Void Sect is indeed extraordinary."
He took a deep breath, the air was refreshing; he plucked a blade of grass, which transformed into strands of Spiritual Qi.
It turned out, everything here—grass, trees, mountains, and rivers—was not real, but made of Spiritual Qi, and few could make it appear so genuine.
Holding the turtle shell, Shen Wang came to the lakeside, and the fish inside seemed to sense something, proactively flying out.
Circling around the turtle shell once, they transformed into a phantom before Shen Wang. Chapters first released on NoveI(F)ire.net
It was a Taoist, whose features were unclear, seemingly gauging him.
Startled, Shen Wang quickly greeted, "Greetings, elder."
"Three thousand years have passed, and only now does someone arrive here; it seems people from the Lower Realm aren’t too interested in the lineage of my Daoist Sect."
The Taoist jested, his voice upright and peaceful.
Shen Wang pondered for a moment, then said, "I haven’t heard of it, but you mentioned the Lower Realm; could it be that the Void Sect ascended as a whole back then?"
The Taoist burst into laughter, "It would be great if it were true ascension, but you can’t be blamed, boy; the horizons of those from the Lower Realm are ultimately limited."
"Please enlighten me, elder."
Shen Wang said respectfully.
"There’s nothing to explain; as your cultivation progresses, you’ll naturally encounter these things; when your fortune is sufficient, we shall naturally meet again."
The Taoist chuckled, "I left this trace of Divine Sense to see who would inherit the Daoist lineage from here, since I spent quite some time here back in the day, feeling some attachment. Don’t overthink it, just study the Dao Array and the Yin Yang Mirror diligently; if luck isn’t too poor, you can ascend."
After finishing, the Taoist returned to black and white Qi.
Shen Wang was speechless; you just appeared to say that, and now it’s over?
This is not the way to do things.
Shen Wang roughly knew that this was akin to placing a statue in a hut; this was sheer vanity.
At this moment, part of the black and white Qi suddenly injected into Shen Wang’s forehead, forming a Tai Chi Diagram in his Sea of Consciousness, while another part returned.
He obtained the method of controlling this mirror; with a thought, the lake suddenly reflected the entire Ninth Peak and the surrounding mountain range, like a real-time map.
"Another monitoring image, but with a broader range; it seems place is the core of the core of the Void Sect, or rather one of the features of this treasure is to explore locations farther away."
While Shen Wang was surprised, he saw two teams fighting within; one team was clearly larger in number.
Shen Wang approached, seemingly sensing something, and the corresponding image immediately enlarged, showing the people from the Yun Family and Xie Family on one side.
At this moment, these individuals were being slaughtered, with fewer than ten remaining, while he watched in shock as people kept falling.
"What’s going on, someone is killing them?"
Shen Wang’s expression was bizarre; he couldn’t imagine this scenario.
Aside from those he had enmity with, who else had a grudge against them?
While observing, he saw another group of mysterious individuals, all uniformly dressed in black and masked, cooperating well; despite being over forty, they were neither chaotic nor untrained.
These people were vigorous, merciless, and efficient, like soldiers on a battlefield, born only for slaughter.
He couldn’t immediately discern which faction they belonged to; Shen Wang scanned around, "Where is Yun Lingshu?"
His gaze shifted, finally spotting two individuals chasing and fleeing. After enlarging, he identified Zheng Yunshu.
But the masked individual made his body quake.
The silver mask and feminine form instantly identified this woman as the one who conversed briefly with the Black Death Blade King at Fengming Mountain.
An officer of the Demon Suppression Department, at the Golden Core Level, was now pursuing Zheng Yunshu.
This took him by surprise.
The Demon Suppression Department represented the Imperial Court, so it was normal for them to act against these Noble Sects.
But just after he decimated their main force, these individuals suddenly appeared, which was indeed abnormal!
"How could they know I had killed the strong among these folks, severely injuring them, and take advantage?"
Shen Wang’s expression changed; clutching the turtle shell, he furrowed his brow, "There’s a problem, a big problem; even if the Black Death Blade King stayed here for a while, it’s certain he’s not here now, otherwise I would have sensed as the controller of the array’s hub."
He pondered various possibilities, suddenly recalling Liu Shan conspicuously sneaking out rather than staying in the hut earlier.
Upon realizing this, he directed his thoughts into the turtle shell, the array’s hub, where all changes within the array were recorded.
Upon investigation, during the time he used True Solar Fire to slay three Golden Core individuals, this Liu Shan indeed emerged.
But within the turtle shell, only the power fluctuations recorded when someone walked through were noted, without explicit scenes; he didn’t know what Liu Shan was up to.
"Even if Liu Shan is problematic, how would he inform the Demon Suppression Department members; they’ve never contacted before."
Shen Wang’s face turned grim, "How are they doing it?"
Glancing at the chased Yun Lingshu, clearly overmatched, he retreated the turtle shell, causing the lake scene to vanish, letting the black and white fish resume their movement.
Leaving quietly, he came outside, where pairs of eyes stared at him.
He said, "Inside is an independent space, where things can be stored in the future and also used for cultivation."
Shen Wang didn’t mention the ability to observe various scenes; with a thought, he withdrew the turtle shell’s power, shrinking and closing the Tai Chi Bagua Diagram, causing the portal to disappear.
With the Eight Trigrams Map gone, only a palm-sized Tai Chi Diagram remained at the original location.
This control method was given by the black and white Qi.
He walked over, wiped the Tai Chi Diagram on the statue, and managed to take it off.
Upon close inspection, it turned out to be mirror-like, one side Moyu and darkly cold, the other White Jade and warmly delicate, because of dust, it wasn’t visible initially.
"The Tai Chi Yin Yang Mirror can observe Yin and Yang, reverse heaven and earth, containing a space of the Yin Yang Secret Realm, useful for cultivation or trapping enemies."
Shen Wang considered the object’s functions as his eyes moved.
Though unsure of its level, it surely surpassed Magical Artifact Level and should be a Spiritual Artifact.
This item is highly valuable.
Perhaps it’s not something he currently qualifies to possess as a Magical Treasure.
Shen Wang glanced at the others, "Liu Shan will accompany me outside, the rest can rest here; I’ll address some matters."
Holding the Yin Yang Mirror, Shen Wang left the hut with Liu Shan, sealed the surroundings, then suddenly knocked Liu Shan out, storing him in the Yin Yang Realm space.
After doing this, the Yin Yang Mirror in his hand vanished.
Opening his clothes, a Tai Chi Diagram appeared on his chest; this item also had an automatic protective function, qualifying as a perfect Magical Treasure.
"Those Demon Suppression Department folks are shameless, coming over to profit; profiting is one thing, but if they expect me to take the fall, I will not."
Shen Wang snorted; if everyone outside ends up dead, without knowing who acted, he’ll surely take all the blame.
So he must ensure that someone returns to report, preferably attributing everything to the Demon Suppression Department.
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