Chapter 902: Dragon Clan's Sacred Land (Part 1)
"This... is the Dragon Clan's Sacred Land?"
Fang Yu widened his eyes, looking at the scene before him.
It was an endless circular basin. In the center of the basin, it was bottomless; occasionally, a pale blue light would flash by, allowing a clear sense of the rippling water of the lake.
All around the basin was a Green Fairyland, with towering trees that reached the skies and foliage with red flowers and green leaves sprawling the forest.
There were winding rivers flowing from the edges of the heavenly rift towards the center of the basin, forming the majestic aura of the Sea Accepting All Rivers.
And...
There was something else that made Fang Yu's eyes gape wide open.
Over there, above the basin, there was a floating island with an oval-shaped base and a flat top!
Yes! It was floating!
On that island, lush and verdant, with branches and leaves flourishing. Amazingly, at the island's edge, water constantly flowed downwards, endlessly throughout the years!
Fang Yu could not believe everything he was seeing.
This completely shattered his worldview and knowledge structure!
What made him more incredulous was.
In this Secret Realm, it was actually daylight! The sunset was descending, and a flock of birds took flight.
The splendid sunset flew alongside the lone bird, with the autumn waters sharing the same color as the long sky!
It was truly so beautiful, so magnificent!
Dan Jue seemed to have anticipated this result and deliberately stood to the side, waiting for a moment.
Then he smiled, saying, "Remember this name, Dragon Sleep Sacred Land."
"Dragon Sleep Sacred Land?" Fang Yu was startled.
"That's right... As I mentioned earlier, this is a kind of Secret Realm, but not the unstable kind. This is a permanently existing, habitable Secret Realm. In other words... it's the home of the Dragon Clan." Dan Jue explained.
Fang Yu suddenly realized.
No wonder there were only legends of the Dragon Clan outside, and no one truly knew their whereabouts.
Other tribes have real addresses!
But the Dragon Clan's territory turned out to be a Secret Realm!
Completely unexpected!
This also solved the biggest mystery in Fang Yu's heart—the reason why he couldn't contact or find his mother, Dan Rou, was because of this.
He remembered when Dan Rou had just left, he called her, but no matter what, he couldn't reach her.
It turned out she was isolated by the Secret Realm!
Fang Yu couldn't contain his excitement, looking up at the floating island.
Dan Jue said, "Legend has it that this is a meteorite carried from the cosmic starry sky by a true giant dragon from the East, unaffected by Earth Core's gravity. The water flow is actually two-fold; if you look closely, half of it flows upwards, and half of it falls down, circulating endlessly year-round."
With this explanation.
Fang Yu had a sudden enlightenment.
This thing is indeed marvelous.
"The place where the Dragon Clan resides, it should be near the river beneath the basin, right?" Fang Yu asked.
"Correct. Since ancient times, humans have lived along rivers. It's an eternal law... Do not underestimate this Dragon Sleep Sacred Land! The entire sacred land is comparable to the combined size of Yanjing and Jiangzhou!" Dan Jue said.
"That big?"
"Come, I'll take you down to see for yourself!"
"Alright!"
Dan Jue led the way, and Fang Yu followed him downward.
The descent lasted a full ten minutes.
The two of them seemed like they were falling from the cosmic starry sky, and only after a long time did they land on a slope.
The Dragon Sleep Basin before them was even clearer.
In the central area of the basin, a giant elliptical transparent protective shield covered the entire sacred land.
Inside the sacred land, dense trees stood lush and verdant.
"This is the Dragon Sleep Array!" Dan Jue said, "Though entering the Secret Realm is difficult, the array mainly prevents natural disasters! You see the weather is clear now, but when the heavens get angry, one piss can flood the entire sacred land. This array can block lightning and thunder, it can block floods and mudslides."
"So powerful, much more powerful than my Tiandu Mountain's Ancient Formation." Fang Yu marveled.
"Nonsense! This array was set up by our Dragon Clan's four Ancient Saints." Dan Jue said.
Saints!
Fang Yu's heart raced.
He finally had the chance to encounter Saints!
What kind of existence are Saints?
What kind of abilities do Saints possess?
Why would his mother prevent him from entering this sacred land to find her?
Even now, everything seemed like a dream to Fang Yu.
From returning to Jiangzhou, going through trials and tribulations, then cultivating in the Secret Realm for a thousand years, only now did he achieve his current cultivation. Even so, upon entering this sacred land, Fang Yu realized the gap!
He also understood why his mother never contacted him!
Anyone would think it improbable to achieve the rank of Saint!
From the Martial Arts Ninth Layer, to the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Fourth Level of cultivation, Heavenly Rank is divided into nine classes, and above the Heavenly Rank is the Saint's Nine Ranks.
The end of the Nine Ranks is this Saint!
When will he ever reach the Saint's realm!
Fang Yu himself didn't know...
If it weren't for the help of the Divine Dragon Technique, even as a cultivator, he wouldn't be able to climb the ranks of martial arts.
"Let's go!" Dan Jue said.
"Mm."
Following Dan Jue, the two easily entered the array.
Upon entering the array, Fang Yu felt a mark from the Dragon Clan light up on Dan Jue.
Then the array opened a gap.
It was evident.
Only the clan members could pass through unimpeded.
Entering within the array.
The magnificent buildings truly startled Fang Yu.
The Dragon Clan's Sacred Land before him did not seem like an Ancient Tribe at all; rather, it resembled a developed foreign city, only lacking modern elements.
There were chimney-like structures, and short, flat towers.
"Remember, don't speak on the road, in our Dragon Clan, even if your cultivation is higher than others, you must remain humble. Within the Dragon Clan, there are five classes. The first class has the surname Feng, the second class has the surname Zhu, the third class has the surname Fu, the fourth class has the surname Ao, and the fifth class has the surname Dan." Dan Jue said.
"Uh..."
Fang Yu was stunned momentarily, realizing his mother was in the last class.
But he did not show it.
Following Dan Jue, they passed through many small paths.
They also encountered various members of the Dragon Clan.
Many looked at Fang Yu with curious expressions.
"Do not meet their eyes... currently it's uncertain which branch you belong to. If you belong to the surname Dan, you cannot look directly at members of the other four classes." Dan Jue said.
"Senior, so does that mean your status..."
"Shut up! My status is not for you to discuss." Dan Jue's face darkened.
"Alright then..."
Finally—
The two arrived outside a building resembling an opera house.
After showing a wooden plaque to the gatekeeper, Dan Jue passed through effortlessly.
After winding through various turns.
They reached a door.
"Lord Ao, I've brought the Dragon Clan descendant junior I mentioned to you before."
Soon, a hoarse voice came from inside the door—
"Mm, let him in."
"Yes."
Creaaak.
Dan Jue pushed open the door, whispering, "Remember, answer whatever Lord Ao asks you! Don't play any tricks."
Fang Yu nodded, then stepped inside.
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