Song Yan's fingers moved slightly, a thread of blood seeped out, and then he slowly traced the Blood Slave Ancient Talisman on his forehead again, smiling and saying, "All right, all right, let's just treat it as a dream."

After a long while, the flying palanquin opened.

An Li transformed into a streak of rainbow light, shooting towards the direction of Gusha Mountain.

Song Yan watched her leave, feeling a sense of laziness over his body and mind momentarily.

He simply couldn't turn back anymore.

Perhaps an evil person should indeed be paired with equally evil people.

Even if little An Li tries her best to change her will, she can't truly get along with a demon head like him.

'Next time, I'll just deceive a little rabbit and keep it as a pet, that'll be better for both of us.' Song Yan secretly sighed in his heart, 'However, after these experiences, if little An Li encounters danger again, her chances of survival will be greatly improved, which can serve as an imperfect but complete punctuation for my first love.'

Song Yan closed his eyes and quietly felt the parting and reunion with An Li, and a faint sense of relief arose, after all the turmoil, his heart was completely at peace.

In the next moment, Song Yan turned his attention to the array plate of the "Yin Mansion Sacrificial Array" and began contemplating this sacrificial array.

Strange enough, he used the "Five Elements Gathering Profound Array" and the "Myriad Souls Banner Sacrificial Refining Array" to comprehend the incomplete "Little Celestial Dao Characters - Introduction," but although he had three sacrificial arrays, he couldn't comprehend anything else, it's like some of these characters were easy to recognize, while others were extremely difficult.

After observing for a while, he put away the "Yin Mansion Sacrificial Array" plate, leaned back with his eyes closed, and evoked the Divine Soul of the demon youth from the Changwang Prayer Beads.

Of course, this so-called Divine Soul of the demon youth had transformed into a normal Divine Soul due to the absence of the Celestial Demon influence.

After some inquiries, Song Yan also learned the reason: This Divine Soul was named Yang Mutan, hailing from a place west of the "Ancient Sword Community of the Mountain Range," called the "Xi Kingdom."

The Xi Kingdom is adjacent to the East Sea, but is not governed by the Ancient Race, it's a vassal country of the Sea Demon Race.

It was the first time Song Yan had officially heard about the Sea Demon Race. Previously, in the Ancient Three Kingdoms, perhaps due to the region being too remote, and now in the Formless Ancient Country, perhaps because the East Sea was too far, he had never been able to learn deeply.

Yang Mutan's original identity was the ancestor of a major sect in the Xi Kingdom, and during a recruitment by the Sea Demon Race for exploring the Soul Threshold, he was unintentionally possessed by the Demon Monk who had comprehended the True Meaning of Killing, and subsequently experienced a series of events.

Even though being controlled by the Demon Monk, Yang Mutan also enjoyed the benefits of a "free realm enhancement and a broadened horizon."

The Demon Monk was merely a thought of cause and effect. Even if refined, his power just became part of Yang Mutan, his memories were hazy and indistinct. Yet Yang Mutan was able to speak out the information Song Yan most wanted to know.

"The Ancient Purple Mansion Body Refining Technique you desire, master, is hidden in an ancient tomb, which lies at the core of the Barbaric Land. I can take you there.

As long as the Netherworld's Qi protects it, the stone tablet won't be destroyed by the world."

Song Yan questioned, "Do you know why the heavens want to destroy the Ancient Cultivation Method?"

Yang Mutan replied, "I vaguely heard the Demon Monk speculate that it seems to be because after the True Spirit extinction era, the will of the heavens was concerned that future cultivators couldn't cultivate smoothly and elevate their realms, so the rules were set to burn books and destroy techniques, substituting original body refining with Nine Palace Blood, so that future generations wouldn't be misled."

Song Yan questioned further, "Even if the heavens have goodwill towards cultivators, why is it that with True Spirit Fragments now available, the destruction of the Ancient Cultivation Method continues?"

Yang Mutan replied, "True Spirit Fragments are consumable, such a small amount will be used up quickly.

As for the rules of the heavens, once established, they will be executed continuously unless changed. The will of the heavens cannot constantly monitor this land.

I heard from the Demon Monk that this is a fourth-level cultivation realm. If that's really the case, then our world is essentially a larger Secret Realm. Secret Realms have Primordial Ancestors, and this world is just a larger Primordial Ancestor.

Small Primordial Ancestors have their matters, big Primordial Ancestors have theirs too.

Just like us, if we take care of descendants, and help establish a small mortal country, while the small mortal country may provide offerings and benefits, greater opportunities need to be sought outside. Therefore... in my humble opinion, the will of the heavens also has its own matters to handle, and cannot always keep an eye on this world.

So, whenever a stone tablet inscribed with ancient cultivation spells appears, it triggers the heavenly rules, and consequently, it's destroyed by the Celestial Tribulation."

Song Yan chatted with Yang Mutan for a while, slightly closed his eyes to rest, and ordered the flying palanquin to temporarily pause at the capital of the West Extremity Ancient Country.

The fleet of flying palanquins slowly descended into the bustling capital.

The entire Imperial Family went out to worship the divine.

Song Yan walked out and entered the Imperial Palace.

Along the way, he picked up any beauty who cast seductive glances at him, keeping them by his side temporarily, as a way to ease the fatigue of his travels.

Luxurious feasts, daily national banquets...

Song Yan was in no rush to move on but instead sent people to gather information about distant situations.

Several days later, Princess Xi arrived. Looking at the youth casually playing with Imperial Family beauties from a luxurious seat up high, she mentally transmitted, "Master, the affairs this time are of utmost importance and cannot be lost. I've received news from the ancient tomb, saying treasure light soared to the sky, there had been battles, and many families have already rushed there, they might have arrived already. Shall we not enter the scene yet?"

Song Yan responded, "Aunt Xi, don't worry, even if there are treasures, they will not exclude us Formless Clan."

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