Diao Chan and Zhen Mi were greatly surprised and asked, "Can't people from the divine realm descend to the mortal realm? How did they appear and try to kill you?"
"It's related to the Great Wilderness. The Great Wilderness is a strange place, the only place in the lower realm where divine realms can appear. It also hides great secrets, though I don't know what they are yet."
Zhou Yan had long sensed that the entire Great Wilderness world was too strange, too special, and full of endless mysteries, but they were hidden too deeply.
With their current strength, they couldn't fully comprehend the Great Wilderness. It held many things left by gods: divine artifacts, divine patterns, various secret treasures, palaces, and inheritances, all of which were treasures he could uncover.
"I won't think about these things. For now, I'll increase my strength as much as I can."
Zhou Yan released a surge of Xuan Li, tracing intricate formation patterns, and opened the hidden formation below. He then said, "Let's go in and take a look."
They were all very curious, wondering what would be left inside this palace to attract everyone.
After entering this concealed world, they saw this sealed place, which was like a world of its own.
The entire world was filled with immortal spiritual energy, pure and flawless. The spiritual energy was so dense it was almost tangible, forming clouds and condensing in the heavens and earth.
"What a grand undertaking! This is the work of a divine realm expert. Not only did they set up the Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Formation, but they also imprisoned nine dragon veins beneath the ground, forming the Nine Dragons Nurturing Spirit Formation."
"Underneath these dragon veins, the spiritual energy here can be replenished endlessly and last forever. Coupled with the fact that no one has entered here to absorb it for countless years, the density of the spiritual energy here is almost at the point of being tangible."
Zhou Yan was truly astonished. He had seen many places, but upon arriving here, he was still taken aback. The spiritual energy here was exceptionally potent.
So powerful that with each breath, one could inhale a strong surge of spiritual energy. If others discovered this place, even if it was the perilous Myriad Dragon Lair, they would absolutely develop it as their ancestral land.
This place was practically a divine land, with incredibly dense spiritual energy. If one were to establish a sect here, it would undoubtedly become a powerful sect in a short period.
"The aerial prohibition formation here has already been destroyed by me, otherwise, we wouldn't be able to view this scene from high above. Standing here, it feels as if we are on the highest peak of the heavens," Zhou Yan said.
This place was indeed remarkable. It had been built into a world, with powerful formations laid out everywhere, resembling the divine realm.
"So many immortal palaces! It's so vast, there must be spatial formations here, right?" Diao Chan looked around. Each immortal palace shone with a dazzling light, like divine palaces.
"This divine being was incredibly resourceful. These palaces are crafted from high-grade materials. If these were used to forge equipment, they could probably be used to create several divine artifacts."
Zhou Yan looked at these palaces and already had a plan for their use.
"Divine artifacts? Your territory's people can't forge divine artifacts yet, can they?" Ye Xun asked.
"We've already forged pseudo-divine artifacts. In a few more years, forging divine artifacts won't be a problem," Zhou Yan replied.
"Oh, pseudo-divine artifacts? They have good talent. Even pseudo-divine artifacts aren't something just anyone can forge," Ye Xun nodded.
"Nine dragon veins, all of them high-grade dragon veins. It seems our harvest this time is quite substantial," Zhen Mi said.
"We'll collect them at the very end. Those nine dragon veins are the foundation of the entire formation. Once they are taken, this space will shatter, and everything will be destroyed," Zhou Yan cautioned.
"Each palace has been meticulously decorated. This divine being was also a god who understood life," Ye Xun remarked.
"Why do I feel like this is a goddess's residence?" Diao Chan and Zhen Mi, being women, looked at the surroundings and felt it was very much in line with a woman's aesthetic taste.
"Perhaps it really is a goddess's residence. If she's still alive and sees you taking all these things, I wonder if she'll hunt you down," Ye Xun joked.
"Who cares whose it is? It's been so long since anyone returned. Perhaps they've perished, or reincarnated, or maybe like you, they're still buried somewhere underground," Zhou Yan said indifferently.
What Zhou Yan said was quite plausible. These gods were figures from a long time ago.
The Great Wilderness had experienced countless changes, and more than one group of gods must have come here.
The battlefield of gods in the Great Wilderness, and the place where Ye Xun was excavated, likely both witnessed great battles between gods.
Zhou Yan even speculated that all the forbidden zones in the Great Wilderness might be remnants of divine battles.
"Let's go down and take a look. There seem to be many interesting places here," Zhou Yan transformed into a beam of light and flew downwards.
The others also turned into streaks of light and followed Zhou Yan away.
They arrived outside the main gate of the immortal palace. The entire immortal palace had a crystal gate twenty meters wide and a hundred meters high, inscribed with the elegant characters "洛璃仙宫" (Luò Lí Xiān Gōng).
These four characters contained a certain Dao, the heavenly and earthly Dao embodied by the god who wrote them.
Each of the four characters contained a Dao. Zhou Yan sensed the divine being's beautiful expectation for a certain heavenly and earthly Dao within them. This Dao aura symbolized heaven and earth, allowing them to glimpse the formation of all things, the most fundamental changes.
These four characters alone provided everyone with a unique understanding of the great Dao, which was extremely precious and a rare treasure.
Zhou Yan released a radiant glow, his hands continuously inscribing formation patterns in the void. A destruction formation appeared in the void.
"Go!"
The destruction formation descended. A defensive formation suddenly appeared within the entire gate. As Zhou Yan's destruction formation appeared, the two formations erupted, finally disappearing together into the heavens and earth.
Zhou Yan looked at the crystal gate and said, "Since I'm here, I'll take the gate with me."
Zhou Yan then put away the gate, causing Ye Xun's eyes to widen in surprise.
Zhou Yan explained, "After I collect the nine dragon veins beneath the earth, everything here will turn to dust. As a protector of ancient relics, I absolutely cannot let these relics be damaged. You wouldn't understand."
"I've never seen anyone put such a shameless act so grandly," Ye Xun retorted.
"Think whatever you want. A person who cherishes the cultural heritage of the myriad realms like this will surely be misunderstood. It's fine; great people always face suspicion and questioning. My conscience is clear, and I don't fear others looking at me askance."
Zhou Yan's righteous demeanor made Ye Xun reluctant to engage with him any further.