Chapter 894 - 291: Seventy-Two Cangmin Realms

After separating from his grandson, Shen Yuan went alone to the back mountain and routinely inquired from two Shen Family cultivators guarding the winding path.

After confirming everything was normal from their mouths, Shen Yuan quickly reached the area where Shen Xiubai was in seclusion.

But just as he was about to call out to Shen Xiubai, he unexpectedly discovered an elderly figure had appeared on the empty ground!

In an instant, the spiritual power within Shen Yuan surged, his eyes fixed sharply on the figure’s back like a hunting hawk!

The Five Elements Secret Realm is currently the biggest secret of the Shen Family.

This figure being able to bypass all the Shen Family cultivators guarding the perimeter and quietly reach here meant that the secret of the Five Elements Secret Realm could likely have been exposed.

A large amount of spiritual power steamed out of his body, forming a dazzling halo on the surface.

Just as Shen Yuan was about to make a move, he noticed the clothes on that figure seemed somewhat familiar. With a furrowed brow, he tried calling out.

"Xiubai?"

The figure on the ground stiffened upon hearing the call and then slowly turned around.

"Great-grandfather, you’ve come." A hoarse voice sounded.

Seeing a hint of familiarity in this person’s brows, Shen Yuan was stunned.

"You... really Xiubai?"

Looking at Shen Xiubai ahead with silver hair, a hunched and lifeless body, and a wrinkled face devoid of any luster, Shen Yuan’s voice trembled.

Shen Xiubai laboriously squeezed out a smile, gradually moved forward, and paid a formal salute: "Great-grandfather."

Only at this moment did Shen Yuan react, quickly assisting him to sit on a nearby green stone.

"Xiubai, why... why have you become like this?"

Touching Shen Xiubai’s arm with his palm, he could clearly feel that the vitality within him had weakened to a nearly untraceable level.

Shen Xiubai glanced down at his own bony hand, with a grin: "Great-grandfather need not worry, it’s just the decay of the physical body."

"The Five Elements Secret Realm has reached a critical moment, Xiubai just thought to try whether he could use the physical body to travel between the Five Elements Secret Realm and Yangnao Land."

"Apparently, there are still some issues with the operation of the Secret Realm."

"I’ll still need to carefully adjust it once I return."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan quickly asked: "So, can your body... be restored?"

As a member of the younger generation with the ’Xiubai’ name in the family, Shen Xiubai is just reaching into middle age, let alone being a cultivator, even a common secular people couldn’t age so prematurely at this age.

Shen Xiubai did not directly answer but smiled comforting: "We cultivators should not cling to appearances, the body is just a temporary residence, Xiubai’s divine spirit is unharmed."

"Great-grandfather, how do you have time to come to the back mountain today?"

To prevent Shen Yuan from continuing to dwell on his body issues, Shen Xiubai changed the subject.

Shen Yuan pondered slightly and said: "Great-grandfather recently obtained some secrets about independent worlds, intending to come and discuss them with you."

"And also..."

He related the strange behavior of Luo Tianxing earlier.

"Xiubai, did he discover you?"

Before coming to the back mountain, he had been thinking he might have been overly worried, but now seeing Shen Xiubai, Shen Yuan vaguely understood that Luo Tianxing had probably discovered something.

"Great-grandfather rest assured, that senior did not notice anything."

"He only looked toward the back mountain because Xiubai detected a powerful divine spirit appearing in Yunshui City, curious then glanced at it, which caught his perception."

Saying this, a hint of confidence showed on Shen Xiubai’s aged face: "As long as Xiubai does not intend to be discovered, even if a Nascent Soul True Monarch came here, they would absolutely not discover the existence of the Five Elements Secret Realm."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared on Shen Yuan’s face: "You mean, the Five Elements Secret Realm has completely detached from Yangnao Land?"

The divine spirit of a Nascent Soul True Monarch is extremely powerful and is proficient in the power of laws.

If the Five Elements Secret Realm has not fully detached from Yangnao Land, a Nascent Soul True Monarch arriving here should still be able to detect some signs.

Shen Xiubai slightly nodded and said: "Fortunately, after all these years of effort, the prototype of the Five Elements Secret Realm has now formed."

"Presently, there are still some flaws in the operation of laws."

"The laws operating within the Secret Realm still have some conflicts with Yangnao Land, if someone were to enter it rashly, they might experience the same situation as Xiubai now."

After pausing his speech, he continued: "A few days ago, Xiubai suddenly sensed from the bloodline..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Yuan made a solemn silence gesture, gently pointing to the sky overhead.

Shen Xiubai raised his head in realization, then in a deep voice, said: "It seems the memory from the bloodline is true?"

"Great-grandfather knows too?"

Shen Yuan nodded: "This matter is of great importance, great-grandfather is already trying to find solutions."

"Currently, the hidden troubles within your Third Master’s body have been eliminated, your uncle and aunt may still need some time."

Shen Xiubai lowered his head, contemplated for a while, then said: "Does great-grandfather have that object?"

"Xiubai wishes to ask you for a strand to take to the Five Elements Secret Realm and research it thoroughly."

Facing his gaze, Shen Yuan hesitated, his brows furrowed: "The object is too ominous, you’d better not touch it."

After listening, Shen Xiubai laughed.

"Rest assured, great-grandfather, Xiubai certainly won’t act recklessly."

"Xiubai just wants to comprehend a trace of ’immortality’ essence from that object to see if it can be applied to the Five Elements Secret Realm."