Chapter 1841: Heaven-Piercing Sacred Treasure Sky-Splitting Spirit Blade

In the Thousand Gourd Realm, an immense, boundless expanse of azure sea stretched out.

The scorching sun hung high in the sky, its rays shimmering on the water. A salty sea breeze swept through, stirring up the waves.

A deafening dragon roar echoed from the horizon, and a streak of green light appeared in the distance, moving incredibly fast.

A short while later, the green light stopped, revealing a shimmering green scroll. Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Wang Xin, Ye Haitang, and Wang Yingjie stood upon it. Wang Yingjie held a black animal hide, which depicted several islands and a golden spot whose significance was unknown.

Wang Yingjie had obtained it from a Core Formation stage demon cultivator; it appeared to be a treasure map, but he didn't have high hopes for it.

Wang Yingjie, accompanying Wang Changsheng, unexpectedly discovered a sea area whose terrain strongly resembled the one recorded on the map.

"Ancestor, this should be the place, but there are no other islands here! That's really strange." Wang Yingjie said, frowning, utterly perplexed.

Nearby were two islands, each spanning a hundred miles, densely covered with vegetation and seemingly devoid of other cultivators.

A red light gleamed between Wang Ruyan's eyebrows, and her Black Phoenix Eye appeared, scanning the surroundings.

She could clearly see a faint, shimmering blue spiritual light thousands of feet away in the void; it would be impossible to detect without careful observation.

This was thanks to Wang Ruyan's advancement to the God Transformation stage; had she remained in the Nascent Soul stage, no matter how much she activated her Black Phoenix Eye, she wouldn't have been able to detect any abnormality here.

"This seems to be the entrance to a secret realm? Or perhaps the ruins of a sect. Yingjie, the map is correct." Wang Ruyan analyzed.

"Since that's the case, let's open a passage and see if it's a secret realm or a forbidden zone. If it's the former, Yingjie, you've rendered a great service."

As Wang Changsheng spoke, he flipped his hand, and with a flash of silver light, a silver long saber, about ten feet long, appeared in his grasp. The blade itself was seven feet long and two inches wide, intricately engraved with exquisite patterns. Faintly visible on its surface were the five characters "Sky-Shattering Spirit Cleaver," emanating a terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation.

The Sky-Shattering Spirit Cleaver was a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. This treasure could open up a space, even inter-realm passages. Wang Changsheng had obtained it from Chen Datong's storage ring.

According to True Monarch Thousand Gourd, the Sky-Shattering Spirit Cleaver was the only treasure in the Thousand Gourd Realm capable of opening spatial passages. However, it had fallen into Chen Datong's hands before eventually benefiting Wang Changsheng.

The Wind Snow Abyss was heavily restricted and unsuitable for using the Sky-Shattering Spirit Cleaver. This place, however, was different; using the cleaver to tear open an entrance would be much safer.

Murong Yuyao had offered the Wang family a top-grade secret realm. Wang Changsheng had previously used brute force to tear open an entrance for Wang Xin to search for treasures, but without a control hub inside the realm, Wang Xin would have been unable to exit. With the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Sky-Shattering Spirit Cleaver, Wang Xin could now exit even without a control hub.

Wang Changsheng channeled his immense magic power into the Sky-Shattering Spirit Cleaver. The cleaver's blade instantly erupted with countless profound runes, radiating dazzling spiritual light. The entire world seemed to turn silvery-white, causing Wang Yingjie's eyes to sting, and he quickly shut them.

Wang Changsheng swung the Sky-Shattering Spirit Cleaver, cleaving towards the void where the green light shimmered.

The void vibrated and distorted, generating a powerful wave of air that caused the sea to churn violently.

Ripples like water waves spread across the void as a blinding silver light slashed through it. The void suddenly tore open, revealing a gap more than a hundred feet wide.

Wang Xin transformed into a streak of golden light and flew inside. The gap then instantly healed.

"Let's wait outside then! Hopefully, there are good things inside."

Wang Changsheng chanted an incantation, and the Flying Dragon in the Sky Diagram flew towards one of the islands.

The usefulness of a clone became apparent at this moment: if there was a secret realm or forbidden zone, the clone could scout ahead.

Wang Xin, being at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, was quite strong; as long as he didn't encounter a fifth-tier demonic beast, there should be no problem.

Wang Xin's vision blurred, and he suddenly found himself above a vast, boundless crimson forest. Looking down, he could see a multitude of red trees.

More precisely, Wang Xin was above an enormous island shaped remarkably like a gourd, which was quite peculiar.

The area was characterized by endless mountain ranges shrouded in mist, ancient trees intertwined with strange vines, jagged rock formations, and towering waterfalls.

"It seems to be the ruins of a major sect." Wang Xin mumbled to himself, utterly bewildered. He saw various palaces and pavilions, indicating that this was clearly not an unknown secret realm.

After the demon race occupied the Thousand Gourd Realm, many major sects activated their protective formations and concealed their main headquarters to preserve their lineages.

Wang Xin flicked his wrist, and a yellow light along with a green light shot out, revealing the Twin-Pupil Rat and the Wood Demon.

"It's your turn to be useful again. Search for any high-grade spirit herbs here." Wang Xin instructed, taking out a golden fruit and tossing it to the Twin-Pupil Rat. The rat devoured the golden fruit, letting out an excited squeak. After its body glowed with a dazzling yellow light, it rapidly expanded to the size of a small house.

The Twin-Pupil Rat's body then shrunk into a ball, transforming into a yellow sphere that rolled forward.

The Wood Demon rooted itself underground and began moving rapidly.

Wang Xin followed behind them, moving at a moderate pace.

If he could find a few ten-thousand-year-old spirit herbs, that would be ideal. Without high-grade spirit herbs, cultivators in the God Transformation stage progressed very slowly.

An hour later, the Twin-Pupil Rat stopped, emitting excited chirps.

Beneath a towering crimson tree, over a hundred feet tall, grew a pale golden Ganoderma. Its surface bore nine concentric circular patterns, emanating a peculiar fragrance.

"Nine-Revolutions Golden Ganoderma!" Wang Xin exclaimed. The Nine-Revolutions Golden Ganoderma was an extremely rare spirit herb, known for enhancing vitality and typically used in refining healing pills.

This Nine-Revolutions Golden Ganoderma was at least three thousand years old. To find a three-thousand-year-old Nine-Revolutions Golden Ganoderma here suggested the possibility of finding ten-thousand-year-old spirit herbs.

The Twin-Pupil Rat emitted "chirping" sounds from its mouth, hesitant to approach, as if something terrifying lay ahead.

Wang Xin's mind stirred, and the Wood Demon quickly moved towards the Nine-Revolutions Golden Ganoderma. The moment it came within ten feet of the Ganoderma, a foul-smelling, intensely purple mist suddenly erupted from underground. As the Wood Demon touched the purple mist, white smoke immediately rose, and the parts that made contact instantly dissolved into blood.

Suddenly, dense green thorns erupted from the ground. Hundreds of green thorns then wove together to form a colossal green hand, which slammed towards the ground.

*Boom!*

The ground fractured into pieces, and a streak of purple light shot out, piercing through the colossal green hand.

Wang Xin's eyes narrowed as he clearly saw the demonic creature's true form: a purple earthworm covered in golden patterns. It continuously spewed purple mist from its mouth, revealing itself to be a mid-fourth-tier demonic insect.

"Mighty Heavenly Dragon!" Wang Xin roared, and countless golden runes surged forth from his body. A miniature flood dragon appeared, circling ceaselessly around him before suddenly shooting out, transforming into a golden flood dragon over a hundred feet long, which then lunged towards the purple earthworm.

The purple earthworm opened its gaping maw and spewed a stream of purple venom, which struck the golden flood dragon, causing a puff of green smoke to rise.