Free Web NovelChapter 658: Chapter 251: Dao Source True Form (Part 5)
The young man watched Shen Wen’an vigilantly, eyeing the Sword Intent of the [Clear Lakes Containing Cyan Lotus] behind him.
"I’ve already come out, you..."
Shen Wen’an gently waved his hand, storing the Dragon-Slaying Sword into his Storage Bag, then withdrew the Sword Intent Realm, before sitting cross-legged at the desk.
The young man also sat down opposite the desk. Though his expression didn’t reveal much, his tense body clearly showed lingering distrust.
Shen Wen’an didn’t mind.
He calmly brought out two Jade Cups, filling them with Spirit Wine.
"I am Shen Wen’an, from Yangnao Land."
"May I ask how I should address you?"
The young man glanced at the Spirit Wine presented to him, hesitated briefly, then clasped his hands and said, "I am Li Qing, from... from the Myriad Dragons’ Nest..."
The Myriad Dragons’ Nest?
Shen Wen’an was somewhat surprised and said, "So, this sea region falls under the influence of the Myriad Dragons’ Nest?"
Li Qing, hearing this, looked a bit awkward and shook his head.
"The Myriad Dragons’ Nest is several hundred thousand miles from here... this area is not within its domain."
Upon hearing these words, Shen Wen’an displayed a half-smile on his face.
Li Qing, seeing this, was somewhat annoyed and asked, "What’s that expression supposed to mean?"
"I... I was indeed born in the Myriad Dragons’ Nest!"
"It’s just... my bloodline is impure, so I was cast out."
To ease the awkwardness, he quickly changed the subject, "Where is this Yangnao Land you speak of?"
"To my knowledge, within ten thousand miles of this sea, there’s no place called ’Yangnao Land’."
"Is Yangnao Land an island?"
Shen Wen’an pondered briefly and replied, "Yangnao Land is very distant from here. Whether it is an island, I’m not sure."
In fact, to this day, he was still uncertain of what the entirety of Yangnao Land looked like.
"It is a vast land, with a depth of several thousand miles..."
The complete Yangnao Land includes the Southern Border; he had never been to the Southern Border, but based on known information, he estimated Yangnao Land’s depth to be several thousand miles.
"So it’s an independent world..."
Li Qing, upon hearing this, realized and said.
But Shen Wen’an was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.
Seeing his expression, Li Qing proudly smiled, "You don’t understand, do you?"
Anticipating that the other might reveal secrets unknown to him, Shen Wen’an’s Heart Spirit moved slightly. He immediately raised the cup in front of him, his attitude sincere and said, "Please, Fellow Daoist, enlighten me."
Such an attitude truly satisfied Li Qing’s vanity greatly.
"In the spirit of your earnest inquiry, I shall explain clearly today!"
Picking up the cup in front of him, Li Qing drank the Spirit Wine in one gulp, smacked his lips, and quickly said, "Refill it, refill it."
Without a word, Shen Wen’an picked up the jug again and refilled the cup for him.
Only then did Li Qing start to speak, "This sea region is called Cangmin Sea Region, and it’s divided into ten Sea Cliffs."
"We are now at Return Sea Cliff."
"The range of a Sea Cliff is about a million miles, including some islands, Secret Realms, fragmented continents, and worlds of various sizes."
"These lands, based on their size and depth, if they span more than ten thousand miles and have independent Law systems, are called worlds."
"Of course, this is not definite; some lands may span only a thousand miles, yet have independent Dao Source Laws, and they’re also called worlds."
Hearing this, Shen Wen’an was deeply shocked inside.
If what Li Qing said was true, how terrifying must this place called the Cangmin Sea Region be?
Compared to the entire Cangmin Sea Region, Yangnao Land might be just like a slightly larger reef in a pond.
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Li, what lies beyond the Cangmin Sea Region?"
Shen Wen’an suddenly asked.
Li Qing, hearing this, was stunned, then looked at him quizzically and said, "I can’t answer that."
"Even a place as strong as the Myriad Dragons’ Nest, occupying most of a Sea Cliff’s territory, has no cultivator capable of leaving the Cangmin Sea Region."
"Ultimately, it’s because the Cangmin Sea Region’s Dao is incomplete, leading to numerous anomalies."
"You don’t know these things?"
Facing his puzzled gaze, Shen Wen’an slightly furrowed his brows.
Should he have known something?
Seeing his expression off, Li Qing was all the more puzzled inside.
"The Yangnao Land you speak of, as an independent world, it should have had some heritage, aware of the incomplete Heavenly Dao."
"You’ve reached the Golden Core Realm; aren’t you qualified?"
This statement left Shen Wen’an even more puzzled.
"To be honest, Yangnao Land once experienced a dreadful battle where nearly all its doctrines were annihilated."
"It’s only in recent years that it has slowly recovered. What you, Fellow Daoist, speak of, I’m probably the first to hear in all of Yangnao Land."
Shen Wen’an realized that Li Qing takes great pride in such matters; by saying this, it gave him an even greater sense of accomplishment.
"Is that so!"
"In that case, I am apparently enlightening a whole world today!?"
"Interesting, interesting!"
Li Qing was full of excitement, then lifted the Jade Cup in front of him and drank the wine in it in one gulp.
"Refill!"
"I shall truly teach you well today."
While feeling a sense of inward joy, Shen Wen’an also hurriedly refilled the cup with wine.
"First, tell me about the Dao Source." Shen Wen’an clasped his hands and spoke.
The matters of the Cangmin Sea Region and the Sea Cliffs were too distant; his immediate concern was knowing more about things related to the Dao Source Spirit.
If sufficient information could be gained, it would provide strategies to deal with the Black Tripod and the little tree, which were transformed from Spirits within the Huaisang County Cave Mansion.
Li Qing nodded and said, "What I am going to talk about next is related to this Dao Source."
