If you were asked to identify an item, would you choose to extract magical powers?

After Village Chief Ouyang uttered those words, the scene fell silent.

Village Chief Ouyang's face showed a troubled expression, as if he were facing a difficult choice.

Shen Bai frowned and asked, "What kind of difficulty is it? Just say it directly. If it can't be solved, then think of another way. If it can be solved, then just take care of it."

He came here to get everyone out of the refuge and slow down the time it would take to transport all kinds of auxiliary supplies from the refuge.

Now, a difficult problem has presented itself, and naturally, it needs to be solved as soon as possible.

If no problems were solved, Shen Bai felt that this trip was too easy.

After Shen Bai said those words, the complex emotions in Village Chief Ouyang's eyes intensified. Then, as if making a firm decision, he gritted his teeth and said...

"Prince Shen, do you know how this refuge was created?"

Shen Bai said, "Of course I know how the refuge came about. Back then, those experts who possessed spatial power led those who wanted to escape the Wancheng Era, and eventually tore through space to establish the refuge."

“Village Chief Ouyang, you also possess spatial powers, so you should know more about this than I do.”

This was all the information Shen Bai received at the time.

At that time, he was still thinking that those who possessed spatial abilities were indeed quite skilled.

After all, the ability to establish all sorts of refuges is a force to be reckoned with.

Unfortunately, I was just too afraid of dying at the time.

After hearing Shen Bai say this, Village Chief Ouyang shook his head and said, "Actually, it's not just that. This is just a small reason, and it's only the reason that's been given to outsiders."

Shen Bai raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Is there another version being told to the outside world, or is there another version internally?"

Hearing this, Shen Bai had a general understanding of the situation.

The secret that Village Chief Ouyang was talking about might be related to the time when the refuge was established.

And this secret is not a small secret.

As expected, when Shen Bai asked the question, Village Chief Ouyang immediately gave a reply.

"There are so many refuges, and the power of space is so mysterious. As you know, Prince Shen, there are very few professions that can master spatial techniques. How could you find so many people and open up refuges at the same time?"

"So there's more to this than meets the eye."

At this point, Elder Ouyang turned around and gestured forward.

"Since we've come this far, then please, Your Highness, come with me to a place. Once Your Highness sees it, everything will be clear."

Shen Bai nodded and stopped talking, gesturing for Village Chief Ouyang to lead the way.

Now that things have come to this point, and Village Chief Ouyang does indeed want to go out but faces difficulties, Shen Bai naturally wants to find out exactly what those difficulties are.

Village Chief Ouyang stopped rambling and didn't waste any more words. He turned around and led the way.

……

As the two walked across this enormous refuge, it felt as if they had entered a vast country.

Fortunately, both of them were cultivators, and their speed was many times faster than that of ordinary people. It only took about half an hour for Village Chief Ouyang to bring Shen Bai to the front of a giant building.

The building is a nine-story tower, with members of the refuge station guarding each floor.

Looking up from below, the tower seems to soar into the clouds.

At first glance, it exudes a mysterious beauty.

Shen Bai frowned slightly and asked, "What's so mysterious about this tower?"

He thought Village Chief Ouyang would take him to a mysterious place, but instead he arrived at a nine-story pagoda.

This also piqued Shen Bai's curiosity.

His curiosity about the secrets of the refuge had now reached its peak.

Village Chief Ouyang said slowly, "Prince Shen, you'll know once you come in with us. There's no need to ask any more questions."

Upon seeing that it was Village Chief Ouyang and Shen Bai, the two members of the refuge standing guard at the door immediately stood up respectfully.

Immediately afterwards, Village Chief Ouyang led Shen Bai into the nine-story pagoda.

The tower was brightly lit with candles, and even though few windows were open, it didn't feel eerie.

On the contrary, it also has a sandalwood scent that is intoxicating.

After Village Chief Ouyang led Shen Bai inside, they went uphill, passing through several subsequent levels before arriving at the final level.

At that moment, Shen Bai narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the entrance to the last floor of the tower.

There was a chain as thick as a thumb hanging on the doorway, with a padlock connecting the two ends of the chain.

If it were just a padlock, it might not be enough to show its special features.

But if it's a padlock, coupled with the somber atmosphere at this moment, the contents inside seem especially important.

Shen Bai possessed the supernatural ability to form arrays, so he could naturally see it at a glance.

There are hundreds of thousands of arrays on the lock, each array connected in layers. If you try to break it by force, you will inevitably suffer the terrifying backlash of the arrays.

Even a master at the Immortal Realm must be cautious when coming here.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment while I unlock this lock."

Village Chief Ouyang said something, then took the key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock.

Once the key is inserted into the lock, the hundreds of thousands of arrays on it gradually unfold in a specific order.

Then disappeared.

The padlock in front of him was unlocked by Village Chief Ouyang. He stood up, said "please," and stepped inside.

After thinking for a moment, Qin An followed behind and entered the last floor of the nine-story pagoda.

As soon as he entered, Shen Bai felt a bone-chilling cold.

Before he could speak, wisps of smoke appeared before his eyes.

The terrifying smoke condensed into words before my eyes, and kept refreshing rapidly.

Shen Bai was stunned, then looked at Village Chief Ouyang in astonishment and said, "Why are there so many strange creatures here?"

Everything in sight was a strange creature; upon closer inspection, it was densely packed, even making Shen Bai's golden finger somewhat sluggish.

This is because there are too many strange creatures, and the smoke doesn't even have time to react.

Village Chief Ouyang gave a wry smile and said, "Lord Shen, take a closer look and see what kind of place this is."

Upon hearing this, Shen Bai suppressed his astonishment and then carefully examined the surrounding scenery.

After he looked at it carefully, his expression gradually became serious.

"This is the realm of death, no, this should be a fragment of the realm of death, am I right?"

The realm of the dead—this is a term I haven't heard in a long time.

Shen Bai hadn't been to the Realm of the Dead for a long time. It was filled with strange creatures, making it arguably Shen Bai's favorite place.

Shen Bai never expected that there would be a fragment of the Netherworld here.

He had asked Xian Yue what the Realm of the Dead was, but Xian Yue shook her head, indicating that she wasn't sure either.

Even the people of the Ten Forbidden Lands didn't know, so Shen Bai felt it must be related to this world.

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Ouyang's bitterness deepened as he explained, "Prince Shen, how could you possibly create a space on your own with only the limited spatial techniques you possess?"

"And it will also be able to avoid the crisis of the Wancheng era."

“We can open it up, and people from other organizations will also try to get in, but they can’t because of these fragments of the dead world.”

Shen Bai touched his chin and said nothing.

He knew that since Village Chief Ouyang had gone this far, there must be more to come.

As expected, Village Chief Ouyang paused only briefly before continuing his explanation.

"Back then, I found a fragment of the Netherworld, and then I had a wild idea that I could use the power of the strange creatures in the fragment of the Netherworld, combined with the laws of space, to create a refuge for people outside."

"So I contacted many people who knew spatial techniques. We studied for a very long time and finally used spatial techniques to communicate with the fragments of the dead world and open up countless refuges."

"And it was because of the fragments of the Death Realm that I turned them into walls that surrounded the refuge."

“We can send some people out of the refuge, but the more people we send out, the stronger the power of the Death Realm Fragment will become. Perhaps before all of our people can get out, the Death Realm Fragment will cause a disturbance in the spatial power, causing all those who have not yet left to die.”

This is about the mystery of spatial power, but as for the specific principles behind it, Village Chief Ouyang did not elaborate further.

He felt that all that was needed was a result.

After listening to the story once, Shen Bai understood the ins and outs of the matter and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Village Chief Ouyang also appeared extremely calm.

This secret has always been the biggest secret in the sanctuary, known only to those who possess the power of spatial manipulation.

So when he revealed the whole secret, he immediately felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders, as if the heavy burden on his shoulders had been completely lifted.

At this moment, Shen Bai finally raised his head and slowly said, "If we want everyone to get out, we must first break the fragments of the Death Realm, am I right?"

Village Chief Ouyang nodded and said, "Lord Shen, you are right, but how can we break through this enormous fragment of the Death Realm?"

This is a place composed of strange creatures, which are extremely rare and terrifying.

If you want to destroy all the fragments of the Netherworld, you have to destroy all the monsters here, but destroying the monsters is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Shen Bai slowly said, "I can break it. If I break it, would you be willing to leave the refuge?"

Village Chief Ouyang had originally planned to take Shen Bai out, since he believed that Shen Bai couldn't solve the problem here.

But when Shen Bai said those words, Village Chief Ouyang was clearly stunned.

Then, he suddenly raised his head and said in surprise.

"Prince Shen, what did you just say? You can destroy the fragments of the Netherworld here?"

Shen Bai nodded and said, "That's right, I can indeed destroy it."

He could certainly solve the problem here. The problem here would be impossible for anyone else to solve, but it was very easy for him.

Destroying the monsters simply means making them lose their special characteristics. He can identify all the monsters here, and with his cheat ability, he can solve the problem and enhance his own strength at the same time.

It's a win-win situation.

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Ouyang's face lit up with joy: "If that's the case, everyone in the refuge area is willing to leave."

"We've been hiding long enough. Now that it's the final battle, we will never back down."

They've been here for a very long time, and by now, many of them have grown tired of it.

If we continue to cower in the shadows, we might as well go out and fight.

Over the course of these long years, they gradually transformed from being afraid of death to being unafraid of it.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "To complete this plan, we need to take an important step. Village Chief Ouyang, go out now and communicate with the high-ranking officials of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Tell them to send me a large number of strange creatures."

"Remember, I want to live."

Identifying strange objects requires the presence of malevolent energy, which in turn relies on the bizarre and unpredictable nature of the object.

Shen Bai, of course, wanted to live a bizarre life.

Otherwise, how could he have identified all the strange objects here?

Now that he is in a high position, he can naturally allow others to bring in strange things.

Village Chief Ouyang was slightly taken aback.

Although he didn't know why Shen Bai would make such a request, he knew that with Shen Bai's status, getting strange creatures to be continuously transported in was simpler than eating or drinking.

Thinking of this, Village Chief Ouyang quickly agreed.

The room fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Shen Bai turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

The matter had been settled, and he didn't know why Village Chief Ouyang still wanted to stay here.

Village Chief Ouyang came to his senses and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly felt so comfortable to be able to get out of here."

Shen Pai was speechless: "Alright, alright, stop lamenting and get out there to take care of things. I need to hurry up and resolve the issues here."

Village Chief Ouyang knew the situation was urgent, and he was just old and wanted to express his feelings.

Now that he had finished expressing his feelings, he had nothing more to say and hurriedly followed Shen Bai's instructions to arrange the next details.

After Village Chief Ouyang left, Shen Bai began to wander around the fragments of the Death Realm.

Everything you see is made up of strange objects.

Shen Bai suddenly felt like he had struck it rich this time.

I thought I would have to grind for more proficiency later, but now I can definitely take a shortcut.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai found a seat and patiently waited for the strange thing to be delivered to his door.

The surroundings were as quiet as ever; you could hear a pin drop.

……

Shen Bai was currently experiencing the pleasant surprise brought by the fragments of the Death Realm.

On the other hand, in the imperial palace of the Great Qi Kingdom, a person dressed in black robes with a black cloth covering his face was sitting on the throne.

Below, the emperors of the Great Qi Kingdom and the Great Yue Kingdom gathered, their faces showing fear. They were bowing their heads and repeatedly admitting their faults, as if they would lose their lives if they spoke too slowly.

After a long while, the black-robed man sitting on the throne slowly raised his eyes.

His eyes were filled with an aura of death, as if he were death itself. (End of Chapter)