Above the source of Tao

Yun Changan took the Siyang Gourd Lamp in his hand and did not feel anything unusual. It lay quietly in his hand.

Yun Chang'an entered it and saw a pool of water in the distance, floating in the air and rushing around randomly. It was surrounded by silver-gray mist, trapping him in an area of ​​ten feet.

The silver-gray mist had been eroding the Bixu Water. Yun Chang'an saw that the moment the mist came into contact with the Bixu Water, it turned into a wisp of emerald green gas, floating in the air. It became very peaceful, while the rest was still fighting like a trapped beast.

Yun Chang'an came closer, stretched out a hand, and held a wisp of emerald green mist in his hand. He felt it was very heavy, a drop of Bixu water made it impossible for him to lift it. He even had to use both hands to lift it. After a moment, Yun Chang'an could not bear such pressure and hurriedly withdrew his hands, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Why is this Bixu water so heavy? I can't even lift a drop of it. It's indeed an innate Dao treasure. Xiaoxuan is still sleeping now. If she saw it, she would definitely ask me for half of it. This Bixu water is a good thing for body refining. It's a pity that I don't have any body refining skills now. If I had it, I would try out the magic of this innate Dao treasure right now."

Yun Chang'an thought again that just now in the Bixu Water, Xiao Siyang told him that his body had been reshaped. He didn't know how strong his body was now. It would be impossible for the Siyang Gourd Lantern to refine such a large pool of water in one go. It would take time. He also hadn't studied boxing seriously for a long time. This time, he would see if there were any changes in his body.

So he withdrew the Siyang Gourd Lantern and saw that there was already a ray of dawn in the bamboo forest. The sky was no longer as dark as before. However, now in this secret place, he seemed unable to use much of his vitality, as if it was restricted by the environment here.

Yun Changan could only perform a set of boxing techniques without using his vital energy. He hadn't practiced his Canyang Fist seriously for a long time, and he didn't know if he had made any progress, so he found a place with a huge rock and started practicing.

With a loud shout, the ground beneath Yun Chang'an's feet began to shake, and the huge rock in front of him was also hit by his Canyang Fist. The wind from his fist was strong, and the air was filled with bursts of air explosions. The air around his fist was also stirred by the wind from his fist, and in an instant, the wind rose.

Yun Chang'an used all his strength and used the Shattering Yang move to blast the boulder in front of him. He punched the boulder continuously. The boulder collapsed and broke into several pieces under the wind of his fists.

Yun Chang'an looked at the rubble in front of him and put away his fist with satisfaction. He was able to break the boulder without using his vital energy. If he had vital energy, the boulder might not be able to withstand even one of his punches. He clapped his hands, turned around, and found that it was already dawn. He could also see the surrounding scenery clearly. He was now at the bottom of the pond, which was a depression surrounded by hard rocks. On the upper edge, he could vaguely see some emerald green bamboo trees. The leaves on the bamboo trees had a little red, not all emerald green. Yun Chang'an had never seen this kind of bamboo tree before. This was the first time he had seen it.

I don't know what this place is used for.

Turning around, he stared at the pattern under his feet and began to study it. The surroundings were still very quiet. There was no human figure, and he had not even encountered a Yuan Beast.

People say that this secret realm is full of dangers, but in Yun Changan's eyes, he is very lucky to have landed on the edge of the secret realm. There are no living things here, and he also encountered an innate Taoist treasure.

The more Yun Changan looked at this giant pattern, the more he felt that it was an array formation. It was different from the array formation he saw outside the secret realm. The pattern above had many lines that converged in the center of the pattern. These lines looked like the passage of the array formation, but now they were very dim, without a trace of vitality. Yun Changan thought about sending out a stream of vitality onto this pattern, but when he thought about whether the strange power here came from this pattern, he lost confidence and became hesitant.

"If only Sister Shichen was here, he wouldn't be so troubled."

Yun Chang'an never got in touch with Hua Shichen, but he could still sense her presence.

There is no other way but to try it myself.

So, he made up his mind and the vital energy in his hand burst out and gathered towards the center of the pattern under his feet.

As Yun Chang'an injected a stream of vital energy into it, the pattern seemed to move. After a while, a delicate red glow flashed on the lines, and the lines began to become clear. Sixteen lamps appeared on the sixteen corners of the pattern. The ground under Yun Chang'an's feet shook. He didn't know if he had triggered some mechanism, but his body shook with the vibration.

Soon, flames lit up on the sixteen lampstands, illuminating the entire place at once. But before Yun Chang'an could look at these things in confusion, a stone tablet engraved with ancient characters appeared in front of him. Yun Chang'an looked carefully and saw four big words on it: Trial Ground.

"Trial ground?" Yun Chang'an stared at the words and made a puzzled sound, but the sixteen lampstands connected together to form a barrier before Yun Chang'an could react.

Yun Chang'an then realized that he was trapped in this pattern. He wanted to break the pattern, so he used Chixiao to chop it with his sword, hoping to escape from here, but this sword had no effect. The sword energy seemed to have chopped into the air. Only the sound of a sharp sword exploding the air was heard, but the lampstand was not broken.

As the sword energy completely disappeared, a white mist appeared in the distance of the pattern. Yun Changan couldn't see clearly what was behind the white mist. The white mist could not dissipate for a long time, and it did not attack Yun Changan. It just gradually became thicker. But not long after, the white mist slowly dispersed in all directions and covered the entire pattern. Yun Changan couldn't see the outside scene clearly, so he could only stay on the pattern and look inside.

The white mist gradually dissipated, revealing a gate facing the sky, hundreds of feet high, half of which was shrouded in white mist. Yun Changan could see the other half clearly, with many Yuan beasts carved on it, of all kinds, and some Yuan beasts that Yun Changan didn't recognize at all.

There seemed to be a formation on it that had not been activated, but when Yun Changan was thinking about it, the formation lit up, and soon the passage was fully opened. The door also made a crackling sound, as if it was trying to be forced open.