Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Mo Yuming looked troubled and said:

"It's not that I'm unwilling to share with you. If we could go out, I would treat you to braised pork every day without hesitation."

I know there are many precious spiritual fruits in this secret realm, but as you can see, my cultivation is low, and the spiritual fruits here are all top-grade, so I cannot absorb their medicinal power at all.

Just like the nectar you gave me to drink, I could only drink a small sip at a time. I certainly couldn't eat any more spiritual fruits.”

The dwarf replied:

"I have no other way to get out of this secret realm."

The original master had set it up this way, so there were only two ways to get out. One was to leave while another person was entering and the teleportation array was still open.

This method, though simple, relies on luck, as the exit location is random each time the formation is activated, and the activation time is only fifteen minutes.

Mo Yuming asked:

"What about the second one?"

"The second option is to completely refine this secret realm and become its new master."

The purpose of setting up that entrance was to give those who were destined to find it a chance.

Unfortunately, even after 100,000 years, no one has been able to do it.

"Refine this secret realm space? Is it difficult?"

Mo Yuming asked with great interest.

"It's not that difficult, it's just that the conditions are a bit demanding."

"What conditions?"

"To be honest, there are only two conditions."

First, one must be under 100 years old; second, one's cultivation level must reach the Venerable level.

If both conditions are met, one can obtain the master's inheritance scroll.

"By refining the inheritance scroll and learning the techniques within, you can master the skills to refine this secret realm space. Then, you can use those techniques to refine the secret realm space."

Mo Yuming took out the scroll that he had been unable to open from his pocket and said:

"The Inheritance Scroll? Is this the scroll?"

The dwarf was greatly shocked upon seeing the scroll and said:

"You...you actually obtained the master's scroll? How is that possible! Although you are young, your cultivation level is too low to meet the requirements! How did you obtain it?"

"Didn't you say you knew everything about this secret realm? You don't know how I obtained this scroll?"

Mo Yuming countered with a question.

"The Enlightenment Stele and the surrounding Enlightenment Plaza are outside my perception range; I can only perceive the places where spiritual herbs grow in this secret realm."

Although I know you have entered the square, I do not know how you gained the master's approval.

However, the basic requirement for opening the scroll is the cultivation level of a Venerable One. Even if you obtained the scroll with your current cultivation level, you wouldn't be able to open it!

"I really can't open it right now."

What exactly is the level of cultivation of this "Venerable One" you mentioned? I've never heard of such a thing before.

Mo Yuming only knew that the levels of profound martial arts in this world were divided into three stages: the "Heaven," "Earth," and "Human" realms. Each realm was further divided into early, middle, and late stages, for a total of nine levels. He had never heard of any "Venerable" level.

"The ranking of strong people in the master's era was based on their cultivation level from low to high as follows: Lin, Bing, Dou, Zun, Jun, Huang, Sheng, Shen, and Dao, a total of nine levels."

The Venerable level refers to the Venerable rank among the nine levels.

The little man explained.

"Nine levels? Our current profound cultivation levels are divided into three realms: 'Heaven, Earth, and Human,' each with nine levels. I wonder which realm corresponds to the Venerable Realm of your master's era?"

Mo Yuming said. The classification of Xuan Gong cultivation levels has its own natural laws. No matter how it is classified, as long as you know its approximate strength level, you can find the corresponding classification.

"Each of these nine levels has seven realms."

"Linji" refers to the initial stage of cultivation, meaning approaching or just beginning.

Once one's cultivation reaches the seventh level of perfection, one can advance to the soldier level.

The soldier rank signifies that one's cultivation has reached a level where one can join the army and fight in battle; the level is also the seventh realm.

Once one's cultivation reaches the seventh level of the Soldier rank, one can advance to the Dou rank. The Dou rank is equivalent to the level of a Battle General in the army, with the seventh-level Battle General possessing the highest combat power.

Upon further advancement in cultivation, one reaches the Venerable level. In the military, a Venerable is equivalent to a commander-in-chief.

Following this pattern, the next level, the Sovereign, is equivalent to a Marquis or King, representing the pinnacle of mortal power.

Once one's cultivation reaches the Emperor level, one's cultivation has transcended the mundane and one becomes invincible in the mortal world.

Saints have already transcended the rules and laws of the mortal world, and can make their words law and change the rules of heaven and earth.

Gods exist alongside heaven and earth, like the sun, moon, and stars, eternally existing in the realm.

The Dao level transcends star fields and is the master of all realms, meaning there is no one before or since.

I don't know what level the Venerable Realm is at for you right now.

All I know is that since the master passed away, among the more than a thousand people who have had the opportunity to enter the secret realm, not only are they all over a hundred years old, but none of them have reached the Venerable Realm in terms of cultivation.

The highest cultivation level they possessed was only at the late stage of the Battle General level. Therefore, the master's secret realm has remained unrefined to this day.

"Late-stage Fighting General level?"

Mo Yuming was unaware of the others, but the old man who was the last to enter this secret realm, who had no profound cultivation, had an internal energy cultivation level equivalent to the fourth level of the Heaven Rank.

Since even a fourth-level Heavenly Rank cultivator hasn't reached the Venerable Realm, it's certain that a Venerable Realm cultivator's cultivation level must be equivalent to or higher than a seventh-level Heavenly Rank cultivator, and might even surpass the Heavenly Rank.

After all, it can be inferred from the dwarf's words that the fourth level of Heavenly Rank cultivation is by no means the highest among these old men. There must be many of them who are at least at the fifth or sixth level of Heavenly Rank, or even the seventh level of Heavenly Rank.

None of these people have reached the Venerable Realm, so the Venerable Realm cultivation level must be at least at the seventh level of the Heavenly Rank.

The Venerable Realm that the dwarf spoke of was merely the lower-middle level of his master's era, the minimum standard for cultivating his master's techniques. Above that were five realms higher than the Venerable Realm, and Mo Yuming could hardly imagine how terrifying the cultivation of these people was.

Before this, Mo Yuming had always thought that the Heavenly Rank Profound Technique was the pinnacle of this world. He never imagined that there were even higher levels of cultivation.

However, these were still too far off for Mo Yuming. After learning that the second method was not something he could consider at the moment, he could only rack his brains for the first method.

"Over a period of 100,000 years, only a little over a thousand people have entered this space, meaning at least one person enters every hundred years. With such a long time gap, how can you still clearly remember the cultivation levels of these people? This is simply unbelievable!"

Mo Yuming said.

“What’s so difficult about that? I not only remember the time and cultivation level of everyone who came in, but I also remember their appearance and where they were teleported to.”

The little man said confidently.

"Really? I don't believe it. How can someone have such a good memory? Anyway, we can't get out of here, so why don't we play a game?"

First, tell me the addresses where they were sent in one by one, and I'll write them down. Then I'll randomly select a few to test and see if you've remembered them correctly.

If you get everything right, this chicken leg is your reward! How about it? Want to give it a try?

Mo Yuming pulled out a large chicken leg, almost as tall as the dwarf, from his storage bag and waved it in front of the dwarf. The crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with its enticing aroma, made the dwarf swallow hard.

"No problem, ask me anything, I guarantee I'll answer correctly! ...But, could I try a little before I start?"

The little dwarf was so hungry he couldn't resist looking at Mo Yuming pitifully.

"no problem!"

Mo Yuming knew exactly what the dwarf was thinking. He took out his knife, quickly sliced ​​off a piece of chicken, and handed it to the dwarf.

The little dwarf immediately stuffed the braised meat into his mouth and began to eat it voraciously, mumbling indistinctly as he ate:

"Ask away! Ask anything!"

Where is the first person's teleportation location?

Mo Yuming laid out a piece of animal hide on the ground, then drew coordinates on it, marking his location and orientation.

"The first one is fifty paces directly in front of you. He is a thin old man, wearing a long black robe that completely covers his body..."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuming immediately marked the location on the animal hide.

"the second……"

……

Where is the seventh one?

……

Where is the hundredth position?

……

"The 300th one is about a mile behind you!"

……

"The 907th position is a little over two miles to your right and behind!"

……

The two exchanged questions and answers, and soon Mo Yuming's animal hide was covered with black dots, with numbers marked next to the dots.

The black dots are dense in some places, which is where the exit appears most frequently; and sparse in others, which indicates that few people are teleported to that location.

To Mo Yuming's surprise, the dwarf's memory was indeed exceptional.

After memorizing all the locations, Mo Yuming randomly selected a dozen people to test the dwarf. The dwarf answered them without even having to think, which proved that the dwarf had not lied to him.

The little dwarf easily won Mo Yuming's braised chicken leg, and holding the chicken leg, which was about the same size as himself, he leaned against a medicinal herb and began to eat heartily.

More than a thousand black dots on the animal hide were distributed in an irregular circle. The teleportation location was indeed unpredictable. Sometimes it was on the left, sometimes on the right, sometimes several were close to one place, and sometimes the two people were far apart.

The actual distance between the two furthest black dots is about five miles.

One of the two black dots represents Mo Yuming himself, while the black dot furthest from him is the 713th old man who entered the secret realm.

This man was tall and robust; according to the dwarfs, he was practically a giant, and the ground seemed to tremble when he walked.

There were a dozen or so people close to Mo Yuming. According to the dwarf's description, these people all had one thing in common: they were all rather thin and small, and most of them were hunched old women.

Apart from the few dozen people who were furthest and closest to Mo Yuming, most of the others were teleported to an area two to three miles away from Mo Yuming.

The furthest away is about four miles from Mo Yuming, and the closest is a little over a mile away.

After comparison, Mo Yuming discovered that the vast majority of people were teleported to a radius of three miles.

Within this range, as long as Mo Yuming stands in the center, he is very confident that he can find the exit of the teleportation array in time.

After all, the halo was about ten feet in size and emitted a faint blue light, making it easy to spot within a mile or two.

At Mo Yuming's current running speed, he can arrive before the teleportation array closes.

The biggest uncertainty lies with Mo Yuming himself. If he is teleported outside this range, in the worst-case scenario, he could be nearly five miles away. If that happens, even if he can find the teleportation array entrance immediately, it will be difficult for Mo Yuming to reach it within a quarter of an hour at his current speed.

Mo Yuming carefully examined the blueprints, diligently deducing possible patterns. While comparing the people furthest and closest to him, he suddenly noticed a pattern: taller people were farther away, while shorter people were closer. This immediately led Mo Yuming to a certain possibility.

One possibility is that the original owner of this secret realm designed the teleportation array with its exit point at a specific location. However, due to various reasons, or flaws in the array itself, this location wasn't perfectly precise. When someone is teleported, their weight, posture, and the instability of the teleportation array during transport can cause significant deviations in their landing. However, this deviation is generally within a mile or two.

This wasn't just a wild guess by Mo Yuming; it was the result of analyzing over a thousand teleportation cases. Mo Yuming was an inventor in his previous life, and his observational and discerning abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people.

He guessed that the teleportation array was like a person throwing a stone into a certain place, and the person being teleported was the stone that was thrown.

Because the force and angle cannot be exactly the same each time, coupled with the irregular shape of the thrown stones and their varying weights and shapes, even though they are thrown in the same direction, there will inevitably be errors in the landing point. This is especially true for stones with significant differences in weight and size, where the difference will be most obvious.

The contrast between Mo Yuming himself and that old man number 713 is the best proof. The two are the most different among everyone, so they are also the furthest apart.

As things stand, barring any unforeseen circumstances, when Xinlan enters, she will definitely be teleported to a location not too far from him. The only variable now is whether the teleportation array needs to be charged before teleportation, and how long that charging will take.

Since the closest time that the old men were teleported in was more than ten years, it would be troublesome if the teleportation array needed a long time to store energy for each teleportation.

If that's the case, even if Xinlan is able to be teleported in, her location will change drastically.

"Can this teleportation array teleport continuously? I mean, for a short period of time?"

Mo Yuming pondered for a moment, then asked the little dwarf who was still desperately gnawing on braised meat.

"It should be possible, but I'm not sure, because we've never teleported this frequently before."

"If possible, would you like to go out and have some fun? The outside world is much more interesting than here! And there's so much more delicious food!"

"But we can't get out!"

"If you're willing, I'm confident I can take you out in the next few days!"

"No way! Could it be... Wait, I need to empty my bladder! I feel a little bloated... Hmm!"

As the little man spoke, his behavior suddenly became strange. He raised the chicken leg high in his hand, then turned and walked towards a tall herb tree nearby…

With a long hiss, a stream of yellowish-green gas shot out from behind the dwarf, scattering the herbs. A strange, foul odor then filled the air.

Although Mo Yuming was quite far away, the sudden stench still made him want to vomit! He quickly pinched his nose and hurriedly ran away.

"You stinky brat! That's not just farting, it's practically poison!"

"Huh? How did you know my nickname? It's been a hundred thousand years since anyone called me that!"

The little dwarf hopped and skipped over, carrying a chicken leg.