When Lin Huaizhu entered, she only felt a flash in front of her eyes, and when she came back to her senses, she appeared alone on the edge of a river.

Looking up is a clear blue sky, with a few floating clouds, beside her is the Chunchun River water, clear to the bottom, she raised her eyes, the high mountain peaks in the distance, a towering giant tree in front of her, full of green in the branches, flowers and grass blooming.

Such a paradise is so quiet that Lin Huaizhu feels a little strange in his heart.

"Why is it in such a scene again?" Seeing that there was no one here, Lin Huaizhu poured out bitterness to Yin Li, "It seems that every time we enter the illusion or secret realm, we appear in such a place. ”

Blue sky and white clouds, green grass and green trees, and mountain streams, she has really encountered such scenes many times, can these secret places be a little new!

Before Yin Li could answer, a majestic voice suddenly sounded around her.

"What kind of scene do you want?"

"Who? Who's talking?! The sudden sound startled Lin Huaizhu, she tensed her body, looked around, and shouted vigilantly.

After she finished shouting, a strange man suddenly appeared on the grass in front of her, although he was handsome but had a straight face, about thirty years old, with his hands behind his back, his bearing was extraordinary, and he was looking at Lin Huaizhu with a dignified gaze.

For some reason, Lin Huaizhu looked at his serious face, a little nervous, and his movements stiffened a little.

The man noticed Lin Huaizhu's reaction, he paused, his originally tense face softened a little, and he tried to make himself look gentle and amiable, and said, "I haven't introduced myself yet, have I?" My name is Xuan Heng, and I have been imprisoned in this secret realm for 17,000 years, although you are not from my branch, but if you count according to the generations, I am also your ancestor. ”

What, Ancestor? Lin Huaizhu was stunned and looked at the person in front of him blankly.

Xuan Heng was bent on introducing himself, but he didn't pay attention to Lin Huaizhu's stupidity: "Which junior are you, Xuan Lin?" Or Xuanyu? Or is it Xuanhao? ”

"That ......" Lin Huaizhu listened to him ask there, and couldn't help but faintly replied, "Senior, I don't know which one you are talking about, the Wuling clan was wiped out ten thousand years ago, and the ancestor of my branch should have fled to the secular world incognito to escape this catastrophe, and the records about the ancestors have long been lost." ”

Even if Lin Huaizhu didn't understand what he was talking about at first, it was clear after listening to it, this senior was also a member of the Wuling Clan, but he had been locked up here for too long, and he didn't know about the later extermination of the Wuling Clan.

Xuan Heng suddenly heard the news, and was stunned, looked at Lin Huaizhu in shock, and said in a slightly raised voice: "What did you say?" The Witch Spirit Clan is wiped out? How is it possible, how is this possible?! ”

"It's a real senior, there is no information about the Witch Spirit Clan in the current cultivation realm, if it weren't for the coincidence, I wouldn't know that I am a descendant of the Witch Spirit Clan." Lin Huaizhu nodded.

"You should call me Ancestor." Even in the shock, Xuan Heng did not forget to emphasize the issue of seniority, which shows how much he paid attention to words and deeds in the clan back then, and it is no wonder that Lin Huaizhu couldn't help but shrink his neck when he saw him at first sight, it was really too majestic.

“…… Yes, Ancestor. Lin Huaizhu twitched the corners of his mouth and changed his words obediently.

Xuan Heng was silent for a long time, and Lin Huaizhu understood his mood, so he followed and remained silent, did not disturb him, and waited for him to come back to his senses.

"You say, the Witch Spirit Clan has been wiped out? So did another clansman from the secret realm come with you? After a long time, Xuan Heng slowly exhaled, looked at Lin Huaizhu again, and asked with a frown.

"Another clansman? Who? Lin Huaizhu was stunned and asked in surprise.

When she first knew about the Wuling Clan, she also thought about whether there were other clansmen alive, but the Four Seas Continent was so big, even if there were, it was rare to meet them, and if they did, they didn't know each other, so she gradually extinguished the heart of recognition.

Now listening to Xuanheng Ancestor, when he learned that there were blood relatives in the world, he couldn't help but ask a little anxiously.

Xuan Heng said: "It's a young man, his cultivation is not high, and he is also a single spiritual root of the wood system, but he is different from you, you are a natural heavenly spirit root, the family of the Wu Spirit Clan, he is the single spiritual root of the day after tomorrow, and he is still a side branch." ”

"This family? Side branches? Lin Huaizhu looked at him incomprehensibly, "What does the ancestor mean is that the Wu Spirit Clan is divided into lineages and collateral lines based on spiritual roots?" ”

"It can be understood that way." Xuan Heng bowed, "Our Wuling Clan is different from other families because of our special bloodline inheritance. ”

"Wood Heavenly Spirit Root." Lin Huaizhu said in a low voice.

"That's right, only the clansmen of the Wood Heavenly Spirit Root are the descendants of the bloodline." Xuan Heng said, "It is the natural wood system of the Heavenly Spirit Root that is the main family, and the rest are side branches. ”

"Wait, the innate wood-based Heavenly Spirit Root?" Lin Huaizhu reacted to what Xuanheng Ancestor said before, "the day after tomorrow spiritual root", thought about it, and said, "Could it be that this young man took the marrow cleansing pill and washed the original multi-spirit root into a single spirit root?" ”

"Exactly."

"So what's the difference between what is 'innate' and what is 'acquired'?"

Xuan Heng glanced at her and said, "Innate is the same as you, you have the ability to make plants effectively emit aura all the time, but the acquired can only be for a short time, this is the biggest difference." ”

Lin Huaizhu saw that he looked radiant when he talked about the innate spiritual root, and he couldn't help but say with curiosity: "The ancestor is also from his own family?" ”

Xuan Heng nodded silently with a look that wanted to remain dignified but couldn't hide his pride.

It turned out that this was the case, and she understood why Xuan Heng was willing to come to see her instead of the young man.

Thinking that this innate wood line Heavenly Spirit Root had a very high status in the clan, it would make him feel very face-saving even mentioning it, so he deliberately came to her when he found out that there were two clansmen and one of them was still the same innate spirit root as him.

As soon as his thoughts turned to this, Lin Huaizhu found another problem, and immediately said in shock: "What did Ancestor Shicai say, being imprisoned in this secret realm for 17,000 years? What is the meaning? ”

In fact, she already had a faint conjecture in her heart, but she didn't want to believe it.

If you go out, you must go out, and Master is still waiting for her outside!

Xuan Heng was silent for a while, his expression was solemn, and he said slowly: "Do you know what secret realm this is?" ”

Lin Huaizhu shook his head.

"This secret realm was originally a dead place."

"Dead?" Lin Huaizhu was stunned.

"When I came in, this secret realm was not like it is now, full of mountains and dense forests, birds and animals, at the beginning, there was only a scorched earth, a few streams, and a few dense forests."

"Scorched earth? That...... How did you get to where you are now? ”

"Quite simply, it's up to the monks to accomplish what it is today."

“…… The younger generation still doesn't quite understand. ”

Xuan Heng smiled bitterly: "This secret realm appears once every four thousand years, and as soon as it appears, it attracts a large number of monks to come in, and once they come in, they can't get out again, because there is no exit from this secret realm." ”

Really! Hearing that the result was the same as what he had guessed in his heart, Lin Huaizhu's heart couldn't help but sink.

"Didn't you ask how it got to be the way it is? It is because every time it opens the secret realm, it will take the monks who have entered the secret realm as its own nourishment, and continuously draw spiritual energy from them, until the monk's spiritual energy dries up and dies, and then it sleeps, allowing the vegetation here to grow, and when the sleep passes, it reopens and brings in new monks, and this secret realm grows in this way. ”

Lin Huaizhu listened to Xuan Heng's words in shock, his heart was shocked, and he suddenly remembered that when she was on the top of the mountain, Wei Yuanfan had asked her if she felt that the aura had become slow and stagnant, was it because of this?

"But, but before coming in, all the immortal cultivation sects and families did not have any records related to this secret realm, if it was opened once in four thousand years, how could there be no record?" Lin Huaizhu still asked in disbelief.

"Because the last time it was opened, it was 17,000 years ago, and such a long time is enough to submerge the existence of this secret realm."

Hearing this, Lin Huaizhu was confused: "Didn't you say that the secret realm is opened once in four thousand years?" ”

"That's right, if there is no accident, it will indeed be opened once in four thousand years." Xuan Heng said indifferently.

Lin Huaizhu heard a hint of unusualness in his faint tone, she pursed her lips tightly, and said half-loudly: "Yes...... Because, the bloodline of the Witch Spirit Clan? ”

Xuan Heng gave her reaction an appreciative look and said, "Yes, the reason why this secret realm has only opened again after nearly 20,000 years is because of me, the bloodline inheritance of the witch spirit clan can produce aura, so this secret realm does not need to attract new monks for its nourishment for so many years." ”

Lin Huaizhu lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Then ...... now"

"You should be able to tell that I'm just a soul now, which means I can't last long."

Lin Huaizhu seemed to know what he was thinking, his fist clenched tightly, and he said in an indifferent tone: "What does the ancestor mean?" ”

Xuan Heng looked at the person in front of him, and said with apology in his eyes: "As long as there is one more person who inherits the talent of the bloodline, the secret realm can be closed for ten thousand ......years."

"I'm sorry I refused." Lin Huaizhu interrupted him and said directly very unceremoniously.

Xuan Heng was stunned for a moment, and his face sank: "Do you know that only this is the best solution, the delay in the opening of the secret realm will not involve many innocent monks." ”

"I know, but I don't want to." Lin Huaizhu straightened his back, and said with no fear of the coercion he exuded, "I will definitely find a way to get out, there is a very important person waiting for me outside, I will never let myself be trapped in this!" ”

"Let's not talk about whether you can find a way to get out, even if there is, the secret realm has not received enough spiritual energy nourishment, it will still be open in the next four thousand years, and there will be many innocent monks involved in it at that time, every four thousand years will be like this, don't you feel guilty?!"

"Why should I feel guilty, it's not that I caused them to come in, and it's not that I let the secret realm open." Lin Huaizhu said coldly, "If I still can't get out in the end, then I'd rather blow myself up than let myself become the nourishment of this secret realm!" ”

"You!" Xuan Heng didn't expect her to be so resolute, and immediately darkened his face and looked at her in shock and anger.

"I know that the ancestor will definitely think that I am selfish, I only know my own business, and others will ignore it." Lin Huaizhu looked directly at Xuan Heng with his eyes like a torch, "But please forgive the younger generation for offending, the ancestor is still persisting hard and refuses to rest in peace, why is he not waiting, presumably the ancestor also has someone who is very important to him, right?" So at this moment, my mood is the same as that of my ancestor! ”

Xuan Heng was stunned for a moment, speechless by what she said.

Indeed, the reason why he has been guarding it for more than 10,000 years is also to find a way to get himself out of this secret realm, but now that 17,000 years have passed, he knows that he will probably never have the chance to meet that person again, so he will accept his fate.

Xuan Heng sighed, Fang Cai's sternness had disappeared, and only helplessness and loss remained on his face.

"Well, I have a way to get you out, but I need to use your strength." Xuan Heng compromised.

"You don't want to keep me here as flower fertilizer, do you?!" Lin Huaizhu asked vigilantly.

It's strange to say, how does she feel that her wood-based Heavenly Spirit Root always wants to be used as fertilizer, first there are demon cultivators who want to use her as the fertilizer of the Demon Realm Holy Flower, and now it's this secret realm, it's really not easy for the wood-based Heavenly Spirit Root monk to survive.

Xuan Heng naturally saw through her inner thoughts, and glanced at her angrily: "Don't worry, you will go out safe and sound when the time comes." ”

That's good, hearing that she didn't want to be used as nourishment, Lin Huaizhu replied very eloquently: "I don't know what the ancestor needs me to do?" ”

"I need to use your bloodline abilities."