Chapter 26  Who Is Using the ‘Mythical Era’ to Lay Out a Grand Plan?

Xiao Yueying reflected on the recent events and also felt that something was amiss. She couldn’t help but somewhat agree with Yan Fei’s view.

“But what does this have to do with taking the clan to the Golden Crow Secret Realm?” Xiao Yueying still asked in confusion.

Yan Fei replied, “In the face of a great era, all beings are like ants. It’s not just the Eastern Wilderness— the entire Xuanxian World will undergo earth-shaking changes. Even sacred lands with tens of thousands of years of heritage may not survive safely, let alone your Xiao Clan. This Golden Crow Secret Realm is a backup escape route I’ve prepared for your family.”

Xiao Yueying suddenly understood.

“Master, you mean—if anything goes wrong, the entire Xiao Clan should hide in the Golden Crow Secret Realm?”

Yan Fei nodded.

“I examined the Golden Crow Secret Realm thoroughly before. Though the space isn’t vast, it’s extremely stable—so much so that even a Void God Realm expert couldn’t carve out such a secluded world. When the time comes, I’ll set up a Concealment Formation at the entrance of the secret realm. No cultivator below the Unity Realm will be able to detect it.”

Xiao Yueying was overjoyed upon hearing this. If it was as Master described, then the Xiao Clan would truly be safe. After all, in the entire Chixiao Divine Dynasty, there were only two Nascent Soul cultivators—far, far weaker than a Unity Realm expert.

“But isn’t it a bit too early to make arrangements like this, when there are only faint signs of a great era coming?” Xiao Yueying questioned again.

Yan Fei shook her head.

“Whether it’s a mighty being behind the scenes orchestrating everything, or the great era truly approaching, you’re already deeply involved. You can’t remain in Blackstone County any longer. The only time to make arrangements for your clan is now.”

Xiao Yueying asked, “Is there really a difference between a mighty being scheming behind the scenes and a great era arriving?”

“Of course, there is.”

Yanfei patiently said, “If it’s a supreme cultivator manipulating everything behind the scenes, then you’re merely a chess piece in their hands. But if it’s a sign that a grand era is about to descend, then you are one of the protagonists of this epoch — with a chance to write your own legend in the river of history! I hope it’s the latter, because…”

She didn’t finish the second half of her sentence. Because even if she said it out loud, Xiao Yueying wouldn’t be able to comprehend it.

If a supreme cultivator could use the ‘Mythical Era’ as the foundation for a grand scheme, then not just Xiao Yueying — all living beings under the heavens would merely be pieces on his board. Such a person was far too terrifying.

So terrifying that Yanfei didn’t even dare to imagine them. Therefore, she could only hope that no such being was plotting behind the scenes, and that all of this was simply a sign of the coming of a grand era — and that her disciple, Xiao Yueying, was one of the fabled epoch’s main protagonists.

Every epoch, before its collapse, would usher in a dazzling golden age. Countless prodigies would rise, carrying great destiny, and be hailed as epochal protagonists.

In Yanfei’s eyes, the fact that Xiao Yueying had inherited the legacy of the Golden Crow Sixth Prince from the Archaic Epoch was precisely the mark of such a protagonist.

As for whether she could surpass all others blessed by destiny and become the one true protagonist — that would depend on what happened next.

Seeing her usually calm and composed master so anxious made Xiao Yueying feel nervous as well.

“Since the master has said this, I will surely follow your advice. Once I finish exploring the second layer of the Golden Crow Secret Realm, I’ll set out for the Holy Capital,” Xiao Yueying said firmly.

She had already made up her mind — she must go to the Holy Capital!

Because the mountain gate of the Immortal Spirit Ancient Sect was there—Feng Hen was there. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never look down on a poor youth!

The three-year agreement they had made back then was about to come due. Even if Feng Hen had condensed a seventh-grade Purple Core, even if he was a true disciple of the Immortal Spirit Ancient Sect, even if he was hailed as the number one genius of the Chixiao Divine Dynasty—Xiao Yueying would still trample him underfoot!

She would declare to the world.

It was not that Xiao Yueying was unworthy of Feng Hen, but that Feng Hen was unworthy of her!

She would take back everything that Feng Hen had once taken from her. And she would return the humiliation she suffered back then—a hundredfold!

Yan Fei understood Xiao Yueying’s determination. She did not object and simply nodded, saying, “Then let the Holy Capital be our next destination.”

“Received +66 shock points from Xiao Ding.”

“Received +67 shock points from Xiao Ding.”

“Received +69 shock points from Xiao Ding.”

“Received +233 shock points from Xiao Yueying.”

“Received +233 shock points from Xiao Yueying.”

“Received +66 shock points from Xiao Ding.”

“Received +… from Xiao Ding.”

“…”

Ling Chen was flipping through the Shock Points collection log. In just a short while, Xiao Ding had already given him a shock combo of thirteen hits.

“It seems that girl Xiao Yueying must have told Xiao Ding about the ‘Mythical Era’. Otherwise, there’s no way he’d be this shocked,” Ling Chen muttered to himself, a faint smile appearing on his face.

What he wanted was to spread the concept of the Mythical Era across the world, turning all atheists into fanatical believers of that age. However, what surprised him a bit was that Xiao Yueying and Yan Fei continued to provide him with Shock Points afterward—seven consecutive ones, in fact.

But he had no idea what he might have done to make them that shocked. If Ling Chen had heard the conversation between Yan Fei and Xiao Yueying, he would have definitely admired Yan Fei greatly—because her deductions were nearly spot-on. There truly was someone laying out a grand plan based on the Mythical Era—Only, that person wasn’t some transcendent powerhouse,

but rather Ling Chen, the one who controlled the system. Looking at the balance displayed on the system interface, Ling Chen couldn’t help but start scheming again. He had now accumulated over six million Shock Points!

Suddenly acquiring such a massive fortune, even Ling Chen didn’t know how to spend it all.

Should he open up another secret realm?

That could wait.

Revealing too many mythical secret realms too frequently would easily arouse suspicion. But there was something he had wanted to do for a long time—and that was to improve his own strength!