You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 260 - 45. Xiahong’s Secret Place

The Sixth Ring Level secret he had received last time had enabled Lin Yue to discover a mysterious array hidden within the Duke of Heng's estate by the first generation Duke of Heng.

This array's function was incredibly marvelous, but for the moment, it had no use; furthermore, it was meant to save the Qi Family's life. It could only be used once, maybe it would come in handy in the future, but now it was completely useless.

A high level of secrecy did not necessarily equate to great utility.

At least, for him, the Five Rings Level secrets of "All Beings Aspect" and "Ten Thousand Spirits Refining Blood Jade" were much more useful than that array.

What about this Sixth Ring Level secret?

The sound of the bell's toll gradually faded, and Lin Yue listened attentively.

The next moment, a faint, ethereal whisper resonated in his mind, softly confiding to him—

"Do you know? Beneath Yao Shen Lake lies a passage to the ancient Imperial Mausoleum of the previous dynasty, filled with the former dynasty's ambitions and the Divine Emperor's secrets. But only those unpredictable by destiny, in possession of the Emperor Yu Token, may enter. Should you bring the Eternal Night Twelve Holy Grade items, perhaps you will reap immense benefits."

After the confession ended, everything returned to normal.

Lin Yue, however, was somewhat astonished.

Yao Shen Lake?

He had heard of it; the largest natural lake within the enormous Imperial Palace was Yao Shen Lake, spanning not only from east to west of the palace but also passing through half of the Inner Court.

A passage beneath Yao Shen Lake leading to the previous dynasty's Imperial Mausoleum?

That was possible, considering that Di Hong City was the imperial capital of numerous nations throughout the Human Clan's past history, with Ancestor Hall situated here. It wouldn't be strange for Di Hong City to conceal an Imperial Mausoleum from a former dynasty.

But, considering that so many dynastic nations had once made this place their capital, which former dynasty was mentioned in the secret?

"Wait, Emperor Yu Token?"

Lin Yue suddenly recalled a piece of information revealed in the secret.

Emperor Yu Token, Emperor Yu...

Could it be referring to Great Yu?

He had only heard of the so-called Great Yu in passing conversations with Jun Changge; before the Divine Emperor unified the world, it seemed to be the most prosperous nation, having once achieved unification before disintegrating.

The Thirty-Six Cave Heaven Secrets of Di Hong City were left by Great Yu.

If indeed within the mausoleum lay the former dynasty's ambitions and the Divine Emperor's secrets and one could obtain significant benefits, he was indeed interested in entering. This might become a reliance in his future struggles against other princes.

But...

To enter the mausoleum not only required the former Emperor Yu Token but also someone termed an unpredictable mystery?

He had never heard of either.

As for the so-called Eternal Night Twelve Holy Grade items, he was equally clueless.

However, Dawn Platform was very knowledgeable about Eternal Night, and since tomorrow he would formally assume his new position as Inspector, perhaps he could take the opportunity to learn a thing or two.

...

"Your Highness, you've returned."

After returning to the Duke of Heng's estate, before reaching Qinghu Inn, Lin Yue noticed Baili Fengzhi had already come out, looking somewhat anxious.

Today, he was to enter the Imperial Palace, and since Baili Fengzhi could not enter Di Hong Palace, he had asked her to stay at the estate.

"Don't worry, it's fine."

Lin Yue shook his head slightly at her, "Since I dared to enter the palace, naturally, I had made preparations well in advance."

He knew Baili Fengzhi was worried that him, a fake prince, facing the Divine Emperor in the Imperial Palace, would be exposed on the spot, effectively walking right into a trap.

"That's good."

Baili Fengzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With matters coming to this point, and having passed through the extremely dangerous ordeal of appearing before the emperor, the great stone in her heart had now settled.

After Lin Yue returned to Qinghu Inn, he rejected the seemingly cordial but actually malicious offer to spar from Qi Yinmo and had Baili Fengzhi accompany her instead, then he went into the Cultivation Chamber alone.

"Prince Seal."

After sitting down cross-legged, Lin Yue took out the Prince Seal that the Crown Prince had handed to him in the court today from his storage space.

The dazzling golden seal bore the characters for Xiahong.

A thread of Primordial Power merged into it, and immediately, he felt a sliver of consciousness pulled out, plummeting directly into an Illusion World.

When Lin Yue regained his sense of reality, he found himself in a world as dark as Eternal Night.

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The only source of light was a faint, golden human silhouette shining in the darkness, standing quietly not far away, conspicuously visible.

"Seventeenth Prince."

As Lin Yue approached, the faint golden silhouette respectfully said, "Welcome to the Secret Land of the Xiahong family. I am the Spirit of the Secret Land."

"Xiahong's family indeed has an Illusion World similar to that of the Tianxia Building." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

"It's different though," the faint golden figure stated respectfully. "This place is an Illusion World exclusively for Your Highness, which can be used for trials and to exchange various texts."

Lin Yue understood this point.

This Illusion World of the Prince Seal, the Secret Land of the Xiahong family, was like the Eternal Night of the Black Jade Coffin, existing solely for him.

Tianxia Building, on the other hand, was for many cultivators to share.

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"Only texts can be exchanged?" Lin Yue inquired.

"Yes," the faint gold shape said, "Your current Heavenly Merit and Human Merit are both zero, and your Earth Merit is sixteen."

"I have sixteen Earth Merits?" Lin Yue could not help but inquire, "Where did they come from?"

That faint golden figure replied, "The Seventeenth Prince has completed the first Cultivation Trial 'Breaking Through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier'. Based on the passage of time on the Seventeenth Prince's body, not only have you broken through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier within three years, you've also surpassed the time taken by fifteen other princes to break through, thus you have been awarded sixteen Earth Merits."

Lin Yue came to a realization.

He then asked, "I remember there are quite a few trials that are said to be in the Royal Secret Land, are those trials held in this Illusion Realm?"

"Yes, Seventeenth Prince," the faint golden figure responded, "All the trials marked as occurring in the Royal Secret Land take place here; the other trials are in reality."