The situation in the Heavenly Realm had undergone a massive upheaval with the opening of the heavenly road this time. Too many people had found opportunistic gains on the heavenly road, and not every person who gained such fortune was known to the outside world. Some even deliberately hid the opportunities they had come upon while on the heavenly road.

For example, Chu Mo hadn't even been aware that Lv Yi had entered the heavenly road, let alone that Lv Yi had encountered Luo Jue and betrayed him there.

However, knowing or not knowing this did not affect Chu Mo's perception of Lv Yi.

That was a deep-seated hatred, and if he encountered him, Chu Mo would not let him off.

Chu Mo rode on World-Dominating Biao with Bian Kaiyu, continuing towards the ancestral land of the Qin family.

That day, they finally arrived at the outskirts of the Qin family's ancestral land. They were still about over three thousand li from the edge of the ancestral land, and it was obvious that the vigilance here had become more stringent. Chu Mo had no choice but to start concealing his aura and proceed with caution.

After all, he wasn't there for leisure.

The ancestral land of the Qin family was located amidst a vast expanse of misty mountains.

From the outside, it seemed unremarkable, but after utilizing the Technique of Energy Observation, Chu Mo discovered that the Qin family's ancestral land was extraordinarily exceptional!

The rich spirit energy was bound within the range of the ancestral land by arrays, not leaking out even a bit. This indicated that there must be a powerful array master present in the Qin family's ancestral land.

If the spirit energy here were allowed to leak out, it might even reach a state close to forming a spectacle.

Dragons soaring and tigers leaping, divine birds soaring—such scenes might not be impossible here.

But currently, the place was very quiet, so even if someone unwittingly stumbled upon this area, they would not think there was anything unusual about it.

The Qin family's ancestral land had not been entered by outsiders for many years. It wasn't because the place was particularly secluded, but rather that very few had the courage to venture here.

"We're about to arrive. What's the plan, Master? Want me to rush in first and draw their attention?" World-Dominating Biao was eager to try.

Bian Kaiyu couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Rush in for a wave? What are you planning to do? You're a Quasi-Saint plant, not a Quasi-Saint!"

World-Dominating Biao argued somewhat discontentedly, "What's there to fear in making an impact? My speed is very fast, and before they can react, all the Emperor-level medicinal plants here… will be swept away by me in one go!"

Chu Mo and Bian Kaiyu both looked at each other, speechlessly rolling their eyes. So that was his motivation.

"Don't rush. The Emperor-level medicinal plants here aren't going anywhere," Chu Mo said lightly.

Bian Kaiyu nodded, "This place, I have a feeling, must not be trespassed recklessly. Otherwise, it might trigger the arrays here."

"Have you felt any presence of arrays?" World-Dominating Biao asked.

Bian Kaiyu's face turned red, and he twitched the corner of his mouth, "I haven't felt anything."

"I haven't felt anything either," World-Dominating Biao's eyes flickered with light, "but I can sense danger."

The perceptive abilities of plant cultivators are naturally very strong, let alone that of a Quasi-Saint plant like World-Dominating Biao.

Chu Mo spoke softly, "Follow me."

As he spoke, Chu Mo leaped down from the back of World-Dominating Biao and started walking ahead, then said, "Remember, whatever you do, don't lose track of me, or else you may end up trapped in here until you die."

World-Dominating Biao and Bian Kaiyu glanced at each other, both seeing a hint of fear in each other's eyes. Getting trapped inside an array was no joke. To be directly trapped to death... that was anything but funny.

As a result, World-Dominating Biao and Bian Kaiyu both cautiously followed closely behind Chu Mo.

Chu Mo moved with a nimble grace, walking in a very strange path, occasionally even having to backtrack a distance before proceeding again.

"The void has been completely filled with arrays, a place where not even a fly could enter," Chu Mo said with a frown. "On the ground, there are traps everywhere. I'm starting to wonder, don't the people from the Qin Family Ancestral Land ever come out? These arrays don't recognize anyone. Even for their own people, getting out isn't easy."

"Maybe they all have the layout of the array in their heads," suggested Bian Kaiyu.

Chu Mo shook his head. "Even with the layout, not everyone can navigate it. If I'm not wrong, someone from the Qin Family has definitely fallen victim to this array before."

"Hahaha, aren't you jumping to conclusions? Arrays are powerful indeed, but are they really that tricky?" World-Dominating Biao expressed his skepticism.

Chu Mo said no more and continued to lead them forward. After walking for a while, he suddenly pointed to a corpse ahead and said, "Isn't that person wearing the Qin Family's clothes?"

World-Dominating Biao and Bian Kaiyu widened their eyes. "Where?"

"Where is it? I can't see it."

Then, both of them looked at Chu Mo with puzzled faces.

Chu Mo slightly shook his head, on alert in his heart. The arrays in the Qin Family Ancestral Land were indeed powerful. With his Technique of Energy Observation and the Divine Mirror of the Firmament, he could avoid triggering the critical points of the array and also see some of the conditions within the array. But World-Dominating Biao and Bian Kaiyu weren't able to see anything at all.

"What's over there?" Bian Kaiyu asked, eyeing Chu Mo.

"A corpse. It looks rather old, wearing the Qin Family's attire," Chu Mo said coolly. "Perhaps it's a member of the Qin Family who accidentally fell into the array and was trapped to death."

As he said this, Chu Mo glanced at Bian Kaiyu. "You two, don't move." Then, he walked towards that spot.

Chu Mo took each step with extreme care for the slightest mistake could trigger the arrays here. It took him the time it takes an incense stick to burn to finally reach the corpse, which lay a mere dozen or so meters away.

This person had certainly been a powerful cultivator in life and had died an unknowable number of years ago, yet his body was still well-preserved. There didn't seem to be much pain between his brows, and when Chu Mo released his divine sense to feel around, he could even sense a trace of relief here.

Near the man's hand was a diary.

Chu Mo bent down to pick up the diary and then returned along the same intricate route.

World-Dominating Biao and Bian Kaiyu both stared with wide-eyed surprise as they watched Chu Mo suddenly vanish and then reappear with a diary in hand. They finally believed the terrifying reality of the arrays here.

Chu Mo opened the diary. The handwriting was beautiful and not at all messy.

"My name is Qin Lan, a direct descendant of the 186th generation of the Heavenly Realm's Qin Family. This is my eighteenth year trapped in the array, and I can feel myself growing weaker by the day. The array is incessantly drawing power from my body. I've felt discontent, bitterness, and even overwhelming rage. But now, I can let all that go because I am about to die, and to me, that is a great relief."

Chu Mo frowned slightly as he read, not expecting the person to be a direct descendant from the Qin Family. What had caused him to be trapped to death here? And what did he mean by the array drawing power? He continued to read.

"The purpose of the array is to protect the Qin Family Ancestral Land from being disturbed. But now it seems more like a curse. Who would have thought the fundamental operation of the Qin Family's array would require the sacrifice of its direct descendants? Was this really the intent of the old ancestor who laid down the array? Is it meant to protect the descendants of the Qin Family or to doom them? I have always suspected whether the person who laid down the array was truly one of the Qin Family."

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