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"You... you also learned some Ancient Martial secret techniques?" Liu Rumei couldn’t help but look at Ye Tianchen and asked curiously.

"I suppose so. For the past ten years, I haven’t returned to the city, I’ve been cultivating!" Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

With Yong Chun Tai here, and Yong Chun Tai already aware of Ye Tianchen’s current status, it’s impossible to hide from Liu Rumei. However, for Ye Tianchen, if his family and friends don’t ask, he wouldn’t actively mention it. After all, people’s mindset in the Mortal World is deeply ingrained, passed down for thousands of years, making it hard to change and accept things that were previously dismissed!

"Alright, let’s sit and chat. I didn’t expect you both to still come and see this old lady!" Yong Chun Tai happily greeted Liu Rumei and Ye Tianchen with a smile.

Liu Rumei and Ye Tianchen did not stand on ceremony, as Yong Chun Tai wasn’t an outsider. However, Liu Rumei glanced at the nearby Little Black Bear with crooked mouth and eyes, and couldn’t help but say worriedly, "Why hasn’t he returned to normal yet? It wouldn’t cause any issues, right?"

"Don’t worry, it won’t cause any problems!" Ye Tianchen said casually.

"I think you should unblock his acupoints. I’m truly worried that continuing this way might cause harm; he’s just a three-year-old child!" Liu Rumei looked at Ye Tianchen and said.

Ye Tianchen thought for a moment, this Little Black Bear should know its limits. At that moment, he approached Little Black Bear, gently waved his right hand, and wiped away the Restriction Rune infused into Little Black Bear’s body. Little Black Bear immediately returned to normal, gritting his teeth in anger, hating so much he wished he could bite Ye Tianchen to death. However, upon seeing the Rune flowing in Ye Tianchen’s right palm, he glared at Ye Tianchen, frustrated, and fell into Liu Rumei’s arms, crying, "Sister, Big Brother is too mean, he bullies people, boo hoo, bullying a three-year-old kid!"

"Alright, alright, we did it to find Yong Chun Tai, sorry to inconvenience you. When we return, Sister will buy you goodies, lots and lots of goodies!" Liu Rumei comforted Little Black Bear.

Little Black Bear sighed in frustration; it seemed he had no choice but to nod and said, "Then, Sister, you must buy me lots of goodies, and don’t let Big Brother bully me anymore!"

"I won’t, I will protect you!" Liu Rumei gently stroked Little Black Bear’s head and said.

Ye Tianchen ignored this Little Black Bear, as this guy was a complete troublemaker. If he wasn’t disciplined properly, it wouldn’t do. Sitting on the stone table, Ye Tianchen and Liu Rumei were seated with Yong Chun Tai. After not seeing her for so many years, Yong Chun Tai remained the same; at over eighty years old, having such a visage and physical condition is indeed due to her years of exercise. Life truly benefits from movement.

As for this Little Black Bear, he was very displeased with Ye Tianchen and didn’t want to stay near him, so he started fiddling with those flowers and plants nearby. Ye Tianchen knew this Little Black Bear’s troublemaking nature; clearly, he discovered that the flowers and plants planted by Yong Chun Tai in the courtyard were distinct from those in the Mortal World. These flowers and plants held some Spiritual Energy, and Little Black Bear was obviously trying to secretly absorb some.

"Yong Chun Tai, I’ve long wanted to visit you, but the work has been too busy over the years, you won’t be mad at me, right?" Liu Rumei looked at Yong Chun Tai somewhat guiltily and said.

"Haha, young miss, I know your heart towards this old lady and I am truly happy. After all, you have your own life and path to follow, I can understand that. Your sentiment makes me very happy!" Yong Chun Tai said with a smile.

"Yong Chun Tai, as long as you don’t blame me!" Liu Rumei nodded and said.

Ye Tianchen glanced at Yong Chun Tai. To be honest, he’s not the type to beat around the bush and couldn’t help but ask, "Yong Chun Tai, to be frank, I came here looking for you because there’s something I want to ask!"

"Considering your current strength, you’ve already far surpassed me; I can only look up to you. Is there still something you want to ask me?" Yong Chun Tai indeed appeared a bit puzzled and said. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"I want to inquire about the Hidden World in the Mortal World!" Ye Tianchen said seriously.

"Hidden World? Do you want to go there?" Yong Chun Tai couldn’t help but hesitate and asked.

"Yes, I must go, there are some things I need to find out!" Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

Yong Chun Tai looked at Ye Tianchen and then at Liu Rumei and said to Liu Rumei, "Young miss, regarding the Hidden World in the Mortal World, I do not wish for you to know too much; it’s not beneficial for you..."

"Hmm, then I’ll go over there and play with the bear child!" Liu Rumei nodded with a smile and said.

Naturally, Liu Rumei wouldn’t be upset; for so many years, Yong Chun Tai has been her personal bodyguard, always thinking for her. She has absolute trust in Yong Chun Tai; since Yong Chun Tai said she doesn’t want Liu Rumei to know these matters, it means that knowing these things doesn’t offer any benefits, and not knowing is much better than knowing.

Watching Liu Rumei walk to the side, Yong Chun Tai looked at Ye Tianchen and then opened her mouth and asked, "You have now become a powerful Martial Artist and want to go to the Hidden World. Is it to find some long-lost Divine Skills?"

"That’s just one of my intentions. The most important thing is that my parents were secretly harmed. Thankfully, I returned in time, or they might have lost their lives. I believe that aside from people in the Hidden World possessing such Divine Skills, other experts in the Mortal World cannot do it. I must uncover the truth!" Ye Tianchen said earnestly.

"Alright, then I’ll tell you about some things regarding the Hidden World in the Mortal World..." Yong Chun Tai nodded and began to narrate to Ye Tianchen what she knew about the ’Hidden World’ within the Mortal World.

It turns out that according to the back-carried swordsman, there indeed exists a "Hidden World" within the Mortal World on Earth. The formation of this "Hidden World" is due to Earth’s Spiritual Energy gradually becoming thinner and unsuitable for cultivation, which led to the emergence of the three great Ancient Martial Worlds. As these three great Ancient Martial Worlds formed, many Martial Artists ventured into them for competition. As this world is a Martial Arts World, Martial Artists aim to compete within, not opting to remain in the Mortal World and await birth, aging, illness, and death. Thus, some original Mortal World-based Martial Artists left the city and entered the three great Ancient Martial Worlds. During their departure, not all friends and family chose to leave with them, as they’re not Martial Artists; separation became inevitable. Some powerful Martial Artists, to ensure their friends and family had self-defensive capabilities and to keep them in mind, would leave behind Martial Arts Divine Skills, Treasure, and other things, knowing that entering the Ancient Martial World is a life-or-death situation, possibly being killed by someone stronger just upon entering. Their remaining Mortal World friends would be left without contemplation, which is not what they wanted to witness.

Over time, year after year, these powerful Martial Artists left behind treasures and Martial Arts Divine Skills, which are passed down through their friends and descendants. In later stages, descendants would cultivate according to the methods left behind to gain unbelievable power. Sometimes, a Treasure might inadvertently be triggered, and its power grows stronger. Under such circumstances, a product appearing between the Mortal World and Ancient Martial World gradually surfaced, known as the "Hidden World."

Yong Chun Tai told Ye Tianchen that one shouldn’t underestimate the people in the "Hidden World." These individuals navigate between the Mortal World and Ancient Martial World. Treasures and Divine Skills left by Martial Artists might be lost to the entire Martial Arts World yet remain cultivated in the Hidden World, where their strength should never be underestimated!

"So, the Mortal World of Earth indeed has a Hidden World!" Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

"Indeed it exists, but entering it is difficult. Even powerful cultivators from the Ancient Martial Sect cannot easily enter; it is controlled by certain people." Yong Chun Tai said.

"Controlled by certain people? Who exactly controls it?" Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and asked.

"That, I don’t know. I only heard that the controllers in the Hidden World are actually roaming within the Mortal World, essentially meaning that people inside are the strongest few in the Mortal World!" Yong Chun Tai hesitated and said.

"The strongest few in the Mortal World? Do you know who these people are?" Ye Tianchen continued to ask.

"Apparently there are seven people, but now accurately speaking, there should be six people..." Yong Chun Tai contemplated and said.

"Originally seven, now only six left, could it be one of them has passed away?" Ye Tianchen asked.

"Exactly, among the seven strongest people in the Mortal World, the deceased one is the Sword Emperor of Japan’s Northerly Blade Style, and the remaining six are the Pope of the Vatican, the Clan Leader of the Zeus Family in Greece, the Pusuo Sect Leader of Indian Solomon, a living Buddha in Tibet, the Great Elder of China’s Kunlun Secret Realm, and the Pharaoh with the staff in Egypt..." Yong Chun Tai looked at Ye Tianchen and said.

"It turns out to be these people, they are indeed renowned in the Mortal World!" Ye Tianchen truly didn’t expect it would be these people who form the six strongest individuals and also control the Hidden World. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)