Martial Master

The big black cat couldn't wait and stepped forward to ask.

It was clear that the reason he had previously made the Skeleton Helmsman submit to Qin Chen was for this purpose.

"The Town Boundary Pearl is indeed not with me," the Skeleton Helmsman shook his head.

"You were the first to enter the relic altar. How could the Town Boundary Pearl not be with you?"

The Skeleton Helmsman smiled bitterly and said, "I was indeed the first to enter the altar, but when I went in, the Town Boundary Pearl was already gone. If the Town Boundary Pearl had been there, I wouldn't have been so easily suppressed by you."

How could this be?

"If there was no Town Boundary Pearl, how could I..."

The big black cat's eyes widened, unable to believe it.

It had chased the Skeleton Helmsman desperately and brought Qin Chen to this relic place for the purpose of obtaining the Town Boundary Pearl, but who would have thought that the Town Boundary Pearl was actually not with the Skeleton Helmsman.

"If the Town Boundary Pearl wasn't taken by you, then who else could it be?" The big black cat frowned, "Besides you, could there be someone who entered this relic palace beforehand?"

"This is also what I find puzzling," the Skeleton Helmsman frowned. "When I entered this relic palace, the mechanisms and traps inside had not been destroyed, yet the only thing missing was the Town Boundary Pearl in the altar. This is indeed very strange. Also, there’s one thing I can’t figure out."

"What is it?"

"The Town Boundary Pearl is located above the altar, suppressing the secret realm of the Demon. If the Town Boundary Pearl was taken after we entered the secret realm of the Demon, then there would definitely be some strange phenomena occurring in the secret realm. Yet, in reality, there were no strange phenomena at all."

The Skeleton Helmsman pondered, "If the Town Boundary Pearl was taken not long ago, then there should still be traces of the Town Boundary Pearl's aura in the altar. But in fact, there is absolutely no trace of the Town Boundary Pearl's aura in the entire palace. This means that the Town Boundary Pearl could not have been taken by the group of martial artists who entered the secret realm of the Demon; it must have been taken many years ago."

"Eighteen years ago?"

As if recalling something, Qin Chen and the Skeleton Helmsman suddenly exchanged glances.

Before entering the secret realm of the Demon, the head of the Tianji Pavilion, Shangguan Lu, had mentioned that the secret realm had mysteriously opened eighteen years ago. Initially, they had been skeptical, but could it be that someone really entered the secret realm of the Demon eighteen years ago?

The secret realm of the Demon usually hides deep in the flow of time and space, only opening once every hundred years. The difficulty of entering it in advance is extremely terrifying.

Even in Qin Chen's previous life, he probably could not have entered a secret realm before it opened.

So, how formidable must the person who entered the secret realm of the Demon back then be?

If someone really forced their way into the secret realm of the Demon eighteen years ago, then it would not be impossible for that person to take the Town Boundary Pearl.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a heavy weight in their hearts.

"Big black cat, do you really believe that the Town Boundary Pearl can remove the parasitic seed in my body?"

Qin Chen looked over.

"Do you think I would lie to you?" The big black cat said with a long face, looking quite unhappy. "Young man, let me tell you the truth. The Town Boundary Pearl is a treasure born from the Heavenly Martial Continent. It was not created by anyone; it was born alongside the continent as the world’s core. It is the heart of the entire continent."

"This object, in the Demon Tribe, is equivalent to the chaotic demon nest of the Demon Tribe. It is the most extraordinary treasure of the Heavenly Martial Continent. In ancient times, it was this Town Boundary Pearl that displayed its brilliance, suppressing the Demon Tribe and sealing the secret realm of the Demon to prevent the demonic aura from leaking out."