Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 139: Occurrence of Phenomena

Upon the reminder, Xia Yun quickly manifested his spirit ki into the form of a palm to grab the Spirit Marrow. Junior Brother Liu and Junior Sister Tantai quickly did the same too.

However, the Spirit Marrow unleashed an even brighter light, as if attempting to struggle free of their grasp.

“Is this the means of a cultivator?”

The Great Xia’s emperor watched on with envious eyes before turning his attention toward the Spirit Marrow. From their attitudes, he could tell that the Spirit Marrow was extremely valuable.

“This jade object has been passed down through our Xia Clan for many years. I’d have never known that it is something this important.”

The Great Xia’s emperor suddenly remembered a story he had heard from his grandfather.

It was said that their founding emperor was an ordinary cowherd in his younger years. One day, he saw two immortals playing chess in the forest, so he went over to take a look out of curiosity.

Time flew by hastily, and centuries passed before he knew it.

It was only when the immortals ended their game that the cowherd finally thought about returning home. Just as he was about to walk off, he noticed a jade object on the chess board. Thinking that it was something the immortals had left behind for him, he took it away with him.

To his dismay, his home was nowhere to be found when he returned. Everything had changed over the centuries. Even their country had changed multiple dynasties!

The cowherd cried for several days before taking his old cow, which had survived the centuries, headed off to venture the world. He went through a lot in his journey, and in the end, he founded Great Xia.

This story was passed down through the Xia Clan, but everyone thought that it was nothing more than a tale to embellish their history. Only a fool would believe it.

Yet, the jade object proved to be something exceptional. This made the Great Xia’s emperor wonder if there was credence to the story.

“Damn it! I can’t suppress it anymore!” Junior Brother Liu exclaimed indignantly.

The Spirit Marrow smothered

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