Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 550 - 342: Searching for the Entrance

"Can’t find the entrance?" Lin Chen wasn’t surprised by this result.

If the blueprint were complete, the auction house would’ve auctioned it off at a high price back then.

Ning Ye took it out to show Lin Chen, and when the latter opened it, he found that Ning Ye’s description of it being incomplete was somewhat understated. Looking at it like this, this map was just the tip of the iceberg.

Lin Chen invited Ning Ye to sit, then asked, "Has anyone provided any clues?"

"There were suggestions to perhaps suppress the matter for now and check again later when it’s found. Currently, the only ones aware are our Jiuxing City’s forces," Ning Ye said.

"Do you think it can be suppressed?" Lin Chen asked.

Ning Ye shook his head.

Human nature is extremely terrifying.

As time goes on, someone will inevitably sell this information to big powers for profit.

While everyone is united now, Jiuxing City can still seize a share of the benefits.

"But the current problem is like finding a needle in a haystack; we can’t possibly dig up the entire ground here," Ning Ye said.

"This Secret Realm should be quite large," Lin Chen said. "Since it’s the Immortal Beast Secret Realm, there should be some unique features at the entrance. We can discuss it further."

Before long, Lee Gao and others arrived and gave their opinions one after another.

But none of them could understand the blueprint; it only recorded some of the mountains and rivers, yet there were no rivers within the confines of Jiuxing City.

When everyone felt helpless, Lin Chen became interested in these rivers.

If Jiuxing City originally had rivers, the landscape might have changed over history, possibly due to natural geographical changes or war-induced changes—after all, a battle involving the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox would undoubtedly cause terrain upheavals.

"It’s just as well the entire city is being renovated; have others look for any river-like fossils," Lin Chen said.

....

South City

Bai Ling had been living with the old physician for some time now, and during this period, she gradually became calm.

Previously, the Calamity-Devouring Beast left to save her, which indeed caused Bai Ling to lose her judgement.

Now that she had sobered up, she was also skeptical: could the Calamity-Devouring Beast really be resurrected?

But there was no need for the old physician to deceive her, as it was the old physician who saved her life back then.

Besides, the body of the Calamity-Devouring Beast was indeed preserved intact, and what amazed Bai Ling was that when she placed her hand on its forehead, she could actually feel a temperature.

"Do you believe me now?" the old physician said amicably, yet Bai Ling often felt he could clearly see through the deepest thoughts in a person’s mind.

Bai Ling just smiled, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Indeed, she didn’t really believe in things like resurrection, but she trusted the old physician too much.

"Humans have seven souls and six spirits, and the same goes for Spirit Beasts," the old physician said. "In the past, in order to lift the dark shackles in your heart, its soul fell into the abyss. As long as you can retrieve the soul, it can be resurrected."

"Dark shackles?" Bai Ling keenly sensed the crucial point.

The old physician’s face darkened but quickly said, "It’s just a metaphor, don’t dwell on it."

"Yes."

Although Bai Ling said this, she couldn’t remain calm in her heart.

Both Lin Chen and Zhang Jin had once discussed whether the unexpected events surrounding Bai Ling might have been orchestrated by the Celestial Capital.

But now, there’s no evidence at all.

In the midst of her contemplation, the old physician spoke again, "Don’t forget your daily ascetic practice."

"Yes."

Bai Ling nodded, then sat beside the Calamity-Devouring Beast, closing her eyes to begin meditation.

The old physician said she must meditate for more than 12 hours daily, maintaining the Dragon Transformation Skill gesture.

This was very challenging, and the old physician also said this persistence must continue for at least a year or more.

Bai Ling knew well this was a difficult task, but she was willing to persevere.

Because the old physician said the most critical step in reviving the Calamity-Devouring Beast was to restore her strength. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

.....

About three days later, clues began to emerge one after another.

Indeed, many riverine fossils were found near this East Suburb, and Lin Chen roughly circled their locations, finally drawing a circle and saying, "Let’s dig in this area first."

"Alright."

Ning Ye was efficient as well and immediately sent people to start digging. In just half a day, news came back that the position was wrong.

Lin Chen frowned; this was not good news.

He sat on the ground, carefully examining the blueprint. When the sunlight shone in, Lin Chen was suddenly taken aback.

He stood up, turned the blueprint upside down, and aligned it with the sunlight.

"What is it?" Ning Ye asked.

"Maybe we have the wrong direction," Lin Chen said.

"What do you mean?"

"Take me to that area quickly," Lin Chen said excitedly.

Ning Ye quickly took Lin Chen there.

This was a plain in the East Suburb, where most of the fishbone fossils were found nearby.

However, when Ning Ye had people start digging from here, they went down tens of meters without finding anything.

"Do we need to dig deeper?" Ning Ye asked.

"No."

Lin Chen said, "Look at this arrow; it’s pointing from the ground to the sky."

Ning Ye still didn’t understand.

At this moment, Lin Chen said, "I suspect the entrance... or perhaps even the entire relic isn’t on the ground, but in the sky."

"In the sky?!"

Ning Ye was shocked and then said, "Impossible, people often fly in the sky; if something was there, it would have been discovered long ago."

"If it’s a Secret Realm, it naturally wouldn’t be discovered," Lin Chen replied quickly.

Ning Ye was half-believing, half-doubting at this point and said:

"But the problem now is, we can’t find this entrance."

"Goo!"

At that moment, a fox’s cry echoed in his mind; Lin Chen was taken aback because it was the Little Fox calling him.

"What’s wrong?" Lin Chen released the Little Fox directly.

"Goo goo goo!"

The Little Fox appeared excitedly, telling Lin Chen that its home was nearby.

The Little Fox’s words stirred Lin Chen’s memories; the Little Fox had fled to Lin Chen back then, eventually becoming his Spirit Beast.

"You want to go back and take a look?" Lin Chen asked.

"Goo!"

The Little Fox nodded, although its parents were long gone, and it was living well now, it still wanted to revisit its old home.

"You go ahead," Ning Ye said. "I’ll keep researching."

Lin Chen nodded, then left with the Little Fox.

According to the Little Fox’s memory, it wasn’t far, located at a small hill here.

"Are you sure this is the place?" Lin Chen felt a bit puzzled.

This place wasn’t very hidden and seemed quite unsafe. According to the Beast Taming Treasure Manual’s strategy, this wasn’t the best choice for a Divine Fox.

But according to the Little Fox, several big clans of Divine Foxes once lived here.