"That will be quite troublesome. Only the emperors are bestowed with the knowledge of entering the
forbidden area of the royal family. Moreover, every Witch of the Holy Dragon Empire shall be buried in
the forbidden area after their death. With their united soul power guarding the place, even if we do find
how to enter, actually making it inside will be next to impossible," Marcia explained. She knew that this
was not as simple a task as Rocky thought it would be.
After listening to her explanation, he was certain that their hope was slim.
Marcia sighed seeing the grim expression on his face. "Let's talk to Lena. After all, she is the Witch of
the Holy Dragon Empire, and it is said that the forbidden area was built by the first Witch with her own
power. Although only the emperors know how to enter inside the area, Lena may have some clues that
might help," she added after a moment of thought.
"Yes, let's do that. She's the only one who can help us." Rocky nodded in understanding and then sent
for Lena.
When she joined them, Rocky filled her in about what had happened the previous night. Lena was
surprised when she heard that the emperor was imprisoned by the Dragon Master Clan. When Rocky
asked about the forbidden area, she couldn't help but frown. Shaking her head slightly, Lena said,
"Alston asked about this as well. He had pestered me for half a year, but I really don't know how to
enter the forbidden area. That information is passed down only to the emperors."
Marcia had a thought. "Lena, didn't the Witches record important events that happened in the empire?
We might be able to find some clues in the records."
"Oh yes! Why didn't I think of that?" Lena fretted and immediately opened her Magic Spiritual Space.
She grabbed The Witch's Book she had brought from the secret room of the Witch Palace.
"This is The Witch's Book. It contains records of important events that the Witches of the Holy Dragon
Empire have experienced throughout history. You might find some clues in it," Lena said as she handed
over the book to Rocky.
"Am I allowed to read it?" Rocky asked as he stared at the book in his hand.
"Absolutely not. But I am not allowing you to read it. You are only picking it up because I dropped it
accidentally," said Lena with a wink. The events recorded in the book were top secrets of the Holy
Dragon Empire. In addition to the Witch, only the emperor had the right to look through them after
receiving permission from the Witch.
"Alright. Got it," Rocky replied and left to study The Witch's Book.
After returning to his room, Rocky began to read the book. It had records of some very important
events that had happened in the Holy Dragon Empire since ancient times, and most of them were
secrets undisclosed to others. Some of them were predictions of the previous Witches which had
enabled the empire to avoid all kinds of natural and human disasters. This was the main reason why
the Holy Dragon Empire relied so much on the Witches.
The Witch's Book indeed had many mentions regarding the forbidden area of the royal family,
especially the first half. In one of the records, it was written that something was required in order to
enter the forbidden area, but it didn't say what this "something" was.
Rocky studied the book several times, but couldn't find the answer. However, he found something else
—there was some blank part in the book. Before the blank part, he found this record—"The omen of
dream has appeared. The mystery of the spiritual race will be unveiled. It is hard to predict what will
happen."
"The mystery of the spiritual race?" Rocky murmured to himself as he recalled what he had
experienced in the Myriad Spirit Tomb.
But he didn't want to dwell too much on it. The most important thing at the moment was to find a way to
save his father.
Rocky rushed to Marcia. Lena and the other two women were with her. He returned The Witch's Book
to Lena.
"Did you find anything?" Marcia asked.
"Nothing much. It says that we need some object to enter the forbidden area, but it doesn't say what
exactly it is. I think we should go to the entrance of the forbidden area to find some clues," Rocky
concluded after thinking for a while.
"The forbidden area is in the Dragon Valley. It is usually guarded by several elders of the royal family,"
Lena replied.
"I agree. Take Lena with you. Only the emperor and the Witch are allowed to enter the place. Outsiders
are not welcomed," Marcia stated as she nodded in agreement.
"But I'm not the emperor. Will the elders let me in?" Rocky asked with concern.
"Tell them why you have to enter. I believe they will allow once they hear your reason," Marcia said
thoughtfully.
"That's right. Although they are stubborn, they will agree. It's for the future of the Holy Dragon Empire.
If the emperor can't come back and you don't inherit the throne, the empire will be doomed," Lena said,
her beautiful brows narrowing into a frown.
"Okay, let's give it a try." Rocky nodded. Soon, he and Lena headed for the Dragon Valley together.
Along the way, Lena talked a lot. Seeing her happy face, Rocky felt comforted. He knew that his efforts
had not been in vain.
As soon as the two of them arrived at the Dragon Valley, an elder of the royal family appeared in front
of them.
"Prince Basil, Your Royal Highness. Why are you here? What's the matter?" the elder asked in surprise
when he saw Rocky and Lena together.
"I have something important to tell the elders," Rocky said without beating around the bush.
After pondering for a moment, the elder guided them to the secluded place in the east side of the
Dragon Valley to meet the other elders of the royal family. Rocky was a little astonished to see the
elders. They were at the Immortal Stage, and could be regarded as the most powerful beings in the
Wild Spirit Land.
Explaining the purpose of his visit, Rocky told the elders about what he had heard from the figure in the
black robe the previous night. The elders were shocked to hear what Rocky said.
"I cannot believe that Alston almost killed His Majesty. How vicious should a man be to want to kill his
own father?"
"So, His Majesty is now being imprisoned by the Dragon Master Clan?"
"They want the spiritual treasure hidden in the forbidden area."
The elders gasped in unison.
"What do you know about the spiritual treasure?" Rocky asked them.
"To tell you the truth, we know very little. Although we have heard of it, we have never seen it. The
spiritual treasure was brought here by a Witch of the Holy Dragon Empire, and it was sealed in the
deepest part of the forbidden area," Elder Brendan, the oldest elder explained. His eyebrows were as
white as his hair.
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