When the spirit beast arrived at its destination, it was already overcrowded with people.

The cultivators stood guard around the Qiankun Secret Realm, their eyes fixed on it, waiting for it to open and ready to enter at any moment.

Venerable Lieyang, along with Shulan and his disciples, waited outside the Qiankun Secret Realm, anticipating its opening.

Since only younger disciples were allowed to enter this time, Venerable Lieyang was extremely worried. He kept reminding his disciples to pay attention to safety, prioritize their lives, and then seek opportunities based on their own abilities.

The disciples all nodded, indicating that they understood.

Just as Venerable Lieyang was about to say something, a cultivator's voice rang out: "Look everyone! The Qiankun Secret Realm has opened!"

All the cultivators looked in the direction of the sound and saw ripples appearing around the Qiankun Secret Realm on the floating island. Then, the space twisted and a huge vortex was created.

This vortex is probably the entrance to the Qiankun Secret Realm. After seeing the entrance to the Qiankun Secret Realm form, all the cultivators rushed in one after another.

Shu Lan also led Qin An toward the vortex at the entrance.

Shu Lan suddenly remembered what Venerable Lieyang had just said: after entering the secret realm, everyone would be randomly assigned to different places.

So he asked Qin An, "Little An, do you want to travel alone in the secret realm, or do you want to come with your master?"

Without a second thought, Qin An blurted out, "I want to go with my master!"

At this moment, the two of them had already rushed to the front of the vortex.

Upon hearing Qin An's idea, Shu Lan grabbed one of his hands. "Let me try and see if this will prevent us from being separated."

When Qin An's hand was grasped by Shu Lan's, he felt a slight coolness emanating from his master's hand. Because Shu Lan's body was dominated by the Ice Spirit Root, his body temperature was lower than that of an ordinary person.

Qin An's gaze fell upon his master's long, slender, and fair hand, which held his own. His master's hand was delicate and well-proportioned, possessing both beauty and strength. Qin An knew how powerful those seemingly fragile hands were; they had slain countless powerful demonic beasts and monsters, as well as many lesser demonic creatures.

And now, that same hand was holding his own. Qin An felt waves of satisfaction.

The master and apprentice held hands and jumped into the whirlpool. The moment they entered the whirlpool, a powerful pulling force acted on them.

Qin An gripped his master's hand tightly, not daring to let go even for a moment.

Finally, after a dizzying spin, the master and apprentice landed safely.

The moment she landed, Shu Lan felt her cultivation level being suppressed, reduced to the peak of the Golden Core stage.

Qin An, on the other hand, didn't feel much of a difference, since he was originally at the Golden Core stage.

Shu Lan felt slightly uncomfortable at first, but she adjusted quickly. She figured if even she was experiencing this suppression of her cultivation, then everyone else must be in the same situation. Besides, she had her own trump cards; they were more than enough to ensure her and Xiao An's safety.

With this in mind, Shu Lan felt relieved and began to look around at her surroundings.

This is a plain, with only a few scattered trees in the distance.

Just then, Shu Lan's clothes were tugged. "Brother Shizun, look what's that?"

Shu Lan followed Qin Anzhi's gaze and saw a large patch of spiritual plants not far from them. Shu Lan looked closely and exclaimed, "It's Purple Spirit Grass!" He was quite surprised.

"Purple Spirit Grass?!" Qin An was also incredibly surprised. He knew exactly what Purple Spirit Grass was. It was the most crucial herb for refining the Purple Gold Pill; it was extremely precious and rare. He hadn't expected to find such a large patch growing in the secret realm, which was truly astonishing. No wonder they said the Qiankun Secret Realm was full of rare and precious herbs!

"Master, let's go pick them!" Qin An was eager to try, wishing he could rush over and pick all the Purple Spirit Grass immediately. It's no wonder Qin An was so flustered, after all, Purple Gold Pills are useful even for cultivators in the Integration Stage, so Qin An wanted to pick them all for his Master.

"Wait!" Shu Lan suddenly grabbed Qin An's hand, stopping him from rushing over immediately. "Let's observe more carefully and see if there are any demonic beasts guarding the Purple Spirit Grass around here."

Qin An finally calmed down. He nodded, feeling that his master brother made sense, and realized that he had been a bit rash.

They quietly took a few steps closer, and the sharp-eyed Qin An spotted a tiger-like beast lying among the purple spirit grass.

"It's a Purple-Striped Tiger!" Shu Lan also spotted the beast and whispered.

The purple-striped tiger appeared to be at a similar level to Qin An, so Shu Lan decided to leave it for Qin An to practice on.

“Xiao An, this purple-striped tiger’s cultivation level is comparable to yours, so it’s perfect for you to practice with.”

"Understood, Master Brother." Qin An drew his Bloodthirsty Sword and charged towards the Purple-Striped Tiger.

The purple-striped tiger's ears twitched; it had heard some noise and immediately woke up. It saw Qin An charging towards it, roared angrily, and swung its paws at him.

Qin An dodged the purple-striped tiger's claws with a sidestep and struck its sharp claws with his Bloodthirsty Sword. A clang rang out, and the purple-striped tiger's claws actually blocked Qin An's Bloodthirsty Sword. However, the purple-striped tiger was also not faring well; the powerful recoil forced it back several steps.

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