As soon as Chu Qi turned her head, Nangong Ze quickly withdrew his gaze, fearing that Chu Qi would notice him.

I was secretly glad that I reacted quickly.

Little did he know that everyone had seen all his little actions.

…

Four years ago, the Chu family and the Xuanyuan family almost broke up because of something that happened to two of their juniors.

Four years later, the four major families gathered at the entrance to the ancient secret realm.

Everyone's attention was controlled by a force called gossip, and they couldn't help but secretly observe Chu Qi and Xuanyuan Xue.

The 15-year-old girl Xuanyuan Xue is now 19 years old and has grown into a graceful young lady.

The girl has now reached the ninth level of Qi Condensation and is only a little away from building a foundation.

The proud family background, excellent cultivation talent, beautiful appearance, and charming personality all add to Xuanyuan Xue's charm.

Everyone stared at Xuanyuan Xue, and someone sighed:

"Chu Qi is really blind. She left such a beautiful woman behind and insisted on going out to pick wild flowers."

One sentence caused an uproar, and the person who spoke was a disciple from a small sect.

He was immediately slapped by the Chu family guards who were maintaining order, and warned: "Don't talk nonsense."

"Yes, yes." The man's face changed drastically and he apologized with a pale face.

Upon seeing this scene, the people from the small sect immediately lowered their heads in tacit understanding and dared not discuss anything further.

As a member of one of the four major families, there are not so many concerns.

A woman in a red skirt snorted coldly and said disdainfully:

"You dare to do that kind of thing and you are afraid of what others will say. What kind of ability is covering your mouth? If Chu Qi has the ability, she should personally apologize to Xuanyuan Xue. Otherwise, even if you advance to the Nascent Soul stage, this stain will not disappear."

"Ah?" Shangguan Sheng was confused and asked blankly, "Sister, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand a word you say?"

The woman in the red dress patted Shangguan Sheng’s shoulder lovingly and said earnestly, “Xiao Sheng, you are so absorbed in cultivation that you don’t know what Chu Qi did.

"I'm telling you, Chu Qi and Xuanyuan Xue were engaged, but they still went out to do... that kind of thing with other women!

"Not only did he do that, he also teamed up with that woman to beat Xuanyuan Xue unconscious! He is simply a scum among scums, breaking the bottom line of shamelessness.

"I just saw you go to find Chu Qi. Listen to me. Don't walk with him in the future. Be careful that the stinky mud will teach you bad things."

The crackling sound made Shangguan Sheng dazed.

It took the boy a while to digest the truth before he understood what his sister meant by "doing that kind of thing".

Shangguan Sheng's cheeks immediately turned red, and he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, sister. I won't learn... that kind of thing from him."

But he kept silent about whether he would go to find him or not.

…

At the moment of Chenshi, the sun rises in the east.

A rumbling sound was heard from the entrance to the ancient secret realm.

Everyone retreated hundreds of meters and focused on watching the wonderful moment when the secret realm was opened.

I saw the towering mountain in front of me split in the middle, and a magnificent golden gate slowly descended through the dust and fog.

The door opened, and the terrifying pressure left by the ancient powerful spread out, forcing everyone to lower their heads involuntarily.

Anyone who enters the gate at the late foundation building stage or above will be crushed into ashes by this pressure.

The secret realm opens once every fifty years, and each time lasts for half a year.

People inside can explore to their heart's content. Once half a year is up, no matter if they are dead or alive, anyone who enters from outside will be bounced out by the power of the secret realm.

There is teleportation when entering, but the disadvantage is that you don’t know where the teleportation location is; there is teleportation when leaving, but the advantage is that you know the teleportation location is at the entrance, which is really conscientious.

In order to avoid getting separated, people traveling together will hold hands before entering.

The Mavericks wanted to go on their own, so they didn’t hold hands.

Although a lone ranger can keep the treasure for himself if he finds it, the danger is greatly increased and he may lose his life if he is not careful, so few people choose to go alone.

Except... Nangong Ze.

Although Nangong Ze was excluded by the family, there was no definite news of Nangong Ze's father's death.

So Nangong Ze still has some resources to obtain.

Fearing revenge from his father, the Nangong elders were willing to give Nangong Ze a little face and gave one of the fifty places to Nangong Ze.

But the elders give face to the ignorant younger generations, but they won’t. They even want to ride on Nangong Ze’s head and act arrogantly.

This time, for the group activity like holding hands, Nangong Ze was not brought along.

Nangong Ze stood there alone in humiliation.

Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west.

Don’t bully the young because they are poor!

Nangong Ze secretly swore in his heart that the day he rises would be the day his enemies die!

…

Chu Qi walked closer to the halo of the entrance to the secret realm and instantly felt herself enveloped by a ball of hot mist.

My eyes blurred and when I opened them again, the environment in front of me turned into a desert.

The sun was shining brightly overhead and the sand was steaming hot, so hot that my feet felt hot when I stood on it.

Chu Qi subconsciously wanted to fly into the air.

...It didn't work.

"Young Master, there is something strange here, you cannot use your skills!"

“Oh no!”

"We must leave here as soon as possible!"

“Yes, yes, yes!”

The four guardians' faces changed slightly and they spoke one after another.

The four Dharma protectors are wearing red, blue, purple and green robes respectively. Let's call them the Red Dharma Protector, the Blue Dharma Protector, the Purple Dharma Protector and the Green Dharma Protector.

Chu Qi nodded, "Yeah."

The five people walked for about half an hour, but there was still endless desert in front of them.

"Is it an illusion?" Protector Purple hesitated.

As a person who is halfway through practicing Taoism, Chu Qi got all her knowledge and theories from Yuan Shen. She was anxious to practice in the past three years and had no time to read other knowledge.

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