Whale Song

Bai Roushuang played in the air for half an hour, and Xu Shulou flew the kite on the ground for half an hour.

Both of them had a great time.

As the time for the secret realm to open was approaching, the noisy crowd in the square gradually quieted down, getting ready and waiting to enter the secret realm.

There were also independent cultivators trying their luck, asking each team one by one to see if there was any team willing to take them with them.

Some independent cultivators would promise to share half of whatever they found in the secret realm in exchange for the protection of a slightly stronger team.

There was no strict requirement for the number of people in a team, and usually cultivators from the same sect formed a team. At this time, the strongest sects immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

Lu Beichen, the eldest disciple of Lingxiao Sect, ignored many independent cultivators and practitioners from small sects who came to seek shelter. He walked through the crowd without looking away and came in front of Bai Roushuang, inviting several people from Wuchen Island to explore the Yuankong Secret Realm with Lingxiao Sect.

Bai Roushuang was about to speak when she heard a female voice: "Big Brother, who are you talking to?"

A woman in a light green dress came forward, with her hair tied up in a bun, looking elegant and graceful, with an air of nobility. She stood in front of Xu Shulou and the others, and looked at Lu Beichen: "Brother, are you inviting people from these small sects to form a team?"

She didn't even glance at the people on Wuchen Island, she just glanced at them and asked, "Who are these people?"

There is a kind of person in this world who, when she speaks to you, seems not to communicate with you, but just to make you understand the difference in status.

The woman in front of her gave Bai Roushuang exactly this feeling, and she bit her lip sensitively.

There were many people from the big sects, with nearly a hundred people from Lingxiao Sect alone. Xu Shulou brought Bai Roushuang, Fifth Junior Brother, Sixth Junior Brother, and disciples from other peaks on Wuchen Island, but the total number was no more than ten. No wonder it was considered a small sect.

Lu Beichen smiled slightly and introduced her: "Junior Sister Xiao, these are people from Wuchen Island, and this is Miss Xu from Xu Shulou."

"Xu Shulou?" The green-clothed woman's expression changed slightly, and she glanced at the person in front of her with a scrutinizing look, "So it's you."

Xu Shulou nodded to her: "Miss Xiao."

The woman called Miss Xiao gently stroked the magic weapon on her wrist: "It seems that you know who I am."

Xu Shulou nodded: "Of course I know."

The woman sneered: "Just come at me if you want to do anything. I, Xiao Ya, don't owe you anything, and I'm not afraid of you."

Her tense attitude startled Bai Roushuang.

Xu Shulou said calmly: "Miss Xiao misunderstood."

"It'd better be a misunderstanding." Xiao Ya glanced at them, flicked her green skirt, and turned away.

“Junior Sister Xiao!” Lu Beichen knew this junior sister’s temper very well. He smiled bitterly and looked at Bai Roushuang. “Everyone, you should come with us. There are many people in Lingxiao Sect, so it’s convenient for us to take care of each other.”

He said "you guys", but he was staring at Bai Roushuang, which showed that the invitation was mainly for her alone, and the others were just incidental.

Xu Shulou felt a little amused and shook his head, politely declining his kindness. Several other people from Wuchen Island also declined.

Lu Beichen looked at Bai Roushuang again: "Where's Junior Sister Bai?"

Bai Roushuang hesitated slightly and glanced at Xu Shulou, who shrugged, indicating that he didn't mind which team she followed. After all, with the strength of Lingxiao Sect, it was enough to protect her in Yuankong Secret Realm.

Bai Roushuang hesitated for only a moment, then thought of Xiao Ya, who she knew was not easy to get along with at first sight, and chose to stay.

Anyway, the senior sister can protect her, so why should she go to someone else's team and suffer?

Lu Beichen was rejected, but he still maintained his composure and smiled as he warned, "Okay, the secret realm is dangerous, you must be careful, we'll meet at the exit of the secret realm."

Bai Roushuang felt a little warm in her heart and nodded: "Okay, Senior Brother Lu, be careful too."

After Lu Beichen left, Bai Roushuang brought up her doubts: "Senior Sister, what is your relationship with that Miss Xiao Ya? Judging from her appearance, is there any grudge against you?"

"She is the daughter of the emperor of the Xiao Kingdom, and I am the princess of the Xu family. The Xiao family wiped out my Xu royal family," Xu Shulou laughed self-deprecatingly, "I don't know what the relationship between us is."

In the storybook, Xiao Yali later became Lu Beichen's woman. The double hatred almost tortured Xu Shulou in the dream to madness.

It turned out to be such a connection... Bai Roushuang was stunned, not daring to ask any further questions. She opened her mouth to say a few words of comfort, but she knew that there was no way to comfort her in such a matter.

Xu Shulou didn't seem to take it to heart. He gave each of his junior brothers and sisters a paper talisman and told them, "If you get separated in the secret realm, just crush the paper talisman and I will follow the trail to find you."

Everyone took it one by one.

There were also many independent cultivators seeking to form a team, but the strength of these independent cultivators varied, and they were all strangers. They had no cooperation with their fellow disciples, and having a large number of people was useless, so most sects were unwilling to take them with them.

The team on Wuchen Island had less than ten people, so they were naturally not the target of those independent cultivators seeking refuge. Bai Roushuang sighed in her heart, otherwise, with the character shown by her senior sister, she was afraid that she would really accept everyone who came.

Bai Roushuang thought that Xu Shulou was probably such a pushover.

While I was thinking, I saw a bright golden light in front of me, and someone shouted excitedly, "It's open, it's open, the secret realm is opened."

With the secret realm opened, it seemed to have become an established rule to let people from the major sects advance first, and no one dared to compete with them.

When the people from Lingxiao Sect entered, Lu Beichen turned around to look at Bai Roushuang and gave her an encouraging smile. It was unclear whether he really wanted to encourage her or to remind her of the privilege she could have enjoyed.

Bai Roushuang bit her lip and couldn't help asking Xu Shulou, "Senior Sister, will the team that goes in first gain any advantage?"

"There is a saying that the team that enters first will be teleported to a location closer to the spiritual treasure," Xu Shulou said indifferently, "but it's just a rumor."

After the people from all the major sects entered, the rest of the people started to loot.

Xu Shulou also led a few people into the secret realm. As soon as they entered, they were randomly teleported to a hilltop. From the lookout, they could not see any trace of other teams.

Bai Roushuang looked around with curiosity. This secret realm was indeed another world. It was boundless and different from the scenery in the mortal world. The mountain shapes and landforms were obviously not from the human world. Even the flowers and plants on the ground were something she had never seen before.

The sun was shining brightly in the secret realm, perhaps too brightly. Bai Roushuang looked up and saw two and a half suns, each burning in the sky. While looking at this strange sight, she suddenly saw something huge swimming through the clouds. She was startled: "What is that?!"

Xu Shulou smiled and said, "That's a cloud whale, a very ancient spiritual beast that can only be seen in the Yuankong Secret Realm."

"Is it dangerous?" Bai Roushuang asked.

Xu Shulou shook his head: "They are very docile and will never attack anyone. If someone is in danger in the secret realm, as long as they call for help near them and they hear them, the cloud whales will come to rescue them."

Bai Roushuang was slightly surprised: "Looking at their appearance, I thought they were dangerous beasts."

Seeing her curiosity, Xu Shulou reached out to her: "Want to get closer and take a look?"

"I do!" Bai Roushuang nodded repeatedly.

Xu Shulou embraced her and leapt into the sea of ​​clouds. Bai Roushuang was able to see the full picture of the cloud whales. They were much larger than the largest spiritual beasts she could imagine. The two of them flying beside the cloud whales were not even as big as one of the cloud whales' eyes.

But they are very beautiful, with smooth and slightly shiny skin. When they cruise among the clouds, they seem to be chanting some ancient and mysterious tune, and they look very leisurely and comfortable.

Bai Roushuang looked at Xu Shulou in surprise as he reached out and gently stroked the cloud whale's head, as if he was communicating with it, and then the cloud whale nodded.

Then Xu Shulou took her to the back of the cloud whale and slowly descended. The other Wuchen Island disciples also flew up.

The cloud whale turned around and looked at them gently, as if to confirm whether they were standing firmly, then flapped its tail fin and increased its flying speed.

Several people stood on the back of the cloud whale and traveled thousands of miles in an instant.

There are all kinds of wonders under your feet and the sound of strong wind in your ears.

The mysterious picture of the world of cultivation gradually unfolded before Bai Roushuang.

It is as if you have entered the Classic of Mountains and Seas, encountered mysterious beasts, rode on a whale, and looked down at the mountains and rivers below, stretching for thousands of miles and shrouded in white clouds.

When the cloud whale stopped, she was still immersed in this wonderful experience.

Xu Shulou flew down, pressed his forehead against Yunjing's head, and whispered, "Thank you."

The cloud whale shook its body as if responding to her, then waggled its tail fin and slowly flew away.