Zhu Ji sat down with a cheerful smile, slowly fanning himself with his bone fan. "Do you know why the Deep Sea Secret Realm opened this time?"

Mingyue smiled and replied, "I don't want to know."

"I knew you wanted to know!"

No, she didn't want to.

Without giving Mingyue another chance to refuse, Zhu Ji didn't keep her in suspense and directly took out a map. "There have always been rumors that the Deep Sea Secret Realm is a treasure left behind by the demons after they became immortals, or that it is a tomb left behind by the emperors of the human world."

"Until a month ago, the Seeking Hidden Sect observed the celestial phenomena at night and predicted that the Deep Sea Secret Realm would open on the night of the full moon. Tonight is the night of the full moon."

"However, the deep sea secret realm is fraught with danger. The last time it was opened was five hundred years ago. When I came out of seclusion at that time, I only heard that no one who went there ever came back alive."

At this point, Zhu Ji's expression turned serious. "It's very possible that we might not return either. You'd better consider having your apprentice and A Yue wait on the shore."

"You want to stay on shore?"

Mingyue picked up a mouthful of freshly cooked noodles with meat sauce and let it cool slowly.

"I'm afraid of this?" A-Yue's voice was soft and sweet, but her tone was full of disdain. As she spoke, she pushed the noodles with minced meat sauce in front of Mingyue with a look of disgust.

What flavor can this stuff have besides being spicy?

Jing Yao nodded firmly, "I'm going."

Zhu Ji had long since stopped eating and had little interest in food. He took a couple of bites and put down his chopsticks. “In that case, let’s all find a place to rest later and go together tonight.”

Mingyue glanced at the noodles that Zhuji had only eaten two bites of and then stopped eating, and silently made a note of it for Zhuji wasting food.

As night fell, the moonlight was exceptionally bright. The Hidden Sect did not conceal the news, so when Mingyue and her group waited by the sea, a considerable number of cultivators gathered around them.

Xie Si showed no surprise at seeing Mingyue. With one hand behind his back, he led Su Xue'er over and asked, "What do you think of this Deep Sea Secret Realm?"

The last time it happened, none of those who went there survived, which is why the Hidden Sect was so quick to spread the news this time.

The people sent by other sects were all mediocre talents who just wanted to join in the fun. They clearly believed that this time, the deep-sea secret realm would not yield any good things and would only lead to their own destruction.

"Just stand there and watch."

The moon squinted, a gentle night breeze blew, and the waves crashed against the shore one after another. The moonlight reflected on the sea, making it look as if a layer of silver diamonds had been sprinkled on the ocean.

Zhu Ji glanced at Xie Si with sympathy. Mingyue had been nagging him ever since they started eating noodles, which had made him afraid to utter a single word.

"It's out! Is that the entrance to the deep-sea secret realm?"

The sea was divided in two, gradually revealing a magnificent and grand gate, with a majestic lion standing on each side.

Someone moved and flew inside. Zhu Ji put away his bone fan. "Let's go too."

As soon as the words were spoken, the figures of the group flashed into the room like light and shadow. Mingyue and Ayue exchanged a glance, then tacitly looked away.

It was pitch black all around, without a single ray of light. Mingyue kicked the wall in disgust, "It's so dark, why don't you light a candle?"

Rows of candles lit up instantly. Mingyue looked around the empty room; everyone else had vanished, apparently through random teleportation.

"This place isn't fun, I want to go out."

A-Yue sat on the ground, dissatisfied.

Mingyue smiled, "You should just stay here obediently; it'll be good for you to temper your character."

A-Yue immediately jumped up, "What do you mean? You're going to trap me here?!"