Chapter 1082 Emperor's Palace

Jiang Qie suddenly realized and said, "Okay, we know where the disciples from various forces live, and we will go there ourselves."

"But..." Lei Che scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "The Northern Alliance is easy to talk about, but we don't know much about the power of the Southern Alliance."

Xie Shiyuan chuckled, "Don't worry about the Southern Alliance. We will go and negotiate in person."

Jiang Qie also reacted, "Yes, with the three young masters of the Southern Alliance here, the Southern Alliance still does not need us to worry about it."

After a brief negotiation, Luo Li and the others separated.

When Luo Li returned to the inn, the copper bells on the eaves rang automatically without wind.

A wisp of soul fire condensed from her fingertips, burning a charred array mark on the window frame - it was the unique surveillance array pattern of the Di family.

"It seems we've been given special attention." Wen Xingyan lifted the tablecloth with his sword, revealing the blood-red vines crawling under the floorboards. "Even the blood-sucking vines have grown into the guest rooms."

Xuan Mu lightly tapped the tip of his sword, and frost spread along the veins of the vines. "Is the Di family planning to monitor all those holding the order?"

"That's not all," Luo Li suddenly cut through the bed curtains, and dozens of transparent butterfly corpses fell to the ground. "Soul-sucking butterflies feed on memories. They want to know what we saw and heard in the black market."

Luo Li raised her hand and destroyed them all, saying calmly: "It seems that this operation is quite important to the Di family."

"Now it seems to be true," Xie Shiyuan touched his chin, "but what exactly are they looking for in the Tianxu Secret Realm? The Tianxu Secret Realm originally belongs to the Di family. They haven't found it for so many years. How can they expect us, who are not members of the Di family, to help them find it?"

Luo Li spread her hands and said, "I'm not sure about that. I can ask Di Chen when I have a chance."

She looked at the uncomfortable atmosphere around her and raised an eyebrow. "Let's not go out anymore. I've already sent a message to Brother Wan Bai. His formation talisman will arrive in a few days."

Xie Shiyuan asked curiously, "Isn't he coming?"

"They can just stay in the city and don't need to come here," Luo Li smiled. "It's just the Tianxu Secret Realm. The few of us are enough."

In the next few days, Luo Li and the others did not leave the inn again, while Xie Shiyuan and the other two occasionally went out to negotiate with the forces of the Southern Alliance.

As for those who had in-depth contact with the Ninth Heaven, they all avoided it.

It was not until the seventh day that Song Wanbai's formation talisman was delivered to Luo Li through the teleportation array, and the plan was officially implemented.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was three days before the opening of the Tianxu Secret Realm.

Luo Li stood in front of the window, tapping the window frame with her fingertips.

In the dim morning light, the outline of the imperial city is faintly visible in the mist.

"A-Li," Lan Xiaoxiao walked in, holding a sound transmission stone in her hand. "The Di family announced this morning that the Tianxu Secret Realm will open in three days. Everyone should gather outside the Dihua Palace then."

Luo Li took the sound transmission stone and rubbed the raised Di family crest on the stone surface with her fingertips. Suddenly, she chuckled, "They even chose to gather in front of the Di family's ancestral temple—are they going to watch outsiders like us risk our lives for them in front of the Di family's ancestors?"

Wen Xingyan paused as he wiped his longsword, his cold expression reflected on the blade. "Last night, there were twice as many Di Family Secret Guards patrolling than usual. Even the innkeeper was replaced by a Grand Lord."

"No wonder there was dragon blood vine in the porridge this morning," Xuan Mu suddenly said, a wisp of icy blue spiritual power shooting out from his fingertips, and several red crystals instantly condensed on the ground. "It seems that the Di family is determined to 'replenish' everyone's health before entering the secret realm."

Xie Shiyuan crushed the crystals with his foot and sneered, "The Dragon Blood Vine stimulates potential but consumes lifespan. Is the Di family worried that we won't be strong enough to find what they want, or that we won't die quickly enough?"

Luo Li pressed her forehead and asked, "What's going on with Jiang Qie and the others?"

Ye Yichen's playful expression disappeared and he said, "When they sent back the news, the vast majority of forces believed it. A very small number of forces didn't believe it at all, but considering their friendship with the Wanyu Lei Sect and Jiuding Academy, not a single word was leaked."

Luo Li tapped the windowsill with her fingertips, her eyes glancing at the corner of the dark guard's clothes flashing by on the street corner outside the window. "Since the Di family wants to play a game, we will play along with them to the end."

She turned around and took out a pill from her spatial ring. As a green light flashed across it, she pressed it against the wall. "Starting tomorrow, everyone put the Purification Pill into the room to drive out the poison from the Dragon Blood Vine."

Lan Xiaoxiao and the others curled their lips and smiled, "Understood."

Time flies, and soon it is the day when the Tianxu Secret Realm opens.

Early in the morning, Luo Li and the others simply changed their clothes and headed to the Dihua Palace of the Di family.

Outside the Dihua Palace, the morning mist was lingering.

Nearly ten thousand people had gathered in the square below the white marble steps, and disciples from various factions, dressed in colorful clothes, stood in distinct groups.

As soon as Luo Li and her group stepped into the square, they felt several inquiring gazes coming at them - there was vigilance from many forces in the Southern Alliance, scrutiny from the Northern Alliance, and even the shadowy surveillance of the Di family's secret guards.

"The people who never leave the city are here." Someone whispered, and the crowd was slightly agitated.

Ye Yichen played with the jade pendant on his waist and glanced around with a smile, "Oh, it seems we are quite popular?"

Luo Li scoffed, "A lot of talented people have come."

Ignoring everyone's gaze, they came to the front of the team.

Wen Xingyan held the hilt of his sword expressionlessly. Frost spread silently beneath his feet, freezing several blood-red vines that tried to approach into powder. "The blood-sucking vines have grown into the cracks between the tiles of the square. The Di family is really worried that we will die slowly."

As he was speaking, a deep bell sound suddenly came from the front.

Twelve golden-robed elders walked out of the Dihua Palace. The leading elder waved his sleeves, and a huge shadow of a secret realm suddenly appeared in the air. It was a broken continent suspended in the chaos, and it looked to be one-fifth the size of the Continent of the Gods.

Luo Li narrowed her eyes. No wonder they couldn’t find what they wanted. This place was extremely big.

"The Tianxu Secret Realm is the ancestral land of our Di family. Today, as an exception, we are opening it to the public," the old man said in a resounding voice, his gaze sweeping over the crowd. "Those holding the order will activate the formation with their blood. Once inside, life and death are at their own risk. Of course, if you find any treasures, they will naturally belong to you. The Di family will not touch a single bit of it."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people in the square varied; some showed joy, while others were secretly alert.

Luo Li's lips curled slightly, her fingertips gently stroking the Tianxu Order, and whispered, "It won't be contaminated at all? The Di family is really generous."

Xie Shiyuan sneered, "I'm afraid they must have searched the entire secret realm and couldn't find what they wanted, so they're willing to share it."

At this moment, the elder of the Di family raised his hand and waved. The ground in the center of the square suddenly cracked, and a huge red formation slowly rose up. The formation pattern was complicated and strange, and it faintly revealed an ancient and dangerous aura.

"Those holding the order, enter the battle formation!"