Chapter 182 Added a new chapter

Qi Miancheng secluded himself in the paradise for eight and a half years, and Fang Wuyu also stayed in the Cliff of Repentance for eight and a half years. Compared to before, his appearance and temperament have changed.

He used to be fair and elegant, but now there was a roughness between his brows, as if worn by wind and frost.

He looked at Ning Mingmei, but Ning Mingmei didn't look at him and just sat down in his seat. Qi Miancheng said: "Now that everyone is here, let's start the conversation."

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"Is there a large ancient secret realm at the bottom of the cliff? Maybe there are artifacts in it?"

"The patterns on the bronze door of the secret realm were created by the ancient gods?"

The news was like a thunderbolt in deep water. Everyone present could not hide the excitement on their faces, and some even showed greed in their eyes.

The large ancient innate secret realm was born when the world was first created. After thousands of years of evolution, the dangers there are unimaginable. At the same time, the benefits that this secret realm can bring to people are unimaginable. In the large ancient innate secret realm, there are countless thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and the top-grade spiritual minerals are not worth mentioning, not to mention the possible existence of top-grade monsters. Large ancient secret realms like this are often hidden very secretly, and there are even less than two handfuls of them. Their opening time and conditions are also extremely unstable.

Qi Miancheng said: "Besides, I think you have all heard of that rumor."

Ning Mingmei noticed that the people around him were all solemn.

What kind of rumors?

Yanyunlou was a little hesitant: "Is it the rumor about the small world?"

In the beginning, the world was in chaos and ignorance. Pangu created the world and made it big. However, outside the big world, there are many small spaces scattered around. These small spaces are called innate secret realms. Their existence is not stable. Most of the innate secret realms have long been destroyed or merged. In addition, although some small spaces still exist, everything inside them has long been destroyed and cannot be explored. Some small spaces cannot be explored, and all the monks who entered them have never returned.

Only those that have remained stable to this day and have an independent ecosystem from ancient times to the present are qualified to be called ancient secret realms.

Regarding these small spaces, there is a rumor called the Small World. Some monks believe that there may be several larger spaces outside the big world. These spaces have their own ecosystems and even their own set of creatures. They are separated from the big world by endless storms and are called small worlds.

The small world argument is tempting. Who knows what kind of natural treasures there are in such a small world? Wouldn't it be wonderful if you discovered it first and claimed it as your own?

But the information that came out of Qi Miancheng's mouth was even more explosive than the small world.

"No." Qi Miancheng said, "What I want to say is 'there is another world'."

A different world.

At that moment, everyone was as silent as death. Ning Mingmei looked at everyone and saw extreme astonishment on their faces.

And hidden beneath the extreme astonishment...extreme excitement and fear.

What exactly is the Other World?

"There is such a conjecture in the world of immortal cultivation that there is more than one way to ascend to heaven." Qi Miancheng seemed to see Ning Mingmei's confusion and began to explain.

In the big world, living beings can ascend through the Heavenly Gate. Tianmen is the road connecting the big world and heaven.

So is there such an opening or a road in the small world?

Unfortunately, at the beginning, the monks did not find such a road in the large and small innate secret realms - perhaps, it was because their size was too small. Or maybe, there shouldn't be such a road in this world. So at first, the monks just regarded it as nonsense.

It was not until thousands of years ago that someone actually discovered such a thing in an extremely large ancient secret realm.

That ancient secret realm was too large, and therefore extremely unstable and was collapsing. The female cultivator entered this place before the innate secret realm collapsed, wanting to loot some more good things at the last moment.

It is always cloudy in this secret place. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and beneath the clouds was the boundless ocean. The nun fished out the materials she needed from the sea. She knew that this secret realm would soon collapse into pieces, and the larger pieces might be reorganized or stabilized, and after years of development, become a new acquired secret realm. Unfortunately, the quality of the acquired secret realm will never be as good as that of the innate secret realm.

She flew up into the sky on a magic weapon, wanting to get a bird's eye view of the Infinite Sea and look for anything she could still take away. That’s when she discovered “it”.

It is located at a very high point in the ancient innate secret realm, making the sky appear white, as if covered by a layer of mist. But soon, the man discovered this place that looked like an opening and a crack. She threw the magic weapon in her hand into the opening and controlled it with her spiritual consciousness. Vaguely, she felt there was a way upward.

Could it be that there is also a gate to heaven inside?

Soon, she felt lightning and thunder and a violent storm, just like when she was ascending to heaven and overcoming a tribulation. Purple lightning and golden thunder struck the magic weapon and quickly destroyed it. But that feeling made her quickly confirm that this opening must lead to a very special place!

Maybe it leads to a small world, or somewhere outside the world, or maybe it leads to... heaven!

The female cultivator excitedly reported the matter to her sect. An elder from her sect then came here. He has reached the fusion stage, but his bones are damaged and he cannot ascend to heaven in this lifetime. But he was unwilling to give in and wanted to take a gamble instead of facing death. So, he came here with all his magic weapons, armed himself in full view of everyone, and entered the opening.

The people of the sect held his life lamp, waiting for his return. The life lamp is burning with a bright yellow candle, and the candlelight reflects the life and death of that person. They watched the candle flame first grow strong, then flicker, and then be about to go out, and then at a certain moment...

The candle flame suddenly turned green!

The green color was dim, like a will-o'-the-wisp, or some unspeakable omen. The elders holding the lamps of life were filled with fear. This was a sign they had never seen before.

But soon, the green ghost fire suddenly went out. From then on, the life lamp never moved again, and the man never returned.

What is on the other side of the opening? No one got the answer. However, according to the last message from the elder who entered the opening, there was indeed purple lightning and golden thunder in the opening, which was what the cultivator would experience when he ascended. Therefore, even though the whereabouts of the elder was unknown, there was still an endless stream of people wanting to enter the opening. They call it "a different world".

Unfortunately, three days after the elder entered the opening, the secret realm had completely collapsed. From now on, the world can only look at the historical materials and beat their chests, but there will no longer be any possibility to find out the truth.

Nowadays, no one can ascend through the Heavenly Gate. So we can imagine the temptation of "Another World" to everyone - if there is no Tianmen, find a substitute for it. It is said that after a person reaches the stage of overcoming tribulation, it is very difficult for him to stay in this world. The spiritual power in his body will pull him up and attract thunder from the sky. If the Heavenly Gate does not open, the cultivator will explode and die in extreme pain.

All those present are elders of the Five Constant Virtues, and are people who have had the opportunity to cultivate to the Tribulation Crossing Stage. So it's no wonder that everyone is so quiet at this moment.

"Do we know the size of this secret place?" Ning Mingmei asked.

"There's no way to know the exact size. But according to estimates, this secret realm is very large, very large." Qi Miancheng said.

"Bigger than all the innate secret realms we have seen so far?"

"Maybe." Qi Miancheng said.

I didn’t expect that the territory owned by the demon concubine was quite large.

"Moreover, this secret place is extremely special."

The medical practitioners have tried various methods to eliminate the chaos in Wen Siheng's body. But it has penetrated deep into Wen Siheng's bones and is difficult to remove. Nowadays, everyone in the world (the strong) knows about this thing called "Hunlun". Its effect is very terrifying in the eyes of the strong: it ignores cultivation, gender and race, and pollutes everyone equally. Moreover, it looks like neither a dead object nor a living creature, which is really terrifying when you think about it carefully.

What is even more frightening is that it seems that there are more than just the "dead" Mo Jing who know about the existence of Hunlun, how to collect Hunlun, and how to use Hunlun to make weapons and attack others.

Behind him, there seemed to be a shadowy organization. This shadow organization knows all of the above and has absolutely no good intentions towards the world of immortal cultivation.

This can be seen from the attack on the Qingyan competition.

What is an organization? What is their purpose? When will they strike? No one knows this. Therefore, everyone was terrified.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, the stronger a person is, the more they fear the existence of something stronger than them that ignores all rules of strength and weakness. Because they are well aware of how they treat the weak.

Therefore, everyone is eager to know what Hunlun is and how to control it - at least, that's what everyone thinks on the surface. As for whether they would use this thing to conduct experiments in private, even Ning Mingmei couldn't say for sure.

But at least, on the surface, from the perspective of the entire sect, all the major sects will take a very resistant attitude towards Hunlun. This is not only because Hunlun is some kind of evil demon, but also because Hunlun's existence will inevitably reshuffle the current power pyramid in the world of immortal cultivation. Several major sects that have the strongest research capabilities, are most likely to figure out how to use Hunlun, and are at the top of the pyramid, cannot use Hunlun. This will only create more instability for them in the process of rapid development.

Therefore, the current position of the famous and upright sects must be to eliminate and restrain this thing.

"Hunlun can penetrate anywhere, but they only retreat when facing this secret realm. This means that there must be something in this secret realm that can restrain Hunlun." Qi Miancheng said, "This is why we must go in."

"We may not approach Hunlun, but we must know how to prevent it and eliminate it. We must not sit still and wait for death."

Everyone nodded in approval.

The elder of Yanyun Tower asked, "Who does Sect Leader Qi plan to let into the secret realm together?"

"The ancient secret realm is extremely dangerous. Even if you enter it at the Spiritual Transformation stage, it may not be safe." Qi Miancheng said, "But the opening of this secret realm is very unstable, and we don't know when it will be closed again. It's too late to gather people and make plans now."

He groaned for a moment and said, "Fang..."

"I want to go." Ning Mingmei said in front of everyone, "Wen Siheng is my disciple, and..."

There must be a lot of good things in the ancient secret realm. Especially something that can fight against chaos.

Combined with Chang Feichang's narration, Ning Mingmei now roughly knew the purpose of the mob. Weng Xingyun once founded the Spark Island, and the members of the Spark Island evolved into the Liaoyuan Clan. After the destruction of Xinghuo Island and the death of Weng Xingyun, all the people related to Xinghuo Island were purged and massacred. Only the remnants of Liaoyuan were left, still surviving in the world, looking for an opportunity to revive. But the indiscriminate accusations and purges they have suffered over the years have long made them resentful.

——Is it really worth it to bring the light of enlightenment to such beings?

However, perhaps at this time, the opinions within Liaoyuan were still extremely divided. Among them are traitors, those who want revenge, and some who always have the bright side in their hearts. It was not until the Demon Concubine Rebellion that the Liaoyuan people were once again subjected to an inhumane "purge". The adults among them were killed and the children were thrown into prison.

This catastrophic disaster not only killed the people of Liaoyuan, but also killed many ordinary people who had little to no relationship with them. The bodies of the dead formed a river. The hatred in the hearts of the survivors burned into a sea of ​​fire. Eventually, these survivors and the remnants of the Liaoyuan Crowd formed the Wuhezhong - an organization that was derived from the "Liaoyuan Crowd" but had almost nothing to do with the original intention of the Liaoyuan Crowd.

They have few dreams and no good intentions. Hatred became the bond of the organization. Everyone wants revenge on those who once spoke of justice and pushed them into the abyss.

Look, this is the cycle of the world of immortal cultivation. They point fingers at imperfect good people as bad and end up driving them crazy. The bad guys who were driven crazy took revenge on the world with the most cruel means. Therefore, the world of immortal cultivation today can finally say to the mob with justice: See, we have long said that they are a mob.

But these have nothing to do with Ning Mingmei. I would rather be confused.

He is very rational and very cold.

All he had to do was find an antidote to Hunlun. This would give him the ability to negotiate and even threaten the mob despite their threat. Of course, this also applies to the world of immortal cultivation. As long as Ning Mingmei has the patent for the antidote to Hunlun, he will always have the highest negotiating power at the negotiation table in the world of immortal cultivation.

Moreover, he will continue his research on Hunlun - even though this is considered to be extremely unacceptable in the eyes of the immortal cultivation world.

Because he must have the most lethal weapon in his own hands.

Everyone sighed. Many people present have had interactions with Ning Mingmei over the years. In their eyes, Ning Mingmei is a very aloof and elegant lady, calm and rational, almost inhuman, and she lives in seclusion.

But today, Ning Mingmei volunteered to enter the secret realm himself to find an antidote for Wen Siheng.

"Ning Xianzun is really a man of character!" Someone sighed, "Wen Siheng is able to have a master like Ning Xianzun... This life is very worthwhile."

Qi Miancheng looked at Ning Mingmei and said with a smile, "Okay, Junior Brother."

Only Fang Wuyu looked at Ning Mingmei. He was a little bit incredulous at first, and then there was a hint of inexplicable emotion in his eyes.

"I want to go too." Fang Wuyu said, "I am also a member of the Qingji Sect."

Qi Miancheng said: "Junior Brother Fang, you don't have to go."

The speed of the response was so fast that it seemed as if he hadn't even thought about it.

"Why……"

"Because of me, I also need to enter the secret realm." Qi Miancheng said, "Qingji Sect needs someone to meet us outside and take care of us."

Qi Miancheng also wants to enter the secret realm!

Everyone was shocked for a moment. But soon, Qi Miancheng gave a very convincing reason: the secret realm was dangerous, Wen Siheng was a disciple of Qingji Sect, and besides, Hun Lun threatened the life and health of everyone in the immortal cultivation world, and Qi Miancheng was the cultivator with the highest cultivation level present.

Among all the cultivators present, only Qi Miancheng was in the middle to late stage of the Refinement Void Realm.

"I want to go too." Chang said suddenly.

In meetings, Chang is always silent. His sudden words today also made everyone look sideways.

Chang Feichang explained it this way: "My bones are damaged. Therefore, I want to enter the secret realm to find a solution."

This makes perfect sense.

The closing time of the secret realm is uncertain and the situation is very urgent. Therefore, people from the Wuchang and Yi sects organized their manpower to create an outstanding group to explore the ancient innate secret realm. Finally, Qi Miancheng made the final decision: "We will set off the day after tomorrow morning."

It is now evening. By this calculation, there is only one and a half days left before departure.

Everyone dispersed. People from other sects walked outside. Only the elders of Qingji Sect stayed.

"Brother." Fang Wuyu frowned and said, "I still don't agree with you entering the secret realm. You are the head of the Qingji Sect..."

“The Qingji Sect is not called the Qingji Sect just because there is a leader like me.” Qi Mian Chengdao said.

The starting camp of Qingji Sect was thus determined. Among them, the elders above the Spirit Transformation Stage include Qi Miancheng, Ning Mingmei and Chang Feichang. In addition, each person will bring with him several disciples whose cultivation level is at least in the late Jindan stage.

Time is running out. After Qi Miancheng announced the adjournment of the meeting, Chang Feichang said goodbye and left. Ning Mingmei was about to return to his own courtyard to arrange matters, but when he was leaving the door, he was stopped by Fang Wuyu.

"What can I do for you, Elder Fang?" Ning Mingmei asked.

Fang Wuyu looked at him with a complicated expression: "I didn't expect that you would be willing to do this for a disciple."

Ning Mingmei said: "Yes, our Xiao Wen has been through a lot of misfortunes. But you, you suddenly came here, it's quite unpredictable..."

"When I set out here, I had no idea there was a secret place here." Fang Wuyu said stiffly, "Duan Ying is my disciple after all."

"So you are here to take care of her." Ning Mingmei said.

Ning Mingmei's answer was so straightforward that Fang Wuyu didn't know what to say. Finally, Fang Wuyu said: "You saved Duan Ying... Thank you very much."

He said the last three words very quietly.

Ning Mingmei: "What?"

"...Thank you very much!"

Fang Wu Yu was obviously not used to saying these three words, but he still repeated them viciously. Then, he added: "If it weren't for you, Duan Ying might have died. Ning Mingmei, I owe you my life."

From the last sentence, Ning Mingmei could hear Fang Wuyu's true feelings.

Over the past few years, perhaps because he had been frozen on the Cliff of Repentance for too long, Fang Wuyu had indeed changed a lot. But Ning Mingmei would only say: "It's okay, Elder Fang. If you really want to thank me, just report the travel expenses. Just follow the old standard."

Fang Wuyu: ...

Ning Mingmei: "Forty million?"

"Forty million?! Wasn't it twenty million before?!" Fang Wuyu was stunned.

Ning Mingmei answered straightforwardly: "Eight and a half years have passed. Isn't it normal for inflation to double? Otherwise, find me a few loyal accountants. I will pay off the debt at 500,000 per person. No more than eight in total."

These accountings were, of course, used to obtain convictions. When the boss gets rich without him, when the boss runs into financial trouble, these accountants will be sent to the Cliff of Regret.

...Ning Mingmei's way of speaking is still so cold and ruthless. Without waiting for Fang Wuyu to react, he turned around and went back to his own yard.

However, what Ning Mingmei didn't expect was that after just a short delay, the news of the secret realm had already spread.

Several disciples, including Lin Heting, came to Ning Mingmei's yard and begged him to let them join this journey to the secret realm.

Ning Mingmei said: "You should know that the secret realms you can practice in on weekdays have all been explored by cultivators with high cultivation. Now we are going to a brand new secret realm."

It is still a huge ancient innate secret realm. In this strange secret realm, even if a Jindan cultivator evaporated on the spot, it would not cause much splash.

Therefore, if you want to gamble your life for the sake of money, there is no need to do so. Aren’t there so many research fields? You might as well publish a few more papers and earn some citation fees.

If all else fails, wouldn't it be nice to help inner disciples write application documents and make some money by being an academic agent?

If you can't do this, then go and give extra lessons to the outer disciples and collect their tuition fees. There are no restrictions on teaching and training in the Qingji Sect.

Lao Wu said: "Senior Brother Wen is our senior brother."

Gui Taoran said: "We at Piao Miao Peak are a big family. When there are difficulties, we should advance and retreat together."

Who are you from?

Bai Bugui shouted at the top of his lungs in Rumu: "Master, although I don't have a visa, I can participate online. If there is anything that needs translation, please send it to me at any time."

Do you think you are DeepL?

Lao Liu said: "Master, I haven't found a place for my summer internship this year..."

"Master, we sincerely want to save our eldest brother." Lin Heting stepped forward and made a summary speech, "If this happens to any one of us, I believe that everyone else will come forward to help him."

This is the laboratory.

This is the friendship between teachers and students.

Ning Mingmei was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll pick four people."

Lin Heting, Lao Liu, Lao Qi and Lao Ba joined the exploration of the secret realm. Ning Mingmei chose them because they each have their own strengths, and they are the ones with the highest cultivation in the sect - Lin Heting is about to break through. Even the weakest Old Eight is in the late Jindan stage at this moment.

As for the rest of you, just stay and do academic work. Ning Mingmei also left them an extra task: watch his live broadcast of secret realm exploration and write a review every day.

After all, Ning Mingmei finally developed his own live broadcast tool. During this exploration of the secret realm, Ning Mingmei can once again do live streaming and sell goods.

After everything was arranged, Ning Mingmei asked everyone to go back and prepare. As a result, as soon as he went out, he ran into another uninvited guest.

It turned out to be Lian Chengyue.

The young man was holding a small cup, which turned out to be Tremella soup.