The dragon race disappeared tens of thousands of years ago, but ancient traditions have been passed down, and there are dragon relics beneath Julong Lake.

Two years ago, the diviners of Tianji Pavilion observed the stars for countless days and nights before finally arriving at a conclusion: a mysterious secret realm would appear at Julong Lake, and the feudal lords were eager to make their move.

However, no so-called secret realm appeared after two years. Just when people were about to forget about it, strange phenomena appeared at Julong Lake for several days in a row, which made people restless again.

In recent days, various forces from the Tianyu Continent have gathered at Longhu Lake, and the entire Longyuan Forest has been in turmoil.

Those who arrived early had already secured the most advantageous positions. However, while it might seem advantageous, it wasn't necessarily so. Although they knew the secret realm was in Julong Lake, Julong Lake was vast, and everyone knew the approximate location of the secret realm.

Perhaps because Julong Lake is so large and people are scattered, there weren't many people when Ji Jiuying and Hei Xiangling arrived.

But with only the two women present, coupled with Ji Jiuying's stunning beauty and Hei Xiangling's mysterious allure, it was hard not to attract everyone's attention.

"People these days are really fearless, even those without any spiritual energy dare to come to the secret realm."

"Maybe she's here to broaden her horizons. Look at the woman in black next to her; she exudes the aura of a powerful figure. You can tell at a glance that she's not simple."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Those people weren't far away, and every word they said reached their ears, but Ji Jiuying and Hei Xiangling couldn't care less what others said.

At this moment, Hei Xiangling felt a familiar aura coming from the bottom of the lake. She knew clearly that it was the aura of a dragon. She narrowed her eyes and stared at Julong Lake.

“Girl, what those spiritual cultivators said was indeed true; there is a strong dragon aura at the bottom of the lake.”

Lingxiao on her wrist trembled slightly, a result of the suppression of the true dragon's bloodline. Xiaohuang'er and Xuanwu in the space also became restless. "Mother, the aura at the bottom of the lake is so familiar, just like when Xiaohuang'er first encountered Xuanwu."

Xuanming nodded and said with certainty, "Master, what Xiaohuang'er said is exactly what Xuanming said."

Ji Jiuying was overjoyed, and a guess immediately formed in her mind, "Perhaps there is a Azure Dragon at the bottom of the lake..."

"Girl, it's really hard to say. This Holy Venerable would like a few more..." Hei Xiangling licked her lips as she spoke. She hadn't eaten dragon meat in a long time. Who knew how painful it was for her to endure the smell of dragons and divine beasts every day?

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It was already late afternoon, the time when the sun was at its most scorching.

The two found a shady spot to sit down, released the evil fire from the space, and stroked its fur with their long, slender hands while constantly looking around with their eyes.

A group of people were walking towards them from not far away. Hei Xiangling's eyes suddenly turned to the distance. "You brat, I can sense the presence of that group of people over there in the mangrove forest."

Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow, and then suddenly felt that Julong Lake didn't seem that big.

From afar, Jiang Xin's resentful voice could be heard: "I'm so angry, so angry! We were the ones who arrived at that place first, yet the people from Hell's Gate are so unreasonable. They are truly a bunch of wicked and vicious bastards."

"You must not speak carelessly, my dear."

As Jiang Ling spoke, he gave Jiang Xin a wink. People from all over the world were gathering around Julong Lake. If someone overheard this and it got back to Hell Gate, given the barbaric nature of those people there, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble.

Feng Yu also spoke up: "Xin'er, Hell Gate is a sect that is both righteous and evil, with a huge influence that spreads throughout the entire Heavenly Domain. Although our Four Directions City is not bad, if someone finds out about those words, even if they can't kill you, they will bring you endless trouble."

Hearing this, Jiang Xin realized the seriousness of the situation and pouted unwillingly, "Are we just going to let this go like this?!"

“Xin’er, that place may be nice, but it’s not necessarily the best. Our purpose in coming here is the secret realm. It’s not good for anyone to cause a conflict with those barbarians,” Jiang Ling said.

“Brother Ling is right. Julong Lake is so big, we can just look for a spot,” Feng Yu said.

Although unwilling, they had to admit that Feng Yu and Jiang Ling were right.

A large group of people walked over, but stopped not far from Ji Jiuying. Because their position was relatively hidden, Feng Yu and the others did not see Ji Jiuying and Hei Xiangling.

At this moment, another group of people dressed in the same blue color scheme emerged from the woods, looking travel-worn and indicating that they had just arrived.

"Those are Senior Brother Feng and the others."

Upon seeing Feng Yu and the others, a man and a woman leading the group stepped forward.

Upon seeing this, Feng Yu and the others quickly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Dongli God Venerable, Yuhua God Venerable."

"Feng Yu, Jiang Ling, Jiang Xin, this is the first time the secret realm of Julong Lake has been opened. Everyone knows how dangerous it is inside. You must be careful."

The Eastern God Venerable stepped forward and said that Feng Yu, Jiang Ling, and Jiang Xin were all outstanding individuals in their Blue Star Academy. Although they represented the Four Directions City, they were still members of their Blue Star Academy. As Venerables of the Academy, they naturally had to offer a reminder.

The group nodded: "Thank you, Your Excellencies."

Feng Yu glanced behind him, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Eastern God Venerable, Moonflower God Venerable, are you planning to bring new students to this secret realm?"

The Moon Goddess laughed and said, "Of course not. I brought them here only to train in the Dragon Abyss Forest. They were curious about this secret realm, so they came to take a look."

Feng Yu and the others suddenly realized, "That's what I was thinking. In the past, the rules on Blue Star were that freshmen would not be allowed to go to the secret realm if they did not reach a certain level of strength. There were usually fixed quotas for good secret realms, and these quotas were determined through competitions."

“I am the one representing Blue Star in this secret realm, along with my second senior brother Luo Beiyue and my eldest senior sister Feng Qingxue. However, the two of them are still hunting a peak level nine spirit beast in the Dragon Abyss Forest, and they will probably arrive here soon,” said the Eastern God Venerable with a smile.

Jiang Xin's eyes lit up, "Senior Sister is here too?"

“Yeah, now you won’t be bored,” Jiang Ling said with a smile.

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Just then, a thunderous roar came from afar, the deafening sound seemingly about to pierce everyone's eardrums. Ji Jiuying's hand, which was stroking Xie Huo's body, tightened involuntarily. Xie Huo immediately bristled, leaping up on all fours, glaring at Ji Jiuying and cursing in a voice transmission, "You damned woman, you've almost scratched all my hair off."

"Shut up, or I'll throw you into the lake to feed the fish." Ji Jiuying said, casually tossing it into her spatial storage.

Evil Fire: "..."

How unlucky it is to be with such a scheming woman! I really don't know what sins it committed in its past life!