Elder Tongzhu invited Qiu Changtian into his crudely built cave, and then began to flatter him, obviously wanting to establish a good relationship with this "future head of Kunlun" in advance.

Qiu Changtian is now very skilled in dealing with this kind of social interaction. After chatting with Elder Tongzhu for a few words, the atmosphere quickly became lively.

"By the way." Elder Tongzhu said, "A younger generation in my family has recently become my disciple. Please take charge of my education."

"Oh." Qiu Changtian asked in surprise, "Yes..."

"Luo Chuan." Elder Tongzhu said, "That child is still my direct descendant."

The so-called "direct descendants" are the sons of a son...extending through the paternal line, the relationship is closer than "collateral descendants" (direct descendants of brothers).

After hearing what the other party said, Qiu Changtian couldn't figure out whether the other party wanted him to take care of Luo Chuan by taking advantage of their friendship, or whether he wanted to take advantage of Luo Chuan's master-disciple relationship to establish a friendship with him.

Maybe it's both. Anyway, there are so many people coming to curry favor with him, so he doesn't care about having one more Elder Tongzhu.

After a few more days, many Nascent Soul cultivators arrived here one after another.

There are Nascent Soul cultivators from the three sects of Kunlun, Shushan and Penglai, and of course there are also two other small ones: Elder Qingheng and Elder Jingyun.

Since Ling Yunpo appeared here, it meant that in the past year, the other self had found an opportunity to confront the Shangqing Temple of Mount Shu and revealed his actual cultivation level.

Fortunately, now that the Qibao Xuanyuan Secret Realm is just around the corner, Kunlun and Shushan will not continue to confront each other for the title of "the first in orthodox religion". They probably plan to compete in the secret realm.

The Immortal Chisong took Changmei and Wanxiang with him and circled around the Far North Sky Pillar. Naturally, they also saw the golden light rotating around the pillar.

As the radius and circumference of the circle decreased, although the golden light still rotated once a day, its speed had dropped to a level that immortals could keep up with.

"So..."

"As expected..."

"That's probably right..."

The three immortals discussed with each other and flew around the pillar of heaven, round and round.

Qiu Changtian stood outside the Sky Pillar, standing on the flying sword, only to see Xu Yinglian also riding the sword light, suddenly coming from a distance.

"I heard that the Taiyin Sword Master of Shushan has also reached the Nascent Soul stage." She said as soon as they met.

"Oh?" Qiu Changtian was very calm, "That can be considered rapid improvement."

Seeing that Qiu Changtian was not panicking at all, Xu Yinglian also sighed and said:

"It is said that the Shushan Sword Immortal is strong in actual combat, but how come his cultivation is also advancing so fast? Even when I practice Qi based on the 'Nine Heavens Pure Land Realm Mantra', I can't reach such an exaggerated speed... Who on earth is this Qingheng? I remember that he formed his Dan soon after my brother did. It's really weird..."

Qiu Changtian still had a faint smile on his face when he heard the first part, but when the second part came out, he was immediately shocked and quickly changed the subject:

"Let's not talk about that. How much do you know about the Qibao Xuanyuan secret realm now?"

"Ah?" Xu Yinglian hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Can you say this? I thought Master didn't allow you to speak."

"Since you have guessed it, what's the point of me continuing to hide it?" In order to divert her attention as quickly as possible, Qiu Changtian had to drop a bombshell, "Do you see the golden light above the sky? That is the entrance to the secret realm."

"The golden light revolves around the pillar of heaven, making one circle every day. As it gets closer to the pillar of heaven, its speed becomes slower and slower."

"When it overlaps with the Heavenly Pillar, it will probably be the day when the secret realm is opened."

"I see." Xu Yinglian pondered and said, "We are making such a big show and waiting here in advance. Won't we be discovered by the people of the Demon Cult?"

"Who knows?" Qiu Changtian said indifferently, "Even the former Golden Palace Secret Realm, with all the defenses, was it still discovered by the Demon Cult's people?"

"As long as there are too many people involved, it will be difficult to hide it from outsiders. It is better to send as many powerful cultivators as possible to compete for the position of the master of Qibao Xuanyuan."

"Speaking of the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm, the family has actually looked up some information as well." Seeing that her senior brother was being frank with her, Xu Yinglian began exchanging information, "First of all, only Infant Formation cultivators are allowed to participate in the competition."

"Secondly, just like the Golden Palace Secret Realm, the more cultivators enter the secret realm, the more difficult the tests inside will be."

"Therefore, in ancient times, the number of cultivators in the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm was almost all occupied by major sects, so we have no idea what the situation is inside."

"Is that so?" Qiu Changtian also began to think. "In terms of continuity, the Baiyujing Secret Realm tests combat proficiency, the Huangjinque Secret Realm tests wisdom and strategy, and the Qibaoxuanyuan Secret Realm should test similar things."

"Could it be the level of cultivation?" Xu Yinglian pondered, "Or the firmness of one's heart of Taoism?"

"If that were the case it would be simple." Qiu Changtian laughed.

If it was the former, he had a first-grade immortal infant; if it was the latter, he had a clear mind. Anyway, he didn't have to worry about which test it was.

The two talked for a while, and suddenly they heard a sudden noise in the distance.

Someone seemed to be shouting, "Who said that this secret realm must be developed by the Three Purities?", followed by an extremely noisy and chaotic shouting.

Soon, a Jindan Zhenren came over and asked Qiu Changtian to come over as an elder to discuss matters.

In a makeshift cave near the Far North Pillar of Heaven, the Three Pure Ones of the Orthodox religion gathered together and whispered to each other.

After listening for a moment, Qiu Changtian realized that it was the old villain Wei from the Demon Cult who was causing trouble again.

Unlike the last time he broke into the Golden Palace Secret Realm, this time the old thief Wei used some unknown means to call over a large group of Nascent Soul cultivators to negotiate with the Orthodox Church.

Negotiation...it sounds ridiculous at first, but seeing the mighty lineup on the other side, the Orthodox Church can no longer laugh.

Some of the Nascent Soul cultivators on the opposite side were great masters who practiced alone, and many were elders from small and medium-sized sects all over Shenzhou, but without exception they were all in the Nascent Soul stage.

If a single person speaks out to protest, the Orthodox Church won't even bother to pay attention. If I even open my mouth to explain to you, I'll lose.

But now that there are too many people on the other side, it makes the Three Pure Ones of the Orthodox Sect cautious:

Just ignore it. When the secret realm is opened, the opponents will rush in collectively. Can you stop them by force?

If they use force to stop it, casualties will inevitably occur. In this case, the reputation of the Three Pure Ones in the Shenzhou Continent will be ruined... For example, a single Yuanying elder must be a powerful figure in his own sect. How many cultivators are related to him? Countless.

Now, with so many Nascent Soul cultivators added together, their corresponding groups of relatives and friends almost cover all the sects in the cultivation world. The Three Pure Ones of the orthodox sect do not follow the path of fighting and killing of "those who obey me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish". Of course, they are unwilling to offend so many sects and forces for no reason.

After listening for a while at the meeting, Qiu Changtian realized that Penglai had already shown signs of backing off, and he suggested that everyone sit down at the negotiation table to talk it out - after all, most of these sects were Yuqing Temple's commercial clients and financial backers, and it was difficult to offend them.

Shushan, on the other hand, took a tough stance, claiming that it wanted to "make friends through martial arts" with the Demon Sect and neutral cultivators, and have a Nascent Soul Realm competition. Whoever wins will go to the secret realm - this was also a very Shushan Sword Immortal's way of thinking.

Kunlun was wavering, with some elders in favor of Penglai and some in favor of Shushan. Everyone was waiting for Master Ziwei to express his opinion.

Master Ziwei pondered for a moment, and Qiu Changtian immediately had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, I only heard the headmaster say:

"Chang Geng, what do you think about this?"