To be honest, Qiu Changtian was extremely amazed and impressed by Wei Dongliu's strategy of finding a large number of Nascent Soul elders from other sects to jointly attack the orthodox defense line.
After all, in the past, it was always the orthodox religion and the evil sects that were fighting each other, and both sides did not take these scattered small sects seriously at all.
In addition, the orthodox religion basically has the upper hand. Although many small sects are timid and dare not snatch food from the tiger's mouth, it does not mean that they have no resentment in their hearts.
With such resentment accumulating over time, it only takes a spark or an opportunity to make it explode at the right time - when so many Nascent Soul cultivators gather together, even the Three Pure Ones of the orthodox sect dare not confront them head-on, so there is an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
Of course, for Wei Dongliu, finding so many monks to attack the Orthodox Church was certainly not to create trouble for Qiu Changtian.
Considering that Wei Dongliu is my future self, there must be some purpose for this behavior, but I just don’t know it at this point in time.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. As long as you have completely experienced the first exploration of the Qibao Xuanyuan secret realm, you will naturally get a glimpse of the whole picture.
Taking into account Wei Dongliu's actions, it was almost inevitable that a large number of cultivators would rush into the Qibao Xuanyuan secret realm, so Qiu Changtian pointed out the other party's intention. In this way, the Orthodox Church would also send a large number of people, which just happened to be in line with Wei Dongliu's intention.
What happened next was just as he had expected: since the difficulty of the secret realm test would inevitably increase dramatically, the Three Pure Ones of the Orthodox Church could only send out as many elite personnel as possible to increase the probability of someone winning in the end.
Over at Kunlun Taiqing Sect, Sect Leader Ziwei has already started to make quick arrangements.
Chang Geng and Qiong Ying, as the previous masters of the Golden Palace, were of course in the team heading to the secret realm.
Apart from these two people, nearly two-thirds of the Nascent Soul elders will participate in this exploration of the secret realm.
As for the elders who did not attend, some of them had something to do so they stayed in Kunlun, while others were arranged to guard the sect’s headquarters to prevent the internal defense from being taken advantage of and breaking in.
As for the negotiations with the Demon Cult, since Qiu Changtian was not in charge of this, he had no idea about the situation.
In short, by the next day, the golden light had reached the outside of the Far North Sky Pillar, and the innermost rune circulation continued to rotate slowly.
The Orthodox monks surrounded the Far North Sky Pillar and continuously set up various formations or spells, trying to contain and delay the hostile monks on the periphery - even if they could not stop all of them, it would be good to stop some to reduce the difficulty of the test.
The monks of the Demonic Cult and the monks from outside mixed together on the periphery, set up their formation and began to advance slowly, relying on the fact that the Three Pure Ones of the Orthodox Cult would not attack them, and constantly tried to squeeze their defense line.
Shushan was the first to lose control and started a small-scale fight with the monks on the opposite side. Penglai immediately instructed the monks to retreat slowly and not to have a head-on conflict with the monks sent out from outside.
The Kunlun monks hesitated for a moment, and Qiu Changtian immediately issued an order:
Follow Penglai!
Kunlun Penglai's retreat immediately exposed the Shushan monks in front, attracting the hatred of a large number of monks from outside.
There was a burst of curses from within Shushan, and the headmaster Su Jian quickly gave the order:
We retreat too!
As the Shushan Sword Immortals retreated one after another, they finally made room for a large area.
The demon sect and the foreign monks moved forward immediately. Several teams rushed out first and began to crack the formations and spells left by the orthodox sect.
As the two sides advanced and retreated, the situation on the field immediately became clear.
The Three Pure Ones on the orthodox side were unable to work together and advance and retreat in moderation, so they were unable to stop the monks from the opposing camp without killing them, and could only cast formations everywhere.
The Demon Cult was not completely fearless either. After all, they had to use the foreign monks to shield themselves from attack. Therefore, they could not organize a large-scale offensive. They could only fight together with the foreign monks and use violence to break the formation.
Finally, the golden light touched the outer wall of the Far North Pillar while shrinking its inner diameter, and then became strangely still.
The tadpole-script runes were still rotating, but the golden light seemed to be stuck on the pillar of heaven, burning like a flame, stable and inextinguishable.
The time is now!
As the Three Pure Ones gave their orders, everyone quickly rushed towards the border of the sky and the pillar of heaven. For a moment, thousands of lights flashed together, rolling up like a meteor shower, flowing endlessly.
The Demon Cult and the external monks also activated their secret techniques and rushed towards the location of the golden light.
The orthodox side also left behind a group of Nascent Soul cultivators to cover their retreat, trying to block the cultivators from the hostile camp from entering the secret realm. However, like a reef trying to resist the tide, it was quickly submerged by the nearly massive crowd.
Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian were originally in Kunlun's starting lineup and were closest to the Tianzhu, so when the golden light turned into stagnant flames, the two had already rushed to the front.
Looking back, all he could see was a sea of people - it was the first time he had seen so many Nascent Soul cultivators, the number must have been at least five thousand.
"Stop being in a daze!" Xu Yinglian noticed that he actually had time to look back, and quickly pulled him hard, "Let's go!"
As soon as the words fell, the two of them plunged into the golden flames.
Although the flame was burning fiercely, there was no temperature inside.
The two of them only felt the world spinning, and the familiar feeling of space folding, and then they appeared above the vast ocean.
Qiu Changtian:?
He quickly glanced around and saw that the sky was covered with dark clouds and heavy rain was pouring down. The entire world seemed to be covered by a curtain of water, and it was almost impossible to see the scenery a few hundred feet away.
The two were now standing on a small boat, with the turbulent sea water below them.
This boat is not an ordinary ship, but a boat-shaped magic weapon, so it can stay afloat without capsizing in this extremely harsh climate environment.
"You are here." A man suddenly appeared on the boat, an old man with a serious expression, "This is the secret realm of Qibao Xuanyuan."
"Hello, senior." Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian hurriedly saluted.
"Stop talking nonsense." The old man seemed to dislike nonsense and just said lightly, "The test of the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm is different from the previous two secret realms."
Seeing that the two did not show any puzzled expression as to what the first two secret realms were, he confirmed that the two did not enter this place by mistake, but followed the clues to find it, so he continued indifferently:
"The White Jade Palace tests combat strength, while the Golden Palace tests wisdom and courage. The cultivators who can pass these two secret realms are both wise and courageous."
"However, the laws of nature are unpredictable. Even if you are both wise and brave, it is useless if you are born at the wrong time. This secret realm of Qibao Xuanyuan is a test of your fortune and luck."
"This place simulates a world in the midst of a catastrophe that has destroyed the entire world. There are terrifying dangers all around, and even immortals would have difficulty protecting themselves here."
"You must survive as long as possible. If you die, you will be considered a failure. Only the twelve cultivators who survive the longest can inherit the title of the Master of the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden and obtain the position of the Great Light Hall!"