Chapter 457 Within the Secret Realm 1
The gates for all beings opened separately. Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan went through one gate, while Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing went through the other.
However, when both sides appeared in the Land of All Beings, they stood in front of the two halls.
They arrived quite early; it wasn't time yet.
The group decided to sit in the garden for a while.
When the starlight rain comes, you can naturally get soaked.
To avoid being teleported to different places, the Zhong and Wu couple stayed close together, with Wu Shaogan even holding Zhong Cai's waist to ensure that nothing went wrong.
Wu Dongxiao looked at them, thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and put his right arm around his senior brother's shoulder.
Xuan Bing's lack of reaction and his failure to avoid it spoke volumes about his attitude.
During this time, the group heard a rumbling sound coming from within the Land of All Beings.
Looking into the distance, many enormous creatures can be seen running swiftly across the land, or walking with a sense of urgency yet also a steady pace.
The earth trembled, the wind howled, and sand and stones flew everywhere...
Even in the streets where the two palaces were located, many giant beasts suddenly emerged from different houses and palaces.
For example, in a nearby "tall building," a giant ape strides out, its body incredibly imposing; in the adjacent treehouse, a giant bird peeks out, emitting a sharp cry; and in another "cave," a giant elephant steps out, its legs shaking the entire street as it touches the ground...
Many of these beasts were accompanied by their own kind, which were of the sixth or seventh rank and slightly smaller in size.
But it is just as imposing, and when walking on it, it only causes less trampling.
There were also some less noisy places, such as the pavilions and towers built by humans, where powerful human cultivators stood quietly by windows and balconies. However, those on the streets were inevitably quite powerful, so they were often accompanied by some juniors—most of whom, upon closer inspection, were at the Spirit Transformation Realm.
This process repeated itself, resulting in countless wondrous sights.
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For the human race, this Starlight Secret Realm is a place of extraordinary power, and they must go there to see it and try to gain something, to see what they can get in the end and how much benefit it will bring them.
They had trained in the Starlight Arena and had used the rewards given by the arena, all of which were excellent items.
For this reason, they did have some trust in Tongtian's qualifications, and also had a lot of curiosity.
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As for the beastmen, although they did not have any special qualifications to reach the heavens, the Land of All Beings conveyed this message to them—they could obtain a treasure from the Starlight Secret Realm that could unlock the shackles of their bloodlines!
Not all beastmen with powerful bloodlines and potential reaching the ninth rank will necessarily reach the ninth rank with the passage of time and the accumulation of energy. Not to mention many who are killed along the way, there are also many who die during their breakthrough because they cannot break through the shackles of their bloodlines.
Of course, most top-tier bloodlines can break through naturally, but for other beast races, ninth-tier potential is just potential.
Besides, there are many beast races with inferior bloodlines whose potential has not reached the ninth rank. Naturally, they are bound by bloodline constraints, requiring them to continuously improve their bloodlines and evolve themselves.
There's also mixed blood – many bloodline constraints come from bloodlines that aren't pure enough.
Admittedly, many top-tier rare beasts are born without any other bloodline. They only need to work hard to overcome the pressure of heaven and earth when breaking through from the eighth to the ninth rank—it's not particularly strict, just a bit more difficult than the previous breakthroughs.
However, some top-tier rare animals are actually only pure in appearance.
For example, some rare beasts with great potential may appear to resemble a certain rare beast, but in fact, their parent groups have had many other bloodlines mixed in over many generations. However, these bloodlines are not as strong as the original ones, so they have not shown any abnormalities.
As their strength continues to increase and their rank continues to rise, they will find that a conflict is emerging in their bloodline. The rare beasts raised by humans will have their bloodline purified through tempering their flesh and blood, taking pills or other treasures as they help them improve. However, the beasts that grow freely will be shackled by this conflict, making their breakthroughs extremely slow. Even if they try to break through even slightly, they will suffer immense pain and severe injuries!
And it is said that within this Starlight Secret Realm lies a method for achieving perfect bloodline in one step—
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The orcs also want to become stronger and live longer.
Even though their lifespan is inherently longer than that of human cultivators, without humans feeding them with a large amount of treasures, their strength and level increase are very slow on their own.
Therefore, enhancing and purifying one's bloodline is very important—a stronger bloodline increases the chances of acquiring treasures in the mountains and wilderness, and allows for relatively faster growth into power. A purer bloodline has fewer limitations, allowing for faster cultivation as well.
Of course, many beastmen wouldn't miss out on this starry secret realm.
The younger generations they bring with them are either their own beloved offspring or carefully selected members of the clan who are strong enough and have great potential for bloodline improvement.
These beastmen attached great importance to this secret realm.
Furthermore, because of their long lifespans, some of these ancient artifacts may have already lived through the previous secret realm, or even visited it themselves... The fact that they value it so much undoubtedly proves the reliability of this secret realm.
It wasn't that humans who were on good terms with the beastmen didn't go to inquire about the Starlight Secret Realm, but when they did, they discovered that the beastmen didn't remember anything at all—they only remembered that the secret realm was not to be missed.
As a result, the human race also began to pay more and more attention to it.
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While waiting for the secret realm to open, Zhong Wufu and his fellow disciples Wu Xuan observed the situation in the Land of All Beings and gleaned some information from the various beast roars.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but laugh and said, "After we get in this time, we'll all have to work harder."
Wu Dongxiao immediately replied, "Definitely! If I receive anything good that is suitable for my two uncles, I will give it to them as a token of my respect!"
Zhong Cai laughed after hearing this and said with a smile, "Then if your uncle and I get anything that suits you, we welcome your IOU."
Wu Dongxiao choked, scratched his face, and then laughed.
Wu Shaogan sat to the side watching, and pushed a plate of pastries over to Zhong Cai.
Xuan Bing also handed some food to Wu Dongxiao.
Zhong Cai and Wu Dongxiao both happily ate some.
Compared to Wu Shaogan and Xuan Bing, they were indeed a little bit more gluttonous...
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About an hour later, a very strange color suddenly appeared in the entire Land of All Beings.
The entire "sky curtain" seemed to transform from a natural expanse into a deep purple curtain, with countless shimmering lights that resembled tiny specks of starlight.
Zhong Cai's heart skipped a beat: "They're here!"
Wu Shaogan immediately grasped Zhong Cai's hand, and tightened the arm around his waist.
Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing immediately reacted, putting their arms together and clasping their hands tightly—the two looked at each other and decided to use this position to ensure they wouldn't be separated.
The entire process took only a single breath.
The next instant, the starlight in the sky twinkled more and more urgently, and suddenly it seemed as if the sky could no longer hold on, and countless brilliant rays of light descended from the sky, turning into countless fine beams of light like a rain curtain!
The scene was breathtakingly beautiful.
This is the ultimate beauty, without a trace of the bizarre.
After the rain curtain fell, the entire land seemed to be shrouded in a misty drizzle, giving it a hazy halo.
All the starlight seemed to be conveying one message—
From this point onward, you can travel to the secret realm within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Both human cultivators and beastmen couldn't help but let out a long howl.
Those with higher realms and levels either didn't come out at all, or they quickly entered their respective residences or caves when the sky changed.
Meanwhile, many disciples who were clearly lacking in spiritual power and aura walked into the rain with varying emotions.
Zhong Cai, Wu Shaogan, and their group had no intention of moving from the very beginning.
As the starlight rained down, it quickly soaked into their clothes.
Zhong Cai could feel that after the starlight rain touched his body, it was as if an invisible energy was spreading across him. The more raindrops there were, the faster it spread, quickly enveloping him and forming a light membrane.
He subconsciously looked at his old man, Wu.
But then a very thin layer of light appeared on Wu Shaogan's body. It was so faint that it was hard to see at first glance, but it could be barely seen upon closer inspection. The halo revealed a faint purple hue and also had extremely tiny starlight flickering slightly.
Zhong Cai looked at herself again and felt that she was about the same.
He suddenly felt a surge of anxiety and quickly looked at his own and Lao Wu's palms.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhong Cai noticed that the light film applied to the area where he and Lao Wu had been in contact was applied along with each other.
In other words, the light membrane directly enveloped the two of them!
Zhong Cai understood.
This light membrane must be the teleportation device that sent the two of them directly to the Starlight Secret Realm.
They wrapped up several people and sent them away together.
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Before Zhong Cai could dwell on his thoughts for long, the changes in the light film quickly proved his hypothesis.
As the light membrane completely enveloped the two without leaving any gaps, the starlight on the surface of the membrane shone brightly, and a strange energy was generated, making the couple's bodies seem to gradually become lighter.
Zhong Cai was startled and looked down.
He suddenly realized that the light membrane, carrying him and Lao Wu, was now a very small distance from the ground.
Zhong Cai then looked at the Wu Xuan brothers opposite him.
Sure enough, they were also enveloped in a light membrane, and their feet were lifted off the ground.
Just then, Wu Dongxiao waved in their direction and called out, "Uncle Zhong, little uncle, see you later!"
The sound seemed to be blocked by the light membrane, making it difficult to hear clearly.
Zhong Cai smiled, raised her hand, and waved to him.
Then, the light membrane carrying Wu Xuan and the other person not only rose higher and higher off the ground, but also became farther and farther away—it was originally very close, but somehow it did appear to be very far away.
Zhong Cai instinctively tightened her grip on Wu Shaogan's hand.
His response was Wu Shaogan's strong arm, which could almost strangle him.
As they continued to interact with each other, they both calmed down.
They took to the air too.
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Those disciples from the Land of All Beings who were not qualified to go to the Starlight Secret Realm were all watching the scene outside the mansion.
They witnessed with their own eyes that after the starlight rain separated the disciples it enveloped from the entire Land of All Beings, it accelerated faster and faster, almost turning into a shooting star. Instead of falling, it soared into the sky and rushed directly into the heavens!
Then, these light membranes carrying the disciples seemed to be swallowed up by the sky and were completely submerged.
But the sky remained completely still.
It swallowed the light membrane very naturally, as if the light membrane directly merged into it, without the slightest ripple.
After all the light membranes were swallowed up by the light curtain, the light curtain remained a light curtain, hanging cleanly in the high sky.
The starlight shower has ended.
In this vast land of all living beings, there was nothing unusual.
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Zhong Cai also realized that the higher she flew, the faster she flew.
He glanced hurriedly at the other light membranes and saw that they were all soaring into the sky.
Zhong Caiming understood.
This is how the teleportation will be conducted.
He huddled closer to Wu Shaogan.
Before long, the two felt a pressure that seemed like the might of the heavens, making it difficult for them to breathe.
The light-reflecting film, on the other hand, is constantly resisting such pressure.
As the light membrane rose rapidly, the pressure decreased until they seemed to pass through some kind of barrier, and in a daze, they seemed to hear a "poof" sound as if it were cracking.
In that instant, all the pressure vanished, leaving Zhong Cai feeling light and airy.
He looked down—
It turned out that he and Lao Wu were currently suspended in a strange environment filled with countless unique forms of purple light.
Some purple light appears as tiny specks, some as patches, and some even in rings, multiple layers, or forming unique shapes...
The light membrane that originally covered the couple's bodies had also disappeared.
They could sense the reality of their surroundings, but at this moment, the two of them did not need to use their profound energy to float in the air; both of them were "not touching the ground."
Or rather, there is no ground at all here!
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Zhong Cai murmured, but did not speak aloud.
"This feels like we're in space..."
"This is what the astronomical images look like..."
"Is this some kind of interstellar travel?"
"How am I supposed to move now? It's so light, I feel like I can't even put any weight on it. How am I supposed to move it..."
"Otherwise, it would be better to have Old Wu lead the way."
Thinking of this, Zhong Cai looked to her side.
Wu Shaogan was still holding his hand, and they were floating like that.
He smiled slightly at Zhong Cai, his eyes full of reassurance.
He even seemed to know Zhong Cai's thoughts very well, and directly transmitted them to him telepathically.
【Ah Cai, this seems to be the universe you told me about.】
Was the universe you saw in your past life this beautiful?
Perhaps this is another universe?
Zhong Cai nodded quickly.
This time, he no longer lip-synced with trembling lips. Instead, he snapped out of his shock and excitedly transmitted his voice!
It looks so much like it!
[I just don't know how to move, Lao Wu, please help me!]
Let's go!
Zhong Cai had no doubt about Wu Shaogan's abilities and felt that as long as Wu Shaogan was in charge, they would definitely take action immediately.
That is indeed the case.
With a push of his feet, Wu Shaogan carried Zhong Cai and rushed a great distance.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but laugh, "That kick you just did was like swimming!"
Wu Shaogan laughed and said, "Then I'll take Acai with me and swim even further."
The couple had now recovered from their shock and were carefully searching the secret realm.
I wonder if there are any other dangers here...
But no matter what, we have to get moving first!
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It was very quiet inside the canopy.
Although it is said that the disciples who enter can kill each other and fight for resources, in fact, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan did not encounter any other disciples after wandering around for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
At this moment, the two approached a spot of light.
They then discovered that the shape of the light spot was much larger than they had seen before.
It appears to be composed of countless small, irregular halos of light.
Some of the halos were bulging inside, as if they were gestating something, or as if something was about to suddenly burst out.
Zhong Cai felt a chill and wanted to back away.
Wu Shaogan was even faster, grabbing Zhong Cai and retreating several miles in a flash!
It was at this moment that Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan changed their positions in perfect unison.
Zhong Cai quickly climbed up Wu Shaogan's waist and hung on him, wrapping her legs around him as well.
Wu Shaogan, having already prepared his posture, simply carried Zhong Cai on his back.
Ahead, from one of the bulges in the spot of light, a giant beast that looked like a toad and was covered in purple light suddenly sprang out!
The behemoth was as tall as a building. Although it was much smaller than many of the powerful beasts in the Land of All Living Beings, it was much larger than Zhong Wu Fufu.
Moreover, it's incredibly fast!
The giant toad also has some raised spots on its back, but they are not as disgusting as those on a real toad. Instead, they seem to be just for decoration—no, that's not right. Every time the spots shimmer, the giant toad moves even faster!
The moment the bulge burst open, the giant toad appeared and headed straight for Zhong and his wife!
Fortunately, the two have now changed their positions.
So Wu Shaogan swayed his body and not only dodged the giant toad's attack, but also drew his bowstring and shot an arrow directly into its mouth, causing it to explode into a ball of starlight and disappear instantly!
Zhong Cai stared intently at the starlight, and saw a small shadow burst forth from it. He immediately exclaimed, "Old Wu on the right!"
Following Zhong Cai's signal, Wu Shaogan went straight over, and Zhong Cai stretched out her arm and suddenly grabbed him—
In an instant, Zhong Cai caught the shadow.
Wu Shaogan continued to retreat, unwilling to get too close to the still-expanding bulges, and remained constantly on guard.
Zhong Cai then quickly began to observe the shadow in her hand.
Within the shadows appeared a small stone.
The stone exudes a very special aura.
Zhong Cai couldn't recognize the aura, and frowned slightly: "Old Wu, do you recognize it?"
As he spoke, he waved the object in his hand in front of Wu Shaogan's eyes to show it to him.
Wu Shaogan spared a sliver of his attention to look over there.
This stone is rather strange, and its texture is also very special.
Wu Shaogan raised his hand and squeezed the stone hard, but even with his strength, he couldn't budge it an inch.
Zhong Cai felt more and more that this stone was not simple.
Wu Shaogan said, "Put it away first."
Chung Tsai responded in unison, "Let's use a different, more special mustard bag, just to avoid any problems."
The two agreed to this.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but say, "Let's just call this thing a Star Beast and smash it to pieces... never mind, let's just call it a Star Beast." He added, "Smashing a Star Beast and getting a stone is a stroke of luck. So let's keep shooting, and maybe we'll find out more if we keep shooting."
Wu Shaogan naturally had no objection.
The two hovered near the spot of light and waited.
There are more than a dozen bulges there.
The bulges vary in size—but that doesn't mean anything, because the bulge where the giant toad appeared wasn't very big, but the thing that jumped out of it was indeed only the size of a fist when it first came out, but it instantly seemed to have swallowed countless starlight, and in the blink of an eye it became gigantic!
Therefore, you cannot judge anything by the size of the bulge.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, another bulge broke.
This time, a giant python appeared!
It appeared to be only the size of an earthworm, but then suddenly grew to be more than ten feet long!
However, such a length is nothing to Wu Shaogan.
He is also particularly skilled at long-range attacks.
So when the giant python's head was about to dart over, Wu Shaogan drew his bow and shot an arrow first, forcing the python to retreat several miles away, so that it didn't have time to come over.
Zhong Cai clenched his fist and immediately praised, "Old Wu is amazing!"
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly: "It's nothing."
Zhong Cai couldn't help but laugh, and she trembled uncontrollably as she leaned against Wu Shaogan's back.
Wu Shaogan, carrying Zhong Cai, quickly arrived at the starlight that had burst open from the giant python and retrieved another stone.
Zhong Cai said, "I think since this thing came out of the star beast, let's call it star stone for now."
Wu Shaogan still had no objections.
So Zhong Cai put the stone away as well.
The two then stayed there, continuing to keep an eye on the bulges.
The bursting of the bulge is unpredictable; it can take as long as the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, or it can happen in an instant.
In either case, the next bulge will only crack open after the star beast appearing in the previous bulge is killed.
After killing five star beasts in succession, Zhong and Wu saw the sixth drum explode on its own.
Zhong Cai was stunned.
—This time, the bulge wasn't torn open from the inside by the Star Beast?
Could this star beast possess some special ability...?
No, wait a minute.
After the bulge burst open, it seemed like there was no further reaction? No star beast appeared.
Zhong Caizheng felt a little curious, but for a moment he couldn't decide whether to get closer to take a closer look.
At that very moment, something even more surprising happened.
In that very short time, a new bud appeared from the burst bulge, and it grew rapidly, growing taller and taller, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, it grew directly into a large tree!
Meanwhile, many other bulges around it had withered and died during the giant tree's growth.
This is……
Was it absorbed as nutrition?
That's interesting!
Zhong Caiwei was very curious about this, so she pressed Wu Shaogan's shoulder and peeked over there.
Wu Shaogan did not act rashly, but carefully sensed the condition of the giant tree.
What is that?
Is there any danger?
But he also knew that A-Cai, as an alchemist, would definitely be very interested in that giant tree.
So, if the danger isn't too great... he definitely wants to make A-Cai happy.
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