The next day.
The Bloodbath Secret Realm is finally about to open.
At this moment, a large crowd gathered at the far end of the gate, all of them there to watch the excitement.
"I heard that today is the day the secret realm opens."
"Yes, it's rumored that only those with money or connections can participate."
Some people complained bitterly, "I wish I could participate too."
"Heh, even if you were allowed to participate, do you think you'd come out alive? I wonder how many of these hundreds of people who went in will actually come out."
"I remember that the Blood Slaughter Secret Realm used to have no restrictions on the number of people entering, and as a result, thousands of people entered... Guess how many people came out in the end?"
How many people?
"About a few dozen people."
"Ah, well... I was just saying, I definitely wouldn't dare to go."
The discussion continued.
Li Ming couldn't help but sigh, "There are still a lot of onlookers."
Many people came to join in the fun, since the opening of the secret realm might only happen once every few years.
His arrival undoubtedly ignited the crowd.
"Hiss! Look, it's Li Ming!"
"Rumor has it that he single-handedly defeated a grandmaster, but we don't know if it's true or not," someone questioned.
"I saw it with my own eyes, there's no doubt about it... I can only say, that's enough, stop being so narrow-minded!"
Someone immediately spoke up in defense.
"It is said that a top-grade evil energy has appeared this time, which seems to have benefited Li Ming."
"That's not necessarily true. Everyone knows Li Ming is powerful... So many people are targeting him. Don't forget, the Lin family's prodigy will also be entering. He has been unwilling to break through because he wants the supreme evil energy."
And so many large families from other places came; their preparations were far beyond our imagination.
"Hmph, you're all overthinking it. Don't think that top-grade evil energy is easy to obtain. For many people, having top-grade evil energy is not a good thing... Have you forgotten that thousands of people went in before, and only a few dozen came out? What do you think they went in for!"
"Too."
On the other side.
The entrance to the secret realm.
Tong Qing, as the one who opened this secret realm, took out a jade talisman from his pocket.
To awaken its spirituality.
Suddenly, a dazzling light burst forth, and a massive portal materialized from the void.
"Alright, the Blood Slaughter Secret Realm is now open. You may explore it on your own."
"Each time the secret realm opens, it's only open for seven days, so you need to hurry."
When the time comes, you will naturally be expelled, so there's no need to worry.
Tong Qing gave instructions to all the participants present.
Everyone nodded and agreed.
He then walked excitedly toward the doorway.
Li Ming went inside without hesitation.
Then, surrounded by endless light, Li Ming subconsciously closed his eyes.
In an instant.
When he opened his eyes, the world had changed.
"Is this the Blood Slaughter Secret Realm?"
"It seems there's nothing wrong with it."
Li Ming stood on the blood-red earth, looking at the blood-red world around him.
The blood-red earth seemed to have been stained with blood.
The sky was gray, and a pale red mist of blood filled the air, emitting a pungent, bloody smell.
This stands in stark contrast to the outside world.
The name "Blood Slaughter" is truly fitting.
Li Ming was all alone at this time, and he did not see any living creatures nearby.
Once inside the secret realm, everyone will be randomly teleported to a certain location.
Therefore, if the people inside want to reunite, they will need to use their own methods.
Li Ming calmly took out a compass from his storage ring, looking at the compass in his hand, the needle swaying erratically.
"Holy crap, is this thing the Qin family gave us reliable?"
Startled, he quickly patted it a few times.
I was afraid this thing would break.
It took quite a while before it clearly pointed in a direction.
"Phew, that scared me to death."
"Is that the direction Qin Yun is in?"
Although the distance is unknown, at least there is a choice.
The most urgent thing is to reunite, since his initial promise was to protect her safety.
Li Ming subconsciously wanted to use his movement technique to speed up and get there, but then he suddenly remembered something.
Cai Shisan had specifically reminded him that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this secret realm was polluted.
Ordinary people cannot convert it into true qi.
You could say use a little, or even less.
The normal solution is to use elixirs and pills to replenish the body.
"However, I might give it a try."
Li Ming did not suspect that Cai Shisan was lying, but rather thought that he should be different.
It wasn't that he was narcissistic, but rather that the combination of Yimu True Skill and his [Yimu Spirit Body] gave him confidence.
The journey consumed a little of his true energy, after which he focused all his energy on circulating the Yi Wood True Skill.
His inner energy slowly began to recover.
Li Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the spiritual energy in this secret realm is polluted and is poisonous to many martial artists, it can still be considered a snack.
After his purification, the polluted spiritual energy can be transformed into true energy, but the process will be more than twice as slow.
Moreover, his physical physique was already the best in the entire arena.
It was originally a place fraught with danger, after all, for many martial artists, losing their true energy would cause their strength to drop significantly.
From this perspective...
This secret realm was practically tailor-made for him.
Others play on the official server, he plays on the private server.
That's about it.
"Okay, let's go find Qin Yun first."
Li Ming used his true energy to restrain himself.
Follow the direction of the compass needle.
"Aww!"
"Um?"
Suddenly, a shrill and eerie scream rang out.
The sound gave Li Ming goosebumps.
Looking toward the source of the sound, a disgusting-looking creature came into his view.
This monster was enormous, standing over two meters tall. Although it was humanoid, it had no human-like features whatsoever. Its appearance was extremely distorted and bizarre, with no facial features and no visible organs on its body.
A violent, bloodthirsty aura filled its surroundings.
The monster's movement path is not fixed; it simply wanders within this area.
"Is this the unique monster of the Blood Slaughter Secret Realm, the Blood Beast of Fiendish Qi?"
Li Ming sized him up.
According to intelligence, this monster does not actually have a fixed form; it could be humanoid or beast-like, and it will mindlessly attack outsiders.
The ferocious beast, upon seeing Li Ming, reacted as if it were a hungry tiger spotting its prey, its ferocious aura surging forth.
Once the target was located, its speed increased significantly.
While emitting eerie cries, it desperately attacked the intruders.
Li Ming remained expressionless, and with a wave of his hand, a blade of energy slashed out, beheading the monster.
Unlike normal creatures, this monster didn't splatter blood when its head was cut off; its body just seemed to shrink a bit.
Seeing that the monster was about to get up, Li Ming added another burst of sword energy.
It was completely shattered, and the evil energy dissipated.
Only a thumb-sized, blood-red crystal remained on the ground.
After Li Ming picked it up, he carefully examined it and discovered that it contained a trace of malevolent energy.
"Is this the crystallization of malevolent energy?"
"But it's just a low-grade product, nothing special."
"And it doesn't even add to your life force... It will disappear once it's outside, so it's worthless."
Li Ming instantly lost interest and casually tossed it away, not regarding it as a treasure.
If you put it in a storage space, this thing will disappear quickly.
It can only exist in this space.
This Blood Slaughter Secret Realm is a treasure trove specially created by powerful human beings for the rising stars of the human race.
As time goes on, there will be more and more monsters like this, they will become stronger and stronger, and their hostility towards outsiders will also increase.
This crystallized evil energy is like the materials dropped when you defeat monsters in a game.
The only difference is that this game is quite realistic; if you can't win, you really die.
For example, the monster that Li Ming encountered was weak, with strength roughly equivalent to a Qi Refining Realm martial artist, and it only dropped low-grade crystals.
A martial artist can successfully complete the fusion of Qi and Sha by absorbing about a dozen crystals of this size.
Those powerful, malevolent blood beasts are often beyond the capabilities of a single person...
Therefore, many people choose to team up and fight monsters together.
There are even more sophisticated methods. Some people take advantage of this by letting in martial artists who are ready to break through to the Grandmaster level at any time, and then immediately breaking through to the Grandmaster level themselves, and then protecting them.
However, this is a rather advanced way of playing, making a grandmaster a laborer. Few families in Cangyang County can afford to play this game.
Forces from other regions often have this configuration.
One or more powerful figures nearing the Grandmaster level would lead a few young martial artists into the secret realm, all for the sake of obtaining high-grade or even top-grade baleful energy.
While Li Ming was pondering, a group of tiger- and leopard-shaped blood beasts with malevolent aura rushed towards him from a distance.
Its speed was extremely fast, far surpassing that of the previous humanoid blood beasts.
Li Ming frowned, not intending to eliminate them, and casually unleashed a burst of sword energy to stop their attack.
Then he turned around and rushed towards Qin Yun's direction.
He didn't want to waste his true energy on these lowly monsters who offered him no benefit.
...
On the other side.
On the blood-red earth, one blood-red crystal after another fell to the ground.
A woman dressed in dark blue was panting heavily. Three white lotus-shaped silver hairpins were inserted in her hair. Her skin was fair, her collarbone was delicate, and her appearance was exquisitely beautiful with just a touch of makeup.
This woman was Qin Yun.
Unfortunately, she encountered a group of malevolent blood beasts as soon as she was teleported in.
Although she was quite strong, her true energy recovered very slowly in this battle, even with her special physique.
Therefore, she did not want to squander her true energy, but instead used her swordsmanship to deal with a large number of evil blood beasts.
Therefore, it's a bit difficult now.
However, her crisis did not end there.
Two people emerged from the blood mist.
The two men blocked her way from both sides, completely surrounding her.
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