Chapter 156 The Secret Realm Opens, Treasures Abound
"You should try this 400-year-old bamboo wine!"
"Oh, then we'll have to have a good taste." Ming Cang picked up the wine glass in front of him, sniffed it, took a small sip, and said, "Hmm, not bad, Old Ghost Nie, you're getting better and better at enjoying life."
"Well, I just like this kind of thing, it's nothing special."
Nie Song glanced at the warship outside the window and said jokingly, "Tsk tsk tsk, has your Peach Blossom Valley become rich? The materials used for the ship's hull are all rare goods, and you've even set up defensive formations. You've really gone all out!"
"Wow, you have a sharp eye!" Ming Cang said with a smug look on his face. "It was all done by my disciples. I didn't have to worry about it much."
"Oh, you're showing off now?"
Seeing his smug look, Nie Song could only be envious.
"I don't know what kind of luck you old man have had, but the disciples you've taken in are all more outstanding than the last. You've finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel."
"I guess so. I'm counting on these kids."
Nie Song: "I'm really looking forward to seeing what Peach Blossom Valley will look like when it's rebuilt."
Mingcang's eyes gleamed with anticipation as he smiled and said, "It won't be long. Just wait and see."
...
After a day's journey, the two ships arrived near the entrance to the secret realm, where members of other sects had been waiting for some time.
At this moment, Shui Yun, the leader of the Huan Yin Sect, said with a mocking expression, "Oh, oh, oh, did you two travel hand in hand all the way? You've arrived so late; we've been waiting for you for most of the day."
Nie Song chuckled, "Look at you, so jealous... How about Sect Leader Shui comes along next time?"
"Get lost!" Shui Yun's face was full of disgust. "With your looks, you two are just an eyesore standing next to me... If you're going to go, you should at least find a handsome young man to accompany you."
Nie Song: "Tsk tsk, she's already middle-aged, and she's still being picky."
"you--!"
"Alright, alright." Mu Tai stepped in to smooth things over, laughing, "Let's not ruin the harmony. Let's prepare to open the secret realm!"
Shui Yun snorted and turned to leave. Mu Tai shook his head upon seeing this, and looked at the group behind Ming Cang in surprise, saying, "You only brought this many disciples?"
Ming Cang: "Otherwise what?"
"The number of disciples allowed to enter the secret realm this time is not limited at all. Why didn't you send more people? Look at other sects, they all have more than a hundred people..."
Upon hearing this, Ming Cang could only manage a wry smile; he wished he could.
Unfortunately, they are the only ones they can send out. The cultivation levels of the other disciples are really worrying. Even if they are sent into the secret realm, it would be suicide!
"Oh, don't worry about it. My disciples are enough."
Mu Tai: "Alright, you guys get ready a bit, I'll go over and make some arrangements."
"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy."
After Mu Tai left, Ming Cang gathered everyone together and emphasized again, "After you six enter the secret realm, remember not to split up. Our primary task is to find the Divine Wood Liquid, understand?"
Yu Qianling: "Oh, I know, Master. You're so long-winded, my ears are about to fall off!"
"You brat, you're the most disobedient one!" Ming Cang raised his hand to hit her on the forehead, but she nimbly dodged it.
Yu Qianling said with a grin, "Hehe, Master, don't be angry. This time I will definitely listen to my senior brother and junior brother and will never stray from the group!"
Ming Cang glared at her, then patted Nan Muyin and Ye Luo on the shoulders. "You two need to put in more effort. There are more people from other sects this time, so try not to get into conflicts with them. If you don't get the Divine Wood Liquid, remember to take care of yourselves and come out safely."
Nan Muyin and Ye Luo exchanged a glance and nodded solemnly, "Master, please rest assured, I will take good care of my junior brothers and sisters."
Ye Luo, hands on her hips, said confidently, "With my unparalleled wisdom, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
"You brat, then your master will await good news."
At this moment, Yu Xuan strode over and bowed respectfully to Ming Cang, saying, "Sect Leader Ming, Master invites you."
"What is it?" Ming Cang looked into the distance and saw Mu Tai waving in their direction. He gave a few brief instructions and then left.
"Qian Ling, it's been a long time." As soon as Yu Xuan finished speaking, everyone in Peach Blossom Valley looked at him, each with a different expression on their face, some surprised, some puzzled, and some annoyed.
For example, Yeluo.
At this moment, he was glaring angrily at Yu Xuan and sneered, "It's been a long time since we last met, why didn't you greet me?"
Yu Xuan looked at Ye Luo with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Junior Brother Ye... it's been a long time."
Ye Luo crossed her arms and snorted coldly, "I don't want to see you at all!"
"What are you doing?" Yu Qianling patted Yu Xuan's shoulder to comfort him, seeing Ye Luo suddenly become aggressive. "Don't pay attention to him. Did you need something?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xuan's face froze for a moment. "It's nothing, I just wanted to say hello..."
Ye Luo rolled his eyes. It was obvious that he was just after his third senior sister.
Anyone with eyes can see that!
However, Yu Qianling, the person involved, did not seem to realize his meaning and still looked oblivious and clueless.
This made Ye Luo secretly happy: Yes, yes, yes, torturing him is the way to go!
Let him also experience the bitterness of unrequited love.
"Brother Ye!" Ling Shu's sweet voice came from afar. She rushed over and hugged Ye Luo's waist, saying coquettishly, "Brother Ye, Brother Ye, I've missed you so much!"
"Alright, alright." Ye Luo gently pried open her tightly clenched hands, secretly relieved that the jealous man wasn't around, otherwise this girl would definitely be in trouble.
The commotion Ling Shu made attracted everyone's attention, especially the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, who were filled with envy and jealousy.
Ling Shu is the sect leader's daughter. If you gain her favor, you will naturally thrive in the sect and have abundant cultivation resources.
I never expected that this 'golden nugget' would be so close to an outsider.
How could this not break their hearts!
Wei Yin: "Peach Blossom Valley only sent this many people? What a waste! Disciples from various sects have been fighting tooth and nail to come to this secret realm in search of opportunities!"
"Their sect has few members, so they probably had no choice but to send them," Ji Xuan said with a smile. Seeing Qing Yu staring blankly at Peach Blossom Valley beside her, she nudged his arm and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"It's nothing..." Qingyu withdrew her gaze and continued to sit cross-legged with her eyes closed.
At this moment, Feng Yue, who was hiding on the boat, glanced at Qing Yu below a few times before pulling his head back in.
"Fourth Senior Brother, what are you doing?"
Before he knew it, Cen Feng was standing behind him, looking at him with a curious expression.
"N-nothing..."
"Oh, my senior brother asked me to call you down. The entrance to the secret realm will be opening soon."
"Oh, okay."
Mu Tai stood suspended in mid-air, speaking with a strong voice: "In a moment, the gate to the Star Abyss Secret Realm will open and will remain open for about seven days. We will ring the spirit bell to remind you when the portal is about to close. Please remember to pay attention at that time."
Everyone: "Yes!"
Mu Tai: "Also, do not wantonly harm people's lives in order to seize resources. After all, you are all disciples of the Immortal Alliance, and you may become partners fighting side by side in the future. Do not damage the harmony between sects."
Upon hearing this, everyone kept their eyes down and nodded in agreement, but each of them was secretly plotting their own schemes. In the past, when sects entered the secret realm, how could there not be conflicts?
Bai Ruoqian smiled and glanced at the people in Peach Blossom Valley. Their eyes were filled with malice. The secret realm was full of dangerous places, and this was the perfect opportunity to kill them.
Before long, Ye Luo saw the sects and elders of various factions gathered together, and asked curiously, "What are they doing?"
“Activate the formation.” Nan Muyin pointed to a place that resembled an altar. “The entrance to the secret realm is covered by a formation. The alliance leader holds the core of the formation, while the people from other sects hold the formation stones. If we want to open the secret realm, all the sects must work together.”
Ye Luo suddenly realized that the Immortal Alliance controlled the resources of the major secret realms in the Eastern Region, and naturally had their own methods of checks and balances.
"here we go."
Upon hearing Nan Muyin's words, Ye Luo looked up and saw a burst of multicolored light emanating from the altar. Several streams of spiritual energy were injected into the great formation, and a moment later, a void teleportation portal suddenly opened.
Disciples from various sects, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed into the teleportation portal with joyful expressions.
When most of the other sects had gone inside, Nan Muyin waved to the people behind her, "Let's go too."
"Let's go!" Ye Luo looked ready to fight, and left with the words "leave no one alive" before flying into the teleportation portal, leaving Ming Cang with a wry smile.
There were several teleportation portals inside the secret realm. Ye Luo and the others randomly chose one and entered. However, the moment they entered, they suddenly felt their bodies floating in the air and were met with a pair of huge pupils.
"Damn, what the hell!" Cen Feng felt a chill run down his spine. He hadn't expected to encounter such a powerful monster so soon after entering.
"Don't panic." Nan Muyin summoned his sword, and several sharp blades flashed. The monster let out a mournful cry and crashed to the ground, its huge body breaking in two.
"A fourth-tier demonic beast, the Azure-Scaled Python!"
At this moment, a male cultivator from the Valley of Forgetfulness tried to step forward, but was stopped by Yu Qianling with a sweeping shot. "You dare touch anything from my Peach Blossom Valley?"
The man glanced at the group from Peach Blossom Valley. Although he was very unwilling, he could only leave with them.
"This demonic beast's spirit is perfect for making a puppet." Cen Feng said, taking out a soul-locking bottle and removing the beast's spirit. "What about the demonic beast's body?"
Ye Luo: "Don't waste it, take it all."
"Huh? What do you want?"
Ye Luo: "Tsk, we can see if we can use the scales and other parts to forge weapons and sell them. The flesh and blood can be used to feed the spirit beasts in the spirit beast garden. Anyway, you can just take it with you!"
"Oh." Cen Feng obediently put the demon beast into his storage ring. Seeing Ye Luo's shrewdness, Yu Xian'er covered her mouth and smiled, "Junior Brother, you are so thrifty and good at managing the household. You are a true husband. We are also enjoying the good life."
"Of course, this family would fall apart without me."
Nan Muyin smiled and said, "Alright, let's go find the Divine Tree Elixir."
Based on the map provided by the Immortal Alliance, the group roughly estimated their current location and then gradually moved towards the central area following the route marked on the map.
There were quite a few spiritual plants along the way. The two fire lizards that were sleeping in the spirit beast bag seemed to smell the fragrance and wanted to come out. They tried to swallow the spiritual fruits they saw, which scared Ye Luo so much that he smashed their heads.
Don't eat random things!
"Squeak, squeak..." The flaming lizard looked disappointed, swallowing hard as it looked at the spiritual plants and fruits.
Ye Luo asked in confusion, "That's strange, I've never seen you guys this hungry before?"
Seeing this, Yu Xian'er chuckled and said, "Spirit beasts have a very keen sense of smell. The spiritual energy here in the secret realm is so rich that the plants that grow here are naturally more fragrant."
"Oh, so it's called 'dog nose' for short?"
Holding the two miniature cubs, Ye Luo had a sudden inspiration and laughed, "You help me find the location of those rare and precious materials, and I'll refine some Spirit-Nourishing Pills for you when we get back."
With a few squeaking sounds, the two little ones excitedly jumped to the ground and began a thorough search.
Even the spiritual plants hidden underground in the rocks couldn't escape their search; they were almost all swept away and taken away in packs.
This saved them a lot of time searching.
The disciples passing by looked at their bandit-like behavior with disdain on their faces, but were secretly filled with envy.
Seeing their expressions, Ye Luo naturally understood their thoughts and mocked them:
"Sigh, people from the major sects are knowledgeable and don't care about these cheap things at all. It's just that we're the ones who benefit."
Ignoring the gazes of the crowd, the group, guided by the spirit beast's precise location, dug up one spirit plant after another, much to the envy of those around them.
So he had the idea of snatching it, but when he saw Nan Muyin and Yu Qianling standing to the side, he immediately gave up the idea.
That's practically suicide!
...
As the group emerged from the woods, they were astonished to see the cascading waterfalls cascading down the mountainsides.
This is far more spectacular than their Peach Blossom Valley waterfall; it truly embodies the phrase: "A waterfall plunges three thousand feet, as if the Milky Way were falling from the ninth heaven."
Ye Luo stretched her head to look down at the cliff below. The water reflected the countless stars in the sky, like a giant mirror.
"It really is Xingyuan..."
He carefully recalled this part of the original story. He remembered that the sap of the sacred tree seemed to have appeared on a sandbar...
Ye Luo: "We have to go around and follow the waterway to find the Divine Tree Liquid."
Yu Qianling asked in confusion, "Why? I think the chances are higher in the jungle, right?"
Cen Feng: "Right, since it's a forest... it shouldn't be in the water, right?"
Ye Luo couldn't explain it clearly for a moment. She couldn't very well tell them that she had read the script, could she?
Although he had only skimmed through the chapters, he was certain that the place was by water, so he didn't bother to explain further and said, "Listen to me, heading by water is the right way."
Nan Muyin's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled, "Since Junior Brother is so determined, let's head by water."
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