Chapter 65 Entering the Secret Realm
Mo Shubai shared the same concerns as his master. After all, Song Chi had indeed offended the chief steward of the Cui family in the Yunji Holy Land. Among the steward's descendants, there was only one with outstanding talent and exceptional abilities. One could imagine how much resentment and anger the steward harbored after losing this young man. Even if the Cui family obtained the Purple Spirit Myriad-Head Grass and forcibly suppressed the conflict, the steward would likely still hold a grudge. If he were to act rashly, Song Chi would inevitably suffer a great loss.
Therefore, he followed Song Chi all the way, and eventually came to the Jade Ruins Holy Sect from the Changyun Sect Guild Hall. He then immediately visited his friend Yin Zhian.
Who knew that this melody would be played? It's a new piece again. Song Chi has become somewhat lazy about playing new pieces in recent years, as he has been diligently training in magic.
Therefore, Mo Shubai listened very carefully at first. The piece was full of emotion and magnificent in style. Listening to it could cleanse the heart of worldly dust. It was indeed a rare masterpiece.
However, when he saw that Song Chi had suddenly replaced the light green bamboo flute that he had given him that morning, Mo Shubai couldn't help but smile to himself.
She really did come here to mark Wen Xiujin.
After returning from the secret realm, Song Chi suddenly became very close to Wen Xiujin. During the banquet, Wen Xiujin was the only one she would take the initiative to go over for a drink and sit quietly with for a while.
It's likely that Song Chi met Wen Xiujin during that Golden Core Secret Realm and they both gained some benefit from it.
The benefit was probably the spiritual fruit that cleansed his spiritual roots. This was because Wen Xiujin's spiritual roots had been completely cleansed and transformed into celestial spiritual roots after that trip to the secret realm.
Song Chi probably felt that following Wen Xiujin was both safe and lucky. Was that why he was determined to follow this person's path in this secret realm? That was his guess.
To everyone's surprise, the person who sensed the mysterious spiritual power within the bamboo flute, transmitted through its melodies, was not Wen Xiujin, but someone Mo Shubai had never expected.
Hua Shalan, the scion of the Jade Ruins Holy Sect, has a mysterious background. The cultivation world speculates that he likely comes from a reclusive cultivation family. Putting all that aside, even his close friend Yin Zhian finds his temperament difficult to describe.
This person is obsessive, gloomy, and morally ambiguous, with a reckless and unrestrained nature. However, his mastery of the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique is so extraordinary that even his master, Venerable Green Cloud, is in awe of him.
Song Chi's attitude towards Hua Shalan at the banquet was undoubtedly one of keeping his distance.
This kid always seemed to appear near her, intentionally or unintentionally. At the time, Mo Shubai thought he was overthinking things, but now, as he watched Hua Shalan by the lotus pond being secretly locked onto by the spiritual power within the music, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
As expected, no matter how mysterious the wood-elemental magic weapon was, this person could still detect it.
Mo Shubai wondered why Song Chi was going to such lengths to track down Hua Shalan. Could it be for the Wood Spirit Root magic treasure within the secret realm? That was the only guess Mo Shubai could make.
But he thought he still needed to talk to Song Chi. While the magical treasure was important, his life was more crucial. This secret realm was extremely dangerous; if he were only going for the treasure, there was really no need to go. He would search for a wood-elemental magical treasure for her again.
Over the years, he had noticed that Song Chi cherished the wood-elemental magic item he had given him. Whenever he went boating on the lake, he would occasionally take it out to play with it for a while, and then happily put it back.
However, it was precisely at the most intense part of the flute's melody that...
Mo Shubai suddenly moved, and Yin Zhian, who was also at the Nascent Soul stage, naturally couldn't help but stand up straight as well.
In fact, the venerable ones in the city had already flown into the air, but they were all invisible.
However, while they were still speculating whether the secret realm was about to erupt, everything that unfolded was beyond their control.
Suddenly, spiritual energy surged from the distant sea like a tidal wave, and in an instant, the giant wave rolled in and covered the entire city.
Immediately, boundless pink flowers shot into the sky, sweeping the Golden Core disciples away like fish in the sea, dragging them back into the tide.
"How could this happen so suddenly!" Yin Zhian was still in shock when he saw the person next to him being suddenly pulled away, which greatly alarmed him.
"Shu Bai—you're not even at the Nascent Soul stage, how could you be!"
Then I watched helplessly as the figure in blue robes disappeared into the giant wave of crimson petals.
Yin Zhian soon learned that Xue Rongzhan and Cui Luoying, who were meeting friends in the city, were also swept away by the pink wave of flowers.
Everyone guessed that this secret realm was probably still related to the unsealing of the Flying Immortal Platform. After all, these three were the protectors appointed by Immortal Lord Liuyue.
Moreover, when the three's Nascent Soul cultivation was swept away by the spiritual energy, it seemed that their cultivation levels were sealed back to the late Golden Core stage. It was estimated that this secret realm must be extremely dangerous, forcing them to bring the three along for assistance. Thinking this, everyone couldn't help but feel uneasy.
When Venerable Xueqiao learned of this, he secretly cursed Song Chi in his heart. "You brat, why is she going to join the fun in this kind of secret realm?" In the past, when she was striving to cleanse her aptitude in those secret realms, he couldn't stop her. But this time, he actually wanted to stop her from going.
Who would have thought that the secret realm would erupt so swiftly? In an instant, it dragged the disciples into the open sea, followed by a burst of brilliant spiritual light, with thousands of pink rays gushing forth from the island. Then, towering waves rolled in, and the pink rays disappeared into the seawater in the blink of an eye.
It's likely that it will only reappear when the secret realm reopens.
When Song Chi was surrounded and swept away by the ocean of peach blossom spiritual energy, he was truly caught off guard. It's only morning! This is really too much, so early.
If she hadn't done all the preparations, she would have been incredibly anxious.
In fact, everyone was caught off guard and was directly swept away by the spiritual energy in a panic.
But Ye Qingyu must have a cheat code. He was the first to react and jumped to Song Chi's side. They were so close they could easily reach each other, and Ye Qingyu indeed reached out his hand to Song Chi.
"Come here!" he said sternly and fiercely.
Song Chi was speechless. Hua Shalan was only ten feet in front of her, and she had to jump to his side at the last moment when the spiritual power loosened its grip.
The task has only one option: success!
"Song Chi—!" Seeing that she ignored him, the mature Ye Qingyu began to act immaturely, veins throbbing on his forehead, gritting his teeth in anger, "This time I don't care about any family mission, I will protect you. Wherever you want to go, I will go with you! You—come here!"
His oath-like words left Song Chi speechless.
You're a guardian, how can you ignore your mission? You bastard! Wake up, that's your duty. Take responsibility for yourself!
"I don't need your help!"
At this moment, the spiritual energy relaxed for a moment, and Song Chi swam forward two steps. Ye Qingyu naturally did the same, getting even closer.
His hand was almost reaching her. He also glared fiercely at Hua Shalan in front of him, then turned his head to torture her with his eyes.
"Why are you chasing after Senior Brother Hua? Have you fallen for someone else again? You heartless bastard, why are you so fickle and heartless!"
Song Chi: "..." What kind of nonsense is this? You think I'm a womanizer?!
Everything was for the mission. Otherwise, why would she even bother getting close to that damned Hua Shalan!
At this moment, Wen Xiujin somehow jumped to her right and snorted coldly, showing his support for Ye Qingyu.
What's even more outrageous is that Hua Shalan let out a low chuckle from ahead.
These people are all people I can't get along with. Song Chi was furious.
Fortunately, the turbulent spiritual energy at this moment threw Ye Qingyu and Wen Xiujin far away, while Hua Shalan was still floating within a zhang of her, neither too close nor too far.
But not far away, three figures suddenly appeared. They were Mo Shubai, Xue Rongzhan, and Cui Luoying.
Song Chi was taken aback. "Senior Brother! What are you doing here?"
Mo Shubai and the others also looked incredulous. However, he was the first to react. As soon as the spiritual energy loosened its grip, he moved closer to her. He gave her a reassuring look, meaning that he would take care of things in the secret realm and that she shouldn't be afraid.
Song Chi wasn't thinking about the dangers of the secret realm right now. Her mind was completely occupied with the fact that the script had been changed; Mo Shubai and his group hadn't been caught in the trap this time, but now that they were here, did that mean everything inside the secret realm had also been altered?
So, as promised, the script will not change.
Song Chi held the previous ascendant in deep contempt! Look at how this was handled, truly a man of action.
At that moment, the golden scroll also stirred in her mind, and Song Chi quickly used her divine sense to examine it internally.
A line of text appeared on it.
"Don't worry, it's just that the appearance of the Silver Fish Jade Bottle has caused that the boy who is a descendant of the true dragon to have a great killing intent. We have no choice but to ask these three to go and help kill the evil spirit."
Song Chi felt a slight sense of relief upon hearing this. Su Yu had indeed been trying to awaken the true dragon's blood in this secret realm, but he had almost lost half his life because of it.
This person and Ji Minghuang are key figures in unsealing the Flying Immortal Platform; their true dragon and phoenix blood is needed to break the seal.
Therefore, this person absolutely must not die. Thus, it's perfectly reasonable to ask Mo Shubai and the other two experts to help.
But this silver fish jade bottle, isn't it the treasure that Junior Uncle gave me?
Jin Juan immediately replied, "That's right! The appearance of this jade bottle proves that the True Dragon's body is facing a life-threatening crisis."
Song Chi thought to himself, "No wonder he's destined to be the protagonist. There's even a causal treasure connected to him, so someone can come to his rescue at any time."
Then Jin Juan added, "Next, we might need Senior Sister to go and save this kid with the blood of the true dragon."
Song Chi: "!!" Are you serious? With her current combat strength, she's more than capable of supporting Mo Shubai and the others. But if you ask her to engage in real combat, she'd be utterly useless. A sound cultivator like her, devoid of emotion, is basically a piece of trash once she reaches the Golden Core stage. Mo Shubai, with his Metal, Water, Wood, and Heavenly Spiritual Roots, naturally possesses a divine power that aids him, allowing him to switch between the five elements at will. He's naturally incomparable to her.
"It won't be dangerous. That True Dragon Grass is only effective when picked by someone like Senior Sister who has been reborn. You just need to pick this grass for that True Dragon Blood brat and help him heal his injuries."
At the same time, Jin Juan revealed the appearance of the True Dragon Grass, which grew tenderly like wheat seedlings by the steaming lake, looking quite ordinary.
If it's just picking a handful of herbs, then there's no problem. It's just a matter of reaching out.
But as Song Chi looked at the steaming lake, something felt off. Could that be the Enchanting Flower Sea? The very same Enchanting Flower Sea where Cui Xue Ruo and Mo Fei Yun collapsed, and where the original owner of this body met Su Yu later. Both were severely injured and powerless to resist the stimulation of the Enchanting Flower Sea and the steaming spring water, leading to an uncontrollable incident.
"As long as Senior Sister has enough willpower, of course this won't happen," Zuiyun Sanren said with a smile.
Song Chi immediately raised an eyebrow; in this respect, she was undoubtedly unbeatable. At this moment, the thick fog of the secret realm rushed in from below, carrying with it the salty smell of the sea.
We're about to enter a secret realm.
"The other storylines in the book haven't changed, have they?" Song Chi asked.
Jin Juan replied, "Rest assured, nothing else will change."
Song Chi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as everything else unfolded as described in the book, she could still say she had the script in her hands.
It's like we still have the cheat code. As for things like fixing things, we'll deal with that after we get the key item, the Immortal Soul Grass.
But I felt a violent tremor in my spiritual energy.
Just before they landed in the secret realm, Song Chi watched helplessly as Hua Shalan was blasted away by spiritual energy and disappeared without a trace. Of course, Mo Shubai and the other two were also thrown into some unknown corner.
At this point, there was no need to worry about tracking. His body was plummeting violently towards the ground, pulled down by a tremendous suction force, as if determined to crush him to death. His spiritual energy was also suppressed.
He only released the spiritual energy restriction when the opponent was two or three feet away from the top. Song Chi slammed his palm into the ground, then did several backflips and landed in the forest behind him.
It's her!
"It's her. She's the one who killed Brother Lin!"
"Are we really going to obey Steward Zeng's orders and intercept and kill her?"
"If I want to be promoted to second-class steward, it seems this is the only way."
"That is indeed the case."
They overheard two or three disciples from the Cloud Pavilion discussing this. They landed in the fields outside the forest and saw her descending figure.
Song Chi thought to herself that she would have to find a way to kill that chief steward of the Yunji Holy Land someday.
Once enmity is formed, there is no possibility of reconciliation. Enemies should not remain in the world. This was her philosophy of life.
At this moment, Song Chi ignored the three of them. He quickly became invisible and began tracking Hua Shalan. With so many top-tier invisibility magic items at his disposal, he doubted those people could catch her. Add to that her speed; while it might be an exaggeration to say she was the strongest among her peers, there were certainly very few who could keep up with her.
As expected, the three of them initially gave chase, but she eventually left them far behind. Song Chi then focused on pursuing Hua Shalan.
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Author's Note: [Cat emoji][Cat emoji] Second update is here!
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