Chapter 27 027 Interception in the Secret Realm
Without a word, Song Chi immediately turned around, thinking about what he had brought and what he hadn't. He then realized that apart from the few sets of clothes he needed to wash in the yard, everything else was safely stored in his storage ring.
She rushed out of the dormitory. She and Xi Ya and the others activated their teleportation techniques and quickly headed towards the Qingxue Palace.
At least we made it in time.
However, the sect actually waited for about fifteen minutes before almost all the disciples arrived.
Following the arrival of Venerable Yuheng and Venerable Xueqiao, with the sect leader presiding and four elders providing support, dozens of immortal masters from Qingxue Palace were also present. They led two hundred disciples onto a flying boat and soared southwest.
The secret realm has been opened ahead of schedule.
The book originally stated that the outbreak wouldn't occur for at least two more months. Changing the plot at this point would seem completely unnecessary.
After all, she had an invisibility artifact at her disposal. At this moment, Song Chi only wanted to grab the biggest one. No matter what, she had to get that Ruyi Fruit. But then the plot changed—damn it!
The flying boat arrived at the foot of the mountain in a grand procession, and Ye Qingyu and his group of talented disciples all flew aboard. They had probably gone back to reunite with their families to discuss the secret realm.
However, plans can't keep up with changes, and the secret realm erupted ahead of schedule. They could only hurry onto the sect's flying boat and rush to the location of the secret realm.
The Jade Bamboo Lake Secret Realm was the closest to the Azure Sword Sect, but it was still two or three thousand miles away. To increase their speed, the sect spared no expense, using top-grade purple spirit crystals to power their flying boats. Their speed was so great that they almost left afterimages in the sky.
After flying at full speed for an hour, the airship slowed down slightly. It was estimated that the secret realm was still some time away from its eruption, so there was no need to waste spirit crystals. After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was exhausted, and every high-grade spirit crystal wasted was one less available.
During this hour, the immortal masters explained the contents of the secret realm to their disciples. When the mention of the auspicious fruit that could cleanse one's aptitude was brought up, the disciples gasped in surprise. Except for those geniuses with celestial spiritual roots, every other disciple couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
Everyone knows what changing one's qualifications means. This is an opportunity that one must fight tooth and nail to obtain!
"This secret realm is extremely dangerous. Apart from this Ruyi Fruit, all other spiritual treasures and immortal herbs must be obtained silently. Otherwise, remember not to listen to or look at them, and never risk your lives for mere spiritual treasures."
The immortal masters gave such instructions. The Azure Sword Sect truly lived up to its reputation as a notoriously cunning sect in the Southwest; even the instructions given by the immortal masters were so unique.
In fact, in Song Chi's view, apart from the Ruyi True Fruit, which she would desire and risk countless dangers to obtain, other spiritual treasures were simply unimportant.
There are quite a few disciples who share her ideas. The immortal masters all nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this.
However, the sect still selected about ten highly skilled young geniuses to go into the secret chamber of the ship's cabin to discuss the matter. Xue Qingyan was among them.
They also called Ye Qingyu in and then sealed her with multiple layers of spiritual energy.
Song Chi guessed that these ten or so people were probably people the sect was going to send to help the Lingxu Immortal Sect seize the Flying Immortal Token.
Although the Ye family of Meiquan is one of the eight great families, it has long formed an alliance with the Lingxu Immortal Sect. Therefore, the Ye family disciples led by Ye Qingyu should also participate in the competition for the Flying Immortal Token together with the disciples of the Lingxu Immortal Sect and the thirty-two major sects under its jurisdiction in the southwest.
The southwest is divided into four regions: Yuqiong, Meiquan, Fengling, and Yuelinggu. Each region has eight major sects that are similar in size to Qingjian Sect, totaling thirty-two major sects, all of which are under the jurisdiction of Lingxu Immortal Sect, a top-tier sect.
Song Chi's hometown, Hundred Flowers Stream, is actually located in the Moon Spirit Valley region. Moon Spirit Valley is the westernmost part of the entire southwest region, a place with abundant water and lush vegetation, and a pleasant climate, making it ideal for the growth of beauty-enhancing spiritual plants. Therefore, the perfumes sold in Moon Spirit Valley are unparalleled throughout the continent. Other spiritual plants, however, grow only moderately, and their spiritual energy is the weakest. Consequently, the eight major sects in the Moon Spirit Valley region, including the Changyun Sect, are the weakest in terms of overall strength.
The strongest sect is naturally located in the Meiquan region, which has the most abundant spiritual energy in the southwest and central parts of the country. Ye Qingyu's family and the Lingxu Immortal Sect are located in the Meiquan Mountains, which are surrounded by eight major streams, and there is a spiritual vein of the continent there.
Fengling is located in the southernmost part of the region. Its terrain is rugged and the mountains are steep. While the scenery is only average, its spiritual energy is only slightly weaker than that of the Meiquan region. Furthermore, sword sect disciples are prevalent here, and half of the eight major sects are powerful sword sects. Therefore, its overall strength is only slightly inferior to the eight major sects of the Meiquan region.
As for the southern part of Yuqiong Mountain, it is close to the central Ziyan Sacred Land. The spiritual energy here is pure, with numerous lakes and streams, and the climate is extremely warm and humid. As a result, spiritual plants grow luxuriantly, and four of the eight major sects in the southern part of Yuqiong Mountain are famous for their alchemy cultivation.
Sword sects like the Azure Sword Sect are acceptable, alchemy sects are alright, and the sound cultivation sect is the only one in the southwest. They're sects that are somewhere in the middle, not quite the best, but not the worst either. Their strength is so evenly distributed, like Song Chi's spiritual roots—not a single one stands out.
Moreover, they are exceptionally wealthy. Their grandmaster once seized sixteen spiritual vein mines south of Jade Qiong Mountain in one fell swoop. To this day, no one dares to touch them, simply because the Azure Sword Sect possesses ancient musical techniques. To unlock the secrets of the Flying Immortal Platform's seal, the entire continent must give the Azure Sword Sect some respect.
In this battle for the Immortal Realm, the Lingxu Immortal Sect will naturally mobilize the best disciples from its thirty-two sects to compete for that wisp of immortal energy.
There are only seven major forces that can participate in this competition.
These are the four top sects of the Eastern Continent: the Lingxu Immortal Sect in the southwest, the Xuantian Sword Sect in the north and northwest, the Yuxu Immortal Sect in the southeast, and the Ziyan Divine Palace, which rules the central and northeastern regions. Of these four sects, the Ziyan Divine Palace is the strongest and oldest, having stood on the Eastern Continent for 50,000 years.
In addition, there are two major powers in the south: the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty and the Cang Hai Immortal Dynasty.
And then there's the Cui family of the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land, whose natural aura of immortality surpasses that of all other cultivators. The Cloud Pavilion Holy Land is isolated in the endless sea of the eastern part of the Eastern Continent; the island it occupies is actually vast, as large as the entire southwestern region. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land is a king who occupies a region, only the Cui family hasn't established a kingdom.
These seven forces are the ones vying for the Flying Immortal Token.
It's quite a coincidence. The book mentions that there were seven Ascension Tokens in the Immortal Spirit Realm. It just so happens that each of the major powers managed to seize one, thus bringing the cultivation world into a relatively stable competitive environment. Otherwise, losing even one would have led to a bloody fight.
In short, soon only Ye Qingyu emerged from the secret room of the ship's cabin, her face appearing serene.
Those like Su Yu, who were temporarily unable to contact their families, all had rather solemn expressions.
However, once the Azure Sword Sect's flying boat slowed down, their expressions softened again.
It's possible that the Azure Sword Sect had planned that if the outbreak in this secret realm were to be overwhelming, they would take advantage of their location and proximity. The Azure Sword Sect might have intended to deliberately lose control of their flying boat and plunge into the secret realm, sending their disciples inside before anyone else.
Pick a peach while you can.
If you don't seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you'll be a real fool.
Unfortunately, although the outbreak of the secret realm seemed to have caught the cultivation world off guard, it will still take some time before people can actually enter the secret realm.
When the sect's flying boat arrived at the edge of Jade Bamboo Lake, it saw that the spiritual energy in the lake had turned into thick fog, resembling a giant beast that was spewing smoke. The thick fog came and went like the tide.
There were already big shots from various sects guarding the Jade Bamboo Lake, and the Azure Sword Sect also had its three elders stationed there. He turned around and shook his head slightly at the two Venerables and the Sect Leader.
"It will take at least half an hour before the secret realm erupts."
In this way, we can wait for other sects and forces to arrive.
During Song Chi and his group's rest, about a quarter of an hour later, the spiritual pressure in the high sky surged like turbulent waves, and then a sliver of sky opened up. It was as if the sky had been torn in two by an unseen hand. From within, a vast fleet of black and gold flying boats emerged.
“That’s a flying boat from the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land!” a disciple exclaimed.
The golden clouds and the dazzling ten-mile stretch of peach blossoms engraved on the black cabin like auspicious clouds are the symbols of the Cui family of the Yunji Holy Land.
The Azure Sword Sect has not yet gone to greet them.
Immediately afterwards, six large holes suddenly tore open in the sky. The other six major forces were not slow at all, and their various fleets rushed out in great numbers.
The elders of the Azure Sword Sect naturally went to greet the bigwigs of the Spirit Void Immortal Sect first.
The seven major forces made their appearance, and the cultivators who disembarked from the flying boat were all of profound and powerful cultivation. However, their expressions were somewhat grim.
It is estimated that all the major powers have come here with their full resources, fearing they might miss an opportunity.
Such a massive teleportation method is not simply a matter of spending money. It likely also utilizes ancient, large-scale artifact crafting techniques. However, as mentioned before, the art of artifact crafting has been lost. Even for these top sects, artifact crafting techniques and formations are subject to wear and tear with each use.
Therefore, these big shots must feel sorry for them.
For sects like the Azure Sword Sect, which are located nearby, spending only a few top-grade spirit stones is a huge profit.
Another incense stick's time passed, and the other seven major sects from the vicinity of Yuqiong arrived, wiping away sweat. They likely hadn't used teleportation arrays, but rather arrived using top-grade spirit stones. Therefore, their complexions were still relatively good.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and the Changyun Sect from Song Chi's hometown also arrived. The Changyun Sect was rather poor. Therefore, even though they used top-grade spirit stones to send the flying boat there, several Venerables and Elders showed expressions of pain.
Although Song Chi searched the Changyun Sect carefully, he naturally couldn't find his brother Song Yun. After all, Song Yun's aptitude was really poor, and he only entered the outer sect. It was basically impossible for him to make it into the team of 200.
In her past life, Song Chi had few siblings, except for a cousin who was an annoying brat. Therefore, she was genuinely happy to meet a gentle, handsome brother like Song Yun in this life, who doted on his younger sister.
If only he could get Song Yun a piece of the Auspicious Fruit on this trip. But even with the treasure box Ye Qingyu gave him to store it, the fruit's spiritual power would be greatly diminished after an hour. Not to mention that it lost half its spiritual energy even though his brother didn't pick it himself. Thinking about it, Song Chi felt a little desperate again.
However, considering that she was still facing some difficulties with her spiritual fruit, she suppressed her thoughts.
At this moment, the seven major forces had already set up camp. One by one, their talented disciples slowly emerged, exchanging smiles and greetings. Perhaps it's true that talented disciples are easily favored by heaven; these people were all handsome men and beautiful women. However, their expressions varied: some were arrogant, some were gentle and polite, and some were dignified and profound. They simply didn't look like innocent and naive sweethearts.
Although the female lead, Cui Xue Ruo, is innocent, she is actually quite intelligent. The kind of naive and sweet female supporting character or female lead found in male-oriented novels simply doesn't exist.
Dai Jia, a sword cultivator, was surprisingly well-informed. She quickly returned from the other sects and then explained things to Cheng Yao. In reality, she also wanted to inform Song Chi, who had stopped hating her ever since she became infatuated with Immortal Master Mo Shubai.
So, Song Chi followed her and became acquainted with one of the geniuses from the seven major powers.
She focused her attention on one person in particular: Xie Lanqing, the young master of the Purple Evolution Divine Palace in the central region. His spiritual root test had shaken the entire continent; he possessed all five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and wood. Except for his fire elemental root, which had a 99% chance of being present, the other four were all celestial roots—truly a genius among geniuses. For hundreds of thousands of years, not one had ever possessed such a spiritual root. It was said that only a supreme being from 100,000 years ago had such a spiritual root. Not only was Xie Lanqing's spiritual root extraordinary, but he also had jet-black hair, pearly white teeth, and a handsome face—an absolute beauty. Moreover, he was the kind of beauty who always shone brightly, with many smiles, teeth like jade shells, and flamboyant attire. No one present was more refined in their appearance; their clothes were fragrant and soft, yet on him, there was not a trace of artificiality, only the captivating elegance of a refined young gentleman.
If the cultivation world were to have its own fashion runway, this person would undoubtedly be a star. According to astrology, someone with such sparkling white teeth and a perpetually jade-like smile is most likely a Libra, the type who graces the outside world.
That elegance is something that comes from within.
He is one of the four most handsome men of the younger generation, rising to prominence in recent years after the Immortal Master Mo Shubai. He is known as Young Master Lanqing.
Song Chi's attention to this person wasn't solely due to her infatuation. Anyone would be drawn to someone like Xie Lanqing. Her reason for noticing her was that, in the book, while Xie Lanqing was incredibly narcissistic and never truly loved anyone, she had a brief, ambiguous relationship with the original owner of the body. This was due to their encounter with the Bewitching Flower in the secret realm, which locked them together for several hours.
Although nothing excessive happened, such as the original owner and the male protagonist Su Yu having physical intimacy, the two only sat leaning against each other all night.
But Xie Lanqing seemed to have fallen for her. After the original owner returned to Baihuaxi to inherit the family business, he visited her after Su Yu. However, he never expressed his feelings for her. Instead, he gave her a celestial zither and pipa that he had crafted himself.
This person later obtained the art of weapon crafting in a secret realm, ushering in a new era for the cultivation world through weapon crafting. However, because the inheritance from 100,000 years ago was not fully passed down, the weapon crafting artifacts he created were still weaker than those of the great weapon crafters of 100,000 years ago. But in the cultivation world where cultivation traditions had been severed, he was already a grandmaster capable of establishing his own sect.
Of course, these were just a few words in the author's later outline-style final chapter, written by the lucky koi who won the grand prize.
In short, aside from not receiving a response from Mo Feiyun, the original owner actually had pretty good luck with women. However, this luck all stemmed from the effects of some kind of bewitching flower, which is hard to explain.
Song Chi made up her mind that she would definitely avoid encountering these two in future secret realms. She didn't want this kind of melodramatic plot.
However, she only glanced at Xie Lanqing once. In fact, countless female disciples present were all focused on Xie Lanqing; she was practically a spotlight on them.
But that bastard Ye Qingyu, after he went over there to greet those geniuses and came back, said something sinister to her.
"Do you want me to help you grow your eyeballs onto his body?"
Dai Jia and Cheng Yao almost collapsed from laughter. The other female disciples in the sect also couldn't help but cover their mouths and turn their heads away, laughing uncontrollably.
Song Chi closed her eyes in anger. If it weren't for the defensive jade pendant and treasure box Ye Qingyu had given her, she would have really rolled her eyes at him.
The problem was that the boy's voice was very clear; even from dozens of steps away, Xie Lanqing and the other group of geniuses standing under the torches seemed to have heard it.
Then someone tried to explain Xie Lanqing's background to her, only to hear Xie Lanqing's pleasant voice. "Oh? Sound editing?" Then she smiled, revealing her white teeth.
He's the kind of person who's used to being the center of attention, so he doesn't really care about these things.
Song Chi didn't want to stand still and be stared at like a monkey. She hid in the shadows, intending to test Mo Feiyun's invisibility device.
However, this magic weapon requires high-grade spirit stones to activate, and two are needed at a time. As poor as Song Chi was, he burst into tears of pain when he crushed two high-grade spirit stones.
Then, she went for a walk around. In particular, she walked back and forth around Yin Qiang several times.
Upon seeing Yin Qiang break away from the group, he suddenly leaped into a nearby grove of trees and met up with a female disciple of the Yunxia Sect, who was also located in the Yuqiong region.
"Sister Huixian!" Yin Qiang's voice sounded very masculine and steady.
The girl chuckled. "Don't pretend to be so virtuous. What, it's only been a few months, and you've already found someone new and forgotten about me?"
The Yunxia Sect has practitioners of the Hehuan Gong (Joyful Union Technique). This Huixian girl is probably one of them. Her voice is truly incomparably charming.
Song Chi couldn't see what she looked like.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the two of them embracing and heading deeper into the woods, and quickly retreated.
The plot shouldn't have deviated from its expected direction. This invisibility artifact is pretty good; Song Chi has decided to secretly follow them and try to steal it if possible. If not, of course, escaping is the best option.
"If only I could kill and steal the treasure," she sighed inwardly. She truly coveted Yin Qiang's ghostly treasure. As a sound cultivator, she was a control-oriented fighter, and in combat, she could only initially develop stealthily, so a powerful teleportation technique was essential. If she had this treasure to aid her…
Unfortunately, she still couldn't win.
At this moment, other major sects also broke through the sky to arrive. Except for the sects in the southwest region, whose distance was relatively short and whose teleportation treasures were probably not too costly, the leaders of the other sects in the Eastern Continent all looked as if they had lost their parents when they landed from their flying boats, heartbroken beyond measure.
However, such a celestial realm only occurs once every 100,000 years, so using any amount of resources would not be excessive.
Apart from a few truly impoverished sects, all the major powers in the world had gathered at the edge of Jade Bamboo Lake.
Song Chi estimated that there were approximately 70,000 people. Each of the four major immortal sects had 4,000 people, plus 200 people from each of their subordinate sects, totaling more than 10,000 people each.
Both of the two great dynasties of Nanli directly dispatched 10,000 disciples.
The Cloud Pavilion Holy Land was rather arrogant, only sending six thousand disciples. However, they were all surrounded by immortal energy, clearly protected by secret treasures. Furthermore, they had Cui Xue Ruo, a destined individual destined to open the Ascension Platform for the cultivation world. Even though their numbers were small, the other major powers had to give them some face within the secret realm. Therefore, they had nothing to fear.
Seventy thousand people, almost all the best of the younger generation, were gathered together to refine Gu in a secret realm. It's unimaginable how cruel it would be.
Fortunately, the secret realm was vast; the book mentioned that even a Qi Refining disciple couldn't cover it in a month by flying. Therefore, as long as one could survive, one could still manage to live.
The problem is that the spiritual fruit that can change one's aptitude is so sought after that disciples are practically fighting tooth and nail for it. Moreover, this time the secret realm is incredibly generous, with cultivation techniques and magical artifacts appearing everywhere.
So the entire secret realm was a chaotic free-for-all from the very beginning. Nobody could survive by simply hiding; the allure of magical treasures was just too strong.
Fortunately, Song Chi only had one goal in entering the secret realm. Since she was not an ambitious person, she wouldn't try to steal anything.
At this moment, the spiritual mist within the secret realm began to surge violently. The secret realm was about to open. All the powerful figures ceased their pleasantries and focused their attention intently on the Jade Bamboo Lake, where the spiritual mist churned in the distance.
After a series of spiritual explosions like a tsunami, the eyes of the big shots narrowed.
"All disciples, quickly form ranks and enter the secret realm!" The elders shouted the order from all directions.
Seeing that Yin Qiang had two blades of grass on his head, Song Chi hurriedly flew into the group. Then, the woman in red in the woods quickly gathered her hair and headed towards the nearby Yunxia Sect.
She smelled a lewd odor emanating from the two of them. She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow; this little bit of time wouldn't delay their business.
These two are absolutely amazing.
Regardless, the invisibility artifact seemed promising, and so did the two defensive jade pendants. Since the plot appeared unlikely to change, Song Chi decided to still try and steal it.
She took a deep breath and flew towards the sect disciples to gather.
Unexpectedly, with a flick of his sleeve, a burst of spiritual energy shot out. It was a blackish-gray metallic spiritual treasure shaped like a triangular pyramid.
"This treasure can lock onto the defenses of disciples below the Golden Core stage and break through their defenses. Within a ten-foot radius, it can make it impossible for the opponent to escape. However, it can only be used three times, and each time there must be an interval of more than ten days."
But the voice of Immortal Master Mo Shubai echoed in his mind.
Song Chi looked around and saw Mo Shubai, dressed in a moon-white robe, standing solemnly behind the Qingjian Sect disciples, his back to her!
This was probably the immortal master showing favoritism. It must have been her fresh music that moved him; Song Chi had actually noticed that Mo Shubai loved the traditional Chinese music of later generations. Besides, she had always been very attentive in her cultivation and classes, so naturally, the teacher liked her as a diligent and good disciple.
She was truly overwhelmed with excitement. Her defenses were breached! This was the treasure she so desperately wanted but couldn't have. And it completely ignored her defenses!
I thought this was my only treasure, but who knew she only accepted this one. My palm felt warm again.
"This is a hidden spiritual treasure, which requires top-grade spiritual crystals to activate."
Then, spirit crystals appeared one by one, which she immediately put into her ring. Mo Shubai gave her one hundred top-grade spirit crystals. Then she stopped, because the elders began the second round of mobilization and commands.
Then the third magic treasure came into her hands, this time accompanied by a jade bottle of elixirs.
"This is a defensive jade pendant and a bottle of high-grade healing pills. Be careful when you go to the secret realm."
When the elder called for a third assembly, Song Chi rushed into the ranks. Of course, she passed by Mo Shubai, giving him the most sincere and earnest look she had ever given him in her two lifetimes.
She will repay the kindness of the immortal master no matter how hard she tries in her life.
Then, calming his mind, he took a deep breath and followed the disciples to the Lingxu Immortal Sect to gather.
Then she suddenly remembered the divination result. Four small swords to help, four friendly stars. If you put it that way, it really was four people who gave her the magic weapon. The escaped immortal, he truly didn't deceive me.
Since that's the case, then we absolutely must seize it. Maybe… humph!
Mo Shu rolled his eyes as he watched Song Chi pass by, his chest heaving and his eyes bright. He couldn't help but smile.
In fact, his master had just given him a subtle hint, telling him to hurry up and finish his work so he could give Song Chi some protective items.
"That kid doesn't look like he has much money, and he probably doesn't even have any decent protective magic items."
Master highly values Song Chi's musical talent and is truly reluctant to let the child go to the secret realm and suffer any misfortune. In fact, Master probably hopes that Song Chi is destined for great fortune. If he can obtain a spiritual fruit to cleanse his aptitude, Master might be tempted to take him on as a disciple.
But actually, he would have given Song Chi a defensive magic item even without his master's reminder. However, seeing Song Chi sneaking around stealthily, especially seemingly paying attention to Yin Qiang, Mo Shubai sighed inwardly. Her magic item was fine against ordinary disciples, but it was slightly inadequate against someone like Yin Qiang who possessed a secret treasure.
Ye Qingyu and Mo Feiyun both seemed to notice, their faces twitching. Mo Feiyun, impatient with his father's lecturing, just wanted to rush towards the Azure Sword Sect. He probably wanted to give Song Chi an even better invisibility artifact before entering the secret realm. However, he failed because the secret realm opened too quickly.
The Mo family belongs to the southeast region and is closely related to the Jade Ruins Immortal Sect. Therefore, they are separated from the Azure Sword Sect by the Purple Evolution Divine Palace. Mo Feiyun and Ye Qingyu were unable to fly over, so they both seemed somewhat anxious.
Mo Shubai quickly replaced the invisibility artifact. As for the armor-piercing artifact, he had obtained it by chance in a maze when he was a teenager, and it had indeed helped him avoid several dangers. Now that his cultivation level was no longer needed, he simply gave it to Song Chi.
He sensed that Song Chi had a big plan in mind this time. He wondered what Song Chi was plotting, as Song Chi was always deep in thought, observing everything around him.
She paid particular attention to Yin Qiang. She wondered if it was because this disciple had disrespectfully taken her hairband on the arena that day, prompting her to seek revenge.
However, he also felt that Song Chi was not the type of person who would pay attention to such trivial matters.
I wonder what this child is plotting. Mo Shubai thinks that Song Chi should play it safe in the secret realm. Then try his luck. If he gets the Ruyi Fruit, great; if not, his life is more important.
There was no chance to offer these words of advice. As the spiritual energy of Jade Bamboo Lake surged forth like ocean waves, all the Qi Refining disciples vanished from their spots in the next instant.
At that time, all the elders outside were deep in thought, watching the mist recede into the depths of Jade Bamboo Lake. Only then did voices gradually emerge.
This celestial realm only lasts for one month. They can leave a few people to guard it for now, while the rest can do as they please.
The Venerable Ones immediately broke through the void to invite their friends to go drinking in the surrounding towns.
The rest of the people dispersed, while those who stayed behind remained. For a moment, the lakeshore returned to silence.
Song Chi felt a surge of spiritual energy rushing towards him, causing him to stumble. When he came to his senses, the night sky illuminated by the firelight was gone, replaced by a spring scene of birdsong, fragrant flowers, and warm sunshine.
Moreover, the spiritual energy was so dense that just one breath made her shiver.
"The spiritual energy here is so dense! Is this the Immortal Spirit Realm?"
The sound of disciples gasping for breath could be heard from all directions.
Song Chi quickly looked around and found himself on a lush green lawn. Ahead, peach trees were in full bloom, a sea of pink blossoms stretching as far as the eye could see. Deeper into the peach grove, a dense forest rose and fell, extending into the distance. Higher up, jade-like waterfalls cascaded down the mountains, their roaring sounds faintly audible from afar.
This matches the description in the book. Most importantly, all the disciples were not separated; they all entered the secret realm directly onto this seemingly peaceful patch of grass.
Immediately, all the sects sent several people to scout the terrain in the vicinity.
Meanwhile, the geniuses from the seven major powers actually set up tents.
Then the core disciples entered their respective tents, and soon a flash of precious light emanated from them.
"That's divination!"
"I wonder what they're plotting?"
"What else could it be but the secret method recorded in history for breaking the seal on the Flying Immortal Platform?" Indeed, this was recorded in the historical records.
However, the Flying Immortal Token is clearly only known to core disciples.
Song Chi naturally knew that they were all divining the location of the Immortal Palace where the Flying Immortal Token was located. The Immortal Palace was deep within the secret realm and could only be opened at an auspicious time.
The auspicious time mentioned in the book is half an hour from now.
Prior to this, all the other disciples had been ordered to remain in place. In fact, being their first time entering such a dangerous secret realm, very few dared to venture out alone.
Of course, some lone wolves had already vanished into the woods in a flash.
The woods were quiet, with occasional cool breezes blowing through.
Fifteen minutes later, the disciples who had conducted the preliminary reconnaissance returned and all said that the area was very safe.
Immediately, many nervous disciples couldn't contain themselves and wanted to go to the nearby restroom. The opening of the secret realm had been rushed, and no one had had time to take fasting pills to cleanse their digestive systems. So, everyone had to relieve themselves, especially when they were nervous, making it even harder to hold it in.
Song Chi saw that Yin Qiang was indeed mixed in with the male disciples who went to relieve themselves, but he quickly exchanged a glance with Hui Xian, the girl from the Yunxia Sect next door. Hui Xian then went to the peach grove as well.
Unexpectedly, the plot begins here.
Song Chi lowered his eyes, took a deep breath, and then sat up.
"Where are you going?" Cheng Yao asked.
"To use the toilet."
"I didn't realize you were getting nervous. You usually seem so fearless." Cheng Yao smiled immediately.
Song Chi thought to herself, "She's usually so cautious, how could she be so fearless?" Ignoring all that, she followed several female disciples from the sect to the peach grove.
He quickly jumped to a secluded spot, immediately crushed the top-grade spirit crystal, and activated the invisibility magic item given to him by the immortal master. He quickly turned into the woods and silently followed Yin Qiang ahead.
As Ye Qingyu and Mo Feiyun emerged from the tent, they saw Song Chi heading to the toilet.
When the two men saw her expression and Yin Qiang, who was exchanging glances with the Hehuan Sect disciple from the Yunxia Sect in the distance, they were speechless.
They never imagined that Song Chi, who looked so harmless, would hold a grudge more than anyone else.
Is she planning to retaliate after arriving at the secret realm? Can she even win...?
However, they had already harbored murderous intent towards Yin Qiang. They hadn't missed the sinister look in his eyes when he sized up Song Chi; although he concealed it extremely quickly, both of them felt a surge of intense anger and a desire to vomit.
They originally intended to use the secret realm to get rid of this person.
Therefore, they immediately and silently slipped into the woods. Of course, Xue Qingyan was even more discreet and arrived earlier than them.
The three quickly located Yin Qiang's area. Because he possessed a secret treasure, they dared not be careless and thus tightly gripped their invisibility magic items.
To the dismay of all three, Yin Qiang had been found, but Song Chi had vanished without a trace.
However, Mo Feiyun and Ye Qingyu knew that Song Chi had already received a treasure bestowed by Immortal Master Mo Shubai. At the time, their father even jokingly told them that they didn't need to worry about her, as the young girl they admired had the protection of the elders of the Qingjian Sect.
They even asked, "Do you really like that little girl so much?" This was a test of their true feelings.
From the moment Cui Xue Ruo entered the Azure Sword Sect, both Ye Qing Yu and Mo Fei Yun were given a mission by their elders: to use every opportunity to make Cui Xue Ruo fall in love with them. This was because anyone who obtained their destined love would possess an innate affinity for immortality and could ascend to heaven without needing an ascension token.
If it weren't for Song Chi, competing with the highly authoritative Crown Prince Su Yu wouldn't be a problem.
But it is precisely because of Song Chi that they are willing to fight to the death in the secret realm to seize the Flying Immortal Token, in exchange for their freedom in choosing their own marriage partners.
We've digressed. Seeing that they couldn't detect any trace of Song Chi, Ye Qingyu and Mo Feiyun fell silent.
Just how good an invisibility artifact did Immortal Master Mo Shubai give Song Chi? How come even their treasure-detecting artifacts couldn't detect Song Chi's presence? Isn't this spoiling him a bit too much... Could it be that Immortal Master Mo Shubai has also fallen for human desires?
Of course, there was no time to think about such things at this moment. This Yin Qiang was indeed a lecherous fiend, and even within this secret realm, their future was fraught with peril.
When he met the disciple of the Hehuan Sect, he called out to him as if he were his darling.
Then the two immediately rolled around together, and their clothes quickly came undone.
That appearance... was truly unbearable to look at. Ye Qingyu and the others were still alright, but the thought that Song Chi must be hiding in the shadows made their expressions rather unpleasant.
They didn't want to taint Song Chi's eyes with such filth. They knew Song Chi was still oblivious to matters of the heart, but how could they not understand? He was like a blank sheet of paper, pure and innocent, his eyes only focused on cultivation.
As Yin Qiang and the female disciple looked away more and more, and were about to enter the alley, the three of them had a cold expression.
Almost simultaneously, they unleashed their most powerful and deadly attacks, aiming for a single, decisive blow.
They didn't intend to let the female disciple of the Hehuan Sect go either.
Song Chi hid in the shadows, watching as Yin Qiang, as described in the story, secretly met with Miss Huixian in the peach grove.
The two hugged each other, and before they could say two words, they rolled around together.
She may not have personally experienced this, but she's certainly seen it happen. With the advanced information available in later generations, knowing a little about this wouldn't be difficult.
Therefore, the impression was just so-so. Yin Qiang is really not gentle at all, but Miss Huixian seems to like that kind of thing.
To be honest, she was truly impressed by the two of them for being able to find this kind of fun despite the danger.
She had actually considered catching the two off guard once they were more or less inside the area. However, she hesitated because the disciples of various sects were right outside the peach grove. If she were discovered killing her fellow disciples, it would severely damage her reputation.
The main problem is that I'm not very confident I can kill them with one blow.
Therefore, he held back. Unexpectedly, just as Yin Qiang straightened up, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
He kicked Huixian away and appeared like a ghost a dozen feet away.
"snort!"
Then, with a cold snort, three figures moved with lightning speed, unleashing a barrage of killing moves.
"Why did you do this—!" Before Yin Qiang could finish his sentence, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
At this moment, he forced himself to flee like a retreating, crippled eagle.
The three men gave him no chance to escape, and attacked him in a flash.
At the time, Song Chi had no idea what was going on, but when such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came, she was unusually calm for some reason, holding her zither in her hand and tightly gripping the triangular armor-piercing cone that ignored defense.
Yin Qiang was flying towards her; she intended to intercept and kill him.
"careful!"
But Ye Qingyu and the others shouted anxiously.
Before Song Chi could react, she plummeted downwards, pulled by a tremendous spiritual force. Yin Qiang seemed to be swept away even faster, falling into the vortex before her.
This vortex happened just like the five that appeared at the same time in the book, and this was Yin Qiang's opportunity.
Song Chi only glanced quickly at Ye Qingyu and the other two before plummeting downwards.
Yin Qiang had just been injured by Ye Qingyu and the other two, and he looked extremely badly injured, his face so pale it was almost bluish.
If we don't strike while the enemy is down, when will we?
If she were to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she would be no better than a human being.
Ye Qingyu and the others failed to complete their third attack. When they rushed forward, they saw the vortex pull Song Chi and Yin Qiang down with it.
To Ye Qingyu and Mo Feiyun's dismay, Song Chi glanced at them, showed no intention of asking for help, and instead, his fighting spirit surged, turning around and plummeting down without hesitation. He was probably going to chase after Yin Qiang.
Yin Qiang must be severely injured after being attacked by the three of them. Even if Song Chi can't win... escaping shouldn't be a problem.
What frustrated them even more was that, before the two could react, Xue Qingyan plunged into the last remaining whirlpool and chased after them.
She glanced back at the two of them, then smiled slightly and descended. Her gaze clearly showed that they were constrained by their families and unable to recklessly follow her to save Song Chi.
His determined look at Song Chi made the two of them grit their teeth in anger.
However, the vortex had vanished without a trace, and after searching thoroughly, they found no trace of it. Besides, they knew in their hearts that if they abandoned their family responsibilities and only chased after Song Chi, the family would likely arrange a marriage for them, making them understand the consequences of rebelling against the family. And their mother's life would also be ruined!
The two went to check on the Hehuan Sect disciple who had been kicked away, and found him unconscious. He probably hadn't even seen the killing move.
So he didn't kill them. However, when he left the peach grove, he was still seething with resentment!
They must become strong quickly and never allow what happened today to happen to them again.
The two returned and told the leader and disciples of the Azure Sword Sect that Song Chi had already ventured deep into the secret realm. Then, not long after...
The genius disciples of the seven major forces each used their supernatural abilities, leading their elite troops, unfolding the scroll, and flying into the depths of the secret realm.
The seven forces went in seven different directions.
This left the other disciples, who wanted to follow along and try their luck, unsure of where to begin. Moreover, with a single tear of the scroll, thousands vanished in the blink of an eye. They couldn't catch up even if they wanted to.
The remaining disciples, who were the leaders of each sect, began to explore the secret realm in groups according to the original plan.
Beneath the vortex of spiritual energy, there was indeed a peach grove.
However, the fragrance of peach blossoms in this peach grove is so strong that it makes people dizzy, and just smelling it makes them feel hot all over.
Song Chi swallowed an antidote pill and immediately vanished, disappearing into the shadows. She had to find Yin Qiang and kill him before he could escape.
Soon, she discovered that the bloodstains trailed deep into the peach grove.
Her expression darkened slightly, and she frowned as she strode forward.
Ahead, Yin Qiang was leaning against a peach tree, swallowing a healing pill with trembling hands.
Before Song Chi could even get close, an unexpected event occurred. The miasma from the peach grove suddenly rushed past, breaking her invisibility.
"Who is it?" Yin Qiang immediately became alert.
Then he glanced over. Upon seeing it was her, Yin Qiang frowned, then revealed a contemptuous expression.
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Author's Note: [Three-Cat Head] First Update
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