After saying hello to her mother and uncle, Yun Zheng followed the geniuses and flew towards the entrance of the secret realm. However, the moment she just came into contact with the black vortex, she keenly felt a pair of eyes falling on her from behind.
She looked back and saw a group of young and energetic faces, nothing unusual.
Yun Zheng frowned, then suppressed her expression and sank into the black vortex.
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Within the secret realm.
Two cliffs with layers of rocks stand together, forming a deep abyss at the bottom of the cliff. The surrounding area is damp and sticky, and there are rotten branches and leaves everywhere.
Yun Zheng was teleported to the bottom of the abyss, and she smelled a strong stench.
She raised her hand to cover her nose when suddenly there was a crisp sound of dead branches being crushed behind her. Yun Zheng turned around with a wary look on her face and saw that the person making the noise was a young man.
Yun Zheng raised her eyes and met the young man's light-colored eyes. The man was thin and dressed in a slim-fitting milky white brocade robe with cloud patterns. He had delicate features and looked like he was otherworldly.
She remembered this man, he was Murong Heng from Yaoguang.
Murong Heng has reached the early stage of the Supreme Realm. He is a genius that everyone talks about, and he is also a prominent figure in this genius competition.
The two looked at each other without talking.
At this moment, several more geniuses were teleported to the abyss at the bottom of the cliff.
These geniuses are all Shouyun and Yaoguang's men.
A young man complained, "Why were we teleported to this lousy place? It stinks!"
"Murong Heng!" A woman's eyes lit up when she saw Murong Heng. She trotted over to Murong Heng's side and said, "I'm also Yaoguang's prodigy. Do you still remember me?"
Murong Heng said in a cold tone, "I don't remember."
"I'm Meng Feifei, a direct disciple of the Meng family." The woman didn't seem to care about his indifference and introduced herself with a blush on her cheeks.
Murong Heng did not respond to her.
Yun Zheng had already withdrawn her gaze. She walked forward alone. The soil under her feet was very dry, while the sides of the cliff were very wet.
She looked ahead with her bloodshot eyes, and saw a cave deep ahead.
And that cave actually had a barrier that made it impossible to see what was inside.
Now that we have entered the secret realm, let’s look for the token. Maybe the token will appear in this place.
At this time, one of the sturdy young men stared at Yun Zheng's gradually receding back. He remembered what Feng Yuanqiao had said and became anxious. He quickly followed her and said, "Young lady, where are you going?"
Yun Zheng paused slightly and looked sideways at the young man who was following her. Seeing the clothes he was wearing, she quickly knew his identity.
"Are you from the Feng family's side branch?"
The man nodded and explained shyly, "Yes, young lady, I am Feng Ping'an, a member of the Feng family's secondary branch. Young Master Yuan Qiao told me that if I see you, I must follow you and protect you. I didn't expect to run into you by chance right after entering the secret realm."
When Yun Zheng heard his words, she thought of her sixth cousin Feng Yuanqiao.
This little brat is so arrogant!
She smiled and said, "Although I don't need your protection, we can walk together for a while, and then go our separate ways after we get out of this abyss."
"I understand." Feng Ping'an grinned and said naively, "Young lady, you are very capable. I will try my best not to cause you any trouble!"
"Let's go." Yun Zheng raised her eyebrows.
The two walked towards the depths ahead.
There was an ambiguous look in Murong Heng's eyes, and he also took a step forward and walked in the direction where Yun Zheng and Feng Ping'an were going.
"Murong Heng!" Meng Feifei saw him leave and quickly followed him, "Wait for me."
The remaining geniuses looked at each other warily, and then followed.
Just as Yun Zheng and others were walking towards the depths of the abyss, the scene of the geniuses inside the secret realm was also displayed outside the secret realm.
On the huge crystal screen, everyone can see what is happening inside.
Someone couldn't help but murmur, "Who will find the first token?"
At this moment, a young man in the audience stood up, a bright flower tucked into his waist. He casually bowed to everyone, a smile playing on his lips as he said, "Fellow Daoists, the Genius Competition has begun its finals. How about we make a bet? I have two bets. One is which of the three continents, Shouyun, Yaoguang, and Qiongtian, will take first place! The other is who will be in the top ten?"
Everyone present was stunned.
When the head of the Feng family saw Di Nian's dandy appearance, he almost had a heart attack.
At this time, the head of the Yaoguang Fan family on the high platform laughed a few times, "Young Master Feng's proposal is good. Let's make a bet. This head of the family will go first. I bet that the Yaoguang Tianjiao will take the top spot. I bet 3 billion red jades!"
"The head of this family also bets 3 billion red jades! I bet that the Yaoguang prodigy can get the top spot!" The head of the Yaoguang Xu family also smiled heartily.
With Yaoguang and the other two big guys taking the lead, other big guys also became interested.
This is no longer a pure gamble, but a competition of financial strength and reputation among the three continents.
Yuchi Hong used his spiritual power to amplify his voice, saying, "This family head is betting five billion rubies that Shouyun Tianjiao will take the top spot. Furthermore, this family head is betting another three billion rubies that my grandson Yuchi Bai will make it into the top ten!"
Everyone was shocked.
Eight billion rubies!
The head of the Gong family also said similar words with a smile and bet 8 billion red jades.
The head of the Feng family also expressed his opinion.
Emperor Nian did not stop Patriarch Feng from placing his bet. After all, he was the Patriarch of one of the three top families in Shouyun, Feng, and should have supported Shouyun. If he supported Qiongtian at this time, he would definitely be resisted by other forces in Qiongtian.
The Emperor slowly lifted his eyelids, revealing his deep eyes. He spoke in a steady voice, "Twenty billion rubies bet on Qiongtian to take the top spot, and eighty billion rubies bet on Yunzheng to enter the top ten."
Everyone: “!!!!!!!!!!!!”
One hundred billion rubies?!
Everyone's eyes flicked to the Emperor, their gazes filled with disbelief. Wasn't it a waste of money to bet 80 billion red jades on his partner finishing in the top ten of the competition?!
Maybe it was because they felt the same pain, but their hearts seemed to ache.
Zong Renwu stroked his beard, chuckled, and said slowly: "I don't have much money, so I'll take out 50 billion red jades and bet that my little disciple will get into the top ten of the competition."
Everyone: "..." Not much money...
Most of the practitioners among them don't even have 10 million red jades...
Comparing yourself to others will make you feel thief angry.
I don’t know if it was because of the stimulation from Emperor Zun and Zong Renwu, but the big guys from the other two continents became jealous and increased their bets. For a while, this genius competition created the largest-scale betting in history.
However, the geniuses who were in the secret assessment realm at this time knew nothing about this.
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