Chapter 99: First Hearing of Merit
Pavilion Master Xuanyuan and the other leaders came to see their disciples to discuss something, which was the choice of venue for the fourth competition.
The third secret realm originally provided by Tianji Pavilion is now gone, and the fourth secret realm has been adjusted to become the third, so we have to find another place for the next fourth realm.
It's not that Dongzhou doesn't have secret realms to choose from, but they are far inferior to the Medicine King Tower. At this time, Pavilion Master Xuanyuan suggested that they could take out the trial secret realm of their family disciples and use it for the Dongzhou Sect Competition. However, this secret realm has both opportunities and dangers, so they can't guarantee the results.
Whether to take the risk depends on the opinions of the participants. Since most of the disciples are here, they simply called over the few people who were not here. All the leaders and disciples held a meeting in the courtyard of Taiqiong Sect, and took the opportunity to let everyone think it over and make a final decision.
Zhong Ling'er's eyes lit up when she heard the news, "Master Xuanyuan, your secret realm seems very dangerous, but the head of the sect did not veto it. Is it because there are many good things in it?"
Pavilion Master Xuanyuan smiled and said, "Yes, this secret realm is called the Divine Weapon Valley in the Xuanyuan family. It is a fragment of a small world that was shattered during the great war between gods and demons tens of thousands of years ago. Although it is just a fragment, it is very large. The Xuanyuan family has explored only a small area for dozens of generations, and no one knows what the rest of the place looks like because the people who went in have never returned."
"But this secret realm has two advantages. I see that although there are many sword cultivators among you, they all use earth-level or low-grade heaven-level spirit swords. In the Divine Weapon Valley, there are many high-grade heaven-level spirit swords. If you are lucky, you may even get a divine sword to recognize its master. Of course, there are other weapons besides swords. The reason why this place is called the Divine Weapon Valley is because most of the weapons of the Xuanyuan family's children come from here."
"If you go in, you may take whatever weapons are in there. If the sword that has been given life is willing to follow you, you may take it with you as well."
Qi Haoran also became interested. "Do you think you will not care about us no matter how much we take away? Let me make it clear in advance that my junior sister is the one who will plunder the passing geese."
Zhong Ling'er pinched Qi Haoran awkwardly, but her eyes were fixed on Pavilion Master Xuanyuan, obviously wanting to know the answer to this question as well.
Pavilion Master Xuanyuan laughed loudly. "The weapons there have been around for tens of thousands of years. Some have become scrap metal, while others have developed intelligence. Do you think it's easy to get them? If you can get them, it means you have the ability. It means you are destined to get them. If you take them away, I have nothing to say."
In the areas that have been explored, they had already taken out everything that could be taken away and was usable. As for the things that were unusable and difficult to take, they were the ones who got to take them, so Pavilion Master Xuanyuan spoke very generously.
"Apart from this, is there anything else?"
Zhong Ling'er is always concerned about the harvest, which makes Master Wu Chen feel nervous. "Silly disciple, why don't you ask about the danger?"
Pavilion Master Xuanyuan smiled and said, "The same goes for other things. As long as you think they are useful and can be brought out, you can take them. And these are not the best things. The best things are what other secret realms cannot give you, and that is merit."
"Merit!" Many people exclaimed, their saliva almost flowing out. Almost no one has ever obtained this thing, and they don't even know where to get it. How could it be found in this secret realm?
Pavilion Master Xuanyuan nodded, glanced around, and then said: "As I just said, this secret realm is a fragment of a small world, but this fragment carries the will of heaven. As long as you enter the secret realm, you will encounter some demonized monsters, or even demons. If you can destroy them, the will of heaven will give you a certain amount of merit reward according to the size of your merit."
"When leaving the secret realm, the merits will fall on the people who enter. The Xuanyuan family has a precious mirror that can make the amount of merits visible. So, after you enter the secret realm, the competition is about which sect gets the most merits."
This is a gift of a spiritual sword and a reward for merit. What does the Xuanyuan family want?
Bai Luochen asked, "I wonder what dangers there are in this secret realm. Why did the Xuanyuan family only explore a part of it?"
Pavilion Master Xuanyuan sighed, "This secret realm is just a fragment, so it is very fragile. It only allows Nascent Soul cultivators to enter, and the magic tools and talismans that can be brought in cannot exceed the fifth grade. However, the monsters in it are at the level of transformation, and it is not impossible for them to even merge. The Xuanyuan family once spent a lot of manpower and resources to explore it, but they could only circle around one area. No one has returned beyond this area."
After saying that, Pavilion Master Xuanyuan took out a map and showed it to everyone. A large area on the map was blank, with only a small corner with mountains, rivers, and two paths and two red circles marking the Sword Tomb and Chiyang Rock.
"There is spiritual energy and demonic energy in the secret realm, as well as demonic beasts and monsters. Of course, if you don't want to go far, you can just stay in the known areas."
Leng Qingyu asked: "Master Xuanyuan allowed us to enter the family secret realm. Does he have any requirements?"
Pavilion Master Xuanyuan smiled again, glanced at Zhong Ling'er and said, "I do have a request. Mr. Zhong drew a talisman to mark the way in the secret realm last time, and you all have clairvoyance on you. Combining these two, it will be a very useful exploration tool!"
"Once you enter the secret realm, we can know where you are and what is there. If you enter an unknown area, it will be equivalent to helping us complete this map."
"In addition, this secret realm is in Nanzhou. The Xuanyuan family is in charge of the ten major cities in Nanzhou, so they have to seek some benefits for the cultivators in Nanzhou. The Taiqiong mirrors in these ten cities must be installed first, and there must be at least 100,000 of these palm-sized universes. As for the others, they can be supplemented slowly."
"Ah, why is it that the entire Dongzhou matter has to be handled by our Taiqiong clan? Aren't we at a disadvantage?"
Zhong Ling'er looked at her good-natured master and said, "You won't agree to it, will you?"
Master Wu Chen immediately shook his head. If he dared to do business at a loss, his disciple would definitely blame him for the whole year.
Zhong Ling'er finally felt relieved. Fortunately, her master was just a good person and not stupid.
Master Mingyuan snorted coldly, "Don't worry, if you really want to enter this secret realm, we will not take advantage of you, and we will naturally compensate Taiqiong Sect."
Zhong Linger pouted, "Master Mingyuan, you don't understand, this is not that simple. In addition to asking us Taiqiong Sect to pay benefits, Pavilion Master Xuanyuan also wanted us to be free laborers to help them explore the secret realm. They must have found a lot of Nascent Soul cultivators to enter the secret realm, but the casualties were not small, and the gains were limited. So the secret realm was left there anyway, so he decided to use it to exchange for some benefits."
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