"This place is actually the entrance to a secret realm! Excellent!" Clan Chief Zhao, who bought this spiritual field, exclaimed "Excellent!" three times in a row.
Even Lin Jingge, who was hiding in the distance, heard these words clearly.
A secret realm?
At this moment, a large number of people had gathered at the spirit field, so even if someone spotted Lin Jingge, no one would say anything to her.
Originally, Clan Chief Zhao was reluctant to spend the spirit stones on the spirit field, but this place is the entrance to the secret realm. He bought the entrance to the secret realm for only one thousand taels. In the end, he still made a profit, a huge profit!
The other three clan leaders all cast envious glances at Clan Leader Zhao.
If they had known this was the entrance to a secret realm, they would have fought for it no matter how expensive it was, but now the Zhao family has benefited from it for nothing.
The spirit field had changed drastically, almost turning over a layer of soil. Then, the formation hidden on the edge was discovered. In order to break the formation, the Zhao clan chief specially invited his ancestor.
The Zhao family's ancestor specialized in formations and had already gained some understanding of them. Even so, it took him several months to decipher part of this formation.
The moment they cracked one spot, golden light erupted. After the light disappeared, everyone realized that this place was the entrance to a secret realm.
Within the secret realm, spiritual energy continuously overflowed through the cracks in the array, making the spiritual energy here much denser than usual.
Upon learning of the existence of a secret realm, especially one with such abundant spiritual energy, the group was immediately drawn to it.
A large crowd had gathered, three or four deep; almost all the cultivators in the city were here.
The fastest to arrive were the people from the other three major families, who had sent people to keep watch in the shadows long ago.
The previous earthquake was also due to the emergence of the secret realm. Once the formation was broken, the soil lost its support and collapsed, creating a large crack that revealed the teleportation array below.
Chief Zhao knew that his clan could not handle such a large secret realm, so he planned to form an agreement with the other three major families. However, his Zhao family would take the lion's share of the people entering the secret realm.
Since the secret realm was discovered on Zhao family land, no one from the other families objected to Zhao family's demands.
"The Lingxiao Sect has arrived!" Someone shouted from the crowd, drawing everyone's attention.
The leader was the Grand Elder of the Lingxiao Sect. Perhaps because of the importance of the secret realm, an elder was specially sent.
Behind the elder was a group of Lingxiao Sect disciples, led by the woman who had driven the demon beast mad that day.
Lin Jingge raised her eyebrows slightly when she saw the woman's face.
She remembered this person; her name was Yunxi. In the original story, she was Chu Wang's second confidante. She was a typical love-struck woman who stole the Lingxiao Sect's most treasured artifact to cleanse Chu Wang's marrow and strengthen his cultivation, making his cultivation path smoother afterward.
Thinking of this, Lin Jingge couldn't help but compare her fate with that of the other women around the male protagonist.
Aside from himself, who died and his entire family was wiped out after giving away the equipment, everyone else surrounded the male protagonist and became his harem.
"I wonder how far you've progressed in developing this secret realm?" The Grand Elder stepped forward.
With each step he took, the cultivators surrounding him automatically parted to make way, and the Grand Elder easily reached the very front.
Upon seeing the people from the Lingxiao Sect, the patriarchs of the four major families exchanged glances.
The Grand Elder of the Lingxiao Sect has broken through to the Lingzong realm, making him a figure on par with their family's ancestor.
"There's a large array at the entrance to the secret realm, but my ancestor only managed to break through a crack," Chief Zhao stepped forward and answered honestly.
A single family has no chance of winning against the Lingxiao Sect, so Clan Chief Zhao dared not be negligent.
After listening, the Grand Elder nodded and then walked to the front of the formation.
The array at the entrance to the secret realm is merely a protective array and does not constitute an attack.
At this moment, the ancestor of the Zhao clan was searching for a way in front of the crack, wondering if he could disable the entire formation by breaking the crack himself.
He automatically shut out the complexities of the outside world and entered a mysterious realm.
The Grand Elder knew nothing about formations and looked completely bewildered.
Fortunately, he brought the sect's most skilled array formation expert with him this time.
After arranging the people, the Grand Elder led the disciples of the Lingxiao Sect to the heads of the four major families.
At this moment, a tent had already been set up, and several people in charge were sitting under it.
"I'll have my junior brother help break the formation. Clan Chief Zhao, you don't have any objections, do you?" the First Elder said with a smile, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. As he spoke, he also released the pressure of the Spirit Sect.
Despite the oppressive aura emanating from him, Chief Zhao wore a forced smile on his face, inwardly cursing the old fox.
"No objection, no objection. I'd be more than happy if the Lingxiao Sect could come and help," Clan Chief Zhao quickly replied.
Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder withdrew his oppressive aura.
“I think the formation is about to break. Let’s discuss how to distribute the people.” The Grand Elder casually found a place to sit down, and the Lingxiao Sect disciples behind him followed his movements and eventually stood behind him.
"This secret realm has never been developed before, and we don't know how many people it can accommodate, or what dangers it may contain." Clan Chief Zhao sat opposite the Grand Elder.
This land was bought by the Zhao clan chief, and now he is the head of the family here. The other three major families are sitting on the side, with no intention of interrupting for the time being.
Standing behind the Grand Elder, Yunxi felt a little uneasy, as if someone was watching her. She looked around but didn't find anything unusual.
At this moment, Lin Jingge was led by Lin Shu to climb up the mountain range to the upper right of the spirit field.
This mountain range is one of the few large mountain ranges on the Canglan Continent, and there are many powerful demonic beasts deep within it.
"What are you doing here?" Lin Jingge asked Lin Shu, who was lying on the deserted cliff edge.
"Wait, there's something good." Lin Shu lay down next to Lin Jingge. Perhaps because he was young, what was originally a serious sentence came out of his mouth in a childish and cute voice.
Since she had nothing else to do, Lin Jingge listened to Lin Shu's words. She wanted to see what this "good stuff" Lin Shu was talking about really was.
While waiting idly, Lin Jingge suddenly realized that her angle was perfect for seeing everyone in the shed clearly.
Her gaze naturally drifted to Yunxi.
Since Yunxi is here, Chu Wang will definitely appear as well.
In the original story, wasn't it Chu Wang who saved Yun Xi's life in the secret realm, which is why he gained Yun Xi's favor?
Thinking of this, Lin Jingge frowned.
Could this be the secret realm?
Before Lin Jingge could think further, she saw Yunxi look up in her direction. Her movements were faster than her reaction; she quickly shrank back and hid in the tall grass.
"Gege, the Heavenly Book is making a move!" Xiao Shi jumped out of the space and landed next to Lin Jingge.
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