The familiar, mechanical system prompts rang in my mind again after two years—how comforting!
Geng Qi's heart raced uncontrollably as he stared at the few words that had just appeared on the system interface.
The Desolate Swamp Secret Realm? What place is that? Where is it?
It's no wonder he knew nothing. The Xuanling Continent has existed for tens of thousands of years. There are a lot of secret realms, but not too many either. He was too lazy to even remember the names of the sects on the continent, let alone the location of any secret realms.
Activation is fine, but why do I have to go to some secret realm? This system is so hard to please!
He clicked his tongue in disgust, jumped down from the tree, burned the sunflower seed shells on the ground, and flew towards the top of the Demon Palace.
"The Desolate Swamp Secret Realm?"
Unsurprisingly, Qinghan was quite surprised when she heard this.
He was sitting at a square table made of obsidian, on an open-air terrace, with two cups of tea, but the scorpion was nowhere to be seen.
Geng Qi asked, "Where is Jie Beiying?"
Qinghan pointed to the nearest door: "He doesn't like sunbathing."
"..."
The aroma of tea was enticing, and Geng Qi sat down opposite him, saying, "Go and call him out."
Qing Han didn't move, and tentatively asked, "Does Your Majesty want to find the Desolate Swamp Secret Realm?"
"Yes, you know?"
Qinghan poured him a cup of tea: "I have some impression of it, but the Wilderness Secret Realm is not in the present world, and it is not usually accessible."
Geng Qi's eyes lit up slightly: "What do you mean?"
"The Desolate Swamp Secret Realm is a remnant from ancient times. It is fraught with danger and unpredictable dangers, yet it is also full of opportunities. Of those who enter the secret realm, only five out of ten survive. Only half of them can come out of the secret realm. However, as long as they succeed, their cultivation level will be greatly improved. But the secret realm is difficult to open. To open the secret realm, seven keys must be used at the same time. These seven keys are respectively in the seven righteous sects."
Which seven sects?
Qinghan said, "One sect, one clan, two halls, and three gates."
"..."
So, to collect all the keys, he still has to go to seven different places?
Leaving aside whether those sects can handle it, if he encounters a few stubborn ones who would rather wipe out their entire sect than hand over the key, then all his hatred will be in vain in the end!
That little bitch system, isn't it making things difficult for him?!
Thinking about it, he started to worry again. He twirled the jade ring on his thumb. He'd managed without the system for the past two years, hadn't he? It wasn't a big deal if it wasn't activated, was it?
He suddenly felt lazy and didn't want to cause trouble.
Qinghan asked, puzzled, "Why does Your Excellency want to find the Desolate Swamp Secret Realm?"
"Just asking..." Geng Qi waved his hand, then suddenly looked up.
The boy opposite him hadn't changed much; his face was still youthful, but his expression had become more mature. This wasn't the first time he'd seen this expression; Qing Han had always shown the same look when they were investigating cases in Gefeng Town.
Geng Qi couldn't help but wonder: "Did Scorpion tell you all this? Or is it from your memory? Do you remember things from before?"
Since being brought back by the scorpion, he has never mentioned Qinghan's past. If these things are from Qinghan's original memories, what was his identity before he came to the Demon Palace? Why would he know so much?
Qinghan was taken aback upon hearing this, and after thinking about it seriously, she said, "I think so."
Geng Qi: "..."
"Your Majesty wishes to go to the Desolate Swamp Secret Realm, but you cannot go there from the Demon Realm."
Even the voice, tinged with amusement, came from the side, interrupting their conversation.
Geng Qi turned his head to look at the person who came out of the door. He was still dressed in plain white snow clothes, which made him stand out in front of the dark door. The walls of the Demon Palace were made of obsidian made of ghost immortals. Under the sunlight, the stone walls seemed to have countless eyes staring at this side, making the smile on the person's face even more eerie.
Qinghan clearly didn't have this concept. Upon seeing the person come out, he immediately got up and went over to help them up.
"Didn't I tell you to call me if you need anything? You can't even see me."
It was half blame and half self-blame.
Geng Qi: "..."
Who told you that scorpions have to use their eyes to see where they're going?
Geng Qi said, "Don't you dislike sunbathing?"
Jie Beiying laughed and said, "The sun has disappeared."
Looking up at the sky, thick clouds drifted by, obscuring the sun.
Geng Qi raised an eyebrow, abandoning his intention to tease him, and returned to the main topic: "What do you mean by saying that the Desolate Swamp Secret Realm cannot be reached from the Demon Realm?"
Jie Beiying slowly sat down, reached out and picked up the teacup in front of Qing Han and put it in her mouth. The whole set of movements was as smooth as water. You could hardly tell that she was a blind person!
After sipping his tea, he slowly spoke: "The Wilderness Secret Realm will open in one month."
"..."
No one spoke for a long time, then Qinghan looked at the Demon Lord.
Geng Qi looked at Xie Beiying and said, "You look so smug and unfathomable, just like a charlatan on the street."
"..."
He suddenly remembered a scene from a story he had seen before: a Taoist priest, holding a divination stick, encountered an honest man on the street, grabbed him, and said: "I see that your face is dark, and you will surely suffer a bloody disaster within three days. You only need to do as I say to avoid the disaster..."
After waiting for a while, seeing that neither of them spoke, Geng Qi felt awkward and coughed lightly, saying, "You continue."
Jie Beiying smiled again and said, "The Desolate Swamp Secret Realm is in accordance with the Heavenly Dao. Only cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage are allowed to enter. Once the secret realm is open, anyone else who wants to enter must suppress their cultivation to the Golden Core stage. Otherwise, they will be rejected by the secret realm and will not be tolerated by the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, in order to prevent people from the Demon Realm from sneaking in, there will be cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage guarding the entrance of the secret realm. Those whose identities are unknown are not allowed to enter."
Even if one were to force their way in, those who are too strong would not be able to enter, and those who are too weak would not be able to defeat the enemy. Given Geng Qi's status, he would be the type who could not enter. Even if he suppressed his cultivation and did not have a suitable identity, he still would not be able to enter.
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