On the way here, Sikong Jian had already explained the competition rules to her.
This secret realm is naturally formed; while dangerous, it also contains many treasures.
Disciples from various sects enter this secret realm to search for treasures, seeing which sect finds the most and the highest value of treasures, thus ranking the sects' power.
This secret realm is special. Not only is there a bone age restriction at the entrance, but the spiritual treasures and herbs nurtured in this realm also possess a unique primal energy.
The savage energy clings to all spiritual treasures and herbs. If used directly, the savage energy will enter the body and backfire on the user.
It requires a supreme expert to eliminate it with overwhelming spiritual power before it can be used.
Disciples who enter the secret realm to compete need to find more and better spiritual treasures and herbs for their respective sects.
On the one hand, it can determine the top five mid-level forces, and on the other hand, it can help the sect collect treasures from the secret realm. It's a win-win situation.
"Yaoyao, sense where there is the scent of spiritual herbs." Ruan Xiyan released Yaoyao from her spatial storage.
This place is a barren desert, devoid of any human presence. Places with treasure are most likely to attract crowds.
"Master, this way." Yao Yao looked around and flew in one of the directions.
Ruan Xiyan immediately followed Yaoyao.
Not long after they started walking, Yao Yao stopped on a stretch of Gobi desert.
There grows a flower in the Gobi Desert that looks like a flame. Yaoyao fluttered her wings and landed on that flame flower.
Upon seeing it, Ruan Xiyan's eyes lit up with joy, "Fire Ganoderma Flower."
Just as she was about to go over, an attack suddenly came from a distance, heading towards Yao Yao's direction.
Ruan Xiyan's expression sharpened as she flashed forward, blocking the attack and simultaneously protecting Yaoyao behind her.
She looked at the group of people who were walking over, all dressed in matching robes.
People from the Beast Taming Sect?!
The Beast Taming Sect has intricate connections with the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts on the secular continent.
Their relationship is similar to that between Ice Feather Palace and Heavenly Feather Sect.
However, the destruction of the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts directly severed the Beast Taming Sect's connection with the secular continent.
The leading disciple glanced arrogantly at Ruan Xiyan, "This Fire Ganoderma Flower is something our Beast Taming Sect has its eye on. If you know what's good for you, get lost! Otherwise, you might lose your life."
Ruan Xiyan ignored the shouting man and picked the fire fungus flower.
"You're courting death! How dare you offend our Beast Taming Sect!" Seeing that Ruan Xiyan not only ignored his threat but also turned around and picked the Fire Ganoderma Flower.
This is blatantly a provocation against the dignity of their Beast Taming Sect.
The leader of the disciples angrily said, "Take the things away from me!"
He looked every bit the bandit.
Such arrogance is not something Ruan Xiyan will tolerate.
Her extraordinary power directly overwhelmed them.
The disciples stopped abruptly, staring at Ruan Xiyan standing there in terror.
"Senior Brother Zhao, she...she is a Transcendent Realm expert."
The man in the lead turned pale. "I saw it. You don't need to tell me."
The disciples retreated to the man's side and asked in a low voice, "Senior Brother Zhao, what should we do? Even if all of us are together, we are no match for her. Why don't we follow the agreement and go to meet up with the others?"
The man looked at Ruan Xiyan, his voice lacking confidence, "I have urgent business to attend to this time, so I won't hold it against you for now."
"If I see you again, I'll make sure you don't get away with it," the man said, forcing himself to save face.
Before she could finish speaking, Ruan Xiyan took a step forward.
Terrified, he didn't bother making any more excuses and turned to run away, faster than a rabbit.
The other disciples were stunned for a moment, then quickly followed, "Senior Brother Zhao, wait for us."
Seeing this, Ruan Xiyan scoffed lightly, but did not chase after them.
The most urgent task now is to find Qiqi and the others.
Moreover, being in this unknown secret realm, if she rashly chased after them, who knew if there were any ambushes waiting for her ahead?
As a mid-tier power, the Beast Taming Sect has long dominated the top five positions with its formidable strength, and it is not so easy to provoke them.
She didn't want to make such an enemy unless necessary.
Of course, this is on the premise that they don't provoke her. If it's hers, she won't back down an inch.
Ruan Xiyan looked at the fire fungus flower in her hand, which was indeed wrapped in a layer of yellow aura.
This is the unique primal energy generated in this secret realm.
Ruan Xiyan raised her hand and put the Fire Ganoderma Flower into her spatial storage.
Suddenly, a golden halo appeared beneath her feet.
"A blessing halo!" Ruan Xiyan exclaimed softly.
Has Ah Li's ability to bestow blessings through koi fish been activated again?
"Chirp chirp chirp!" Yao Yao chirped excitedly, "Master, Master, look! It looks like something is flying in the sky!"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Xiyan looked up.
Streaks of light streaked across the sky like shooting stars, landing on the Gobi Desert not far away.
Ruan Xiyan was about to go over and take a look when she felt something poking her foot as soon as she took a step.
She kicked the ground with her foot, parting the yellow sand to reveal a blue shuttle.
The appearance of this spirit shuttle looked somewhat familiar. After thinking for a while, Ruan Xiyan suddenly remembered that she seemed to have obtained a similar spirit shuttle from the burrowing rat before.
She rummaged through her spatial storage and compared the two spirit shuttles in her hands. They were exactly the same in both color and size.
Ruan Xiyan looked puzzled. What exactly was this thing? She couldn't sense any power fluctuations from it.
Could it be that there are several such spirit shuttles, and only by collecting them all can their usefulness be revealed?
Everything in this secret realm is imbued with a primal energy, but this spirit shuttle is free of it.
Unable to understand, Ruan Xiyan could only put them back into the Wind Spirit Space.
Then he walked towards the spot where the light had fallen.
A deep crater was carved out of the Gobi Desert by a light like a meteor, and various magical treasures and artifacts lay in the crater.
"Wow—" Yao Yao exclaimed in amazement, "Master, so many treasures!"
Ruan Xiyan's shock was also undisguised.
She has encountered a once-in-a-century "auspicious rain".
Secret realms can only appear in places where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is most abundant.
The secret realm continuously absorbs spiritual energy, which all converges at its core, the most likely place to nurture treasures.
Over the years, as the number of treasures at the core reaches a certain level, some of the treasures will be released from the core of the secret realm.
Treasures fall like shooting stars into the secret realm; such a scene is commonly known as "auspicious rain."
The chances of this happening are extremely small, occurring only once every hundred or even a thousand years, and now she has actually had the good fortune to witness it.
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