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Chapter 109 Exploring the Secret Realm
Chapter 109 Exploring the Secret Realm (Celebrating the UTS Alliance Leader)
Just as Xiang Dahu was plundering the thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.
On a small, completely black mountain.
"what!"
With a scream, a cultivator from the Annihilation Alliance collapsed to the ground.
Surprisingly, the one who made the move was not a cultivator from the Azure Sea Sect, but a demonic disciple who was also dressed in black robes.
"It is your honor to assist me in the blood sacrifice for foundation building."
The demonic disciple gazed at the blood pill that had condensed in his hand, a delighted smile spreading across his face: "As long as I consume this pill and meditate for a while, I can temporarily possess the magical power of a pseudo-Foundation Establishment cultivator—"
In fact, both the Azure Sea Sect and the Extinction Sea Alliance had considered having Qi Refining cultivators carry Foundation Establishment Pills to establish their foundations in the secret realm.
But they quickly gave up, after all, the success rate of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage is only 30%!
That's not the key point. The key point is that no one knows the time it will take to establish the foundation. It can be done in a few days for some, but it may take three months for others. It is known as "establishing the foundation in a hundred days"!
But the secret realm is only open for one month, there's simply no time!
Moreover, while Foundation Establishment cultivators can certainly roam freely among the disciples of the secret realm, what about their return journey? The spatial passage can only accommodate Qi Refining disciples!
On the contrary, True Person Heiyuan has a secret technique that can enable Qi Refining cultivators to quickly achieve pseudo-Foundation Establishment.
However, this secret method requires cultivating a powerful medicinal blood pill within the Qi-refining disciple's body beforehand, so it can only be used on one's own family members.
Furthermore, such pseudo-Foundation Establishment cultivators are weaker than early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and will quickly fall back in cultivation level, making them quite useless.
Hei Yuan Zhenren obtained this demonic secret technique by chance.
However, it was perfectly suited for this purpose. Therefore, several demonic cultivators were selected early on, each of whom cultivated a blood core and planted a magic power guide, so that they could quickly find each other in the secret realm and achieve mutual success.
At this moment, this demonic disciple was the strongest in combat, had the highest cultivation level, and his temperament was also very much to the liking of True Person Hei Yuan. Not only were the gifts he received the most generous, but he was also promised that once he left, he would become a true disciple of the Core Formation stage!
"The Master has decreed that I must catch up with the core disciples of the Azure Sea Sect. In terms of understanding of the secret realm, our alliance is far inferior to the Azure Sea Sect."
The demonic disciple touched his storage bag, a smile appearing on his face: "But when it comes to demonic secret techniques, the Azure Sea Sect is no match for us. The True Person was actually able to plant methods on those Qi Refining disciples right under the noses of those two Core Formation Ancestors, allowing us to track them down—"
the other side.
Several core disciples of the Azure Sea Sect, dressed in blue robes, held array flags and trapped a second-tier demonic bird within the array.
"Haha—this near-second-tier Five Elements Formation truly lives up to its reputation as a treasured gem of the sect. Not only is it energy-efficient, but its power is also incredibly strong—this Flaming Eagle has set its sights on us, it's asking for trouble—"
One of the disciples laughed.
"Let's finish this quickly—making too much noise will attract attention elsewhere."
The leading disciple, dressed in blue, was imposing and seemed to command great respect. At that moment, he took the hand of a female disciple standing next to him.
The two auras merged, and their magical power immediately crossed a certain threshold, reaching the Foundation Establishment standard.
Stab it!
A white jade flying knife, a magical artifact, was unleashed, transforming into a white streak of light that severed the head of the Flaming Eagle.
"Senior Brother Ruan and Senior Sister Yu are indeed a Daoist couple. Their minds are in sync, and their combined attack technique, when they cultivate the Dragon and Phoenix Technique, is enough to fight against someone in the early Foundation Establishment stage."
A younger disciple standing nearby offered a compliment.
"alright----"
Senior Brother Ruan waved his hand: "Don't forget our mission for this trip—Junior Brother Linghu, we're counting on you."
The young-looking junior brother Linghu, who was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining, nodded, took out a talisman from his pocket, bit his tongue, and spat out his blood essence onto it.
This is a Bloodline Tracking Talisman!
Many cultivators in the Azure Sea Sect have forgotten that the Azure Sea Ancestor was originally surnamed Linghu, and was from the lineage of Linghu Jin!
This young man is also the Qi Refining disciple whom the Bihai Sect has raised up to this day, and whose bloodline is closest to that of the Bihai Ancestor.
The talisman instantly burst forth with a crimson light, then suddenly twisted like an earthworm, pointing in a certain direction.
"The remains of Patriarch Bihai? Are they really here?"
Senior Brother Ruan's eyes lit up: "Let's set off immediately!"
Unlike the core disciples of these sects.
When ordinary Qi Refining disciples enter the secret realm, the first thing they sense is the abundant spiritual energy and the spiritual herbs that can be seen everywhere.
Then came all sorts of dangers.
Awoo!
A pack of wolf demons roared and tore at the severed limbs and remains on the ground.
Judging from the clothing, it should be something that both the Azure Sea Sect and the Extinction Sea Alliance possess.
On a hillside not far away, Miao Yifan gripped a low-grade second-tier concealment talisman tightly in his hand, panting heavily. A glint of greed flashed in his eyes as he gazed at the storage bags scattered on the ground.
"Haha, you dare to challenge me?"
In a secret realm, beside a third-tier spiritual flower, Li Tianlong, wielding two top-grade magic artifacts, suddenly unleashed a second-tier low-grade Heavenly Thunder Talisman.
A bolt of lightning flashed, and the demonic disciple opposite was instantly reduced to charred remains.
"Many thanks to Senior Brother Li for your help. Even if I were to repay your great kindness with my own efforts, it would be impossible to do so."
Beside them, a beautiful young female disciple from the Bihai Sect, around twenty years old, gracefully expressed her gratitude.
"Junior sister, you don't need to be so polite—ah!"
Li Tianlong quickly helped him up, but suddenly screamed in pain as a tiny, pinprick-sized wound appeared on his hand, and a ring of black energy immediately spread out.
"Junior sister—why?"
He fell to the ground, realizing that he could no longer mobilize his magical power, and said in despair.
"Hehe—Senior Brother Li, please help me one more time. I'll build it for you—I'll repay you by serving you like a cow or a horse in my next life."
The female disciple of the Azure Sea Sect raised her knife and brought it down, splattering blood.
She quickly picked up Li Tianlong's storage bag, her eyes lighting up: "Haha—we've struck it rich!"
Inside a mountain cave.
The sounds that made people blush continued to emanate, followed by a male cultivator's scream.
A moment later, Shu Rou hummed a little tune, straightened her clothes, and walked out.
Inside the cave, a mummified corpse lay buried, with only the hem of a blue garment peeking out.
"This secret realm is indeed rich in resources; you can find first- and second-tier spiritual herbs and ores just by picking them up."
Inside the Xuanbi Cave, Fang Qing was watching Xiang Dahu's live stream.
At this moment, Xiang Dahu had already used his lip beads to transform into a cold-looking, black-clad cultivator from the Extinction Sea Alliance.
After all, his strength has increased significantly, and it's not good for him to be seen by others.
When leaving the secret realm, Fang Qing would naturally withdraw the power of the empowerment, causing Xiang Dahu to fall back to the eighth level of Qi Refining. Not to mention that it was too risky for Foundation Establishment cultivators to pass through the spatial passage, the three Core Formation cultivators guarding the entrance were not fools. They would not believe that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could come out without gaining much.
"Compared to the Blessed Land of Misty Waves, this secret realm undoubtedly produces more resources—as expected, the resources on the Qi Refining Path are more abundant than those on the Qi Absorption Path."
"My idea of first improving my own Qi Refining Dao realm was not wrong."
"However, this tiger is really short-sighted—he only cares about bullying monsters and plundering third-grade spiritual materials, and has forgotten the truly important matter."
"The real treasures of this secret realm haven't even arrived yet."
Upon realizing this, Fang Qing immediately gave a reminder, instructing Xiang Dahu to change direction.
With his divination skills, he could barely determine that a certain direction was auspicious; after that, it all depended on luck.
More than half a month passed quickly.
At this moment, the disciples who were exploring the secret realm were shocked to discover that what they had previously thought was a blessed land was merely the outer perimeter of the secret realm.
To enter the core of the secret realm, one must pass through layers of mist and restrictions.
Ordinary late-stage Qi Refining disciples would generally give up at this level.
Only by perfecting one's Qi cultivation and developing one or two powerful techniques, can multiple people work together to attempt such an endeavor.
These disciples immediately split up; some were content with the gains on the periphery and prepared to find a place to hide and wait for the secret realm to end.
Only those core elites who bear heavy responsibilities and possess treasures dare to venture into the core area.
Xiang Dahu was naturally one of them.
He held the Hundred Souls Banner in his hand and suddenly shook it.
A broken seagull spirit flew out and pecked at something in the thick fog.
The dark figure let out a mournful howl, then vanished into the thick fog.
"This mist not only blocks the divine sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators, but it also contains such great danger—"
Xiang Dahu frowned, but with his second-level body refinement, he had a higher margin for error and walked a little further.
Whoosh!
Ahead, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a series of spiritually vibrant mountain peaks, with the faint remnants of buildings visible on them.
Many of the cave dwellings still had remnants of restrictive spells.
"Such abundant spiritual energy—the main peak here should be a fourth-tier spiritual vein, it's just a pity—"
Xiang Dahu glanced at the location of the core mountain peak and realized that the power of the restriction was extremely strong. Not to mention Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Core Formation cultivators would have to attack for a long time to have any hope of breaking it.
He immediately shook his head and followed the direction indicated by the young master, heading towards another mountain peak.
The roadside was littered with broken walls and ruins, with a few scattered cave dwellings whose defenses were so weak that even Foundation Establishment cultivators could break through them.
Xiang Dahu randomly chose a site, and after breaking through it, he found only the skeleton of an ancient cultivator.
"Um?"
He shook the remains, and the body immediately fell apart, revealing a storage spirit shell.
"This is indeed an ancient method of storage for cultivators—"
Xiang Dahu opened the spirit shell and was immediately disappointed.
Time is the most magnificent force. After being washed away by the long passage of time, most of the items in this storage shell have lost their spirituality, and the elixirs and the like have turned into a puddle of mud.
Only a few magical artifacts had clear patterns, but their power had been reduced to that of magic weapons.
"well----"
Xiang Dahu dug a pit outside the cave, intending to bury the remains casually.
Suddenly, his magical artifact vibrated, and he dug into a corner of a huge rock.
"This thing—"
With a sweep of his divine sense, Xiang Dahu unleashed his magical power, peeling away layers of sand and gravel to reveal a stone tablet.
"Zhou Tian — Star Palace?"
"What kind of power is this? Possessing a fourth-tier spiritual vein—shouldn't there be a Nascent Soul cultivator overseeing it? How did it turn into a secret realm?"
Fang Qing was slightly surprised as he watched the blurry ancient cloud-seal script on the stone tablet through the live stream.
After repeated inspections, it was determined that the stone tablet was just an ordinary stone tablet. Xiang Dahu moved to another place, dug a pit, and buried Gu Xiu's body.
Just then, he sensed intense battle fluctuations coming from the top of a mountain not far away!
"This level of intensity is even somewhat dangerous for me—"
Xiang Dahu quickly raised the Hundred Soul Banner, and his eyes fell on the peak not far away, where a black halberd and a blue ring were clashing.
"This is... a talisman?"
Xiang Dahu was overjoyed: Young Master is indeed a brilliant strategist—the Qi Refining disciple who can use talisman treasures must be the core of this operation!