"A secret realm is a mysterious realm independent of this world."
"Some are outer worlds that have existed since time immemorial, while others are opened up by cultivators using wondrous arts of heaven and earth."
"From ancient times to the present, many great powers have sought out or opened up secret realms of their own and refined them into their cave abodes. These refined secret realms are hidden and safe; without the treasure key, no one can enter at all."
"When a great power falls, some will hand the secret realm over to their sect or pass it on to a disciple. But there are also many who, for all sorts of reasons, never pass on the treasure key. Those secret realms then become ownerless lands."
"Almost every great power with profound cultivation will accumulate much cultivation wealth over many years of practice—pills, talismans, Magic Treasures, divine abilities. Stored within secret realms, these things may never see the light of day."
"At times like that, a secret realm means treasure."
"If it is a wild outer world that has not been refined by anyone, then it is even more precious. Because outer worlds are usually larger than man-made secret realms, and to a sect, they are an extremely valuable asset."
"Take the Twelve Immortal Sects, for example. Every immortal sect possesses at least one such outer world. Having a hidden land of inheritance is extremely important to a major sect."
"Precisely because of this, every sect in the jianghu is extremely eager in its search for secret realms. Almost every time a large secret realm opens, it draws several sects into pursuit and contention. The final result often becomes everyone exploring it together and holding authority over it jointly. Over time, some unwritten rules have formed."
"But major sects value