The Secret Realm's Unspoken Rules

Wang Jue continued, "As for Blood Beasts, you can avoid danger so long as you do not venture too close to the Blood River. What you need to watch out for even more are cultivators from the other two sects."

The Profound Yin Sect and Biyou Palace were both Cultivation Sects that could stand alongside the Jade Mist Sect among the top three Sect Forces in the Qingzhou Cultivation World.

These two sects might be somewhat weaker than the Jade Mist Sect in overall strength, but they were not to be underestimated.

On the surface, the Three Great Sects did not permit their Disciples to slaughter one another within the Blood River Secret Realm.

But what happened inside the Secret Realm could not be detected by the outside world.

When rare spiritual herbs were encountered, if he was weak and you were strong, it was inevitable that a fierce fight would break out over them.

If one encountered someone alone in the Secret Realm, quietly killed a few people, and took their spiritual herbs, one could simply claim that they had died in the jaws of Blood Beasts. No one would know.

In the Cultivation World, when profit stood before one's eyes, the word 'kill' ruled the road!

Cultivation itself was an act of defying the heavens, fighting for the sliver of life that the Heavenly Dao had left behind.

Therefore, one had to guard against others!

"Gathering together is a good way to avoid being killed for treasure."

"However, our Jade Talismans will fail inside the Blood River Secret Realm. Since there will be no other means of contact, if we want to gather, we must agree on a location beforehand."

"Moreover, the prerequisite for gathering is that we are assigned to the same region. If one is on the left and another on the right, with the Blood River cutting through the middle, there is no need to risk crossing it. The risk of crossing is too great, and the gain does not outweigh the loss. We should each search for spiritual herbs in our own region."

After that, Wang Jue briefly spoke about the common spiritual herbs found in the Blood River Secret Realm.

Naturally, Su Bai and the others had gained a rich harvest.

As time passed, more and more Outer Disciples participating in this Blood River Secret Realm expedition gathered at the Lecture Ground.

At this moment, Su Bai turned his attention to the 'talents' of these Outer Disciples.

After all, on June tenth, the one-year cooldown of Immortal Talent Reflection would refresh.

Su Bai asked, "Among the senior brothers participating in the Blood River Secret Realm this time, which ones possess the greatest talents? Whose Combat Power is the strongest? Senior Brother Wang, have you looked into it?"

Wang Jue chuckled. "Hehe, Junior Brother Su, rest easy. Your senior brother has always handled matters properly. Of course I looked into this."

After entering the Blood River Secret Realm, it was naturally a good thing to recognize more powerful allies from one's own side.

Leaving aside everything else, when asking for help, there was a completely different feeling between merely shouting 'Senior Brother' and calling out 'Senior Brother So-and-So' by his full name.

"As far as I know, including your two friends, there are five people with Dual Spirit Root Talents. But what we face in the Secret Realm is combat. What matters is not Cultivation Speed, but Combat Power. Besides, everyone is at Qi Refining Layer Six, so Spirit Root Talent is not important in this situation."

Yu Ji and Jin Qingjian nodded deeply in agreement.

Wang Jue continued, "What we need to pay attention to are those major players with outstanding Spell Talents."

Wang Jue named four people one by one. All four were veteran Disciples from the same cohort as Wang Jue.

During cultivation, they had discovered their respective Spell Talents. In addition, after discovering those talents, they had spent years upon years on specialized training, so their Combat Power Far Exceeded that of ordinary people.

"If you truly end up being hunted down, find these four." Wang Jue pointed out the positions of the four people one by one, telling Su Bai and the others to remember their names and faces.

Su Bai silently noted down their talents. Once Immortal Talent Reflection recovered next time, he could copy the corresponding Spell Talents.

One day, when he possessed Spell Talents of all Five Elements Attributes, moments in Magic Duels when he would be restrained by Five Elements Counterplay would simply not exist for Su Bai.

"Speaking of which, Junior Brother Su, you have condensed Sword Qi. Your Combat Power is also extraordinary!"

"Junior Brother Su, your Combat Power might even be above those four." Wang Jue said.

The moment those words left his mouth, Yu Ji and Jin Qingjian both revealed surprised expressions.

This was also the first time they learned that Su Bai possessed the talent of a Sword Cultivator.

No wonder he had Advanced to Qi Refining Layer Six so quickly. His Combat Power must have contributed greatly.

The two changed their attitudes toward Su Bai, completely placing him on the same level as Disciples with talents equal to their own.

"If we are assigned to the same region, we must gather as quickly as possible."

"We should do this, then this..." Wang Jue spoke softly, laying out several points for gathering within the Secret Realm.

If their luck was poor and they were assigned to different regions, then there was nothing to be said. They could only rely on their own abilities.

At exactly seven o'clock, three Foundation Establishment Cultivators arrived together.

They were Liu Chengfeng, the Outer Court Head Elder.

Wu You, an Inner Sect Elder who controlled a Spirit Ship Magic Artifact.

And Wan Haoran, the Elder of the Inner Sect Law Enforcement Court.

A total of three Elders would escort these Outer Court Disciples to the Blood River Secret Realm.

This showed that, in the eyes of the sect's upper echelons, this batch of Outer Court Disciples had already received considerable importance.

Anyone who could cultivate to Qi Refining Layer Six was essentially halfway into the Inner Sect, a reserve for Inner Sect Disciples.

They were fundamentally different from those Outer Disciples who remained stuck at Qi Refining Stage Three for life, or found it difficult to break through to Qi Refining Layer Six.

Of these three Foundation Establishment Elders, Su Bai had at least heard of or known the first two.

Only Wan Haoran was unfamiliar to Su Bai.

Su Bai quietly sent a Telepathic Message to Wang Jue beside him and asked.

Naturally, Wang Jue knew this Inner Sect Elder.

Wan Haoran possessed the rare Lightning Attribute Single Spirit Root, along with Lightning Attribute Spell Talent. At the Foundation Establishment Stage Peak, he was known among the Inner Sect Elders for his Combat Power.

After hearing Wang Jue's introduction, Su Bai naturally understood that Wan Haoran had clearly been brought along this time as the group's martial pillar.

Lightning Attribute Spell Talent... Su Bai swallowed.

If he could copy it, then when Lightning Attribute Spell Divine Abilities displayed their might, they would not be much weaker than the Combat Power of a Sword Cultivator.

Unfortunately, he had no suitable reason to come into close contact with a Foundation Establishment Elder for now, so he could not yet place Wan Haoran among his copying targets.

"Everyone, hold your Jade Talismans before you. This old man will verify the roster." Liu Chengfeng, the Outer Court Head Elder, called out loudly.

All the Disciples immediately held their Jade Talismans before them.

At once, Su Bai felt a powerful Spiritual Sense sweep over his body.

After this Spiritual Sense swept over the Jade Talisman before him, it unexpectedly paused slightly upon Su Bai.

Su Bai subconsciously raised his head toward the Lecture Platform. Liu Chengfeng, the Outer Court Head Elder, was looking directly at him.

Their gazes met, and Liu Chengfeng even gave Su Bai a slight nod.

Clearly, Liu Chengfeng had recognized through the information on the Jade Talisman that Su Bai was the Outer Court Disciple Sun Ning had recommended to repay a favor.

However, Liu Chengfeng merely nodded slightly and did not pay Su Bai much attention.

If Su Bai performed outstandingly during the Blood River Secret Realm expedition and obtained spiritual herbs of high value, that would naturally be for the best.

If Su Bai was not as outstanding in Combat Power as Sun Ning had claimed and failed to find many spiritual herbs, then when the time came, Liu Chengfeng would settle the account with Sun Ning rather than Su Bai.

"There are a total of eighty-two Outer Court Disciples participating in the Blood River Secret Realm this time."

"After entering the Blood River Secret Realm, you will undergo Random Teleportation and be scattered. If you are fortunate enough to encounter Fellow Disciples from the same sect nearby, do your utmost to cooperate. There is strength in numbers, and only then can you bring back a great quantity of spiritual herbs for the sect."