Dragon Gate Secret Realm Opens

Time passed bit by bit. Chu Fei leaned against the railing, silently observing his surroundings.

At that moment, Chu Fei neither cultivated nor thought. He simply watched everything around him in silence: the crowds coming and going through the market, the languages spoken in different accents, the cold wind sweeping over the land, the blazing sun crossing the sky.

One had to stay calm when facing major events. Throughout that day, Chu Fei completely emptied his mind, allowing his body, will, and soul to relax entirely.

With nothing to do, Chu Fei merely used the Perception of Wind to "eavesdrop" on nearby conversations, especially those of cultivators from all parts of The Inland in the market.

From the fragmented conversations, Chu Fei sensed the prosperity of The Inland and vaguely felt the distinctive spirit of cultivation there—endless competition.

Some had only just broken through to 10.0, yet traveled thousands of miles to come here and prepare to jump the Dragon Gate.

Some formed adventurer groups for cultivation resources, trekked tens of thousands of miles, and came by to jump the Dragon Gate while they were at it.

There were even groups with Cultivation Levels below 10.0 who had come to try their luck.

From those conversations, Chu Fei also heard about the many different conflicts in The Inland—beyond the usual struggles for resources, there were academic battles as well.

Academic struggles involved the so-called academic clans. Most disputes between academic clans stopped short of true extremes, but occasionally there would be conflicts more brutal than anyone could imagine. More than once, there had even been incidents akin to burning books and burying scholars.

The losers would be wiped out completely, and their academic materials reduced to ashes. Such cases were extreme and rare, but they did exist.

Beyond that, Chu