Wanqi Rui and Wanqi Yin stepped forward and clasped their hands with cheerful smiles.
"Fairy Ranxi, please look after us once we enter the Secret Realm."
Yunxi returned the gesture with a smile.
"You two fairies are too polite. Thanks to the Wanqi Family, this will also be my first time entering the Secret Realm. We should look after one another."
By then, Wanqi Wei had already noticed that something was off with Wanqi Ye and Wanqi Li. He lightly flicked his sleeve, jolting the two dazed men back to their senses. Only then did they realize something was wrong, and the way they looked at Yunxi changed.
Wanqi Wei frowned, then handed Yunxi a Jade Token.
"This is the token for entering the Secret Realm. You must recognize it as your master with a drop of blood. You will also need this token to leave; otherwise, you will be trapped inside the Secret Realm."
Yunxi accepted the red jade token and asked as though casually,
"How often does the Blazing Fire Secret Realm open?"
Wanqi Wei replied,
"Once every five hundred years. If you are trapped inside, you likely will not live to see the next five hundred years—you will be swallowed by the Secret Realm."
"Swallowed? Could this Secret Realm be alive?"
Wanqi Wei shook his head.
"Not entirely. This Secret Realm has already given birth to a Realm Spirit. It opens once every five hundred years to cull the excessive immortal beasts and immortal plants within. At a fixed time, the Realm Spirit opens a passage for Immortal Practitioners to enter. Three months later, it kicks out all surviving Immortal Practitioners, then conceals itself again and waits for the next opening."
"Other than restrictions on the cultivation of those entering, is there a limit on the number