Xu Chen spoke calmly.
About an hour later, there was movement in the areas where the nine major entrances were located.
The area where Xu Chen stood was a massive, perfectly smooth stone.
Everyone from Jixia Academy stood atop this enormous rock.
Then, the huge stone began to emit a golden radiance, enveloping everyone standing upon it.
The other eight regions were the same.
This meant that the secret realm was about to open.
Those at the nine entrance regions would enter first, while everyone else would have to wait for the second wave of entrances to open.
Buzz!
Buzz!
Buzz!
Very soon, Xu Chen and the others felt themselves being enveloped by a mass of golden light.
Then, everyone's bodies seemed to sink into space itself before vanishing from the ninth entrance region.
The people from the other eight entrance regions vanished at the same time as well.
This wave consisted of roughly two to three hundred people.
Once he had fully entered the secret realm, Xu Chen discovered that there was no one beside him.
"It was the same in my previous life. I was alone from the start."
"Not bad. This is following the Original Text's plot, which is quite comforting."
"However, starting from the Tianxuan Secret Realm, I will come into contact with a mysterious organization called Nine Heavens."
"Nine Heavens has nine members. Each possesses extraordinary strength or talent—alchemy, physical cultivation, Primordial Spirit cultivation, formations, or divination."
"The nine of Nine Heavens stir the winds and clouds of the world, learn of the continent's changes in advance, and control every variable."
"This organization is exceedingly mysterious. Back then, I only deduced the identities of the other eight after becoming an Immortal Emperor."
Xu Chen's expression turned solemn.
It could be said that the masterminds behind