The Eastern Region Secret Realm lay ten thousand zhang beneath Heavenly Ruins Ancient City.
It was a sacred cultivation ground left behind by a mighty figure from Ancient Times, said to be a small world created by a God Emperor Tier expert.
Time flowed differently within the Secret Realm: one day outside was a month inside. Moreover, its Spiritual Energy was a hundred times denser than the outside world's, and its laws were ten times clearer. One day of cultivation here was worth a hundred days outside.
More importantly, inheritances left by that God Emperor were scattered throughout the Secret Realm. With enough fortune, one could even ascend to heaven in a single step and break straight through to the True God realm.
Lin Feng stood before the Secret Realm's entrance, his heart brimming with anticipation.
The entrance was an enormous stone gate, roughly a hundred zhang tall and built entirely from massive black stones. Countless runes covered its surface, flashing constantly and radiating a heart-palpitating pressure. Two black-robed elders stood on either side, both at the Great Perfection Demigod level. They were guardians tasked specifically with watching over the Secret Realm.
"Lin Feng, seventh place in the Eastern Region Grand Tournament, granted one month of cultivation in the Secret Realm." Lin Feng took out his identity token and handed it to a guardian.
The guardian accepted the token, examined it carefully, then nodded. "Go in. Remember, you have only one month. Once that month is up, you'll automatically be transported out, wherever you are in the Secret Realm."
Lin Feng nodded, pushed open the stone gate, and stepped inside.
The world before his eyes changed in an instant.
An immense, boundless world stretched before him. Nine suns hung in the sky, casting a gentle glow. Mountains, rivers, flowers, grass,