Vast Starry Seas

There are many large organizations for New Star, but if you join a team you don't know, you're likely to be used as cannon fodder.

Those powerful forces are absolutely capable of doing such things: attracting monsters, sending out scouts, covering the rear at crucial moments, etc. These dirty and tiring jobs are tailor-made for ordinary people like him.

Zhao Qinghan was, after all, his classmate. No matter what, she wouldn't deliberately send him to his death. She had already made it clear that she wanted him to stay by her side.

Unless the overall situation becomes extremely dangerous, there will be far fewer uncertainties caused by human factors.

He also knew Wu Chenglin, Wu Yin, and the siblings Zhong Qing and Zhong Cheng, but he met them through the identity of Grandmaster Wang.

He's Wang Xuan now; there's no way he'd go looking for those two families.

Back in the Old Earth, he once kicked Da Wu into the lake. Now, if he were to go to the Wu Family in his true form, Da Wu would probably be thinking about how to stuff him into in the Deadly Peril to explore the way!

"When do we set off?" Wang Xuan inquired about the specifics.

Zhao Qinghan smiled and said, "Once some senior figures have paved the way, we will set off. It should be within the next few days. There are people who are even more anxious than us."

The old men, once they make a decision, act with overwhelming force, fearing they'll fall behind and have all the treasures harvested.

Clearly, the old men might also join forces; with them clearing the way, the rear area will be much safer this time.

"I will talk to the Zhong family in the next couple of days and try to get Zhong Qing and Zhong Cheng to join me," Zhao Qinghan told him.

"Why did you seek out the Zhong family?" Wang Xuan asked her.

Zhao Qinghan smoothed her hair and said, "If my guess is correct, it would be safer to form an alliance with them."

She calmly explained that Old Zhong might not have returned yet!

A simple sentence left Wang Xuan dumbfounded. Old man Zhong Yong was still in the secret place? This was completely beyond his expectations.

Zhao Qinghan shook her head and said, "It's only a small possibility, and it might not come true."

But it's worth a try if there's a chance. It would have been beneficial to bring those two siblings along anyway. The Zhong family is very powerful, and forming an alliance would definitely not be a loss for them.

If Old Zhong didn't return, one possibility is that he was being hunted down and eventually abandoned the life pod, losing contact with the outside world.

Another possibility is that he deliberately didn't come back, stirring up enough waves to wait for a bunch of old guys to go crazy and clear the way, hoping to fish in troubled waters and have a grand scheme.

Zhao Qinghan analyzed that, given Old Zhong's fear of death, the first possibility is more likely.

Wang Xuan shook his head, believing that if Old Zhong didn't return, the second possibility was more likely.

He always felt that this old guy was a ruthless person; once he made a move, it was earth-shattering and he would do something big.

Just like this time, who would have thought that the most life-loving old man, Zhong Yong, would personally go to the secret place when he only had a few years left to live? He was the first important member of the conglomerate to take such a risk.

Since he dared to be so crazy, he might as well go all out. Taking advantage of the group of old men being provoked and joining forces to attack the secret place, he took the opportunity to pick the Earth Immortal Grass.

Zhao Qinghan smiled and said, "There's an over 80% chance he'll return to New Star, and less than 20% chance he'll still be in the secret realm. So, we don't need to think too much about it; we should just try to form an alliance with the Zhong family."

She believed that Old Zhong was a top master in the field of Old Arts, and if he was still in the secret place, then she would have hit the jackpot.

Wang Xuan nodded, but in his heart he was thinking that after entering the secret realm, he would find a way to improve himself. If he could advance to the next level, he would become Great Grandmaster!

If he successfully collects rare items in the secret realm, he might be able to break through directly into the Supernatural Domain.

At that time, the Transcendent Immortals will return to their Transcendent Immortals, and the mortals will return to Wang Xuan. As for Old Zhong, whoever dares to cause trouble, they can all just cool off somewhere else.

Wang Xuan showed Zhao Qinghan the contract for the Xinyuan Exploration Team, saying that the team had a high survival rate.

Goddess Zhao burst into laughter at the first glance, disregarding her image, her long, snow-white legs swinging wildly. She told Wang Xuan directly that this was a scam.

The Xinyuan Exploration Team is a front for a certain conglomerate; they are resorting to this tactic mainly because they are having difficulty recruiting.

Wang Xuan's face immediately darkened. Was his initial assessment correct? A group of swindlers were conning him.

Last night, those people were still passionately saying that Old Zhong, who is over a hundred years old, is still working hard, so what reason do they have not to take action and try to Change Fate?

It seems that these damn swindlers have their eyes on him, otherwise they wouldn't be putting in so much effort!

Although Wang Xuan had remained highly vigilant and distrustful of them, never daring to show his face in the group, he was still feeling a surge of anger. For days, this group had been putting on an act, convinced they could lure him to their secret location and were determined to fleece him!

Which company's alias is this?

Looking at him like this, Zhao Qinghan almost laughed and said, "You still want to cause trouble? Either the Qin Family or the Song Family."

Wang Xuan gritted his teeth and remembered, saying, "Those people will be taught a lesson once we get to the secret place!"

Then, Zhao Qinghan became serious, her fair oval face filled with solemnity, and told him that it would be best to go for a few days of "training" before going to the secret place.

Otherwise, relying solely on his introduction is clearly insufficient. The Zhao Family has a base in the western region, which can systematically and comprehensively enhance his survival capabilities in the secret realm.

Wang Xuan did not refuse. He was completely clueless about the secret place, having only learned some information from that group of swindlers, which now seemed to be largely unreliable.

He absolutely hated these swindlers. Although he hadn't been ripped off, being targeted by them was an insult to Ancestor Wang.

"How about we have a get-together with New Star's classmates?" Zhao Qinghan asked him.

Wang Xuan shook his head and said, "Let's meet again after we return from the secret place. I need to hurry up and find out what's going on in that extraordinary place."

This was a life-or-death situation, so he took it very seriously and dared not be careless in the slightest, since such tragedies as total annihilation could happen there all the time!

Wang Xuan returned to his residence, tidied up quickly, took the short sword with him, and then contacted Old Chen's secret route organization's branch in Yuan City, speaking with the person in charge.

"Please tell Qing Mu that their protector is going to the secret realm and will soon become Wang Caiyao. Ask Comrade Randeng if he wants to go."

The head of the Yuan City branch was speechless. This young man... was spouting slang and all sorts of nonsense!

When Wang Xuan left, he did not see the little girl Lele, but he made a decision in his heart: he would keep an eye on her after arriving at the secret place, hoping that the little girl could hold on until he returned.

He boarded Zhao Qinghan's small spaceship and headed west, only to be surprised to find that he had entered the Cloud Mist Plateau.

He was no stranger to this place, and he had a painful realization about it!

Seeing his bitter and resentful expression, Zhao Qinghan couldn't help but smile and ask, "Have you been here before?"

"No!" Wang Xuan denied immediately.

The vast Cloud Mist Plateau covers more than nine million square kilometers, and its large uninhabited areas are very suitable as a base. The Zhao Family owns a piece of land here.

Wang Xuan had seen a similar place when he last came here, and he avoided it from a distance.

"You can study systematically here. I'll come see you in a couple of days." Zhao Qinghan saw him off and then left.

She had many things to deal with: forming alliances, determining the best safe route to the secret location, and deciding which extraordinary medicine to harvest. All of these required careful consideration.

The base is very large, with dense primeval forests in the distance and snow-capped mountains soaring into the clouds.

When Wang Xuan arrived here, the first lesson he received was to understand the environment of the secret region.

A kind-looking middle-aged woman explained to him that the gravity in the Secret Realm was slightly greater than that New Star, the atmospheric pressure was slightly higher, and the oxygen was also more concentrated.

Therefore, one needs strong cardiopulmonary function to travel to the secret realm.

Fortunately, the parameters of Midi and New Star are not significantly different, only slightly off, so humans can definitely land on them.

If the gravity were several times or even ten times that of New Star, then forget about it; for an ordinary person to appear there would be tantamount to suicide.

The middle-aged woman explained, "The biggest problem in the secret place is the presence of a high concentration of X substance. If left for too long, it will cause various precision components to malfunction."

Even Super Battleship have crashed there; the X substance has terrifying penetrating power and is impossible to defend against.

There are strict time limits when the spaceship enters and exits the secret realm to pick up explorers. It cannot stay for too long and must enter and exit quickly as agreed, otherwise it will cause an accident.

Therefore, many sophisticated and powerful technological weapons are useless there.

A mecha worth over 100 million yuan might "break down" after only half an hour of operation, and no one can afford such losses.

"That area is also unfriendly to those who follow the New Arts path. The X substance corrodes the 'God Factor', and if you stay there for too long, your body will develop terrible diseases."

Wang Xuan gained a lot and gradually learned about the secret place.

Then, an old man explained to him the flora and fauna of the secret region.

The old man first gave him a book of herbs, which was full of various precious medicines and rare minerals, including descriptions and pictures of the Earth Immortal Grass .

The old man said, "If you enter a treasure land and encounter Heavenly Treasures, but don't recognize them and miss the opportunity, it would be such a pity."

Wang Xuan nodded. This book was very important; it contained a wide variety of strange objects and was even more comprehensive than the book Old Chen had given him. He memorized it.

Then, the old man gave him a book, which contained information on various highly poisonous substances, as well as dangerous creatures and monsters.

This is equally important; having prior knowledge can greatly improve one's survival ability. The old man said that this book is a summary of experiences gained by explorers who risked their lives.

He warned that the hidden lands were far more dangerous than the book described, and much of it remained undiscovered; one must be extremely cautious and careful there.

The old man was very dedicated, teaching a great deal, even mentioning common animals and fruits, which would serve as food should they be lost in the secret realm.

"Remember this well. Look at these two fruits. They look very similar, but the former is edible, while the latter is highly poisonous!"

Wang Xuan was very grateful to the old man; he had indeed learned a lot from him.

He had developed a spiritual realm and possessed extraordinary memory, so he quickly mastered it, surprising the old man who nodded repeatedly.

Subsequently, Wang Xuan was taken to learn "fighting".

"Some insects and monsters in the Secret Realm are quite unique. You may be very good at fighting humans, but you may find it very difficult to adapt to encountering those things at first."

There were specialists who explained how to deal with those things in the least effort, which broadened Wang Xuan's horizons.

Wang Xuan absorbed knowledge like a sponge, constantly learning new things. He gradually gained a deeper understanding of the secret place, which was indeed too dangerous, and even he had to be extremely cautious.

Two days later, Zhao Qinghan arrived, accompanied by a companion.

Wang Xuan recognized her from a distance and muttered to himself, "What a coincidence! I never thought I'd run into her here."

Wu Yin was taken aback at first, and then she couldn't believe it. She could run into this guy at New Star? How come he's everywhere!

Wang Xuan thought to himself, "Although Da Wu still has amazing curves and a beautiful figure, she doesn't give me a good look when she sees him in his true form. How can the same person be treated so differently?"

When he was Grandmaster Wang, he had a very pleasant conversation with Da Wu, but now his eyes are faintly spitting fire!

He reflected that he had helped Wu Yin diagnose her "pathology" when they first met, and he had accidentally kicked her the second time. Should he hold a grudge for the rest of his life over these two small things?

"You are... old acquaintances?" Zhao Qinghan asked with surprise.

"Yes, Da and I, Wu Yin and I often run into each other in Old Earth, we're old friends," Wang Xuan greeted.

"Hehe..." Da Wu didn't give him a good look, and she could really remember those offensive words and actions for a long time.

Da Wu didn't stay here for long before leaving.

Zhao Qinghan told Wang Xuan that they had formed an alliance with the Wu Family and had also reached an agreement with Little Zhong.

Wang Xuan's expression changed slightly. It seemed that the nickname "Little Zhong" was quite famous, even Goddess Zhao had said it unintentionally.

Wang Xuan spent five days at the base, cramming and learning in depth, which impressed the instructors, who nodded in satisfaction, believing that he learned quickly and thoroughly.

On the seventh day, Zhao Qinghan told Wang Xuan that it was time to set off!

The allied forces will gather near the secret realm, and the Zhao Family's troops are about to depart.

Wang Xuan entered the warship. Their expedition team consisted of thirty-six people, not many, and they mainly scavenged for scraps behind a group of old men.

After leaving the New Star, the warship eventually arrived at a planet called Deep Space Star 19 and departed through a stargate there.

This shocked Wang Xuan. To think that they had to go through a wormhole, one could only imagine how far the Secret Realm was from the New Star. Even warships equipped with Warp Drive couldn't go directly there.

At the same time, he wondered how the New Star people discovered the secret realm, and whether they had constructed the wormhole themselves.

The warship passed through the wormhole and entered an unfamiliar star field, completely far away from the star system where the New Star was located, and approaching the secret realm!