Lipton Forest

Tang San had no choice but to find a way to ask Wu Qi about the situation.

But Wu Qi and the others have already gone out to train; how can we find their whereabouts?

After searching in vain, Yu Xiaogang learned that Wu Qi had gone out to avoid trouble, precisely because he didn't want Wu Qi to break through Level 30.

As the saying goes, ruining someone's future is like killing their parents, Yu Xiaogang felt nothing but disgust for him.

He kept criticizing Wu Qi, but Wu Qi himself couldn't offer any evidence. Over time, Tang San's resolve began to waver.

With the completion of the Seven Treasures Academy, enrollment has officially begun.

The admission requirements for the Seven Treasures Academy are the same as those for the Shrek Academy (Blue Tyrant Academy).

The Battle Team members who were originally disqualified from the competition harbored resentment towards the Shrek Academy and transferred to the Seven Treasures Academy with their followers.

It's important to know that the Seven Treasures Academy is backed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is behind the Blue Tyrant Academy, in terms of wealth, ten Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan cannot compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Water flows downhill, people aspire to climb higher.

Since you meet Seven Treasures Academy's admission standards, why not join a better academy?

As its momentum has waned, Shrek Academy (Blue Tyrant Academy) has seen a significant decrease in new student numbers in recent years, with the entire academy having a total of just over 150 students.

Impacted by the Seven Treasures Academy, more than fifty students transferred schools at once.

Compared to established Soul Master Academy, Shrek Academy is even less likely to retain students. Furthermore, its proximity to the Seven Treasures Academy will inevitably impact its future student enrollment.

Ning Fengzhi hadn't expected so many Soul Master to sign up, so he revised the academy's design overnight and increased the enrollment.

In direct competition between the two sides, Shrek Academy was at a disadvantage, and Tang San and others instinctively disliked Seven Treasures Academy.

Along with that, he also grew to dislike the Seven Treasures Team Members.

After several days of travel, the Seven Treasures Team's carriage entered the territory of the Hagen-Dazs Kingdom.

Sun Buyu had already devised a training plan for everyone beforehand.

The North values martial arts, and martial arts tournaments are held in major cities every year. Sun Buyu suggested that everyone sign up for the competition to improve their individual skills.

Dugu Bo looked at everyone with a strange expression. "Speaking of which, with your Talent, why bother finding partners? Just spread the word, and plenty of families in Heaven Dou City will send their partners to your doorstep."

"Old man, what are you talking about?" Wu Qi asked, puzzled.

How did a perfectly good martial arts competition escalate into this?

Seeing their confused expressions, Dugu Bo suddenly realized, "So you don't know the meaning of this martial arts tournament?"

He rubbed his forehead and explained, "In the North, not only are men martial, but women are too."

"Every year, the City Lord Mansion selects eligible women to be used as 'bonuses' for the martial arts tournament. In reality, this martial arts tournament is a matchmaking event."

"The winner can choose a woman who is both beautiful and capable. Moreover, this is mandatory; you must choose. Of course, both parties must agree."

Along the way, Wu Qi saw many beautiful sights.

In the sparsely populated north, where villages are far apart, these matchmaking events were organized to ensure population growth.

Of course, this method of choosing a husband through martial arts competition can also effectively prevent Soul Master from fighting in private.

Sun Buyu blushed and lowered his head.

He had seen a martial arts tournament during his travels, but he hadn't seen the whole thing and didn't know it was also a matchmaking event.

Fortunately, I didn't go directly to the competition, otherwise it would have been a huge blunder.

Wu Qi didn't blame the other party. He took out a map from his pocket, pointed to the route, and said, "Then let's not stop for a moment and go to Lipton Forest for training first. We'll also check if that Secret Realm has opened."

These small forests are greatly affected by human activities and will disappear if overdeveloped.

Of course, there are other Soul Beast Forest nearby. If Lipton Forest is gone, you can go elsewhere.

Two days later, the carriage entered the entrance to Lipton Forest.

The eastern part of this forest shows signs of human development, and the forest is one-fifth smaller than before, but the Soul Beast within do not seem to have been greatly affected, and the forest is still full of life.

The Secret Realm described in Ancient Book is located at the foot of a cliff on the eastern outskirts of the forest.

Based on traces of human activity, the Secret Realm no longer belongs to the forest.

It's worth mentioning that wherever there's Soul Beast Forest, there are Spirit Hunting Squad.

The size of the Lipton Forest is not much larger than the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Forest, but the strength of the Soul Beast inside is not weak, and there are even occasional Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.

The Spirit Hunting Squad here are mostly composed of Soul Elder and Soul Ancestor Grandmasters, making them significantly stronger than the teams in front of the Soul Hunting Forest.

The road ahead was not easy, so Wu Qi and the others temporarily left the carriage in Spirit Beast Town and proceeded on foot to the location of the Secret Realm.

"What you consider Secret Realm is, strictly speaking, merely Ruins left behind by powerful figures who perished thousands or tens of thousands of years ago."

"The true Secret Realm is a small world in itself; that's where the greatest Fortuitous Opportunity lie."

Given that many treasures are often unearthed from Ruins, they are also categorized as Secret Realm realms.

What Dugu Bo said was merely a strict division.

Everyone knew what was going on, so they didn't dwell on it too much in their conversation.

Three hours later, following the Route Map provided by Wu Qi, the group arrived at the foot of a cliff.

This place doesn't resemble any Ruins what you'd expect; instead, a village sits nestled within it.

Qiangu Changkong hesitated and asked, "Wu Ge, are you sure there are no errors in the Ancient Book records?"

The Ancient Book was on Wu Qi's person; how could he possibly have misread it?

However, since the binding clearly indicated that the Ancient Book came from the Spirit Hall, it wasn't taken out.

He shook his head, "This ancient book has the character 'A', and its authenticity must have been verified."

Within the Spirit Hall, books are categorized into A, B, C, and D grades, with A-grade books being those that are complete and can withstand scrutiny.

Dugu Bo said, "Ancient Book are from a long time ago and have undergone many changes over the years; their location is bound to have changed."

At this moment, Wu Qi was worried that the Ancient Book were more than a thousand years old, Ruins had already been explored.

There are many Ruins on the mainland, but they are extremely difficult to find. When you finally find one, everyone will approach it with the mindset of treasure hunting.

After a moment of silence, Feng Xiaotian suggested, "Let's go into the village first and see what the situation is like."

"Anyway, the purpose of our trip is sightseeing. If there are no Ruins, we can just consider it sightseeing, so there's nothing to lose."

This is the only option for now.

The village consists of low wooden houses, and countless long-decayed tree stumps can be seen nearby, indicating that the village was established not long ago, only about ten years ago.

For safety's sake, Dugu Bo did not go with the others, but instead quietly hid in the shadows.

Upon seeing outsiders appear, the young man on lookout at the village entrance quickly sounded the alarm.

Before long, the villagers, armed with Long Spear, surrounded Wu Qi and his group.

"Could this be a primitive tribe?" Qiangu Changkong frowned.

Wu Qi gestured for Wu Qi to step forward, saying, "It's too cold outside. We were just passing by and wanted to buy some food."

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man wearing an animal skin coat stepped out from the crowd and sized up Wu Qi and his group.