The Void Realm Opens, Heroes Vie for Supremacy!

With True Person Tianbo's announcement, the disciples of the Outer Sect's seven great courtyards were all stirred up, each one eager to try their luck.

"Hm?"

Chen Changqing noticed this, furrowed his brow slightly, and began to ponder to himself.

"I thought the competition would take the form of an arena-style tournament."

"Didn't expect it to be a challenge mode."

"Entering the Void Realm to slay Realm Beasts—why do they all look so excited?"

As he spoke, Chen Changqing swept his gaze around.

He could see that quite a few of the participating disciples from various courtyards had fervent looks in their eyes.

"Rumble!"

At that moment, above the sky, the portal to the Void Realm had fully opened.

Looking over, chaotic energy surged, and within it, mountains, rivers, and towering ancient trees could faintly be seen.

Qing Yang's eyes gleamed with sharp light at the sight, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

It wasn't hard to tell that Qing Yang was exceptionally stirred up.

Chen Changqing naturally noticed Qing Yang's expression as well, and his brow furrowed even deeper.

Before he could speak, Liu Ruyan's brow slightly creased as she asked softly:

"Senior Brother, what's wrong?"

Qing Yang took a deep breath, swept his gaze over Liu Ruyan and the others, and then explained:

"Junior Sister Ruyan, you've just entered Shushan, and this is your first time participating in the Outer Sect Competition."

"Naturally, you wouldn't know the special nature of the Void Realm."

Hearing this from Qing Yang, everyone immediately became intrigued.

"Senior Brother, isn't it just entering the Void Realm to slay Realm Beasts?"

"Is there something else special about it?"

"..."

Qing Yang narrowed his eyes and didn't keep them in suspense, speaking directly:

"This Void Realm is no ordinary place—it is a small world opened up by a God Transformation mighty figure of our Shushan!"

Hearing this from Qing Yang, everyone's hearts trembled, and they all drew in sharp breaths.

"God Transformation?"

"That's an existence above Nascent Soul!"

"An alternate space opened by such a mighty figure must be extraordinary!"

"Senior Brother Qing Yang, what exactly is so special about it?"

Qing Yang let out a long breath and continued:

"You only know that there are Realm Beasts inside the Void Realm, but you don't know that the Void Realm also holds countless opportunities."

"Spiritual medicines, Ancient Treasures, inheritances... too many to count."

"There was even a disciple who obtained a Spiritual Treasure inside!"

"In the last competition, a disciple from the Second Courtyard found an Ancient Sword Art deep in the Void Realm and was directly promoted to the Inner Sect."

At this point, a gleam of fervor flashed in Qing Yang's eyes.

Chen Changqing and the others were all shocked after hearing this.

"No way!"

"Even Spiritual Treasures exist?"

"Is Senior Brother Qing Yang telling the truth?"

"..."

Everyone was stirred up, knowing that what they carried were merely Dharma Artifacts.

And above Dharma Artifacts were Magical Artifacts, with Spiritual Treasures even surpassing Magical Artifacts.

Above that were Immortal Treasures.

No one had expected that the Void Realm would contain such treasures.

Beyond that, spiritual medicines, inheritances, and other things also excited everyone.

Chen Changqing, upon hearing this, became interested as well.

"So the Void Realm has all these good things?"

"No wonder so many people looked like they couldn't wait when they saw the Void Realm open."

"It seems that entering the Void Realm this time won't just be about slaying Realm Beasts—I should also see if there are any other opportunities to be found."

Just as Chen Changqing was lost in thought, Qing Yang nodded and continued:

"The reason I gave up entering the Inner Sect was precisely to take another gamble in the Void Realm!"

"Perhaps this time, I might obtain a tremendous opportunity from within."

Hearing Qing Yang say this, everyone suddenly understood.

In the last Outer Sect Competition, Qing Yang had ranked among the top twenty, earning the qualification to enter the Inner Sect.

But strangely enough.

In the end, he chose not to enter the Inner Sect and instead remained in the Seven Courtyards.

This decision had puzzled many disciples of the Seven Courtyards.

After all, entering the Inner Sect was far superior to cultivating in the Outer Courtyard.

Now, with Qing Yang revealing the truth, everyone finally understood—what he was after were the treasures and inheritances within the Void Realm.

Chen Changqing muttered to himself upon hearing this:

"So that's how it is."

"I was wondering—with Senior Brother Qing Yang's strength, wouldn't cultivating in the Inner Sect be far better than staying in the Outer Courtyard?"

"I wonder what I'll be able to gain from this trip into the Void Realm?"

With that thought, Chen Changqing's eyes were filled with anticipation and hope.

Just then, Elder Willow Wood turned to look at Chen Changqing and the others, speaking with a grave expression:

"Each courtyard may send forty people into the Void Realm. Once you enter, you must remain united."

"Yes, Elder!"

Hearing Elder Willow Wood's words, the disciples responded in unison.

"Forty people?"

Chen Changqing was slightly surprised. Three days ago in the Seven Courtyards, Elder Willow Wood and two Stewards had announced the list of ten disciples from the Seven Courtyards participating in this Outer Sect Competition.

He had thought that only those ten would enter the Void Realm.

He never expected the number to increase to forty.

Seeing Chen Changqing's puzzled look, Qing Yang explained with a smile:

"Junior Brother Chen."

"The ten selected earlier from the Seven Courtyards are our elites. The remaining thirty were chosen from among the ordinary disciples."

"You should understand by now—the elites carry greater expectations."

"The Seven Courtyards aren't sending just the ten of us into the Void Realm."

With Qing Yang's explanation, Chen Changqing immediately understood.

"According to Senior Brother Qing Yang, the Void Realm is full of opportunities."

"But every time, only disciples enter it. That must mean there are restrictions on entering the Void Realm."

"Otherwise, the big shots of Shushan would have long since gone in themselves!"

Just as Chen Changqing was pondering this, True Person Tianbo, hovering in midair, spoke:

"The Void Realm is now fully open!"

"Outer Sect disciples participating in this competition may enter."

With True Person Tianbo's announcement, disciples from every courtyard rose on their swords and flew into the Void Realm.

Chen Changqing and the others were no exception.

No sooner had he entered the Void Realm than a system prompt rang out in Chen Changqing's mind:

[Ding!]

[AFK Blessed Land detected.]

[AFK Cultivation speed doubled.]

[Would you like to change your AFK location?]

"Change!"

Without a second thought, Chen Changqing chose to switch.

"So the AFK location can be changed too. I didn't expect such a good thing."

While Chen Changqing was still distracted, Qing Yang and the others had already scattered.

"Good luck, Junior Brother Chen!"

Liu Ruyan gave Chen Changqing a soft, charming smile before turning into a streak of light and flying away.

Seeing this, Chen Changqing paid it no mind.

He understood clearly that if the goal were merely to slay Realm Beasts, acting together would be safer and less risky.

But within the Void Realm, there were not only Realm Beasts but also numerous opportunities.

Under such circumstances, everyone naturally wanted to act alone.

An innocent man may harbor a jade, and that jade becomes his crime.

If one obtained some treasure or inheritance and others found out, that would be disastrous.

Snapping back to the present, Chen Changqing picked a random direction and flew off on his sword.

He had not been flying long when a sudden roar erupted from ahead.

"ROAR!"

Chen Changqing halted and looked toward the sound, only to see a pitch-black wolf-shaped beast lunging straight at him.