Azure Desolate Secret Realm

"Earth qi?? The mysterious energy in the cave??"

"That's right! Earth qi is the qi of the earth; it can also be called dragon vein qi.

Earth Vein Qi is a diluted form of earth qi. Earth qi can suppress Earth Vein Qi,

making Earth Vein Qi easier to refine!" Chi Hun explained.

Lu Nan's eyes lit up. "Doesn't that mean finding a dragon vein would also allow one to complete Earth Vein Foundation Establishment??"

"Although dragon vein qi can raise one's cultivation, it cannot complete Earth Vein Foundation Establishment.

To achieve Earth Vein Foundation Establishment, the Earth Vein Qi within a Secret Realm is indispensable!"

Chi Hun shook his head.

"Why??"

"Have you ever closely observed Earth Vein Qi??"

Lu Nan froze. He really had never examined it closely.

"Is there something wrong with Earth Vein Qi?"

"For some reason, all the Earth Vein Qi within Secret Realms carries a trace of indelible vitality."

No sooner had Chi Hun finished speaking than Lu Nan took the gourd from his waist.

He drew out a wisp of Earth Vein Qi and examined it, his pupils suddenly contracting.

A cold glint immediately flashed through his eyes.

"Indeed! There's a trace of vitality within it!!" Lu Nan nodded, then put it back into the gourd.

Seeing Chi Hun nod along so cooperatively, he asked, "So, if Earth Vein Qi can be taken out of a Secret Realm, then Earth Vein Foundation Establishment could also be completed by finding a dragon vein outside?"

"In theory, yes! But since Secret Realms first came into being, there has never been a precedent of Earth Vein Qi being taken out."

Lu Nan's eyes lit up at that. Others might not be able to do it, but he could!

Still, whether it would work or not, he would have to try it first!!

"Why haven't you undergone Foundation Establishment??" Lu Nan abruptly changed the subject, looking at Chi Hun curiously.

As far as he knew, this guy was one of the leaders of the Soul Refining Sect's expedition.

Lu Nan would not believe even if beaten to death that he had failed to seize any Earth Vein Qi.

There had to be something fishy here!!!

At the question, Chi Hun's heart tightened.

"Of course it's because I didn't seize enough Earth Vein Qi!!" His expression darkened afterward.

Lu Nan watched him with an amused look. "Oh? Do you think I believe that??"

As if the words had stirred up some memory, Chi Hun's face turned incomparably ugly.

"Damn it! I was ambushed by some thief earlier, and all my Earth Vein Qi was snatched away too!!"

Chi Hun directly revealed his own disgrace, leaving Lu Nan stunned.

Could this guy have recognized me??

"Damn bastard, don't let this Young Master catch you.

Otherwise, I'll make him learn what it means to be worse off than dead!!"

Watching Chi Hun grit his teeth in fury, Lu Nan rubbed his nose and said nothing.

When he received no response, Chi Hun could not help but look up.

By chance, he met Lu Nan's strange gaze.

"What kind of look is that???" He immediately erupted.

"Damn it! You're no good either.

What are you looking at? If you've got the guts, kill me!!"

"Cough, cough! Why are you getting so worked up??

To be honest, I also hate those petty people who only know how to launch sneak attacks!" Lu Nan said, feigning anger.

Then his expression turned serious. "Enough! Tell me properly why you haven't undergone Foundation Establishment!"

"Didn't I already say it? I didn't gather enough Earth Vein Qi." Chi Hun's face was dark.

Lu Nan smiled faintly. "The one inside is your Junior Brother, right?

With your strength, if you wanted to undergo Foundation Establishment, no matter how one looked at it, it shouldn't have been his turn.

Yet the one undergoing Foundation Establishment inside is him, while you're merely standing guard outside the cave and protecting him."

"Talk!! Don't force me!!"

Chi Hun fell silent. Only after a long while did he say in a low voice, "How are you so certain that I'm stronger than the person in the cave?"

"That isn't something you should worry about. My patience is limited.

I hope you won't make the wrong choice. After all, you wouldn't want your name to spread throughout the Soul Refining Sect, would you???"

As Lu Nan spoke softly, he weighed the medicine bottle in his hand.

Chi Hun's pupils shrank at the sight. After a long time, he finally gritted out, "You win!"

"You should know that above Earthly Foundation Establishment lies Heavenly Foundation Establishment, right?"

"The Azure Desolate Secret Realm will open in a year. The reason I haven't undergone Foundation Establishment is so I can enter the Azure Desolate Secret Realm."

"The Azure Desolate Secret Realm? Can the Azure Desolate Secret Realm allow one to complete Heavenly Foundation Establishment?"

"That's right! The Azure Desolate Secret Realm opens once every three hundred years, and rumor has it that it contains an opportunity for Heavenly Foundation Establishment.

That is why many Prodigies suppress their cultivation and wait for the Azure Desolate Secret Realm to open."

Lu Nan was puzzled upon hearing this. "If that's the case, why did you still enter the Sword Erosion Secret Realm?"

Only after glancing up at Lu Nan did Chi Hun answer, "To temper myself!"

"I thought this Secret Realm would not be difficult, but who could have expected..."

"Tell me more about the Azure Desolate Secret Realm!"

"The origins of the Azure Desolate Secret Realm are unknown. It opens by itself every hundred years.

Its opening location is random, and it contains opportunities for Heavenly Foundation Establishment.

When the time comes, all the Prodigies of the Southern Domain will participate!"

Chi Hun did not hide anything and spoke with great frankness.

"The location is random?? Then how can one identify the Azure Desolate Secret Realm?

And if one fails to find an opportunity for Heavenly Foundation Establishment, wouldn't that be a wasted trip??"

"When the Azure Desolate Secret Realm appears, an Azure Wasteland Phantom will manifest in the sky above its entrance.

As for making a wasted trip, that won't happen.

The Azure Desolate Secret Realm does not merely contain opportunities for Heavenly Foundation Establishment; it also has 108 Earth Vein Foundation Establishment Slots."

After hearing Chi Hun's explanation, Lu Nan fell into thought.

If that was the case, there was no need to rush into Foundation Establishment.

"How can one enter the Azure Desolate Secret Realm??" Lu Nan asked the most important question.

"Anyone below Foundation Establishment can enter!"

Lu Nan's eyes lit up at that. If so, then this Azure Desolate Secret Realm...

He truly wanted to go and see it for himself.

Lowering his head to look at the expressionless Chi Hun, he said, "Since you've been so cooperative, hand over all the valuable things on you.

Then I'll let you go. How about it??"

"You're willing to let me go???" Chi Hun looked at Lu Nan in astonishment.

"What? Do you want to die that badly???"

"No, no!! My things are all in the storage pouch at my waist. You can take them!!"

Chi Hun hurriedly shook his head, even turning sideways to reveal the storage pouch at his waist.

Lu Nan did not stand on ceremony. He reached out and removed it.

"Dispel the imprint!"

Chi Hun stared at him with wide eyes. "You sealed my spiritual power. How am I supposed to dispel it?"

"Fine!!" Lu Nan rubbed his nose, then forcibly dispersed the imprint Chi Hun had left behind.

"Pfft..."

With his Soul Imprint broken, the backlash made Chi Hun spit out a mouthful of blood.

His complexion instantly dimmed considerably as he looked at Lu Nan. "Can you let me go now??"

"Of course! I'm a man who keeps his word!"

As Lu Nan spoke, he tapped several points on Chi Hun's body.

"However, just in case, the restriction on your body will only be undone after half an hour."

As he spoke, he retreated several steps in succession, opening a safe distance between them.

Staring at him, he said, "Brother Chi, until we meet again!!!"

With that, his figure flashed and vanished into the forest.

"You..." Seeing this, Chi Hun could not help spitting out another mouthful of blood. He glared bitterly in the direction where Lu Nan had disappeared.