Wind and Cloud Secret Realm

On the dragon's back behind True Person Yellow Dragon were four or five cultivators in the mid-to-late stages of Foundation Establishment, including his disciples and trusted core members trained by Yellow Dragon Immortal City.

Fu Xuemei did not arrive.

The Azure Underworld Secret Realm is said to have a 40% mortality rate, fraught with unknown and unpredictable dangers.

As someone with Earth Spiritual Root and a powerful background, there's no need for them to take unnecessary risks.

Unless one is not satisfied with the True Core stage and wants to attempt the extremely difficult Golden Core.

After Yellow Dragon Immortal City, some other forces arrived along the way, their representatives either being False Core cultivators or early-stage Golden Core Realm.

These forces are either the Seven Great Cultivation Families, or forces from other Immortal City, or some merchant organizations.

The Beast Taming Zhou Family, a False Core cultivator, was a short, wrinkled old man who should be the False Core ancestor of the Zhou Family.

Behind the Zhou Family patriarch were two Foundation Establishment cultivators, a man and a woman.

Among them, the girl in the yellow dress who Foundation Establishment Middle Stage was Zhou Qingxuan, whom Lan Chang'an was familiar with.

Lan Chang'an was slightly surprised. This woman High-Grade Spiritual Root and an excellent talent for beast taming. She was very precious in the Zhou Family, yet she had also come to participate in the Azure Underworld Secret Realm.

Two days later.

A giant golden ship flew in; it was the cultivators from Golden Cloud Valley.

The leader, Core Formation Cultivator, was a stout, ruddy-faced middle-aged man.

There were thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators on the giant golden ship.

Zhao Siyao and Zhang Tieshan were among them.

That evening.

A massive, dark gray tree, tens of meters long, carrying immense spiritual pressure, flew through the air.

More than thirty cultivators stood on the giant tree and its branches.

The leader, Core Formation Cultivator, was a young man with rosy lips, white teeth, and a refined air, his hair tied up.

"Green Bamboo Sect! True Person Lingyu."

Around the dark blue stone wall, the cultivators showed expressions of awe.

This True Person Lingyu looks only sixteen or seventeen years old, but is actually at least three hundred years old.

Lan Chang'an was not surprised by this; in his Previous Life, he had seen Nascent Soul True Lord looked like a six or seven-year-old child.

"Black Water Sandalwood, nearly fourth tier!"

Seeing the giant tree beneath True Person Lingyu's feet, Lan Chang'an felt a surge of excitement.

However, since the wood was used to refine a semi-finished flying magic Law Treasure, the bark was lost, making it unsuitable as a raw material for Treasure Talisman.

"Huh? Chen Fuhai is here too?"

Among the crowd from the Green Bamboo Sect, Lan Chang'an spotted a familiar, overweight middle-aged man.

He frowned slightly, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

The Azure Underworld Secret Realm only restricts cultivation level; there are no explicit age restrictions.

Foundation Establishment cultivators from various sects can only visit the Azure Underworld Secret Realm once in their lifetime.

Young or old cultivators are not suitable.

The former lacks sufficient cultivation and accumulation. The latter is older, his strength has declined, and even if he obtains fortuitous opportunity, he will basically be unable to make further progress.

Therefore, most of the participants are young and strong cultivators in the middle and late stages of Foundation Establishment, mainly seeking the fortuitous opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and the fortuitous opportunity to the Golden Core Realm.

There are only ten days left until the secret realm opens.

The Nascent Soul level power "Blazing Fire Palace" arrived late.

The sect's flying Law Treasure is a huge Cloud Kerchief that carries more than sixty cultivators.

The leader, Core Formation True Person with white eyebrows and an air of otherworldly grace.

"True Person Yuxiao."

The other major sects, as well as the other True Person present, all stepped forward to pay their respects.

Lan Chang'an didn't know many people among the cultivators of the Blazing Fire Palace.

The only person he could recognize was the short-haired young man in a black hoodie who had almost ruined his plans when they were competing for the Golden Nan Spirit Bamboo.

Lan Chang'an only knew that this person's surname was Wu and that he was Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator.

The last sect to arrive was the "Profound Sound Pavilion".

This sect is located in the southern part of the Liang Kingdom, the farthest from the place where the secret realm was opened.

An antique-style five-story pavilion, occupying a small area of about half an acre, descended from the sky.

A group of graceful female cultivators emerged from the pavilion, their beauty captivating and their melodious voices drawing the attention of male cultivators from all directions.

Profound Sound Pavilion is a righteous female cultivation sect. Its leader, a Core Formation True Person, is a woman in palace attire, with a beautiful face, delicate eyebrows, lips like cinnabar, and an otherworldly temperament.

The woman in the palace robes had the Daoist Daoist Title "Ni Yue," and was addressed as "True Person Ni Yue" or "Fairy Ni Yue" by the assembled True Person.

"True Person Ni Yue, the most beautiful woman in the Cultivation World of the Liang Kingdom."

The male cultivators nearby cast admiring glances, but dared not stare for long.

At this point, representatives of most of the prominent forces in the Liang Kingdom's Cultivation World had arrived.

Lan Chang'an discovered that even the Seven Great Cultivation Families could only secure one or two spots each.

Huanglong Immortal City, the largest independent cultivator city in Liang Kingdom, only has five slots available.

Apart from sects, other forces that obtain a spot must pay an additional price.

The secret realm will not open for some time.

Some cultivators from various factions remained seated, while others went to reconnect with old friends or gather more information.

Half a day later.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators, a man and a woman, flew out from Golden Cloud Valley's camp.

It was Zhang Tieshan and Zhao Siyao.

"Daoist Lu."

Two Foundation Establishment from various sects came to find Lan Chang'an.

"Daoist Zhang, Daoist Zhao."

Lan Chang'an stood up and said.

"After Daoist Lu Foundation Establishment, his cultivation progressed steadily, truly a case of accumulating strength before unleashing its full potential."

Zhang Tieshan sized up Lan Chang'an and discovered that the latter's cultivation had reached the third level of Foundation Establishment.

This cultivation progress is considered relatively slow for the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Most Foundation Establishment cultivators start with Mid-Grade Spiritual Root, while a significant proportion have High-Grade Spiritual Root.

"I'm far inferior to you two fellow Daoists."

Lan Chang'an said modestly.

His Evergreen Art, during the Qi Refining Realm, was cultivated at a speed similar to that of an ordinary Low-Grade Spiritual Root.

After the Foundation Establishment Realm, the cultivation progress is similar to that of Mid-Grade Spiritual Root.

Zhang Tieshan, on the other hand, has a surprisingly rapid progress in his cultivation.

This person Low-Grade Spiritual Root and was originally a few years behind Zhao Siyao in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Now, his cultivation level has completely caught up with Zhao Siyao's.

The three had known each other for over seventy years, and they sat together and chatted for two hours.

Zhao Siyao and Lan Chang'an had discussed the "Azure Underworld Secret Realm" two years ago.

"Daoist Zhang, do you need High-Grade Talisman?"

Lan Chang'an set up a soundproof barrier, so only the three people could hear it.

"Second-tier High-Grade Talisman? Of course we need them! They're a rare commodity for all cultivators entering the Azure Underworld Secret Realm; the more the better."

Zhang Tieshan's eyes flashed as he looked at Lan Chang'an.

After killing the Evil-Faced Flying Eagle, Zhang Tieshan realized that Lan Chang'an was not a harmless, good-natured person.

His strength is outstanding among those of the same level, and he also cultivates his body; his talisman skills are also more powerful than imagined.

"I can sell it for half price..."

Lan Chang'an handed over a Jade Cylinder, the same one Zhao Siyao had proposed years ago.

However, some resources that were excessive were not included in Zhang Tieshan's Jade Cylinder.

"No problem, I happen to not have many Spirit Stone."

After a moment's thought, Zhang Tieshan agreed to the cooperation.

Lan Chang'an sold him four second-tier High-Grade Talisman at half price.

As for the Puppet, they were not for sale.

Although Zhang Tieshan is a decent person, he is not as trustworthy as Zhao Siyao in terms of friendship and trustworthiness.

Before parting.

Lan Chang'an transmitted his voice, "Fellow Daoists, after entering the Azure Underworld Secret Realm, be wary of Chen Fuhai of the Green Bamboo Sect."

"Chen Fuhai?"

Zhang Tieshan and Zhao Siyao looked slightly puzzled.

Lan Chang'an gave Zhao Siyao a private talk and transmitted his voice to her:

"Chen Fuhai might be problematic. If you encounter him upon entering the secret realm, be sure to keep your distance."

"Um."

Zhao Siyao nodded, her bright and clear eyes looking at him, without asking why.

Zhang Tieshan, having not received a private message, looked thoughtful.

I had met Chen Fuhai once, but we weren't very familiar with each other.

The two returned to the ranks in Golden Cloud Valley.

"Senior Sister Yu, once we enter the Azure Underworld Secret Realm, be careful of Chen Fuhai; his strength is not to be underestimated."

Zhang Tieshan transmitted his voice to a trusted Foundation Establishment Late Stage female cultivator within the sect.

In the secret realm, besides the dangers of the local area, even greater dangers and deaths come from Foundation Establishment cultivators from other forces.

Cultivators from the same sect who have good relationships often share information.

For example, if a cultivator is powerful, don't provoke them; avoid their sharp edge.

"Junior Brother Qian, we've received a new intelligence report: Chen Fuhai of the Green Bamboo Sect is stronger than an ordinary Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator."

"Chen Fuhai a man of great hidden talent; he may be one of the top tier of experts entering the secret realm this time."

"Don't let your guard down when you encounter Chen Fuhai."

In just half a day, nearly half of the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Golden Cloud Valley learned that "Chen Fuhai is very strong."

Only Zhao Siyao had the information that Chen Fuhai was problematic, and that it was best to stay as far away from him as possible.

Besides collaborating with Zhao Siyao and Zhang Tieshan, Lan Chang'an also...

I also found another opportunity to chat with Zhou Qingxuan.

Zhou Qingxuan has always maintained a youthful appearance, with delicate features and eyes as black as lacquer.

This time, he didn't offer a half-price Talisman in exchange for cooperation; he only said he was willing to buy certain resources at a high price.

He didn't trust the Zhou Family or Zhou Qingxuan that much.

Zhou Qingxuan is fickle and unreliable; she sold him a problematic pill back then.

"The resources you mentioned are also needed by our Zhou Family."

Zhou Qingxuan has no interest in collaborating.

Her eyes sparkled, and she said with a playful smile, "If you're willing to sell the secrets of beast taming, or help my Zhou Family heal our sick and rare Demon Beast, I might consider it."

"My skills are too shallow; I don't have that kind of ability," Lan Chang'an said, shaking his head.

He didn't talk to Zhou Qingxuan much.

In the distance, the Zhou Family's False Core cultivator's Divine Sense enveloped Lan Chang'an, paying him some attention.

It was simply because Lan Chang'an chatted with Zhou Qingxuan for a few more minutes.

Several more days passed.

The Core Formation True Person from the five major sects, including Blazing Fire Palace, each presented a blue-green token with gold lettering.

Five streams of powerful magic Law Power at the True Core level were poured into the token.

In the void, five beams of light, as thick as pillars and tens of feet long, were generated, their momentum overwhelming, and they crashed against the dark blue stone wall, which was a hundred feet high.

Buzz!

Light outlines on the dark blue stone wall, forming a pentagonal array.

Immediately afterwards, the massive dark blue stone wall trembled, and a huge gray vortex formed above it, revealing a mysterious passage several meters wide and high inside.

At the other end of the passage, the faint Earth Qi of an ancient era emanated, seemingly out of place in the space of the Liang Kingdom's Cultivation World, causing it to tremble unstablely.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Foundation Establishment cultivators who had secured their spots held cyan jade tokens and were enveloped in a dark cyan aura as they entered the secret realm.

"The Azure Underworld Secret Realm will last for one month."

Lan Chang'an sat cross-legged, closing his eyes to Spirit Nourishing.

All he could do now was wait, hoping that Zhang Tieshan and Zhao Siyao would bring back some results.

Only two or three days later.

The Core Formation True Person from several major sects, including Blazing Fire Palace, all wore solemn expressions.

The Azure Underworld Secret Realm has a 40% chance of death.

When they came out, they brought out the Soul Tablet of the participants to confirm the circumstances of the deaths and to analyze the general situation.

In the event of an extremely severe situation, resulting in widespread death, they can forcibly terminate the secret realm.

Click! Click!

Occasionally, one of the Soul Tablet in the Storage Bag of these Core Formation True Person will break off.

"True Person Yuxiao, it seems the death rate in this secret realm is a bit faster than the previous two times."

The Core Formation True Person from several major powers looked at the white-browed old Daoist priest from the Blazing Fire Palace.

Not far away, True Person Yellow Dragon stood with a somber face, saying nothing.

Only a few days later, he lost one of the five spots for Yellow Dragon Immortal City.

"Please don't worry, everyone. The rate of death is within the normal range, only slightly faster than the previous two times."

True Person Yuxiao stroked his beard and smiled.

Click!

His eyelids twitched; a Soul Tablet in his Storage Bag had shattered.

(End of this chapter)