Unfortunately, this secret realm would truly emerge in five years.
Senior Rain Sword Emperor's kind intentions would also be ruined by the various forces of the Eastern Ridge Domain.
After this secret realm emerged, the Eastern Ridge Domain would take firm control of it, keeping the news from spreading beyond the domain.
Afterward, the various forces of the Eastern Ridge Domain joined forces to control it. Anyone who wasn't affiliated with one of the major forces was barred from entering the Rain Curtain Secret Realm.
At the time, the Great Xuan Dynasty, where the Rain Curtain Secret Realm had appeared, immediately formed an alliance with the Three Great Sects within its borders. This temporary Great Xuan Alliance thus managed to claim a share of the spoils.
Thanks to this secret realm, the Great Xuan Dynasty, a small country in the Eastern Ridge Domain, produced a few outstanding figures.
The Eastern Ridge Domain also produced several genius Sword Cultivators. One of them stood head and shoulders above the other geniuses in the domain, then made his way to the Central Region.
In the early days of the Martial Dao revival, he had also made quite a splash and was known as the Little Rain King.
Unfortunately, he ultimately stopped at the Dharma Form Realm. A genius who came along later shattered his Sword Heart, and he never recovered.
As the great age unfolded, he faded into the crowd.
He was no longer the spirited young man he had once been. One day, while drinking with someone, he gradually revealed the secret behind his rise.
He had once obtained Rain Sword Emperor's inheritance.
He even mocked himself for having disgraced the senior and being unworthy of the title of Rain Sword Emperor's successor.
However, he never explained how he had obtained Rain Sword Emperor's inheritance.
Still, his casual remark caught the attention of several Central Region forces, who sent people to investigate this remote little domain, the Eastern Ridge Domain.
It even sparked a wave of geniuses from across the continent flocking to the Eastern Ridge Domain on their travels.
Unfortunately, only after arriving at the Rain Curtain Secret Realm did they discover the truth.
This secret realm only allowed Inner Qi Realm Martial Artists to enter. It was a place where Rain Sword Emperor had chosen his successor.
Rain Sword Emperor, whose name had resounded throughout the True Spirit World, had left his inheritance in such a tiny place!!
Although the most precious inheritance had already been claimed, the Sword Emperor Secret Realm had far more treasures than that.
While everyone was still reeling from the shock, they hurried to notify the forces behind them.
Afterward, numerous forces from across the domains swiftly moved into the Eastern Ridge Domain, throwing this small domain into chaos and seriously disrupting its development.
That was what led to the True Spirit Alliance stepping in later to put an end to the turmoil in the Eastern Ridge Domain.
They also opened the Rain Curtain Secret Realm to all eligible Martial Artists in the True Spirit Realm.
This in turn brought prosperity and growth to the remote little domain of the Eastern Ridge Domain.
The secrets of the Rain Curtain Secret Realm gradually came to light. The rain within it contained Senior Rain Sword Emperor's Sword Dao Will.
One could constantly temper one's will in this secret realm and comprehend Senior Rain Sword Emperor's sword intent. It was truly a sacred ground for Sword Cultivators.
As for her, Jiang Qingyue, who had been reborn from the future into the present, she had indeed come to the Rain Curtain Secret Realm with great interest in Rain Sword Emperor's inheritance. But she knew that her chances of obtaining it were slim.
She wasn't a Sword Cultivator, let alone a genius, and Rain Sword Emperor's trial would certainly have something to do with the sword.
Even after returning to the past and spending a year diligently practicing the sword, she would probably still struggle to meet the requirements.
The more important reason she had come here was that this place held a Bone-Transforming Pill.
The few geniuses who would emerge in the Eastern Ridge Domain in the future had obtained Bone-Transforming Pills. Their Martial Talent had soared, and they had enjoyed a brief moment in the limelight.
Her talent was only upper-tier, but a Bone-Transforming Pill could raise a person's talent to Genius Talent.
That was why she had spent so much time finding the Secret Realm Opening Pendant, then traveled for half a year from the Eastern Xuan Domain to reach this place, rather than waiting for the secret realm to emerge five years later.
As she thought about it, she remembered someone who had been born here.
Someone truly remarkable, and all the more tragic for it.
She had heard about him after that group of geniuses arrived in this small country. At the time, someone had challenged Martial Artists from the Great Xuan Royal Family and the three sects in Great Xuan.
But when they reached Qingfeng Mountain, they were defeated by someone.
The other geniuses hadn't expected a small place to have such formidable opponents, and they were all intrigued.
Then more and more geniuses fell to him.
Only after this happened did people across the True Spirit Continent become familiar with him.
The True Spirit Alliance consequently added him to the True Spirit Ranking, and people learned a little about his past.
His Martial Talent wasn't particularly high. He had been born in a small mountain village, but what amazed people was his comprehension.
He mastered every martial art as soon as he learned it, and even created many secret arts and sword techniques unique to him.
His Martial Dao cultivation didn't advance very quickly, but his combat strength was peerless among those at the same realm.
Even more intriguing were the stories about him.
The person he had been closest to early in life was probably his senior sister. After she died of illness,
he remained alone and never married—not even by the time of Jiang Qingyue's rebirth.
Some said he was a Martial Arts Maniac who had never married because he spent all his time training.
But few believed that last part.
Instead, people preferred to believe the earlier theory, and women throughout the domains of the True Spirit Continent took a great liking to him.
Later, when he learned that a friend was trapped in a desperate situation, he traveled ten thousand li without hesitation, fighting his way through a river of blood before carrying the friend out on his back.
He was someone truly worthy of trust.
Countless people wanted to be his friend. Who wouldn't want a friend like that?
He never claimed that what he did was necessarily right; he only sought to stay true to his own heart.
Perhaps that was exactly why he soared ever onward in the Sword Dao.
Yet for all his ability, he had few lucky breaks in life.
Relying solely on his own hard training, by the time she died, he had already entered the Void Glimpse Realm and earned the title of Divine Wind Sword Emperor!
Five years from now, when the Rain Curtain Secret Realm emerged, this man would already have surpassed the Inner Qi Realm and missed out on this opportunity.
What a pity. If this man had obtained Rain Sword Emperor's inheritance...
As she thought, Jiang Qingyue walked toward the central inheritance hall.
If Chen Qinglin had known what Jiang Qingyue was thinking, he would have understood.
This mysterious person in a black robe was actually a Reborn Person who knew the future!
Should I go to Qingfeng Mountain and meet that person?
Jiang Qingyue pondered for a moment.
At this point in time, he had probably only just joined Qingfeng Mountain. He was at most in the Inner Qi Realm.
If she could befriend him while he was still weak, wouldn't she gain the friendship of a future Sword Emperor!!!
With that thought, Jiang Qingyue had already made up her mind.
One circle after another appeared on the lake's surface, then vanished.
A gentle rain pattered down as Chen Qinglin made his way toward the island in the middle of the lake, soaked by the drizzle.
Immersed in this world of rain, he felt his proficiency in all kinds of sword techniques rising rapidly.
Perhaps my guess was right. This rainy realm was formed from the Sword Dao Will of a Martial Dao senior. What astonishing power!
A dull thud rang out as the log bumped against the shore.
Finally!
Chen Qinglin stepped onto the island, glanced over its layout, and headed for the palace at its center.
Only when he reached the palace did he realize how enormous the ancient hall was. He walked straight inside, and before long, he spotted a familiar figure.
It was Senior Sister Xie Jingyun.
So Senior Sister had been transported to the center of this island.
Noticing Xie Jingyun's state, Chen Qinglin didn't disturb her.
He looked over the murals around him, then decided to check out the center of the ancient hall first.
At the center of the ancient hall was a spacious chamber. A round stone platform stood inside, with a statue placed atop it.
When Jiang Qingyue entered the chamber and saw the stone platform and statue, she seemed to understand what she needed to do. She stepped onto the platform and placed the Sword-shaped Jade Pendant in the statue's hand.
Once the pendant rested in the statue's hand, the statue shone with blue light, and a ghostly figure appeared before Jiang Qingyue.
The Illusory Man wore blue robes, like the sky after a downpour. His deep eyes seemed to hold the sun, moon, and stars.
"It's been so many years. Someone has finally made it here!"
After speaking, he gazed sadly at the pendant in his hand for a while.
When Jiang Qingyue saw the illusory figure, she didn't dare move a muscle. She stood silently in place.
A storm of shock raged in her heart. Hadn't they said there was no one in the Rain Curtain Secret Realm?
How was Rain Sword Emperor still alive?!
The man put away the pendant, glanced at the black-robed woman, and smiled. "So it's a young lady."
As if he knew what she was thinking, he continued, "If no one had come, I would have vanished within five years at most."
"I don't know what year it is now. Did we win the war against the invaders from beyond the domain?"
"Senior Rain Sword Emperor, a thousand years have passed since your era. Not long after your time, under the leadership of seniors like Peerless War Emperor, we drove the Outer Realm Demonic Evils out of the True Spirit World," Jiang Qingyue replied respectfully. The man before her was a Sword Dao Colossus.
"Has my life really been over for a thousand years?"
"That brat Wushuang really was impressive. He accomplished what none of us could."
"Hahaha! Good! Very good! This calls for a drink!" Rain Sword Emperor Yun Tianqing laughed heartily.
Then he said to Jiang Qingyue:
"I don't care where you got the pendant. Since you've brought it before me, I can give you a reward."
"If you'd come a few years later, even if you had brought the pendant, I wouldn't have been able to give you anything. You'd have had to pass my trial to receive a reward."
"Tell me, what do you want?"
"Senior Sword Emperor, my talent isn't very good. I wonder if you have any pills that can change one's talent," Jiang Qingyue replied softly.
Yun Tianqing understood. He gave Jiang Qingyue a knowing, half-amused look, then handed her a jade bottle containing a pill.
"This is a Bone-Transforming Pill. It can raise a person's talent to Genius Talent."
"But from here on, if you want either my inheritance or any precious natural treasure, you'll have to pass my trial to take it."
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