Impermanence Secret Realm

The day the Secret Realm should theoretically have opened had long since arrived, yet the formation of the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm showed no sign of opening. Countless low-level cultivators crowded below the mountain had already begun voicing complaints and confusion.

"Fellow Daoist, what is going on today? This shouldn't be the case. The Heavenly Dao Secret Realm has never once been delayed before."

"The words 'Heavenly Dao' have spanned the ages. Who could interfere with the Secret Realm opening as normal? The Heavenly Dao rules are the highest rules; there has never been a mishap. Could it be that this Impermanence Secret Realm has encountered some upheaval not seen in a million years?"

"What you say makes sense. Everyone should watch out for one another. This Secret Realm may well be even more dangerous this time. Who knows how many people will still be able to walk out alive when it opens again?"

"There is no need to be overly pessimistic. The previous Impermanence Secret Realm only had a casualty rate of twenty or thirty percent; this time should not be much worse. Besides, wealth and honor are sought amid danger. Among those gathered here, who is not a cultivator with an extraordinary destiny? Cultivation is nothing but struggling to cross the river—if you do not strive to cross, who will ferry you across?"

As many people as agreed with the claim of having extraordinary destinies, just as many rolled their eyes speechlessly at that line of reasoning.

Are you serious?

You're the one with an extraordinary destiny, not her.

Don't drag everyone else into your boasting.

As countless people craned their necks in anticipation, the Secret Realm indeed showed not the slightest sign of opening. The Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, which had always opened at a fixed time,