"Is there anything else?"
Ning Wangshu asked again.
Lin Qingzhu replied, "Of course! Besides that, last month another two secret-realm sects appeared: Xianxia Sect and Jidao Sect."
"And the week before last, the Three Immortals Sect you told me about also emerged."
Ning Wangshu was surprised. "So, counting Shangqing Palace, which appeared first, there are now four Secret Realm Immortal Gates in the world?"
"Do you know which secret realms Xianxia Sect and Jidao Sect came from?"
Lin Qingzhu shook her head. "I'm not sure about that. Jidao Sect announced as soon as it appeared that it would openly accept disciples, just like Shangqing Palace did. But nobody knows which secret realm it came from."
"Xianxia Sect seems more mysterious. Unlike Shangqing Palace and Jidao Sect, it hasn't made a high-profile appearance. There are only rumors online that people claiming to be its disciples have appeared in many places."
"Besides, all of Xianxia Sect's disciples are women. They've been taking girls from various places, saying they're accepting disciples."
"Then there's the Three Immortals Sect. Though it's been taking disciples in various places since it emerged, it's been keeping a low profile and hasn't made a big spectacle of it."
At this point, Lin Qingzhu paused, then added, "Oh, there's something else. While you were in seclusion, Patriarch Bai contacted me. He said that spiritual springs had appeared in many famous mountains and scenic spots across the country, gushing out Spiritual Qi in great quantities."
"The Spiritual Qi concentrations around those mountains are visibly rising. You could say they change by the day. Compared with the last time Spiritual Qi gushed out at Mount Putuo, Changbai Mountain, and a few other places, there are far more sites this time. Each spring is also larger, and the Spiritual Qi pouring out of