[The visitor was your Fifth Sister, Mu Xinghuang.]
[Your Fifth Sister had come to find you because she had accidentally discovered a hidden realm and wanted you to explore it with her.]
[That hidden realm was in the depths of the mountains near Jinzhou City. After testing it out, your Fifth Sister believed that those in Late-stage Qi Cultivation should have enough strength to protect themselves, so she immediately thought of you.]
"Fifth Sister spent all year outside, so it was hardly strange for her to discover a hidden realm. But at this point in time..."
The simulation had already reached the second year, tenth month. In another four months, the Wang Family would attack Muye Mountain.
However, with Grandpa here this time, the Wang Family was nothing to fear.
It was just that Eerie Blood Palm...
"Let's see what the me in the simulation chooses."
After all, in reality, he could not interfere with his simulated self.
[After careful consideration, you decided to go with Fifth Sister.]
[Jinzhou City was more accurately called Jinzhou County. It belonged to Lin Prefecture and was one of Lin Prefecture's sixteen county governments.]
[On the way, you learned from your Fifth Sister that Jinzhou County alone covered more than 1.5 million qing.]
"One qing is equal to one hundred mu. One and a half million qing means one hundred and fifty million mu! That alone is comparable to some of the smaller provinces from my previous life!"
It was also the first time he had realized that Jinzhou County was so vast.
[Two days later, you and Fifth Sister arrived at a Secret Forest.]
[Over the past two days, your relationship with Fifth Sister had grown more harmonious. You discovered that although she appeared carefree and unrestrained, she could also be quite attentive.]
[Whenever you accidentally fell asleep while keeping watch at night, she would cover you with her clothes...]
[Led by Fifth Sister, you soon arrived before a mountain wall.]
[The vines before the stone crevice were thicker than your arm, proclaiming that this place was far from ordinary.]
[Your Fifth Sister broke open a stone crevice, then took out a Moon Firefly Stone.]
[As its name suggested, a Moon Firefly Stone was a kind of glowing stone. In darkness, it emitted a radiance like moonlight, like fireflies in the night, hence the name Moon Firefly Stone.]
[It was quite common in this world, perfect for illumination and easy to carry.]
[You followed Fifth Sister into the cave.]
[The cold light of the Moon Firefly Stone fell across Fifth Sister's face, making her originally fair, tender cheeks appear even more elegant and refined. You found yourself staring in fascination.]
[Soon, Fifth Sister's voice rang out, shattering your reverie. "Ninth Brother, this is the entrance to the hidden realm!"]
[Following Fifth Sister's jade-like finger, you looked ahead and discovered a faintly glowing fissure.]
[You could not help but wonder, was this the entrance to a hidden realm?]
[It seemed different from what you had imagined.]
[Maybe hidden realm entrances in this world just look like this? you consoled yourself.]
[You and Fifth Sister looked at each other, both seeing anticipation in the other's eyes.]
[Fifth Sister took your hand. Her little hand was like jade, yet it made you feel warm and safe. While you were still immersed in that warmth, Fifth Sister exerted force, and the two of you stepped into the hidden realm entrance together...]
[A wave of disorientation came first, followed by a dizzying sensation. It was like a plane suddenly plunging from the sky, making your heart tighten.]
[When you opened your eyes again, you had arrived in another world!]
[There was forest all around you as well, but the vegetation here was clearly far larger than that outside. The grass and shrubs around you nearly reached your armpits, and the towering trees were as tall as high-rises.]
[A jade-like hand pulled you up. It was your Fifth Sister.]
[You secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Unlike the way people were inevitably separated the moment they entered a hidden realm in your imagination, webnovels from your previous life were indeed not always reliable.]
[You and Fifth Sister began exploring your surroundings.]
[Before long, you discovered a fierce tiger in the Secret Forest.]
[The tiger's fur was jet-black, while the markings on its body were dark blue. Its size was even more astonishing—it was over three times larger than you!]
["Shadow Pattern Tiger!" your Fifth Sister cried out. Seeing your confusion, she leaned close to your ear and softly explained.]
["A Shadow Pattern Tiger belongs to the Beast Demon Eye. Its limbs are powerful, and its advantage lies in its speed, though its strength is not to be underestimated either. Its Innate Treasure Technique, Shadowy Phantom, allows it to move swiftly..."]
[From Fifth Sister, you learned that the human race divided demonic beasts into six major categories: Beast Demon Eye, Bird Demon Eye, Spirit Demon Eye, Insect Demon Eye, Fish Demon Eye, and Scale Demon Eye.]
[Demonic beasts of the Beast Demon Eye excelled at attacking. They were usually immensely strong and highly aggressive.]
"Is the knowledge of demonic beasts in this world really this comprehensive?" Mu Xingqi could not help complaining.
Sure enough, human wisdom could not be underestimated.
[Fifth Sister told you that the two of you needed to join forces and kill this Shadow Pattern Tiger.]
[You could sense that this Shadow Pattern Tiger was at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. If the two of you did not work together, you likely would not have a chance of killing it.]
[The two of you closed in on the Shadow Pattern Tiger from the left and right.]
[The Shadow Pattern Tiger noticed you!]
[With an earth-shaking tiger roar, your head buzzed, and even your attack slowed by half a beat.]
[Fortunately, your Fifth Sister was experienced and immediately engaged the Shadow Pattern Tiger in battle.]
[You used Fire Snake Technique to condense three fire snakes, attacking the Shadow Pattern Tiger from different directions to relieve Fifth Sister's pressure.]
[You successfully forced back the Shadow Pattern Tiger. One fire snake even struck the beast, burning away a patch of tiger hide and revealing charred black flesh beneath.]
[Seizing the opportunity, your Fifth Sister unleashed a fist technique and smashed it fiercely into the tiger's head.]
[Before long, the Shadow Pattern Tiger was beaten to death by your Fifth Sister.]
[You and Fifth Sister collected the useful parts from the Shadow Pattern Tiger.]
[You specifically asked for a tiger whip and some tiger meat.]
[Your Fifth Sister gave you a teasing smile but said nothing.]
[You and Fifth Sister continued exploring the hidden realm.]
[After nightfall, once you and Fifth Sister had finished eating roasted tiger meat, you began taking turns keeping watch.]
[You deliberately put out the campfire. The dense forest was fraught with danger at night, and neither you nor Fifth Sister dared use fire to draw attention.]
[After eating the tiger meat, you felt that your body had grown somewhat stronger, and your spiritual power had increased by a trace as well.]
[This delighted you.]
[One month later, you and Fifth Sister successfully emerged from the dense forest.]
[Over the past month, you and Fifth Sister encountered six demonic beasts in succession. The two of you killed five together. One was a demonic beast called an Earth Splitting Pangolin. After you defeated it, it deliberately played dead, then burrowed underground and fled when you let down your guard.]
[These five demonic beasts gave both you and Fifth Sister small increases in cultivation.]
[Demonic beast meat could also be considered an alternative spiritual medicine for the human race. That was why there were relatively few demonic beasts within Jinzhou County's borders, though powerful demonic beasts still lurked in the deep mountains and ancient forests.]
[You felt that you had taken another step closer to the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation.]
[Your Fifth Sister had successfully broken through to the eighth layer of Qi Cultivation, and you were happy for her breakthrough.]
[Another two days passed, and you and Fifth Sister found a magnificent palace.]
[The tallest point of the palace walls rose into a pointed tower. Its spire was clad in copper, weathered by rain into the dark green of an old book's spine, while the gilded orb at its peak glimmered faintly through the mist.]
[Pointed-arch corridors linked the towers as though hand in hand. The curves of the arches seemed carefully measured, neither ostentatious nor cramped. Every stone fit tightly together, and when sunlight filtered through, it cast scattered diamond-shaped patches of light across the bluestone floor.]
[The main entrance consisted of two massive oak doors clad in patterned wrought iron. The door knockers were shaped like lion heads, their manes curling as they held rings in their mouths. When struck, they produced a deep, heavy sound, as though the stone palace itself were breathing...]
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