Demonic Beast, Shadow Pattern Tiger!

The person who arrived is your Fifth Sister, Mu Xinghuang.

Your Fifth Sister found you because she accidentally discovered a secret realm and wanted to seek you out to explore it with her.

That secret realm is located in the deep mountains near Jinzhou City. After your Fifth Sister tested it, she determined that someone at the late stage of Qi Cultivation should have the strength to protect themselves, so she immediately thought of you.

Fifth Sister has been traveling abroad for years, so it's not surprising she discovered a secret realm, but the timing...

The simulation time has already reached October of the second year. In four more months, the Wang Family will attack Muye Mountain.

However, with Grandfather here this time, the Wang Family is nothing to fear.

It's just that eerie blood palm...

"Let's see how I choose in the simulation."

After all, he cannot intervene with his simulated self in reality.

After careful consideration, you decide to go with your Fifth Sister.

Jinzhou City, to be more precise, should be called Jinzhou County. It is subordinate to Lin Prefecture and is one of the sixteen county seats of Lin Prefecture.

On the way, you learn from your Fifth Sister that the area of Jinzhou County alone spans over 1.5 million qing.

"One qing equals 100 mu, so 1.5 million qing is 150 million mu! That's enough to rival some of the smaller provinces in my past life!"

Is this the first time he has realized that their Jinzhou County is actually this large?

Two days later, you and your Fifth Sister arrive at a dense forest.

Over these past two days, your relationship with your Fifth Sister has become even more harmonious. You discover that although she appears carefree, she also has a meticulous side.

When you accidentally fall asleep while keeping watch at night, she covers you with her clothes...

Led by your Fifth Sister, you soon arrive in front of a cliff face.

The vines in front of the cliff are thicker than your arm, indicating that this place is far from simple.

Your Fifth Sister breaks through a section of the stone wall and immediately takes out a Moon Firefly Stone.

The Moon Firefly Stone, as its name suggests, is a type of stone that emits light. In the darkness, it glows like moonlight, much like a firefly in the night, hence the name Moon Firefly Stone.

It is quite common in this world; it is perfect for illumination and easy to carry.

You follow your Fifth Sister into the cave.

The cold light of the Moon Firefly Stone hits your Fifth Sister's face, making her already fair cheeks appear even more elegant, leaving you somewhat mesmerized.

Soon, your Fifth Sister's voice rings out, shattering your fantasies, "Ninth Brother, this is the entrance to the secret realm!"

Your gaze follows Fifth Sister's jade-like finger, discovering a fissure emitting a faint glow.

You cannot help but feel curious; is this the entrance to the Secret Realm?

It seems different from what you had imagined.

Maybe the Secret Realm entrances in this world just look like this? you console yourself.

You and Fifth Sister exchange glances, both seeing the anticipation in each other's eyes.

Fifth Sister takes your hand. Her small hand is like jade, yet it makes you feel warm and secure. You are still lost in the warmth of her hand when she exerts force, and the two of you step into the Secret Realm entrance together...

A moment of disorientation follows, immediately succeeded by a sense of dizziness, much like a plane suddenly losing altitude, causing your heart to tighten.

When you open your eyes again, you have already arrived in another world!

The surroundings are also a forest, but the vegetation here is clearly much larger than in the outside world. The weeds and shrubs around you reach nearly to your armpits, not to mention the giant trees that stand like skyscrapers.

A jade-like hand pulls you up; it is none other than your Fifth Sister.

You breathe a sigh of relief. Unlike the common trope where one is inevitably separated upon entering a Secret Realm, it seems the web novels of your past life are not always reliable.

You and Fifth Sister begin to explore the surroundings.

Soon, you discover a ferocious tiger in the dense forest.

The tiger has jet-black fur with dark blue markings, and its size is astonishing—it is more than three times larger than you!

"Shadow Pattern Tiger!" Fifth Sister exclaims. Seeing your confusion, she leans close to your ear and explains in a soft voice.

"The Shadow Pattern Tiger belongs to the Beast Demon Eye. It has sturdy limbs and excels in speed, while its strength is not to be underestimated either. Its Innate Treasure Technique, Shadowy Phantom, allows it to move rapidly..."

From Fifth Sister, you learn that humans classify 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 category are adept at offense, usually possessing great strength and a strong desire to attack.

Is the knowledge about demonic beasts in this world really this comprehensive? Mu Xingqi cannot help but complain inwardly.

Indeed, one should never underestimate human wisdom.

Fifth Sister tells you that you need to work together to take down this Shadow Pattern Tiger.

You can sense that the Shadow Pattern Tiger's cultivation is at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation. If the two of you do not join forces, you likely have no chance of killing it.

The two of you attack the Shadow Pattern Tiger from the left and right.

The Shadow Pattern Tiger discovers you!

With a heaven-shaking tiger roar, you feel your head buzzing, and even your attack slows by half a beat.

Fortunately, Fifth Sister was experienced and began to battle the Shadow Pattern Tiger.

You utilized the Fire Snake Technique to condense three fire snakes, attacking the Shadow Pattern Tiger from different directions to relieve the pressure on Fifth Sister.

You successfully forced the Shadow Pattern Tiger back. One of the fire snakes even struck the fierce tiger, burning away a patch of fur and revealing charred flesh.

Taking this opportunity, Fifth Sister unleashed a fist technique, slamming it hard into the tiger's head.

Soon, the Shadow Pattern Tiger was beaten to death by 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.

Fifth Sister gave a playful smile but didn't say anything.

You and Fifth Sister continued to explore the secret realm.

At nightfall, after you and Fifth Sister finished eating the roasted tiger meat, you began to take turns keeping watch.

You specifically extinguished the campfire, as the dense forest was fraught with danger at night; neither you nor Fifth Sister dared to light a fire and attract attention.

After eating the tiger meat, you felt your physical body grow stronger, and your spiritual power had also increased slightly.

This made you feel delighted.

A month later, you and Fifth Sister successfully walked out of the dense forest.

Over this past month, you and Fifth Sister encountered six demonic beasts in succession. You worked together to hunt five of them. One was a demonic beast called an Earth Splitting Pangolin; after you defeated it, it feigned death, and when you let your guard down, it burrowed into the ground and escaped.

These five demonic beasts allowed both your and Fifth Sister's cultivation levels to improve slightly.

For humans, demonic beast meat can be considered an alternative spiritual medicine. That is why there are relatively few demonic beasts within the borders of Jinzhou County, though powerful ones still exist in the deep mountains and old forests.

You felt you were one step closer to the ninth level of Qi Cultivation.

Fifth Sister had even successfully broken through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation. You were happy for her successful breakthrough.

Two days later, you and Fifth Sister found a magnificent palace.

The highest points of the palace walls rose into pointed towers covered in copper sheeting, which had been weathered by rain into a dark green like the spine of an old book. The gilded orbs at the tips shimmered with a faint light in the mist.

Between the towers, pointed arched corridors connected like hands held together. The arc of the arches seemed meticulously measured—neither ostentatious nor cramped. Every keystone was fitted seamlessly, and when sunlight leaked through, it cast fragmented, diamond-shaped light spots onto the bluestone floor.

The main entrance consisted of two massive oak doors wrapped in patterned wrought iron. The door knockers were shaped like lion heads with curled manes, holding rings in their mouths. When struck, the sound was deep and resonant, as if the stone palace itself were breathing...