Interested, Yang Chen smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Linglong Immortal Fairy to tell me what these secret realms are."
"If Young Master Yang currently only has Level Five Merit, then Fang Xuan Villa is the only secret realm you can enter," Linglong Immortal Fairy said after thinking for a moment.
Yang Chen could not help but be surprised. "Do the other secret realms all require very high merit qualifications before one can enter?"
"Of course. These secret realms established by Dao Ancestor experts are also meant to select outstanding talents. That is why the threshold is set so high. After all, once one reaches the Dao Ancestor level, not just any sort of person can catch these elders' eyes. For the other secret realms, one needs at least Level Six Merit before setting foot inside. With Level Five Merit, this is the only secret realm you can enter, and even then, you must spend Cosmic Essence to do so," Linglong Immortal Fairy said.
Yang Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. He knew things could not possibly be that simple.
So entering even required spending Cosmic Essence?
Still surprised, he asked, "Why do those Dao Ancestors set such vastly different requirements based on merit?"
"Daoist Friend Yang Chen must understand that Dao Ancestors themselves differ in strength. Of course, using the distinctions in merit requirements for entry to judge them would certainly be inaccurate," Linglong Immortal Fairy said.
Yang Chen calmly said, "Then does Linglong Immortal Fairy know what benefits this secret realm of Fang Xuan Villa holds?"
"I previously heard that if one can achieve outstanding results in the secret realm, one may obtain a piece of Ancient Essence Cold Iron that the Dao Ancestor elder has nurtured for countless years. I do not