A secret only he himself could know—Xiang Qingshan also let out a breath of relief. With such a powerful and mysterious restriction in place, they could neither speak of it nor reveal even a shred of information. Instead, it served as a form of protection for themselves.
There were simply too many old monsters in the cultivation world.
Xiang Qingshan was currently cultivating in seclusion within his own cultivation cave abode, yet he had not forgotten to gather news from the outside world.
If one went too long without hearing of worldly affairs, it was easy to become someone else's pawn.
And plunge headlong into places beyond understanding.
"This is an opportunity. I can't get into those great sects, but this Dreamland can provide me with a platform."
A platform from which he could take another step forward.
Those precious and rare cultivation resources were mostly controlled by ancient sects and lineages.
Even if he wanted to trade for them, he had no channel through which to do so.
Cultivation sects passed down from the Ancient Era to the present were enough to become a lineage of their own.
Below the immortal gates were the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands.
Yet beneath those Immortal Path grotto-heavens and blessed lands, there were countless cultivation forces, great and small.
Their foundations were not sufficient for them to enter the ranks of the renowned.
This alone showed that the Nine Heavens Cultivation Realm possessed an absolutely staggering number of cultivators.
There were likely old monsters and ancient fossils living in seclusion even within deep mountains and ancient forests.
A trace of ambition flashed through his eyes.
"The first mission is very important."
Almost in an instant, he decided to become a Dreamland guide.
Only then could he reach a higher and broader