Nether River 1! Thanks to [Ding Jian Who Likes Yangtze Sturgeon] for the bonus chapter celebration!

Su Qinglan clearly did not believe him. She said seriously, "You are now the Grain Lord of the Spirit Fields, and you even attended a management meeting. There's no way you know nothing at all."

Xu Changqing spread his hands, too lazy to explain any further. "Think whatever you want."

Just then, Su Qinglan spoke again, her tone carrying a hint of implication. "My disciple, Mu Beiyun—you seem to know her quite well? In private, she often mentions you!"

Yet upon hearing this, Xu Changqing was not only unmoved, he did not even react in the slightest.

His face remained expressionless, his gaze tranquil.

Fairy Bei Yun, pursued and adored by countless people outside, could not stir the slightest ripple in his heart.

Su Qinglan had intended to use her disciple's name to draw them closer. Seeing his attitude, she immediately understood that this move was useless and could only change the subject. "You... perhaps you do not know. The reason I care so much is because of the Nine Mountains Nine Bends Secret Realm."

The Nine Mountains Nine Bends Secret Realm?

Xu Changqing glanced at his second senior brother and found him filled with shock and suspicion.

When he looked toward Su Tiantian, her expression was even more bewildered.

It seemed everyone was hearing this news for the first time.

Seeing the changes in their expressions, Su Qinglan immediately continued. "That Secret Realm opens once every thousand years. Inside lie Primordial Spirit Veins, lost magical artifacts, and lost cultivation methods and spells.

"There are even heavenly treasures capable of helping one break through to Spirit Transformation. It has always been a key point of contention among the three great Immortal Sects.

"Moreover, only Nascent Soul Realm cultivators under two hundred years old may enter."

Xu Changqing's heart stirred, and