I Have a Map. Follow Me

The price was just a little steep.

The system kept that last part to itself.

It was afraid Li Zi would change her mind.

The Pu Clan and Jin Clan once again led them to the Secret Realm.

The two clans had also brought ten people, five from each.

Just as requested, they were young cultivators at the Golden Core Stage.

But the experts brought to open the Formation outnumbered those entering the Secret Realm three to one.

A disciple quietly asked one of the clan members, "Why did so many people come? Is the Secret Realm that hard to open?"

Before the Pu Clan member could answer, tears began to fall.

"Yes... It's supposed to open once every thirty years. There are still fifteen years until the next opening. This time... we're forcing it open. I don't know what will happen. I think... someone might die."

The experts of the Pu Clan and Jin Clan said nothing. They simply led the group onward. As Li Zi listened, a hundred feelings tangled in her heart.

Why the rush? Waiting another dozen years or so shouldn't be a problem, should it?

The system replied, [No one knows when Si Le will appear. He's lain low for a thousand years. He could lead the Demon Army through the Barrier at any moment.]

The experts all wore grave expressions, their gazes calm. Nothing about them suggested they were about to sacrifice themselves for the Formation.

They reached the summit of the Snow Mountain.

This was the place closest to the sky.

The Upper Realm lay higher still, beyond the ninth heaven.

The experts formed a circle, and the Pu Clan Leader motioned for everyone else to stand farther back.

"Once the Formation takes shape and the entrance appears, go in immediately. After