The Azure Tide Sect's Secret Realm opened once every ten years. It was said to have existed for two thousand years, but ten years ago, scarcely anything worthwhile had remained inside. Even the spirit flowers and spirit herbs had only grown in the past few years.
Still, a Secret Realm was a Secret Realm. Even if there was little left inside, its spiritual energy was impressively dense. After entering, some disciples simply sat down to cultivate instead of wandering around.
Once all the disciples had entered, the entrance to the Secret Realm began shrinking on its own. No one noticed an exceedingly fine wisp of black smoke drifting inside just before the entrance vanished completely.
Su Jiu and the others headed farther in. Having come all this way, they could hardly leave without even knowing what the place looked like.
Besides, Su Jiu had come here with a purpose. When they reached a fork in the path, her group and Mo Yan's group stopped.
"We'll be taking the path on the right," Su Jiu said. "Let's part ways here."
Shu Bai glanced at the rather gloomy path on the right, disapproval written all over his face.
"That path looks rather dark. It wouldn't be suitable for spirit flowers or spirit herbs to grow." His implication was clear: they would find nothing along a path where even spirit flowers and spirit herbs could not grow.
Su Jiu smiled. "Haven't we seen enough of the green hills and clear waters around the Azure Tide Sect? We just want to see somewhere different. Who knows? We might stumble upon something unexpected."
Su Mianmian's large eyes were also full of curiosity. Clearly, she agreed with Su Jiu.
Shu Bai shook his head helplessly. "Then take care of yourselves." They had other objectives, too. It