After the expedition into the Secret Realm ended, members of the Royal Family went inside to search it once more. Once they confirmed that no one remained, they closed the Secret Realm.
Normally, after the Secret Realm closed, all the great ships from the various commanderies would take off and return home.
But this time, once word spread that He Pingsheng and several princes would undergo Tribulation Transcendence here, no one was in a hurry anymore.
They all delayed their departure by a few days, waiting for He Pingsheng's Tribulation Transcendence.
Naturally, Daoist Long Yuan of the Qi Kingdom Imperial Family also heard the news.
This time, he showed none of his earlier arrogance or domineering attitude. Instead, he disguised himself and hid in the shadows, secretly waiting to watch.
He Pingsheng, the Ninth Prince, and Commandery Princess Weichuan stepped off the great ship one after another.
They came before the stooped elder of the Royal Family.
The Royal Family Ancestor looked at He Pingsheng and asked, "You have an Origin-Reaching Pill, I assume?"
He Pingsheng cupped his hands. "Thank you for asking, Senior. I prepared one long ago!"
"Go on!"
He waved his hand.
At the former entrance to the Secret Realm, a vast space had been cleared in the thousand-zhang plaza.
At the center of the open space stood a raised platform.
The platform was not particularly tall, only ten zhang high.
Beyond the cleared space, a dense crowd of spectators had gathered.
Some were disciples who had participated in this expedition into the Secret Realm, while others had come along to broaden their horizons. For instance, each qualification token from South Long Commandery allowed its holder to bring two people.
There were also the Nascent Soul Realm leaders from the various great commanderies.
He Pingsheng spotted Jingxin