In the quiet room, Ling Yi froze completely.
He stared at Bai Ling and Yan Ji's expressions on the projection screen, expressions that said, "I've seen through everything," and his mind went blank.
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Ling Yi couldn't help but mutter to the Heavenly Devil.
"What Nine Dragons Secret Realm? What T-virus? When did I imitate that? I just randomly copied a setting from Resident Evil!"
He quickly opened the system panel and typed again: Probe Kowloon Secret Realm details.
[Ding! Probe failed. Target information exceeds current permissions, or the target is in an absolutely blocked state.]
"..." Ling Yi took a deep breath.
If the system is unreliable, then we can only rely on words.
With a thought, his consciousness directly entered the Heavenly Devil, and as the will of the secret realm, a cold, mechanical voice simultaneously rang out in the minds of Bai Ling and Yan Ji:
[Two high-level Awakened have been detected. Should we activate the Secret Realm Quiz Mode?]
Bai Ling and Yan Ji were both taken aback for a moment, then nodded.
The next second, their consciousnesses were pulled into a pure white space.
Ling Yi's illusory figure appeared before them.
" Ling Yi?" Bai Ling raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, the Lord of the Secret Realm has personally appeared," Yan Ji said with a smile.
Ling Yi coughed lightly, trying to make his voice sound mysterious, "What did you mean by the Nine Dragons Secret Realm you were talking about earlier?"
Bai Ling and Yan Ji exchanged a glance, both seeing a knowing smile in each other's eyes.
" Ling Yi, stop pretending." Yan Ji said slowly, Youyou waving her fan.
"The setting of your secret realm is exactly the same as the first level of the Legend Nine Dragons Secret Realm."
" Zombie Apocalypse, overwhelming power, crystal core awakening, T-virus antidote—even the name of Dafeng City hasn't been changed."
"Aren't you imitating the Nine Dragons Secret Realm?"
Ling Yi was speechless for a moment.
He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to explain.
You think I just copied it randomly? Can you believe that?
Ling Yi's mind raced, and he ultimately decided to play dumb and try to get information out of her.
"Ahem!" Ling Yi cleared his throat.
How much do you know about the Nine Dragons Secret Realm?
Upon hearing this, Bai Ling's eyes flashed with a hint of awe. "The Nine Dragons Secret Realm is Land of Trials left behind by ancient powerful beings. It has nine levels, each corresponding to a test of a law of heaven and earth."
"The first layer is the apocalypse, where zombies roam and life is devastated. Only by finding a cure for the T-virus can this impasse be broken."
Yan Ji added, "The second level is the Tribulation of Supernatural Abilities, set Wu Bai after the apocalypse, where humanity awakens various supernatural abilities and establishes new cities."
"However, internal conflicts abound, and the three major factions must be unified to pass the level. The third level..."
Ling Yi became increasingly alarmed as he listened.
No, wait?
The Zombie Apocalypse and supernatural city he haphazardly cobbled together were actually exactly the same as the first, second, and subsequent levels of the legitimate Nine Dragons Secret Realm?
"Stop, stop, stop!" Ling Yi interrupted Yan Ji.
"You mean, the first level of the Nine Dragons Secret Realm is Zombie Apocalypse, and the second level is a city with supernatural abilities?"
"Yes!" Bai Ling nodded.
"Furthermore, the suppression rules of the Nine Dragons Secret Realm also have Qi Refining Realm as the upper limit."
"The probability of the crystal core awakening a special ability is almost exactly the same as what you set."
Ling Yi frowned.
This is no longer a coincidence.
This is a case of identical outfits, identical cars, and identical design elements!
The more Ling Yi thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed.
He was a transmigrator, his mind filled with the popular culture of Blue Star, and he casually made up a Zombie Apocalypse, which somehow ended up clashing with the most mysterious Nine Dragons Secret Realm in the Immortal Cultivation Realm?
Okay, so be it if we hit the first floor.
What about the second layer?
He only had a vague idea of it.
As it turned out, the design of the second level of the Nine Dragons Secret Realm was exactly the same as his original concept.
Was that a collision? I was the one who actually used my own weapon!
"System!" Ling Yi frantically cried out in his mind.
"Tell me honestly, did I accidentally trigger some hidden setting?"
"Damn it, if this Nine Dragons Secret Realm has nothing to do with Blue Star, I'll take you down with me!"
[Ding! System notification: Insufficient permissions for the Nine Dragons Secret Realm information; unable to parse. However, based on current behavior, it is speculated that there may be a cross-dimensional Karma resonance phenomenon.]
"Cross-dimensional Karma resonance?" Ling Yi was taken aback. "Speak plainly."
[Simply put: The setting you made up coincides with a real-world secret realm.]
Ling Yi rubbed his temples. Cross-dimensional Karma resonance?
The name sounds mysterious.
He, a human from Blue Star, somehow managed to match the game plots and movie scenes in his mind with a certain secret realm in this Immortal Cultivation Realm.
Did they collide?
Damn it, I hit your sister!
There aren't that many coincidences in this world.
What kind of resonance between different dimensions is this, caused by the Forbidden City!
Ling Yi was also skeptical.
He took a deep breath and looked at Bai Ling and Yan Ji: "Do you know who left behind the Nine Dragons Secret Realm?"
Bai Ling shook her head. "Ancient secrets, no one knows."
"It is said that the Nine Dragons Secret Realm is related to the outer heavens, but what exactly the outer heavens are remains unclear even Central City the ancient texts of our dynasty."
Yan Ji also shook her head. "All I know is that the Nine Dragons Secret Realm opens once every 100,000 years, and each time it opens, it causes a tremor in the Three Realms, but its origin remains a mystery."
Ling Yi's heart was filled with turmoil.
Beyond the heavens? Does Blue Star count as beyond the heavens?
He's a human from Blue Star who transmigrated to the Immortal Cultivation Realm. Even if he could say, "I don't eat beef anymore," in the Immortal Cultivation Realm...
However, Ling Yi didn't actually know much about the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
And what happened? The secret realm setting he made up turned out to be exactly the same as the most mysterious Nine Dragons Secret Realm in the Immortal Cultivation Realm?
Coincidence? Coincidence my foot!
Ling Yi rubbed his temples.
The Nine Dragons Secret Realm is 100% related to Blue Star.
The system wasn't telling the truth.
Bai Ling and Yan Ji were clearly unaware of Blue Star's existence.
Unless, the Creator of the Nine Dragons Secret Realm once visited Blue Star?
Or perhaps there's some kind of connection between Blue Star and this Immortal Cultivation Realm that he's unaware of?
" Ling Yi," Yan Ji suddenly spoke, a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
"Since you were able to create such a realistic Nine Dragons Secret Realm, you must have some knowledge of the affairs beyond the heavens, right?"
Ling Yi's heart skipped a beat, but he remained outwardly calm. "What extraterrestrial matters? I know nothing about them, just like you."
He paused, then changed the subject. "Since you all say my secret realm resembles the Nine Dragons Secret Realm, could you help me study it and see if there's anything that needs improvement?"
Bai Ling and Yan Ji exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.
Ling Yi breathed a sigh of relief and sent the two consciousnesses back to the secret realm.
He sat in the quiet room, gazing at the Heavenly Devil, lost in thought.
The Nine Dragons Secret Realm... Blue Star... Interdimensional Karma resonance... What secrets are hidden within?
Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Devil, Bai Ling and Yan Ji had joined forces to begin a new round of zombie cleanup operations that could be described as a massacre.
In just one day.
A cure for the T-virus has been found.
He smashed the antidote for the T-virus on the ground.
Hey, the world has been saved.
Ling Yi's lips twitched as he looked at the relaxed and carefree appearance of the two people in the projection.
"Wait... you guys are moving way too fast!"