Xiao Chen: Destination, the Sword Tomb

"Everyone, the Great Void Secret Realm will send the disciples out in a month. How about we discuss the Dao and cultivate together outside this valley for the next thirty days?" King Hengjiang took the lead in inviting them.

Time flows at a ratio of ten to one in the Great Void Secret Realm compared to the Profound Heaven Continent. The Great Void Secret Realm lasts for one year, while only thirty-six days have passed in the Profound Heaven Continent.

This amount of time is fleeting for cultivators outside the realm, but it is an extremely precious opportunity for disciples who have entered the secret realm. This is why the Great Void Secret Realm is so highly valued by various major forces.

"Can."

Chu Feng and the others answered in unison without hesitation.

King Hengjiang took out a palace the size of a palm from his storage ring and shouted, "Rise!"

Dao Light emanated from the palace in his hand, and then a magnificent palace, covering an area of one acre, appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Fellow Daoists, please."

"Thank you, King Hengjiang."

Chu Feng and his colleagues followed King Hengjiang into the palace.

The place has all kinds of facilities, and everyone sat around a large round table to enjoy tea and discuss philosophy.

Meanwhile, disciples from various factions, large and small, had already entered the Great Void Secret Realm.

The first reaction of every cultivator upon landing is to cautiously survey their surroundings. Although disciples from different sects enter the secret realm together, they are randomly teleported after entering, and no one can guarantee that they will be assigned to the same sect as their fellow disciples.

After confirming that no one was around, Xiao Chen immediately put on his Black Robe before beginning a thorough search.

He was on a lush, verdant mountain peak, where the Spiritual Qi was abundant, several times that of the Profound Heaven Continent.

If he were to come to such a treasure land under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen's first reaction would be to start cultivating on the spot.

However, Xiao Chen was not in a hurry to cultivate. Instead, he planned to search around and see if there were any opportunities.

The towering trees blocked out the sun; once inside the forest, the sunlight was completely obscured by the dense foliage, with only dappled light spots falling to the ground.

After walking several hundred steps, Xiao Chen heard the sounds of fighting coming from not far away.

Normally, Xiao Chen wouldn't have given it a second glance, but since this was being done in a secret realm, there was a chance that his fellow disciples might be among those fighting.

He followed the sound and, after a short while, saw seven or eight True Fate cultivators from different factions besieging a woman dressed in white robes and wielding a long sword.

The woman remained composed even when facing an enemy several times her size, and not far from her stood a Blood Spirit Ginseng that exuded a rich medicinal fragrance.

"Junior Sister Liu."

Xiao Chen recognized the white-robed woman at a glance; her attire was exactly what he and she had worn when they trained in the Mist Marsh.

Clang!

Without saying a word, Xiao Chen drew his long sword and slashed at the group of attackers.

The attackers had just realized there was danger behind them, but it was too late.

As the sword flashed, all the attackers fell to the ground.

Who is it?

Seeing that all the attackers had fallen, Liu Yue'er did not lower her guard, but instead looked in the direction from which the Sword Qi came.

"Junior Sister Liu, it's me."

Xiao Chen slowly walked out.

Upon seeing the figure and hearing the familiar voice, Liu Yue'er was overjoyed. "Senior Brother!"

"Um."

Xiao Chen glanced at the Blood Spirit Ginseng and said with a smile, "Junior Sister Liu, you're quite lucky. You've encountered such a thousand-year-old spiritual herb right away."

Liu Yue'er smiled sweetly, "Senior brother, please don't tease me. If it weren't for your arrival, I might not have been able to get this spiritual herb. What I'm curious about is that there are no demonic beasts guarding it."

Xiao Chen said, "Junior Sister, the Great Void Secret Realm is not the outside world. There are basically no living things living in this secret realm. If there were, they wouldn't be guarding this thousand-year-old spiritual herb. I will protect you while you go and pick the spiritual herb."

"Good."

After saying that, Liu Yue'er walked to the Blood Spirit Ginseng and carefully took Blood Spirit Ginseng out.

There were no unexpected events or dangers.

This gave Liu Yue'er a sense of unreality; in the outside world, people would fight tooth and nail to obtain even one of these spiritual herbs.

"Senior brother, you can have half of this Blood Spirit Ginseng."

Xiao Chen said, "No rush, let's look around first, and then we'll divide the spoils after we get out."

"Good."

Liu Yue'er nodded, and the two began searching in the mountains.

In a single day, the two did not encounter any more thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, but only found a few five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs.

Xiao Chen glanced at the sky, watching the setting sun, and said calmly, "Junior Sister, let's find a place to rest for the night, and head to other places tomorrow morning."

Liu Yue'er: "Mmm."

The next day, the two went down the mountain together early in the morning, and Xiao Chen took out a map of the Great Void Secret Realm from his storage ring.

This map was discovered by countless predecessors of the Dao-Seeking Academy. After glancing at it, he already had a destination in mind.

Liu Yue'er turned her head and asked, "Senior Brother Xiao, which direction should we go next?"

Xiao Chen said, "Northeast, target: Sword Tomb in the Great Void Secret Realm. Let's go."

After saying that, the two headed northeast, through the Great Void Secret Realm, a place filled with towering mountains and a dense network of rivers.

The two crossed a mountain and a river along the way, and finally arrived at the foot of a towering mountain that seemed to pierce the clouds.

Unlike other lush and verdant mountain ranges, this mountain gives one a sense of desolation and ruin at first glance.

Apart from the occasional weeds, the mountain is mostly rocks and yellow earth, with mist shrouding the halfway point.

After exchanging a glance, the two headed up the mountain. The moment they stepped onto the Sword Tomb, they felt an inexplicable chill, and a faint, menacing Sha Qi filled the air.

As the two approached the summit, the surrounding Sha Qi grew stronger, and occasionally a broken sword could be seen amidst the barren earth and piles of rocks.

After entering the mist formed by the Sha Qi, Xiao Chen and Liu Yue'er dared not let their guard down and immediately drew their swords.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen sensed a murderous aura emanating from the mist, and he instinctively swung his sword.

Clang!

As the sword rang out, a scream echoed from within the mist.

"Ah!"

A chorus of exclamations immediately erupted from the surrounding crowd. "This is a dangerous situation, run!"

Liu Yue'er instinctively wanted to chase after them, but Xiao Chen stopped her. "No need to chase them, our target isn't these small fry."

Xiao Chen walked towards the direction from which the screams had come, and saw a rotting, foul-smelling corpse on the ground, decaying at a visible speed.

Liu Yue'er frowned slightly, while Xiao Chen casually used his longsword to pry off the other person's storage bag, took out the contents with his divine sense, and continued forward without giving the corpse another glance.

An hour later, darkness fell completely, and the once desolate and silent mountains underwent a dramatic transformation...