An Ancient Secret Realm from Ten Thousand Years Ago!

At the Purple Firmament Peak, thunderclouds hung low.

The Lord Rat emerged from the ground, brushed the dirt off its gray-black fur, and held the red Jade Slip slip high above its head with both hands.

"Ancestor, what an incredible fortuitous opportunity!"

Shi Jian lay prone by the Thunder Pool, not even lifting his eyelids.

"Explain."

"Shi Yin has sent back definitive information: a Nascent Soul realm hidden beneath Di Prefecture is called ' Nine Winds Valley.' It contains Wind Dao Heaven and Earth Qi and a large quantity of wind-based spiritual materials. Furthermore, the realm's Principle restrict entry to those above the Golden Core stage."

The Heaven and Earth Qi.

These three words are enough to drive any Foundation Establishment cultivator mad.

Shi Jian opened his Thunder Eyes, glanced at the Jade Slip slip, and scanned its contents with his immense Divine Sense.

After a moment, he closed his eyes again, snorted, and clearly had no interest. The secret realm opened up by the Nascent Soul stage and the secret realm opened up by the Nascent Soul Spirit Transformation stage are two completely different concepts.

"The Nascent Soul Realm is nothing special."

"Although Nascent Soul Cultivator can create space, they are limited by their cultivation level; at most, they can only create a small secret realm with a radius of about thirty miles."

Shi Jian's voice was flat and uninteresting. "To me, this place isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap; it won't produce any particularly scarce resources."

He has now reached the threshold of the Golden Core Middle Stage, and the Thunder Pool Blessed Land has been fully formed.

The Wind Dao Heaven and Earth Qi were of no use to him.

He cultivates the Dao of Lightning; his Dao Path is already set, and he can't bite off more than he can chew.

"But this is, after all, the Heaven and Earth Qi, Ancestor..."

"I know."

Shi Jian interrupted him, saying, "This place is useless to me for the time being, but it is fortuitous opportunity for you. It is the foundation of the Demon Race. The more paths you take, the more ways out you will have."

Shi Jian raised his right claw and pointed it into the air.

A streak of purple-gold lightning then disappeared into the Lord Rat's brow...

"This matter is entirely your responsibility."

"Kuang Dou is in seclusion at the Crimson Slurry Pool, so the Black Dog Line doesn't need to go. Go and summon all the Foundation Establishment from the five Bear lineages."

"Remember, don't bring any burdens from the Qi Refining Realm."

"Ten Foundation Establishment demons will go together. We must finish this quickly and take everything that can be moved. I need to continue my seclusion; I don't have time for these trivial matters."

The surface of Leichi Lake churned, and a brilliant purple-gold light shone forth.

Shi Jian's body slowly sank to the bottom of the pool, and then there was no more sound.

The Lord Rat knelt on the spot and kowtowed three times.

"Rest assured, Ancestor, I will dig three feet into the ground to find that secret realm!"

Northern Mountain Range, underground caves.

A chilling atmosphere pervaded the air.

Ten enormous figures surrounded the round table made of Mysterious Ice, creating an oppressive atmosphere.

Lei Nu, Lei Zhen, Lei Bao, Lei Kuang —four Lightning Bear sat side by side, their bodies crackling with electric arcs, their frenzied thunderous aura scorching the surrounding air.

Shi Mo opposite him, his Dark Gold fur like steel needles, and his physique was the most robust among the bear demons, resembling a metal tower.

Shi Pan was clad in thick, earth-yellow armor, his aura calm and unwavering.

Xiong Shan, representing the Primordial Line, is huddled in a corner, appearing somewhat restrained.

The representative of the Frost and Snow Line is an Icefield Bear that has recently advanced to the Foundation Establishment, named Shuang Yu, whose body exudes a chilling aura.

Including the Lord Rat, and another Foundation Establishment Early Stage Yin Spirit Rat that the Lord Rat brought with him.

A total of ten Foundation Establishment demons.

This force, if deployed outside, would be enough to easily flatten several cultivation Lineage in a county. Among them, Shi Pan, Shi Mo, Lei Zhen, and Lei Nu are all level four Demon Beast, comparable to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

"Everyone's here." The Lord Rat stood in the main seat and looked around.

"By the decree of the Ancestor, I will oversee this operation, with our target being: Di Prefecture, specifically the Nine Winds Valley Secret Realm."

Lei Nu his teeth, revealing sharp fangs. "Lord Rat, stop beating around the bush, how are we going to fight? Just charge in?"

"Kill you my foot!" Lord Rat glared at him.

"Di Prefecture is located in the heart of the Clear Blue Kingdom, and was originally the site of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect."

"There's a branch altar of the Supreme Purity Sect there, with Nascent Soul ancestor presiding over it. If you lot dare to swagger in, you'll be skinned alive halfway there!"

Shi Mo asked in a muffled voice, "Then how do we get there?"

The Lord Rat took out a Jade Slip and tossed it onto the table.

"The Breath-Concealing Secret Method that Shi Yin passed back, you few, learn it in three days."

"This Secret Method can completely lock Yao Qi within the body. As long as one doesn't use their full strength, even Golden Core cultivator wouldn't be able to detect it."

"We will break up our forces and infiltrate Di Prefecture in small groups."

"No demons included, just the ten of us."

"Once we arrive, heed my orders. Anyone who dares to act without authorization and ruin the ancestor's grand plan will be severely punished!"

The demons were terrified.

They knew the rules set by their ancestors better than anyone else.

Three days later.

The night sky over the Northern Mountain Range remained calm.

Ten dark figures silently slipped out of the Cloud Sword Mountain Range and sped off in the southeast. The demons did not alert anyone, not even the cultivators from the Sun and Zhao families.

Di Prefecture, the Ten Thousand Poisons Mountain Range.

This place was once the foundation of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

More than ten years ago, during a national war, the Supreme Purity Sect's army razed this place to the ground.

The once miasma-filled Poison Miasma Forest has now been largely purified by an array, and the Clear Blue Kingdom has established the Di Prefecture here, taking over the underground Spirit Vein.

Even now, the area remains sparsely populated, and even after ten years, Di Prefecture has still not recovered from the war.

At this moment, deep within the Ten Thousand Poisons Mountain Range.

There is a remote canyon called "Soul-Severing Ravine". This canyon is shrouded in darkness all year round, with steep cliffs on both sides and no vegetation.

Just then, the soil began to stir.

The Lord Rat poked its head out, its long, thin nose twitching twice.

"You've come to the right place, this is it."

He sent out an extremely faint divine thought.

A moment later, nine burly figures emerged one after another from behind the rocks and in the shadows around the canyon, each a ferocious demon.

Lei Nu stretched his aching neck and lowered his voice, "This breath-concealing technique is incredibly frustrating; I can't muster even a fraction of my strength."

"Alright, Lei Nu, let's get down to business."

"We mustn't delay the Ancestor's important matter; everyone, please work together."

After saying that, the Lord Rat walked to the end of the canyon and stared at a smooth stone wall.

The stone wall was covered with dark red moss, and there was nothing unusual about it.

However, the Lord Rat's bloodline faintly sensed a fluctuation of a special aura, indicating that something must be hidden behind this stone wall.

"Shi Yin's information is correct. The entrance to Nine Winds Valley is behind this stone wall. The people from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect probably didn't discover this spatial restriction back then, which is why this secret realm has been preserved to this day."

Shi Mo stepped forward and raised his Dark Gold bear paw:

"I'll smash it open."

"Etc!"

The Lord Rat suddenly raised his hand, his small eyes narrowing into slits.

He stood up, perked up his ears, and listened intently for a moment before saying:

Someone's coming, but they're still far away. Let's hide.

Upon hearing this, the demons quickly retreated, disappearing into the shadows of the canyon. Their Yao Qi were completely concealed, making them appear as lifeless stones.

Half an incense stick later.

Two sword beams descended from the sky and landed at the entrance of the canyon.

The light faded, revealing a male and a female cultivator.

The male cultivator Supreme Purity Sect. He had a handsome face and looked quite young, and his cultivation level had reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

The female cultivator, dressed in a purple dress, possessed a beautiful face and Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. Both of them appeared to be elite inner disciples of the Supreme Purity Sect.

"Senior Brother Wang, are you sure this is the place?"

The female cultivator in the purple dress looked around, her face showing disdain. "This Soul-Severing Ravine is filled with Yin Qi; what secret realm could there be?"

The cultivator surnamed Wang smiled faintly, quite pleased with himself, and said:

"Junior Sister Lin, don't worry. My grandfather participated in the extermination of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect back then. He looted the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect's library and accidentally found a fragment of a map."

"Later, it took me several more years to piece together the complete picture and decipher its hidden meaning..."

"This Nine Winds Valley Secret Realm is the place where an High Antiquity Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivator passed away, dating back tens of thousands of years. It must contain great treasures."

"At that time, even the three kingdoms of Jin, Wei, and Liang had not yet been established."

The cultivator surnamed Wang clearly knew more comprehensively. He walked to the moss-covered stone wall and produced a bronze array plate in his hand.

"The restrictions at this entrance are extremely sophisticated. If it weren't for this barrier-breaking array plate, those below the Golden Core wouldn't be able to find the way in at all."

He channeled his Law Power into the array plate, and the bronze array plate emitted a soft glow that shone on the stone wall.

The moss on the stone wall withered quickly, revealing intricate patterns.

As the array patterns swirled, a spatial vortex about ten feet high gradually appeared in the center of the stone wall, from which came gusts of mournful wind.

"It's done!"

The monk surnamed Wang showed a look of delight.

"Junior Sister Lin, let's go."

"The secret realm's opening time is limited; we must find that Wind Dao Heaven and Earth Qi as soon as possible."

Without the slightest hesitation, the two figures flashed and disappeared into the spatial vortex.

The canyon returned to its deathly silence.

In the shadows.

The Lord Rat slowly emerged, a cruel smile spreading across his face.

"There are other cultivators too?"

"Didn't that guy Shi Yin say that only he knew about this?"

"Could it be that the information about this secret realm's heritage is not unique...?"

Lei Nu poked his enormous head out from behind the rock, his Purple-Gold Lightning Pupils gleaming with ferocity.

"Lord Rat, what should we do? Go in and kill them?"

"No rush."

The Lord Rat waved its paw.

"The situation inside the secret realm is still unclear. Since there are free scout stones, we might as well use them."

"Once they've cleared out most of the traps and arrays inside, they've found something good."

"Let's do it again."

The Lord Rat glanced at the slowly rotating spatial vortex.

"Ten Foundation Establishment demons to deal with two Human Race Foundation Establishment."

"The advantage lies with me."

"Walk!"

The Lord Rat flashed and was the first to rush into the vortex.

Nine bear demons, including Lei Nu Shi Mo, followed closely behind.

Ten terrifying Yao Qi were released completely the moment they passed through the vortex.

Nine Winds Valley, the wind is about to rise!