The Kunyuan Secret Realm Opens Again!

Bi Luo accepted the jade pendant with both hands, her fingertips caressing the warm, smooth jade surface, and kowtowed in gratitude.

"Bi Luo will not fail the trust placed in him by his people!"

"Please rest assured, Clan Chief, Bi Luo will do everything in her power to secure an fortuitous opportunity for the clan!"

The Kunyuan Secret Realm opens only once every hundred years. It is a space created by High Antiquity Hua Xianjun, containing endless Blessed Land and countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

What attracts the most envy are those supreme Blessed Land that can nurture the Heaven and Earth Qi.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators, this place is the Heavenly Steps to Leap Over the Dragon Gate; it can be said to be the greatest fortuitous opportunity on the Profound Spirit Continent!

In the blink of an eye, another three years have passed, and the centennial anniversary has arrived as hoped.

White Cloud Temple City, in front of the council hall on the main peak.

The morning bell tolls nine times, its echoes reverberating through the mountains.

Sun Yao, dressed in a plain white Daoist robe, stood with his hands behind his back in the square outside the hall.

After decades of secluded cultivation, she had pushed her cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Perfection, and a few strands of gray hair were now mixed in with her once black hair.

With most of his lifespan gone, this journey is either a success or a death sentence.

Yun Du, holding a whisk, stepped out of the main hall.

The old Daoist priest surveyed the ten elites below the stage and sighed deeply.

"Sun Yao, Sun Lin, Sun Qiyan, Lu Xun, Sun Chengzu, plus the Two Heroes of the Zhao Clan and the Three Heroes of the Yun Clan, you ten people represent the White Cloud Temple lineage."

"Going to Kunyuan, life and death are in the hands of fate."

"The sect's secrets have been fully revealed. How much you can take back depends entirely on your fate. But remember, survival is paramount."

The ten people in the audience bowed in unison, but none of them uttered a word.

Having reached this point in my spiritual cultivation, further words are pointless.

At the Purple Firmament Peak, thunderclouds hung low.

Shi Jian lay down by the Thunder Pool and yawned. Ten Demon Beast of various shapes and sizes were neatly arranged below the stone platform.

Bi Luo, draped in a wide cloak, Kuang Dou, his body writhing in crimson flames. Shi Mo and Shi Pan, two giant bears, stood like iron towers...

Lei Nu, and amidst his fury, bolts of lightning bolts thundered wildly.

Xiong Shan and Shuang Yu represent the two lineages of Primitive Mountain and Frost and Snow Mountain.

In addition, Lord Rat of the Spirit Rat Line, plus Bai Ling, who represents the leader of the Beast Pasturing Mountain and commands the Lei Huan and White Fox Clan.

These ten Foundation Establishment level demons represent the spirit beasts of White Cloud Temple on this trip.

"I will only state the rules once."

Shi Jian raised his heavy bear paw, tapping the stone surface with his fingertips, producing a crisp sound, "Once inside, you'll be under Sun Yao's command as a whole."

"Of the ten people on this trip, we don't need to worry too much about the lives of the others, but Lu Xun cannot die. We must do everything we can to save this kid's life."

"But the primary priority is still to secure the interests of the Demon Race."

"The Heaven and Earth Qi is something you should seize if you can, but if you can't, don't risk your life. As long as you're alive, you can always make a comeback."

"Our Demon Race race has a long lifespan; if we fail once, we can try again next time."

"You are all elites from various Demon Race, and I do not wish for you to perish in this secret realm..."

"Gentlemen, please take good care of yourselves."

"The Demon Race has not yet risen to power; you must not let your guard down..."

Two days later, the flying boat soared into the sky.

The Kunyuan Mountain Range is located in the Profound Spirit Continent, with its peaks resembling swords that pierce the Yunxiao.

It is shrouded in thick miasma year-round, and only a once-in-a-century surge of Spiritual Qi can tear open a rift that reaches its core.

When the flying boat from White Cloud Temple arrived, the area around the mountain range was already teeming with people.

The Grand Purity and Profound Purity sects of the Wei Kingdom, the Four Righteous Dao Sects of the Liang Kingdom, the Supreme Purity lineage of the Clear Azure Kingdom, and a small number of Rogue Cultivator groups all gathered here.

Looking around, a network of various colored lights intertwined, and the clamor filled the sky.

Yun Du at the bow of the boat, his gaze passing over the layers of clouds and landing on a flying boat painted with blue flowing cloud patterns.

"Old Ghost Qingshan, you're not dead yet?" Yun Du transmitted his voice secretly.

On the flying boat, an old Daoist priest with white hair and beard looked up upon hearing the voice. It was none other than Qingshan, Golden Core True Person from the Azure Light Gate.

The old Daoist priest had over seventy years left to live, and the wrinkles on his face were so deep they could trap mosquitoes and flies, yet he remained remarkably energetic.

The two airships drew closer.

True Person Qingshan led fifteen disciples and leaped onto the deck of White Cloud Temple.

"Fellow Cloud Dao, please don't make fun of me. It's already quite good that I can live another sixty years. I'm content."

True Person Qingshan stroked his beard and laughed heartily, his gaze sweeping over the White Cloud Temple Temple's ranks.

Upon seeing the ten spirit Yao Qi whose demonic aura was restrained, the old Daoist's eyelids twitched slightly. "These spirit beasts must all be Fellow Daoist Shi's descendants. Truly, each generation surpasses the last!"

Shi Jian, now the size of an ordinary bear, squatted at Yun Du's feet and rolled his eyes. This old man was always good at saying polite things.

The two families have always been on good terms and have a long-standing alliance.

The Azure Light Gate dispatched fifteen elite members this time, specializing in poison, sword, and wood techniques. The leader was named Liu Qing, Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator with unparalleled mastery of poison skills.

This must be a disciple cultivated by True Person Qingshan.

It's highly likely that he will succeed True Person Qingshan in the future. I wonder if this kid will be able to successfully Core Formation.

Inside the council chamber--

Yun Du, Qingshan, and Shi Jian took their seats, with Sun Yao and Liu Qing standing by their sides.

"The situation is not optimistic."

True Person Qingshan unfolded a sheepskin map, his fingertip pointing to several red circles. "The Grand Purity Sect and the Profound Purity Sect have formed a deadly alliance, and both sects have sent over three hundred Foundation Establishment disciples."

"The situation in the Liang Kingdom is also quite tense."

"Furthermore, there are rumors that although the Jin Kingdom's Demonic Sect was stripped of its quota, it secretly bribed some rogue Rogue Cultivator to slip in."

Shi Jian picked up a spiritual fruit from the table, tossed it into his mouth, and chewed it.

"No matter how many routes they come from, let's just stick together."

"Twenty-five people plus ten Demon Beast —that's enough fighting force to roam freely in the secret realm, as long as they don't provoke the main forces of those major sects."

Yun Du nodded in agreement.

"The Kunyuan Secret Realm is divided into an outer ring, an inner ring, and a core cluster of Blessed Land."

"The outer ring is mostly filled with ancient spiritual herbs, while the inner ring contains incomplete inheritances. Our goal is to target the core cluster of Blessed Land."

"The Heaven and Earth Qi and earth is most likely to appear there..."

"I don't know how many disciples will die this time. To be honest, I really don't want Lu Xun in."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian remained unmoved.

"You still need to be tempered by experience. As the saying goes, true gold fears no fire. You can protect someone for a while, but can you protect them forever?"

"Moreover, without the Heaven and Earth Qi and earth, even a person with Variant Spirit Root Core Formation only a 20-30% chance of successfully forming a core on their own..."

"He's still young; let him explore this once."

"If it doesn't work out this time, so be it. At least he'll have another chance a hundred years from now, so there's always a bit more hope."

Both Qingshan and Yun Du shook their heads and sighed upon hearing this.

There's nothing we can do about this.

It's up to these younger generations to fight to the death and leave the rest to fate...