Hopes of Breaking Through to the Golden Core!

Fifteen minutes before the secret realm opens.

When True Person Yun Du returned from the main tent, his steps were heavier than when he left.

He didn't explain further, but simply took out three jade plates, each about the size of a bowl or saucer, from his sleeve and handed them to Sun Yao, Yun Che, and Shi Jian.

"The sensor disks, in sets of three, can locate each other within a radius of five hundred li."

Yun Du for a moment, then took out three more animal hides rolled into tubes and distributed them one by one.

"A map of the secret realm, discovered by generations of disciples of the Supreme Purity Sect, marking known locations of spiritual resources and some dangerous areas."

Shi Jian glanced down at it.

The animal hide was covered with crisscrossing ink lines, marking dozens of points, some with pictures of medicinal herbs, and others with skull symbols.

The map isn't very detailed, but you can see the general outline of the secret realm. It stretches about two thousand miles from east to west, with a slightly narrower north-south span. There's a large blank area in the center, with nothing marked on it.

A blank space often implies two possibilities.

No one has ever been there, or those who went never came back...

"There are three ironclad rules within the secret realm; remember them well."

Yun Du held up three fingers.

"First, flying is prohibited within the secret realm. All techniques, including sword control, cloud manipulation, and escape, will be rendered ineffective..."

"If spiritual power is channeled beyond three zhang (approximately 10 meters), it will be suppressed by the Principle of the secret realm. Those who forcibly attempt to fly will suffer at best the dissipation of their spiritual power, and at worst, the rupture of their meridians."

Yun Che's brow twitched, and his hand unconsciously tightened its grip on the sword hilt.

Sword cultivators cannot fly on their swords?

This is practically equivalent to losing half your life!

"Secondly, the secret realm is inhabited by Demon Beast, mostly descendants of High Antiquity species, with the highest-ranking Demon Beast reaching level 5 to 7..."

Levels 5-7.

That was Demon General at the Golden Core level, a true mid-level cultivator in the cultivation world.

Sun Yao's breath caught in her throat for a moment.

Shi Jian's ears perked up even more; after all, that was Golden Core Demon General...

In the no-fly zone of the secret realm, Foundation Establishment cultivator would have almost no chance of directly confronting a powerhouse of this level.

The only way to survive is to run, and run as fast as possible!

On the ground, he's second to none.

"Third."

Yun Du withdrew his finger, his tone suddenly lowering slightly. "The secret realm contains ' Heaven and Earth Qi,' and its varieties Wanxiang!"

"I imagine you are all aware of the preciousness of the Heaven and Earth Qi. Whether you can advance to the Golden Core Golden Core in the future depends on this wisp of Heaven and Earth Qi."

"This Heaven and Earth Qi is the primary objective for this entry into the secret realm."

Yun Du looked at Shi Jian with a meaningful gaze. How could someone as powerful as him not see through Shi Jian's thoughts?

This is an intention to attain enlightenment through lightning, and to reverse the shackles of one's bloodline through lightning!

If he could obtain a wisp of lightning-attribute Heaven and Earth Qi, his chances of Core Formation would increase by at least 20% to 30%. Shi Jian would certainly not miss this golden opportunity.

The reason for mentioning the weather news was to provoke the bear into exerting its strength.

"Take what you can; if you can't, come out alive."

Shi Jian remained lying down without moving, and snorted as if to acknowledge it.

Despite his calm exterior, a storm raged within him; the three words "Heaven and Earth Qi" seemed to have been stamped into his mind.

This is the treasure he truly seeks!

He was stuck in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, desperately seeking an opportunity to break through to the Golden Core stage. Although the Lightning Origin had taken root, what he lacked to condense the Demon Core and complete the qualitative change was that one precious treasure that would bring about the qualitative change!

Heavenly Lightning Body Refinement refine the physical body, Thunder Essence Fruit can enhance the Lightning Origin.

However, "enlightenment" cannot be achieved by brute force alone. Forming the Golden Core is not only a form of cultivation, but also a preliminary exploration of the Dao.

The Heaven and Earth Qi...

If he can truly obtain it, it might be the key to breaking his deadlock!

It was also the bottleneck that hindered his advancement to the Golden Core and the breakthrough of his bloodline shackles. No matter how much he had tried to be perfunctory before, he had no choice but to take it seriously now.

Shi Jian suppressed this thought in his heart, and his breathing gradually returned to normal.

"There's one more thing."

Yun Du concluded, "The secret realm opens every hundred years, lasting for three months, at which time it will automatically teleport everyone out."

"If you don't emerge within three months, you'll be trapped inside for a hundred years. Remember, the treasure is precious, but don't waste your time."

After saying that, he raised his hand and waved it, and three beams of spiritual light enveloped the three of them.

Sun Yao turned and glanced at Shi Jian.

Shi Jian gestured to her, and the girl understood, putting the Shi Pan into her spirit beast pouch to avoid any mishaps during teleportation.

Yun Du a hand seal, and spiritual energy surged forth.

Three beams of light shot into the sky, hurtling towards the Kun Origin Main Peak.

At the same time, hundreds and thousands of spiritual lights rose into the sky from the basin, like stars falling into the mountain peak, and merged into the vortex of Spiritual Qi that reached the heavens!

Yun Du stood still, watching the three beams of light disappear into the vortex.

After a long while, he withdrew his gaze, sighing inwardly.

"The secret realm is dangerous; we hope for your safe return."

"I wonder how many of them will make it back alive this time..."

"Yao'er, Che'er, the future of the sect rests on your shoulders. You must bring your master back alive!"