Where Is the Secret Realm?
"Metropolitan!"
Several elders rushed over to help Sect Leader Huang Qin Huang Qin, who waved her hand, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and then said that she was fine.
"Sect Master, it's just some Spirit Stone. We can earn more if we lose the sect. Don't get upset. Perhaps there's a problem with the formation. Let's notify some of the sect's top formation masters to come over," Li Xuansu suggested.
"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Huang Qin glared at Li Xuansu.
Li Xuansu was speechless. He had only offered the suggestion out of kindness, so how could he be blamed?
Huang Qin immediately used a communication talisman to summon several top formation masters from the sect to come and check the formation above the secret realm gate. After a while, three relatively elderly formation masters arrived; all of them were top formation masters from the sect.
"Metropolitan."
The three men cupped their hands in greeting.
"The three of you should quickly check the formation above the gate to the secret realm to see if it's broken," Huang Qin said hastily.
"Yes."
The three array masters immediately arrived at the gate to the secret realm. They first examined the array patterns, and then tested them out. "Do you have Spirit Stone?"
The elders were embarrassed, as they had just run out of Spirit Stone.
The array masters had no choice but to take out their own Spirit Stone and briefly activate the array on the secret realm gate. They quickly confirmed that the array on the secret realm gate was intact.
"Sect Master, the formation is intact!" The three made this assessment.
The entrance to the secret realm is intact. How is that possible? Could the secret realm have escaped?
Huang Qin felt that her old man's array formation skills had seriously declined, but he was still someone who had made contributions to the sect. She didn't say anything, but instead notified the Supreme Elder, the Great Grandmaster Realm Ancestor, Xu Xi, who was in seclusion.
Those True Qi Realm disciples stood there watching the show. Many of them had mixed feelings; they had hoped to enter the Trial Realm to gain fortuitous opportunity and improve their strength, but now it seemed that was out of the question.
Soon, Xu Xi, Great Grandmaster Realm, arrived.
"Supreme Elder!" The sect leader, numerous elders, and True Qi Realm disciples all greeted him respectfully.
Dongfang Bai also observed this Great Grandmaster. His hair was silver-white and his face was aged, but it was clear that he must have been a beauty in his youth. He still possessed great talent, but he was too old, probably over 200 years old.
Xu Xi already knew there was a problem with the Secret Realm Gate. She went to the gate, touched it, and used her own power to sense the Secret Realm Stone, but...
"I can't sense the Secret Realm Stone anymore." Xu Xi frowned. Her level of refinement of the Secret Realm Stone was very low, but she should still be able to sense it, but now she couldn't.
"Elder, you can't sense the Secret Realm Stone anymore? Could it be..." Huang Qin panicked, she was truly panicked.
Xu Xi said, "There are several possibilities. One is that the secret realm has shattered, in which case there is naturally no Secret Realm Stone. The second is that there is a problem with the Secret Realm Stone, which is why I cannot sense it and need to enter the secret realm to check its condition. The third possibility is that a powerful being has intervened and refined our secret realm, and completely refined it, moving the spatial nodes away. However, this possibility is very low; such a powerful being would not be so bored. Therefore, I tend to believe that there is a problem with the Secret Realm Stone. The current task is to enter the secret realm and refine the Secret Realm Stone again."
"But we just can't get in now!" Huang Qin frowned.
At this moment, Xu Xi thought of a good friend he knew, "How about this, I will ask a Great Grandmaster from the Martial Alliance who guards the Chu Kingdom. This Great Grandmaster is Great Grandmaster of Formations, from a top-tier sect, and her foundation is far beyond ours. Perhaps she can see what the problem is here."
"Then the Supreme Elder, please go and invite him immediately!" Huang Qin said anxiously.
"I'll send the message right away."
Xu Xi took out a communication talisman and sent a message to Jiang Yi, Great Grandmaster at the Martial Alliance branch in Bianjing.
Bianjing)
Martial Alliance Branch.
Jiang Yi received a message from Xu Xi: "Xu Xi is looking for me. There's a problem with the array at the entrance to the secret realm?"
She and Xu Xi were just ordinary friends, but since he had asked her for a favor, she decided to go anyway, since it would only take a short while.
She spoke with the others in the Martial Alliance and then headed to the Supreme Simplicity Sect.
"A demonic pet has arrived."
"It's White Light Crane at the peak of the fourth tier."
The White Light Crane descended from the sky, and on it stood a person who looked relatively young, but was over a hundred years old. He was Great Grandmaster Jiang Yi.
"Jiang Yi, you're here! Quickly take a look at the array on this secret realm gate. I can't sense the existence of the Secret Realm Stone anymore," Xu Xi said anxiously.
"Let me take a look."
Jiang Yi arrived at the gate to the secret realm and took a look at the array above it. Well, it was a bit rough, but for an array master from a small place, it was already quite good.
Time passed slowly, Jiang Yi soon finished looking around and finally came to a conclusion: the Supreme Simplicity Sect was playing a trick on her; there was no secret realm here at all!
She was somewhat annoyed, but still spoke in a teasing tone, "Xu Xi, does your Supreme Simplicity Sect really have Spirit Stone? Why spend so much money to build a secret realm gate here? There's no secret realm here, isn't that a waste? Or did you misjudge the location? Oh well, this formation is crude, but it's not a big problem. However, the secret realm gate can't be moved. Your Supreme Simplicity Sect has suffered a huge loss this time!"
With that, Jiang Yi took her leave and rode away on the White Light Crane.
"What? There are no secret realms?"
Upon hearing this news, Huang Qin, the sect leader of the Supreme Simplicity Sect, vomited blood again. Even Great Grandmaster Xu Xi looked grim. Jiang Yi had no reason to deceive him, and the array masters of his own sect also said that the array above the gate to the secret realm was fine. Combining these results, it could be deduced that the secret realm was truly gone.
The possibility of the secret realm being taken away by a powerful being is very low, which leaves only one possibility: the secret realm has self-destructed. This situation is very rare, and this secret realm should not be due for self-destruction yet, as it is still in good condition.
After vomiting blood, Huang Qin's face turned deathly pale, but she still looked at Xu Xi and asked, "Elder, is the secret realm really gone?"
"It's highly likely gone, and it may have already self-destructed." Xu Xi sighed. Losing a trial realm would have a huge impact on the Supreme Simplicity Sect. This was a third-tier trial realm, which would be of great benefit to the True Qi Realm disciples. Now that this realm is gone, the sect only has a small second-tier realm left, which is not very valuable, and a fourth-tier realm, which is more dangerous and not suitable for the disciples.
Upon learning that the secret realm was truly gone, Huang Qin gradually went from despair to acceptance.
At this moment, Li Xuansu stepped forward to comfort him, "Sect Master, perhaps it's a good thing. If the secret realm were to suddenly self-destruct while the disciples were entering, our Supreme Simplicity Sect would suffer even greater losses."
"You... you're so good at comforting people!!!"
Huang Qin stared at Li Xuansu, her cheeks aching with anger.
These words were accepted by the group of the True Qi Realm disciples, who all breathed a sigh of relief. If the secret realm had really destroyed itself after they entered, they would have died too.
Thank goodness!
Among the crowd, only Dongfang Bai showed a strange expression, but quickly concealed it.