Chapter 77: Secret Realm

In the end, Qin Xuan was defeated by Mei Wenrou. Although his swordsmanship was very strong, Mei Wenrou was not a sword cultivator. A pair of terrifying hammers easily knocked Qin Xuan's iron sword away, and she won the battle.
"Wu Shijie is really strong!" Qin Xuan couldn't help but sigh. Although his iron sword weighs over a thousand catties, compared to Mei Wenrou's giant hammer, it's simply inferior in every way.
"Junior Brother is also very powerful!" Mei Wenrou shook her head gently, "It's just that your current cultivation level is relatively low. If we were at the same level, I'm afraid I wouldn't be your match!"
"It's probably impossible for you to catch up to Senior Sister's realm in this lifetime."
Qin Xuan is not ashamed of himself, mainly because his spiritual root is not fully refined yet, and his cultivation speed is very slow. Even after he fully refines his spiritual root, it is almost impossible for him to catch up to Senior Sister's realm. After all, Senior Sister is also a cultivation genius, and she certainly won't stay in one place without any progress, waiting for Qin Xuan to catch up."
"Alright, junior brother, you cook. I'm going into seclusion to cultivate. I gained quite a lot from our battle," Mei Wenrou casually said before leaving.
Qin Xuan nodded and started cooking.
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In the days that followed, Qin Xuan did not do anything else and continued to refine his spiritual roots, refine pills, and draw talismans.
Until ten days later, Qin Xuan suddenly received a message from Elder Mo, asking him to immediately gather at the Scripture Tower. After arriving, Qin Xuan learned that the secret realm was about to open, and now they could set off.
"This time, only the seven of you will go, so be careful, understand?" said the Head Master Xinan worriedly.
Hearing this, including Qin Xuan, several people nodded, saying, "Master, rest assured, we will not embarrass the Linqing Sect!"
There are a total of seven people going to the secret realm on this trip. Originally, there were no disciples from Gu Feng participating. However, Uncle Mo helped Qin Xuan win the quota for Wu Feng, so apart from Wu Feng, each of the other seven main peaks has one disciple participating. Among them is Xia Zhidan, who is the true disciple of the Dan Feng peak master, so it is not surprising that she obtained the quota from Dan Feng.
"Well, I trust you all. I will have Elder Gao accompany you to the entrance of the secret realm, and from there on, it will be up to you!" Xinan said.
"Thank you, Grandmaster!" the crowd respectfully replied.
With a slight nod, Qin Xuan also felt a bit nervous, after all, this was his first time going to the secret realm.
"Alright, let's go!" Xinan said.
Under the leadership of Elder Gao, Qin Xuan and the others headed directly towards the secret realm. This time, the secret realm appeared to the south of Linjiang Gate. Qin Xuan remembered that there was a mountain range in the south, and the secret realm was estimated to have appeared within that mountain range.
As expected, Elder Gao directly took Qin Xuan and others and headed straight for the mountain range. The journey took a whole day. By noon the next day, Qin Xuan and his group finally reached their destination.
At this point, there were already quite a few people here, and Qin Xuan looked around to see that there were quite a few powerful individuals.
"Only Nascent Soul stage cultivators can enter this secret realm at most. Stronger cultivators above this realm cannot enter, so your strength here can be considered outstanding," Elder Gao turned around and reminded everyone.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.
"After you enter, remember to look out for each other. Besides some shameless peak Gold Core stage old monsters, you don't need to worry about others," Elder Gao said, reminding them again, "Of course, you also need to be careful. The danger level in this secret realm is also very high, and some people... will join forces!"
"Yes, we got it!" nodded the crowd.
Soon, they arrived in front of a cave. Outside the cave, there were already many people gathered, and Qin Xuan's spiritual power swept past. Suddenly, it was felt that there were some spiritual barriers outside the cave that Qin Xuan's spiritual power couldn't penetrate.
"What is this?" At this moment, the disciple of Fu Feng in the team also noticed the situation and asked with a slight frown.
"These spiritual barriers, some are natural, some are artificial, whether they are natural or artificial, they are all meant to prevent anyone from entering, but... there are always times when they weaken," Elder Gao said, looking over. "Now is the time of weakening!"
As Elder Gao's voice fell, everyone looked curiously over. Sure enough, the spiritual power barriers were becoming weaker and weaker.
"Once these spiritual powers completely disappear, the secret realm will truly open. The people inside will be your enemies, so you must unite, understand?" Elder Gao reminded as he saw the secret realm about to open.
"Yes!"
Everyone nodded, then smiled at each other. Except for Qin Xuan, most of them were acquainted with each other. Moreover, they were proficient in different things and used different techniques, which made them a perfect team. Their strengths were even more impressive, as all of them were in the Golden Core stage except for Qin Xuan.
This lineup is naturally not bad.
"Take whatever you can get inside, and if you can't get it, forget it. Your life is the most important, understand?" Elder Gao reminded again.
Hearing this, everyone nodded solemnly.
"The secret realm has been opened!"
Just at this moment, someone shouted. Everyone looked over and immediately saw that the spiritual barrier disappeared, and the original cave also disappeared. What appeared in front of everyone was a large door.
"I didn't expect that this cave is also fake!" Qin Xuan exclaimed among the crowd. It turns out that the real hidden realm was behind these spiritual barriers.
"The secret realm has opened, let's go in!"
The disciples of Zhenfeng eagerly said, as everyone was entering the secret realm for the first time, feeling both nervous and excited.
"Wait a minute!"
"Wait a minute!"
Qin Xuan and Elder Gao shouted at the same time. Upon hearing this, the rest of the people couldn't help but be slightly stunned. What's going on?
Elder Gao glanced at Qin Xuan and nodded slightly. Then he looked at the crowd and said, "Let them go first!"
In this mysterious realm, danger lurks everywhere, and a slight negligence could cost one's life. Therefore, despite the appearance of the grand gate, it is still better to be cautious.
"So that's how it is!"
The disciples were not fools either. When they saw those people rushing in directly, they also understood that Elder Gao was concerned about the possibility of traps or dangers behind this gate, which is why he told them to wait for a while.
"Qin Shidi, sure!" Xia Zhi Dan came to Qin Xuan's side and raised a thumbs up to praise him.
If Elder Gao had just called, they might have thought it was just an experienced opinion. But because Qin Xuan also called out, they knew that he must have thought of it himself. After all, Qin Xuan had never entered the secret realm before. So from this, it is not difficult to see that Qin Xuan is much more cautious than them.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
At this moment, cries of agony came from the secret realm, and the other disciples couldn't help but be relieved. Fortunately, Qin Xuan and Senior Gao stopped them just now. Otherwise, if they had rushed in, they might have been the first ones to fall.
"Okay, go in!" Elder Gao said with a smile.
Many people have already fallen into the trap, and there was no more sound coming from those who entered later. It seems that the mechanism has already lost its effect.
Sure!" "
After bidding farewell to Elder Gao, the group entered the gate directly. Once inside, Qin Xuan remained cautious, only relaxing when he realized there was no danger.
"Qin Junior Brother, which way should we go?" Upon entering, Xia Zhidan turned to Qin Xuan and asked.
"Ah?" Qin Xuan was taken aback. "Summer senior sister, I am supposed to follow you guys, shouldn't I?"
Xia Zhidan waved her hand. "No need for that, you are more cautious, so you make the decisions."
"Yes, Qin Junior Brother, don't be polite. You just need to make arrangements, and we'll all follow your lead!"
"Yes, being cautious is better. Although your level is not high, this caution is what we all need."
"Lead the way, I'll solve any difficulties!"
Hearing the conversation between Xia Zhidan and Qin Xuan, the others all stood up to support Xia Zhidan's idea.
Seeing everyone say so, Qin Xuan didn't say much and nodded directly, saying, "Then shall we go this way to take a look?"
Qin Xuan and He Wenyue pointed to a direction and asked everyone. After all, it was their first time entering this secret realm, and they didn't know anything about it, so they could only take it one step at a time.
"Understood."
The crowd nodded and then walked together in the direction pointed out by Qin Xuan. Along the way, they saw many people who had been killed, with weapons such as swords and arrows found all over their bodies. It seemed that some mechanism had been triggered.
秦宣的精神力扫了过去。发现没有问题之后，才松了口气，说道，“走吧！”
"Yes!"
几人点了点头，跟着秦宣不断的往前走。不多时，便是来到一条通道处。
"This is mine!"
"What's yours? I saw it first!"
"Just because you saw it, does it mean it's yours?"
"You took my stuff, I'll kill you!"
At this moment, there were people arguing everywhere. Qin Xuan and a few others looked over and saw several people fighting over something. Brilliant spiritual techniques were constantly being thrown out, and many people were killed as a result.
Finally, the last person sneered, "Hmph, dare to steal my things!"
"Swoosh!"
At that moment, a dagger was thrust directly into his heart from behind.
The man lowered his head in disbelief, then slowly turned to see a young man with a smile on his face, "You...you..."
You hesitated for a while, but still couldn't say anything, and died on the spot. At this moment, including Qin Xuan, several disciples were stunned and looked at the young man not far away.
"Senior Brother Liu, you are too ruthless!" disciple Pan Huacheng exclaimed at the young man who made the move.
Liu Feng nodded and said, "There's no way. He just showed a flaw. This person's strength is at the peak of the Golden Core stage. It will be troublesome to fight against him!"
Hearing this, everyone nodded slightly. It was indeed a well-timed opportunity.
"Let's go and see what they're fighting for!"
"Come on, let's go and see," Liu Feng said as he walked towards the direction of the person. Soon, they arrived next to the body and Liu Feng bent down to take a look. In the person's hand, there was something similar to a key."
"What is this?" One disciple asked.
Liu Feng looked at the key in his hand, shook his head after a moment, and said, "I don't know!"
"Quick, take a look. The door here is locked. Could this be the key to this door?"
Summer Zidan's voice rang out, and everyone looked towards the sound, only to see two stone rooms on either side of the corridor they were in. The wooden door to the left had already been violently broken open. The stone door to the right, although marked with many traces, remained unopened.
Liu Feng walked over and inserted the key into that keyhole.
"It seems possible!" Liu Feng said, then turned it around, and indeed it could rotate.
"Boom!"
With the turning of Liu Feng's key, the stone door slowly opened.
"Be careful!"
Qin Xuan was worried about any traps in the stone door and reminded the other senior brothers and sisters to be cautious and step back. Soon, the door opened, revealing a large amount of dust. Liu Feng waved his sleeve, and the dust was dispersed. He sent his spiritual power inside to make sure it was safe before turning to the others and saying, "No problem!"
"Let's go and see what good stuff is inside."