Published: January 1, 2025
“Indeed.”
The expert from the Battle King Sect responded, leading Qin Chen and the others to a side. “You three wait here and do not go anywhere else. This is under the jurisdiction of our Battle King Sect. If you venture into other areas and get killed by other forces, don’t blame us. If there are any actions, we will notify you later.”
Qin Chen looked around. A considerable number of people had already gathered here, and each one exuded a fierce aura, their strengths remarkable, seemingly all wandering cultivators.
“Wait a moment.”
Dao Wang Mu Zhi Feng quickly called out to him.
“What else do you need?”
The expert from the Battle King Sect glanced at Mu Zhi Feng.
Mu Zhi Feng smiled widely, producing a pill bottle in his hand and handing it to him. He whispered, “Friend, I’d like to ask, what is the current situation? If it’s convenient, could you explain it to us?”
The expert from the Battle King Sect glanced into the pill bottle and found it contained a mid-grade Saint Master pill. He smiled in satisfaction and said, “What else could there be? To speak frankly, a few days ago, this Void area unexpectedly manifested some special phenomena. Later, it was discovered by people who thought a treasure had appeared, so they attempted to break in. But who would have thought there were extremely terrifying restrictions and formations outside this Void, preventing them from succeeding? That person probably tried to keep it hidden, but the news somehow reached the nearby Void Market.”
“This immediately attracted many nearby forces.”
“Our Battle King Sect is one of them. Besides us, as you can see, there are also other races and Void bandits. Initially, there were people who wanted to monopolize this place, but they found that they couldn’t break the restrictions. As more and more people arrived, naturally, no force had the capability to monopolize this area. So, after discussions among the major forces, they decided to unite and gather cultivators like you who had heard the news to prepare to jointly break the restrictions and explore the treasures within this secret realm.”
“That’s all the information I have.”
“Even your Battle King Sect, such a terrifying force, cannot break these restrictions? Is this some ancient heaven-defying secret realm?”
Qin Chen pretended to be shocked and inhaled sharply.
The expert from the Battle King Sect quietly said, “Our Sect Master has discussed this with several major forces. After the initial explorations, everyone reached a consensus that this place is an ancient secret realm that likely existed before the Heavenly Realm shattered, and it definitely is not small. Moreover, from the fluctuations in the Void, this secret realm is undoubtedly at the Venerable level; otherwise, it would be impossible for our several major forces to unite and yet still not break through.”
“Venerable inheritance!”
Qin Chen displayed a surprised expression. “Then has this secret realm never been entered before?”
“Of course not.”
The expert from the Battle King Sect scoffed. “You’re also a Saint Master. How can you be so naive? If the restrictions could be broken and someone had entered, would it still be your turn to be here?
You wandering cultivators would have long been cleared out by our major forces. It’s only now that everyone needs to work together to break the restrictions, giving you a chance to stay here.”
After hearing this, Qin Chen suddenly understood. “So that’s how it is!”
On the side, You Qianxue and Dao Wang Mu Zhi Feng frowned, appearing somewhat surprised. They were aware of how Qin Chen obtained the treasure map; if this secret realm had never been opened, then where did the Void bandit who brought the source-based Heavenly Dao source fruit get it?
And how did they know that this place was a cave of a certain alchemy master?
Qin Chen asked again, “Since we are to stay here and act together, we naturally have no objections. However, if we really break the restrictions, how should the treasures inside be distributed?”