Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 287 - 293: Secret Realm

Although the Profound Ice Sect was temporarily at a disadvantage, they did not retreat, and the two sides remained deadlocked.

Da Qing, hiding among the Devil Race, felt an intense urgency. If Li Zhirui woke up to find that he had not returned, he would definitely be very worried and might even act rashly, heading directly into the Great Void Province to look for him.

Fortunately, it wasnʼt long before the Secret Realm suddenly burst forth with Spirit Light, a phantom-like micro-world slowly unfolding and then gradually vanishing, turning into a portal made of Spirit Light.

”Continuing this standoff is bad for both sides. Weʼll completely miss this opportunity if we do nothing. Why donʼt we set aside our differences for now and explore the Secret Realm together?” a cultivator from the Profound Ice Sect couldnʼt hold back anymore.

After all, the opening of the Secret Realm was time-limited, just a few short hours. If they missed it, they would have to wait for the next chance!

But the Devil Race occupied the Great Void Province, and this time they had lured away most of the Devil Race by making use of Shen Leishan. Next time, they might not be so fortunate.

Most importantly, on this occasion of the Secret Realmʼs opening, the Six Yang Flower was perfectly ripe. Missing it would mean waiting another thousand years!

But Nascent Soul cultivators have life spans of only five hundred years; the Profound Ice Sect couldnʼt wait that long.

Moreover, their actions this time were bound to alert the Devil Race, who would then strengthen their surveillance over the Secret Realm.

”It seems that you have put great effort and scheming into entering the Secret Realm,” said a fourth-order Great Devil, squinting and smiling. ”It looks like there must be some incredible treasures inside.”

At the same time, they were annoyed with the group of Devil Beasts that came out of the Secret Realm, for having hidden so much from them that they were unaware of the Profound Ice Sectʼs true intent.

The Profound Ice Sect knew they were growing impatient, showing a flaw, but there was nothing to do. They couldnʼt keep the standoff going with limited time for the entrance to the Secret Realm.

”I can agree to a temporary cease-fire. However, the number of cultivators entering the Secret Realm can only be half the number of my race,” proposed the Devil Raceʼs Great Devils after a quick consultation, setting a fairly harsh condition.

They too did not want to miss this opening of the Secret Realm. After all, it was a rich, third-order Secret Realm.

Originally, when they joined forces with the Devil Beasts of the Secret Realm to slaughter the cultivators of the Great Void Tao, although they quickly took over the Great Void Province, they had no time to use the Boundary Fixing Stone to take control of this Secret Realm.

Otherwise, facing the threat of the Profound Ice Sect, they could simply drag out the time until the portal to the Secret Realm closed and then open the realm themselves.

As long as they could keep their territory, they werenʼt worried about missing the opportunity to enter.

Given how much the Profound Ice Sect valued this Secret Realm, itʼs likely that Great Snow Mountain would send even more members of the Devil Race to guard the place, ensuring that the Great Void Province did not fall into the hands of other forces.

”This…” Having their cultivators reduced by half would make it too dangerous to enter the Secret Realm!

But the Devil Race stuck to their condition firmly, not giving in, and as time slipped away by the minute, the Profound Ice Sect eventually caved in.

However, the Profound Ice Sect set a condition too: No ambushing or encircling cultivators within fifty li of the Secret Realm portal. Such a large area couldnʼt be fully monitored by the Devil Race.

”Agreed.” After considering it, the Great Devils nodded and accepted the offer.

Subsequently, both sides swore oaths on their Heart Demon and The Great Tao, providing some reassurance to each other.

Soon after, each side organized its personnel. The Devil Race dispatched fifty third-order Devil Beasts and over two hundred second-order Devil Beasts, with the number of cultivators from the Profound Ice Sect cut in half.

And Da Qing, who desperately wanted to leave, was very unfortunately chosen!

In front of several Great Devils of the fourth order, he had absolutely no power to resist; he could only pretend to be as mentally disoriented as the other Devil Beasts and enter the Secret Realm with them. Now he could only hope that Li Zhirui wouldnʼt come looking for him; otherwise, even with the ability to manipulate space, he would be in grave danger.

But the next moment, as Da Qing stepped into the portal of the Secret Realm, he suddenly sensed a momentary dimming of the Spiritual Soul contract between the two of them, which then returned to normal within a breath.

ʼIf Jiu sees this change, he should be able to guess what it means, right?ʼ Da Qing could only pray silently.

After feeling dizzy for a while, Da Qingʼs surroundings became completely different. Once he had adjusted after a few breaths, he realized he was standing on a small island in the middle of a vast lake!

Not far in front of him, there was a small pond emitting an extremely rich Spiritual Energy, in which grew a Green Lotus, as well as a spirit turtle that was small and exquisitely emerald green!

Although most Devil Beasts living in the Secret Realm left when it first opened, there were still some that had not left, either because they didnʼt make it in time, or they were in remote corners and were simply unaware of the news.

Moreover, over the years, a great number of ordinary beasts within the Secret Realm had become Devil Beasts, embarking on the path of cultivation.

For some reason, upon seeing the spirit turtle, Da Qingʼs heart began to beat wildly, and no matter what methods he used, he could not calm it down.

Flowers bloom on each branch from the same stem, yet each distinctly unique.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Li Zhirui did indeed notice the flickering of the contract between them.

”What could be the reason for this?” With a frown, Li Zhirui pondered deeply and finally came to a likely conclusion.

”Has Da Qing entered that Secret Realm?!”

Though the Secret Realm is embedded within the membrane of the world and is part of it, it is a semi-independent space and has a certain degree of separation from the Profound Origin World.

Since they had never been separated before, this had not been discovered until now.

Li Zhiruiʼs complexion instantly became extremely ugly because, without exception, there must be a large number of Devil Race nearby the Secret Realm. As a cultivator of the human race, he would likely be captured as soon as he approached.

As for what fate awaited him in the hands of the Devil Race, he would naturally be devoured alive!

Right now, he couldnʼt think of any other solution and could only pray that Da Qing would return safely.

But while he was worried about Da Qingʼs safety, Da Qing was actually wooing the spirit turtle!

To be more precise, Da Qing was attempting to abduct the spirit turtle, wanting it to follow him out of the Secret Realm and return to Wanxian Island, so they could spend their lives together and eventually produce a nest of turtle offspring.

Though the cultivation level of that spirit turtle was only at the middle stage of the second order, its Spiritual Intelligence was extremely high, even higher than that of Da Qing at the beginning!

It was unclear whether this was due to a mutation or some other reason.

But if Li Zhirui were here, he would realize at a glance what was happening.

Because the Green Lotus growing in the Spirit Pond was a precious Spirit Plant, the fourth-order Enlightenment Green Lotus!

The spirit turtleʼs high Spiritual Intelligence was due to consuming the seeds of the Green Lotus.

Moreover, the species of this spirit turtle was not simple; it was precisely the direction in which Da Qing was evolving, the fourth-tier Qīngguī!