Chapter 81: Target, Plan

After leaving the Wanbao Pavilion, worried that someone with ill intent might be watching him, Lin Zhangqing consciously circled a few times. Only after confirming that no one was following him did he walk toward the direction of the new cave abode his father had rented.

Following the address his father had previously left for Lin Zhangqing, he spent some time and finally found the place successfully. After confirming the location was correct, he cast a spell into the defensive restriction and then began to wait.

Before long, a gap opened in the defensive restriction, and Lin Zhangqing passed through it.

After entering the cave abode, he only saw his grandfather alone, which was a bit strange.

"Grandfather, why are you the only one here? Could it be that my father and Second Uncle have already begun their closed-door cultivation to prepare for Foundation Establishment?" Lin Zhangqing asked in surprise.

"They have been saying since yesterday that their state is already very perfect and they will definitely succeed. I told them to adjust a bit more, but they wouldn't listen. Both of them officially began their closed-door cultivation this morning." Grandfather's tone carried a hint of "wishing they would live up to expectations."

"My father and Second Uncle must be very confident to be so impatient. You should set your mind at ease!"

"By the way, the Clan Leader is taking the clansmen back tomorrow and will likely return in about a month to help protect the Dharma. He asked me to tell you."

Seeing that his grandfather was worried, Lin Zhangqing quickly changed the subject.

After hearing this, Grandfather nodded and said, "I'll trouble the Clan Leader. By the way, how did it go when you met the Great-Grandmother today? What did she ask you to do? Is it dangerous?"

"It was alright. I feel there won't be any danger!"

"It's just that in half a month, I have to enter the Ziyang Secret Realm that is about to open, to protect someone."

"I can handle this; please rest assured! Everyone is at the Qi Refining stage, with the highest being at the Qi Refining Great Perfection." Lin Zhangqing replied confidently.

Then, he recounted the situation of meeting the Great-Grandmother today and the events that occurred, from beginning to end, in detail to his grandfather.

After hearing this, Grandfather felt more at ease and thought for a moment before instructing, "It would be best if you don't have to make a move. If you do make a move, you must not leave any traces or anything."

Hearing this, Lin Zhangqing couldn't help but smile and say, "The Clan Leader and you have the same idea. The Clan Leader even gave me a few Hidden Spirit masks."

As he said this, he took out the box the Clan Leader had given him.

After Grandfather took it, he opened it to look and nodded, saying, "You must make good use of them and must not let down the Clan Leader's intentions."

"Also, Qing'er, you must first read the jade slip that Senior Chen gave you. If there is anything you don't understand, we will discuss it then. Go quickly!"

Hearing his grandfather say this, Lin Zhangqing could only agree.

In the room, Lin Zhangqing had a jade slip pressed against his forehead, reading the contents inside. He had maintained this posture for some time, and on the table beside him sat an empty teacup.

After a long while, Lin Zhangqing finally finished reading and took the jade slip down. He let out a light sigh.

The contents of the jade slip could be summarized into several aspects.

The Ziyang Secret Realm was very large, and many First-Grade demon beasts and a small number of Second-Grade demon beasts lived inside. Every time disciples from the major sects entered the Secret Realm, they would try their best to kill and clear them out, because the demon beasts would also consume these spirit medicines and spirit plants.

But by the time they entered again, these demon beasts would have multiplied again, like wild grass that grows again after the spring breeze.

The time for each exploration of the Secret Realm was only ten days; when the time was up, everyone would naturally be teleported out.

This Secret Realm was jointly owned by the six major sects, and those participating were mainly disciples from the six major sects. Of course, there were also registered disciples like Lin Zhangqing participating.

Each sect had one hundred entry quotas, meaning there were six hundred Qi Refining disciples participating this time. There were no so-called rules inside, and even fellow disciples might not be reliable.

Grudges that occurred inside could only be resolved inside; once outside, it was as if nothing had happened. No one could pursue it further, especially high-level cultivators, who were even more forbidden from attacking these low-level cultivators after the fact because of matters in the Secret Realm. If discovered, the six sects would jointly kill them to serve as a warning to others.

Because if high-level cultivators made a move, it would easily trigger a war between the sects, which would benefit no one.

Therefore, it was stipulated that after leaving the Secret Realm, matters that occurred inside would no longer be pursued.

The jade slip also included a map of the Secret Realm, marking the approximate locations and names of the spirit medicines produced.

This was exactly what Lin Zhangqing needed most. This time, the opportunity was rare, and Lin Zhangqing planned to get the three main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill and put them into his space to cultivate them himself, so that the family would have its own source of Foundation Establishment Pills in the future.

Of course, Lin Zhangqing would not let go of the six main ingredients for the Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pill either. But this might be more difficult, and there was only ten days of time, so he could only strive for it as much as possible!

Lin Zhangqing planned to study and plan, connecting the locations of the nine spirit medicines to plan the most reasonable route.

When the time came, no matter where he was randomly dropped, as long as he confirmed his location, he could follow the route to find as many of the nine main ingredients as possible.

The target of this mission, the Ziyang Pool, was located in the center of the entire Secret Realm. According to past experience, it would only appear in the last three days. But whether he could find it would depend on luck.

Because the center was shrouded by a huge maze. There were also some remaining ruins and formations inside, and people often discovered valuable things inside.

According to the investigation and research of the six major sects, this Ziyang Secret Realm was speculated to be a secret place once controlled by a certain sect, but for some reason, this sect had disappeared in the long river of history, and the method to control the entry and exit of this secret place had also been lost.

Now, they could only find the weak point of the Secret Realm at a fixed time to open an entrance, allowing cultivators not exceeding the Foundation Establishment stage to enter.

Later, in order to control the intensity of the fighting inside, the six major sects stipulated that only cultivators under the age of eighteen could enter. Doing so also had the intention of selecting and cultivating core disciples.

The above was the main content of the jade slip.

But Lin Zhangqing would not completely believe it, for example, the rule that grudges that occurred inside would not be pursued outside.

Lin Zhangqing did not believe this rule. If Lin Zhangqing had relatives or descendants who fell inside, and he knew who the murderer was, Lin Zhangqing would not let them go either.

Therefore, the appearance of this rule would only make others more covert when they took revenge.

Thus, the Hidden Spirit mask must be worn. And when the time came, he must carefully check the spoils of war with obvious characteristic marks, or suspicious things, and must handle them in advance.

If it really didn't work, he would throw them into the deep pit and let Lin Zhangliu absorb and digest them!

After planning like this, things were very clear. There shouldn't be any big problems, right!

The time was still early, so he might as well refine the two thunder-attribute spiritual artifacts he bought at the Wanbao Pavilion, using the Spirit-Absorbing Technique to store them into his thunder apertures, so he could replace the two Upper-Grade Thunder Spirit Pearls.

After finishing everything, the sky had already darkened. He went out to find his grandfather and told him all the information in the jade slip and his own thoughts.

After Grandfather considered it, he also felt that after entering the Secret Realm, he should still wear the Hidden Spirit mask, which would be safer.

Grandfather also taught Lin Zhangqing his own exploration experience and the layout and identification methods of some common traps, snares, routines, etc., fearing that he would be deceived and suffer losses.

Lin Zhangqing understood his grandfather's worries and absorbed the valuable experience taught by his grandfather very attentively.

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