Chapter 121

Zhao Tianji said, his tone grave, “Legend has it that if one can gather these three flowers and use a secret method to awaken the primal forces of the Three Lights within them, it can reverse heaven and earth—restoring flesh, soul, and completing life itself! This is currently the only known method capable of healing Wang Teng’s injuries.”

Reverse fate!

The fire of hope blazed anew within Jiang Xia!

“Please, Grand Master, tell me how to enter the Three Lights Secret Realm! For these three flowers, I will brave fire and water without hesitation!”

Jiang Xia spoke with iron resolve, his gaze unyielding.

“The entrance to the Three Lights Secret Realm shifts unpredictably; its location changes each time it opens.”

“This time, it has appeared within the Meteor Star Range, under the control of our Shanhai Pass.”

Qing Yun said, “The number of entrants is limited, divided among the Tianji Pavilion, the Demon Suppression Army, the Four Great Families of the Martial Alliance, and the Three Major Sects. Each faction may have at most three slots.”

“I will secure one slot for Itachi.”

Qing Yun looked at Jiang Xia. “But within the Secret Realm, danger lurks everywhere—not only powerful guardian beasts.”

“There are natural traps, and Itachi must also guard against… competitors from other factions. Especially those three flowers—they will be the focal point of all contention.”

“I understand.” Jiang Xia nodded firmly. “Even if I must face mountains of blades and seas of fire, I will push through!”

“Good!” A flicker of approval passed through Qing Yun’s eyes. “Seven days from now, gather at the Meteor Star Range.”

“In these days, prepare thoroughly and restore your condition. Wang Teng will remain at the Tianji Pavilion, where Mu Zunzhe will nurture him with secret methods to keep him stable for now.”

Jiang Xia cast a deep gaze at his brother, lifeless upon the cold jade bed, his fists clenched until his knuckles turned white.

“Fatty, wait for me to return!”

For the next seven days, Jiang Xia barely slept.

He used the Tianji Pavilion’s resources to desperately recover from his wounds and exhaustion after his battle with Yang Wei, while simultaneously devouring every known piece of information about the Three Lights Secret Realm through the Pavilion’s channels.

On the seventh day, at dawn.

Deep within the Meteor Star Range, a once-ordinary valley now trembled with distorted space, emitting a hazy tri-colored glow.

The gold of the sun, the silver of the moon, the blue of the stars. A vast, faintly visible gate of light slowly took shape.

Outside the valley, forces from all sides had gathered.

The Demon Suppression Army’s representatives were two solemn junior generals who nodded to Jiang Xia.

From the Ye family came Ye Lingxi (who had used family influence to secure a slot) and another Ye clan prodigy.

The Qin family sent Qin Wushang and his cousin; the Su and Akatsuki families each sent their own elite.

Akatsuki Jin from the Burning Heaven Pavilion, Du Gu Yun from the Sword Tomb, and Cui Jue from the Underworld were all present; the Martial Alliance had also sent two formidable disciples.

Additionally, there were independent cultivators and representatives from smaller factions who had earned slots—all with sharp eyes and formidable auras.

Jiang Xia’s arrival drew many glances. He was now famed throughout Shanhai Pass, but many eyed him with scrutiny and hidden wariness—after all, he had angered numerous factions.

Qin Wushang cast a cold glance at Jiang Xia, his expression wary.

Akatsuki Jin gave him a slight nod in greeting. Du Gu Yun stood with his sword in hand, eyes closed, meditating.

Cui Jue’s face remained pale; he gave Jiang Xia an almost imperceptible nod.

【Ding~ System detects host preparing to enter the Secret Realm】

【Quest released: Obtain the Three Flowers】

【Reward: Unknown (the more sacred flowers obtained, the greater the reward)】

Jiang Xia ignored the system, closed the interface, and fixed his gaze on the Secret Realm.

“The hour has come! The Secret Realm is open—it will remain so for three days! After three days, all must exit, regardless of success or failure—or Itachi will be trapped forever!”

No sooner had the words been spoken than the tri-colored gate stabilized, unleashing a powerful suction.

“Go!”

Someone shouted, and dozens of figures shot forward like streaks of light, racing into the gate.

Jiang Xia and Ye Lingxi exchanged a glance, then moved as one, vanishing into the light.

After a dizzying sensation of weightlessness, Jiang Xia’s feet touched solid ground. He scanned his surroundings warily.

Before him lay a hollow world. The sky held no sun, no moon, no stars—only endless, interwoven streams of tri-colored light, dreamlike and illusory.

The ground was composed of some crystalline ore, producing a crisp sound with every step.

In the distance, gold, silver, and blue glowed, radiating dense spiritual energy.

“The spiritual energy here is incredibly thick, but the laws of nature seem different, and the spatial structure is far more fragile,” Ye Lingxi murmured after sensing the surroundings.

Jiang Xia activated his Sharingan. In his vision, the flow of energy was crystal clear—and he also saw hidden spatial fissures and chaotic energy currents beneath the beautiful scenery.

“Stay close to me. This place is dangerous.” According to Tianji Pavilion intelligence, the Three Lights Secret Realm was divided into outer, inner, and core zones.

The Three Lights Holy Spring lay in the core zone. The path to it was lined with trials.

The two cautiously advanced inward. Not far ahead, a golden bamboo forest appeared. The leaves were sharp as blades, radiating piercing sharpness.

“It’s the Daylight Golden Bamboo Grove,” Jiang Xia recognized it. “Within it dwells a beast called the Golden Light Bamboo Leaf Snake—extremely fast, and its venom is deadly.”

No sooner had he spoken than a hissing sound erupted—dozens of golden streaks shot from the bamboo, striking straight for their vital points!

“Xuan Ming—Ice Wall!” Ye Lingxi reacted instantly, summoning a thick wall of ice.

Ding! Ding! Ding! The golden streaks struck the ice wall—each was a fine golden bamboo leaf, powerful enough to leave countless dents in the ice.

Jiang Xia’s left Sharingan spun, instantly tracking the trajectory of the leaves and the hidden serpentine forms within the bamboo.

“Raiton—Chidori Sharp Spear!”

Lightning coalesced in his hand, then plunged downward. The Chidori pierced through the bamboo, striking precisely at several Golden Light Bamboo Leaf Snakes preparing for a second attack.

But more snakes were enraged, surging from all directions, golden leaves swirling like a storm.

“No time to linger! Raiton—Earth Dash!”

Jiang Xia pressed his palms to the ground; lightning spread from him in a fan shape, instantly paralyzing the bamboo snakes in the front, clearing a path for them.

“Go!”

Both unleashed their full speed, darting through the golden bamboo sea.

Jiang Xia’s Sharingan’s dynamic vision and predictive ability let him dodge the densest leaf assaults, while Ye Lingxi continuously shielded and countered with ice walls and ice spikes.

After barely breaking through the golden bamboo sea, they faced a vast river of molten lava ahead!

Crimson magma churned and boiled, radiating terrifying heat. Only scattered, glowing-hot rocks floated on its surface as stepping points.

“This lava river isn’t ordinary. There’s something inside,” Jiang Xia’s Sharingan detected massive biological energy signatures deep within the molten flow.

Indeed, as the two attempted to cross on the rocks, several tendrils of blazing magma erupted from the river, lashing out at them!

“Watch out!” Ye Lingxi cried, her ice crystal longbow materializing instantly. “Xuan Ming—Ice Seal Arrow!”