Chapter 810

When Xu Jingming voiced his doubts to Ling Shuang, she smiled lightly and said:

"Although Yer Secret Realm is rich in rare flowers and herbs, most are below Grade A."

Rare flowers and herbs above Grade A are actually not that numerous—there aren't enough rare ones edible."

Besides, for us Eighth-Stage Grand Masters, even S-grade rare flowers and herbs have diminished effects."

Only SS-grade or SSS-grade rare flowers and herbs can still provide noticeable enhancement."

But there are no processed SS-grade or SSS-grade rare flowers and herbs as pills—too many impurities."

Within a month, you can use at most one or two specimens; more than that may hinder your own development."

For the state, secretly consuming one or two SS-grade or SSS-grade rare flowers and herbs isn't a big deal."

All medicine carries some toxicity; rare flowers and herbs, though possessing special effects, also have side effects."

These side effects are just not obvious."

If you consume too many rare flowers and herbs in a short time, serious problems will inevitably arise."

"I see." Xu Jingming finally understood.

Of course—if there were no such restrictions, Da Xia could never allow these psychics to enter the Yer Secret Realm to gather rare flowers and herbs."

"Among your thirty, many are entering the Yer Secret Realm for the first time. Now I'll brief you on its general conditions."

Xue Jian waved his hand, and the entire modern square instantly transformed into a lush forest."

Simultaneously, everyone—including Xu Jingming—felt their bodies grow heavier."

"The Yer Secret Realm covers roughly 3. million square kilometers, over half of which is simulated forest terrain."

Besides that, there are desert, hill, and river regions as well."

Moreover, the Yer Secret Realm's greatest feature is its gravity—ten times ours."

This requires special attention: your sprinting and flight speeds will be affected."

More critically, weapons will become ten times heavier than normal."

I recommend you all replace your current weapons with lighter ones before entering the Yer Secret Realm."

Or use weapons with adjustable weight—otherwise, handling them will be exhausting..."

Xue Jian explained in detail.

"3. million square kilometers—that's about one-third of Da Xia's land area."

Xu Jingming silently calculated in his mind.

To ordinary people, this area is undeniably enormous—they might spend one or two years just walking across it."

But for the Eighth-Stage Grand Masters present, it's insignificant."

Even with tenfold gravity, a month is enough to sweep through it entirely."

"Still, the tenfold gravity is a bit troublesome."

Xu Jingming frowned.

His two spears—one SSS-grade, one SS-grade—had both been forged."

The former weighed thirty tons; the latter, a staggering one hundred tons!"

Under tenfold gravity, they would become three hundred tons and one thousand tons respectively."

Though he could lift them, using them as weapons would be exhausting."

"Fortunately, both spears can adjust their weight based on the psychic energy infused—I wouldn't have to pick new weapons."

Xu Jingming planned to test in the virtual world later just how heavy a weapon he could wield with full agility."

That way, he could adjust the weight appropriately once in the Yer Secret Realm."

"Although the Yer Secret Realm is rich in rare flowers and herbs, certain areas have especially dense growths."

Xue Jian changed his gesture, and a miniature map of the Yer Secret Realm appeared in midair."

The map was elongated, with jagged, uneven edges like sawteeth."

On the map, twenty-one glowing dots were scattered across different locations."

"These twenty-one locations are called Hundred Flower Valleys, numbered 1 through 21."

The lower the number, the more rare flowers and herbs grow there."

So the moment you enter the realm, determine your position and head immediately toward the nearest Hundred Flower Valley."

As he finished, Xue Jian waved again, marking over a dozen more locations:

"The Yer Secret Realm isn't without danger—it harbors numerous ferocious beasts and several extremely perilous zones."

We call these zones Dead Ends—the ones marked on the map."

Even Eighth-Stage Grand Masters who enter face near-certain death."

Unless absolutely necessary, avoid these marked areas."

At these words, the Eighth-Stage Grand Masters began murmuring among themselves."

They had assumed the Yer Secret Realm was a paradise where rare flowers and herbs grew freely—never expecting such dangers."

But Xu Jingming's eyes lit up."

What had he heard?

Ferocious beasts!"

He'd thought he wouldn't gain any psychic points during this month in the realm."

Yet the Yer Secret Realm also had ferocious beasts!"

"Of course—ferocious beasts and rare flowers and herbs are interdependent; wherever rare flowers and herbs grow, ferocious beasts are likely to appear."

Xu Jingming felt secretly delighted."

Now he could once again harvest psychic points by hunting ferocious beasts!"

Next, Xue Jian elaborated further on the Yer Secret Realm's terrain and other precautions."

"All the information I just gave about the Yer Secret Realm will be marked on the map and sent to your communication watches."

But compared to what I'm about to say, those details are insignificant."

After another ten minutes, his expression turned grim, his tone deepening."

All Eighth-Stage Grand Masters present—including Xu Jingming—grew solemn."

They knew what Xue Jian was about to say would determine their survival."

Indeed, his gaze turned icy, his voice edged with coldness:

Technically, strong individuals from all nations entering the Yer Secret Realm may fight each other and seize rare flowers and herbs—but killing is forbidden.

Yet we Ninth-Stage psychics cannot enter the realm, and we cannot control what happens inside."

So I urge you: don't rigidly follow the rules—if the situation demands it, kill when necessary!"

Any consequences—I'll bear them!"

At these words, everyone present froze for a moment, then immediately responded in unison:

"Understood!"

"Good."

Xue Jian gave a slight nod, a faint cruel smile appearing on his handsome face:

"Da Xia is a land of propriety—we won't break rules unless absolutely forced."

But unfortunately, our adherence to rules doesn't mean other nations will follow them!"

In the first season of the Yer Secret Realm's opening, other nations' death rates hovered around one-fifth."

Only Da Xia's death rate reached a terrifying one-third!"

We originally thought Da Xia was just unlucky for entering a Dead End—but later we learned the truth: strong individuals from other nations never followed the rules!

Ever since, Da Xia's strong individuals are always reminded before entering the Yer Secret Realm: don't hold back.

And Da Xia's death rate has since returned to normal."

"This Xue Jian has a heavy kill instinct."

Xu Jingming grinned, "Perfect—I like that."

He was never a merciful man; when someone deserved death, killing them brought him no guilt...