Chapter 30: Recruiting Another Genius, the Secret Realm Opens

【「Mu Shuixian: remnant soul state (able to exert the power of a saint at full strength), the Mu family empress of the Central Region imperial clan, was schemed against by the Wuchen Great Emperor a hundred thousand years ago; by a fortunate coincidence her remnant soul fled and escaped into the Milon Ring, arriving at the desolate state of the Eastern Region. 」】

The system also displayed Mu Shuixian's interface in detail.

【「Congratulations, host, on completing the task of recruiting a genius disciple; the reward has been issued. 」】

【「Congratulations, host, you have obtained five silver summon cards. 」】

【「Congratulations, host, you have obtained a disciple trial tower, already manifested within the Azure Cloud Sect. 」】

【「Congratulations, host, you have obtained a sect-exclusive secret realm, already manifested in the back mountains of the Azure Cloud Sect. 」】

【「Congratulations, host, you have obtained the technique Phoenix Ascendant Holy Canon. 」】

【「Additionally, host, for recruiting a powerhouse above the Saint Realm, you are gifted a Lotus-Shaping Body Lotus. 」】

Disciple Trial Tower: the tower is a hundred stories high, each level filled with deadly mechanisms; inside one does not die, and failure results in being ejected.

Sect-Exclusive Secret Realm: accessible via sect contribution points, inside lie myriad opportunities and countless demonic beasts; it is an essential choice for tempering disciples.

Lotus-Shaping Body Lotus: can store remnant souls, reshape the body, and inherently possesses the Lotus Saint Physique.

"Again five summon cards, and also rewarded the disciple trial tower and the sect-exclusive secret realm."

"Not bad, not bad."

Now the elders also have everything; the sect's facilities are complete, and we can open the mountain gates wide to recruit disciples.

As for this Lotus-Shaping Body Lotus, it can be given to Mu Shuixian to use, after all it's an extra gift.

However, the things of the Azure Cloud Sect are not so easily obtained.

One must sign a contract, working for the Azure Cloud Sect for free for a hundred thousand years.

As for whether she will still be around after a hundred thousand years, we can just renew the contract for another hundred thousand years then.

……

Recruitment of disciples completed.

Feng Qingyang brought the still dazed Hua Qingyu to the city.

Just came out for a stroll, and now I have a master? And even joined a sect?

The Ancient Sage Secret Realm is about to open.

Everyone is already waiting outside the city.

"Master, the Ancient Sage Secret Realm is about to open; has our Azure Cloud Sect also sent disciples?"

Hua Qingyu looked at this cheap master and asked.

If the Azure Cloud Sect hasn't sent disciples, she can also represent the sect going up.

"Only two have come, your eldest senior brother and second senior brother; when we enter the secret realm later, you three will act together."

"Oh."

Hua Qingyu was still thinking whether she should first tell her father king.

Forget it; we'll talk when the secret realm opens.

"Master."

Upon receiving Feng Qingyang's summons, Shi Hao and Lin Bai rushed over.

"Hmm, let me introduce you: this is your little junior sister; later the three of you will enter the secret realm together."

"Wow, little junior sister!"

They were just wondering what the master meant by going out to handle affairs; turns out he went to fetch a little junior sister.

"Little junior sister, hello, I am your eldest senior brother, Shi Hao."

"Lin Bai."

"Don't worry, I and your second senior brother are very strong; later we will protect you well."

Shi Hao took the lead in going up to greet.

Hua Qingyu sized up the two senior brothers before her: one was stalwart and tall with a knife-cut face, the other had sword-like brows and starry eyes, a lofty demeanor, and the face of a novel's male lead as the second senior brother.

"Hmm, their appearance is not bad; just don't know how strong they are."

"Then, junior sister, thank you both, senior brothers; please look after me."

Hua Qingyu, clad in a red dress, said arrogantly.

"Hehe, protect me; my Phoenix Saint Body has already reached minor completion, so who knows who will protect whom later."

"Yu'er, these two senior brothers of yours are not simple."

Mu Shuixian, who once possessed the cultivation of a Great Emperor, had a venomous gaze and instantly saw through the physiques of Shi Hao and the other.

"One is a Supreme Saint Body!"

"One is an Azure Lotus Sword Body!"

Both are not simple; they are not inferior to Qingyu's.

……

After a quarter of an hour.

Outside Qilin City.

Heaven and earth showed portents; winds rose and clouds surged.

A huge purple vortex appeared out of thin air.

To enter the Ancient Sage Secret Realm one must possess a secret key, and each key allows at most twenty-two people to enter, with a bone-age limit under twenty-two; if the bone age exceeds or the number of entrants exceeds, they will be instantly ground into blood mist.

"Here they come, here they come! The Ancient Sage Secret Realm has opened!"

"What are you getting all worked up about? You can't even get in."

"You don't know shit; participation is what matters—if I shout from outside the secret realm, does that not count as participating?"

"Wu grass! Still gotta be you!"

"Makes sense!", the man gave a thumbs up.

All the sects formed a line and entered the secret realm in order.

The Kirin Dynasty's crown prince led the dynasty's disciples and the king, waiting for something.

"Father, my sister doesn't know where she ran off to; why hasn't she come yet? The secret realm has already opened."

"Strange, Yu'er just left the palace a quarter of an hour ago."

"Over there, Father, I saw my sister!"

The crown prince and the king walked toward Hua Qingyu.

"Yu'er, sister!"

"We're worried sick, where did you run off to? Hurry up and go, the secret realm has opened."

As soon as the king and crown prince arrived, they spoke, pulling Hua Qingyu to leave.

"Father."

"Older brother, I was just about to tell you—I want to enter with my sect's senior brothers, so I won't go in with you."

"Sect? When did you join a sect?"

"Oh, never mind."

"My master is right here; we shouldn't delay—let's set off."

Hua Qingyu finished speaking and pointed to Feng Qingyang, indicating that this was her master, and to talk to him about anything…

Shi Hao, Lin Bai, and Hua Qingyu took the secret key given by Feng Qingyang and flew into the secret realm.

Only the king and crown prince were left, disheveled in the wind.

"My sister not only joined a sect, but also took a master? What's going on?"

"Wang'er, you lead the people in first."

"No matter what, the Ancient Sacred Secret Realm is a major matter; we'll talk about anything that comes out later."

After the crown prince led his people in, the Kirin king also came to Feng Qingyang's side.

"You are Yu'er's master; I don't know where you come from…"

"Lingzhou's Upper Sect, Azure Cloud Sect—Sect Master Feng Qingyang."

"Oh, so you're the Upper Sect Sect Master—my apologies. Please come to my palace for a chat; I'll do my best as a host."

"Only those qualified to be called an Upper Sect are great powers that dominate a state."

"He had also heard of Lingzhou's Azure Cloud Sect, but he scoffed at the outside rumors."

"The elders of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion at minimum are half-saints, yet the Azure Cloud Sect could wipe them out, reportedly with ease, killing them instantly."

"This shows that the Azure Cloud Sect has a saint overseeing it!"

"As for retaliation from transcendent forces? Don't kid yourself—they killed your elders; wouldn't the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion know? Yet they haven't sent anyone."

"He suspected the Azure Cloud Sect must have some astonishing secret, or perhaps behind them lies a backer from the Central Region."

"Yu'er being able to join such a powerful sect is also a good thing."