Chapter 20: The Secret Realm Opens, Demonic Qi Soars to the Heavens

"Our two sects, sharing the Secret Realm?"

Gu Qing frowned and asked.

"No, no, no." Lin Feng waved his hands repeatedly: "We are joining forces to be able to share a portion of the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, not for our two sects to split it."

"This fellow Daoist, we are joining forces so that we can get a share in the Secret Realm, so that those sects won't dare to make a move against us, and we won't have to hurt them, rather than to defeat them." Jiang Che also said from the side, cupping his hands.

"That would be so boring; what we want is the entire Secret Realm." Liu Ruoyun said in a sweet voice.

This voice made both Lin Feng and Jiang Che tremble all over, absurd thoughts arising in their hearts, which they hurriedly suppressed.

"The Secret Realm is full of traps and has secret protective techniques, and the sects will compete with each other; the number of sects that can make it to the end won't be many, so there will definitely be enough of the Secret Realm to go around."

Lin Feng looked at Liu Ruoyun and said.

"That's right, there is really no need for us to let the sects slaughter each other over one Secret Realm, is there?" Lu Yingying also hurriedly said.

"It is said that the demonic evildoers from the Tianwu Sect have also come this time; their cultivation is profound, and they are the ones we need to be most wary of."

Lin Feng then looked at Jiang Xun, waiting for Jiang Xun to make the final decision.

The Tianwu Sect is a powerful sect independent of the Ten Great Sects, which improves its strength through crooked and evil techniques, and is naturally called a Demonic Sect.

Its strength is sufficient to withstand the Ten Great Sects with the power of one sect alone.

The current situation is that the Ten Great Sects and the Tianwu Sect are keeping each other in check, and neither can take the other down.

Jiang Xun was silent, and everyone else did not speak, waiting for Jiang Xun.

After a moment, Jiang Xun nodded: "Since that is the case, we shall join forces with young friend Lin, but I have one condition."

"Senior, please speak." Lin Feng said, cupping his hands.

"In all matters along the way, listen to my arrangements. If you encounter disciples from other sects making a move, you must not show mercy." Jiang Xun said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng could not help but look at Jiang Che and Lu Yingying.

The two of them also hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Only then did Lin Feng look at Jiang Xun: "We will listen to Senior."

"Good, young friend Lin is also a straightforward person." Jiang Xun stood up and walked outside: "It is time to go now."

Liu Ruoyun and Gu Qing immediately followed.

Lin Feng and the other two also stood up one after another, following behind Jiang Xun.

"I have yet to ask for Senior's name." Lin Feng quickened his pace to catch up and said.

"My surname is also Lin." Jiang Xun smiled.

Gu Qing and Liu Ruoyun understood and also gave fake names.

"Liu Qing." Liu Ruoyun cupped her hands and smiled.

Gu Qing was stunned upon hearing this, then said: "Gu Ruoyun."

"Senior Lin, Miss Liu, Miss Gu."

Upon hearing this, the three of them also cupped their hands and greeted them.

Afterwards, the group walked downstairs together.

"Senior brother... this Senior is not quite right." Jiang Che whispered in Lin Feng's ear.

"You are talking about his cultivation, right?" Lin Feng nodded and said.

"That's right, yesterday that aura was clearly Nascent Soul Great Perfection, but seeing him today, it seems to be only... Golden Core?" Jiang Che's brows were tightly furrowed.

"Who knows if this Senior has some Dharma Treasure to hide his power; that momentum yesterday could not have been faked. Let's just follow him for now." Lin Feng nodded and said.

After leaving the inn, the six of them flew together toward the summit of Xuwang Mountain.

This time, Gu Qing and Liu Ruoyun used Wind Control together to carry Jiang Xun as they flew.

After all, with outsiders present, sword-flying was too undignified.

Although Wind Control cannot carry people for ultra-long-distance flight, it was perfectly fine to fly to the summit of Xuwang Mountain.

"This Senior is just different; he is even too lazy to use Wind Control himself." Jiang Che said, looking at Jiang Xun and the others flying in front.

"Perhaps it is to preserve his strength and avoid internal energy consumption as much as possible." Lin Feng smiled.

"Those two older sisters are also very powerful; one is Nascent Soul Late Stage and one is Nascent Soul Mid Stage." Lu Yingying followed along the side and said.

At the same time, the three of Jiang Xun were also secretly transmitting their voices, discussing the cultivation of Lin Feng and the other two.

"Master, that one called Lin Feng is quite powerful; he is at Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak." Gu Qing's voice entered Jiang Xun's mind.

"That Jiang Che is also Nascent Soul Mid Stage, and that little girl is a bit worse, just having stepped into Nascent Soul." Liu Ruoyun also said, then curled her lips: "But the three of them combined are probably no match for Senior Sister."

"... I am not so conceited as to think that." Gu Qing was speechless upon hearing this.

"Master let us join forces with them, isn't it just to kill them after seizing the Secret Realm and swallow it all for ourselves? Little Liu is right, isn't she, Master?" Liu Ruyan blinked and looked at Jiang Xun as she spoke.

"That is indeed the intention." Jiang Xun nodded, not denying it.

"I think that little sister looks quite good too; how about bringing her back for Master as a bed-warming maid when the time comes?" Liu Ruoyun licked the corner of her mouth and smiled.

"How can that be? My Lin Qingwan is already serving by the bed." Gu Qing immediately said.

"So what? One more is just one more." Liu Ruoyun chuckled.

Suddenly, a pillar of spiritual light shot into the sky in front of the group.

A black radiance exploded in the air.

Instantly, the heavens and earth changed color.

Just a moment ago the sky was clear for ten thousand miles, but now it had become pitch black.

The entire Xuwang Mountain was shrouded in black Qi.

"The Secret Realm has opened!" Lin Feng shouted upon seeing this.

"This is the Demonic Qi that has accumulated in the Void Sect for thousands of years. Everyone, quickly circulate your energy to protect your bodies; do not let the Demonic Qi enter your bodies!" Jiang Che also hurriedly shouted, while landing and beginning to circulate his energy and meditate.

Lin Feng and Lu Yingying did the same.

Seeing this, Gu Qing and Liu Ruoyun immediately brought Jiang Xun back down to the ground, and the two sat cross-legged to circulate their cultivation.

"Master?" Seeing that Jiang Xun made no move, Gu Qing called out worriedly.

"It is fine, look after yourselves." Jiang Xun shook his head, looking quite at ease; with the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe on his body, this Demonic Qi could do nothing to Jiang Xun.

Seeing the surrounding Demonic Qi avoiding Jiang Xun, Gu Qing and Liu Ruoyun felt relieved and circulated their cultivation techniques with all their might.

Lin Feng and the other two were incredibly astonished to see this scene.

They had not expected that even Demonic Qi accumulated for a thousand years would avoid Jiang Xun.

This senior was truly extraordinary.

"Ugh! Ugh... no! I can't hold it!"

Not far behind Jiang Xun and the others, there were over a dozen cultivators at the Golden Core Stage, who were also sitting in meditation on the spot, resisting the Demonic Qi.

But they had not expected that with their Golden Core Stage cultivation, they would be unable to resist, and the Demonic Qi entered their bodies.

Many of them began to have bloodshot eyes, roaring in agony all over.

"Senior Brother Liu, Senior Brother Liu!"

Among these people was a familiar face, Liu Hong, who had blocked Jiang Xun and the others earlier.

At this moment, Liu Hong opened his eyes abruptly; his pupils were scarlet, the whites of his eyes had also turned red, and Demonic Qi surged into the sky from his entire body.

The dozen or so Golden Core cultivators around him were the same.

Afterward, they all stood up together and ran toward the direction of Jiang Xun and the others at an extremely fast speed.

Further back, there were some rogue cultivators with even lower cultivation, mostly at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

They had come here for nothing more than to join in the excitement and pick up scraps, thinking that perhaps seeing the great battles of those Nascent Soul experts might be helpful to their own cultivation.

They had not expected to be caught off guard by the Demonic Qi entering their bodies, and they fled directly back to Xuwang Town at the foot of the mountain.