Chapter 547: The Secret Realm Appears

Six years later, on the border of the State of Liang to the west of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, in a small-scale market.

This small market was similar to the Jinshan Market in the State of Wei, also located on the southern edge of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range. There weren't many cultivators coming and going, and they were basically all going to the Floating Cloud Mountain Range to hunt demons and gather herbs.

On this day, a person wrapped in a gray robe that covered most of his face carefully avoided the law enforcement cultivators on the street and came to a courtyard where mortals lived on the north side of the market.

After arriving at the entrance, the gray-robed person carefully looked around again. Seeing that there was no movement nearby, he felt relieved and knocked on the door.

A moment later, a sound of opening the door came from inside. A thin, middle-aged man opened the gate, poked his head out to look, and after seeing the figure of the gray-robed person, hurriedly opened the gate and let him in.

"Senior Brother Yu, how is it? Did you find out any news?" No sooner had he closed the gate than the middle-aged man asked the gray-robed person directly.

The gray-robed person nodded somewhat nervously and said: "The law enforcement team's inspection intensity has clearly increased these past two days. I'm afraid they have already discovered something is wrong. Another Golden Core cultivator came to the market today. We are becoming more and more dangerous here. I think it's better to persuade Master to leave here first."

"Hmm! Junior Brother Liu and the others have all gone out to look for prey. Master is in the back hall. Let's go over together and talk about it first. Although we are safe hiding here for the time being, it's inevitable that we will reveal flaws if time drags on!" The middle-aged man nodded immediately upon hearing this, agreeing with the other's proposal.

The two walked a few dozen steps inside, passed through two doors, and came to a silent backyard.

Just after walking into the backyard gate, a very thick smell of blood came from inside. Facing the pungent and creepy smell of blood, the two were not affected at all; instead, a trace of joy appeared on their faces.

"Master!" The gray-robed person and the middle-aged man came to that mass of red blood mist and immediately bowed respectfully.

Seeing this, the gray-robed person and the middle-aged man looked at each other and nodded immediately, saying: "Haha! Congratulations to Master for refining the magic treasure early and achieving great success in your divine art."

"Oh! Isn't that very good? The more these low-tier rogue cultivators gather, the less anyone will notice if a few people go missing occasionally. It just happens to allow me to refine this magic treasure in my hand here at once." The voice in the blood mist still carried a trace of excitement.

At the same time, on a high mountain on the other side of this market, a yellow-robed man with an ugly expression came to a cave dwelling on the summit.

"Rest assured, at most it will take another four or five days, and I should be able to complete the task here. With this magic treasure, even if one or two ordinary Golden Core cultivators come, it will be impossible for them to easily take me down. Hehe! When that time comes, it's not certain who will be looking for trouble with whom."

As the voice in the blood mist fell, a jade disk that was entirely blood-red suddenly appeared in mid-air, emitting a terrifying pressure that made people feel lingering fear.

"The disciples are somewhat worried. We are no longer safe here and will be tracked down, bringing some trouble to Master."

The State of Liang is a small country in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, controlled by the Golden Core sect "Leiyun Sect." This white-haired old man was a Supreme Elder of the "Leiyun Sect" at the Golden Core stage.

After bowing slightly to the white-haired old man sitting on the futon before him, the person who came said directly: "Senior Uncle Luo, the law enforcement team discovered that cultivators have been disappearing for no reason in the market these past few days. It doesn't look like it was done by the bandits around here. I'm afraid some demon cubs have mixed in. Should we thoroughly clear out the market?"

"Yu Feng, why are you so nervous today? What happened again?" A moment later, a heavy male voice slowly came from the blood mist.

In a hall in the back, hundreds of corpses of cultivators with different appearances had already piled up on both sides. Although these people died miserably and all the blood on their bodies had drained away, a strange smile hung on their faces, as if they hadn't felt any pain before they died.

"Reporting to Master, recently because of the rumors of the secret realm appearing, many rogue cultivators have come here again. Today, another Golden Core cultivator has come to sit in the market. Now this market is overcrowded, and even the law enforcement team managing the market has added manpower to patrol."

After the few finished speaking, a burst of wild laughter sounded in the hall again.

Sitting in the middle of the hall was a person whose entire body was wrapped in a mass of red blood mist. The thick blood mist had covered this person's face, and only when the blood mist flowed rapidly could one occasionally see a pair of red pupils on this person's face that were relatively eye-catching.

The white-haired old man didn't seem to care much about the worry in the Foundation Establishment cultivator's words. He slowly opened his eyes and said calmly:

"Recently, because we deliberately released the rumors of the secret realm, so many outside cultivators have come to the market. It's nothing to be surprised about that a few demon cultivators have mixed in. Why be so panicked.

It's just a few low-tier rogue cultivators going missing; there's no need to make a big fuss and affect the normal operation of the market. Later, I will send a sound transmission to the sect, asking them to send more manpower to support the market. Now it is also a rare opportunity for us to earn spirit stones. You just need to keep a close eye on the market and don't let any major chaos happen."

Hearing the old man's reply, the yellow-robed man hurriedly nodded and smiled: "Senior Uncle Luo is right. Ever since we released the news a year ago, the market's business has almost doubled in the past year. If it weren't for similar rumors appearing in several surrounding countries, our market's business might have been even better.

It's just that I don't know when this secret realm will appear. If it really appears within our State of Liang, that would be great. That way, we might be able to earn another sum!"

"Hmph! You think this ancient secret realm is really something anyone can enter? We spread the news just to attract them to the market. When the secret realm opens, these ignorant low-tier cultivators probably won't even be able to get close to take a look, let alone dream of ascending to heaven in broad daylight." After the white-haired old man finished speaking, he chuckled disdainfully.

The yellow-robed man was slightly shocked when he heard this. When the sect first asked them to spread the rumors of the secret realm among the low-tier rogue cultivators, he thought it was just an ordinary secret realm that anyone would have a chance to enter if they encountered it. Even he himself had some expectations in his heart.

Now hearing what the white-haired old man said, this secret realm was probably something only high-tier Golden Core cultivators were qualified to enter. The yellow-robed man only had a fourth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivation, and his heart immediately cooled by half, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

The trace of disappointment in the yellow-robed man's eyes naturally didn't escape the white-haired old man's eyes. However, as a Supreme Elder high above in the sect, he couldn't be bothered to care about the thoughts of an ordinary Foundation Establishment disciple in the sect, and he waved his hand directly at the yellow-robed man.

"Alright, you go down first. I still need to go into seclusion to cultivate recently. Don't come to disturb me if there's nothing major!"

"Obey." After the yellow-robed man received the instruction, he nodded immediately, bowed, and slowly retreated.

Seeing that the yellow-robed man had retreated, the white-haired old man immediately waved his hand to activate the formation restrictions at the entrance of the cave dwelling, closed his eyes, and prepared to continue sitting in meditation to cultivate.

Unexpectedly, only a moment later, the restrictions at the entrance of the cave dwelling suddenly shook again. The white-haired old man frowned and reopened the restrictions, only to find that the yellow-robed man who had just gone in had run back in a panic.

"Why is it you again? What kind of system is it to be panicked all day long?"

Hearing the white-haired old man's angry rebuke, the yellow-robed man explained excitedly: "Senior Uncle Luo, the secret realm, it seems the secret realm has really appeared!"

The white-haired old man's expression changed when he heard this. He didn't pay any more attention to the yellow-robed man before him and flashed directly out of the cave dwelling.

I don't know when, but in the sky to the north of the market, a peerlessly gorgeous seven-colored glow suddenly appeared. Even though it was thousands of miles away, it was still clear at a glance. From the surface, it did indeed look like a sign before the appearance of a secret realm.

Seeing this scene, the white-haired old man was immediately shocked. He didn't expect that the yellow-robed man's unintentional words just now would turn into reality in the blink of an eye.

"I'll go over and check the situation first. You immediately send a sound transmission to the sect, inform Senior Brother He and the others about this, and additionally activate the grand formation to seal the entire market. Don't let the news spread out yet."

After the white-haired old man gave an order to the yellow-robed man who had just followed him out, he had just turned into a spiritual light and flown out of the market when a mass of red clouds suddenly appeared on the west side of the market. Like him, it headed straight for the north, and its speed was not a bit slower than the white-haired old man who had set off first.

"Golden Core demon cultivator!" Seeing the red clouds not far beside him, the white-haired old man's expression changed drastically. He didn't expect that there was actually a Golden Core-level demon cultivator hidden in the market he was sitting in.

However, at this moment, the white-haired old man couldn't care about investigating this matter. He didn't pay attention to the demon cultivator beside him and directly took out a second-tier spiritual talisman, stuck it on his feet, and accelerated his speed a bit more.

By the time the white-haired old man and that mass of red clouds arrived thousands of miles away one after another, they suddenly saw two figures silently confronting each other in the high sky directly below the seven-colored glow.

Although these two hadn't made a move, the collision of the powerful pressure coming from their bodies had already caused the spiritual energy for dozens of miles around to move without wind. They were clearly two powerhouses at the Nascent Soul level or above.

After approaching and feeling the powerful pressure coming from the two, the white-haired old man and that mass of red clouds stopped their figures one after another, not daring to move forward another step, and then separately found a nearby mountain to land on, each hiding their own figures.

"To have alarmed Nascent Soul cultivators so quickly, it seems it really is the secret realm appearing. It won't be wrong!" The white-haired old man looked at the two Nascent Soul cultivators in mid-air and muttered to himself excitedly.

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