Chapter 1125: There Really Is an Acquaintance

Although Earth Continent is divided into Six Great Immortal Domains, it remains a single whole; all are fragments struck down from Tianzhou in ancient times, existing on a parallel plane.

To traverse between the Six Great Immortal Domains, one must possess strength at least at the Earth Immortal realm to pass safely through the domain surface; otherwise, one will be crushed to ash by the power of the Heaven and Earth Rules.

Although Xu Que had considerable confidence in his Flesh Body's strength, he was not someone who liked to take risks easily, nor was he willing to gamble his life just to challenge himself; though it might sound cowardly, such things were simply unnecessary.

Xu Que had countless methods to make himself stronger; he would never suffer from chuunibyou and run off to do those dangerous things.

Of course, if countless people across the entire Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm were watching him, he would definitely charge forward without hesitation, ignoring all warnings to traverse the Immortal Domains with his own body—not for any other reason, but simply to Act Cool!

But when hardly anyone was watching, there was no need to put on such a show!

Traveling from the Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm to the Xuan Yi Immortal Domain took only a few days.

Since Qin Sanli had previously visited the Xuan Yi Immortal Domain, after Xu Que arranged the Void Boundary Talisman, it was Qin Sanli who activated the Sky-Breaking Talisman, leading the group to the Xuan Yi Immortal Domain.

Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude had already gathered clear intelligence while on Xuanhuang Continent: that Secret Realm Trial was located in the west of the Xuan Yi Immortal Domain, in a lower geographical position, sandwiched between the Xuan Yi Immortal Domain and Lin Kingdom of Xuanhuang Continent.

Familiar with that Secret Realm, Qin Sanli guided Xu Que, Er Gouzi, and Duan Jiude, descending directly at the entrance to the Secret Realm within the Xuan Yi Immortal Domain.

Judging by the timing, the Secret Realm Trial should already be nearing its end, with many people having already departed from the Secret Realm.

After Xu Que and his party arrived, they did not attract much attention and simply stood at the Secret Realm entrance to wait.

"Kid, are you really not going in? This Divine Venerable has heard there are good treasures inside!" Er Gouzi stood to one side, watching cultivators continuously emerge from the Secret Realm with envious eyes as he asked eagerly.

"Go in my ass! This Secret Realm is so vast; what if I miss her?" Xu Que glared and retorted.

He truly had no intention of entering the Secret Realm; as he said, if his group happened to enter just as the woman he knew emerged from within, finding her afterward would only become far more troublesome.

On the contrary, the current situation was optimal; as long as they waited at the Secret Realm entrance, they would absolutely encounter her, after all, there was only this single entrance and exit!

"Having said that, there indeed exists a Divine Object within this Secret Realm, though it has always been merely a rumor; no one has ever witnessed it with their own eyes!" At this moment, Qin Sanli also nodded slightly, speaking purely out of casual conversation.

Hearing this, Xu Que immediately raised his eyebrows, smiling without speaking.

In such a situation, if he were to ask what Divine Object lay inside, wouldn't the plot development force him to actually enter?

This Saint of Acting Cool simply would not ask!

"Uh..." Seeing that neither Xu Que nor Er Gouzi and the others had any intention of engaging in conversation, Qin Sanli found he could not continue the small talk, yet feeling it somewhat foolish for several people to stand there waiting idly, he opened his mouth again to speak further.

"This Divine Object..."

"Shut up!" Xu Que immediately glared and shouted, "Don't spout any nonsense about Divine Objects or Creation to me; this Saint of Acting Cool has only one goal today: to wait here obediently!"

"O-okay..." After a moment of stunned silence, Qin Sanli offered a bitter, awkward smile, completely baffled and unaware of how he had offended Xu Que.

At this moment, Er Gouzi suddenly rose from the ground, his expression full of vigilance as he said, "Eh, kid, this Divine Venerable feels something is amiss!"

"In what way is it amiss?" Xu Que looked toward Er Gouzi.

Er Gouzi's nose twitched several times before he stated gravely, "There seems to be an aura in this place that is very similar to yours."

"An aura similar to mine? What does that mean?" Xu Que was bewildered; he himself had sensed nothing, yet Er Gouzi's demeanor did not seem like joking, and moreover, this fellow's nose was indeed far superior to that of ordinary people.

"I can't quite describe the situation; that wisp of aura is very faint, but it seems to come from this direction!" Er Gouzi shook his head somewhat confusedly, extending his claw to point toward the Secret Realm entrance.

"You bastard aren't just trying to lure me inside, are you?" Xu Que immediately said, rendered speechless.

Yet, just as his gaze fell upon the Secret Realm entrance, he suddenly froze.

A familiar aura was approaching, one that seemed strangely recognizable.

"Holy crap, there really is an acquaintance?" Xu Que was dumbfounded.

Subsequently, a graceful figure slowly emerged from the Secret Realm entrance; clad in purple robes and possessing a beautiful countenance, it was none other than Lan Xinyue.

Back then, he had departed the Lost Land together with the siblings Lan Xinyue and Lan Hetu, along with several Disciples of Li Huo Academy, but a dead person's head had collided with and destroyed the Void Tunnel, forcing them to scatter midway and fall out of the Void Tunnel.

At that time, Xu Que had seen that the siblings Lan Xinyue and Lan Hetu were sucked in the same direction as him, though separated by a considerable distance; upon waking, he had landed in the Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm of Earth Continent, and afterward, he had attempted to search for the siblings Lan Xinyue and Lan Hetu, but had found no clues whatsoever.

Now that Lan Xinyue appeared in this Secret Realm, it was evident that she had originally landed in the Xuan Yi Immortal Domain of Earth Continent.

"Fellow Daoist Xu!" As Lan Xinyue exited the Secret Realm entrance, she happened to spot Xu Que; her face filled with surprise, she hurried over.

"Miss Lan, what a coincidence, to meet here..." Xu Que greeted with a beaming smile.

But halfway through his words, he felt something was wrong.

The information Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude had gathered was that someone within the Secret Realm had encountered a woman from Earth Continent who claimed to know him.

Xu Que had never visited other Immortal Domains, so subconsciously he had assumed it would likely be Su Cloud Sect Master or the others; unfortunately, with Lan Xinyue's appearance, he was somewhat dumbstruck.

Could the woman mentioned in that clue possibly be the Lan Xinyue standing before him?

"Fellow Daoist Xu, weren't you in the Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm? I have been in Closed-door Cultivation healing my injuries until recently; coincidentally, I heard this Secret Realm had opened and came over, where I also heard many rumors about you inside; I never expected you to be in the Xuan Yi Immortal Domain as well." Lan Xinyue seemed very delighted by Xu Que's appearance.

After all, having been separated from Lan Hetu and drifting alone in this strange and dangerous land, encountering Xu Que, who counted as a barely familiar acquaintance, naturally brought her some joy.

But Xu Que was not happy; he said with a bitter smile, "Miss Lan, actually, I came here to find someone; someone said there is a woman in the Secret Realm who claims to know me—could that possibly be you?"

"Ah?" Lan Xinyue paused for a moment, then her Cheeks flushed red as she explained, "Fellow Daoist Xu, please do not misunderstand; back then, I heard others discussing your affairs and became curious, so I went to inquire; for convenience, I claimed to be your friend; I hope you do not take offense."

"..." Upon hearing this, Xu Que instantly let out a helpless, bitter smile.

Well, another wasted trip!

Although meeting Lan Xinyue was also a joyful event, compared to the anticipation he had initially felt in his heart to reunite with Zixia Fairy, Su Cloud Sect Master, and the others, this felt somewhat disappointing.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, this matter was indeed my rashness; I will go explain this to everyone immediately!" Noticing Xu Que's Expression, Lan Xinyue thought he was bothered by her using his name to claim friendship, so she hastily spoke.

Xu Que recovered his composure and quickly waved his hand, smiling as he said, "No, no, no, Miss Lan has misunderstood; this is a long story, but it doesn't matter; now that I can confirm you are in a safe situation, I am indeed relieved!"

Qin Sanli and Duan Jiude stood to one side, exchanging a smile.

They too could see that this whole affair was a misunderstanding.

Er Gouzi, however, continued staring at the Secret Realm entrance; after pondering for a moment, he turned his head back to Xu Que and said, "Kid, don't just focus on matters of the heart; there really is an aura inside here that is very similar to yours!"

"Ah?" Xu Que was stunned once again; he had originally assumed Er Gouzi was referring to Lan Xinyue, after all, he and Lan Xinyue had some contact, so if there were a trace of his aura, that would be normal.

But now that Lan Xinyue had already emerged, yet Er Gouzi was still speaking of matters within the Secret Realm, it truly made Xu Que curious.

"Exactly what aura are you talking about?" Xu Que pressed further.

"It's unclear; anyway, it's a type of aura, like that of a Divine Object," Er Gouzi said, shaking his head.

Another Divine Object?

Upon hearing this term, Xu Que immediately felt something was off.

At this moment, Qin Sanli could not help but interject, "Vice Gang Leader, the term 'Divine Object' cannot be used lightly! This Secret Realm is named the Realm of the Underworld King; rumor has it that this was the former residence of an Ancient Deity named Underworld King. During the Deity War, this land was struck down. It is said to harbor his Inheritance, yet to this day, no one has found anything related to Underworld King within it. Therefore, everyone says a Divine Object might exist here, precisely because it would be a Shenling Object!"

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