Chapter 60

Xu Chen said indifferently.

About an hour later, all nine entrance areas reacted.

The area where Xu Chen stood was a huge, smooth stone.

Everyone from their Jixia Academy was on this massive stone.

Immediately, the huge stone began to glow with a golden luster, enveloping everyone upon it.

The other eight areas were in the same situation.

This signified that the secret realm was about to open.

People at the nine entrance areas would enter first; others would have to wait for the second wave of entrances to open.

"Hum!"

"Hum!"

"Hum!"

Soon, Xu Chen and the others felt themselves enveloped by a ball of golden light.

Immediately, everyone's bodies seemed to sink into space, then vanished from the ninth entrance area.

People at the other eight entrance areas also vanished simultaneously.

This wave brought in roughly two or three hundred people.

Once fully inside the secret realm, Xu Chen found no one beside him.

"In the previous life, it was the same; I was alone by myself."

"Correct, this follows the original plot, which pleases me greatly."

"However, starting from the Tianxuan Secret Realm, I will encounter a mysterious organization called Nine Heavens."

"The Nine Heavens has nine members, each possessing immense strength or talent, whether in alchemy, physical body, primordial spirit, array formations, or heavenly secrets."

"The nine members of the Nine Heavens manipulate the winds and clouds of the world, foreseeing continental changes and controlling all variables."

"This organization is extremely mysterious; only after I achieved Immortal Emperor did I deduce who the other eight were."

Xu Chen said with a solemn expression.

One could say the mastermind behind this Tianxuan Secret Realm was someone from the Nine Heavens.

Because they very much wanted to know who the child of fortune of this life was.

Through this trial, they would be able to see it.

At that time, they would invite the child of fortune to join the Nine Heavens, as the Nine Heavens currently has fewer than nine members.

In the past, both Xu Chen and Ye Xuan entered the Nine Heavens simultaneously.

They did not know each other's identities at the time; they only learned the truth later at the Myriad Realms Battlefield.

Xu Chen shook his head: "I do not know if someone from the Nine Heavens will invite me in this life."

A hint of interest appeared in his eyes; joining the Nine Heavens was best because it provided access to all kinds of information.

Such information was heaven-defying; it could never be known within ordinary sects.

He smiled: "I am somewhat looking forward to it, but for now, I must hurry to grow stronger."

He had not entered the secret realm to play.

Except for not deliberately snatching Ye Xuan's opportunities, he would take everything else.

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Having thought this, memories from his past life echoed once more in Xu Chen's mind.

Immediately after, a crystal-clear map of opportunities spread out distinctly within Xu Chen's mind.

Xu Chen quickly locked onto the western direction: "There are plenty of spirit stones there, along with spiritual herbs that can enhance the physical body. I'll go there."

Having spoken, Xu Chen activated the technique of shrinking the earth to an inch; one step forward, and his afterimage instantly covered a hundred meters.

He appeared to walk slowly, yet his movement distance was extremely fast.

Before long, Xu Chen arrived at his destination.

It was a tranquil great lake, surrounded by thickets of shrubs and overgrown weeds.

The breathing sounds of sleeping demonic beasts, the roaring of battles, and mournful cries drifted in faintly.

Occasionally, flying birds passed over, dropping droppings, yet the lake water remained utterly still.

However, Xu Chen knew that a fifth-rank demonic beast giant snake resided within, comparable to a late-stage fifth-grade martial artist.

The giant snake's skin was thick and its flesh tough, matching the physical body of a fifth-grade perfect martial artist.

Therefore, it was quite troublesome for any martial artist below the fifth-grade perfect realm to deal with it.

Even for Xu Chen to kill it, using martial arts techniques would require considerable effort.

Fortunately, however, this giant snake possessed very weak spiritual sense, at most fourth-grade.

In that case, it would not be too troublesome.

"Come, come, brothers. It is said that within this Black Ice Lake, there is a giant snake seven or eight meters long."

"Beneath the lake lie vast quantities of mid-grade and high-grade spirit stones, along with a fifth-grade spiritual herb known as the Profound Body Spirit Vine."

"If obtained, it could greatly enhance physical body strength, and perhaps even elevate one's realm."

Just as Xu Chen was about to act, voices from sect members reached his ears.

Xu Chen remembered that two other sects had arrived here at the same time.

One was the Shadow Gate, a sect of assassins; the other was the Heavenly Thunder Pavilion, a sect that utilized thunder-attribute martial arts.

These two sects also possessed sixth-grade experts, but in this small plotline of the Black Ice Lake, the sixth-grade experts did not come.

"I also recall that the two Saintesses from the Shadow Gate and the Heavenly Thunder Pavilion seemed to have feelings for me."

In the next second, Xu Chen suddenly remembered this matter.

These two Saintesses were merely supporting female characters, which is why that dog-bastard author gave them to him.

Come to think of it, the strength of these two supporting females was both late-stage fifth-grade.

But they were merely passable; compared to the true female protagonists, they were ultimately inferior.

"The female protagonist has collapsed; I wonder if the supporting females have collapsed too."

"If they haven't collapsed, that would be quite advantageous for me."

Xu Chen pondered.

In the original text, these two supporting females belonged to him, eventually becoming his slaves.

This time, he did not hope for them to collapse, since according to the original text, he was the ultimate beneficiary.

"Let's go out and test it."

Having thought this, Xu Chen walked straight out.

In the blink of an eye, he was spotted by the people of the Shadow Gate and the Heavenly Thunder Pavilion.

They instantly became fully alert, each gripping their weapons tightly, palms sweating.

After all, the scene of Xu Chen instantly killing Lu Hou was still vivid in their minds.

This young master of the Jixia Academy was one of the most dangerous figures this time.

Xu Chen said cheerfully, "I also have my eyes on the treasures of this Black Ice Lake. What do you say?"

Yang An, the Holy Son of the Shadow Sect, took a deep breath: "How about splitting it equally?"

Duan Lei, the Holy Son of the Heavenly Thunder Sect, also spoke: "Each contributes one share of effort and receives one share of the benefits. Does that work for you?"

Xu Chen smiled: "That works too."

He knew that Yang An and Duan Lei were deceiving him.

They merely wanted to stabilize him temporarily; once they saw the treasure, they would join forces to kill him.

He remembered this segment clearly from his past life.

Beside them, Xiao Rong, the Saintess of the Shadow Sect, and Luo Yin, the Saintess of the Heavenly Thunder Sect, looked at Xu Chen, their eyes shining.

The sight of Xu Chen instantly killing Lu Hou had truly stirred their hearts.

Unlike Yang An and Duan Lei, who could only act low-key everywhere, talking about schemes and planning before acting.

To put it plainly, isn't that just being useless? Isn't it because their strength is insufficient that they resort to such schemes?

Before overwhelming strength, all cunning tricks are utterly useless.

They had already secretly decided to defect to Xu Chen and join the Jixia Academy shortly.