Chapter 58 - Eldest Senior Brother

Chapter 58: Chapter 56: Eldest Senior BrotherThree months later, at North Sea, when the Spirit Boat of the Sword Pavilion arrived, over a hundred cultivators from various sects and families were already waiting there.

"Once we enter, everyone should act as they see fit; do not force anything. Extend a helping hand to sects that are friendly towards our own, but do not let your guard down. Everyone must remain cautious," Shun Hua carefully instructed the disciples.

"Yes, we will strictly follow Uncle-Master’s orders," all the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment disciples replied in unison.

"Brother, why have you only just arrived?" Chen Qingchi, who had been stationed at the Medicine Pavilion’s position, ran over joyously upon seeing Ye Qiu.

After Ye Qiu emerged from seclusion, he had returned to Medicine Valley, and the two had not seen each other for two years.

Noticing a person he disliked among the crowd, he asked quietly, "Why is she here too? Has Sword Pavilion run out of people? Eh, isn’t she a Five Spirit Roots? She reached Foundation Establishment so quickly?"

Ye Qiu knew instantly he was talking about Qingling and clarified his doubt: "She’s the Sect Leader’s disciple, and she attained Foundation Establishment within two years; how could she not be qualified?"

"None of you ever suspected, didn’t anyone investigate her background?" A Five Spirit Roots, cultivating at a speed almost like that of a Single Spirit Root, it would be strange if there wasn’t something fishy!

"What does suspicion amount to? The Cultivation World is full of strange occurrences; this is also her opportunity. The sect would never engage in such acts," Ye Qiu said gravely.

But what does it matter if her cultivation speed is fast? In her lifetime, she will never be able to gather the Five Spirits in the Lower Realm without the Chaos Pearl; she cannot transform into a Chaos Spirit Root, and the trajectory of fate has already changed; he won’t let her take away the world’s inheritance and essence.

"This secret realm is very dangerous; you must be very careful after entering and remember not to trust anyone," Ye Qiu instructed him.

"Not even you, Brother?" Chen Qingchi jokingly asked.

"Correct, you cannot trust me either," the serious expression on Ye Qiu led Chen Qingchi to become nervous, and then he heard him explain: "Because the me you encounter might not be the real me."

"I remember now, I’ll be careful," Chen Qingchi promised, yet thought to himself that no matter how formidable the Illusion Array inside was, he would not misrecognize his brother.

Ten days later, after other sects and families arrived gradually, cultivators below the Divinity Transformation level boarded the Spirit Boat and sailed into North Sea.

North Sea was vast and boundless; so far, no cultivator had reached the other side of North Sea. The Beihai Sea Domain had countless spiritual islands; some were resource-depleted like dead islands, while others were abundant in Spiritual Energy and filled with heaven-sent treasures and geniuses, which is why, despite North Sea being listed as one of the top ten dangerous forbidden areas by the Cultivation World, countless cultivators still came to hunt for treasures.

The entrance to this secret realm was on a small island in North Sea. When the entrance of the secret realm opened, it triggered towering waves. Any cultivator above Nascent Soul level that entered was slain, yet the dangers within the secret realm were not something a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator could withstand.

Inside lay both opportunities and dangers; in previous lives, some cultivators found Immortal Pills and skyrocketed from Golden Core to Body Integration, advancing three major realms, while others gained Ancient inheritances or heaven-sent treasures, but many more were forever buried here.

Despite having elders in Divinity Transformation and Body Integration escorting them, they reached the small island mostly unscathed.

The island was merely a hundred square meters, covered with some very ordinary Spirit Plants, and occasionally a few seabirds flew by, looking quite nondescript. However, on the southern side of the island, there was a vortex five meters wide, faintly leaking Spiritual Energy. This was the entrance to the secret realm.

Qingling stared at the vortex, her heart trembling, vaguely feeling that something inside was calling to her; this was the third time this feeling had emerged, and she was determined to see what it really was!

At night, when the moon rose to its highest point, it connected with the surrounding stars to form a series of mystical patterns. At midnight, the entrance to the secret realm suddenly opened wide. Cultivators at the Divinity Transformation and Body Integration Realm quickly retreated, while those at the Nascent Soul Stage, Golden Core, and Foundation Establishment were all sucked into the secret realm.

Ye Qiu felt his body out of control, a strong suction making his head dizzy. After a while, when the suction ceased, he finally regained control over his body.

At this moment, he was transported to a grand hall, where pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes surrounded him. Staring at them for long, he faintly felt as if they were flying and swimming around the pillars.

The hall was empty, but the walls were inscribed with ancient scripts written in law characters he couldn’t understand. However, his mind couldn’t help but be drawn in, feeling the spiritual energy in his Dantian spinning faster and his headache intensifying.

"Pfft..." Ye Qiu suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his heart filled with horror. These law characters were definitely not simple; he had only glanced at them briefly.

With his current cultivation level, memorizing these law characters was impossible. He decided to forsake his spiritual energy, and traced each character carefully with pen and paper. He believed that with these law characters, the Cultivation World could definitely make a huge leap forward.

Over the next five days, Ye Qiu stayed in the hall alone, meticulously tracing every wall without missing a single detail, while outside, the competition for the secret realm had become fiercely intense.

"Little sister, you better put down that scroll." Qingling was secretly thrilled to have obtained the Ancient Technique of Qi Observation Technique, when suddenly a creeper male voice spoke beside her.

Seeing Qingling as merely a female cultivator reaching up to his chest, the man looked at her with contempt and lewdness in his eyes.

Qingling’s face darkened at this: "Back off, or don’t blame me for being rude."

"And how will you be rude to me, little sister? I’m waiting, big brother here for you," the man said with a sleazy grin, his small eyes squinting like blades, his features squeezing together, becoming even more repulsive.

"You deserve to die!" Qingling stared at him as if looking at a dead man.

As she spoke, she drew her sword and attacked. The man, at the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, did not take her Early-stage Foundation Establishment techniques seriously. However, in his disbelief, a black beetle the size of a finger flew out from Qingling’s hand, burrowed into his skin, and soon after, emerged from his head. He couldn’t even let out a scream before his Divine Soul was destroyed.

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Ye Qiu walked out from the palace and entered another. Within just ten days, he had already passed through four palaces. This place was like a cluster of palaces; some had items, others were completely empty.

Half a month later, Ye Qiu arrived at a hall three times larger than the previous ones. By the time he got there, about fifty to sixty people had already gathered, including Shun Hua, Shun Ying, Chen Qingchi, and Qingling.

Ye Qiu noticed that there was a large gate on the northern side of the hall, guarded by two puppets wearing silver armor and wielding large swords, their eyes seemingly alive as they stared at everyone.

"What’s going on?" Ye Qiu asked.

"We need the number of ninety-nine to proceed," Shun Hua said gravely.

Hearing this, Ye Qiu understood the implication. There were over two hundred people who entered initially. Was this first challenge meant to eliminate over a hundred people?