Entering the Secret Realm

Li Ming and Chen Qingke looked at the elite senior brother.

Many disciples also quietened down and listened carefully.

"This time, the secret realm is only available to the qi refinement stage. Junior brothers and sisters who have reached the foundation establishment stage cannot enter."

"After forming a party, you can enter the forbidden area and freely search for resources."

"When the forbidden area is about to close, I will remind you to come out. Afterward, come to me to register the resources you have obtained. The outcome will be decided by the number of resources you obtained."

After the elite senior brother finished speaking, the disciples who had already reached the peak of the qi refinement stage looked at each other, and the smell of gunpowder emerged.

Where there was a trial, there would naturally be a final victor.

These people were all infinitely close to the foundation establishment stage and had cultivated many secret techniques.

For them, obtaining resources was not that high a priority. It was more important to suppress the other disciples and obtain first place. That would allow them to show their superiority over the others.

Li Ming noticed that Chen Qingke's fighting spirit had also been ignited.

Obviously, as the genius disciple who was the fastest to reach the peak of the qi refinement stage, Junior Sister Chen also wanted to take first place.

In the mystic realm, it was not a simple first come, first served, but strength first!

Whoever was stronger would have the right to speak.

Therefore, it was not only the top few disciples who refused to give in.

The disciples of the same sect who had always been competing with each other were also competing with each other.

The elite senior brother looked at the young generation of disciples and nodded slightly, but his words were very strict.

"Of course, even if you're allowed to form teams, the resources will still be calculated according to the individual. Your team must determine the distribution method in advance. And once again, killing each other is strictly prohibited. Those who break this rule... Will be dealt with by the law enforcement hall!"

The inner sect disciples all knew this rule. Compared to taking the risk to cheat others in the secret realm, it was better to cultivate in an upright manner. There was no need to challenge the authority of the law enforcement hall.

The reason why they formed teams was also to give them more flexibility when they challenged the secret realm.

Some disciples who were not that powerful in the qi refinement stage could help each other and achieve things they would not have been able to without forming a team.

The stronger disciples could similarly join forces to defeat the stronger demonic beasts.

Seeing that the atmosphere was rather harmonious, the elite senior brother continued to explain.

"You can only bring one storage bag in. Half of the resources obtained in the secret realm will be the reward given by the sect, and the other half will have to be handed over to the sect."

"At the same time, the top three winners of the inner sect trial will also be able to obtain any treasure in the sect's treasure vault!"

Upon hearing the elite senior brother's words, many new disciples were pleasantly surprised and immediately became filled with fighting spirit.

To be able to obtain half of the resources in the sect's secret realm was equivalent to picking them up for free!

As for handing over half to the sect, they had no objections to this. After all, this secret realm was originally provided by the sect.

Moreover, the top three who obtained the resources could choose any treasure at will from the sect's treasure vault.

That was the sect's treasure vault, and there was no lack of precious magic tools.

If they could be matched with a powerful magical artifact that was suitable for them, it would be of great help to their future cultivation.

Many of the disciples who had formed teams were considering whether they should give all the resources to another person after searching for resources. Then, they would try to fight for the top three.

However, the few powerful perfected qi refinement cultivators were ambitious and were determined to monopolize all the resources and treasures for themselves.

Chen Qingke said to Li Ming in surprise, "Senior brother, the top three will be able to have more treasures!"

Li Ming nodded. "The rewards are more generous than the previous years. The sect has really invested a lot this time."

"Mm-hm!" Chen Qingke rubbed her hands.

Li Ming looked at the few disciples with extraordinary auras in front of him and thought to himself, "They are all good seedlings. I wonder how they compare to me?"

Many disciples were excited because the top three would be rewarded with more treasures.

"These are the rules. Now, prepare to enter the forbidden area."

After the elite disciple finished explaining the rules, he looked at the time.

A minute later, a ray of light behind him began to distort. It was the sign of the secret realm opening.

He stepped aside, and the disciples below lined up according to the order of their groups, preparing to enter the secret realm.

"I'd like to emphasize again," said the elite senior brother. "While you can fight inside the forbidden area, killing each other is absolutely forbidden!"

He swept his gaze across all the disciples with a stern look. "The sect will use a tracking technique to track your movements at all times. Once someone dies, the tracking technique will immediately land on the nearest disciple."

With that said, the disciples should know the red line drawn by the sect.

In fact, this tracking technique was released by the golden core stage elder who was standing guard here.

Unless other core formation stage cultivators tried to remove it by force, the disciples would not be able to remove it while within the secret realm.

This was not only to fulfill the rules of the Divine Will Sect, but also to protect the immortal seedlings cultivated in the sect.

After hearing the elite senior brother's reminder, the disciples had no objections.

At this moment, the time for the secret realm to open had arrived.

The entrance to the forbidden area lit up.

Everyone entered in a single file.

They walked straight into the light screen as if they were entering a screen of water, and then disappeared into the screen.

Li Ming followed the crowd and was about to step in.

"Senior brother," Chen Qingke pulled him back and said, "Once we enter the secret realm, we'll be separated. Everyone will be randomly sent into different parts of the secret realm."

"If you want to form a team, the two of us have to go in hand in hand."

Li Ming did not think too much about it and immediately entered with Chen Qingke, hand in hand.

The two of them entered the secret realm together.

The light screen in front of them fluctuated, and after a flash, he found himself in a completely different place.

This place was lush with vegetation, towering trees, and rich in spiritual qi.

It was a little like a primeval forest, and many plants were especially large.

Li Ming stepped on the solid ground, and the first thing he did was to observe his surroundings.

Just as Junior Sister Chen had said, they were randomly scattered across the secret realm.

Many of the people who had entered the light screen with them had disappeared. The place where the two of them had landed was silent and there was no one else.

Chen Qingke was also trying to determine their location. She seemed to have studied the secret realm a lot. She whispered to Li Ming, "Senior brother, we're at the edge of the secret realm."

"The edge?" It was Li Ming's first time here, so he did not have much experience.

"This small secret realm is not that big," Chen Qingke explained. "The spiritual qi is isolated from the outside, just like over there."

Following the direction of her finger, he saw an invisible barrier of spiritual qi, like a barrier.

"Generally speaking, the resources at the periphery are not rich. Usually, the center is where the main event can be found."

Chen Qingke looked at Li Ming, waiting for his decision.

Some inner sect disciples knew that they could not compete with the more talented and powerful disciples, so they would choose to pick up scraps on the periphery.

Chen Qingke could tell that Li Ming was only at the ninth level of the qi refinement stage, but she had no idea how strong he was.

"Let's go to the center then," Li Ming said with a smile.

Of course, he could tell that Chen Qingke wanted to go to the central area.

The inner sect trial was also an alternative competition for the inner sect disciples. The top three would also have the opportunity to go to the sect's treasure vault to select treasures.

Li Ming did not have any objection to getting benefits. He had wanted to ride a flying sword to the central area with Junior Sister Chen.

However, he discovered that there was a special restriction suppressing him, making him unable to ride a flying sword.

With their current realm, they were still unable to break it, so the two of them hurried over.

As he rushed from the edge to the center, he soon felt the dense spiritual qi in front of him.

They were in one of the spiritual lands scattered throughout the secret realm, which was also a place with dense resources.

When Li Ming and Chen Qingke approached the jungle, they found that there were already two groups of people confronting each other.