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Chapter 197 Entering the Secret Realm, Racing Against Time

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"Buzz!"

After an unknown amount of time, a deep hum suddenly came from the depths of the lake, and the chaotic spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which had been caused by the cultivators, suddenly became violent.

But the spiritual energy in the lake was no longer a chaotic torrent; instead, it transformed into visible bands of colorful light, as if drawn by an invisible hand, converging towards the center.

"The secret realm is about to be revealed, everyone please be careful to protect yourselves."

With a low roar from Li Yanyun, all the cultivators present either cast spells or summoned magical artifacts and talismans to quickly move away and protect themselves.

Just like the Jade Spirit Valley Secret Realm back then, the Cave Heaven stirred up the winds and clouds of heaven and earth when it first appeared. If you tried to enter at this time, you would inevitably be swept into the spatial turbulence.

The safest approach is to wait.

However, the three cultivators were unwilling to stray too far, since there were no tokens to guide them into this secret realm; they had to rely entirely on their own speed to enter.

Whoever acts quickly will be able to obtain more spiritual items in the secret realm.

Zhang Lingyu and the others were not in a hurry. After nearly half a day, spiderweb-like cracks began to appear in the underwater space. As the cracks widened, a blurry outline slowly emerged from the spatial rift.

It was a phantom of a pavilion floating in the lake, pale blue in color, composed of countless dilapidated pavilions, towers, eaves and brackets.

However, all of this continued to twist and flicker, as if it might dissipate at any moment, yet it gradually solidified under the support of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Once everything had stabilized, a towering jade gate, ten zhang tall, replaced the previous phantom and stood firmly in the water, with the four large characters "Water Moon Secret Realm" carved above it.

On either side of the gate stood a stone sculpture, each holding a treasure bottle from which golden spiritual spring water continuously flowed. Upon landing, the spring water transformed into spiritual energy and merged into the heavens and earth. In the center of the stone gate, a pale blue light curtain gently rippled, within which the scene inside the secret realm could be vaguely seen.

"The secret realm has opened!"

Suddenly, a cultivator roared, breaking the deathly silence at the bottom of the lake. All the Foundation Establishment cultivators present rushed towards the stone gate in unison.

"Clang clang clang".

Just as Zhang Lingyu and the others rushed to the entrance, the sound of the Mind-Controlling Bell resounded through their minds once again. Unlike the previous test, this time it was for real.

Roars and howls rang out in his mind, trying to stop him from going any further, but he did not stop at all. With a gentle touch, the chaotic sounds dissipated.

However, the other Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivators were not so lucky. Most of them remained in place, pale-faced, and took pills to regulate their bodies.

Some people even stood there, seemingly dazed, wandering around aimlessly.

If it weren't for the help of several late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, we probably would have been eliminated before even entering the secret realm.

Of course, Zhang Lingyu and the others, who were unaffected, were not to be trifled with either. Since the other party was being unreasonable, they had nothing to worry about.

As the cultivators from each sect flew towards the entrance, they used magical artifacts and spells to stop those who were advancing, and a chaotic battle thus began ahead of schedule in a dramatic way.

"Damn the Huang family!"

Li Yanyun and the Du family patriarch cursed inwardly. After the secret realm opened, each family acted without restraint, even before entering the secret realm.

This was something that had never happened before, which showed that the Huang family was determined to seize the spiritual object. Because of this unexpected event, their progress into the secret realm was much slower than that of the Huang family.

The two clan leaders watched coldly as the Huang family cultivators stepped through the stone gate and entered the secret realm. Although they were helpless against them, they had to regain the face they had lost. They only looked at Huang Yunxuan in the distance.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, how dare you ambush my cultivator before even entering the secret realm? Isn't that a bit too presumptuous?"

"Heh, all's fair in war. Don't you two even understand this simple principle?"

Huang Yunxuan had anticipated this. Seeing the two men's tense stance, he laughed and asked, "Are you two planning to fight?"

"I wouldn't presume to say I'll fight, but it's been many years since we last sparred, and I'd like to test whether your 'Snowy Region Heavenly Scripture' has truly reached its full potential!"

"Alright, you two can give it a try together!"

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"They've started fighting like this?"

Zhang Lingyu rode the flying shuttle, closely following the three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. When she saw the three peak Foundation Establishment cultivators behind her begin to fight each other, she was slightly surprised.

It's important to understand that the secret realm has only recently stabilized, and it's not advisable to make such a big fuss. Otherwise, the resulting impact could cause problems within the secret realm, and they would be in trouble.

This is why Li Yanhui, Huang Yunshan, and others who were at the peak or in the later stages of their careers did not take action.

Now, things have gotten really bad; the three family heads have started fighting each other first.

Fortunately, they knew their limits and fought while moving away from the area, so the secret realm was not greatly affected, only the entrance was somewhat unstable.

"Um? 』

As Zhang Lingyu watched the Foundation Establishment Peak and Late Stage cultivators enter the secret realm through the Stone Gate, he was about to speed up and catch up when a chill ran down his spine from behind.

Several icicles!

Huang family cultivators!

He turned his head and saw a burly man in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage making hand seals, with cold air constantly seeping from his body, forming ice spikes that shot towards him.

It was obvious that they wanted to kill him here.

Throughout the entire scene, each faction had cultivators who were blocked, and they were all in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. In any case, their task was to kill and delay each other, so it didn't matter where they fought.

Taking care of one more enemy will make entering the secret realm much easier.

But Zhang Lingyu had no time to play games with them. Six flying swords flew out of his storage ring one after another, easily cutting through the incoming ice spikes.

"Good lad, you've got some skill. No wonder you defeated Ge Tianxiong!"

The contest between Zhang Lingyu and Ge Tianxiong caused quite a stir, and it was hard for anyone in the entire Yuhu County not to know about it. The three families also attached great importance to it, but only to the Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivators who wanted to enter the secret realm.

After some investigation, the Huang family also learned that the other party was practicing fire-attribute techniques, which would inevitably be suppressed under the Jade Lake, but thunder magic and spirit-devouring bees were not easy to deal with.

So after discussion, it was decided that Huang Yunyu would handle it.

He had expected his spell to be broken, since it was just a small test before the real battle. So he immediately unleashed a barrage of ice spikes to block the opponent's advance, then suddenly accelerated and quickly closed in.

Once a certain distance was reached, the chill emanating from his body, deliberately drawn by him, transformed into a bone-chilling current and surged away.

It is the snow-covered cold air that comes with the "Snowy Region Heavenly Gang Scripture"!

Zhang Lingyu didn't care about this. The warm sun jade at his waist emitted a red light under the influence of magic, and with the Blood Demon's Mighty Body secretly activated, he easily blocked the cold air.

Seeing that his signature spells were useless, the cultivator's expression changed slightly. He was about to take out his magic weapon and the talisman that his family had given him beforehand to attack again, but suddenly turned his head to the side.

The next moment, a red light narrowly passed through his neck, leaving only a bloody mark.

'He really is a direct descendant...'

Seeing that he had failed to take the other's head with a single sword strike, Zhang Lingyu was somewhat disappointed. So, while flying towards the stone gate, he manipulated six flying swords to continuously harass the cultivator.

Since the other party is going to such lengths to harm me, how can I not reciprocate?

"clang!"

The cultivator struggled to deflect the incoming flying swords with spells and magical artifacts. Although all six flying swords were of the lower-grade Foundation Establishment level, each deflection made his hands go numb.

The magic weapon he possesses is at least a mid-level Foundation Establishment artifact, so in principle he should be in control.

However, its power is not the key point. The key point is that Zhang Lingyu was able to control six flying swords at the same time for such a long time without any flaws. This is a great test of his divine sense.

But considering that the other party had shown no abnormal behavior under the Mind-Controlling Bell, he realized that the person in front of him already had a soul comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"No, this person is far beyond my ability to defeat."

This Huang family cultivator was very decisive and immediately tried to distance himself from Zhang Lingyu, but it wasn't that easy to leave.

Just as he was distracted, the Binding Rope, which had been hiding in the shadows for a long time, darted out like a venomous snake, wrapped around his calves, and kept pulling him back.

"not good!"

The man inwardly groaned, feeling his magical power being continuously drained by the ropes, knowing that if he didn't leave now, it would be too late.

As he flew away, he tried to cut the rope, but the Spirit-Binding Rope, which had absorbed enough magic power, remained unmoved and instead became even tighter.

As he watched the flying sword approaching from behind, just as he was about to ruthlessly detonate his leg and escape the battlefield, a sharp pain rose from the depths of his mind. The intense pain made him dizzy and he froze on the spot.

Soul-Destroying Thorn!

This spell, which targets the soul, is simple and brutal, and has repeatedly enabled Zhang Lingyu to achieve great feats, and this time is no exception.

"Soul-binding magic!"

The Huang family cultivator realized what had happened to him and regained consciousness in just three breaths. He immediately endured his headache and tried to use a forbidden technique to escape.

However, the flying swords arrived even faster through some gaps. But this time, the flying swords looked different, with intricate patterns and some pulsating lightning snakes on them.

The lightning flashed rapidly in his eyes, his pupils contracted slightly, and the next moment his vision began to blur as he plummeted into the depths of the lake.

"Done!"

Zhang Lingyu put away the flying sword and the storage bag he had obtained, without even glancing at the few Foundation Establishment cultivators still fighting outside, and stepped into the stone gate.

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"Thump!"

The familiar feeling of weightlessness and dizziness reappeared before Zhang Lingyu's eyes after many years. Even without the protection of the token, he still dealt with everything steadily thanks to his powerful divine soul.

He did not act rashly, but silently observed the various scenes that flashed by. When a bright light appeared in front of him and pure spiritual energy rushed towards him, he knew that he had entered the secret realm.

After landing from mid-air, he immediately used his divine sense to expand the detection range to the maximum. Only after sensing that there were no cultivators nearby did he begin to observe the surrounding environment.

It was early morning in the Water Moon Secret Realm, and the morning mist had not yet dissipated. Zhang Lingyu was surrounded by towering ancient trees. When he flew into the air, he discovered that this ancient forest stretched for a hundred miles.

Bibolin.

His gaze did not linger there; at the edge of the forest, the morning mist gradually dissipated, revealing a more distant view.

An ancient bronze mirror, stirred by tremendous force, is embedded between heaven and earth.

The lake water converges from all sides towards the center, forming a visible wall of water. As it rotates, it generates a huge amount of water vapor, which condenses into a white column of mist in the center of the lake, piercing the sky and connecting with the flowing clouds on the horizon.

Dragon Whirlpool Lake.

It was also the first place he was going to visit on this trip.

"This is truly a stroke of luck!"

Zhang Lingyu's face lit up with joy. Although he was in the Azure Wave Forest, he was not far from Dragon Whirlpool Lake, which greatly reduced the time he needed to travel.

The location of the secret realm teleportation is random. If you end up in a different place, you'll really be in for a world of trouble.

Without pausing, he used his escape technique to fly towards the Dragon Whirlpool Lake. During the flight, his appearance, aura, and clothing all underwent tremendous changes!

In a short while, Zhang Lingyu transformed into a white-haired old man dressed in black, and even his original mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level appeared to outsiders as late-Foundation Establishment.

This is one of the wonderful uses of the Misty Jade Pendant.

It's inevitable that cultivators will land at Dragon Whirlpool Lake, and since most spiritual creatures live at the bottom of the lake, it's best not to reveal your identity at this time.

Nearly 15 minutes later, the scenery of Dragon Whirlpool Lake came into view. The lake water was a deep turquoise blue, and in the center of the lake, a huge whirlpool was slowly rotating.

The vortex was created by a crack at the bottom of the lake. According to the intelligence system, Shui Mu Tian Hua was located deep within the crack, making it extremely well hidden.

After all, the water pressure there is extremely high, and ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators simply cannot withstand it. Only those in the late Foundation Establishment stage can try going in. In addition, fourth-tier demonic beasts gather in the rift year-round. Under these various factors, the three families basically do not go there every time the secret realm opens.

Rather than exploring unknown risks, it's better to conserve strength and compete for the Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor in the Cold Marrow Abyss.

In fact, if Zhang Lingyu hadn't reached the perfection of the Blood Demon Mighty Body, and hadn't had the help of the Mist Shadow Jade Pendant, he probably would have given up in the face of difficulties.

Life is always the most important thing.

Water Release Technique.

Zhang Lingyu rested by the lake for a while, sensing the shape of the surroundings. Once everything was ready, he made a hand seal and disappeared into the lake.

The spiritual energy at the bottom of the lake is even more concentrated, but it is also genuinely cold.

However, with the inner and outer protection of the Warm Sun Jade and the Burning Yuan Heart Flame, the cold air is not likely to invade the body.

As they ventured deeper, more and more spiritual creatures appeared before them: Azure Wave Grass, Falling Star Sand, Dew-Condensed Mysterious Lotus, Spring Jade Grass... all were quite remarkable spiritual creatures.

Zhang Lingyu showed no hesitation; he could collect these things later. The most urgent matter was to obtain the Water Curtain Heavenly Flower first.

Once you've reached a certain depth, you can see the bottomless cracks at the bottom of the lake, and the whirlpools that seem capable of tearing your body apart.

My body has begun to ache slightly.

He has only just approached it, and the immense water pressure has already made him wary. However, it is too early for him to unleash the Blood Demon's Mighty Body.

As he unleashed several low-grade fourth-order talismans, the pressure on his body suddenly lessened considerably, and the jade pendant at his waist vanished, completely concealing all traces.

The next moment, it didn't hesitate to disappear into the crack.

The further down the path Zhang Lingyu went, the less effective the fourth-tier low-grade talismans became. Once his physical body was exposed, he would inevitably be crushed to pieces.

Therefore, he had no choice but to use the Blood Demon's Mighty Body and several mid-grade fourth-tier talismans.

They walked and stopped like this, and before they knew it, they had used up more than ten paths. But that was nothing. The key was that there was only boundless darkness around them, and they could not even feel the passage of time.

If it weren't for the occasional low growls coming from the surroundings, such an environment would be a double torment to both the body and mind.

"This is quite a good prison..."

Zhang Lingyu chuckled self-deprecatingly and continued to descend with full concentration. Fortunately, after a while, a glimmer of light finally appeared in the boundless darkness.

But then came faint human voices, as if they were exchanging information.

His mind was in complete chaos. He had never felt such fear since the beginning of his cultivation. A chill ran through him as he thought, "Is there really someone imprisoned down there, or did someone get in before me?"

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