Chapter 324: Entering the Secret Realm
“It’s easy to talk and help each other after entering the secret realm.”
Shi Zhong said with a smile.
"This Taoist friend is a bit unfamiliar. It must be the first day outside the secret realm, right? I don't know what to call him?"
Just when Lu Xuan was about to join Shi Zhong, a rough voice suddenly came.
Turning around, he saw a burly middle-aged monk walking out of the crowd and looking Lu Xuan up and down.
The middle-aged monk is in the middle stage of foundation building, and there is a faint evil aura coming from his body.
“I am Lu Xuan, an inner disciple of the Tianjian Sect stationed on Kongming Island. I don’t know what I want to ask you.”
Lu Xuan replied neither humble nor arrogantly.
“It turns out he is a disciple of the great sect, no wonder he behaves like this.”
The middle-aged monk sneered.
“I am just an unknown casual cultivator, which is completely different from my status as a disciple of Fellow Daoist Lu.”
“However, it would be against the rules for Fellow Daoist Lu to directly enter the secret realm.
We and others have been working hard to break the formation restrictions for more than half a month, but Fellow Daoist Lu is sitting back and enjoying the success, and his behavior is a bit too domineering. "
As soon as the middle-aged monk finished speaking, Lu Xuan noticed that everyone was looking at him with vague hostility.
Just as he was about to retort, Shi Zhong flew over in an instant and looked at the burly middle-aged man coldly.
“When the secret realm first appeared, we informed him and made an appointment to explore it together. It just happened that fellow Lu Dao was retreating, and no one broke through the retreat to come here until today.”
"Among the people present, there are many foundation-building monks who are useless at their work. They have no effect at all in breaking the formation restrictions. There is no difference between coming early and coming late."
Shi Zhong raised his head slightly, with a trace of the pride in his eyes that a large cultivator would have when facing a casual cultivator.
“My fellow Daoist Zhou and I played a role equal to ten of you in breaking the formation, including fellow Daoist Lu, of course. Do you have any opinions?”
Everyone was silent for a while.
The monks on the archipelago all know the origins of Shi Zhong and Lu Xuan. They are in a power that often deals with Lu Xuan and others as well as the sect behind them. Naturally, they will not come out to refute Shi Zhong at this time.
During this period, Ning Deshan's eyes flickered, as if he wanted to stand up and object, but in the end he remained silent and acquiesced to Shi Zhong's statement.
He and Lu Xuan have a lot of grudges, but they don't dare to do anything openly to express their grudges. Being able to raise the price at the auction and disgust Lu Xuan is already the limit.
“Fellow Daoist Han, the disciples of the sect are so arrogant, why not take a step back for now and settle things with them after entering the secret realm.”
"Nowadays, there are many people with mixed eyes, so it is difficult to start a fight, and you can't get anything by using your words. When you enter the secret realm, you have to look at your true ability."
"I learned from the monks on the island that although this disciple of the Tianjian Sect has a distinguished status, he is basically cultivating spiritual plants on weekdays. His skills and treasures must be only average. Joining Shi Zhong and the two will not have much impact. .”
Suddenly, a sound as thin as a mosquito came into the ears of the burly middle-aged man. The middle-aged man nodded imperceptibly to express his understanding.
The minor disturbance was resolved.
Lu Xuan and Shi Zhong met up.
“Thank you to fellow Taoist Shi for speaking up, and thank you to fellow Taoist Zhou for your support.”
He looked grateful.
“It’s nothing. The casual cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building bullies the weak and fears the strong. If he was really reasonable, he wouldn’t suppress the small family cultivators who were the first to reach the secret realm.”
Shi Zhong said disdainfully.
When he first learned about Lu Xuan, he was a little disdainful of his enthusiasm for spiritual planting, but after all, they had similar identities, and they gradually became identified with him after contact.
More importantly, what Lu Xuan did on a daily basis, coupled with the persona he worked hard to create as a spiritual planter, made him firmly believe that Lu Xuan's cultivation and treasures were just average.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, let's deal with the phantom of the giant dragon on the water wall of the secret realm." "The formation restrictions inside have been studied and cracked by monks who are good at formations. We don't need to distract ourselves from other things."
Zhou Bingyu, who had sharp features, said lightly.
"good."
Lu Xuan readily agreed.
He used his spiritual power to pour into his eyes, and a layer of mist-like substance appeared on the surface of his pupils.
The spiritual energy flowing on the water wall can be seen clearly under the gaze of his eyes. The spiritual energy nodes of the formation are clearly visible, and the existence of the formation eyes can even be vaguely felt.
"The "Breaking Eyes Technique" is indeed extraordinary. I only have the most superficial understanding of formations, but under the influence of the Eyes Technique, I can directly see through the spiritual energy veins of the formations. If I am practicing some formation-breaking techniques, Maybe I can become a formation master in a short time."
He retracted his gaze and sighed secretly.
…
A dragon roar sounded, and a huge dragon's shadow struck out from the water wall with lightning.
Lu Xuan remained motionless, the purple electric sword in his hand whizzed out, with violent sword intent, hitting the dragon's head.
To the side, in front of Shi Zhong, a silver ruler glowed brightly, instantly enlarging dozens of times, with runes flowing, following behind Lu Xuan's purple electric sword.
Zhou Bingyu said nothing, holding a pure white spear with a cold chill in his hand, and appeared in front of the dragon's shadow out of thin air.
With the three of them joining forces, the dragon's shadow was easily eliminated in a single encounter.
“I didn’t expect that Fellow Daoist Lu’s swordsmanship is so superb. He deserves to be from the Tianjian Sect.”
Shi Zhong took back the silver ruler and sighed.
“My level of swordsmanship is average in the sect, and I don’t know how far behind those swordsmanship geniuses are.”
Lu Xuan said modestly.
“The water wall ban is about to be broken.”
Zhou Bingyu looked at the huge wall of water where the spiritual power had become stagnant, and said softly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a thick beam of light was seen rising not far away and falling directly on the center of the formation. A splashing sound was heard and a huge hole appeared in the water wall.
Through the hole, you can see a corner of the mysterious palace inside.
“The ban is broken!”
There was a commotion in the crowd.
“Fellow Daoist Lu, Fellow Daoist Zhou, after entering the secret realm, I hope that the three of us can work together and help each other. If there is a situation where we have to compete for treasures, then each one should rely on his own ability, and remember not to make a fatal move.”
“Okay.” Lu Xuan and Zhou Bingyu nodded in unison.
The three of them looked at each other and followed a group of foundation-building monks to fly into the secret realm.
Through the water wall, many monks scattered in all directions, guarding each other.
Lu Xuan followed Shi Zhong and the other two, with the Xiaohai Sword Talisman and the Great Sun Sword Talisman in his sleeves ready to be activated at any time.
What appeared in his sight was a deep black water with undulating waves, and he didn't know what was hidden in it.
In the center of the water is a desert island, and there are no traces of monks’ activities on the desert island.
There is a huge palace on the island, and its architectural style seems to be many years old.
Lu Xuan has little experience in exploring secret realms, but he also knows that although there are many opportunities for treasures in secret realms, they are often accompanied by traces of powerful monsters and evil beasts, so he should not be careless.
Just as he was cautiously moving forward, there was already a casual cultivator in the early stage of foundation building, driving a sword light and rushing straight to the deserted island.
(end of this chapter)