Chapter 223: Kindred Spirits??
The Immortal Herbs Secret Realm is a training ground for Saints below the Fifth Heavenly Layer.
Powerful beings above the Fifth Heavenly Layer find it difficult to enter.
In fact, across the vast Red Ming Domain, there are other secret realms of higher levels that have been opening up recently.
But Qin Chuan chose the Immortal Herbs Secret Realm.
Mainly because...
It’s a matter of cultivation!
Qin Zi’s cultivation is currently only at the Third Heavenly Layer Saint level, and he might have recently broken through to the Fourth Heavenly Layer. If he were to cause trouble in a secret realm of the Seventh or Eighth Heavenly Layer, or even an emperor-level secret realm, his cultivation wouldn’t match up at all.
By then.
Qin Zi arrives at the Red Ming Domain, and if he’s only at the Fifth or Sixth Heavenly Layer in cultivation, others might see and question, "Huh? How has your cultivation decreased so much, you scoundrel?" He’d be busted immediately!
In short, everything must be based on reality.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble!"
After a long period, the entire mountain range began to shake, and then, a massive Light Sect gate gradually appeared in the air.
Immediately.
An ancient and desolate aura emanated from within that Light Sect gate, and through it, one could seemingly see the broken world inside.
"Go!"
"Hurry in!"
The crowd gasped, and then numerous figures soared into the sky like a swarm of locusts, streaming in one after another.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!"
As the people passed through the Light Sect gate, they created ripples, like raindrops densely pattering on a tranquil lake.
No danger occurred.
Qin Chuan also entered the Light Sect gate.
This is a desolate, withered yellow world, with the earth shattered and a seemingly permanently red-stained sky, as if dyed with blood.
In the sky, yellow dust was swirling, carrying a faint smell of blood, creating a murderous atmosphere.
"Didn’t they say it was the Immortal Herbs Secret Realm? Why is it so barren, without a single blade of grass?"
A suspected plant asked.
Immediately someone sneered and retorted:
"The Immortal Herbs Secret Realm can’t possibly be covered in Immortal Herbs, right? If there were really so many Immortal Herbs, would they even let us in to pick them?"
"What??"
The questioning person was stunned, clearly somewhat disappointed. If Immortal Herbs were rare, the competition would be intense.
Someone nearby said, "I’ve heard that Immortal Herbs grow in quite unexpected locations, like in canyons, within crevices, possibly at the riverbed, or beneath magma..."
"Ah, this..."
Those unfamiliar with this widened their mouths in surprise.
And the unnamed scholar chuckled and said:
"However, there’s a characteristic about these Immortal Herbs—they were all planted by our Human Race ancestors, and their roots are protected by an array, making them impossible to dig out. After being picked and dug up, they will regrow after some years."
"So, if your family once found Immortal Herbs and told you a rough location, you’d find the herbs easily."
Many were dumbfounded and deflated, "Doesn’t this mean... it still depends on your background?"
"Heh, in this world, where is background not important? Some people are born with an advantage.
The scholar sneered.
"Look, the geniuses from the five major factions have spread out, they seem to have clear objectives!"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed.
Others looked around, indeed, the geniuses from the five major factions turned into streaks of light, dispersing in various directions.
"Damn, those second-generation rich kids!"
"The Immortal Herbs are limited as it is, won’t they take them all?"
"We can’t let them have all the benefits. Brother Wu, why don’t we give it a shot? Who says nobility is inherited?!"
"Heh, Brother Ximen, you’re joking. We can’t do such things, it would lead to disaster..."
Brother Wu smiled while declining, seemingly unwilling to join the fray, but as he brushed past Brother Ximen, he quietly said:
"Let’s talk in private for a moment."
Immediately, Brother Ximen’s spirits lifted!
There’s a chance!
So, these two circled around, then met behind a hidden hill, becoming comrades in arms...
There are actually many such combinations like Brother Wu and Brother Ximen.
They all have aspirations.
Since they’re in the Immortal Herbs Secret Realm, they can’t just watch those geniuses from major factions take all the Immortal Herbs, right?
They want herbs too!
Finders keepers!
And as for Qin Chuan, he wasn’t in a hurry. He used the King of Ten Thousand Forms mask to hide his cultivation fluctuations, deceiving the Light Sect gate.
Yet still maintained a quasi-emperor cultivation!
If he released his quasi-emperor divine sense, he could naturally cover the entire Secret Realm, and by then, not one of these guys would escape.
However... he had to wait for the Light Sect gate to close first.
He had investigated.
Once the Light Sect gate closed, it would only reopen after half a month. During this period, the Immortal Herbs Secret Realm would be completely sealed, with no information getting out, and outsiders unable to enter.
By then, he could do as he pleased!
"Brother, I see you’re composed and confident, you must be extraordinary. Why don’t we team up?"
At this moment, a slightly portly young man in a yellow robe, with a sly look came up to Qin Chuan, winking at him.
"What do you mean by that?"
Qin Chuan asked with a smile.
The fat man in the yellow robe looked at a young girl in a white dress in the sky, squinting his eyes and said:
"Look, that’s a Direct Lineage Miss from the East Emperor Yue Family. She must know where the Immortal Herbs are, and I notice many sneaky guys are already eyeing her."
"These guys see her as weak and want to steal the herbs. We can’t just watch them eat meat while we drink soup, so we’ll follow and try to get a piece!"
Qin Chuan’s expression turned odd upon hearing this.
Although he knew what the fat man meant, the words alone could be easily misunderstood by sound alone.
"You go ahead, I’m waiting for someone."
Qin Chuan politely declined and continued looking at the giant Light Sect gate above.
"Do you have friends who haven’t come in yet? What’s their name, maybe I know them."
The fat man in the yellow robe was very familiar.
"I’m waiting for Godot."
Qin Chuan said to himself.
"Godot?"
The fat man furrowed his brows. The name was strange and unfamiliar to him.
"Then I won’t accompany you. This entrance won’t close for hours yet, I need to hurry."
"After all, this Miss is so pretty, can’t let those roughnecks take the Immortal Herbs, it has to be me."
Then, the fat man’s eyes lit up, eagerly chasing after, like a toad chasing a swan, drooling.
Qin Chuan’s face suddenly stiffened!
He suddenly realized, he might’ve really misunderstood... this guy was clearly soaring in the atmosphere.
"Hehe, quite an interesting guy, talented, vigorous, yet so shameless. If Qin Zi met him, they might’ve teamed up, plotting together..."
After a long time, Qin Chuan shook his head with a laugh.
He was, after all, of the older generation, although the age gap wasn’t much, the difference in level was vast.
So, Qin Chuan continued to wait in place.
Suddenly!
He found that besides him, there were others not far from the Light Sect gate, seemingly wandering back and forth, yet deliberately watching the gate, and there were a dozen of them.
He carefully sensed.
Discovered these people had hidden within them not insignificant power, seemingly using some magical seal, sealing their cultivation, sneaking in.
Qin Chuan blinked, then chuckled quietly, "Is this... running into colleagues?"
And at this time, those dozen people noticed Qin Chuan, one of whom, a youth in black clothing, approached him without leaving a trace.
"Heaven rewards diligence..."
This person brushed past Qin Chuan and muttered softly as if talking to himself.
Qin Chuan was taken aback!
Was the other treating him as a fellow member, or a contact sent by an organization?
Is this a code exchange??