Chapter 37 - Entering the Golden Crow Secret Realm with Two Thousand People
Chapter 37 Entering the Golden Crow Secret Realm with Two Thousand People
Blackstone City, Yuelai Inn.
Ling Chen returned to his room with a pained expression on his face. To open the second layer of the Golden Crow Secret Realm, he had actually spent a full one million Shock Points. It truly made his heart ache.
Especially that final bold decision—He had brought something from the “Hou Yi Shoots the Suns” illusion into reality. That alone had directly caused fifty thousand Shock Points to vanish into thin air.
But even if he had to choose again, he would still do the same. For the sake of future plans, all of this was worth it. Now, he could only hope that Xiao Yueying would put in some effort and bring more people to the second layer of the Golden Crow Secret Realm. That way, at least some of his losses could be recovered.
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Half a month later, in the Xiao family’s main hall. All of the Xiao family elders were present, each of them visibly excited. Xiao Ding sat at the head of the hall and said to Xiao Yueying, “Yueying, I’ve already gathered all of the Xiao family’s elite forces. We’re ready to depart for the Golden Crow Secret Realm at any time. But are you sure you don’t want to spend a little more time in seclusion to stabilize your cultivation?”
“Yes, yes, we can go to the Golden Crow Secret Realm anytime, but your health must not suffer any mishaps,” the Grand Elder, Xiao Yun, quickly chimed in.
The look he gave Xiao Yueying was as if he were admiring a precious jade—more caring than he was towards his own granddaughter.
“Father, Grand Elder, don’t worry. In the past half month of closed-door cultivation, I’ve completely stabilized my foundation. Since everything is ready, let’s set out today.” Xiao Yueying spoke casually and with ease.
Over the past three years, under Yan Fei’s guidance, she had trained hard and already broken through to the ninth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, firmly consolidating her cultivation base. Thanks to this, even though refining the Golden Crow’s blood essence had caused her cultivation to soar and break through to the Core Formation Realm in one leap, she experienced no instability in her foundation.
“Alright, then let’s head out now,” said Xiao Ding, rising to his feet.
The other elders also stood up one after another, surrounding Xiao Ding, Xiao Yun, and Xiao Yueying as they walked outside. But as they stepped out of the mansion gate, Xiao Yueying was momentarily stunned.
In front of the Xiao family residence stood more than a thousand guards, lined up neatly, all dressed in combat gear with high morale.
“Father doesn’t seriously plan to take all of them, does he?” Xiao Yueying said, a bit speechless.
She had thought Xiao Ding would at most bring a few Foundation Establishment experts, but even those at the seventh layer of the Qi Refining Realm were present.
Xiao Ding said proudly, “Of course. These are guards our Xiao family has carefully trained. They have rich combat experience, and most importantly, they are absolutely loyal to our family. They’ll protect you no matter what.”
“This is a journey into a secret realm, not a battlefield. If something really goes wrong, even twenty thousand guards would just be throwing their lives away,” Yan Fei’s voice echoed in Xiao Yueying’s sea of consciousness, full of disdain.
Xiao Yueying gave a wry smile. She couldn’t bear to reject her father’s good intentions, so she nodded and said, “Alright, they can come, but they must follow orders. No wandering around in the secret realm.”
“Don’t worry about that. If anyone dares to act recklessly in the secret realm, I’ll be the first to deal with them!” Said Xiao Ding firmly.
Elder Xiao Yun patted his chest as he spoke. Though he had once been old and frail, over the past month he seemed to have been rejuvenated, bustling about tirelessly for the Xiao family. He was especially attentive to Xiao Yueying, taking care of her in every possible way.
Because in her, he saw the hope for the Xiao family’s rise — the hope of reclaiming their former glory. And so, the Xiao family group grandly departed from Blackstone City, heading toward the vast Cangmang Mountains.
Little did they know, not far behind them, Ling Chen was tailing them from a distance, his eyes squinting into crescent moons from laughter. If he could, he would have loved to give Xiao Ding a “Best Support Award.”
Bringing two thousand people into a secret realm — what a genius move!
And the weakest of those two thousand guards was at the seventh level of the Qi Refining Realm. Just one wave of them could earn him thirty to forty thousand shock points.
If there were dozens of waves like that, wouldn’t he make a massive profit?
As for whether the second layer of the Golden Crow Secret Realm was truly that formidable, Ling Chen wasn’t worried in the slightest. He had poured a full one million shock points into this secret realm — more than ten times the complexity of the previous two combined.
He was confident—no matter how strong-hearted someone was, the second layer of the Golden Crow Secret Realm would scare the skin off their bones!
The members of the Xiao family, brimming with imposing momentum, quickly arrived at the forest where the Golden Crow Secret Realm was located.
“Yueying, are you sure the Golden Crow Secret Realm is here? I don’t see anything,” Xiao Ding asked hesitantly as he looked around at the densely packed ancient trees.
Xiao Yueying smiled slightly, walked straight up to an ancient tree, then took a step forward—and her figure instantly disappeared.
“The young lady’s gone!”
“This is the entrance to the secret realm—she’s entered it!”
“So the entrance was on the tree all along. No wonder I couldn’t find it.”
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The gathered elders murmured in surprise, all showing expressions of amazement.
“Let’s go in as well,” Xiao Ding said, concerned for Xiao Yueying’s safety. He stepped forward and entered first.
The other Xiao family elders and guards didn’t hesitate either, entering the Golden Crow Secret Realm in an orderly fashion. The first layer of the Golden Crow Secret Realm wasn’t very large. As soon as the two thousand Xiao family guards entered, they occupied most of the space.
Xiao Yueying was already standing in front of the glowing door.
“Yueying, try channeling a stream of Golden Crow vital energy into it,” Yan Fei’s voice echoed in Xiao Yueying’s sea of consciousness, faintly tinged with excitement and nervousness.
Xiao Yueying nodded, raised her jade-like hand, and placed it on the glowing door. At the same time, she activated the Golden Crow Sacred Flame Manual with full force.
The next moment, her eyes flew open wide. A powerful wave of energy burst from the glowing door, instantly enveloping her entire body.