The gathering point was in New Wind Valley, which was where new disciples were originally welcomed.
There were still many Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators in the Heavenly Luo Sect, with a total of more than 30,000 people in all halls combined. In an ordinary sect, Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators would already be considered their core strength, but in the Heavenly Luo Sect, one would need to reach at least the middle stage of the Crystallization Realm.
Not everyone among the 30,000 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators wanted to go to the secret realm to seek opportunities, including Ye Yong. He didn’t need so-called opportunities at all, as opportunities were essentially various resources, which he could obtain as much as he wanted from the system store. If it weren’t for him wanting to secretly screw over the male lead, he wouldn’t have gone in.
After all, there were many traps and ferocious spirit beasts in the secret realm. Although the sect would distribute lifesaving teleportation stones, which could be crushed to immediately escape the secret realm, there were still situations where one might be killed before they could use them.
However, the life of a cultivator was destined to be full of ups and downs, so some people are willing to take risks despite knowing the dangers.
This time, Ye Yong took the risk of encountering the male lead. If he met the male lead in an opportunity area, it would undoubtedly be very awkward.
As for why he wanted to screw over the male lead when he could gain a lot of transcend points by pursuing the heroines, well, it was obvious. The heroine’s favorability couldn’t increase infinitely, and allowing the male lead to grow quickly would make him feel insecure. In any case, Ye Yong had to at least make sure that he had the same battle prowess as the male lead.
Since his cultivation progress was slow, he wanted to slow down the male lead’s progress as well.
Sometimes, Ye Yong really felt like he was a little genius.
As our little genius arrived at New Wind Valley, the 20,000 or so cultivators who were about to enter the secret realm started whispering when they saw him.
Because Ye Yong had been so outstanding recently, he could be called the most outstanding genius of the Eastern Continent. And since Ye Yong had been at the 10th layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm before joining the sect, it was weird that he was still at the 10th layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm after more than a month.
So everyone thought that Ye Yong was suppressing his cultivation, and he would break through to the Crystallization Realm after entering the secret realm.
With Ye Yong’s appearance, many cultivators felt that their chances of finding excellent opportunities had decreased a lot, as they didn’t have the confidence to compete with the genius. There were also some talented individuals who were quite proud and wanted to compete with Ye Yong in the secret realm to see who could find better opportunities.
Seeing that it was time to start, the Nascent Soul Realm manager in charge started speaking about precautions to take, not caring if some people didn’t arrive. The first and foremost rule, of course, was to prohibit fighting among members of the same sect.
There were quite a few precautions, but Ye Yong wasn’t in the mood to listen. He was annoyed by the passersby who came to curry favor with him. This was where having lackeys came in handy. They could help drive away these people, but unfortunately, Ye Yong didn’t have any lackeys with him, and the younger generation of the Ye Family couldn’t be seen for the time being. Otherwise, he could have stood with them and had them act as temporary workers.
Whatever. Ye Yong opened his folding fan directly, looking as if he were in deep thought. This move was quite effective. Whenever others saw Ye Yong’s serious face, they didn’t dare to talk to him.
With Genius Ye looking like this, perhaps there was a change in the secret realm? Many people were speculating.
“Have you heard? There is a new secret realm that opened near Blackwater Town, but only those below the Nascent Soul Realm can enter. It is said that there are a large number of resources inside, and those who enter come back with full loads.”
“It’s true, but that’s not a new secret realm. It has been around for a while, opening every two years for ten days.”
“Unfortunately, there are too many Golden Core Realm cultivators entering that secret realm, and many Crystallization Realm cultivators. We Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators don’t have a chance.”
“That’s not a problem. I heard that the secret realm is very large. If we don’t go deep and avoid the obvious places, we can still gain something by picking up the scraps around the edges.”
Ye Yong unintentionally overheard someone discussing another secret realm, and combined with the name Blackwater Town…
He immediately thought of a large-scale pig butchering scheme.
In the novel, before the male lead and his group entered the Hundred-Year Secret Realm, another secret realm was indeed opened. In accordance with the naming-by-location principle, it was named the Blackwater Secret Realm.
On the day of its opening, there would be a large number of cultivators below the Nascent Soul Realm entering the secret realm. The cultivators did indeed gain a lot of resources each time they entered, and it seemed that the resources inside were endless.
But if one carefully counted the number of people who entered and the number who came out each time, they would find that at least half of them were missing.
Perhaps some people thought that it was normal for cultivators to fight and kill each other for opportunities in the secret realm. But in fact, the secret realm concealed mysteries. A bunch of specter beasts were hiding in the dark, waiting for human cultivators to come in and provide them with food.
To be honest, it was easy to understand human cultivators. As long as they didn’t kill everyone and they weren’t discovered, every time they would eat half of them and let the other half go. Those who got resources and left would brag about how rich it was inside.
Maybe this time someone walked out, but people were always greedy and want more. The next time they enter, they may not be able to leave.
Many sect elders have lost their grandchildren or true disciples inside. According to the routine in the novel, the elders would become furious and vow to find the real culprit. But the special magic weapons worn by their dead descendants that transmit their last images would only show that they were surrounded by a group of specter beasts, giving the impression that they accidentally stumbled into a group of specter beasts.
If it were human cultivators who killed their grandchildren or disciples, the elders would definitely seek revenge. But if they died in the mouths of demons, their resentment would be much less.
There’s no way around it. If they died at the hands of human cultivators, the elders could not only seek revenge but also establish their authority. But demons were scattered all over the world, and there were more of them than human cultivators. Even if they successfully took revenge, other demons wouldn’t hesitate to attack just because the human cultivator in front of them was the grandchild or disciple of someone else.
Death by “accident” was more acceptable than death at the hands of human cultivators.
Even if there were elders seeking revenge, they would at most send a few powerful Golden Core Realm cultivators in, and the demon beasts would just put up a few scapegoats. Once the Golden Core Realm cultivators completed their tasks, the demon beasts would continue their revelry, feasting on humans. After all, many secret realms were inhabited by specter beasts, making it difficult for people to be suspicious.
The fact that the Blackwater Secret Realm was a large-scale pig butchering scheme was exposed and discovered two years later when the male lead entered the realm to search for resources and barely escaped with his life. He reported to the upper echelons of the Heavenly Luo Sect, who then dispatched Ascension Realm powerhouses to finally eradicate the specter beasts’ lair.
Despite knowing the truth from the novel, Ye Yong didn’t plan to interfere for the time being. Firstly, he had never been inside and couldn’t just speak out of turn, and secondly, he didn’t have a reason to go in now. By the time he came out of the hundred-year Secret Realm, the Blackwater Secret Realm would probably only have three days left before closing. It would take two days to get there and back, and risking his life to destroy the specter beasts’ lair was not worth it.
It was already time for the secret realm to close, and those who should have died would have already died, so he wouldn’t be able to save many lives. Ye Yong was not a saint and couldn’t possibly worry about the world.
As they listened to the instructions from the Nascent Soul Realm Manager, he waved his hand, and a lifesaving teleportation stone fell into the hands of each of the 20,000 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.
At this point, five huge airships had also docked in the open space, and many people’s eyes were on Ye Yong, waiting for him to board first.
Ye Yong didn’t want to be bothered on the way to the secret realm, so he shouted, “Where are the members of the Ye family?”
Instantly, more than 20 men and women led by Ye Gou appeared. Ye Mao was among them, with less sharpness in his eyes and a complicated look when he looked at Ye Yong.