Celestial Profound Sect, it was the first time Zhou Xun had heard of this sect’s name,

but from what Anx Yudao mentioned, Zhou Xun knew it was extraordinary.

"Once one of the Seven Great Sects, the secret realm it left behind surely contains treasures that even Nascent Soul cultivators covet greatly,"

"Acquiring just one would make this trip worthwhile!"

Zhou Xun thought to himself, feeling a growing anticipation for this journey into the secret realm, and thus cupped his hands towards the middle-aged man in the brocade robe opposite him:

"I didn’t expect this secret realm to have such a background, many thanks, Daoist Brother!"

What he spoke of was certainly highly confidential information, likely known only to the core members of the Three Great Influences.

"Haha, no need to be so polite, Younger Brother Chen!"

The middle-aged man stayed until the evening before taking his leave.

....

Tianhan City,

Learning about the relationship between the secret realm and the Celestial Profound Sect, Zhou Xun immediately went to the Library Pavilion.

"Greetings, Grand Elder!"

The elderly man, with his hair and beard all white, slightly showing signs of age, stood up and bowed towards Zhou Xun.

This person’s name was Ge Daozhen, an early-stage Core Formation cultivator, who had been guarding this Library Pavilion for almost three hundred years,

"Elder Ge, no need for formalities!"

Zhou Xun waved his hand and sat down in front of the elder,

"I have heard before that Elder Ge has extensive knowledge of the books in the Library Pavilion, even well-versed in the matters of the Ancient Times?"

"Grand Elder flatters me, I’m just here with nothing to do, reading a few more books, not really well-versed, but I do remember a thing or two from the scriptures recorded in this Library Pavilion!"

The elder chuckled and said,

"I came here to ask you, Elder Ge, have you ever heard of the Celestial Profound Sect or the Celestial Profound Secret Realm?"

After speaking, Zhou Xun carefully observed the elder,

The elder lowered his head in thought, and after a moment, slowly nodded:

"The pavilion does have news of the Celestial Profound Sect, but it’s very simple,"

"The pavilion’s scriptures record that the Celestial Profound Sect had some ties with our Eastern Wilderness’s Celestial Feather Sect,"

"It is said that before that major event happened in those years, Celestial Feather Sect was also one of the major sects of our Eastern Wilderness, closely connected with the Celestial Profound Sect, both sects have a long-standing relationship!"

"Alas, the vicissitudes of life!"

"If the Grand Elder wants more detailed information, you might consider visiting the Celestial Feather Sect to investigate further!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun nodded, then copied the scripture containing information about the Celestial Profound Sect from Elder Ge, and with his human puppet and other treasures in hand, while no one was noticing,

left Tianhan City, then sped towards the direction of the Celestial Feather Sect.

...

Central Continent Cultivation Realm, Chaotic Wisdom Cloud, Secret Realm Market,

As days went by, the entrance to the secret realm became increasingly apparent,

finally, nine days after the duel, the brocade-clad middle-aged man brought news that the secret realm entrance had stabilized, and they could set off.

The entrance to the secret realm was on the northern side of the market, now held by cultivators from the Three Great Influences, and new arrays were set up for protection.

Upon receiving the news, Zhou Xun and other loose cultivators all stepped out of their temporary cave mansions, gathering at the entrance of the secret realm.

When Zhou Xun arrived, nearly one hundred and fifty cultivators had already assembled, all of whom were loose cultivators eligible to enter the secret realm,

As for the cultivators from the Three Great Influences, they had already gone in ahead as soon as the entrance stabilized the day before.

Although the loose cultivators grumbled about it, they were helpless.

The entrance to the secret realm was thirty zhang above ground,

Looking up, one could see a five or six zhang large vortex looming there, like a dream, Zhou Xun felt an extremely dense void power emanating from above.

"Greetings, fellow Daoists!"

At this moment, a familiar voice rang out.

It was Anx Yudao, who had now come amongst them, pointing towards the vortex above:

"After half a year’s wait, this entrance has finally stabilized, today you may enter the secret realm to seek treasures!"

"Alright, I won’t say much more, you can go in now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, figures shot up into the sky one after another, flying towards that vortex, fearing they’d be overtaken,

while Zhou Xun remained standing, not in a hurry to go in,

carefully observing each figure entering the vortex, and after watching for a long time, ensuring nothing unforeseen occurred, he finally felt at ease,

Sensing the dense void power, Zhou Xun’s mind stirred, and he patted the storage bag at his waist, retrieving a teleportation talisman and activating it upon himself,

then clasped his hands, and with a quick flash, appeared before the vortex in the sky in the next moment,

looking at the illusionary, unfathomable vortex before him, Zhou Xun jumped in without hesitation,

...

Meanwhile, in the Eastern Wilderness,

inside a cave in the Celestial Feather Mountain Range, a vortex suddenly appeared, illusionary like a dream, extremely peculiar.

...

On the other side, when Zhou Xun entered the vortex, an overwhelming dizziness invaded, and it was unclear how much time had passed, 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

when a firm feeling returned under Zhou Xun’s feet, he knew he had arrived at his destination.

Reflecting on the feeling just now, it seemed not much different from taking a teleportation array.

As soon as he landed, without paying attention to the surrounding environment, Zhou Xun patted the storage bag at his waist and directly took out the Golden Jade Plate, activating it to protect himself inside.

Being in a foreign place, caution is paramount, and the first thing to do is to ensure one’s own defense.

The pale golden shield completely enveloped Zhou Xun, yet he did not relax, and he vigilantly scanned around,

to see if there was anyone else here, after all, there was still a significant danger, which was other cultivators who entered the secret realm together.

Lucky for him, within several thousand feet, besides Zhou Xun, there was no one else, allowing him to slightly relax.

Only after he took out a Tier Three High Grade talisman from the storage bag and held it in his hand did he start to carefully observe the surroundings,

the light was extremely dim, and all around were oddly shaped trees, growing incredibly tall, impenetrably dense, the ground’s fallen leaves stacked up to three feet thick,

stepping on them, a soft feeling surged, as if it were a natural mattress,

the most astonishing was the spiritual Qi here; the concentration was at least five or six times that of the outside world, indicating this secret realm, unexposed for thousands of years, undoubtedly houses countless spirit medicines,

like an untainted maiden, waiting for a lord to plunder!

Not surprised by suddenly being in a strange place, Zhou Xun was unworried.

Long before entering, Zhou Xun learned from the middle-aged man in brocade that those entering the secret realm would be randomly teleported to various corners of the secret realm by existing natural restrictions,

where exactly depended on individual fortune,

the extraordinarily lucky could be directly teleported next to high-tier spiritual medicine; the unfortunately unlucky, directly to the Demon Beast Nest; both were possible,

where Zhou Xun teleported had no danger, considered fairly lucky.

With all sides displaying identical environments, for a while, Zhou Xun didn’t know which direction to take,

after thinking for a moment, he patted his waist, took out his "Small Divination Compass," clasped his hands, and lightly pointed,

the compass flashed faintly, immediately indicating a direction,

Zhou Xun smiled slightly, stowed the compass, and promptly sped towards the indicated direction.

...

Having traveled not far, Zhou Xun discovered a profusion of spirit medicines, though mostly Tier One or Tier Two,

despite the low levels, their density still astounded Zhou Xun,

"Indeed, a place unexplored for thousands of years, treasures everywhere!" Zhou Xun sighed, harvesting all Tier Two and above spirit medicines among them.

A full half-hour later, Zhou Xun finally exited this stretch of dense forest.

However, in such a short time, Zhou Xun had harvested over a dozen Tier Two spirit medicines; noteworthy that Zhou Xun gathered these as he saw them along the way.

"It seems that entering the secret realm, just by picking spirit medicines, there’s great gain!"

No wonder the Three Great Influences want to control the secret realm’s entrance and exit to take charge here,

judging by these spirit medicines, it’s clear this place absolutely holds vast quantities of cultivation resources.

"Roar!"

Just then, suddenly a beast’s roar echoed not far away, penetrating the forest.

The sound came with waves of pressure, quite extraordinary.

Zhou Xun immediately halted, clasped his hands, pointed towards himself, and instantly turned illusory,

it was a concealing technique,

then Zhou Xun slowly edged towards the source of the sound.

Coming upon a hillside, Zhou Xun crouched low and peered down the slope,

seeing a giant bear with brown hair all over, standing forty to fifty feet tall, using its massive body to rub against the nearby rock wall, occasionally letting out roars,

"This is... a Tier Three Great Demon!"

Judging by its demeanor, this bear was an authentic Tier Three Demon King, likely at the low-grade level!

"Fortunate, now there’s no worry about lacking a guide!"