C20 Past

Half a month later, in a certain valley outside the Qizhou City.

The Golden Core Stage cultivator from the Spirit Treasure Auction House had already been waiting here since a long time ago.

As time passed, the cultivators who had disappeared from the Spirit Treasure Auction House that day began to arrive one after another.

Of course, the cultivators that had rushed over were definitely not the ones from the Heavenly Auction House.

In this half a month, news of a new secret realm appearing outside the Qizhou City had already spread through some of the circles.

Many cultivators with insufficient cultivation base began to gather their companions, hoping to obtain great opportunities within the secret realm.

The value of a secret realm was difficult for these cultivators to imagine.

The chance to rise to the heavens in a single step was in this mystic realm.

Pill, magic treasures, and cultivation techniques were all available in the secret realm.

Ma Wu Ye grass was not fat, people were not rich, and the secret realm was the best source of wealth.

Xu Yang and Ling Qingshu were among these cultivators. Compared to half a month ago, Ling Qingshu's aura was even more reserved.

However, if someone were to look Ling Qingshu in the eye, they would realize that the sharp glint in her eyes was even deeper. It was the sword intent.

Amongst the cultivators, there was a group of people who would only raise a single Magic Treasure and sword in their lifetime and would wholeheartedly kill them.

They were sword cultivators, and their battle strength was one of the top in the group of cultivators.

Sword intent was the most obvious feature of this group of people, and now, there was a trace of sword intent in Ling Qingshu's eyes.

Xu Yang was also surprised that Ling Qingshu had managed to comprehend the sword intent.

That day, when he said that Ling Qingshu might be able to become a female sword immortal, he had only casually mentioned it.

This made Xu Yang sigh with emotion. Could it be that during the ten thousand years that he had been in closed-door training, his body's potential had been tapped into a sacred art that had come true?

The Golden Core Stage cultivators kept sizing up the approaching crowd.

When his gaze landed on Ling Qingshu, Ling Qingshu felt the pressure and directly looked into the eyes of this Golden Core Stage cultivator.

An invisible sword intent was contained within Ling Qingshu's gaze. When the cultivators of Spirit Treasure Auction House met her gaze, they felt a piercing pain in their eyes.

He couldn't understand why a cultivator who had just entered the Golden Core Stage would undergo such a huge change in a short span of half a month.

Earlier, when they were at the Spirit Treasure Auction House, the Golden Core Stage cultivators had also sized up Ling Qingshu, but Ling Qingshu did not feel anything at all.

But now, with just a single glance, Ling Qingshu realized that her aura had actually weakened slightly.

After withdrawing his gaze, this Golden Core Stage cultivator sighed with emotion. A sect with a long history of inheritances like Tianlan Sect did indeed have a set of skills.

An unknown ancestor who came out of nowhere, first exterminated his Yunshaan Sect, and now caused such a huge change to a Golden Core Stage cultivator in half a month.

As time passed, the number of cultivators in the valley increased.

At noon, the Golden Core Stage cultivator took out a jade tablet from his storage pouch.

A stream of mana was infused into the jade tablet, and the Golden Core Stage cultivator threw it into the air.

The sunlight shone down on the jade token, and under the astonished gaze of the crowd, the light reflected off the jade token formed into a painting of mountains and rivers.

There were palaces and mountains, but the scene within was desolate and desolate.

"Everyone, in another incense's time, the entrance to the secret realm will open. I hope you all will keep your promise with our Spirit Treasure Auction House that day."

The Golden Core Stage cultivators spoke out.

"Our Spirit Treasure Auction House only needs one thing from the secret realm, as for the other treasures, feel free to do as you please.

Also, the secret plane is filled with dangers.

With these words, the painting in the sky was completely formed.

The Golden Core Stage cultivator immediately flew into the air and rushed into the picture scroll.

Seeing this scene, all the cultivators present channeled their mana and charged into the painting.

Xu Yang held down Ling Qingshu, who planned to rush into the painting, and carefully looked at the painting on the spot.

The existence of a secret plane was very special. One could understand it as an independent space or a small world.

The jade tablet that the Golden Core Stage cultivator had given was the key to a secret realm's entrance.

The scene in the scroll floating in midair looked familiar to Xu Yang, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Looking at the mountains and rivers in the picture scroll, a deep hidden memory surfaced in Xu Yang's mind.

It was already too late to remember how many years had passed since Chu Wei was born. At that time, Xu Yang was still a teenager and the eldest disciple of Tianlan Sect.

All those years, there was always a small follower behind Xu Yang.

When Xu Yang was stuck at the Qi Refinement Stage and could not reach Foundation Establishment, that lackey started to reveal his talent.

Afterwards, the little lackey left his Tianlan Sect and ventured the world by himself. Before he descended the mountain, he spoke to Xu Yang.

"Young master, when I return, I will definitely help you break through to Foundation Establishment."

When Xu Yang saw his follower again, it would be many years later.

At that time, the sixth generation Sect Master of Tianlan Sect had already ascended, and that talented follower had also become the Sect Master of a large sect.

At that time, it was in this kind of landscape, and even Xu Yang, who was at the Qi Refinement Stage level, was discussing the Dao with his subordinate that had already succeeded.

Later on, Xu Yang returned to the Tianlan Sect and continued his closed door cultivation while the follower left the sect to search for a method to let Xu Yang reach Foundation Establishment.

From then on, Xu Yang never saw his follower again, and the sect he founded disappeared from the mainland many years later.

Xu Yang didn't expect to see such a familiar scene here today.

Scenes appeared in his mind one after another. Xu Yang recalled every scene in detail.

Seeing Xu Yang like this, Ling Qingshu didn't say anything and just looked at Xu Yang.

On Xu Yang's shoulder, there was a lively little guy. It was that Cloud Beast.

The Cloud Beast cub looked at the scene in the painting and gently swiped its little claws next to Xu Yang's ear.

Without the expected response, the Cloud Beast's cub spat out a mouthful of cloud mist onto Xu Yang's face.

An ice-cold feeling interrupted Xu Yang's memories. He rubbed the infant Cloud Beast's head and asked softly.

"Did you come out of there?"

The Cloud Beast cub listened to Xu Yang's words, looked at the painting and then looked at Xu Yang. After pondering for a while, it finally nodded.

Receiving such a response, Xu Yang also revealed a smile on his face.

It looks like he and this Cloud Beast cub were really on good terms.

"Come, let's go in and take a look."

Xu Yang took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of the entrance to the landscape painting scroll.

Ling Qingshu followed behind Xu Yang and stepped into the landscape painting scroll.

When noon came, the mountain and river painting suddenly disappeared from the middle of the valley. Even that jade tablet had also disappeared.