Start with the fisherman

In a vast mountain range, there is a deep valley. The valley is surrounded by peaks and ridges. The mountains are steep yet beautiful. The mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, which are sometimes as ethereal as a veil and sometimes as turbulent as waves.

Originally, this place was sparsely populated and was home to vegetation and wild animals. But at this moment, whether it was the vast mountains or the towering trees, there were almost people standing on them, surrounding the valley so tightly that no one could get in or out.

Some of these people wore emerald green robes, some wore aqua blue robes... They were roughly divided into nine camps.

But there is no doubt that these people all have the Nine Peaks mark representing Xuanbao Pavilion embroidered on their bodies, and the identity tokens around their waists are also engraved with the Nine Peaks mark. Naturally, these people are all disciples of Xuanbao Pavilion!

The secret realm of the cave is naturally a top-notch event for the disciples of Xuanbao Pavilion.

Although only warriors below the level of Grandmaster can enter, there are also Grandmasters from Xuanbao Pavilion watching nearby, maintaining order and preventing snooping from other forces. There are even Dharmashen realm warriors guarding in secret.

At the same time, it was not only the Dragon Blood Realm disciples who came here. Most of the people around at this time were Jiao Blood Realm masters.

There are countless natural treasures and inherited skills in the secret realm of the cave. Although it is also full of dangers, warriors have always been fighting for their lives against the heavens, so naturally there is no shortage of people with an adventurous spirit.

And even if they can't go deep into the secret realm, they may be able to try their luck and pick up some treasures on the outskirts.

The secret realm of the cave only opens once every twenty years, and they don't want to miss this opportunity.

The circle closest to the valley entrance was also divided into nine camps, but the number of people was obviously much smaller. The other disciples subconsciously kept some distance from them.

Jiang Yuanbai stood at the back, looking around the valley, feeling a little depressed.

"Ye Shijie, Qin Yaoguang, Liu Yinjie..."

All the geniuses on the Xuanbao Pavilion's Prodigy List came without exception.

This makes him, a genius ranked 78th on the genius list, feel very pressured!

Especially Ye Shijie who was at the top of the list. As far as he knew, the other party already had the potential to become a grandmaster, but Ye Shijie forcibly suppressed his cultivation and stayed in the Dragon Blood Realm just for the secret realm of the cave that opened once every twenty years.

With such a person around, even if there are many good things in the secret realm of the cave, he may not be able to snatch them away.

Not to mention Ye Shijie, he is no match for Qin Yaoguang, Liu Yinjie and others.

Qin Yaoguang himself was a ninth-level dragon-blood warrior, and his spear skills were superb. He often went to the outer sea to kill ninth-level dragon-blood monsters and brought them back. He was definitely not someone that he could afford to provoke.

And Liu Yinjie, who was ranked third on Xuanbao Pavilion's Prodigy List, was said to have fought with Ye Shijie before, and lasted a hundred moves before being defeated!
Anyone who can make it onto the Xuanbao Pavilion's Prodigy List is easy to get along with.

At this time he also saw Cao Ze beside Qin Yaoguang, and then he suddenly realized that the boy was the new true disciple of Qingming Peak.

The fact that Cao Ze became the true disciple of Qingming Peak was naturally no secret among the top leaders of Xuanbao Pavilion, but for the inner disciples like them, even after more than half a year, they had only heard of it.

What a lucky guy!

Jiang Yuanbai was a little envious. If he had such a good life and had Qin Yaoguang to support him, he would be more confident about this trip to the secret realm of the cave.

"Are you planning to bring a burden with you to the secret realm of Dongtian?"

In front of the valley, while waiting for the secret realm to open, Ye Shijie looked at Cao Ze beside Qin Yaoguang and frowned slightly.

Qin Yaoguang glared at Ye Shijie and said, "It's none of your business who I want to bring with me!"

Ye Shijie shook his head, retracted his gaze, looked into the distance, and did not hide the disappointment in his eyes, "This is why I didn't want to join your Qingming Peak back then!"

"The way of martial arts is ultimately your own business. You can't walk your own way of martial arts by relying on the protection of others!"

"You place too much emphasis on the so-called friendship between master and disciple, but it will become a stumbling block on the road of martial arts. This is why you will never catch up with me!"

laugh!
A cold light flashed, and then the spear was like a silver dragon, biting towards Ye Shijie fiercely.

Qin Yaoguang was too lazy to say more and attacked Ye Shijie directly.

Ye Shijie seemed to be well prepared. After all, he had dealt with Qin Yaoguang many times over the years. With a long sword in his hand, he scattered starlight with a wave of his hand. Each ray of starlight would leave a thumb-sized hole on the silver dragon.

When the starlight disappeared, the silver dragon was also annihilated, and the long sword and the long spear hit the wheat spikes at the same place.

Qin Yaoguang took a step back, but Ye Shijie stood still and did not take the opportunity to attack Qin Yaoguang.

"I advise you to shut up, otherwise, I will keep my eyes on you today. If you can find treasures in the secret realm of Dongtian, I will take your last name from now on!"

Qin Yaoguang pointed his spear at Ye Shijie and cursed.

When Ye Shijie heard this, his face turned red and distorted, but in the end he actually shut up.

Precisely because he understood Qin Yaoguang, he knew that if he said one more word, this madman might really keep pestering him. Although he was stronger than Qin Yaoguang, it was not easy to determine the winner, let alone life or death.

Qin Yaoguang could keep pestering him, but then how would he search for treasures and inheritance in the secret realm of the cave?
Liu Yinjie on the side glanced over here silently and then looked away.

Although he only glanced at Cao Ze, he agreed with Ye Shijie's statement. This secret realm of the cave was so important, and yet there was a burden. Qin Yaoguang's gains this time were destined to be less than what he and Ye Shijie had.

This is a secret place in the cave!

It is possible that after this incident, the second and third positions will need to be moved.

Cao Ze found it a little funny. Of course he had seen the performance of these people, but it seemed unnecessary to run up to them and say, "Brother, I'm sorry, you saw it wrong. I'm actually quite strong."

He retracted his gaze and looked towards the valley ahead. He was still very interested in this secret cave realm. He had received a lot of information about it from his senior brothers and sisters in recent days. The fifth senior sister even drew a map for them personally.

Although he had a panel and a large amount of soul crystals, there would always be a day when all the resources would be exhausted. Since there was no great danger, he naturally wanted to go to the secret realm of the cave to take a look.

Qin Yaoguang was very satisfied with Ye Shijie's attitude. He put away the spear in his hand and raised his head proudly to Cao Ze.

She could feel that her junior brother's aura was becoming more restrained and heavy. She believed that he had made great progress in the past few days and would not be a big drag on her when entering the secret realm of the cave. What's more, wasn't it natural for a senior sister to protect her junior brother?
"Junior brother, after you enter the secret realm of Dongtian, come and meet me as soon as possible, and I will also come to find you as soon as possible."

Qin Yaoguang warned with some concern.

After they entered the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, they were randomly teleported to the periphery. The periphery of the Cave Heaven Secret Realm was vast, and the probability of the two appearing together was extremely low. However, they had a positioning magic tool specially made for them by their third senior brother, which could point out the location of the other party, allowing them to quickly approach each other and reunite.

"See that guy in green over there? He's Xuan Yu Peak's direct disciple Xuan Zha, ninth on Xuan Bao Pavilion's Tianjiao list. He's just like their peak master. If you run into him, run away quickly. He will definitely cause trouble for you."

Qin Yaoguang continued, "Well, apart from Xuan Zha, I'm sure you won't be afraid of other disciples from Xuanyu Peak. If you have the chance, beat them up and throw them out of the secret realm."

"These guys deserve it!"

"There's also the Lingyun Stone from Lingquan Peak next to it, which ranks fourth on the Tianjiao Ranking. If you see it, just take a detour..."

Qin Yaoguang kept cursing and chattering, saying that among the nine peaks, there were only two or three peaks that Cao Ze didn't need to pay attention to.

He couldn't help but touch his nose and smile bitterly. It seemed that Qingming Peak's popularity in Xuanbao Pavilion was not very good.

Long before he came, his senior brothers and sisters had told him the whole story, just to prevent him from not understanding the situation and wasting the opportunity to enter the secret realm of the cave.

The previous master of Lingquan Peak was also a master at the peak of the Grandmaster level. More than ten years ago, he invited Master Li Changji to protect him and help him break through to the Dharmakaya realm.

However, that breakthrough went wrong. The secret location they were looking for was leaked, and they were found by their enemies. Although the master tried his best to protect and save the life of their previous peak master, the breakthrough ultimately failed, and they suffered a backlash. Their cultivation level plummeted, and they only retained the strength of the Dragon Blood Realm.

From then on, Lingquan Peak hated Qingming Peak, believing that it was Li Changji who leaked the breakthrough location. After all, only the two of them knew about it.

It was impossible for Li Changji to do such a thing, but the tragedy had already happened, so Qingming Peak was more tolerant of Lingquan Peak afterwards. Unfortunately, this did not make Lingquan Peak's attitude towards Qingming Peak any better.

"I understand!"

Cao Ze nodded, but said, "Senior sister, you don't have to waste your time for me. Let's meet at the entrance to the inner layer of the secret realm."

After so many years of exploration, Xuanbao Pavilion has already had some understanding of the situation of the Dongtian Secret Realm. The Dongtian Secret Realm is generally circular in shape, and its periphery is vast and boundless. If the two want to meet up, it will definitely take a lot of time.

There are only a few entrances to the inner layer, so if you meet at the inner layer entrance, you can save a lot of effort.

Qin Yaoguang frowned, but seeing the confident look on her junior brother's face, she nodded in the end. After spending so many days together, she knew that her junior brother was not a reckless person, and he must be sure of what he said.

Moreover, the outskirts of the secret realm of the cave are not too dangerous. With Junior Brother’s cultivation level, he should be able to handle it.

"Then be careful!"

Qin Yaoguang finally nodded and said, "Don't fight with others. Join me in the inner layer first."

Standing on the other side of Qin Yaoguang, among the group of disciples in purple robes, a woman with a Taoist bun was also looking over here.

In the top ten of Xuanbao Pavilion's Prodigy List, there are only two women, her and Qin Yaoguang, so they are naturally compared to each other on a daily basis.

It's a pity that she has never surpassed Qin Yaoguang, but she is not discouraged. The opponent of a strong person is never others, but himself. It is enough for her to continue to defeat herself.

So although she and Qin Yaoguang didn't talk much, they had a feeling of mutual understanding.

Looking at the little guy beside her today, she couldn't help but feel worried about Qin Yaoguang. The secret realm of the cave may bring them opportunities for transformation, and she didn't want Qin Yaoguang to fall behind here.

At the same time, he was also a little annoyed at the little guy's arrogance. Since his cultivation was not enough, he should just wait until the next time the secret realm was opened. Why did he have to drag down his senior sister? Why should he protect such a junior brother?
It will only take another twenty years for the next secret realm to open. By that time, this little fellow should be stuck at the ninth level of Dragon Blood, the bottleneck of the Grand Master. Why should he come here now and embarrass himself? It's really annoying.

In the crowd, there were also a few disciples looking in the direction of Cao Ze. They looked at each other for a few seconds but didn't say much. The opening of the secret realm of the cave was a top-notch event for the Xuanbao Pavilion, and there must be masters of the Dharmakaya realm paying attention to it, so even if the sound was transmitted in secret, it would not be safe.

But they all understood each other's intentions and entered the secret realm to look for opportunities and complete the mission.

Those idiots actually started a fight at the foot of Qingming Peak, and were wiped out by Qin Tianqiong. The family had spent so much money over the years to bring them in, but it was all in vain.

When the secret realm of the cave is opened, they will be able to kill the boy without anyone knowing, and no one will suspect them.

Everyone around the valley had different thoughts. At this moment, a strange light suddenly burst out from the depths of the valley.

The sky was originally a tranquil blue, but suddenly, the clouds began to surge, forming strange whirlpools, as if all the energy between heaven and earth was being drawn in at this moment.

The wind in the valley also whistled, causing the surrounding grass and trees to sway, as if playing a prelude to the upcoming mysterious scene.

The light gradually spread and formed a huge curtain of light, covering everything in the valley.

In this curtain of light, a towering mountain began to rise slowly, as if it was a giant awakening from its slumber. The surface of the mountain was covered with ancient runes and patterns, emitting a faint golden light, appearing solemn and mysterious.

As the mountain rose, the surrounding air began to fluctuate violently, as if an invisible force was tearing apart the space.

Immediately afterwards, a crack appeared in the center of the mountain, and a dazzling golden light shot out from it, straight into the sky.

The golden light gradually spread and formed a huge golden halo, covering the entire valley, leaving only a circular portal. It was impossible to see the scene behind it, and no one knew where it led to.

The disciples of Xuanbao Pavilion were already excited. If the true disciples in front had not moved, they would have rushed into the circle impatiently.

After the nine peaks' disciples looked at each other, Zhao Rui, the disciple of Zixiao Peak, was the first to fly into the circle, followed by Cuilan Peak, Feiyun Peak...

Qin Yaoguang was not in a hurry. He waited until everyone from Xuanyu Peak and Lingquan Peak had entered the circle before he took Cao Ze into the secret realm of the cave.

The moment he passed through the circle, his eyes blurred and Cao Ze felt as if he had lost a part of his memory. He was clearly in another world the moment before, but in the blink of an eye he was in this dense jungle.

He was very familiar with this feeling. It was the same when he improved his cultivation level by adding points on the panel.

But this time, the touch of the surroundings was obviously more real, and it was obvious that this was not an illusion!
The sunlight shines through the layers of leaves, casting mottled shadows like tiny diamonds dotted on the green velvet carpet. The air is filled with the fresh scent of plants and trees, with a hint of moist earth, which is refreshing.

The towering ancient trees are lush and leafy, as if guarding this mysterious land; their branches are twisted and coiled, as if telling the vicissitudes of time.

The leaves are emerald green, swaying gently in the breeze, making rustling sounds, like a natural melody. Between the trees, vines are intertwined and green leaves are intertwined, forming a series of hidden little worlds.

Walking in it, the grass under your feet is soft and elastic, like a thick green carpet, dotted with wild flowers, red, yellow, blue, and colorful. They sway gently in the breeze, emitting a faint fragrance. Although these wild flowers are not ostentatious, they add a bit of vitality and vigor to this secret place.

From time to time, small animals shuttled through the area, squirrels jumped on the branches, and birds sang on the branches... Occasionally, a breeze blew, bringing the sound of gurgling water in the distance. This was more like a paradise than a secret place full of opportunities and dangers. (End of this chapter)