Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 137: Chapter 135: Heading to the Secret Realm
 

In midair, a spiritual snake of thirty meters in length slithered through the air, agile and swift, rushing towards the Mountain Gate’s grand hall like a bolt of lightning.

Qin Feng stood on the back of the spiritual snake, glancing ahead at Liu Xuanling’s curvaceous figure. This peak master was not only possessed of breathtaking beauty, but also an exceptional figure.

However, he dared not stare too long, quietly turning his head to admire the distant mountain scenery instead.

Throughout the journey, they occasionally encountered several powerful spiritual beasts, which were the elders of other peaks within the Outer Sect, escorting disciples who were preparing to enter the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm to congregate at the Mountain Gate’s grand hall.

Among the one hundred and eight peaks of the Outer Sect, the number of people varied, with some having tens of thousands and others less than a hundred. However, the strength of the peaks in the Outer Sect was not determined by the number of people, but by the influence each peak held in the Inner Sect.

For example, Creation Peak had at most only a hundred people, and often went many years without taking in disciples, which could lead to even fewer numbers.

But Creation Peak had a Supreme Elder who had cultivated to the Heavenly Immortal level seated within the sect, granting them an exceptional status. Even though the number of people in each generation wasn’t large, they never lacked benefits.

Therefore, whenever the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm was opened, the number of entries for Creation Peak was determined based on their number of disciples. Last year, because only Qin Xi and Wen Qing’er were initiated into Creation Peak, along with one additional Foundation Establishment Disciple assigned as their escort, they occupied three entries.

Whereas some peaks, such as Heavenly Silkworm Peak which primarily produces resources, although having more than ten thousand disciples, had very little influence in the Inner Sect and thus received only one entry to the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm.

If the Spiritual Snake Peak lineage desired, they could ask for a few more entries. However, the Supreme Elders also knew to balance the strengths of the peaks and would not show favoritism for such minor resources. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the newer split-off peaks to emerge.

As for the disciples of Creation Peak, extra entries were necessary as they were searching for their Lifebound entities.

The spiritual snake, guided by Liu Xuanling, lightly landed in front of the Mountain Gate’s grand hall. Its head stretched forward, allowing Liu Xuanling and Qin Feng to step down.

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“Junior Sister Liu.”

Beside them, Elder Lingxiao of the Heavenly Dragon Peak greeted Liu Xuanling and glanced at Qin Feng behind her, asking with a smile, “Is this the disciple from your Spiritual Snake Peak entering the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm? I thought it would be Zhao Qinglin.”

This Elder Lingxiao was beautiful and enchantingly fair-skinned, his smile eliciting an astounding impression.

Nevertheless, Liu Xuanling ignored his smiling face, and retorted indifferently, “Who my Spiritual Snake Peak sends in is none of your business!”

“There’s that phrase.”

Accustomed to her cold retorts, Elder Lingxiao smiled and said, “After all, we’re from the same sect. These juniors will need to support each other once inside. Otherwise, if they are deliberately targeted, the loss could be substantial.”

Saying so, he gestured to a tall and burly youth behind him, “Long Qian, come over and meet this brother from the Spiritual Snake Peak. If you encounter each other inside, remember to look after each other and prevent others from bullying our fellow sect members.”

“Yes.”

The youth replied, casually bowing to Qin Feng, “I am Long Qian. If brother encounters any difficulties inside, feel free to find me.”

Qin Feng raised an eyebrow.

He knew this person. Not only was Long Qian the most outstanding disciple of this generation in Heavenly Dragon Peak, but he was also a direct descendant of the Long Family, which was the foremost among the nine great families affiliated with the sect. Known as a prodigy, he was reportedly rewarded by his family ancestor with a young Jiao Dragon as his Lifebound Spiritual Beast for his exceptional performance at a young age, granting him extraordinary combat power.

However, while the fellow’s words were seemingly normal, he had not asked for Qin Feng’s name, and his face betrayed a hint of arrogance.

Clearly, this talented disciple did not quite respect Qin Feng, an obscure and hardly noteworthy individual.

“Thank you, Senior Brother Long.”

Qin Feng replied perfunctorily, showing no further interest in engaging.

Yet, he felt somewhat peculiar inside. He had long heard some rumors within the sect that Elder Lingxiao of Heavenly Dragon Peak harbored affection for Liu Xuanling. Today seemed to be an attempt to curry favor in front of her, and it was bold of Long Qian to speak in such a manner.

Beside them, Liu Xuanling scoffed lightly and paid no mind to these minor matters. Seeing a female cultivator greeting her from afar, she walked off to catch up with her.

From time to time, powerful spiritual beasts continued to land from the sky, with cultivators disembarking and soon, the area in front of the hall gathered hundreds of individuals.

Once the Outer Sect elders brought all their disciples, it wasn’t long before more massive spiritual beasts flew out from the direction of the Inner Sect, bringing people to converge.

“Sister Xuanling.”

A beautiful woman, appearing around her thirties, waved at Liu Xuanling.

“Senior Sister Mo.”

Seeing the beautiful woman, Liu Xuanling hurried over, smiling at the younger woman behind her, “Sister, I’m surprised you’d let your daughter go to the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm. It is truly beyond my expectation.”

“You jest, sister.”

Elder Mo Li chuckled lightly, “A gem cannot be polished without friction. How could she grow if sheltered from risks?

This girl has been too comfortable with favorable conditions. If she’s not tempered now, she may face a difficult path ahead.”

Then, looking towards Qin Feng who was behind Liu Xuanling, she expressed surprise, “A Qi Refining disciple? I thought you would send a Foundation Establishment disciple.”

Liu Xuanling chuckled lightly, “Foundation Establishment Disciples have their own range to explore for treasures, and Qi Refining Disciples have their opportunities as well. In the end, the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm is just a place for the young disciples to explore opportunities. Cultivation levels don’t really matter much, since we don’t expect them to bring much benefit to the Sect from the inside.”

“That’s also true.”

The beautiful woman nodded in agreement.

The Heavenly Pool Secret Realm had been explored by many Sects’ disciples for thousands of years. Although it still held many benefits, it was nothing compared to the envy it sparked when it was first opened. Now, it has simply become a place for juniors to seek opportunities.

Liu Xuanling said to Qin Feng, “This is Elder Mo Li from our lineage, come and pay your respects.”

Qin Feng quickly stepped forward, bowing deeply, “Disciple pays respects to Elder Mo.”

His attitude was very respectful, knowing that to hold a position as an Elder in the Inner Sect, one must at least possess the cultivation of the Purple Mansion Realm.

“Ah, no need for excessive formalities.”

The beautiful woman nodded, glancing at his wrist. The Qingluo Robe couldn’t block her sight, so she directly saw the Ruyi Golden Snake coiled around his wrist.

She was quite surprised; she did not expect the disciple in front of her to have managed to acquire such a Spiritual Snake as his Lifebound Spiritual Beast, and had even cultivated it to the Foundation Establishment Realm. No wonder Liu Xuanling had chosen him to enter the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm; it seems he does have some abilities.

“Han Yan, come meet this junior brother.”

Elder Mo said to the young girl behind her.

The girl had a cold aura, totally unlike her mother, most likely tied to her own Lifebound Spiritual Beast.

“Junior Brother Qin Feng, pleased to meet Senior Sister.”

Qin Feng took the initiative to greet her.

After all, she was also a Foundation Establishment Inner Sect Disciple, with a mother possessing the cultivation of the Purple Mansion Realm and perhaps an even more powerful father. Being polite to such a well-connected disciple couldn’t hurt.

“Junior brother is too polite.”

Chu Hanyan nodded towards Qin Feng.

Her disposition was cool, and she was not fond of talking much. Besides, she did not know Qin Feng previously, so there wasn’t much else to discuss.

At this moment, a tall, burly man flew across from the distant sky.

This man wasn’t riding any Spiritual Beast; he was directly using Light Escape to fly over.

But the moment he appeared, regardless of whether they were from the Inner Sect or Outer, all the Elders bowed deeply: “We pay respects to Elder Luo.”

“Hahaha…”

The burly man’s laughter boomed like thunder, echoing all around, “There’s no need for such formality. Is everyone here?”

From below, a deacon of the Internal Affairs Hall, who had already counted the attendees, promptly replied, “Elder Luo, all the disciples from each Peak and each lineage are here, and all the accompanied Elders have also arrived.”

“Good, since that’s the case, let’s not delay any further. It happens only every sixty years, there’s no need for pomp, just head out.”

The burly, towering Elder Luo was obviously very decisive in action.

“Yes.”

At the directive from the Internal Affairs Hall below, suddenly a massive Jiao Dragon pulling a towering and luxurious Tower Ship flew over and landed in the square.

This Jiao Dragon was even larger than the one Qin Feng saw when he first entered the Sect, its aura ten times fiercer than before.

Following that, the disciples prepared to head to the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm and some high-level Sect members ascended onto the Tower Ship.

Liu Xuanling and Elder Mo Li, along with Qin Feng and Chu Hanyan, also flew up.

This time, the Outer each Peak was to deploy thirty-six Golden Core Realm Elders to accompany and jescort; Liu Xuanling, finding it uninteresting to stay in the Sect, left Elder Yin Qi behind and went on the trip herself.

As for Elder Mo Li, she came because of her daughter and was also one of the four Purple Mansion Elders dispatched from the Inner Sect.

As for the towering Elder Luo, he was the primary official in charge of this trip to the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm and was also a grand master of the Dharma Image Realm.

The Tower Ship was immense; with two hundred disciples plus several dozen Elders escorting them, totaling fewer than three hundred people, even the Qi Refining Realm disciples like Qin Feng were allocated their own rooms to rest properly.

The Heavenly Pool Secret Realm was far from the Sects, and even with the speed of the Tower Ship, it would take several days to reach.

On board the Tower Ship, a disciple from the Internal Affairs Hall distributed a Jade Scroll to each person, which contained a map of the Heavenly Pool Secret Realm drawn by previous disciples. It marked areas that were particularly dangerous and where certain resources might be found.

Only such powerful Sects could produce such detailed maps. Lesser Sects, limited in the number of people they could send each time, risked full casualty inside and struggled to produce detailed maps.

Thus, after they reviewed them, before descending from the Tower Ship, the disciples from the Internal Affairs Hall took back those Jade Scrolls, preventing loss or injury in the Secret Realm that might result in these scrolls falling into other powers’ hands.