Already prepared

Qin Ming cast his gaze across the landscape; hills rose and fell in layers, lush and green, one slope connecting to the next.

Closing his eyes, he utilized his 'Minds Eye' to observe carefully.

The Spiritual Qi here was abundant, with mountains and water; the water wound around the hills, and trees clung to the slopes, creating a scene full of vitality.

"Not bad." Qin Ming nodded in satisfaction. This place was a day's journey from the nearest human settlement, and with the road filled with Demonic Beasts, ordinary people could never enter—it was a natural barrier.

Although it could not compare to the base of the Huayu Sect, as a Secret Realm, this place was sufficient.

Moreover, the most critical point was that the Qin Family intended to develop into the hegemon of the continent, which required a vast area. The valley where the Huayu Sect was located was far too small and could not compare to this place.

"Father, Master, what do you think of this place?" Qin Ming looked toward Azure Flame and Qin Yuan beside him.

Azure Flame had been engaged in Alchemy at the Qin Family base. He had reached a critical moment in his Breakthrough to Pill Emperor; had it not been for the Qin Family's relocation, he would not have come out under any circumstances.

"Not bad, the Spiritual Qi here is abundant, and the earth veins must be excellent." Stroking his beard, Azure Flame nodded in satisfaction. He did not care where he lived, as long as the Spiritual Qi was plentiful and suitable for growing spirit plants.

Qin Yuan surveyed the terrain and said with concern, "Qin Ming, the terrain here is too steep, and the nearby Demonic Beasts are ferocious; it is not very suitable for the Family to live in seclusion."

Qin Ming smiled mysteriously and said, "Father, you do not need to worry about any of this. The Demonic Beasts here have already been cleared out once. Moreover, in the future, our Qin Family's King-rank Magical Beast will also make its home here, so there is no need to worry about safety."

As for the issue of the terrain, you need not worry even more. In fact, our Qin Family will not be living here, but rather inside a Secret Realm."

"A Secret Realm?" A look of wild joy appeared on Qin Yuan's face. "Are you saying there is a Secret Realm here?"

"Father, you have misunderstood; there is no Secret Realm here." Qin Ming scratched his head and said sheepishly.

"No Secret Realm? You gave me a false hope." Qin Yuan ceased his wild joy, looking somewhat disappointed.

What was a Secret Realm? A Secret Realm was the foundation for a Family's prosperity.

Whether a Family's foundation was deep or not depended first on the Family's Experts, and second on the Family's resources.

And a Secret Realm was the symbol of a Family's abundant resources.

On this continent, there were wealthy and powerful Families that possessed Secret Realms, and there were also powerful and wealthy Families that did not.

But there were no poor Families that possessed a Secret Realm.

A Secret Realm was synonymous with wealth. As long as one had a Secret Realm, there would be a continuous stream of resources; how could they not be wealthy?

A Secret Realm was the most profound foundation of a Family. All the truly top-tier Families on the continent had their own Secret Realms.

That was why he had been ecstatic when Qin Ming mentioned a Secret Realm; he had never imagined that there was actually no Secret Realm here, leaving him with false hope.

"Although there isn't a Secret Realm, we can build one ourselves." Qin Ming said matter-of-factly.

Qin Yuan shook his head and consoled, "Minger, although you are a Martial Emperor, you have only just entered the Martial Emperor realm. Building a Secret Realm requires many Top-Grade Spirit Stones and professional talent to establish; you still need to prepare for some time."

Ordinary Martial Emperors did not have the ability to build a Secret Realm.

"Father, I know, but I am already prepared." Qin Ming laughed. In the Secret Realm, he had exchanged for many Top-Grade Spirit Stones, and he had also obtained a massive amount of spirit-dissolving liquid. He had already gathered the two most critical items for building a Secret Realm.

The other necessary items for building a Secret Realm were very easy to find and would not pose a challenge to him. Now, everything was ready except for the final push; if not for the delay regarding the Shen Family, he would have already built the Secret Realm.