Chapter 492: Immortal Secret Realm

"Secret Realm?" Xiao Fan was stunned. "What Secret Realm?"

"I didn't intend to tell you at first, but now that your cultivation has reached the ninth stage of the Tongtian Realm, I feel I can tell you," Sect Master Wu Xinjue explained. "You went to the Treasure Pavilion's auction before; you remember that Immortal corpse, right?"

Xiao Fan nodded; he had a very deep impression of that matter.

Sect Master Wu Xinjue continued, "The corpse at the Treasure Pavilion was discovered in a Secret Realm within Wuhuang Province… That Secret Realm is very strange…"

"It's said that initially, those who entered could be experts of the Pi Hai Realm or Yuanhun Realm. They found many good things in that Secret Realm… but afterwards…"

"Following the discovery of that Immortal corpse and its removal, that Secret Realm became very unstable… those with cultivation exceeding the Yuanhun Realm can no longer enter."

"This means only Cultivators below the Yuanhun Realm can enter… Within this Secret Realm, many areas remain unexplored. There are countless rare Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines. These are not the traditional ones but tonic medicines that can be consumed directly, only existing in ancient records… Moreover, the spiritual energy inside is dozens of times denser than outside. One day of Cultivation inside is equivalent to more than ten days outside…"

Sect Master Wu Xinjue explained that if Xiao Fan had only been at the fifth stage of the Tongtian Realm before, he wouldn't even have told him this news.

Because the Secret Realm is very dangerous, and this time, it's not just the Jixian Sect entering, but also people from the other three Sects.

But now that Xiao Fan's cultivation has reached the ninth stage of the Tongtian Realm, with his strength to challenge those of higher stages, presumably no one below the eighth stage of the Xuandan Realm can affect him.

And if Xiao Fan makes another Breakthrough in a short time after entering the Secret Realm, he could also protect himself.

"What's currently unclear is whether there are other unknown dangers in that Secret Realm… According to the Treasure Pavilion, that Secret Realm has existed for at least ten thousand years… There might be many Yao Beasts inside; they just hadn't appeared before…"

Xiao Fan nodded, understanding what was going on.

This Secret Realm had just appeared, and previously, Pi Hai Realm experts had entered, so they were relatively safe.

Because of a Yao Beast's innate sense of danger, they didn't dare to take the initiative to provoke Pi Hai Realm experts.

But if they were the ones entering, it might attract many Yao Beasts inside.

"That's the situation. Do you still want to enter?" Sect Master Wu Xinjue asked. In truth, he didn't want Xiao Fan to enter.

After all, Xiao Fan possessed the Enlightenment Seed and had now gained recognition from Shengdan City; he had the prospect of becoming a Grade 6 Alchemist in the future.

If Xiao Fan became a Grade 6 Alchemist, then his Jixian Sect would leap to become the strongest Sect.

But…

This matter wasn't a secret. Even if they hid it, Xiao Fan would find out in the future.

At that time, he feared a rift would grow between the Sect and Xiao Fan.

After all, with what happened to Long Miaoyin, Xiao Fan was desperate to gain power.

"I want to go," Xiao Fan said firmly. "When can I enter?"

"Well… roughly ten days from now. We haven't confirmed the specific candidates yet," Sect Master Wu Xinjue admitted.

The Treasure Pavilion came forward to propose this entry into the Secret Realm. Each of the Four Great Forces can send ten people to seek Opportunities within.

Among them, the Treasure Pavilion will also send ten people, making fifty in total…

Xiao Fan nodded. After hearing this, his expression was slightly melancholy as he sighed for Wuhuang Province…

He hadn't expected the Treasure Pavilion to actually come forward and invite all parties to enter for free.

"Heh… I know what you're thinking." Sect Master Wu Xinjue looked at Xiao Fan. "The Four Great Forces are fighting, and the Wuhuang Dynasty is in decline, ignoring everything…"

"But do you know why, for so long, whether it's the Piaomiao Immortal Palace or other forces, none have dared to rebel against the Wuhuang Dynasty?"

"Hmm? Why!" Xiao Fan was stunned. He didn't expect Sect Master Wu Xinjue to bring this up.

In fact, he had always been curious…

The Jixian Sect had its period of prosperity before, and now it's the Piaomiao Immortal Palace that is prosperous.

And for a long time, the Wuhuang Dynasty has presumably been very weak; at least on the surface, it's no match for these major Sects.

So why hasn't anyone from these major Sects rebelled against the Wuhuang Dynasty to directly unify Wuhuang Province?"

"It's not that they don't want to… it's that they can't." Sect Master Wu Xinjue's expression became serious.

"Can't?"

"That's right, they can't. Very few people know about this…" Sect Master Wu Xinjue said.

"For so many years, the reason Wuhuang Province is called Wuhuang Province is because the person who created it was named Martial Emperor!"

"Martial Emperor?"

"That's right. Aren't you curious why the ruler of the Wuhuang Dynasty is called either the Sovereign or the Monarch, and they don't simply call him the Martial Emperor?" Sect Master Wu Xinjue smiled.

Xiao Fan didn't say anything, because for a moment, he couldn't think of the reason.

"Because the word 'Emperor'… can only belong to the creator…"

"The Martial Emperor was very strong—exactly how strong is unknown. When he first founded the Wuhuang Dynasty, he made a Covenant with this land: the person who can rule this land can only be a descendant of the Martial Emperor!"

"A Covenant?!" Xiao Fan was shocked…

He hadn't expected that one could actually form a Covenant with the land…

And one must realize, the land involved in this Covenant was vast and boundless…