When the other Spirit Masters heard this, they all replied "Yes" with serious expressions.
"Okay, it's getting late. I should also announce tomorrow's top ten Disciple Ranking Battles." Seeing this, the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader nodded his head and was about to fly off the jade platform to officially announce the names of the top ten Disciple Ranking Battles as well as some matters regarding tomorrow's Ranking Battles.
However, at this moment, suddenly, in a certain direction in the sky outside the stone mountain, the sound of something breaking through the air could be heard. Following this, the thick fog parted and a five colored strange bird that was several feet long flew out. Its head was like a vulture's, but its tail feathers were incomparably long. It also had a pair of large, blood-red claws.
Once this strange bird appeared, it flew directly toward the stone mountain. This naturally caused quite a few disciples who discovered it to immediately be in an uproar.
"Don't panic, this is your Martial Ancestor Yan's Spirit Bird." Seeing this strange bird, the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader was also greatly shocked, but he immediately yelled loudly.
His voice rumbled and reverberated in the air above the stone mountain. Only then did the disciples below come to a sudden realization, and they all looked at the approaching strange bird with reverent gazes.
The matter of the Sect having an extremely powerful Martial Ancestor was naturally known by everyone.
However, this Martial Ancestor had never shown his face in front of others. It was said that even the Spirit Masters in the Sect rarely saw him in person. As a result, this made the most respected elder in the Sect even more mysterious.
In a short while, the strange bird flew above the jade platform. After circling in the air, one of its originally tightly clenched blood-red claws suddenly loosened, and a green Jade Slips fell out. Afterwards, it didn't stop and turned around, flying in the direction it came from.
A trace of surprise appeared on the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader's face, but with a wave of his hand, the Jade Slips shot into his hand with a "sou" sound, and he quickly placed them on his forehead.
After a short while, the green Jade Slips began to flicker with a faint spiritual light. The surprise on the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader's face quickly disappeared, and was replaced with an extremely shocked expression.
When the others saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
"Senior Sect Leader, what exactly happened?" Chu Qi waited for the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader to remove the Jade Slips from his forehead before he couldn't help but ask.
"Martial Uncle Yan has sent an order. There is no need for tomorrow's Ranking Battle. The ten chosen disciples will immediately set off for Suppressing Dragon Island tomorrow." The Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader's face was cloudy and uncertain for a while before he said something that shocked everyone.
"What? Why would Martial Uncle Yan give such an order? Moreover, why did you send Qian 'er and the others to Suppressing Dragon Island? "Chu Qi asked in shock.
"Martial Uncle just received a flying letter from Master Ming Yu of the Nine Enlightenment Mountain. He said that when the Crystal Level Elders of the Heavenly Moon Sect and the Hall of Blood were chasing after the Demonic Dragon, they discovered the entrance to an unknown Secret Realm at the place where the Earth Fire erupted on Suppressing Dragon Island. However, because of the disturbance caused by the Demonic Dragon, more than half of the entrance has already collapsed. Now, only Spirit Apostle disciples can enter. In order to maintain the entrance from collapsing, we need the Crystal Level Elders of our sects to act at the same time. Therefore, after Martial Uncle Yan discussed with them, we decided to bring forward the Life and Death Trials and let the ten disciples of each sect enter. The ranking of the Trials will be determined by the number of treasures obtained from the Secret Realm. Therefore, we don't have any time to waste. We must bring the ten disciples to Suppressing Dragon Island as soon as possible. "As the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader spoke, his eyes revealed a trace of passion.
"What, they discovered the entrance to an unknown Secret Realm!"
"How large is it?"
"Has anyone entered it before?"
"Are there any restrictions?"
… …
"Chu Qi." Hearing this, Gui Ru Quan and Lei Ling cried out in surprise at the same time. While they were pleasantly surprised, their words also contained a trace of fear.
No wonder they were like this!
This so called "Secret Realm" was actually a hidden space that had never been discovered by anyone. A portion of it was naturally formed, while the other portion was artificially created by some powerful existences.
Among them, the former mostly contained Spirit Medicines, Spirit Stones, and other heavenly treasures, which were relatively less dangerous. The latter mostly contained treasures left behind by powerful existences, but at the same time, it was extremely dangerous. No one knew how many terrifying restrictions that could annihilate a person were set up.
No matter what kind of Secret Realm it was, if someone was able to return with a great harvest, it would naturally be enough to benefit an entire Sect, or even a few Sects. There was even a small Sect that was lucky enough to obtain an extremely powerful Nameless Cultivation Method from a certain Secret Realm. From there, their strength increased greatly in a few hundred years, allowing them to dominate the surrounding countries.
Of course, opportunities and risks coexisted. There was also a case where a large Sect, in order to monopolize a Secret Realm, used the entire sect's power to enter the Secret Realm. In the end, they were completely annihilated, and from then on, they were removed from the Cultivation World.
Currently, the number of Secret Realms that had been discovered were extremely few. Moreover, some Secret Realm entrances only appeared for a short while before disappearing without a trace. Some Secret Realm entrances had strict restrictions on how and when they could be opened. Furthermore, some Secret Realm's restrictions were extremely profound and could not be broken by a normal Sect. Even if they were placed there, they could only look at them and sigh.
Even so, every time a new Secret Realm was discovered, it would always bring about a bloody storm.
Many Sect would make a big move for a new Secret Realm entrance.
This time, if it wasn't for the fact that the newly discovered Secret Realm entrance was already in a state of collapse and could not be monopolized, the Heavenly Moon Sect and the Hall of Blood would not have informed the Barbarian Ghost Sect and the other Sects. Instead, they would have quietly concealed this information and explored it by themselves.
"Fellow Juniors, I am not too clear on what you are asking. Martial Uncle Yan only briefly mentioned this matter. Right now, just in case, he has already gone to Suppressing Dragon Island first. Therefore, tomorrow morning, I will personally bring the top ten disciples of this Large Competition and rush over. Senior Huang, Junior Zhang, the two of you are quite knowledgeable about Formations and Restrictions. Tomorrow, you will also accompany me. The other Juniors will stay behind in the Sect and quietly wait for news. I am acting according to Martial Uncle Yan's instructions. Fellow Juniors, you must do your part and not leak this matter in a short period of time. "The Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader bitterly laughed as he replied before quickly giving out instructions.
"Yes, Sect Leader Senior. The two of us will immediately go back and properly prepare. We will definitely not miss this important matter. " When Spirit Master Huang and the middle-aged Spirit Master Zhang heard this, they were naturally overjoyed and immediately agreed.
Although Chu Qi, Spirit Master Lin, and the others were somewhat unwilling, under the pressure of the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader using Martial Uncle Yan's name, they could only helplessly obey.
At this time, the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader flew down from the jade platform and announced to the disciples below:
"The top ten disciples of this Large Competition have been decided. They are Yang, Feng Chan … Bai Cong Tian, Lei Zhen, and a few others. However, because of some special reasons, tomorrow's Ranking Competition of the top ten disciples will be temporarily cancelled. Furthermore, from today onwards, the sect will temporarily seal off the mountain for a month. During this period of time, no one is allowed to leave the Sect without the sect's orders. Those who disobey will be immediately expelled from the sect. Alright, aside from Yang Gan and the other top ten disciples, everyone else can return to their residences. "
Hearing this announcement, the thousands of Barbarian Ghost Sect disciples below were all greatly shocked and confused. However, under the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader's stern gaze, they naturally did not dare to have the slightest bit of objection.
Following this, everyone left the mountain one by one. In the blink of an eye, only Liu Ming and the other ten new disciples were left on the mountain peak. Most of them looked at each other with faces full of doubt.
"You don't need to be shocked. The reason why I asked you to stay is naturally because I will explain everything clearly. The matter is like this, your Martial Uncle Yan … "The Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader slowly gave a rough account of the Secret Realm and the Life and Death Trials being brought forward.
Liu Ming and the others were naturally dumbstruck when they heard this.
"Because everything happened so suddenly, there is simply no time for you to hold any ranking challenges. You must hurry to the entrance of the Secret Realm as fast as possible and begin the Life and Death Trials that should be held a year later with the disciples of the other sects. The individual results of this time's Trials will also determine your rankings on the Lunar Monument. As for the specific rules, when the time comes, Martial Uncle Yan will naturally explain them to you in detail. What you need to do now is to properly recuperate and build up your energy. Tomorrow morning, you will depart with me. As long as the Secret Realm's Life and Death Trials are able to reap great benefits, you will definitely be heavily rewarded. In addition, this information is currently kept confidential and cannot be casually leaked to other sect members. "The Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader said extremely seriously.
After Liu Ming and the other ten people finished listening, they came to a sudden realization. Although they all had different thoughts, they naturally bowed and agreed.
After the Barbarian Ghost Sect Leader nodded, he immediately turned around and flew back to the jade platform, continuing to discuss the matters of the Secret Realm with the other Spirit Masters.
The top ten disciples also left the mountain one by one.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Liu Ming returned to his residence and began to think about matters related to the Secret Realm.
The appearance of this matter was truly unexpected.
He originally thought that he could slowly cultivate for a year or so before participating in the extremely dangerous Life and Death Trials. However, he never would have thought that the Trials would actually be brought forward. Moreover, it would be carried out in the unknown Secret Realm.
In this unknown Secret Realm, cultivation methods were probably secondary. What was more important was a person's ability to predict and judge danger. If this was the case, with his many years of life and death experience on Savage Island, he should be a bit stronger than the other disciples.
As for Liu Ming, he once again thought back to the records of cultivators obtaining all kinds of heavenly treasures in the Secret Realm. As a result, once they came out, their cultivation greatly increased. His heart couldn't help but palpitate with eagerness.
The various heavenly treasures obtained in the Secret Realm. Although according to past practice, he would definitely have to hand over most of them to the Sect, as long as he could keep a small portion, it would probably be enough to exchange for the resources he needed to advance to Spirit Master in the future.
As for the danger of dying in the Secret Realm, he didn't care too much about it since he had experienced countless life and death situations on Savage Island.
The more one was afraid of death, the faster one would die. When he was still a child, he understood this better than anyone else.
No matter how great the risk was, it didn't matter. As long as he could obtain benefits from it, it would be worth risking his life.
Liu Ming silently thought about it. After not finding any reason to avoid this Life and Death Trials, he calmly closed his eyes and began to recover the Fa Li he had used in the Large Competition.
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