Four streaks of light flashed across the Imperial Court's mountain. Their target was the Heavenly Dragon Domain.
The speed of these four streaks of light was extremely fast, completely comparable to the speed of a high level Second Refinement expert. The aura they emitted also had a strange fluctuation, as if they were between life and death. It was frightening.
They were the Imperial Guards that had always existed secretly in the Imperial Court. Their full name was the Imperial Guards. They didn't accept the direct command of the ten kings. Only those with the Imperial Medallion could mobilize them. The Imperial Medallion was a medallion passed down by the founder of the Imperial Court. Even peerless experts couldn't destroy it.
The ten kings of the Imperial Court would each hold the Imperial Medallion and have a chance to mobilize the Imperial Guards. However, whether or not the Imperial Guards would be mobilized was up to the commander of the Imperial Guards. Only when they felt that the Imperial Court was truly threatened would they appear and eliminate the threat.
When one of the ten kings used the Imperial Medallion, it usually meant that the situation had developed to a point where it was out of control. Unless the King personally took action, there was no way to resolve the situation.
As the Imperial Guards nurtured by the Sacred Emperor, each one of them possessed terrifying strength. They weren't afraid of death, and it was difficult for them to die. Their life form had already changed, and they were different from humans. Therefore, the Imperial Guards had another name, the Immortal Imperial Guards.
In the era when the Holy Emperor was in power, the Immortal Royal Guards were extremely ferocious. Countless people trembled in fear when they heard their name. However, after many years, they had already quieted down. Those who knew about the Immortal Royal Guards were either dead or in seclusion.
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With the Divine Sealing Compass, Chu Mu's heavenly secrets were concealed. No matter how proficient he was in the art of divination, as long as he hadn't reached the level of a Sacred Emperor, he wouldn't be able to divine Chu Mu's whereabouts. For a moment, Chu Mu was safe.
Even the Wind Whispering Tower, which was known to have information all over the world, relied on divination in many situations. When divination was useless, it was even harder for them to determine Chu Mu's whereabouts. This caused the hundreds of experts who had their eyes on Chu Mu to be like headless flies.
The Deep Blue World was actually very big. Unless one was a Sacred Emperor, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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Under Kong Liu's lead, the six people from the Ancient Sword Alliance quickly left the Heavenly Dragon Domain. After spending more than a month, they entered a small domain — the Heavenly Mountain Domain.
The Sky Mountain Domain was located in a remote area, and the Qi of Heaven and Earth was relatively thin. Therefore, other than the appearance of a peerless expert hundreds of thousands of years ago, no other peerless experts had appeared. The strongest expert in the Sky Mountain Domain was the Taishang Lord of the Sky Mountain Palace, the number one sect in the Sky Mountain Domain. He was at the peak of the Nine-star Saint level.
"That secret realm is in the Heavenly Mountain where the Heavenly Mountain Palace is located," said Kong Liu.
Heavenly Mountain was the territory of the Heavenly Mountain Hall. To think that there was a Secret Realm in their territory that even Second Refinement cultivators would flock to. Yet, the Heavenly Mountain Hall did not know about it. It was as if they were sitting on a treasure mountain without knowing it.
Of course, even if the Heavenly Mountain Palace knew about the existence of the Mystic Realm, they wouldn't be able to gain anything from it. After all, the most powerful person in the Heavenly Mountain Palace was only at the pinnacle of the Saint Realm. At best, he was at the level of a Bright Moon Sword Saint.
The six of them were all peerless experts with extraordinary means. They easily avoided the patrolling disciples of the Heavenly Mountain Palace and entered the Heavenly Mountain. There was a hidden cave there.
After several turns, Kong Liu and the others stopped. In front of them was an uneven black stone wall. It didn't seem to be anything unusual.
"The entrance to the Secret Realm is here." Kong Liu pointed ahead and said. Immediately, he formed seals with both hands. Waves of Space Power appeared and turned into transparent handprints that flew out and landed on the black stone wall in front of them.
Under the hundreds of handprints, Kong Liu's expression was solemn. There was sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that he had used up a lot of energy. The stone wall began to change.
It was as if there was a layer of invisible power that started from the center and slowly spread out in all directions.
"Back then, I did my best to leave a Space Seal on this stone wall in order to protect it. Even if someone accidentally enters here, they won't find out." After Kong Liu withdrew his hand, he explained, "Of course, if someone's attainment in sealing is higher than mine, it will be difficult to protect it."
This possibility was almost impossible. When Kong Liu laid down the seal, he was only at the early stage of the Second Refinement and had used all his strength to lay it down. The Tianshan Domain was just a small, remote domain with thin Heaven Earth Yuan Qi. Very few experts would come here. Even if there were, they were mostly just passing by.
As the airflow was unsealed, everyone began to sense the extraordinariness of the stone wall. A faintly discernible fluctuation of aura was constantly being emitted. It was extremely obscure.
"Wait until I recover my strength, then I'll lay down another layer of seal to prevent others from disturbing us," said Kong Liu. He was very cautious. No one had any objections.
Although Chu Mu was also proficient in the path of sealing, it had been a very long time since he had cultivated it. Thus, his attainments in the path of sealing were far inferior to Kong Liu's. When Kong Liu set up the seals, Chu Mu was also carefully watching and taking the opportunity to comprehend some things from them.
After everything was done, everyone turned around and faced the black stone wall.
"Let's go." Kong Liu had entered the secret realm before. He had experience, so he took the lead.
Taking a step forward, Kong Liu's body disappeared into the pitch-black stone wall as if he had entered water. Everyone quickly followed him.
The scene before them changed. Traces of coldness invaded their bodies, making them feel a little cold.
A breath ago, they were still in front of the black stone wall. In the next breath, they were in a white world.
The white snow seemed to be boundless as far as the eye could see.
It was so cold that everyone felt a trace of coldness. One had to know that they were all peerless experts. Even if Chu Mu wasn't one, he still had the strength of a peerless expert. Cold and heat couldn't invade him. From this, one could see how shocking the coldness of this place was.
"This place is definitely very suitable for cultivators of ice attribute cultivation techniques," said Lei Ba with a smile.
Some special cultivation techniques often required special environments to be cultivated to Dacheng's level or even to the Great Circle. Of course, even if it was a relatively ordinary cultivation technique, one could still obtain great benefits in a suitable environment.
"Perhaps the owner of this secret realm cultivated a special and powerful ice attribute cultivation technique, which caused the secret realm to be in this state," said Feng Wuhen.
A special environment could create a powerful cultivation technique, and a special cultivation technique could also create a special environment. The two were actually interconnected.
"None of us are ice attribute cultivators. Such an environment is not only not beneficial to us, it will even hinder our exploration of the secret realm," said Kong Liu. "This is only the periphery of the secret realm. The deeper we go into the secret realm, the colder it will be. In the end, it will even affect our strength."
Hearing Kong Liu's words, everyone couldn't help but be shocked.
Now, they only felt a slight chill, but they didn't take it to heart. This was because even if the chill was ten times heavier, it wouldn't affect their strength.
However, from what Kong Liu said, the chill behind them was heavy enough to affect their strength. What kind of chill was this?
Even the most powerful Saint-level cultivator would be frozen in an instant when faced with such a chill, extinguishing all vitality. Of course, Chu Mu was an exception. He was an exception, so no one could equate him with Saint-level cultivators.
"More than ten years ago, I was still at the beginner stage of Second Refining. It was precisely because I entered this secret realm that I obtained some treasures in the periphery that my strength rose from the beginner stage of Second Refining to the intermediate stage of Second Refining in just over ten years. This speed of improvement is beyond my expectations," said Kong Liu. Immediately, as if he had thought of something, he glanced at Chu Mu and said, "Special circumstances don't count."
Everyone let out good-natured laughter. Compared to Chu Mu, they were simply looking for trouble.
However, the growth of a monstrous genius who possessed great fortune and incomparably shocking talent could not be viewed with common sense.
Chu Mu didn't say anything. He just pretended to smile bitterly and was very cooperative.
"Well, time waits for no one. Let's go deeper into the secret realm as soon as possible," said Kong Liu.
This was because more than ten years ago, although he had obtained benefits in the periphery of the secret realm, it had taken him more than ten years to rise from the beginner stage of Second Refining to the intermediate stage of Second Refining. If he wanted to be faster, he naturally had to go deeper into the secret realm and obtain better treasures.
The six of them all had the strength of peerless experts. They quickly moved forward. Suddenly, a strange sound was heard. In the distance, there was an astonishing chill gathering, and the fluctuations were strong.
"It's the Ice Demon Man." Kong Liu said, "The Ice Devil Man is a special existence in the periphery of the Secret Realm, just like the guards of the Secret Realm. It has the strength of a peerless expert and its cold aura is astonishing. There may be Ice Chalcedony in its body. After taking it, it can further refine its strength and slowly improve its strength."
"Back then, I obtained enough Frigid Jade Essence and refined it to improve my strength." In the end, Kong Liu added, "These Frost Demons don't have any weaknesses. Only by smashing their bodies with great power can they be killed. Otherwise, they will absorb the coldness of the secret realm to replenish themselves."
As Kong Liu spoke, figures appeared in the distance. Each figure was about two meters tall. They had a head, two arms, a torso, and two legs. They looked like humans, but their bodies were pale ice blue. There were also countless deep ice blue dots on their bodies, exuding an incomparably astonishing chill.
The eyes of the Ice Demon Man were deep ice blue. They were cold and ruthless, with a hint of brutality.
Seeing Chu Mu and the other five, the group of Ice Demon Man suddenly let out an astonishing roar and rushed over.
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