The next day.
Chen Lan flew above the sky, having already discovered the entrance to the Celestial Realm's secret realm. It was located in the Celestial Grassland. Ever since the secret realm appeared there, it had been named the Celestial Grassland.
When he arrived, he saw a sea of people. At a glance, there were heads everywhere, countless people on the ground or in the sky, some were using Sword Flight, some were riding mounts, while others stood aloft in the sky.
He used his Divine Sense to scan the area, discovering that there were indeed all sorts of people there, even those at the Foundation Establishment stage, which was essentially a death wish.
The highest was the Supreme Great Emperor.
"Where have all the Daoist Venerables gone?" Chen Lan pondered, stroking his chin.
Perhaps those Daoist Venerables were all hiding, only coming out when the secret realm opened.
At this point, it was less than ten minutes until the secret realm opened. He had timed his arrival well and had already discussed with his avatar. There were countless treasures in the secret realm, but there were three treasures he absolutely must obtain this time.
The Nine Nether Underworld Fire, a peculiar Spiritual Fire from the Death Netherworld, capable of refining to achieve the supreme Fire Dao. However, this Spiritual Fire was extremely strange, and ordinary people had no ability to control it. If he could obtain it, his path in the Fire Dao might instantly enter the grand completion stage, or even gradually approach perfection.
The second item, the Thunder Emperor's Dao Body, contained secret Great Divine Techniques and various Thunder Spiritual Techniques. The Dao Body itself could even be refined to enhance his physique, among numerous other mysterious applications that were unknown. In any case, this Dao Body was full of wonders and must be obtained.
The last was the Taoist Saint's inheritance. The Celestial Realm's secret realm opens once every ten thousand years and remains open for only two days. It's opened ten times, yet no one has found the Taoist Saint's inheritance. It's said that once found, stepping into the Taoist Saint realm would no longer be difficult.
These three items, he must acquire them as they are the trump cards for future battles.
Rumble!
As Chen Lan was lost in thought, the sky suddenly changed, with thunder rumbling and oppressive black thunderclouds forming. Countless people looked up, sensing the terrifying aura.
In an instant, several beams of golden light descended from the sky, revealing one Dharma Body after another, all being the Dharma Bodies of Daoist Venerables. Chen Lan recognized many familiar faces among them.
There were the Golden-winged Roc, Water Wind Dragon, Li Zhongdao, Duobao Daoist Venerable, Chen Han, and other Daoist Venerables. But suddenly, he was slightly taken aback, a smile playing on the corner of his mouth.
He saw the Ten Thousand Spirits Illusion Ox; indeed, this guy wasn't dead.
As expected, killing a Daoist Venerable isn't something that simple. After all, they are beings who've lived for over ten thousand years, certainly possessing life-saving methods. How could they die so easily?
No matter, since he could kill him once, he could kill him a second time.
Apart from that, he also saw a few unfamiliar faces, all Daoist Venerables. Among them was an old woman, for some reason, looking at her, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
This feeling of familiarity seemed innate, which surprised him. Could it be that he knew this old woman from before?
But soon, he shook his head. It was his first time in the Ancient Wilderness Demon Realm; how could he possibly know anyone?
...
"Did you see that person?" Li Zhongdao spoke solemnly, scanning the scene with his Divine Sense, but couldn't find any sign of Chen Lan.
"No, maybe he can cloak his presence, let's go with the flow." Chen Han replied, shaking his head.
Li Zhongdao gritted his teeth, deciding to make plans once inside the secret realm.
Then, the four of them looked towards the Daoist Venerables of the Demon Race in the distance.
"Couldn't believe the Ten Thousand Spirits Illusion Ox survived all this." Chen Han stated with some surprise.
"Haha, at our level, death isn't that easy. Don't tell me you have no life-saving methods." Li Zhongdao replied with a cold laugh.
Upon hearing this, Chen Han remained silent, indeed she had life-saving methods, but such methods could never be spoken of.
"All the Demon Race Daoist Venerables have appeared, a total of eight. This is going to be a tough battle." Li Zhongdao spoke gravely.
"Hmm, get ready." Duobao Daoist Venerable nodded.
...
As time passed, a beam of light descended from the sky, landing on the ground, instantly expanding into a circle large enough for tens of thousands to enter simultaneously.
Seeing this circle, the crowd rushed violently forward, vying to be the first to enter.
This was the entrance to the Celestial Realm's secret realm.
Seeing this, Chen Lan also took off, and as he moved, Li Zhongdao and the others, along with several Daoist Venerables from the Demon Race, all caught sight of him.
"It's him, that mysterious Daoist Venerable, he really came. Chase him!"
"Damn him, he gravely injured me, making me lose a Divine Pill just to recover. I'll make sure he dies without a burial place!"
"Haha, I lost a Great Divine Technique and said nothing."
As soon as the Golden-winged Roc, Water Wind Dragon, and Ten Thousand Spirits Illusion Ox saw Chen Lan, they instantly pursued him, murderous intent evident on their faces, determined to slaughter Chen Lan.
Meanwhile, Li Zhongdao and the others also spotted him and pursued as well.
The elderly woman was the only one who, upon seeing that back, froze.
"It's like, that back is really like his, is it him?" Muttered the old woman, a breeze sweeping through her hair, her eyes widened in shock.
She quickly pursued, eager to find out if she was mistaken or not!
"Haha." Chen Lan looked back, seeing so many chasing him, letting out a cold laugh and accelerating.
With Thunder Dao Perfection, his speed wasn't something those Daoist Venerables could catch up to, transforming into a bolt of lightning, disappearing into the circle.
The others, including the demons, followed closely behind.
...
Celestial Realm's secret realm.
Having entered, Chen Lan sensed a flash of white light before his eyes. Reopening them, he found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
In front of him was a forest, with quite a few people around, men and women, old and young, all at very low realms, not even reaching the Immortal Emperor level.
He looked back, noticing those Daoist Venerables hadn't followed, quickly understanding the situation.
It seems this Celestial Realm's secret realm had different drop locations for everyone; the space must have been modified, which worked in his favor, allowing him to avoid conflict for now.
Once his power grew stronger, he'd vanquish them all.
Next, it was time to explore and see if he could find the Nine Nether Underworld Fire.
"Come over, don't miss it, maps of the Celestial Realm's secret realm, recording all locations of the realm, no deception. This was personally drawn by me ten thousand years ago, absolutely authentic!"
At this moment, a voice rang out. Hearing it, Chen Lan raised an eyebrow.
He had just been pondering how to locate the positions, and yet there was someone selling maps.
Thinking this, he looked towards the voice, seeing a small chubby man holding several maps made of beast hide, with two others buying nearby. He walked over.
"How much for a map?" Chen Lan asked.
"Five million Spirit Stones each," the chubby man replied with a cheerful smile.
Opening his mouth, he indeed demanded a huge price, asking for five million Spirit Stones.
Hearing this, those around were immediately startled. What kind of lousy map would cost five million? Surely no fool would buy that.
"Alright, give me one."
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