"This Tiandan Secret Realm is indeed only accessible to the Nangong clan. You should know that the Ancient Clan is an Ancient Clan after all, and they have always been overbearing... Ahem, I'm getting off topic. In general, outsiders are not allowed to enter."
Luo Xue nodded. This was similar to what she had known before.
The Earth Pill Secret Realm is not so bad. Some cultivators can spend some resources to buy a place in the secret realm from the Nangong Holy Land... Although due to the existence of a certain person in recent years, the places in the Foundation Establishment Secret Realm are almost unsellable.
However, the secret realm of Tiandan that can produce Tiandan Qi is firmly controlled by the Nangong clan.
"So, there was an accident?" Luo Xue raised her eyebrows and asked.
"That's right. Three days ago, the secret realm suddenly collapsed. Almost all the disciples of the Nangong clan were trapped inside. Their lives and deaths are unknown."
At this point, the innkeeper subconsciously lowered his voice.
"However, this secret realm can only accommodate cultivators below the Jindan stage. Once a cultivator exceeds the Jindan stage, entering it may cause the entire secret realm to collapse."
After hearing this, Luo Xue almost understood.
The foundation-building disciples of the Nangong clan were trapped in the secret realm and unable to leave through the door to the secret realm.
Because of the limitation of realm, only cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm can enter the secret realm. It is obviously impossible for the Nangong family to use their own Foundation Establishment disciples to gamble on life and death.
so...
The Nangong clan opened up the secret realm and allowed outside cultivators to enter, hoping to rescue their trapped children.
Luo Xue didn’t need to think too much about the conditions promised, most likely it was the Heavenly Pill Qi.
"On the path of a cultivator, you have to take a few chances. Once you form a Heavenly Pill, you will be trained as a key figure in any force. It can almost be said that you can ascend to heaven in one step."
The innkeeper couldn't help but say a few more words, and a hint of envy couldn't help but appear in his eyes.
But it's just a thought.
The Heavenly Pill Qi is not something that anyone can easily integrate. In addition to fighting and competing with other cultivators, it also requires the recognition of the will within the Heavenly Pill Qi.
Due to lack of aptitude, it would be useless even if one stuffed the energy of the Heavenly Pill into his mouth.
"It turned out to be like this..."
Luo Xue touched the token in her pocket. She had originally wanted to use the token to sneak in, but now it seems unnecessary.
Tiandan Secret Realm... Luo Xue had also heard about it when she was in the Four Regions of Jiuzhou. The two ghost cultivators at that time took the risk to obtain the Demon-Subduing Evil Ghost Pestle just to stand out in the Tiancong Sword Tomb in the Tiandan Secret Realm.
In the four regions of Jiuzhou, the Tiandan Secret Realm is a secret realm that may only appear once every few thousand years. I think it must be extremely precious in the ancient demon land.
Hmm... Looks like there's a reason I have to go.
When the innkeeper saw Luo Xue's slightly absent-minded look, he knew what this ordinary little girl was thinking. He sighed and said in the tone of an experienced person,
"Young guest, let me tell you, it is very difficult to become a Tiandan cultivator. Not to mention the Tiandan Secret Realm, even if there is no problem, the Nangong disciples inside are not easy to deal with..."
"Yeah?"
Luo Xue scratched the back of her head. When she heard Nangong Mian bragging, she felt that the other foundation-building disciples seemed to be inferior.
"The resources enjoyed by Nangong disciples are completely different from those enjoyed by ordinary people like us."
The innkeeper seemed to be getting excited and wanted to give this young girl some words of advice.
“For example, you still need to find a hotel in the Holy Land, but even if you are the most destitute disciple of the Nangong clan, as long as you can prove your identity, you can directly live in the most luxurious treasure building in the Holy Land.”
"real?"
Luo Xue raised her eyebrows, and a hint of joy flashed across her face.
But this Treasure House sounds familiar, as if I've heard of it somewhere before...
"Of course, why would I lie to you? Everyone in the local area knows that the Treasure House is owned by the Nangong family." The innkeeper said in a deep voice, "Little girl..."
"Is it okay to use a token like this?"
Luo Xue took out the token given to her by Dugu Xue from her pocket. It was imprinted with her soul and pseudonym "Nangong Jiao", and placed it on the counter.
"Of course, Nangong Ling... wait?"
The innkeeper widened his eyes slightly and looked at Luo Xue again, with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
What's going on with you
The eldest daughter of the Nangong family specifically looked for a villain to entertain her, right
And...didn't I just say something bad about the Nangong family
In an instant, the innkeeper seemed to have some cold sweat on his forehead.
"It's good that it works," Luo Xue exhaled and muttered, "It's such a good thing. Fortunately, I found eighteen hotels."
I didn't expect that the token would not be needed to enter the secret realm, but instead was used in such a strange place.
"Thank you, boss."
Luo Xue took out another spiritual jade, threw it directly to the innkeeper, then turned and left.
"this... "
The innkeeper was holding the spiritual jade, feeling a little overwhelmed.
Why is this girl different from the Nangong disciple I knew before...
These disciples of the ancient clans have always been arrogant and domineering, and look down on others. I have never seen many well-mannered ones.
"It's really... rare." The innkeeper put away the spiritual jade and sighed.
... But, in reality, this is the prejudice of the innkeeper.
The well-educated disciples of the ancient clan would never come to such a place, and even if they did, they would not reveal their identities.
Only a dandy young man who relies on his family background to bully others would remind himself of his surname, Nangong, all the time so that others would remember it.
After walking out of the hotel, Luo Xue took out a map and tried to find out where the Treasure House was.
Only then did she notice that there were indeed quite a few cultivators at the peak of the foundation-building stage wandering around, and they were probably all here for the Tiandan Secret Realm.
At first, Luo Xue thought that although the construction of Nangong Holy Land was not as good as that of the imperial capital, there seemed to be more cultivators.
Now it seems that it was just because of this incident.
"Treasure House... Oh yes, there is one over here, a little distance away."
Luo Xue found the location of the Treasure House on the map, but... the more she looked at the logo of the Treasure House, the more familiar it looked.
She put down the map and thought carefully for a while, then slapped her head.
"Damn, this is Shangguan Yu's place!"
That’s right, it was the mysterious force that Shangguan Yu operated in the cage world. It was spread throughout the four regions of Kyushu and was mainly involved in intelligence gathering, magic weapon sales and other aspects.
Such a huge force certainly would not be owned by Shangguan Yu alone. Luo Xue later found out that the Treasure House actually belonged to Liu Lian, a maidservant beside Feng Zun, and could also be considered as Feng Zun's property.
In the ancient demon land, the Treasure House is the property of the Nangong clan...
It can only be said that if there is no connection between them, Luo Xue would not believe it. She suspected that Feng Zun's surname was Nangong, and he might be the first person with the surname Nangong.
"Forget it. Anyway, I have a good relationship with Feng Zun, so it's okay to rub her..."
Thinking of this, Luo Xue felt relieved and set off towards the location of the Treasure House marked on the map.
... ...
"An accident occurred in the secret realm, but you can't blame me for it..." Nangong Mian said aggrievedly, "No, it has nothing to do with me. I didn't even enter the secret realm!"
“I can’t blame you, but I can’t blame the other elders, right?” Nangong Ling glanced at Nangong Mian and sighed.
This matter really has nothing to do with Nangong Mian... But unfortunately, with such a serious accident, the several guardians outside the secret realm have to bear some responsibility.
It is very regrettable that these responsibilities ultimately fell on Nangong Mian, who was the weakest.
Although he was not punished by the clan law, a ban had been issued and Nangong Mian was not allowed to enter the secret realm for a hundred years.
... Although Nangong Ling felt that this was done deliberately by the clan, they had long wanted to find a reason to prohibit Nangong Mian from looting in the secret realm.
With her invincible foundation-building realm... Not only could the other disciples in the clan not gain experience in the secret realm, they also could not obtain resources.
However, there are some disadvantages after the ban was issued. At least Nangong Mian no longer has to be confined to the holy land and can go out.
Nangong Ling also felt guilty. If she had not pushed the position of protector to her sister, she would not have been caught by the elders of the clan and banned.
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying anything more.
Nangong Ling had no choice but to give Nangong Mian some compensation and took her to the Treasure House to pick out some things.
Although the Treasure House is the property of the Nangong family, it does not mean that disciples within the family can take away the goods sold at will. They still have to pay for them, and at most they can get a discount.
"What happened?"
Nangong Ling's expression slightly became serious. It had been a while since the incident happened, and the elders were still helpless about it.
Apart from asking the foundation-building cultivators from the outside world to participate and try to find a way to break through, there is no other useful method.
If they fail, the loss of ten Heavenly Pill Qis is of course needless to say. More importantly, more than a hundred of the clan's top foundation-building disciples... will probably all be buried in the secret realm.
This is absolutely unacceptable result.
Nangong Mian is one of the few people who witnessed the entire accident with his own eyes.
"At that time..."
Nangong Mian recalled carefully for a while and said slowly,
"I was arguing with a few elders... Oh no, we were chatting, when suddenly the secret door became unstable and then exploded. Oh yes, before the explosion, I seemed to feel the sword intent..."
"Sword Intention?" Nangong Ling was slightly stunned. "Could the accident have happened because of the sword cultivator? But... Sword cultivators who can cultivate sword intention have only appeared in the ancient times."
“I don’t know.”
Nangong Mian shook his head.
At this time, they had already arrived at the entrance of the Treasure House. After seeing Nangong Mian and Nangong Ling, the sharp-eyed shopkeeper inside the door immediately showed a warm expression, walked out of the counter to greet them, and said,
"Miss Nangong, how are you these days?"
There is no need to say much about the famous Nangong Mian. Her name has been well-known in recent years, although her image is not very good...
The other quiet woman sitting in a wheelchair is even more extraordinary. She is the famous god of war, Nangong Ling, who single-handedly defeated the legendary extraterritorial evil demon and blocked the twisted evil demon that covered half of the city from outside the world.
It was precisely because of this that she suffered unbearable spiritual damage and her legs were completely disabled.
"Good, good, good, all good." As soon as he arrived at the Treasure House, Nangong Mian became excited and said, "Boss, if you have any good things in the Treasure House, bring them up to me. I want you to take a look!"
"this... "
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper hesitated. He secretly glanced at Nangong Ling, but did not act immediately.
Nangong Mian's reputation... has a little flaw. Would it be risky to take out the treasures from the Treasure House in front of her
"Take it. I'll exchange it with my accumulated points."
Nangong Ling smiled and nodded to the shopkeeper, speaking softly.
If the Nangong clan had not officially announced Nangong Ling's achievements to the world, it would be hard to imagine that such a weak woman would be given the title of "God of War".
"Yes, yes... Miss, please wait a moment. I will ask someone to vacate a private room for you two to use."
The shopkeeper nodded and was about to turn around to do his business when he saw out of the corner of his eye a petite figure acting furtively not far from the Treasure House, who seemed to be peeking at something.
His brows wrinkled slightly, but soon relaxed.
The two Miss Nangongs are still here, and we can’t let our family members laugh at us.
Soon, Nangong Mian and Nangong Ling were welcomed into the Treasure House.
After the shopkeeper was busy for a while, he sat down at the counter and saw the sneaky little guy coming over.
He looks ordinary... He doesn't look like a descendant of an ancient clan, and he acts so sneakily...
The shopkeeper looked a little dissatisfied, but since he was a guest, he still stood up patiently and asked,
"Sir, what's the matter?"
"Can people live here?" The petite figure asked a puzzling question.
"... The Treasure House is a place that sells natural treasures, magic weapons and spiritual tools. It is not a hotel or inn."
The shopkeeper's brows twitched slightly. How did this girl know that the Treasure House was part of an inn
"I remember that too, but someone told me that I could come in and live here with a token."
The petite figure scratched her head, took out the token and placed it on the counter.