The thin old man stared at the passage, as if sensing something. After a moment, he looked at the people waiting on the side.
"Enter the secret realm in the order of arrival." The voice of a thin old man came.
After hearing the words of the thin old man, the eight teams of practitioners from the nine major cultivation worlds entered the passage one after another in the order of their arrival.
The Zichen Continent was the fifth team to arrive. Ahead of the Zichen Continent was the Giant Rock World, which was the only cultivator to join the Holy Light Continent.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Under the protection of the Yuanli shield, Yang Qi and his group quickly disappeared into the passage, and then another team of practitioners followed.
"Eh~Is this a palace?"
As they walked through the passage, the scenery before their eyes changed, and what caught their eyes was a vast hall. Not far away were the practitioners from the Giant Rock World who had arrived before them. As for the team of practitioners who had arrived earlier, they had already left the hall.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Just when the group from Zichen Continent arrived, the practitioners from the Giant Rock World in front of them had already transformed into human figures and flew towards the outside of the hall.
"That is..."
As the practitioners from the Giant Rock World left, a stone tablet that was originally blocked by the practitioners from the Giant Rock World came into everyone's sight.
"Fighting is prohibited. Violators will be killed!"
Looking at the words on the stone tablet, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The ban on fighting here is good news for everyone. After all, the strength of the cultivators in Zichen Continent can only be considered above average among the eighty-one cultivation worlds. If you encounter an irresistible danger, you can return here to hide, at least you can save your life!
Feeling the arrival of the cultivator behind him, Chu Hong said, "Let's go too!"
Although there are three eight-star martial masters among the practitioners who came this time, Chu Hong's identity is quite special. He is a member of the royal family of the Great Chu Empire. As well as being an eight-star martial master, his words are undoubtedly the most authoritative.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Therefore, after hearing Chu Hong's words, Yang Qi and others did not hesitate. They flashed and flew towards the direction where the light came from outside the hall.
After passing through the protective formation outside the palace, Yang Qi and his party came to a forest. Behind them was a huge cave. Deep in the cave was the palace where they were before.
“This way!”
Sensing the direction in which the practitioners of the Giant Rock World were leaving, Chu Hong immediately chose a slightly deviated direction, and then the group used flying martial arts to leave. A moment later, the group of thirty-three people arrived at the halfway point of the mountain not far from the entrance to the secret realm.
Chu Hong's eyes swept over everyone present, and then he slowly said, "Everyone knows that this trip to the secret realm involves eighty-one cultivation worlds, and our Zichen Continent can only be considered above average among them. If we act alone, it would be tantamount to seeking death, so I hope everyone can act together. Of course, I won't force you. If you are willing to follow me and Wu Tian, you can stay."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent. There were too many super powers in Zichen Continent. On average, each super power had only one person! If they were to disperse, it would be no different from the Holy Light Continent. The danger in the secret realm was too great, so many practitioners present were very excited by Chu Hong's suggestion.
The cultivator from Shuiyue Palace looked at Chu Hong and asked, "How should the opportunities and treasures be distributed?"
"It all depends on your ability. Once you get the treasure, others are not allowed to kill people for it." Chu Hong said calmly.
Hearing Chu Hong's words, the practitioners from Shuiyue Palace couldn't help but nodded. Coming from different sects, what they were most worried about was being killed and robbed of treasures by their companions. As for the distribution of opportunities and treasures, generally cooperation depended on one's own ability, so there was nothing strange about it.
"I join!" said the practitioner from Shuiyue Palace.
“I’m joining in too!”
“I’m joining in too!”
As the practitioners from Shuiyue Palace joined, other practitioners continued to join, and Yang Qi and Shi Xiu also joined the team of King Chu Palace without hesitation. In fact, before setting off, the sect master had already told them that they would join the team of King Chu Palace, which was already discussed long ago.
"I will lead a team alone. If anyone is willing to follow me, they can leave with me." Just as the practitioners began to join the Chuwang Palace team, an abrupt voice sounded.
"It's him!"
Hearing the direction the voice came from, Yang Qi's eyes fixed and he looked over. The person who spoke was none other than the Holy Son of the Netherworld Sect, Li Yi, who was also one of the three geniuses in the eight-star Martial Honor Realm!
"Li Yi, have you thought it through?" Chu Hong raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully, "If we act together, it will not only be safer, but also greatly increase our chances of obtaining opportunities."
The Netherworld Sect and the Chu Palace are in an alliance relationship. Although there are internal struggles in the Netherworld Sect, this does not affect the Chu Palace's attitude towards the Netherworld Sect.
"I appreciate your kindness, Brother Chu, but I have other plans, so please don't blame me." Li Yi said calmly.
"Okay." Chu Hong sighed lightly. Li Yi's refusal was somewhat beyond his expectations.
Although Li Yi and another cultivator of the Netherworld Sect did not get along well, and he also had grievances with Yang Qi, when it came to matters of life and death and chance, a person like Li Yi should be able to distinguish the priorities. Under such circumstances, it was somewhat puzzling that Li Yi chose to withdraw.
With Li Yi's withdrawal, some of the originally hesitant practitioners made a decision after thinking for a moment. In the end, Li Yi left with eleven people, and Chu Hong's team was left with twenty-one people, including another practitioner from the Netherworld Sect.
"The Wu Zhou Academy and the royal family of the Holy Empire have both chosen to leave. It seems that Li Yi must have contacted them a long time ago." Looking at Li Yi and his group leaving, Yang Qi's eyes fixed.
Most of the practitioners who stayed on Chu Hong's side were single-person super powers, while the super powers behind the two empires all chose Li Yi.
Chu Hong took a deep breath and said slowly, "Everyone, get familiar with the environment around the entrance first. This is our retreat route and also the place where we can save our lives."
Because of the departure of Li Yi and others, the number and strength of the team were weakened a lot. Chu Hong had to choose the safest approach and choose a retreat route.
"Yang Qi, thank you for saving my junior sister last time." As everyone began to familiarize themselves with the environment around the entrance, the practitioner from the Netherworld Sect came to Yang Qi.
"Are you Luo Tianyao's senior sister?"
Looking at the woman in green in front of him, Yang Qi couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Although he guessed that the woman was from Luo Tianyao's side when she separated from Li Yi, he didn't expect that the woman was actually Luo Tianyao's senior sister.
"Yes, I am Tianyao's senior sister, Xu Wei." The woman in green nodded and continued, "I heard from my junior sister about the last incident. If it weren't for you, she would have died."
"That time was just a coincidence. To be honest, I don't want to interfere in your internal struggle." Yang Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head. (To be continued)