The First Marquis of Daxuan

"Old Jin, aren't you afraid that Su Mu and Mei Yanwang will fight?"

Sun Jifeng stood next to Jin Yi and whispered, "Su Mu's temper isn't as good as it seems on the surface."

"Not afraid."

Jin Yi stood on the city wall, watching the backs of Su Mu and Mei Yanwang from afar, and said calmly, "Mei Yanwang is a smart man. As long as he spends some time with Su Mu, he will naturally be able to see Su Mu's potential."

and--"

"And what?"

Sun Jifeng asked curiously.

"Moreover, Mei Yanwang is no match for Su Mu, and he won't make a fool of himself."

Jin Yi said calmly.

"The problem is that King Mei won't let Su Mu enter the Yanfu Secret Realm just because he's strong enough."

Sun Jifeng frowned. He didn't doubt Su Mu's strength. After all, Su Mu was able to remain undefeated when facing Huang Yanwang back then, and the current Su Mu was much stronger than before.

The problem is that whether or not one can enter the Yanfu Secret Realm is not solely determined by strength.

Mei Yanwang and his group wanted to see if Su Mu was worth investing in. Besides his strength, they also wanted to see if Su Mu himself was worth it.

Sun Jifeng wasn't entirely confident about this.

"Don't worry, if Su Mu can't even do this, then all the money I've invested in him will have been for nothing."

Jin Yi said with a smile, "We can make a bet. I bet that before we even reach the entrance to the secret realm, Su Mu will be able to convince King Mei."

…………

Even without reaching the entrance to the Yanfu Secret Realm, just by walking with Su Mu for a few hours, Mei Yanwang began to waver.

He had met many people in his life, but he had never met anyone like Su Mu before.

He already believed Jin Yi's words. If they didn't do Su Mu a favor now, when Su Mu rose to power in the future, even their Yanfu Sect would be unable to reach him.

A simple comparison of their sect leader's experiences makes all of this clear.

Mei Yanwang had to admit that Jin Yi had chosen an excellent time.

Now is the time when Su Mu needs help the most. If this opportunity is missed, even if the Yanfu Sect wants to help Su Mu, he will no longer need it.

Originally, they came to test Su Mu, but now Mei Yanwang has discovered that they are the ones being tested instead.

Jin Yi is right. It's not that Su Mu has to enter the Yanfu Secret Realm, but that the Yanfu Sect has to let Su Mu enter the Yanfu Secret Realm.

“King Yan, I have a question, you don’t have to answer it.”

Su Mu suddenly spoke up, "Where is your sect leader now? I wonder if I have the opportunity to pay him a visit?"

The sect leader of Yanfu Sect is one of the most powerful figures in the world.

There are even rumors that he is already a powerful expert in the Primordial Realm.

It's hard to say whether the sect leader of Yanfu Sect is a Tai Chu Realm expert, but it's certain that he is one of the strongest people in the world.

Su Mu also wanted to see just how strong the strongest person in the world was.

"The sect leader is like a dragon, appearing only briefly and never returning."

Mei Yanwang shook his head and said, "Unless he himself shows up, we can't see him even if we want to."

However, under normal circumstances, the sect leader would return once every sixty years.

It has been fifty-eight years since the sect leader last appeared. If you can linger here for two years, you might have a chance to see him.

"Two years?"

Su Mu pondered for a moment and said.

Two years is not a long time for martial artists at the Dao Extreme Realm or even the Dao Source Realm.

However, Su Mu was unwilling to wait here for two years.

He simply wanted to know if the sect leader of Yanfu Sect had gone to the mysterious little world that the Great Qian Dynasty had discovered.

Now it seems that even King Mei might not know.

"King Mei, you said your sect leader fled here back then, so where did your Yanfu Sect's Yanfu Secret Realm come from?"

Dongfang Liuyun asked curiously, "The secret realm was left behind by a Tai Chu Realm expert after his death. Isn't your sect leader still alive?"
Moreover, he comes from a small world; surely none of his ancestors produced a Primordial Realm expert?

The resources of a small world cannot nurture a Primordial Realm expert, so only in this Great Thousand World can a Primordial Realm expert be born.

In theory, the sect master of Yanfu Sect would not have any elders at the Primordial Realm, let alone inherit the Yanfu Secret Realm.

Dongfang Liuyun had voiced the question that was on everyone's mind.

"by chance."

Mei Yanwang said calmly, "Which top expert hasn't had a fortuitous opportunity during their growth process?"

There's nothing wrong with talking about it. Our sect leader discovered the remains of a senior here, and it was also here that the Yanfu Secret Realm was discovered.

"That senior is—"

Lin Nianchu asked curiously.

"Once you enter the Yanfu Secret Realm, you will naturally know who that senior is."

Mei Yanwang said mysteriously, "If you're lucky, you might even encounter the lingering remnant of that senior."

At this point, Mei Yanwang had completely given up the idea of ​​making things difficult for Su Mu and the others.

He was now somewhat worried that Su Mu and the others wouldn't enter the Yanfu Secret Realm.

"Within the Yanfu Secret Realm..."

Dongfang Liuyun also wanted to inquire about the situation inside the Yanfu Secret Realm.

Before he could finish speaking, Mei Yanwang interrupted him.

"Everyone, the Yanfu Secret Realm may be different from the secret realms you have encountered before. Everyone's experience of entering the Yanfu Secret Realm is different, and you will be scattered in different places after entering. Whether you can get out depends on your individual abilities."

Mei Yanwang said, "I have nothing to tell you. What I tell you now will only mislead you."

As they spoke, King Mei led everyone out of the city and into a mountain outside the city.

They crawled into a cave and followed the winding mountain path downhill until they felt as if they were going deep underground, finally arriving at an underground space.

In the center of this underground space, a ball of light the size of a human head floats.

The light was so colorful that just one glance was enough to captivate anyone.

"This is the entrance to the Yanfu Secret Realm."

Mei Yanwang pointed to the ball of light and said solemnly, "I can only take you this far."

Brother Su, let me make this clear: entering the Yanfu Secret Realm is easy, but I cannot guarantee whether you can come out safely.

If anything happens to you in the Yanfu Secret Realm, it is not because the Yanfu Sect is deliberately targeting you; I want to make that clear beforehand.

Whether or not to go in is up to you.

Su Mu's gaze fell on Luo Anning, Xiang Xiaoyuan, Tu Shan Hanyu, and Dongfang Liuyun.

Su Mu brought them here not only because of their close relationship with him, but also because, based on their current strength and talent, they were the most suitable candidates.

Speaking of which, Luo Anning and Xiang Xiaoyuan are Su Mu's women. Su Mu has already taught them the Danxia Zhaotian Technique and has even led them in dual cultivation.

Both women have now entered the Dao Source Realm.

Tu Shan Hanyu only lacked the title; in reality, she had long been Su Mu's person.

As for Dongfang Liuyun, he is the most talented among Su Mu's subordinates, and his cultivation is now only one step away from the Dao Source Realm.

Su Mu brought them here so that they could quickly improve their cultivation levels and thus help the Great Xuan Dynasty recover.

The Great Xuan Dynasty escaped from the Saha World and is now barely able to settle down in the Hengshan Sect, but this is not a long-term solution.

They must improve their strength as soon as possible and get back on their feet.

That's what Su Mu thought, but he never forced anyone to do anything.

The choice is up to each of them.

"Since we're already here, let's go in."

Dongfang Liuyun said with a smile, "Isn't it just taking a risk? Risk and reward are proportional. Haven't we taken enough risks over the years?"

If we truly die in this Yanfu Secret Realm, it only proves that we are only at this level.

Luo Anning, Xiang Xiaoyuan, and Tu Shan Hanyu all nodded.

"I never dreamed of becoming a Dao Source Realm martial artist before, but now that I am, I have no regrets even if I die."

However, I also wanted to see the view from even higher up, so I think the risk was worth it.

Tu Shan Hanyu said solemnly.

"Senior brother, we are not delicate flowers in a greenhouse. This Yanfu Secret Realm may not necessarily take our lives."

If others can get through this, so can we.

Luo Anning said.

Su Mu smiled and said, "Alright, then let's see the scenery of the Yanfu Secret Realm."

After saying that, Su Mu took the first step and disappeared directly into the ball of light.

Seeing Su Mu's reaction, Luo Anning, Xiang Xiaoyuan, Tu Shan Hanyu, Dongfang Liuyun, and Lin Nianchu followed suit.

Seeing everyone resolutely enter the Yanfu Secret Realm, King Mei Yan couldn't help but sigh.

With such a strong sense of conviction, these people, as long as they live, will surely achieve limitless success in the future.

It's a mystery how Su Mu managed to attract so many outstanding individuals to his side.

Footsteps sounded.

Jin Yi, Sun Jifeng, and two other Yama Kings appeared beside Mei Yama King.

"Lord Mei, you've seen Su Mu with your own eyes, haven't you? Am I right?"

Jin Yi said with a smile.

Su Mu and the others had already entered the Yanfu Secret Realm, so he didn't need to ask Mei Yanwang's opinion at all.

If King Mei didn't agree, he wouldn't have brought Su Mu here.

Since King Mei sent Su Mu and the others into the Yanfu Secret Realm, it proves that Su Mu has passed King Mei's test.

Jin Yi glanced at Sun Jifeng; he, Jin Yi, had won the bet between the two of them.

Sun Jifeng rolled his eyes. He knew that anything involving Su Mu could not be judged by common sense.

Su Mu was born to defy convention.

"You are indeed right."

Mei Yanwang nodded and said calmly, "Elder Jin, you have made a great contribution to the Yanfu Sect this time. I have decided to allow you to enter the Yanfu Secret Realm for a trial. If you can break through to the peak of the Dao Source Realm, then the vacant position of the Ten Kings of Hell will be yours."

The other two Yama Kings did not object.

Jin Yi was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with ecstasy.

He had expected the sect to give him some reward, but he didn't expect the reward to come so quickly and so intensely.

The position of the Ten Kings of Hell!

That was the position he had always dreamed of. He used to only dare to think about it secretly, but now, that position was right in front of him.

As long as he can break through to the peak of the Dao Source Realm, he will be the new Ten Kings of Hell of the Yanfu Sect!
"Thank you, gentlemen. I will do my utmost!"

Jin Yi bowed deeply to Mei Yanwang and the other two, and said in a deep voice.

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Su Mu's vision went dark for a moment, then brightened again.

He felt grounded again; he had appeared in another space.

Su Mu activated the power within his body and cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

With his current cultivation level, there are not many situations that can threaten his life, but Su Mu will not let his guard down because of this.

Let alone him, even those true Dao Realm experts could lose their lives if they were unlucky.

Not to mention anything far away, even right here, the sect leader of Hengshan Sect is trapped in that mysterious little world and hasn't been able to get out yet.

The sect leader of Hengshan Sect is a genuine Dao Realm expert, whose strength far surpasses that of Su Mu.

If even such a powerful figure could be trapped, how much more so would Su Mu?
Although he appeared very relaxed in front of Mei Yanwang, Su Mu never let his guard down.

After looking around, a hint of surprise flashed in Su Mu's eyes.

Contrary to his expectations, what lay before him was a plaza several tens of feet in circumference.

The square was paved with white marble, and thick gray-white mist surrounded it on all four sides. Four gates were inlaid on the thick gray-white mist.

This was a situation that the people of the Jambudvipa sect had never mentioned.

Mei Yanwang said that everyone sees something different when they enter the Yanfu Secret Realm. Perhaps, what others see in the Yanfu Secret Realm is not like this.

Su Mu looked around but did not see Luo Anning or Lin Nianchu.

This Jambudvipa Secret Realm is indeed different from other secret realms.

Su Mu pondered to himself.

He tentatively approached one of the doors.

After only a moment's thought, Su Mu stepped through the door.

Clearly, the plaza was just a transit point; the real secret realm lay behind the gate.

To witness the true secrets of Jambudvipa, one must first enter the realm.

As soon as Su Mu stepped through the door, he felt a strong chill rush towards him.

His blood and qi surged, instantly expelling the chill from his body, and even a visible heat rose from his skin.

Amidst the rising white steam, Su Mu found himself in a snowy, icy landscape.

This world of ice and snow stretches as far as the eye can see, with nothing but white snow and endless snow-capped mountains.

The pervasive chill seemed to freeze everything.

If Su Mu's cultivation level were even slightly weaker, he might not have been able to withstand the chill.

Although the chill was biting, Su Mu felt that this place was more like a familiar secret realm.

Within the chill lies the power of the most primordial laws of heaven and earth.

If you are a martial artist who cultivates martial arts with the attribute of ice and cold, you will definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort by cultivating here.

Although Su Mu does not cultivate techniques with the attribute of ice and cold, his cultivation level has reached the level of half-step Dao Extreme Realm. He is currently evolving a world within his body, and any comprehension of the laws of heaven and earth will enhance his cultivation.

While comprehending the laws of nature in this icy world, Su Mu began to walk.

If it were merely this law of icy coldness, then the Yanfu Secret Realm would be nothing special.

In fact, both Hengshan Secret Realm and Danxia Secret Realm have such icy and snowy places where people can comprehend the laws of ice and cold.

Simply put, this place doesn't live up to the great reputation of the Jambudvipa Secret Realm.

In other words, Su Mu went to great lengths to get here, and if the Yanfu Secret Realm is only like this, then he would be quite disappointed.

How could a secret realm that claims to help people break through to the Dao Realm be so ordinary?
As Mei Yanwang previously mentioned, the former sect leader of Yanfu Sect was able to break through to the Dao Extreme Realm and establish the foundation of Yanfu Sect because he obtained the Yanfu Secret Realm.

Such an ordinary and unremarkable secret realm of Yanfu is not worthy of such a great reputation.

Su Mu's movements appeared slow but were actually fast; each step covered a distance of hundreds of feet.

He soon arrived at the highest snow-capped mountain in his field of vision.

Standing atop the snow-capped mountain, Su Mu looked around and saw nothing but a vast expanse of white, stretching as far as the eye could see.

suddenly.

A figure appeared on the vast white snowfield.

The figure, hunched over, stared at the swirling snow and moved forward step by step.

He walked with great difficulty, as if he might collapse at any moment.

This scene made Su Mu frown slightly.

Even from a great distance, Su Mu could tell that the figure did not possess the aura of a mission warrior.

In other words, he was an ordinary person!

But how could an ordinary person appear in the Yanfu Secret Realm? And how could they appear so suddenly in his sight?

Prior to this, Su Mu had no idea that there were other people present.

Could it be that this person's cultivation level is above mine, which is why they were able to deceive my senses?
However, to achieve this, the other party's cultivation level must at least be at the Dao Extreme Realm.

If someone is a Dao Realm expert, how could they possibly have such a difficult journey?

In an instant, countless questions arose in Su Mu's mind.

He thought for a moment.

Then his figure swayed slightly and disappeared into thin air.

When he reappeared, he was already next to that figure.

The man remained hunched over, struggling to move forward, as if he hadn't seen Su Mu at all.

Su Mu couldn't help but chuckle.

Only then did he realize that the other party was not a real person, but merely an afterimage.

This is a piece of footage from the past.

No wonder he hadn't noticed any trace of anyone else before.

He's becoming overly suspicious, which is why he mistook a video for a real person.

However, if he hadn't been so close, he really wouldn't have been able to spot the flaw.

"Who is this person? Is he the sect leader of the Yanfu Sect, or the original owner of the Yanfu Secret Realm?"

Su Mu followed the figure forward, pondering to himself.

He seemed to have understood the purpose of this secret place.

This document records the process of someone's cultivation.

Su Mu could follow this figure and fully experience how this powerful person gradually transformed from an ordinary person into a peak expert.

"Although the sect leader of Yanfu Sect was born in a small world, he was a genius in his time there and had never experienced such a difficult path to enlightenment."

Therefore, this person is not the sect leader of the Yanfu Sect.

So, is he the master of this Yanfu Secret Realm? A legendary expert at the Primordial Beginning Realm?

Su Mu's attention sharpened, and he stared intently at the figure.

The figure looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old. His skin was already blue from the cold, and with each step he took, his breathing sounded like a broken bellows.

He has reached the end of his strength.

Su Mu watched him move forward step by step until he finally collapsed in the icy snow.

Then a figure appeared and rescued the boy, taking him to the summit of the snow-capped mountain.

Atop the snow-capped mountain appeared an ice palace, belonging to a sect called the Ice and Snow Sect.

They rescued the boy and took him in as a servant in the palace.

Time passed, and the young man served as a servant in the palace for three years.

By chance, the boy was chosen to be a medicine man.

The so-called "medicine people" were cannon fodder used to test the effects of elixirs.

The boy, unaware of the risks involved, happily accepted the offer.

Su Mu witnessed the boy swallow pills of unknown purpose, and he suffered so much that he could not sleep all night.

Several groups of people who became drug test subjects with the boy had already died, but the boy survived thanks to his extraordinary willpower and special physique.

His performance finally caught the attention of the Ice and Snow Sect, and he became an outer disciple of the sect.

The experience of drug testing caused a change in the boy's physique, which ironically became an advantage when he began to cultivate martial arts.

He made great strides on the path of martial arts, becoming an inner disciple of the Ice and Snow Sect in just one year.

Two years later, he was promoted to a true disciple and became one of the best among the younger generation of the Ice and Snow Sect.

During this time, the boy grew into a young man.

Su Mu stayed by the boy's side the whole time, witnessing his every step of transformation.

Just when the young man became a true disciple of the Ice and Snow Sect and his future seemed bright, the Ice and Snow Sect was met with a formidable enemy.

A group of powerful enemies suddenly descended from the sky, and the Ice and Snow Sect's resistance proved utterly ineffective in the face of their overwhelming strength.

From the sect leader to the elders, they all died at the hands of the enemy.

The young man led his fellow disciples in a valiant resistance, but they could not change the overall situation.

The Ice and Snow Sect was wiped out.

The boy and several fellow disciples managed to escape under the protection of the elders of the Ice and Snow Sect.

Later, under relentless pursuit by the enemy, the young man stepped forward to cover his fellow disciples.

He single-handedly engaged with numerous pursuers, managing to entangle with the enemy for several months.

Ultimately, he was outmatched and severely injured, falling off a cliff.

Fortunately, the young man came from the Ice and Snow Sect and cultivated ice and snow martial arts.

He was buried deep under the snow, but instead of losing his life, he fortuitously comprehended the essence of ice and snow, breaking through the bottleneck in his martial arts.

Unfortunately, by the time he emerged from the snow and ice, the Ice and Snow Sect had been completely reduced to ruins.

Filled with rage, the boy embarked on a path of revenge that belonged to him alone.

As the boy's figure disappeared into the snow, Su Mu came to his senses.

He knew that the boy's journey in the icy continent had come to an end.

"The Four Gates are not four laws of heaven and earth, but rather four stages of life for the Lord of Jambudvipa?"

Su Mu stood in the snow and ice, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He was now standing before a precipice, on which lay several lines of large characters—characters that had appeared after the figure of the Lord of Yama had vanished. (End of Chapter)