What I teach you is real stuff.

On the celestial ship, students from the Northern Continent Academy began to disembark, exploring the opportunities of this place.

This secret realm is vast, and what you can gain depends on your luck.

Although Zhou Yuan was a teacher, he also wanted to go further. This time, entering the secret realm was a rare opportunity for him, so Zhou Yuan would not let this opportunity pass and began to explore it himself.

The students of North Continent Academy dispersed to explore.

Among the crowd, students formed teams in twos and threes. Those who were close friends naturally stayed together, because dangers often occurred in the secret realm, and forming teams would allow them to look out for each other if they encountered trouble.

Wang Qingying, along with Ye Tianlin and two other close students, formed a team and moved forward together.

This was Wang Qingying's first time entering the secret realm. She asked, "I've heard that there are many opportunities in the secret realm, but after actually entering, I found that it is incredibly vast, almost like a small world. How should we find these opportunities?"

Looking around, Wang Qingying saw either shattered mountains or land scorched by ancient flames. At first glance, there was no opportunity to be found. It was just like an ordinary desolate wilderness. How could one find any opportunity?

Ye Tianlin said, "This place is an ancient secret realm, which has been passed down since ancient times. In ancient times, those who could have such an extraterritorial space as their secret realm lair must have been powerful sects and forces."

The Northern Continent Alliance had already confirmed that this secret realm originally belonged to an ancient medicine sect, so there must be many remaining spiritual herbs, pills, and fragments of magical treasures within it.

Ye Tianlin, as expected of someone from a family of cultivators, knew more than the average person, and he had made preparations before entering this secret realm.

Sects that produce elixirs are incredibly wealthy, both now and in ancient times. The secret realm of the ancient elixir sect is recognized as the most lucrative of all ancient secret realms.

Because there must be a lot of good stuff in the Medicine Sect Secret Realm. Even though this secret realm looks like it has been destroyed, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

The ancient cultivation civilization was more prosperous than that of later generations, after all, it was the peak period of spiritual energy and resources for cultivation.

At that time, even leaving behind some random things would be enough to benefit them, so all they had to do was search carefully. Finding any remaining spiritual herbs, pills, or magical treasures would be a huge profit and a great opportunity.

Ye Tianlin said, "It seems that this secret realm has been disturbed. Judging from the battle traces here, it must have been the site of a great battle. That's how the ancient medicine sect was wiped out."

Our target is what the Medicine Sect left behind after the great war, or perhaps fragments of magical artifacts shattered during the war.

Ye Tianlin said, "This secret realm is very large. Instead of searching around like headless flies, we should go to the main battlefield where the battle took place back then. There must be great opportunities there."

Generally speaking, the main battlefields where powerful beings clash are the places where the most intense battles were fought in the past, and if you're lucky, you can find a lot of good stuff.

Even fragments of magical artifacts can be a huge opportunity if the artifact itself is of a high enough grade.

The group nodded in agreement with Ye Tianlin's words and then headed towards the main battlefield of the secret realm.

The main battlefield of this secret realm is relatively easy to find; the area with the heaviest traces of battle is naturally where the main battlefield is located.

Wang Qingying and her companions followed the mountains scorched by fierce fire until they reached a place deep within a mountain range that had been shattered into pieces.

Standing on their spirit swords, the group looked down at the shattered mountain range that had been destroyed beyond recognition. Wang Qingying couldn't help but gasp.

"Even the mountains have been destroyed like this. What level of cultivation did the people who fought this great battle here have? Their methods are terrifying."

Although Wang Qingying possessed the cultivation of a Golden Core cultivator, she knew that her current strength was far from sufficient to cause such terrifying damage.

In this secret realm's main battlefield, the mountain range stretching for thousands of miles was shattered by the ancient powerful beings. How could she not be shocked and amazed to witness such a breathtaking scene?

Looking at the shattered battlefield before him, Ye Tianlin said, "His cultivation level should have broken through to the Void Refinement stage or above, and he might even be a Nascent Soul stage expert, but the scale of this scene isn't that large."

"Most powerful cultivators at the Integration Stage possess the ability to move mountains and shatter peaks; this is nothing special."

Ye Tianlin continued, "I heard that when enemies came from the sky, the legendary Alliance Leader Lu of the Northern Continent Alliance fought against the immortals of the Chan Sect. That battle was earth-shattering. The entire Northern Continent was shattered and almost destroyed the entire Azure Sky World. That was truly terrifying."

Although Ye Tianlin had never witnessed the great battle, he often heard his ancestors talk about it when he was in the family.

At that time, their Ye family ancestor had not yet made a name for himself; he was just an unknown cultivator who watched from afar. However, the shock that battle brought him has remained unforgettable for thousands of years.

Ye Tianlin comes from a family of cultivators, and the Ye family has been doing quite well in the Northern Continent Alliance in recent years. They have even produced a Nascent Soul expert. So Ye Tianlin is aware of the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator. It is precisely because he has seen the world that he is not so surprised.

Ye Tianlin continued, "Alright, we don't have much time left, let's not waste any more. Let's hurry down and search. This is the main battlefield. The ancient powerful beings must have left behind a lot of good things when they fought here. How much we can get depends on our own fortune."

After Ye Tianlin finished speaking, Wang Qingying and her two other close classmates nodded and each transformed into a streak of light and flew down.

Ye Tianlin himself also flew in one direction.

However, Ye Tianlin was different from Wang Qingying and the others. He came from a family of cultivators and had a background and resources, so he couldn't just search around like a headless fly like ordinary students like Wang Qingying.

Ye Tianlin brought a special treasure-hunting artifact with him when he entered the secret realm this time.

After Ye Tianlin moved away from the crowd, he released a small golden toad with a coin in its mouth. In the cultivation world, this toad was of great importance and extremely rare.

This object is not a real toad, but a highly spiritual magical artifact called the Tongbao Toad.

After releasing the golden toad, it will automatically search for treasure once it lands. The money in its mouth will only fall to the ground once it finds the treasure.

Wherever money falls, there is bound to be treasure.

This item is considered a treasure even within the Ye family, and Ye Tianlin went to great lengths to obtain it.

With this, how could I possibly miss out on a good opportunity?

Ye Tianlin forgot to mention something: if a great sect once flourished in any unexplored secret realm, then the sect's legacy must be hidden within that secret realm.

This secret realm has only been roughly explored once by the important figures of the Northern Continent Alliance. There are still many places they haven't been to. The great religious lineage of this secret realm must still be here.

Whether one can obtain the inheritance of a great sect in a secret realm depends entirely on personal luck, but with this Tongbao Toad, Ye Tianlin is more confident.

"With this in hand, the inheritance here will surely be mine." Ye Tianlin was already fantasizing. Just then, the Coin Toad in front of him landed and began to move. It hopped and skipped in one direction, carrying a coin in its mouth.

Meanwhile, Wang Qingying also began her treasure hunt, advancing along the main battlefield of the mountain range that had been broken by battle. Along the way, Wang Qingying saw countless traces of battle left over from ancient times.

Fist marks, sword marks, knife marks, and terrifying traces left by magical artifacts.

These traces still made Wang Qingying feel a terrifying killing intent even after ten thousand years. From these traces of battle left behind, it can be seen that the battle back then was absolutely terrifying.

Along the way, in addition to these traces of battle, Wang Qingying also saw many broken fragments of magical artifacts.

Such as fragments of pill bottles, fragments of spirit swords, broken immortal robes, broken copper pieces, etc.

These things were scattered all over the main battlefield, some of them buried in the dust, but they could be dug out with a little digging.

But after Wang Qingying examined these things one by one, she found that none of them were of much use.

The fragments of the spirit sword were incredibly sharp, indicating that it was once a spirit sword of extremely high quality. However, tens of thousands of years had passed since it was placed here, and it was now broken. Even if it were taken back, it would be of little use.

As for the fragments of the elixir bottle, they were useless. The broken immortal robe was a design from tens of thousands of years ago, and the erosion of tens of thousands of years had worn away its original miraculous effects of dust and fire protection and resistance to sword and axe cuts. It had long since disappeared.

As for the broken copper pieces, they seemed quite spiritual, but they were no longer of any use. She couldn't even tell what the copper pieces were originally used for.

Wang Qingying's greatest gain along the way was half a bottle of pills left in a fragment of a pill bottle in a corner.

This half-bottle of pills must have been left behind by a disciple of the ancient medicine sect in this area during a great battle. The owner of the pills must have been killed, which is why this half-bottle of pills was left here and has now come into the possession of Wang Qingying.

Although tens of thousands of years have passed, this secret realm has remained sealed off, and the pills are made using very special methods. Theoretically, they have no expiration date, so the pills are still safe to consume.

However, Wang Qingying didn't know the effects of this pill, so she didn't dare to take it. She decided to put it away and ask a professional for advice.

Wang Qingying put away the pills and continued forward. Just as she was continuing her search, a scream suddenly rang in her ears.

The sound was extremely shrill, and it sounded very familiar.

"That sound! Oh no! Something's happened!"

Wang Qingying immediately perked up. She could tell that the voice belonged to her close friend who had just teamed up with her.
Something happened so quickly? Could it be something serious?
Wang Qingying immediately went to the direction from which the shouts came. At the same time, the other two people traveling with her, including Ye Tianlin, also heard the noise and rushed over.

However, when they arrived at the place where the cry had come from, they did not find their companion.

"What happened? Where is Han Su-ren?"

The female student who just shouted was Han Su, the same female student who had urged Zhou Yuan on the fairy ship earlier.

At that moment, Wang Qingying, Ye Tianlin, and another male classmate, Hu Tao, gathered at the scene upon hearing the shout, but they did not see Han Su.

Wang Qingying said, "I came here because I heard the shouts. Did you come too?"

Ye Tianlin and Hu Tao both nodded: "We were just searching for opportunities in different places when we heard the commotion here and came to check. Judging from the voice, it should be Han Su."

"Why isn't Han Su here? Did we hear wrong?"

Wang Qingying said, "It's impossible to have misheard. It's one thing if one person misheard, but how could the three of us all mishear? That voice was definitely Han Su's, but she's no longer here."

Wang Qingying felt a vague unease, while Ye Tianlin had already noticed some black charcoal ahead.

Ye Tianlin said, "If I'm not mistaken, Han Su is probably already dead."

"What did you say? Dead? How is that possible? From the time we heard the screams to the time we arrived here, it took less than ten breaths. How could someone die so quickly? And they've even disappeared without a trace?"

How could such a large, living person, especially one with the Golden Core cultivation level, just die like that? Who could do that?
Ye Tianlin pointed to the pile of coke and said, "This pile of coke is probably Han Su."

Wang Qingying frowned. The pile of charcoal was indeed still warm, so it must have been burned recently. Could it really be Han Su's body?
But what killed her?

Ye Tianlin said, "Han Su must have discovered something, or touched some taboo and was burned alive. Do you remember what Teacher Zhou said on the immortal ship?"

As Zhou Yuan had said before, there are many opportunities but also many dangers in the secret realm.

For example, some ancient and ferocious flames that are still burning here are things they absolutely cannot touch. With their current cultivation level, touching even the slightest bit of them would be certain death, as they simply cannot withstand the damage from the ferocious flames.

The fact that Han Su died so quickly and so tragically is very likely because she came into contact with something she shouldn't have.

Hu Tao's voice trembled as he said, "You mean Han Su has been touched by the ancient evil fire?"

Ye Tianlin shook his head: "It may not be an ancient fierce fire. It could be something else, or some kind of opportunity with restrictions. Anyway, let's look around and see if there's anything nearby."

Han Su is a living person. In the panic after being attacked, she would not have stayed in one place. She would most likely have fled frantically in the last few breaths before her death. This must not be the primary scene of the attack.

Ye Tianlin and the others began searching, and soon Wang Qingying found something that looked very strange.

Wang Qingying sent a telepathic message to Ye Tianlin and the other person, telling them to come over.

After Ye Tianlin and his companion arrived, Wang Qingying pointed to a huge bronze furnace in front of them and said, "Could this be the thing that Han Su touched?"

Ye Tianlin looked over and saw a huge ancient bronze furnace standing there. It had a simple and ancient shape and looked like a furnace with three ears and four legs. It was probably used by the ancient medicine sect for alchemy. At this moment, it was tilted and stuck into the scorched earth.

Moreover, most of the furnace body was buried under charred black soil, with only half exposed. Even with only half exposed, it still looked exceptionally majestic.

If the entire furnace were excavated, this ancient bronze furnace would be incredibly huge.

Ye Tianlin affirmed, "Han Su must have discovered this thing; there must be some kind of taboo associated with it." (End of Chapter)