I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 486 Thunder Pool Secret Realm (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Above the Eternal Thunder Sea, the blue-purple sea surface reflects the surging thunderclouds. The once-a-decade Thunder Pool Secret Realm opens, continuously attracting cultivators from all over Zhenzhou to the vicinity of the seven main islands of the Thunderclap Sect.

The protective array covering the seven main islands has been shut down, and cultivators from the Lei, Feng, and Nangong families, dressed in fine clothes, are queuing up to board boats to go to the islands.

Not far away, the disciples of the Thunderclap Sect and the Thunderbolt Sect were full of vigor, while the cultivators of the Thunder Control Valley were the most eye-catching. They rode giant lizards with thunder-patterned scales or sat on the backs of lightning roc birds with wings that blotted out the sky. Various tamed thunder-type demonic beasts roared and tore through the sky, their momentum fierce.

Among the Lei family's group, a stout young Foundation Establishment cultivator, always smiling, quietly observed his surroundings, occasionally taking out food from his storage bag and stuffing it into his mouth. This person was none other than Shen Puning in disguise. With the pills refined by Hong Li, she simply changed her gender as well.

Among the cultivators of Thunder Control Valley, a dark-skinned young man carrying a long sword and exuding wildness was skillfully calming the irritable Thunder Horned Rhinoceros beneath him. Just as Shen Puning looked over, he also happened to look up.

Their gazes met for only a moment in the air before parting ways. They didn't speak, and even their expressions maintained the distance and caution expected of their respective camps. However, Shen Puning's lips curved into an almost imperceptible smile, which was Zhao Cangyun's.

Shang Shixu placed Gu on each of them, allowing them to clearly sense each other and recognize each other even when disguised.

Shen Puning took a bite of the bun in her hand, her gaze subtly sweeping across the crowd. Soon, in the loosely organized group of cultivators representing the Alchemist Guild and the Weapon Refiner Guild, she spotted Shang Shixu, who was hiding at the back of the crowd to minimize his presence, and Xin Wushuang, who, despite his disguise, remained unsmiling and stood ramrod straight.

The three exchanged glances and nodded slightly, everything understood without a word.

"Esteemed seniors, please follow me this way."

The Qi Refining disciples of the Thunderclap Sect loudly pointed out the direction, their voices sounding strained amidst the clamor of magical artifacts and thunder. A large number of cultivators surged toward the island where the entrance to the Thunder Pool Secret Realm was located, like rivers flowing into the sea.

At this moment, two streaks of light, one purple and one green, sped from afar and hovered steadily in the high sky outside Lei Ji Sect. When the streaks of light dissipated, two figures were revealed.

The person in the lead was graceful and wore a magnificent dark purple robe. A thin purple veil covered her face, revealing only a pair of deep and enchanting eyes. A faint purple spiritual mist surrounded her, exuding a mature and unfathomable aura.

Shen Puning swallowed the bun in her mouth and recognized Youying Zhenzun at a glance.

However, almost everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the person next to Youying.

The woman wore a bamboo-green, narrow-sleeved long dress, carried two swords on her back, and stood tall and straight like a sword. Her black hair was tied back, revealing her smooth and full forehead. Her face was cold and her temperament was reserved. Although she was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, she had a more powerful aura than all the late-stage Golden Core cultivators around her.

After a brief silence, gasps of surprise erupted from the crowd!
"Jiang Heying! It's Jiang Heying from the Lingxu Sword Sect!"

"The one whose name is inscribed on the Kunlun Dao Stele?!"

"No mistake! Those swords, that aura... I recognize them even with my eyes closed!"

"Why did she come here?"

As soon as Jiang Yi appeared, she instantly became the absolute center of attention.

Her reputation was so great that almost all cultivators in the Eastern Continent, from newly initiated disciples to Nascent Soul and Void Refinement cultivators, knew about her inscription on the Dao Stele.

A dazzling silver beam of light suddenly shot out from a main island deep within the Lei Ji Sect, carrying with it a suffocatingly powerful pressure.

"Your presence at Leiji Sect is truly an honor to our humble abode!"

A burly, mountain-like figure, dressed in the distinctive deep purple robe with gold trim characteristic of the Thunderclap Sect's Grand Elder, with his beard and hair bristling like an angry lion, appeared instantly in the air and bowed to You Ying and Jiang Yi. "It's been a few years, Fellow Daoist You Ying, your demeanor remains as impressive as ever."

You Ying bowed slightly in return. Lei Shi had represented Zhenzhou at a meeting with the Qingwei Sword Sect in Zhongzhou, and they had met before.

"Junior Jiang Heying greets Senior Lei."

Jiang Yi bowed even deeper to show respect to her elders, without being presumptuous or disrespectful due to her special status.

Youying spoke, "I apologize for disturbing your sect with my unannounced visit today."

"Not at all, it's an honor! You two have come from afar, please come inside and have some tea! Our sect's secret realm trial is about to begin, and we are very busy. Please forgive us for any neglect."

Lei Shi greeted her warmly, his gaze lingering on Jiang Yi for a fleeting moment, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Lei Shi knew perfectly well why Jiang Yi and You Ying would visit at this time, but he didn't know they were so quick to get information. Now he could only deal with their moves as they came.

After exchanging pleasantries, Elder Lei Shi glanced at his Lei clan disciples in the ranks below. Just as his gaze and divine sense were about to sweep over Shen Puning, Jiang Yi suddenly interrupted him.

"Elder Lei, we have come today with an extremely urgent matter that we wish to discuss with your sect. There is no time to lose."

Upon hearing this, Lei Shi withdrew his gaze, nodded, and led You Ying and Jiang Yi toward a magnificent hall in the center of the island behind them.

The crowd below watched the two important figures leave before returning to their previous clamor and continuing to surge towards the entrance of the secret realm under the guidance of the Lei Ji Sect disciples.

Upon arriving at the small island where everyone was temporarily waiting and resting, Shen Puning and the others spotted Duan Jin disguised as Yi Xianyu among the Foundation Establishment disciples of the Lei Ji Sect. She stood out conspicuously among a group of robust and tall body cultivators. There were also a few female body cultivators among them, all of whom were more robust than Duan Jin.

Duan Jin remained silent, not speaking to anyone else, but quietly playing with a black stone lion the size of a seal in his hand. The stone lion had an extremely simple and foolish smile on its face, and it was the guardian of the mountain.

Jiang Yi originally had several plans. One was for them to infiltrate secretly, and the other was the one they were currently executing, one in the open and one in the shadows, carrying out the mission on two fronts.

Duan Jin had earned the qualification to enter the secret realm, so Jiang Yi asked her to take Zhen Shan into the secret realm to train and help everyone.

In the main hall used by Lei Ji Sect for receiving guests, only Lei Shi entertained You Ying and Jiang Yi. A few Qi Refining disciples served tea and served them. The sect leader and other deacons and elders of Lei Ji Sect were not present.

Without much pleasantries, Youying directly presented the visiting card written by True Venerable Suhua and explained the purpose of her visit.

"Elder Lei should know that our Cangling Sect was commissioned by three Dao Lords to rebuild the sect in the Kunwu Mountains and continue the lineage of the Demon Taming. The demon spirits controlled by us Northern Xuan Demon Tamers are slightly different from the demon beasts of the Eastern Continent."

"When Beixuan was swallowed by the demonic tide, the former Cangling Sect elder, Danxi Zhenjun, ordered the Beixuan demon spirits to evacuate together. However, due to some unknown changes, these demon spirits disappeared halfway through."

"We only recently found a clue. Those demon spirits are likely to have encountered a spatial rift and are currently in the Thunder Pool Secret Realm of the Thunder Sect."

"Oh?" Lei Shi looked surprised. "There's such a thing? Fellow Daoist You Ying, don't worry, I'll go and instruct my disciples to search diligently during this trip into the secret realm and find these Northern Xuan Demon Spirits."

Lei Shi's cooperation surprised You Ying, but she and Jiang Yi quickly realized that there was a trap involved!
(End of this chapter)