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Chapter 668: Playing Both Sides, Entering the Secret Realm (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Humph!"

Old Ancestor Ouyang suddenly interrupted, "Who cares what trump cards he has? Once we enter the secret realm, won't we still have to rely on the 'Four Symbols Formation' of our four families?"

"That's right! Even if one person defies the heavens, it's impossible to achieve anything in the secret realm."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall revealed knowing smiles.

While the four major families were discussing the matter, Li Yunjing began making final preparations.

He cleaned his room spotlessly, leaving nothing behind, and spent a sum of spirit stones to purchase materials for refining the "Puppet Mechanical Beast".

This thing works just as well!
These are consumables for scouting!

Three days later, Li Yunjing convened another meeting of the top leaders of the four major families.

"Fellow Taoists!"

Li Yunjing surveyed the crowd with a solemn expression. "I have just received confirmation that the 'Mysterious Heaven Secret Realm' will open in three months. I suggest that we set off for the 'Huangze Continent' immediately."

"So hastily?"

Old Ancestor Ouyang frowned: "The disciples from various families have not yet fully assembled."

"Time waits for us not."

Li Yunjing interrupted, "According to reliable intelligence, the holders of the other keys have already set off. If we arrive late, we may miss the opportunity."

"What Fellow Daoist Li said is absolutely right."

Patriarch Zhuge and Patriarch Ximen exchanged a glance and slowly nodded: "It's just that the itinerary..."

"Li is ready."

Li Yunjing took out a map. "We will split into four groups. Golden Core cultivators will travel across the desert by flying boat, while Nascent Soul cultivators can fly. We will meet in 'South Sand City' in the southern part of 'Huangze Continent' in seven days."

Why split up?

Gongyang Laozu questioned.

The others also turned their gazes to Li Yunjing, seemingly dissatisfied with the suggestion.

The four major families are closely connected and dare to attack the "Mysterious Heaven Realm" because they are united and able to gather twenty Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

If they separate, wouldn't their strength be dispersed?

"Twenty Nascent Soul cultivators from the four major families traveling together make them too conspicuous."

Li Yunjing smiled slightly: "Besides..."

He paused meaningfully, "I, Li, need to go ahead and make contact with the 'Heavenly Demon Sect'."

Upon hearing the words "Heavenly Demon Sect," the expressions of the people present varied.

In fact, many people are very dissatisfied with Li Yunjing for playing both sides and secretly contacting the "Heavenly Demon Sect".

Unfortunately, grandmasters of array formations are extremely rare.

Things are rare and valuable!

Even though Li Yunjing's actions were outrageous, they had no choice but to tolerate them!

After all, in the "Mysterious Heaven Realm", the role of a Grandmaster of Array Dao is too great.

"As Fellow Daoist Li said."

After pondering for a moment, Patriarch Ouyang finally made his decision: "See you in 'South Sand City' in seven days!"

That night, Li Yunjing quietly left the mansion with Zhao Qi and Su Muqing.

Accompanying him were some Golden Core Realm elders from the four major families.

These people are all quite powerful; even the weakest among them are at the fourth or fifth level of the Golden Core realm.

Li Yunjing's force, consisting of over forty Golden Core Realm experts, was already quite formidable. Even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator would find it difficult to annihilate them completely!
And this is without Li Yunjing making a move!
Li Yunjing stood on the deck of the "Sky Patrol Ship," gazing at the city receding into the distance below, a faint smile playing on his lips.

This top-grade third-tier flying magic weapon is currently carrying over forty Golden Core cultivators, sailing steadily above the clouds.

"Master Li".

An elder from the Ouyang family, in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, stepped forward and said, "Why don't we just teleport directly to the 'Huangze Continent'? This kind of flight takes too long."

"Elder Ouyang, you may not know this, but crossing the 'Death Sand Sea' is the safest route, even though it takes a long time."

Li Yunjing turned around and smiled, "The spiritual energy in that area is disordered, so the teleportation array cannot be used."

He pointed to the array plate on the bow of the ship, "Moreover, with this 'Sky Patrol Ship' here, we will definitely arrive within seven days."

"I've heard that sand demons often appear in the desert, and there are even fourth-tier demon kings among them."

The female cultivator from the Ximen family suddenly spoke up.

"Rest assured, everyone."

Li Yunjing clapped his hands and laughed, "With so many of us walking this path, what is there to worry about?"

Li Yunjing was not lying, nor was he being arrogant.

Among the group from the four major families, there are four experts at the half-step Nascent Soul realm. If the four of them join forces, they will be able to kill a fourth-order demon king.

With so many people helping him, Li Yunjing even believed that even a demon king at the second level of the Nascent Soul realm might not be able to escape unscathed from the siege.

As they were talking, the ship suddenly shook violently.

The alarm array instantly lit up with a blinding red light.

"Enemy attack! Everyone on alert!"

Everyone unleashed their magical weapons.

Below, dozens of yellow sand tornadoes shot into the sky from the sea of ​​sand, and within each tornado, the ferocious figures of sand demons could be vaguely seen.

Even more terrifying, on a distant sand dune, a giant sand demon hundreds of feet tall was slowly rising up, which was none other than a fourth-order demon king!
"Formation!"

Elder Ouyang shouted sternly.

More than forty Golden Core cultivators immediately formed a defensive formation.

"Please don't be impatient, everyone. Let's see what I can do."

Li Yunjing remained calm and took out a token from the control room!
With so many people available now, he no longer had the idea of ​​unleashing the full power of the "Sky Patrol Ship," but instead simply activated the secondary cannons, bombarding the area below with a "boom"!

Countless bolts of lightning struck down, vaporizing all the sand demons in their path.

The Sand Demon King roared and raised his sand shield, but the beam of light pierced through his chest!
"This...this is an attack at the Nascent Soul level!"

The female cultivator from the Ximen family exclaimed in surprise.

The others also looked horrified.

No matter what level of Golden Core realm elder they were, they all paled in comparison to Li Yunjing.

There's simply no comparison!

Even the four top masters had to treat Li Yunjing with utmost respect. This had nothing to do with anything else, but rather stemmed from the power that controlled the lives of everyone involved!

Li Yunjing smiled but remained silent.

After years of modification, this "Sky Patrol Ship" is no longer an ordinary peak third-tier magic weapon; it is now infinitely close to the fourth tier!

But of course, he wouldn't reveal this secret.

Three days later, when the "Sky Patrol Ship" was crossing the most dangerous "Quicksand Forbidden Zone" in the desert, Li Yunjing suddenly sensed an unusual movement from the Thousand-Mile Communication Talisman.

"Everyone, the opening time of the secret realm has been moved up!"

His expression hardened: "We must speed things up!"

Throughout the journey, members of the "Heavenly Demon Sect" remained hidden in the shadows, providing Li Yunjing with information, which allowed Li Yunjing to acquire a great deal of accurate information.

Of course, Li Yunjing didn't completely trust the "Heavenly Demon Sect."

As the "sky patrol ship" passed through the last sandstorm area, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

A vast, boundless green continent appeared before them, with the outline of a majestic city faintly visible in the distance.

"We've arrived! This is the 'Royal Ze Continent'!"

An elder from the Zhuge family shouted excitedly.

Li Yunjing stood at the bow of the ship, squinting as he gazed into the distance.

His keen senses detected that at least a dozen powerful auras were rising up in various places along the border of the "Huangze Continent," some of which had even reached the Nascent Soul stage.

These are scenes of experts from different continents descending upon the "Huangze Continent".

These days, the border of "Huangze Continent" has been unusually quiet. The border troops have not managed these experts who have illegally entered the country, but have tacitly accepted their arrival.

This was not a decision made by the border troops on their own, but an order from the "Huangze Dynasty"!

There are too many experts; we can't stop them!
If they were to forcibly stop them, probably only a few of the million-strong border army would survive.

Recently, the "Huangze Dynasty" has had a True Monarch at the Nascent Soul stage stationed at the border, issuing warnings to experts from all sides.

You can come in and seize the treasure for a chance!

But anyone who dares to cause trouble in the "Huangze Dynasty" will be killed without mercy!

This is a dead order!
The will of the First Empire of "Tianlan Star"!
Basically, True Monarchs at the Nascent Soul stage and True Persons at the Spirit Transformation stage are all within the scope of the warning!

As for the "sky patrol ship" that flew in at this moment, it was naturally spotted by the border troops, but knowing that it was there to seize the treasure, they did not stop it.

However, a Tier 3 warship appeared in front of Li Yunjing and his group, conveying the orders of the "Huangze Dynasty" to them.

"It seems all the forces have arrived," Li Yunjing muttered to himself.

He naturally dared not disobey the orders of the "Huangze Dynasty," for his small arms and legs were not qualified to be an enemy of the First Empire!

If things go wrong, Li Yunjing will become the scapegoat, and he won't even have a place to cry.

Just as Li Yunjing and his "Sky Patrol Ship" were slowly passing through the border under the command of the border army, Ye Wuhen suddenly transmitted his voice through the "Ten Thousand Mile Communication Talisman": "Fellow Daoist Li, go directly to 'Zhongtian County'. The entrance to the secret realm has already shown fluctuations."

"Gentlemen, the situation has changed."

Li Yunjing's eyes narrowed, and he turned to the crowd, saying, "Let's join up with the seniors of the four major families and head to Zhongtian County immediately!"

The "Sky Patrol Ship" changed direction and headed towards "Nansha City" on the border.

Before the "Sky Patrol Ship" landed, Li Yunjing released Zhao Qi and Su Muqing.

At the same time, Li Yunjing sent a message to Old Ancestor Ouyang about going to "Zhongtian County".

"Crash!"

Before long, everyone on the "Sky Patrol Ship" felt a chilling spatial fluctuation.

The four major families and twenty Nascent Soul Realm cultivators actually teleported directly from "South Sand City" and appeared outside the "Sky Patrol Ship".

"You seniors have arrived at just the right time."

Standing on the deck, Li Yunjing cupped his hands towards the twenty Nascent Soul cultivators floating in the air and said, "I just received news that the entrance to the secret realm is fluctuating more intensely, and it seems that it will open soon."

"Fellow Daoist Li, shouldn't you give us an explanation for your connection with the 'Heavenly Demon Sect'?"

Old Ancestor Ouyang snorted coldly and led everyone to land on the deck: "We can't stay in this state of ambiguity forever, can we?"

"Please take a look, everyone. This is the latest information about the secret realm sent by Ye Wuhen."

Li Yunjing calmly took out a communication talisman: "'Heavenly Demon Sect' is willing to share information with us, on the condition that we can advance and retreat together within the 'Mysterious Heaven Secret Realm'."

"absurd!"

The head of the Ximen family angrily retorted, "Demonic cultivators are cunning and treacherous; how could they..."

"Master Ximen, please calm down."

Li Yunjing interrupted, "The secret realm is dangerous; it's always good to have more strength. Besides..."

He looked around at everyone meaningfully, "With all of you seniors here, what tricks are we afraid of them playing?"

In fact, Li Yunjing was also complaining in his heart!

He didn't want to have his cake and eat it too, but the benefits offered by the "Heavenly Demon Sect" and the four major families were too much for him to refuse.

The four major families gave us a "substitute death talisman," which is like having a second life!

Who can say no?

Night Without a Trace is even more ruthless!
Having made a vow to his inner demons and offered him ample benefits, how could Li Yunjing refuse?

Moreover, if Li Yunjing refused, Ye Wuhen would immediately turn on him and kill him without Li Yunjing even having a second thought!

Demonic cultivators won't leave a single competitor behind!
Those who cannot be used by me must be killed!

“Fellow Daoist Li is right.”

After a moment of contemplation, Zhuge Laozu said, "However, the people of the 'Heavenly Demon Sect' are unreliable. You should side with us; only we are the best partners."

"It's natural."

Li Yunjing nodded, "I'm only cooperating with Ye Wuhen to break the restrictions and formations for them. I won't get involved in anything else! We're the ones on the same side!"

"Fellow Daoist Li, you seem to know a lot about the 'Heavenly Demon Sect'?"

Old Ancestor Ouyang suddenly narrowed his eyes: "I think you trust Ye Wuhen a little too much."

"I have made thorough preparations for this trip to the secret realm."

Li Yunjing met his gaze frankly: "Making contact with various forces is merely a temporary measure."

"Alright, time is of the essence."

The Old Ancestor Gongyang interrupted, "Since we've decided to cooperate, let's set off immediately!"

The "Sky Patrol Ship" took off again, speeding towards "Zhongtian County" in the center of the continent.

During the journey, Li Yunjing showed everyone the map of the secret realm provided by Ye Wuhen.

"According to intelligence, the core area of ​​the secret realm is divided by nine layers of restrictions."

Li Yunjing pointed to the map and said, "Each key corresponds to a layer of restriction. Our key corresponds to the 'Ghost Prison' area."

"Ghost prison?"

Old Ancestor Ouyang frowned: "According to rumors, that is one of the most dangerous areas."

"That's why we need Li's thunder talisman to help us."

Li Yunjing smiled slightly, "Of course, we need the protection of the 'Four Symbols Formation' from our seniors even more."

Two months later, the "Sky Patrol Ship" finally arrived over "Zhongtian County".

The journey was not peaceful.

To avoid being seen by various forces, Li Yunjing had to take a detour through dangerous areas, during which he was ambushed three times and even fought a fierce battle with a peak fourth-tier "Xuanming Beast".

Fortunately, with twenty Nascent Soul cultivators from the four major families in charge, they encountered trouble and annihilated the enemy with overwhelming force.

That's how we arrived at our destination safely.

"That's the entrance to the secret realm!"

Zhuge Laozu stood at the bow of the ship and pointed to the distant horizon.

In the vast expanse of Zhongtian County, spanning millions of miles, nine enormous spatial rifts, resembling ferocious wounds, emanated chilling fluctuations in the very center of the sky.

From the leftmost crack, countless ghostly figures could be vaguely seen moving about; this was the "Ghost Prison" area they were about to enter.

Meanwhile, in the other eight cracks, some erupted with fire, floods, poisonous gas, ice, monsters, demons, demon gods... and even inner demons and puppet mechanical beasts.

There wasn't a single crack; it was easy to pass through!

At this moment, the sky above was densely packed with cultivators, all of whom were top-tier beings.

Within Li Yunjing's sight, there were at least eight hundred to a thousand Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

These masters come from different continents, different sects, and different families!
As for the important figures who have not yet arrived, they will enter this place through spatial rifts on other continents.

Those places are far more dangerous; having a key is much simpler!
Above the many Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, hidden within the Nine Heavens Gale Layer, were even more terrifying figures.

The aura emanating from these powerful figures made it almost impossible for the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators and Golden Core Realm cultivators below to breathe.

Those were all True Monarchs at the Nascent Soul stage!
Li Yunjing sensed a total of thirteen terrifying auras!
As for whether there are more True Lords?
This was something Li Yunjing couldn't detect. If a Nascent Soul Realm True Monarch wanted to remain unknown, naturally no one would discover it.

Unlike the Nascent Soul realm, reaching the Deity Transformation realm allows one to initially unite with the heavens and earth.

As long as they are out of each other's sight, they are almost no different from a grain of sand, a wisp of wind, or a fallen leaf!
How could an ordinary cultivator possibly discover it?
"Something's not right."

Old Ancestor Ouyang suddenly said in a deep voice, "The other eight entrances are all crowded with cultivators, but our 'Ghost Prison' is completely empty."

Li Yunjing frowned slightly, took out a communication talisman to contact Ye Wuhen, but found that the message had disappeared without a trace.

A sense of unease suddenly arose in his heart: "Seniors, I'm afraid this is a trap!"

Just then, the ship suddenly shook violently!
The entire sky suddenly darkened, and countless ghostly figures surged in from all directions, instantly surrounding the "Sky Patrol Ship".

"It's a ghost cultivator!"

The Old Ancestor Gongyang shouted sternly, "Form a defensive formation!"

The twenty Nascent Soul cultivators immediately formed a "Four Symbols Formation" by grouping them into fives, protecting the entire flying ship within it.

However, those ghostly figures strangely bypassed the defenses, directly pierced through the ship's hull, and pounced towards Li Yunjing!
"Are you coming for me?"

Li Yunjing sneered, and 365 thunder talismans flew out instantly, forming a thunder barrier around him.

The ghostly figure collided with the lightning, immediately letting out a shrill scream before turning into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

"A powerful ghost has its eyes on us!"

Li Yunjing's expression turned solemn. A ghost was trying to steal his key and enter the "Mysterious Heaven Secret Realm" through the "Ghost Prison" entrance!
At this critical moment, Li Yunjing suddenly sensed a blinding glow emanating from the secret realm key in his storage ring.

Without hesitation, he raised the key high: "Gentlemen, follow me into the 'Ghost Prison'!"

The light emanating from the key formed a protective shield, enveloping everyone within it.

The ghostly figures melted away like ice and snow the moment they touched the light shield.

"go!"

Twenty Nascent Soul cultivators escorted Li Yunjing, transforming into a streak of light as they rushed toward the entrance to the "Ghost Prison".

Just as they were about to enter, a deafening roar suddenly echoed from the sky: "Leave the key behind!"

A ghostly claw that blotted out the sky descended from the heavens; it was actually the Ghost Emperor, a Nascent Soul cultivator, making his move!
"Four Symbols Combined Attack!"

With a roar, the power of twenty Nascent Soul cultivators instantly converged, transforming into a giant azure dragon to meet the ghost claw.

"boom!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, taking advantage of the immense recoil, Li Yunjing seized the opportunity to lead everyone into the crevice.

At the last moment before entering, he glanced back and vaguely saw a ferocious-looking ghost emperor, glowing with eerie green flames, staring at him with venomous resentment.

(End of this chapter)