I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

The headquarters of the Dao Alliance is located on a massive spiritual vein in the very center of Zhongzhou.

There are no magnificent palaces here, only ancient and natural Taoist temples, shrouded in mist and with cranes calling in unison, like a fairyland on earth.

When Chu Feng appeared in the Dao Alliance, Chu Qingge, Ling'er, Ji Ruxue and others, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came forward to greet him.

"Little brother, are you alright?"

"Xiao Feng, what about the Pill Tower...?"

The women surrounded him, chattering away, their faces full of concern.

"It's alright, it's all taken care of." Chu Feng smiled, reassuring them.

Just then, a gentle voice rang out.

"Young friend Chu, you are truly a young hero. In just one day, you have taken over such a behemoth as the Pill Tower. I admire such a feat."

A middle-aged man dressed in a simple Taoist robe, with a refined face and an aura as deep as the ocean, walked slowly towards them, surrounded by a group of Taoist elders.

He looked ordinary, but his eyes seemed to contain a starry sky, so deep that they were unfathomable.

This person is none other than the current leader of the Dao Alliance, hailed as the number one person in the Nine Provinces Continent—the Xuan Tian Dao Master.

"You flatter me, Alliance Leader." Chu Feng clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, neither humble nor arrogant.

The Xuan Tian Dao Master smiled and nodded, his gaze sweeping over the other nine prodigies on the Hidden Dragon Ranking behind Chu Feng. He said, "Now that everyone is here, there's no need to wait any longer. The Nine Provinces Secret Realm opens once every hundred years. How much fortune and improvement you can gain depends on your individual opportunities."

Having said that, he turned around and, facing the oldest Taoist temple behind him, loudly proclaimed, "Please summon the Map of the Nine Provinces!"

As soon as the words fell, five Dao Alliance Supreme Elders, whose auras had also reached the Nirvana Realm, appeared simultaneously from five directions.

The five of them, along with the Xuan Tian Dao Master, all made hand seals and chanted incantations.

Rumble—!

The ancient Taoist temple trembled violently, and a simple, weathered scroll, as if it had witnessed countless years, slowly rose from the top of the temple.

As the scroll unfolds, it depicts the mountains, rivers, sun, moon, and stars of the Nine Provinces!

A vast and boundless power of the world emanated from the painting!

"This is the most precious treasure of our Dao Alliance, the Nine Provinces Landscape Map, and also the only key to unlocking the Nine Provinces Secret Realm."

The Xuan Tian Dao Master explained, then exchanged glances with the other five elders. At the same time, all six of them poured their spiritual power into the Nine Provinces Landscape Map without reservation!

Om-! ! !

The Nine Provinces Landscape Painting burst forth with unprecedented brilliance, and the mountains and rivers on the scroll seemed to come alive!

Immediately afterwards, in the center of the scroll, space began to distort, and a bottomless vortex radiating seven-colored light slowly emerged.

"The secret realm has opened! Enter immediately!"

The Xuan Tian Dao Master shouted in a deep voice.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Without hesitation, the prodigies led by Ling Yun, Nangong Yue, and Huangfu Tian transformed into streaks of light and plunged into the seven-colored vortex.

"Xiao Feng, be careful," Chu Qingge warned before entering.

Ling'er and Ji Ruxue followed closely behind.

"Let's go."

Chu Feng nodded to Yan Zhan and Wu Kuang beside him, and the three of them prepared to set off.

However, just as Chu Feng's foot was about to step into the seven-colored vortex...

Without warning, a strong sense of unease arose in his heart!

It was as if some great danger awaited him behind that whirlpool!

He abruptly stopped, turned around sharply, and stared intently at the Xuan Tian Dao Master not far away.

The smile on Xuan Tian Dao Master's face remained gentle, but Chu Feng keenly noticed a... eerie cold light flashing deep in his eyes!

"There's a problem!"

Alarm bells rang in Chu Feng's mind.

He remembered that before Xiao Nihuang left, she had solemnly reminded him in the Qian family's secret room.

"The Dao Alliance cannot be entirely trusted."

He didn't pay attention at the time, but at this moment, the fleeting look in the eyes of the Xuan Tian Dao Master made him instantly connect everything!

From the very beginning, the Dao Alliance's attitude had an inexplicable strangeness.

Whether it was the seemingly fair protection from the elders of the Dao Alliance in Kyushu City before, or the excessive enthusiasm of the Xuan Tian Dao Master at this moment, it all seemed like a carefully choreographed drama!

Their target, from beginning to end, seems to have been only him!

This Nine Provinces Secret Realm is simply a trap tailor-made for him!

"not good!"

Chu Feng's expression changed drastically, and he turned around to remind Chu Qingge and the others who had already entered the secret realm.

However, it was too late.

The seven-colored vortex behind him suddenly erupted with an irresistible and terrifying suction force, swallowing him, along with Yan Zhan and Wu Kuang who hadn't even had time to react, into a whole gulp!

In the final moment before being swallowed up, Chu Feng clearly saw the gentle smile slowly fade from the refined face of the Xuan Tian Dao Master, replaced by a cold indifference.

The world spun around.

When Chu Feng regained consciousness, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar world.

The envisioned idyllic and enchanting paradise did not materialize.

Instead, there was only deathly silence.

A vast, ancient, and magnificent palace, exuding an aura of decay, stands silently between the gray sky and the earth.

The air was filled with the smell of something sealed for ten thousand years. There was not a breath of wind, not a sound, and even the flow of spiritual energy was almost stagnant, as if this place was a graveyard forgotten by time.

Qingge and the others had long since disappeared, presumably having been teleported to another location.

There's a problem.

Chu Feng's eyes narrowed, and the intense unease in his heart reached its peak at this moment.

This place doesn't resemble a place of opportunity at all; instead, it's like a meticulously crafted... cage.

His gaze slowly swept across the main hall, finally settling on the deepest part of the palace.

There is a high platform there.

On the high platform, a gaunt figure sat cross-legged, wearing a faded Dao Alliance robe. His withered skin clung tightly to his bones, making him look like a mummy that had been dried for a thousand years, without any signs of life.

However, it was this "corpse" that made Chu Feng's hair stand on end.

An invisible yet heavy pressure emanated from that body, enveloping the entire palace and imprisoning this world.

Just as Chu Feng's gaze fell upon that figure...

"Click."

A faint sound, like bones grinding together, seemed particularly jarring in the deathly silent palace.

The emaciated "corpse" slowly raised its head.

He opened his eyes.

What kind of eyes were those? They were murky and dim, yet unfathomable, like two ancient wells that had swallowed up endless years, devoid of any emotion, only showing utter indifference to life.

"After waiting for so many years, that brat Xuan Tian has finally sent a decent offering."

A hoarse, dry sound, like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together, was squeezed out of the withered old man's throat. His lifeless eyes stared straight at Chu Feng, and a morbid greed and excitement shone through their turbid depths.

"Such powerful physical body and vital energy... such a vigorous life force, it's practically a perfect body tailor-made for me!"