Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

Early in the morning, Fang Jiuyue knocked on the door of the villa.

Jiang Shi had already tidied up and went out.

Fang Jiuyue was dressed in a dark, fitted outfit today, with a long sword hanging at her waist. She looked less graceful and more heroic than usual.

"There's news about the Five Elements Secret Realm," Fang Jiuyue said.

"Ninety-nine asked me to tell you the location where the Five Elements Secret Realm opens."

Then Fang Jiuyue told Jiang Shi the location: it was in a valley in Zhongzhou, and many forces had already gone there.

Jiang Shi nodded and took out the Five Elements Token from his storage bracelet. The five-colored light on the token was even brighter than yesterday, indicating that its connection with the secret realm was stronger.

"What's going on with the Five Elements Demon Sect?" Jiang Shi asked.

Fang Jiuyue's expression turned serious, and she said in a deep voice:

"The news has been confirmed. The Five Elements Demonic Sect has sent five inner disciples into the secret realm this time. The leader is Jin Bufan, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator who practices metal-based demonic arts. The other four are Mu Qingqing, Huo Fentian, Shui Wuhen, and Tu Hou, all of whom are early or mid-stage Golden Core cultivators. The five of them have practiced a Five Elements Grand Formation together, which is said to be able to trap even late-stage Golden Core cultivators."

"Five people, five attributes." Jiang Shi said thoughtfully, "The Five Elements Demon Sect is determined to obtain what's in this secret realm."

The Five Elements Demon Sect not only has cultivators with the aptitude of five spiritual roots, but also cultivators with a single spiritual root aptitude.

These people practice special secret techniques of the Five Elements Demonic Sect, enabling them to cooperate with each other, and they should not be underestimated.

"It's not just the Five Elements Demonic Sect," Fang Jiuyue continued.

"Among the ten major sects, Taihua Sword Sect, Burning Heaven Sect, and Beast Taming Mountain all sent people in. It is still unclear who came from Taihua Sword Sect. Burning Heaven Sect was led by Huo Lie, and Beast Taming Mountain was led by Shui Lingxi. They are all inner disciples. In addition, there are some rogue cultivators and people from small sects. The total number is estimated to be more than thirty."

Jiang Shi memorized these names. The Five Elements Secret Realm was a high-grade second-rank secret realm, accessible only to Golden Core cultivators. With over thirty Golden Core cultivators crammed into the same realm, the competition was bound to be fierce.

While Golden Core stage cultivators may be extremely rare in the Canglin region, they are numerous among the inner disciples of the Ten Great Sects and the Six Great Demonic Sects.

"Have you brought everything?" Fang Jiuyue asked with some concern. This time, there were more than 30 Golden Core stage cultivators entering the Five Elements Secret Realm. Although she had a lot of confidence in Jiang Shi, she couldn't help but worry.

Jiang Shi nodded. He stored the Mountain and Sea Flag inside his body, the Azure Wave Sword and the Crimson Spirit Feather in his storage bracelet, a Grade 3 superior metal-type spirit talisman, a Grade 3 superior Rejuvenation Pill, three Grade 2 Rejuvenation Pills, five healing pills, and the Fang family protective jade pendant hanging at his waist. He held the Five Elements Token in his hand.

"Everything's ready." Jiang Shi is now fully prepared and just waiting for the Five Elements Secret Realm to open.

"However, since the Five Elements Secret Realm is about to open, it's better to go there in advance," Jiang Shi thought to himself.

Fang Jiuyue also thought of this.

The two took to the air and flew north. Fang Jiuyue led the way, moving very quickly. Jiang Shi followed behind her; Fang Jiuyue was taking Jiang Shi to the Fang family's teleportation array.

Otherwise, it would take a very long time for just the two of them to fly there.

Zhongzhou is not a small place like Canglin Region.

After flying for a while, a low valley appeared ahead.

Upon entering, several figures flew out of the valley; they were all Golden Core stage cultivators.

They landed in front of Fang Jiuyue, who stepped forward and greeted them respectfully.

These men were all guards of the Fang family. After learning of Fang Jiuyue's purpose, they led Jiang Shi and the others into the valley.

As they got closer, Jiang Shi discovered that the valley was a hidden paradise.

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On the surface, it is an ordinary little valley.

Inside, however, was a huge cave.

Inside the cave, clusters of five-colored light swirled; these were teleportation arrays.

Led by the Fang family guards, they arrived at a teleportation array.

"This is the nearest teleportation array. Once you get there, follow the instructions on the Five Elements Token to go to the opening location of the Five Elements Secret Realm," Fang Jiuyue said.

Jiang Shi didn't hesitate any longer and entered the teleportation array.

And so, Jiang Shi arrived at the location where the secret realm opened, relying on the Five Elements Token.

Dozens of people had already gathered around there, standing in twos and threes.

Some were dressed in the uniforms of their sect, while others were dressed as independent cultivators.

The aura of those at the Golden Core stage rose and fell, making the air feel somewhat oppressive.

As soon as Jiang Shi arrived, a sharp gaze swept over him.

Jiang Shi turned his head and saw five people standing next to the teleportation array. The leader was a young man wearing a golden Taoist robe, with a cold face and sharp eyes.

He had a token hanging from his waist with the words "Five Elements" engraved on it.

This person was none other than Jin Bufan, an inner disciple of the Five Elements Demonic Sect.

Jiang Shi did not avoid his gaze and calmly looked back.

The two stared at each other for a moment, then Jin Bufan looked away, a slight smirk playing on his lips, as if he were smiling, or perhaps sneering.

The four people behind him were also sizing up Jiang Shi.

A woman in a green dress, with a beautiful face but cold eyes.

A burly man in a red robe radiated a scorching aura.

A tall, thin man in blue, his face as pale as paper.

There was also a short, stout man in a brown robe, and the ground beneath his feet seemed to tremble slightly.

The Five Elements Demonic Sect's five inner disciples, each with a different attribute and personality.

Jiang Shi withdrew his gaze and stood at the edge of the entrance to the secret realm.

Several other faces in the crowd caught his attention.

A young man dressed in a white sword robe stood alone in a corner, carrying a long sword on his back, exuding a sharp sword aura.

Jiang Shi didn't recognize the person from the Taihua Sword Sect, but judging from his aura, this person's strength was no less than Jin Bufan's.

In another direction, a young man in a red robe was laughing and talking loudly with the person next to him, and he seemed to have a cheerful personality.

He wore a fiery red token at his waist, engraved with a flame, the Fire Blaze of the Burning Heaven Sect.

There was also a woman in blue squatting next to the teleportation array, holding a jade slip in her hand and recording something.

A small, fluffy blue animal perched on her shoulder; it looked adorable.

The Water Spirit Stream of Beast Taming Mountain.

Besides these, there were a dozen or so independent cultivators, men, women, young and old, with varying levels of aura strength.

Just then, a light suddenly shone at the entrance to the secret realm.

The Five Elements Token hummed in Jiang Shi's hand, and five-colored light surged from the token, resonating with the entrance to the secret realm.

The other token holders also took out their own tokens, including special tokens from the Five Elements Demon Sect and tokens from the Taihua Sword Sect, with various colors of light intertwining together.

A rotating portal of light appeared in the center of the entrance to the secret realm.

Jin Bufan led the Five Elements Demon Sect members into the light cave first, and their figures disappeared.

Next came the white-robed swordsman from the Taihua Sword Sect, followed by Huo Lie from the Burning Heaven Sect, and Shui Lingxi from the Beast Taming Mountain. The rogue cultivators followed one after another.

Jiang Shi took a deep breath and stepped into the cave of light.