Refining Ruins Cauldron

To the left of the stone gate, an old woman dressed in a black Taoist robe leaned on a snake-shaped cane, her expression serene.

This person is the sect leader of the Liuli Sect, Liuli Zhenren, whose cultivation level is mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Similarly, she also brought three Golden Core elders with her, who stood behind her.

To the right of the stone gate were the Blood Blade Sect's men.

The Blood Blade Sect is skilled in swordsmanship, and these disciples also all carry long swords, exuding a murderous aura and revealing their sharp edge.

Standing in front of them was a man who looked to be around forty or fifty years old. He was the Blood Blade Sect Master, the Blood Blade Ancestor, who also had a mid-Nascent Soul cultivation level!

In comparison, the three Golden Core experts brought by the Blood Blade Ancestor all possessed the cultivation level of the late Golden Core stage, making them incredibly powerful!

In this respect, the Glazed Tile Sect and the Longevity Sect are slightly inferior.

The flying boat landed, and the Changsheng Sect landed right in the middle.

The three factions surround and check each other, forming a perfect triangle.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators gathered, and an invisible aura quietly spread out, as if sparks could be generated in the air.

Even the clouds in the sky gradually receded amidst this struggle, letting down a few rays of sunlight.

Gu Qingyun felt a chill run down his spine, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He unconsciously shrank his neck.

These three patriarchs can't exactly start fighting in front of them, can they?

This scene is truly like gods fighting, and mortals suffering!

Within a radius of ten miles, birds and wild animals scattered in terror, and some even died of fright on the spot.

Gu Qingyun was closer to Nalan Feixue, and most of the pressure was shared with her.

Even so, I still felt a shortness of breath.

This level of confrontation was far beyond what a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like him could withstand.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator can injure a Foundation Establishment cultivator by simply revealing a trace of their aura!

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not occur.

The first to speak was Blood Blade Ancestor, whose hearty laughter rolled in before he withdrew his aura.

"I can't believe it, Qing Gu. It's been so long, you old codger, you've actually gotten stronger?"

"No, it's not as fast as Fellow Daoist Blood Blade's blade."

Master Qinggu also withdrew his aura and smiled slightly.

"How much more time are you going to waste? This old woman isn't going to play along!"

When Master Liuli spoke, he snorted coldly and brought his snake-shaped cane down heavily.

With a muffled thud, a powerful stream of yellow spiritual energy shot out and landed precisely on the stone door.

The stone gate that withstood the blow did not shatter; instead, it seemed to be activated, rumbling loudly.

Gu Qingyun then saw clearly that there were actually inscriptions engraved on the huge stones that made up the stone gate.

At this point, only one-third of the inscription was lit up.

Qing Gu Zhenren and Xue Dao Lao Zu exchanged glances for a moment, then, without further delay, simultaneously released a burst of spiritual energy.

Cyan spiritual energy and red sword light arrived one after the other, precisely pouring into the stone gate.

The convergence of the three spiritual energies seemed to activate the unparalleled spiritual energy within the stone gate, causing it to immediately surge and boil.

The space inside the stone gate, which was originally empty, suddenly rippled!

Immediately afterwards, a deep and long dark passage appeared out of thin air, stretching into the distance.

And at the end of this passage should be the Taiyi Secret Realm.

Gu Qingyun stood still, and all he could see at the end of the path was a single point of light.

To see the full view of the Taiyi Secret Realm, one must go inside.

"The secret realm will be open for one year. You will be teleported out after the event ends."

"Be careful, let's go."

Master Qinggu gave his final instructions, then stepped aside to make way for his disciples.

Thirty disciples from the Longevity Sect, with piercing eyes, moved simultaneously, transforming into streaks of light and disappearing into the dark tunnel.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the two major sects next door were also in the same situation.

All ninety streams of light went off one after another.

Gu Qingyun mingled with the Changsheng Sect's group, also looking forward to the adventure in the Taiyi Secret Realm.

However, at that very moment, an extremely cold aura came from behind.

It was incredibly fast, appearing almost out of thin air.

Gu Qingyun was startled and subconsciously turned around.

However, behind them were not only disciples of the Glazed Tile School, but also people from the Blood Blade School.

Whether these people even recognize themselves is another matter.

As for those around him, they were all his fellow disciples, and there were no grudges between them before he came in.

Or is it just my imagination?

impossible!

Gu Qingyun immediately denied this possibility.

Ever since he began cultivating the "Spirit Forging Technique," his spiritual sense has become extraordinary, allowing him to accurately detect even the slightest abnormality.

What I just saw was no illusion. If it wasn't people from the Glazed Tile School and the Blood Blade School, then it was only people from my own sect.

After much thought, Gu Qingyun could only think of Wei Qianbo.

But wasn't that old ghost put in solitary confinement?

He wasn't among the elders who followed him; could he be a trusted confidant?!

Various speculations surfaced in Gu Qingyun's mind, but he had no time to consider them.

The Taiyi Secret Realm is within reach; let's meet force with force and water with earth!

Forcibly suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Gu Qingyun increased his speed and rushed into the passage.

After a moment of complete darkness followed by a dizzying blur, Gu Qingyun found himself on solid ground when his senses returned to normal.

All around, lush greenery came into view, indicating that it was probably in a dense forest.

The surrounding trees and vegetation were exceptionally tall, and the spiritual energy in the air was extremely rich, several times stronger than what Gu Qingyun had felt in the spiritual spring!

"If we could train here, our training speed would increase at least tenfold!"

Gu Qingyun conservatively estimated that after taking a deep breath, he could feel that his overall spirits had improved considerably.

His spiritual senses swept around, but he found no trace of anyone else.

They must have been randomly teleported to another location upon entering the secret realm.

No wonder there's no such thing as forming a team.

If we want to meet them, we can only try our luck in the secret realm.

However, given the size of the Taiyi Secret Realm, ninety people are far too few; searching for others would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Fine."

Gu Qingyun smiled helplessly. Anyway, he had been fighting alone most of the way, so he figured it wouldn't be too difficult to adapt.

Having figured this out, Gu Qingyun took out the jade slip given to him by the Green Gu Immortal.

These were all prepared in advance by the latter, and they contained a map showing the distribution of the entire Taiyi Secret Realm.

Although the distribution map is not very detailed, it still records the general locations.

The spirit invaded, engraving all the information inside into its mind.

Soon, a complete map of the secret realms was revealed.

The distribution of various blessed lands and spiritual plants is marked, including the Daoist Spiritual Fruit.

"The Daoist Spiritual Fruit blooms once every hundred years and bears fruit once every hundred years. This time, we've just happened to be there."

Gu Qingyun stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Without a doubt, the disciples of the other two major sects are probably also here for it.

With more monks than porridge, one must be faster than others to obtain the spiritual fruit.

Gu Qingyun quickly compared the location on the distribution map and found that he was about 500 li away from where the spiritual fruit was located.

"It's alright, it's only a day's journey."

If it were left outside, Gu Qingyun could travel there quickly if he went all out.

However, the Taiyi Secret Realm is fraught with danger, especially the road to the Dao Yun Spirit Fruit, which is bound to be extremely difficult.

Putting aside the disciples of other sects, the spirit beasts here, growing up in such rich spiritual energy, must have quite high cultivation levels!

What if we encounter a few Golden Core stage spirit beasts...

Gu Qingyun quickly made a decision.

"It seems we can't just rush in blindly; we need to find out what's going on first!"