Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Meanwhile, at Qin Ming's residence...

Qin Ming and Shangguan Wuqing were among them.

A prodigy from the Night Watch was summoned by them.

Long Ao was the person who climbed to the highest position on the list of geniuses in their faction ten years ago. He ranked as high as seventeenth on that list.

Currently, he is at the half-step Grandmaster level.

He is only one step away from becoming a grandmaster.

This trip to the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm was the opportunity for him to break through.

"Long Ao, this time when we enter the Jade Platform Island Secret Realm, I need you to help take care of someone." Qin Ming looked at Long Ao.

"Deputy Chief, is this Gu Chen?" Long Ao asked.

He was considered the strongest person from the Night Watch faction to enter the Jade Terrace Island secret realm.

Qin Ming specifically asked him to take care of someone, and Shangguan Wuqing was also there.

Presumably, he was asked to help take care of Gu Chen.

After all, Gu Chen is now a relatively well-known figure in the Night Watch faction.

"That's right." Qin Ming nodded. "I reckon that the Crown Prince and Zuo Yunshan will definitely have someone target him when they enter the Jade Platform Island Secret Realm this time. Please help keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't get targeted."

"Yes." Long Ao accepted the order and assured, "Rest assured, my lords, with me, Long Ao, here, I guarantee that no one will be able to target Brother Gu Chen in the Jade Platform Island Secret Realm this time."

They're all from the same faction.

Gu Chen has become quite famous recently.

First, he cracked a major smuggling case involving Japanese pirates from the island nation, then he tripped up Chen Lei, exposed the evil cult Blood Soul Cult, and helped the Second Prince win the contest against the Crown Prince and the Body Sect.

A prodigy with extraordinary talent, destined to become a terrestrial immortal.

Even if Qin Ming didn't say anything, his faction within the Night Watch would proactively help and protect Gu Chen if he were in danger.

"Mm." Qin Ming nodded.

With Long Ao, a half-step Grandmaster, taking care of them.

Gu Chen's safety is much more guaranteed.

In the desolate state, in the Yuehai County area.

That day.

Cheng Mengling brought Gu Chen some good news.

In the past two weeks, the Cheng family has found Gu Chen another batch of medicinal materials for refining a special elixir.

Gu Chen was overjoyed.

The ingredients for this last batch of Red Copper Pills will imprint one hundred and twenty protective divine runes on his Red Copper Body.

It's completely perfect.

One hundred and twenty protective divine runes can condense into a set of true qi armor on his body. This armor allows him to ignore attacks from those below the Grandmaster realm.

Gu Chen gave Cheng Mengling 30,000 taels of silver.

He was also told that he no longer needed to collect the medicinal materials for refining the Red Copper Pill.

The next step is the third chapter, which corresponds to the three realms of the sage.

He has practiced the Vajra Body.

The Vajra Body is the final form of the Xuan Tie Chi Tong Vajra Body technique.

It can not only defend against physical attacks, but also resist attacks to the soul.

He currently has no means to resist attacks on the soul, so cultivating the Vajra Body is something he must do.

However, it's too late now.

Gu Chen planned to cultivate the Vajra Body after leaving the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm.

In the past two days, outstanding talents from various states of the Divine Dynasty, as well as powerful figures from the four major institutions of the Divine Dynasty—the Night Watch, the Surveillance Department, the Divine Garment Department, and the Divine Guard Army—have been arriving one after another. Even powerful figures from the Heavenly Factory have come.

Of course, their main purpose was to protect the royal family members who were about to enter the secret realm of Yutai Island for exploration.

Yutai Island Secret Realm is not far from Yuehai County.

Those who are going to explore this opportunity naturally need to come here in advance to make preparations.

Besides the powerful figures from various institutions of the Divine Dynasty.

The transcendent forces within the Divine Dynasty are: two sects, three outsiders, four clans, five aristocratic families, top-tier forces, six palaces, seven palaces, eight factions, nine top-tier forces, and ten merchant guilds.

They all sent powerful experts to prepare to enter the Jade Terrace Island secret realm.

These forces have deep roots and have been passed down through generations. They possess a great many keys to the secret realm of Yutai Island, with each family having hundreds or more.

That guarantees they'll select the most exceptionally talented geniuses to come in.

Some first- and second-tier forces, some of which possessed the keys, also sent their prodigies to prepare for entry.

Apart from the prodigies of the Divine Dynasty.

Many Japanese pirate forces in the eastern island nations of the Divine Dynasty, the royal court in the western part of the Divine Dynasty, and the barbarian tribes in the northern part of the Divine Dynasty all sent their prodigies over.

Even some of the demon race's prodigies from the Hundred Thousand Mountains were dispatched to explore the secret realm of Jade Platform Island.

Therefore, every time the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm opens, a great many monstrous and powerful individuals enter to explore it.

Each time, the number of participants will not be less than 100,000.

On the Night Watch side.

This time, those who entered the secret realm of Yutai Island numbered more than 300, including the Night Watchers from the nine states and those from the Central State.

There are four factions, each with seventy or eighty people.

There are several dozen people who are neutral and have not joined any of the four major factions.

Other departments, including the Surveillance Bureau, the Divine Garment Bureau, and the Divine Guard, each had three to four hundred people.

More than 500 people entered the Imperial Factory and the Royal Family's side.

There are over a hundred eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department, specifically tasked with protecting members of the royal family.

of course.

The royal family's prodigies are already extremely strong and do not need protection; this is merely to highlight their status.

That night, in the Night Watch.

Led by Long Ao, Qin Ming's faction of Night Watchers, who were preparing to explore the secret realm of Yutai Island, arrived in Yuehai County.

From Yuehai County, head to the secret realm of Yutai Island.

Closer.

Gu Chen also went to Yuehai County.

That night.

Inside Luo Tianxing's mansion.

Luo Tianxing hosted a banquet to entertain the prodigies from Qin Ming's faction of the Night Watch.

The fact that they were selected from the Night Watchers across Kyushu and given the key to the secret realm of Yutai Island shows that they are all outstanding individuals of the same level.

Most of them had cultivation levels ranging from the Breaking Aperture Realm to the Core Formation Realm, with the strongest, Long Ao, being a half-step Grandmaster.

Only a few elders held high-ranking positions in the Night Watch, and although they were weak themselves, they were still granted the Jade Talisman Key, and their cultivation level was at the True Essence Realm.

Gu Chen noticed that Li Ru, the son of Li Xianghe, the current chief of the Desolate State Night Watch, was also among them, and his cultivation level was at the early stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm.

Everyone enjoyed the banquet together.

Gu Chen received special treatment and was seated at a table with Long Ao and the other dozen or so of the strongest people.

At this table, everyone was at the Core Formation stage.

These are the dozen or so strongest members of Qin Ming's faction who entered the Jade Platform Island Secret Realm this time.

"When we enter the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm this time, we must help each other. The extraordinary forces and top-tier forces within the Divine Dynasty, as well as the prodigies from the Japanese pirates, barbarians, and nomadic tribes outside the Divine Dynasty, will form teams as soon as they enter. We should do the same. In the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm, acting alone is the easiest way to be targeted," Long Ao reminded him.

"That's natural. Although our landing points may not be in the same area after we enter the secret realm, as soon as we land, we should find familiar colleagues to team up with in order to avoid being ambushed by geniuses from other forces!" One of the geniuses agreed with Long Ao's suggestion.

The hidden dangers of Yutai Island are one thing.

The people from other factions who went in with us should be the ones we need to be most careful about.

"The twelve trial areas within the secret realm, regardless of which area you are assigned to, the task for the first ten days is to find as many spiritual herbs and rare treasures as possible to improve your cultivation. Then, you will go to the assessment site to compete for the qualification to enter the Spirit Gathering Pool. The top three hundred people can enter the Spirit Gathering Pool. This Spirit Gathering has fifty years of accumulated true essence and spiritual liquid. As long as you can enter, your cultivation will definitely increase dramatically. Those with strong talent can break through a small realm with the help of the Spirit Gathering Pool."

"The top ten people in each region are qualified to bring three people into the Spirit Gathering Pool. Everyone should try to bring as many of our colleagues who did not get a spot as possible."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The Secret Realm of Yutai Island.

It's said to be a secret realm.

It's actually more like the inheritance site of an ancient sect.

It is divided into twelve outer districts and a central heritage site.

Each region has a Spirit Gathering Pool.

In addition, there is a trial ground with extremely rich spiritual energy. The trial ground is huge, about the size of a county under the jurisdiction of a divine dynasty.

Demons and evil spirits lurk there, while many spiritual herbs and rare treasures grow there.

The Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm opens once every fifty years. During those fifty years, the abundant spiritual energy within is enough for a new batch of these rare and precious herbs and medicinal plants to grow.

Each time they enter, they are tested and explored by the prodigies.

They will be randomly assigned to different regions.

Ten days later, the regional assessment site will open for assessment. The top 300 people will be qualified to enter the regional Spirit Gathering Pool and receive the True Essence Elixir baptism.

Thirty days later, the Central Heritage Site will open.

The final battle for succession begins.

This ancient sect.

It has been passed down through countless generations.

There are many kinds of inheritances, from high to low, and what kind of inheritance one can ultimately obtain.

It all depends on one's own talent and combat strength.

If one is strong enough, one might even be able to obtain a legacy beyond that of a terrestrial immortal.

I learned about all of these things beforehand this month.

After all, to enter the secret realm of Jade Terrace Island, it's impossible not to learn about it.

Gu Chen had a dinner with the group of people from Qin Ming's faction, and after getting to know everyone, he...

Leaving the dinner party.

In the secret realm, all sorts of unexpected situations can arise.

Since they belong to the same faction.

If you encounter someone who can help, you can lend a hand.

At this time.

Luo Tianxing brought a young man who was about the same age as Gu Chen to look for Gu Chen.

Seeing the young man accompanying Luo Tianxing, Gu Chen was taken aback and asked, "Fourth Senior Brother, who is this?"

Luo Tianxing suddenly brought a young man to find him, so there must be something he wanted to discuss.

"Junior Uncle, my name is Guo Bao." Before Luo Tianxing could answer, the young man beside him spoke first.

"Guo Bao," Gu Chen said, looking at the young man, "you are the eldest brother's son."

The only person who could call him Junior Uncle was naturally his eldest brother's son.

Gu Chen returned from Zhongzhou a month ago. His senior brother Guo Feng had mentioned to him that his son was also going to explore the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm this time.

If we are assigned to the same region in the secret realm, I hope you can take care of me.

"Yes." Guo Bao nodded.

Gu Chen's senior brother is a member of the Surveillance Department, which is why Guo Bao was previously in the Surveillance Department's team and is only now coming here to look for Gu Chen.

I hope to become a familiar face to others.

He is twenty years old this year and has just entered the True Essence Realm in his cultivation.

Entering the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm, they belonged to the group with the lowest strength.

However, the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm opens only once every fifty years, and he will not go in this time.

There won't be another chance next time.

Having already tasted success there, Guo Feng still wanted him to try his luck.

Although Guo Feng had informed everyone in the Supervisory Department who was entering this time, there were still twelve major regions within the Jade Terrace Island Secret Realm.

So I'll say hello to Gu Chen anyway.

It would be safer for him to have more people taking care of him.

"If Xiao Bao is assigned to the same region as you when you enter the secret realm, please help take care of him," Luo Tianxing said.

"My senior brother told me this before." Gu Chen nodded and looked at Guo Bao: "If you can be assigned to the same region, your uncle will definitely take care of you if he can."

"Thank you, Junior Uncle," Guo Bao said.