When I woke up, the entire cultivation world was talking about my master.

"My god, another strange phenomenon in the secret realm! What day is today?! The Myriad Swords Immortal Realm has been dormant for many years, and now that it has opened, such precious treasures have appeared one after another?!"

"I wonder which divine artifact has recognized its master this time. Judging from its aura, I guess it's fire-attribute."

"Cough cough cough, this time it's not a horse, is it?"

Since the person hasn't come out of the Sword Cave yet, the outside world can't determine which genius this red celestial phenomenon belongs to.

But that didn't stop everyone from making wild guesses and having fun.

On the other side, ever since Xiao Huandu's water mirror went out, Wei Jin has remained motionless, propping his chin up with one hand, squinting as if dozing off, showing little interest in the outside world.

"...Little Jin, Little Jin! Wake up, look!"

Pei Fang'an slammed his hand heavily on the table.

"?" Wei Jin was so sleepy that he lifted his eyelids and glanced listlessly at his senior brother.

"Look at the water mirror!" Pei Fang'an exclaimed, raising his chin as if his folding fan was about to unleash a tornado. "It's Huan Du! Your disciple has made the divine artifact his master!"

Wei Jin, whose eyes were almost closed, was startled upon hearing this and looked up.

Amidst a sea of ​​attention, Xiao Huandu stood atop the icy cliff, a faint spiritual light emanating from his body, his eyes shining brightly with abundant spiritual energy, his right hand gripping a massive, dark red sword almost as tall as himself.

"It's a knife!"

"Red Slash. Hiss, this is an ancient, deadly blade, a notorious weapon on the list of most dangerous weapons. I never expected it to willingly recognize me as its master."

"Wait, Immortal Lord Jixue's disciple triggered the first anomaly, and Immortal Lord Zhaoming's disciple triggered the second, so... two prodigies from the same family?!"

The crowd was shocked. Was this a mistake? Two consecutive strange phenomena had occurred to disciples of the Taiyi Sect. Had they hit the jackpot?

Is the Taiyi Sect going against the heavens?!

What's going on?

Meanwhile, in the secret realm, Chu Xianlan felt the warm spiritual energy of the fire element flowing into her dantian.

He subconsciously clenched his fist, then opened his hand, and bright golden-red flames flickered in his palm.

If things continue like this, as long as another earth-elemental spirit arrives, wouldn't I be able to experience the feeling of simultaneously wielding the five elements of spiritual power?

Seeing this, Yan Ling was extremely smug.

"With me, you will no longer be a savage without a horse."

Chu Xianlan: "..." Actually, I didn't really want a horse.

He asked, "Could you shrink it a bit?"

Carrying Yanling around in the secret realm is really conspicuous and inconvenient.

Yan Ling was quite satisfied with his handsome original form, and was greatly shocked to hear the news.

I am unparalleled in the world, yet you don't recognize my worth.

"Fine, I'll still be incredibly handsome even if I change my appearance." He snorted coldly, but still reluctantly shrunk his body.

Chu Xianlan was stunned.

The red-haired child floated awkwardly in mid-air.

Yan Ling has a head of fluffy, slightly curly, short, bright red hair, slightly thick eyebrows, and pinkish blush on his cheeks. With his chubby face and puffy cheeks, he is far from handsome; all he looks like is... cute.

"You're so cute," Xue Ling floated over and slowly commented.

Yan Ling bristled, flames erupting from her head as she yelled, "You're the cute one! Your whole family is cute!"

The two little spirits were causing chaos, and Chu Xianlan, caught in the middle, was experiencing a rather unpleasant mix of hot and cold. She quickly separated the two little devils, one in each hand.

Just then, a terrifying red pillar of light suddenly rose into the sky above the secret realm, and even from a great distance, one could feel its fierce and oppressive aura.

Chu Xianlan looked up and was immediately shocked by the sight before her. "Master, look! That's...!"

"An unusual phenomenon in the heavens and earth," Yi Chen said.

This level of spiritual power burst must be the birth of a divine artifact.

Previously, while in the weapon-refining pavilion, Chu Xianlan was completely unaware of the outside world and did not see the pillar of light she had activated. Now, witnessing this terrifying power firsthand, she truly felt how earth-shattering the appearance of a divine artifact was.

However, the red light that pierced the sky did not gradually dissipate.

It seemed to be frozen in place.

Immediately afterwards, the light spread outwards across the surrounding sky, as if it were about to dye the sky.

In the span of a dozen breaths, the sky completely changed. The red light drifted like some kind of viscous fog, shrouding the secret realm like low pressure before a storm.

Yan Ling stopped playing around, wrinkled her nose, and said, "What's that smell? It stinks."

The creatures in the secret realm seemed to sense the threat, and more flying monsters took flight from all over the ice plains. Many cultivators also witnessed this scene, their faces filled with surprise and confusion.

People outside noticed that something was wrong.

"What's going on?"

"Why has this strange phenomenon of the divine artifact's emergence lasted so long?"

"Something's not right, I'm getting a chill down my spine..."

Just then—

The water mirror suspended high above the square seemed to trigger a chain reaction, shattering at the same moment!

Amidst the crisp, ear-piercing cracking sounds, chaos erupted among all the sects and factions.

"Something's happened! Quickly try to contact the disciples in the secret realm!"

"No, the communication talisman is being interfered with; it can't be sent."

"What exactly happened in the secret realm?!"

"Hey, is it your demon race's key that's causing this trouble?!"

The Myriad Swords Immortal Realm is an extremely stable ancient secret realm. This situation has never been encountered before in all previous openings. However, given that there have been quite a few strange occurrences in the past, the only option now is to blame the demon race for the key.

But despite the arguments, a more practical problem is now before everyone.

Once the Myriad Swords Immortal Realm officially opens, the ancient restrictions within the realm will activate for seven days. During this period, all cultivators who enter the realm will be unable to leave. Only after the seven days are up will the cultivators who entered the realm be teleported out.

In other words, there's no way they can get their own disciples out of there right now.

In an instant, the situation changed dramatically.

Amidst the earth-shaking roars of the beasts, Chu Xianlan swiftly traversed the forest. For some reason, ever since that red aura rose, all the demonic beasts in the secret realm had been running around like madmen. Fortunately, none of the demonic beasts had noticed him yet.

But soon, he heard the sounds of fighting.

"Waaaaah, help! Help!"