My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

On the other side, Gu Changyuan was still standing in the palace, and he naturally heard the conversation between Jun Anshi and Hou Tianqi very clearly.

Hearing the Versailles-like boast in Hou Tianqi's words, Jun Anshi's calm retort pleased him greatly, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

That's what his disciple is like—when someone tries to show off, he has to retaliate fiercely.

With such a huge asset to boast about, how can you let the other party step on your head?

Gu Changyuan naturally didn't take such a trivial matter to heart.

It's just a minor squabble between kids; it's not worth his time.

After Jun Anshi and all seven of her teams stepped into the vortex and disappeared from sight, Gu Changyuan lingered in the palace for a moment before joining the crowd and slowly walking into the vortex.

The moment he stepped into the vortex, he felt a burst of light before his eyes.

The light was not as dazzling as that of Jun Anshi and the others, in Gu Changyuan's perception.

The trajectory of every ray of light was clearly visible, and he could capture every slight change in spatial fluctuations.

The next moment, vision cleared.

Gu Changyuan found himself standing on the branch of a towering tree.

Standing on the branches and looking out, all you can see is an endless green ocean—towering trees and entwined vines, layer upon layer, stretching towards the sky.

He took a deep breath and felt the air around him.

The concentration of spiritual energy is higher than that of the outside world, and one can feel the spiritual energy flowing into one's limbs and bones with each breath.

Gu Changyuan's divine sense spread out silently, taking in the situation within dozens of miles.

Birds and beasts can be seen everywhere in the forest, and spiritual herbs and immortal fungi grow everywhere. There are also many spiritual marrow stones containing rich spiritual energy scattered among them. Everything you could want is there.

Some of these medicinal herbs are even thousands of years old.

Gu Changyuan sensed the world rules within the entire secret realm and clearly perceived the aura of the law of time.

Time flows faster in the secret realm than in the outside world, roughly at a ratio of one to two—one day in the outside world equals two days in the secret realm.

This time difference means more time for cultivation and more opportunities for exploration when exploring secret realms.

With a thought, seven clear red dots appeared before his eyes, indicating the locations of the seven teams led by Jun Anshi and Jun Mukong.

This means that he, like Team Seven, was teleported to the same spatial layer, only at different landing points.

Immediately afterwards, seven voices rang out in his mind in turn, the voices of the seven people reporting their arrival through the communication device.

He established the connection between the communication crystals, so he was naturally able to hear their conversations without their knowledge.

Gu Changyuan separated a strand of his divine sense to monitor the movements of the seven people, ensuring that they would not encounter any danger beyond their ability to cope.

As for the rest—exploring secret realms is a good opportunity for every cultivator to accumulate experience and hone their skills in actual combat, not to mention that this is a secret realm of a Celestial Emperor.

Therefore, Gu Changyuan does not intend to take action unless his disciples' lives are threatened.

Gu Changyuan vanished from the giant tree branch in a flash.

He began to explore this secret place on his own.

......

Gu Xing'er stood amidst the ruins, her gaze sweeping over her surroundings.

This must have once been a magnificent building. Underfoot is a broken stone floor, with wild grass and moss growing in the gaps between the slabs.

Scattered all around are broken stone pillars, collapsed walls, and shattered tiles. The intricate carvings on the stone pillars are still faintly discernible, though blurred by wind and rain, revealing their former exquisite beauty.

The ruins cover a considerable area, with broken walls and rubble extending in all directions as far as the eye can see.

She walked at the front of the group, wearing a purple-green robe made for her by Gu Changyuan. The robe was made of light fabric and embroidered with faint star patterns.

As she moves, the patterns shimmer with a faint glow.

Although she was petite, her strength and status in the Celestial Holy Land made the other disciples in the group dare not be negligent or disrespectful in the slightest.

To her right stood a female disciple dressed in a plain white dress, her aura refined, indicating she had already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

She is the personal disciple of Elder Taiyin of the Celestial Sacred Land, and her name is Luo Yuxia.

Luo Yuxia's talent is not considered top-tier in the talent-rich Celestial Holy Land, and is even somewhat inferior to Hou Tianqi of the Zichen Dynasty.

However, she is meticulous, calm, and thoughtful in her work. She is also skilled in defensive and supportive techniques, making her extremely reliable.

The main reason Gu Changyuan paired her with Gu Xing'er was so that she could look after Gu Xing'er.

Gu Xing'er's strength is not a problem; she has extremely high combat talent. However, she still lacks experience compared to Jun Mukong and Jun Anshi.

Although Jun Mukong and Jun Anshi had not participated in the secret realm before, they had stayed in other sects before, so they had more practical experience and adaptability than Gu Xing'er.

Needless to say, Gongsun Qingling and the others were even more so.

As the pride of her family, she was given special attention and training from a young age, and had a wealth of experience in various trials, tribulations, and explorations of secret realms, which far surpassed that of Gu Xing'er.

Therefore, Gu Xing'er needs a meticulous person to remind, assist, and fill in any gaps in her knowledge.

Along the way, Gu Xing'er discovered quite a few things.

Whenever she discovers something, she judges its value to determine whether her disciples should collect it.

Half an hour passed, and Gu Xing'er still hadn't seen any powerful demonic beasts.

Occasionally, a few low-level demonic beasts would pass by in the distance, and upon seeing this group, they would basically turn around and run away.

"Huh? There's the aura of a Void Refinement Beast."

Gu Xing'er suddenly stopped, her brows furrowing slightly as she keenly sensed a powerful aura emanating from not far away, carrying a hint of madness and languor.

She immediately raised her hand to signal the group to stop, then flashed away, using a secret technique to conceal herself, quickly arriving behind a broken stone pillar, and quietly looking towards the source of the aura.

The first thing that came into view was a monster the size of a lion, all black in color, resembling a domestic dog, but with sharp fangs and a bushy tail.

It was lying on the ground sleeping.

Eyes closed, breathing evenly, stomach rising and falling with each breath.

Beside it, there was an area shimmering with spiritual light.

It was a field of spiritual herbs, not very large, but the herbs inside were of excellent quality—several crimson fruits hung on low shrubs.

Beside the vermilion fruit was a clump of pale golden spiritual herbs, interspersed among which were a few small, deep blue flowers with petals as thin as cicada wings.

Upon seeing this, Gu Xing'er's eyes lit up slightly.

They've struck it rich.