A great adventure in the world of immortal cultivation

Han Buli: He even attacked me.

Romeo: He should chop off his dirty hands that were touching the girl and put them in my pants!

Han Buli: He still treats me... Never mind.

Xiao Huohuo: Hmm? Old Han, what did you say just now?

Han Buli: (rolling his eyes)...Nothing, KP, can I tell the approximate cultivation level of this Sima Wan?

KP: You can do it through observation or inspiration, just one of them will do.

Han Buli: Observation, 23/50, success.

KP: Well, although the sudden attack caught people off guard, Han Buli still judged from the fluctuation of spiritual power that Sima Wan's cultivation level was not very high, probably only around the fourth level of Qi Refining. The black light that was as fast as lightning must have been an attack from some top-grade magic weapon.

Xiao Huohuo: The fourth level of Qi Refining, that’s it?

Joan of Arc: I thought he was a master from somewhere, but it turns out he is just an experience pack.

Han Buli: So how did he become an inner disciple when he was at the fourth level of Qi Refining?

Romeo: I went through the elders’ back door.

KP: Then, it seemed that Sima Wan was a little annoyed by Han Buli's previous "offense". She spat a bad word, said goodbye to Huang Jinxin, and then pulled the female disciple to the mountain gate square.

Han Buli: Wait, wait until he is far away, then I will ask Boss Huang what the conflict is between Sima Wan and Sima Ge. Why did they get so angry just by hearing their names?

KP: Upon hearing that, Huang Jinxin rolled his eyes at you in annoyance.

Huang Jinxin: Don't ask about these things. What does the Sima family's affairs have to do with you? If I hadn't intervened just now, you would have been bedridden for at least a month. Oh, and that took a lot of my spiritual energy. Since I saved you, you should pay me 20 spirit stones for that. No credit!

Xiao Huohuo:Ah?

Joan of Arc: 6.

Romeo: There are so many tricks in the inner sect.

Han Buli: It’s okay, I just took out 100 spirit stones and stuffed them into Boss Huang’s hand.

Xiao Huohuo: I’m shocked. Is Old Han so generous?

Han Buli: I am a man who takes action when it is time to do so!

KP: Then, taking a small bag of spirit stones from your hand, Huang Jinxin raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little surprised, a little delighted, and a little wary.

Huang Jinxin: Hmm? What do you mean?

Han Buli: Haha, Senior Brother Huang is willing to speak up for me. This friendship is not comparable to a mere 20 spirit stones. Here are some small gifts from my junior brother. When I go out in the future, I will still need Senior Brother Huang's advice.

KP: So, after hearing what you said, Huang Jinxin narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his hand to touch his round chin.

Huang Jinxin: Hey, you look honest and stuttering, but you are actually very tactful in your dealings... Well, what you said does make sense. You should be careful when you go out.

KP: (Dark Dice)

KP: However, Huang Jinxin stopped talking here. He just weighed the bag of spirit stones in his hand intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was about to say something but stopped talking.

Xiao Huohuo: Byd has a big appetite.

Han Buli: Then I'll take another 50, never mind, I'll take another 100 spirit stones!

Romeo: Handsome, Lao Han, handsome.

Jeanne: Damn, this damn thing is going to make a Soul Gathering Pill! (half annoyed)

Xiao Huohuo: You don’t understand, little sister. You can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing the child. At worst, you can ask Brother Sima to reimburse you later!

KP: Sima Wu:?

Han Buli: Anyway, I stuffed the spirit stone into Boss Huang's pocket and told him, "The reason I asked Senior Brother Huang for these 'gossips' wasn't out of curiosity, but rather because I'm a marginalized member of the Han family, helpless and having only been in Chengtian Sect for over a month, I'm unfamiliar with the place and could easily offend someone like I just did if I'm not careful. So, I need to learn as much as I can about the sect's intricacies, just in case something bad happens to me one day and I don't have a kind heart like Senior Brother Huang by my side, then I'll be in trouble."

KP: (Dark Dice)

KP: So, after eating 200 spirit stones, Huang Jinxin's expression became more and more amiable, and he nodded repeatedly to what Han Buli said.

Huang Jinxin: I understand, I understand. Haha, Junior Brother Han is indeed worthy of being a member of the Han family. Although he looks a little unkempt, his boldness and carefulness are definitely not something that those poor disciples can have.

Han Buli: So what is Sima Wan's identity? How dare she call Sima Wu, a legitimate descendant of the family, a bastard?

KP: Upon hearing this, Huang Jinxin pulled Han Buli to a less crowded area and lowered his voice slightly.

Huang Jinxin: As an outsider, I've only heard about the Sima family's internal affairs, so I can only briefly share them with you. Junior Brother Han, since you're also from an aristocratic family, you must have heard of the Sima family's rule of having one heir among eight.

Han Buli: (Fuck, you bastard KP, stop adding drama to my story) This... I seem to have heard my elders mention it before, but I didn't take it seriously. Please tell me, Brother Huang.

KP: Then, Huang Jinxin didn’t think much about it and continued.

Huang Jinxin: It's well known that the Sima family has been devoted to exploring the Way of Heaven and pursuing the art of Qiankun Gua for generations, and many of their family rules are related to this. For example, each generation of the Sima family selects four pairs of twins from each of the four direct bloodlines, totaling eight people, known as the Eight Heirs. These eight individuals compete fiercely from birth, and ultimately, upon reaching adulthood at the age of twenty, one person is chosen by the family as the candidate for the next head of the family, receiving the Sima family's utmost training.

Xiao Huohuo: Damn, what Sima Battle Royale.

Han Buli: No, why are the Sima family so deep down? If eight people in each generation kill each other until the last one, then wouldn't my chance of survival with Brother Sima be only one in eight? No, no, I have to find a way to make it quick!

Joan of Arc: Music.

KP: Seeing Han Buli's pale face due to fright, Huang Jinxin was also a little surprised. When he asked, he couldn't help laughing.

Huang Jinxin: How is that possible! If they really were killing each other, how could the Sima family continue their lineage? Eight heirs fighting for one just sounds a bit barbaric. The Sima family would never allow their direct bloodline to die out at will.

Xiao Huohuo: That’s about right.

Han Buli: (pinching his nose) But if it is healthy competition, why does Sima Wan act like her mother has been chopped off and is so hostile to Sima Ge?

Huang Jinxin: Well... Actually, it's not just Sima Wan. The other direct descendants of the Sima family are somewhat hostile to Sima Wu.

Han Buli: Is it because Sima Ge has the strongest talent? The strongest strength?

Huang Jinxin: No, it’s mainly because Sima Wu’s identity is quite special.

Han Buli: Hmm?

Romeo: Oh, Sister Sima, was this exposed so early?

Xiao Huohuo: I don't think so. (Pinching nose)

Han Buli: Then let me continue to ask Boss Huang, what do you mean?

KP: Upon hearing this, Huang Jinxin turned around and looked around, then lowered his voice again.

Huang Jinxin: Ahem, these are just rumors I've heard. Believe it or not—rumors say that the Sima family's current generation of Eighth Directly Directed Bloodline had a problem. Among the four direct bloodlines, one surprisingly gave birth to a single son. Coincidentally, a collateral bloodline also gave birth to a single son at almost the same time. After discussion, the Sima family decided that this perfectly fits the principle of fifty Great Daos, forty-nine Heavenly Derivations, and one missing variable. So, they made an exception and included this collateral bloodline among the Eighth Directly Directed Bloodline.

Han Buli: So, Brother Sima, who claims to be a direct descendant of the family, is actually just a side branch of the Sima family?

KP: Huang Jinxin nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement.

Xiao Huohuo: That’s not surprising, that’s not surprising. It turns out that Brother Sima’s bloodline is indeed not pure enough.

Romeo: No wonder Brother Sima couldn't go through the back door. To enter the sect, he had to participate in the outer sect competition like us.

Xiao Huohuo: Wait a minute, I remember Ya Xiaonan said before that Brother Sima actually has a twin brother, right?

Han Buli: Lao Xiao, what you mean is that Sima Ge’s father deliberately concealed his existence from the family in order to compete for the throne among the eight heirs?

Xiao Huohuo: It’s very possible. That’s why Brother Sima is mentally twisted and killed his twin brother to take the throne. Maybe he will take revenge on more people in the Sima family in the future!

Joan of Arc: Damn, this seems like a lot of information...

Han Buli: I’m scared of you people!

Chapter 92 Entering the Secret Realm (Day 44)

Han Buli: I don’t want to play anymore. The Sima family is so scary. I have to find a way to run away.

Joan of Arc: Everyday she just picks up the bucket and runs away.

Xiao Huohuo: Old Han, hold on! If you help Brother Sima take the position of head of the family, we will enjoy endless wealth and glory!

Han Buli: If you can do it, go for it. (Pinching nose)

Romeo: Hehe, but now it’s not a question of who’s better and who’s better. Old Han, you’ve already signed the indenture. Since you can’t resist, you might as well enjoy the indenture.

Han Buli: I regret it now, very much.jpg.

KP: So, after hearing some gossip from Huang Jinxin, Han Buli, feeling distressed, felt like he was on a pirate ship. However, he was bound by the blood slave curse and could not escape unscathed. He could only take one step at a time and followed Huang Jinxin to the mountain gate square.

KP: At this time, twenty or thirty disciples had gathered in the mountain gate square, all of them with considerable aura, apparently explorers of this secret realm. Han Buli also spotted Xiao Huohuo in the crowd, and the two exchanged glances, nodding slightly.

Xiao Huohuo: Can I take a look at the people around me?

KP: Just observe.

Xiao Huohuo: Observation, 32/40, success.

KP: Xiao Huohuo noticed that there were 27 people exploring this secret realm, and most of them were at a higher level of cultivation than himself. Besides the inner disciples, there were also three or five outer disciples with lower cultivation levels. They all cowered in fear, their heads lowered, feeling somewhat breathless from the pressure of the spiritual energy emanating from the air.

Xiao Huohuo: Don’t you have any acquaintances?

KP: (Dark Dice)

KP: No, apart from Fang Yuan and Han Buli, there is no one else here that you know.

Han Buli: Hmm? Is Brother Sima not here?

KP: No, at least from the outside, Xiao Huohuo didn't find anyone similar to Sima Wu here.

Xiao Huohuo: I will lock onto the people at the fifth level of Qi Refining on the field, and then check their appearance characteristics one by one!

KP: Then you need to go through observation and inspiration again, requiring double success.

Xiao Huohuo: Observation, 11/40, success.

Xiao Huohuo: Inspiration, 50/30, failure.

KP: So, even though Xiao Huohuo opened his eyes wide to get more information, the spiritual interference around him was too serious, and you couldn't detect the realm level of those who were a little further away.

Xiao Huohuo: Damn!

Han Buli: It’s okay. At least judging from KP’s reaction, Brother Sima should have already mixed in with the crowd.

KP: (half annoyed)

Xiao Huohuo: By the way, KP, although it seems a bit late to ask now, is this secret realm dangerous?

Fang Yuan: Haha, Junior Brother Xiao, don't worry too much. This secret realm is under the full control of our Chengtian Sect. It opens once a year and there are restrictions at the entrance. Only cultivators in the Qi Refining stage can enter. The average strength of the monsters inside is only around the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining. As long as you don't encounter the beast tide that occurs once in a hundred years, there is basically no danger.

Xiao Huohuo: Well...what if we encounter a beast tide? (Pinching nose)

KP: Facing Xiao Huohuo's somewhat worried question, Fang Yuan shrugged nonchalantly.

Fang Yuan: If we are so unlucky as to encounter a beast tide, it won't be too dangerous. The sect has set up a teleportation formation in the secret realm, which can teleport people out of the secret realm in an emergency. However, this time the exploration of the secret realm will end in vain.

Xiao Huohuo: That’s okay.

Han Buli: I have a feeling that this secret realm is going to be in trouble...

KP: Hey, let him go, he’s not dead.

Xiao Huohuo: Don’t panic, Lao Han, I’m here. After we enter the secret realm, we brothers will join forces. No matter if it’s Sima Wan or some beast tide mine disaster, we will take them all down!

Han Buli: Good brother, I’m counting on you!

KP: Oh, I forgot to mention that after Xiao Huohuo enters the secret realm, he has to work with Fang Yuan and the others for about a day.

Xiao Huohuo: That’s okay, Old Han, you just wish yourself good luck.

Han Buli:?

Joan of Arc: Classic brotherhood.

KP: Okay, just as you guys were whispering to each other, the sect elder in charge of this secret realm exploration also came to the square. Xiao Huohuo, you recognize him, he is the stern-faced invigilator elder from the last outer sect competition.

Xiao Huohuo: Let me ask Brother Fang Yuan where this elder comes from.

Fang Yuan: This is Elder Lin Jiankong from the main peak. He is in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, but his combat strength is comparable to that of a cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment. He is very powerful.

Xiao Huohuo: Lin Jiankong? Brother Xuanzi's family?

KP: Yes.

Joan of Arc: Wow, you can reach the peak of foundation building in the middle stage of foundation building, [Immortal Sword Technique] is still awesome.

Xiao Huohuo: Do ​​you want it, little sister? If you want me to help you propose to Brother Xuanzi,

Joan of Arc: Where's your horse?

KP: So, after glancing at you with his sword-sharp gaze, Lin Jiankong spoke in a cold voice, his tone as concise and direct as ever.