Chapter 60: Brave Qiuqiu, Not Afraid of Hardships!

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After waiting and waiting, the entrance to the secret realm finally opened completely!

The crowd had already formed a queue beforehand, not based on arrival order, but according to the power of their sects.

The Four Great Sects stood at the front, followed by medium and minor sects, with the lone cultivators at the very end.

The order of the Four Great Sects was determined by the rankings of the last grand competition: Primordial Sect first, Ten Thousand Swords Sect second, Beastmaster Sect third, and Profound Heaven Sect fourth.

Mu Zihuai stood at the very front of everyone.

He took a deep breath and walked toward the entrance, his figure vanishing instantly.

Cheers erupted from the Primordial Sect disciples!

Immediately after, Baili Muchen’s third disciple Mo Xiuyuan, fourth disciple Wan Qizhi, and fifth disciple Zhu Yizhou also entered smoothly.

Then it was Shen Zilan’s turn.

The moment she stepped into the secret realm’s entrance, a faint clang rang out.

The crowd instantly erupted in excitement!

“That clang, according to the ancient texts, is the cry of a phoenix!

My heavens, could this mean Shen Zilan is the Phoenix Lord?

Is she going to contract a phoenix inside the secret realm?”

“She already contracted an immortal beast egg in the last Sky Scar secret realm. If she contracts a phoenix this time as well, her luck is truly extraordinary!”

“Well, she is blessed with an exceptional Water Spirit Root! She must be favored by the heavens!”

...

Jun Wen’s mouth was practically twisted up from all the teasing!

“Little junior sister, don’t listen to their nonsense. Even if there is a phoenix, it’s yours!

And just think about your surname!

Your surname is Feng, and phoenixes are also Feng. You belong to the same family!”

Feng Xi: “...”

So basically, I’m a bird?!

After Shen Zilan entered, not a single Primordial Sect disciple succeeded in getting in.

Next, only direct disciples from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and Beastmaster Sect entered.

Feng Xi frowned, feeling that something was amiss here.

Jun Wen was unconcerned: “Of course the secret realm only lets in those with good talent! Who would pass on a legacy to a nobody?”

He said this while walking toward the entrance, only to be bounced back.

Jun Wen: “...”

Feng Xi stifled a laugh and tried again, only to be bounced back as well.

The two “useless” disciples exchanged a glance, silently resigned.

Finally, the Profound Heaven Sect had no one enter at all.

Among the lone cultivators, a few managed to get in.

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Those who failed to enter all sighed in disappointment but had no other choice.

Feng Xi grew restless. She had no interest in treasure hunting, but she had to get inside to rescue Jiang Ji!

Though she could wait for Jiang Ji to come out and then explain the truth, she feared he would have already formed a good impression of Shen Zilan.

If Shen Zilan said she was misled by the ancient records, Jiang Ji would probably believe her.

That would cause serious trouble.

But what if she couldn’t get in?

Wait a moment!

The book recorded that senior brother Jiang Ji accidentally entered the Turtle Back Mountain secret realm, which suggested there might be another entrance besides the main gate!

She immediately turned to Jun Wen: “Fifth senior brother, come with me!”

Jun Wen, puzzled, followed her as they ran all over Turtle Back Mountain!

They ran until they were out of breath!

“L-little junior sister! I know you can’t get in and you’re frustrated, but don’t take it out on me!”

Feng Xi shot him a glare: “I’m looking for another entrance to the secret realm!”

Jun Wen: ...Little junior sister’s gone crazy again!

Secret realms only ever have one entrance. No one’s heard of any other!

Just then, Feng Xi stopped running.

Her little black orb detected an abnormal spiritual energy fluctuation here.

They came upon a small stream winding down the mountain.

“Fifth senior brother, where does this stream originate?”

Jun Wen, gasping for breath, said, “There’s a spring at the top of Turtle Back Mountain. This water flows down from there.”

Feng Xi’s eyes lit up. “Let’s fly our swords to the summit!”

She summoned her wooden sword and soared into the air, fastening an imaginary “seatbelt” on herself.

Jun Wen: “...”

He hurriedly summoned his flying sword and chased after her.

The wooden sword was unstable but fast.

Despite Jun Wen’s best efforts, he still arrived at the summit a little later.

At the summit was a deep pool formed by the spring water. Though the spring water flowing down was crystal clear, this pool was pitch black and bottomless.

It was evidently very deep.

Feng Xi tossed the little black orb into the pool to scout ahead.

The orb felt utterly miserable!

Always getting the dirty, exhausting, and dangerous tasks without receiving any praise.

Just then, Feng Xi’s voice echoed in its spiritual sea:

“Little orb, you are the only one I can trust and rely on!

And I believe that if you set your mind to it, no difficulty can stop you!

After all, you are the only Chaos Spirit in this world...”

The little black orb instantly swelled up!

Its tiny horns radiated an aura of royal dominance!

Brave orb, fear no hardship!

Charge!

The orb plunged to the bottom of the pool and soon discovered the secret: there was a teleportation array here.

Feng Xi immediately took Jun Wen and dove into the pool.

For cultivators, as long as they had spiritual energy, staying underwater for a while was no problem.

Especially those with Water Spirit Roots, who could stay submerged for half a day or even longer.

Jun Wen said in surprise, “Little junior sister, doesn’t this teleportation array look a lot like the one in the mine?”

Feng Xi took a closer look and realized he was right. This meant the array was ancient, possibly tens of thousands of years old.

She took out a recording stone and captured the array, then painfully inserted over a thousand spirit stones into the array’s slots, activating it.

Jun Wen clutched Feng Xi’s sleeve, afraid they would be separated during teleportation.

He couldn’t tell if it was because he wanted to protect her or if he felt uneasy at the thought of being apart from her.

Finally, the dazzling white light faded, and their vision cleared.

Jun Wen nearly fainted at the sight before him.

They were inside a gigantic bird’s nest built on a cliff.

Even lying down together, there was still ample space.

He instinctively tried to summon his flying sword to escape, but it wouldn’t respond.

This could only mean one thing: flying was forbidden here.

Just as he was about to ask Feng Xi what to do, a golden giant bird flew in from afar, its wings spanning over thirty feet, blotting out the sky.

“L-little junior sister, that’s a Golden Wing Iron Feather Eagle! At least mid-stage Golden Core level cultivation. We’re doomed!”

Feng Xi squinted and said, “Just open your mouth and say ‘Ah!’ when the time comes!”

Jun Wen: “???”

Before he could think it over, the Golden Wing Iron Feather Eagle had already arrived, carrying a deer-like demon beast in its beak.

Feng Xi opened her mouth first: “Ah~~~”

Jun Wen shut his eyes tightly, craned his neck, and opened his mouth wide: “Ah~~~”

The Golden Wing Iron Feather Eagle seemed puzzled for a moment, then began tearing the demon beast apart with its sharp beak, placing a small piece of tender meat into Feng Xi’s mouth.

Then it tossed a large chunk of furry meat onto Jun Wen’s face.

Jun Wen: “...”

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