I awakened my god-tier passive skill early on and took off instantly

"Speak your mind," Lu Xin said, noticing Ji Yue's expression.

"I…"

In the end, Ji Yue said nothing. She decided to disguise herself before entering the secret realm and then separate from Lu Xin inside.

Lu Xin closed his eyes thoughtfully.

Time flew by, and soon it was almost time for the secret realm to open. Excluding travel time, they had to set off today.

Lu Xin and Ji Yue dressed up and arrived at a plaza in the San Xiu Alliance's office. They saw a crowd gathered there.

Some were quite old, and some were very young.

But basically, they were all at the seventh level of Qi training or higher.

The arrival of Lu Xin and Ji Yue didn't attract much attention. Some were just surprised by Ji Yue's realm, but seeing that she looked ordinary, they stopped paying attention.

This was naturally Lu Xin's strong request. Before entering the secret realm, he didn't want any complications.

Soon, a few more people arrived.

"Patriarch Liu, I didn't expect you old bones to come and wade through these troubled waters."

Seeing the newcomer, an old man in a purple robe joked.

"Aren't you the same? You're old, and if you don't take a chance, you won't have another opportunity."

The two were obviously familiar and kept chatting.

After a while, a figure flew over. This was also an old man, but he was in the early stage of the Golden Core realm. He hovered in mid-air, scanning the crowd.

Seeing the newcomer, the scene instantly quieted down. The disciples within the alliance immediately stepped forward to pay their respects, and those who obtained places through the auction also stepped forward to salute.

"Now that everyone is here, let's set off." The Golden Core elder didn't bother with unnecessary words. He waved his hand and took out a spirit boat.

This was a specially made high-grade flying artifact, about two zhang wide and more than ten zhang long, looking very large.

"This is the Wind Riding Boat?" someone exclaimed.

"Alright, everyone, get on board. Remember, after you get on, find an empty seat and stay there. Don't move around." The Golden Core elder interrupted everyone's exclamations.

Lu Xin put away his envious gaze and followed the crowd onto the spirit boat.

Soon, he felt a tremor, and then he saw the spirit boat slowly rise into the air. After rising to a certain height, it headed towards the north of the city.

"This speed doesn't seem very fast," Lu Xin muttered.

Beside him, Ji Yue rolled her eyes. "This is just a high-grade flying artifact. It's already very fast with so many people."

"Besides, that old man didn't accelerate. He's probably saving spirit stones."

Lu Xin nodded. Controlling such a behemoth, relying solely on mana wouldn't get you far.

Time passed quickly. After a long journey by boat, on the morning of the ninth day, the group finally successfully arrived at Hanging Mountain, located in the northwestern region of Yan Country.

Here, a sect was already stationed. Judging by the flags, it was the Yunshan Sect.

"Look, the loose cultivators are here."

As soon as the alliance's boat landed, it instantly attracted the attention of many people.

"What loose cultivators? They're secret realm porters. We can just have them help us collect treasures, saving us from running around."

"Wonderful."

A group of people pointed and talked, showing no respect for the San Xiu Alliance members.

Hearing the discussions, the faces of the younger generation in the alliance had long turned liver-colored, and they were all indignant. As for the older ones, they were expressionless, as if they were used to it.

Lu Xin also had no expression. He was playing the part of a qualified old fox.

Just then, a cold snort came.

The sect disciples who were still discussing were instantly struck by lightning.

Feeling this pressure, Lu Xin understood that it was the Golden Core elder who had taken action, but soon this pressure was interrupted by a burst of laughter:

"Old Ghost Liu, your temperament is getting worse and worse. You're actually arguing with the younger generation."

The newcomer was a middle-aged man, also in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, walking with vigor and his beard slightly raised.

"Hmph, it's not as broad as your Longxingshan's temperament." Old Ghost Liu gave a forced smile, ignored him, and ordered the people behind him to find an open space to set up camp.

Longxingshan was bored and turned to instruct his disciples not to say everything they were thinking, and then left.

In the following days, the major sects arrived one after another.

"Fellow Daoist Long, it's good that you're nearby. You're always the first to arrive."

Hongfengshan arrived on a third-level demon beast, the Golden Feathered Eagle. As soon as it landed, a hearty voice came out.

"I say, Yu Wanqian, your Golden Feathered Eagle is getting more and more handsome. When will it lay an egg? Send me one too."

Longxingshan greeted him. Obviously, the two had a good relationship, and they exchanged pleasantries.

Just then, a very large and luxurious Wind Riding Boat appeared on the horizon.

"It seems that the Nebula Valley is here. It's still so conspicuous," Yu Wanqian said with emotion.

"Who told them to be a weapon refining sect? They're swimming in wealth." Longxingshan was also envious.

Half a day later, the Changqing Sect and the Yuehe Sect arrived one after another.

The leader of the Changqing Sect was a veiled woman, whose age could not be seen, but her Golden Core realm was real.

The leader of the Yuehe Sect was an old man, with the highest cultivation, in the middle stage of the Golden Core.

"It seems that everyone is here." Lu Xin noticed that the surrounding crowd had obviously increased, and soon understood the reason. Beside him, Ji Yue was obviously absent-minded.

"What's wrong?" Lu Xin asked.

"N-nothing," Ji Yue replied in a panic.

"Tell me," Lu Xin chuckled. "What's inside that's worth you, a Holy Maiden, scheming so hard to sneak in?"

"You want to know?" Ji Yue looked at him with a pout.

"It doesn't matter whether you tell me or not. Anyway, as long as I follow you, if there are good things, I'll just snatch them," Lu Xin shook his head indifferently.

"Don't you have any shame?"

Ji Yue was like an angry kitten, instantly bristling, pouncing over and pinching Lu Xin's arm hard, but found that she couldn't pinch it at all.

After a while, Ji Yue's face finally turned red and she began to tell the story:

"I accidentally found a handwritten note in the sect's library. It was left by a senior who participated in the attack on Yan Country back then. It recorded a piece of information, but I don't know if it's true or false."

"Oh?" Lu Xin became interested. "What's the specific information?"

Ji Yue glared at her and continued: "The senior's main task back then was not to participate in the conquest, but to collect resources for the sect.

This naturally included the situation of the secret realms of various countries.

After he came to Yan Country, he accidentally learned that the Changtian Secret Realm was an ancient cultivator's cave, so he was curious about who the owner of the cave was.

After consulting a lot of information, he finally determined that the owner of this cave was the Suspended Saint Venerable, who was rumored to have ascended to immortality ten thousand years ago."

"Suspended Saint Venerable?" Lu Xin touched his chin, thinking that this name sounded like a big shot, and guessed:

"That senior wouldn't have accidentally found out that the Suspended Saint Venerable had obtained an important treasure back then, which is likely to be in the secret realm, right?"

"Huh?" Ji Yue opened her mouth wide, with an unbelievable look on her face. "How are you so smart?"

Lu Xin smiled and didn't explain. It wasn't that he was too smart, but that he had read too many novels in his previous life, and he was very familiar with the routines.

He even suspected that the Suspended Saint Venerable had not ascended, but survived in some form, hiding in the secret realm to seize the opportunity to be reborn.

"Wait, the realm is restricted every time this secret realm is opened. Could it be a screening?"

Lu Xin suddenly thought, and then quickly asked Ji Yue, "Is the important treasure recorded in the handwritten note related to improving spiritual root aptitude?"

Ji Yue opened her mouth wide again, completely stunned, "Tell me, have you read the handwritten note before, no, have you obtained this information elsewhere?"

"Really?" After getting confirmation, Lu Xin was a little confused. If it was as he guessed, he couldn't completely let go of himself after entering the secret realm.

"No."

Lu Xin suddenly realized that even the Tribulation Transcending stage only had a lifespan of 50,000 years, which also included the time of cultivation.

Now that more than 100,000 years have passed, even if the Suspended Saint Venerable is still alive in some form, there must be restrictions, and he won't be too strong.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have restricted the realm of entering the secret realm to the Qi training stage.

Of course, there is also a possibility that he is overthinking everything.

"Why did you suddenly stop talking?"

Ji Yue suddenly saw Lu Xin thinking silently for a long time, and reached out to wave in front of his eyes.

Lu Xin came back to his senses, grabbed her hand, and said seriously: "Tell me honestly, what is the quality of your spiritual root?"

In this world, spiritual roots are divided not only by attributes, but also by quality, which is divided into: low grade, medium grade, high grade, earth grade, heaven grade, and holy grade.

Lu Xin has five spiritual roots, all of which are of low grade quality.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been at the first level of Qi training after twenty years of cultivation.

Ji Yue's face turned red again when she was grabbed by the hand, "I am an earth grade spiritual root, only a trace away from growing into a heaven grade."

Lu Xin smacked his lips. As expected of a Holy Maiden, this aptitude is really high.

"How is it, are you shocked?" Speaking of talent, Ji Yue was a little proud.

"Shocked?" Lu Xin smiled. He wouldn't say that he had a cheat, "You should be careful not to be targeted by others."

After speaking, he put Ji Yue down from his arms.

Then he unlocked the soundproof formation and retracted his divine sense.

"Targeted?"

After hearing Lu Xin's inexplicable words, Ji Yue began to think wildly, "Could it be that he knows about Wu Changhe's matter?"

… …

Outside, the six Golden Core leaders gathered together. After a discussion, the Golden Core middle stage elder of the Yuehe Sect said:

"Everyone, tomorrow at noon will be the time when the secret realm appears. At that time, we will join hands to open a door. Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Good." The Golden Core middle stage elder nodded and said: "In that case, you can all go back and tell your disciples to prepare."

"Farewell." Everyone left one after another.

"I don't know if it will work." In the tent with only one person left, the Golden Core middle stage elder's eyes flickered, and he summoned a disciple and asked: "Where did your Senior Brother Wu go?"

The disciple thought for a while and replied: "It seems that he went to the San Xiu Alliance."

The elder frowned upon hearing this, said nothing, and waved for the person to retreat.

On the other side, Lu Xin was stopped by a man with gloomy eyes as soon as he left the tent, "Fellow Daoist, do you know if there is a girl named Ji Yue in your alliance?"