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213: Enter the secret realmAll resources obtained during the Secret Realm exploration period shall be uniformly registered and stored by the Alliance.

Afterward, distribution will be determined by comprehensive evaluation based on the cultivation strength of personnel deployed by each party, the magnitude of combat contributions, and the extent of material loss.

The specific distribution plan will be jointly discussed and decided by the seven-member Core Council, consisting of Feng Xixi, Gu Yue, Shui Sheng, Zhao Mang, Ouyang Family Head, Baili Family Head, and Lin Jingyu.

Important resolutions require more than five votes of approval to be executed.

Information regarding the Secret Realm entrance is classified as the Alliance’s highest secret; all informed parties must immediately swear a Great Heart Demon Oath on the spot, promising not to disclose it in any form to anyone outside the Alliance.

Violators will suffer the backlash of the Heart Demon, leading to death and the annihilation of their Dao, and will be jointly executed by all remaining parties of the Alliance.

During the exploration period, the Lin Family must unconditionally cooperate with the Alliance’s actions, providing all necessary support and guidance.

All parties must jointly sign a Contract, guaranteeing that during the exploration and subsequent profit distribution, they will not engage in mutual suppression, secretly plot malice, or stab others in the back.

Sincere cooperation is required. Violators, in addition to suffering the Heavenly Dao backlash, will also face the Alliance’s relentless pursuit until death.

A Contract that had been prepared in advance was solemnly taken out by Feng Xixi.

Upon the Contract, the runes were complex and ancient, containing powerful restrictive force.

Lin Jingyu represented the Lin Family, while Feng Xixi, Gu Yue, Shui Sheng, Zhao Mang, Ouyang Family Head, and Baili Family Head represented their respective factions.

With solemn expressions, they each forced out a drop of Vital Blood containing their aura and precisely dripped it into the corresponding rune grooves on the Contract.

Subsequently, all core members selected to enter the Secret Realm also needed to sequentially swear by dripping blood.

Buzz!

As the last drop of Vital Blood fell, the entire Contract instantly burst forth with dazzling Seven-colored Spiritual Light, and the runes flowed ceaselessly as if they had come alive.

A vast and majestic Will of the Heavenly Dao descended from thin air. Though only for an instant, it shook the minds of everyone in the secret room, making them feel incomparably insignificant.

This meant the agreement was formally established, witnessed and protected by the rules of Heaven and Earth! Violators of the oath will certainly suffer Heavenly Retribution!

”There is no time to lose. Everyone, return immediately, mobilize all available resources, and select the most elite and reliable personnel!

The minimum cultivation requirement is the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining; Heart-Nature, combat power, and cooperation are all indispensable! Prepare as many Medicinal Pills, Talismans, Formation Plates, Sacred Healing Medicines, Detoxification Spirit Pills, and Spiritual Liquids for restoring spiritual power as possible! Tomorrow at Chen Shi, gather here on time. Speed is paramount in war; enter the Secret Realm punctually!”

Feng Xixi acted with swift decisiveness, immediately issuing the command with an unquestionable tone of resolve.

Everyone boomed their assent, their eyes mixed with excitement, greed, caution, and a hint of fear toward the unknown, before quickly departing.

At this moment, the most powerful forces in the entire Southeast Market Town began to operate secretly and at high speed like a precise war machine toward a shared goal, with undercurrents surging.

Lin Jingyu also dared not delay and immediately returned to the Lin Family to inform Lin Lingshan of the Alliance’s resolution.

Lin Lingshan was extremely excited, never expecting things to work out now.

Taking one-tenth of the total profit was enough to completely transform the Lin Family, benefiting them endlessly.

Unfortunately, within the Lin Family, not a single person met the minimum entry standard of the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining.

This time, Lin Jingyu could only fight alone; the Lin Family could not provide any assistance.

The next day at dawn, as the sky was faintly lit, a streamlined team, exuding a heart-palpitating aura, quietly assembled in the back courtyard of Miaoling Pavilion.

The total number was only thirty-odd people, yet every single one was an elite at the Eighth or Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, with masters at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining exceeding twenty!

They came from different factions and wore varied clothing, but at this moment, they uniformly changed into the dark gray Cloaks provided by Feng Xixi, which possessed the effects of light distortion and Aura Concealment.

Each person had a condensed aura and sharp eyes, standing silently like a group of Spectral Hunters waiting to pounce, radiating a chilling killing intent.

Feng Xixi was also clad in a neat gray Cloak. Her gaze swept over the crowd, and she spoke coolly, ”Depart.”

Without unnecessary chatter, the team utilized a secret passage prepared long ago by Miaoling Pavilion, quietly leaving the market town in batches, taking a roundabout path, and rushing straight toward the Black Mountain Range at extreme speed.

To minimize attention, everyone cast Concealment Spells, suppressed all spiritual light, and moved silently through the mountains and forests like phantoms, with only the faint sound of their robes breaking the wind.

Upon reaching the Mine Tunnel, they were met by Lin Xuan and Lin Lingkuang, who had been waiting there with nervous expressions. Everyone quickly entered the depths of the gloomy and profound Mine Tunnel, which resembled the throat of a giant beast.

When they passed through the heavily guarded passage set up by the Lin Family Disciples and truly stood before the strange rock wall—covered in runes, faintly visible, and emitting weak yet heart-palpitating Spatial Fluctuations—

All the experienced Experts no longer harbored any doubts, their faces revealing expressions mixed with extreme excitement, shock, and utmost caution.

”Indeed... it truly is a stable entrance to a large Secret Realm! These Spatial Fluctuations are vast and ancient, and the complexity of the structure far exceeds the Formation systems currently in circulation.

Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable!”

Vice President Gu Yue couldn’t help but step forward a few paces. After careful sensing, he exclaimed softly, his eyes filled with the fervor of a scholar discovering a new continent.

”Everyone, check your equipment and Medicinal Pills one last time. According to the predetermined plan, we will enter in three batches. Upon entering, no matter what sight you behold,

immediately form the ’Three Talents Demon Suppression’ Defensive Formation, and be vigilant against any form of potential ambush!

Remember, we are not just facing the inherent dangers of the Secret Realm, but possibly Demon Cultivators who have already made preparations!”

Feng Xixi, acting as the Overall Commander, calmly issued the final instructions. Her gaze, like a cold star, swept over the crowd and finally landed on Lin Jingyu:

”Jingyu, stick close to me, don’t leave my side. I will protect you.”

”Yes.”

Lin Jingyu took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart and an unavoidable trace of nervousness, and gripped the water-dividing sword in his hand tightly.

The Evergreen Art and the ”Spirit Refining Art” quietly circulated to their maximum extent within his body. He stood opposite Qin Yue, taking a position beside Feng Xixi.

Feng Xixi used her spiritual power to draw the few people behind her closer.

She was the first to press her Slender Jade Hand onto the faint handprint on the rock wall, slowly injecting spiritual power that was vast as the sea yet controlled with extreme precision.

The dim runes on the rock wall suddenly lit up, emitting a low hum seemingly from ancient times, and her figure subsequently became blurred and distorted.

Like a reflection cast into water, in the next moment, she was completely swallowed by the rock wall and vanished.

Lin Jingyu and the others also slowly disappeared.

The world spun, and the five senses were chaotic. It felt as if they had been thrown into a violent, chaotic Spatial Turbulence, with intense tearing sensations coming from all directions.

The Protective Spiritual Power fluctuated violently, and their internal organs were nearly displaced! This intense discomfort and sense of loss of control lasted for about two or three breaths before abruptly vanishing.

Their feet found solid ground, and a completely different aura rushed toward them.

A dense, suffocating Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi poured into their nostrils, but this Spiritual Qi was mixed with a bone-chilling, deathly stillness and decay, along with a faint, nauseating, sweet, bloody smell.

It made him shiver involuntarily. The Evergreen Art’s spiritual power within his body spontaneously accelerated its circulation, only then slightly dispelling the discomfort that had invaded his body.