Chapter 870
, the Third Holy Sect.
Chen Feng's gaze fell upon the immortal array that concealed the spatial rift.
After thinking for a moment, he activated the Star Dao Seed within his body.
Soon, strands of Dao Seed power entered the formation.
The formation immediately shimmered with starlight, then dimmed again after a moment.
The Star Seed not only increases the power of supernatural abilities and spells, but also possesses an extremely strong ability to conceal itself.
The power of the Star Seed is injected into the formation, making it even harder to detect.
After doing all this, Chen Feng sat cross-legged in the starry sky, waiting for the sect behind the Haotian Secret Realm to descend.
Does he still remember what that monk said back then?
Ten years from now, a true disciple from some sect will come to this secret realm.
The soul crystals inside the demonic beasts within the Haotian Secret Realm were prepared for those true disciples.
With only a few days left until the ten-year deadline, Chen Feng planned to wait here indefinitely.
After Chen Feng sat down cross-legged, his aura immediately merged with the surrounding starry sky.
Even cultivators at the Dao Integration stage can no longer find his whereabouts.
Time passes little by little.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the once desolate Haotian Secret Realm suddenly changed.
In the starry sky at the very top of the Haotian Secret Realm, a distortion resembling ripples of water appeared.
This distortion made the entire starry sky of the Haotian Secret Realm resemble a rippling lake.
Amidst the distortion, a spatial passage appeared.
The passageway is not large, with a diameter of only about 100 meters.
Golden-purple light overflowed from the passage, gradually dyeing the surrounding starry sky golden-purple as well.
Before long, figures emerged from the passage.
These people were all young people, numbering about a dozen, including both men and women, and they were all wearing the same purple and gold clothing.
The lowest cultivation level among these people has already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Three of them even reached the Refinement of Emptiness level of cultivation.
The group appeared quite excited, as this was the Haotian Secret Realm, one of the three great secret realms of their sect.
It opens only once every hundred years, and only the top twenty in the True Disciple Grand Competition can enter.
And you can only stay inside for a month.
Although they are only in reserve, each of these planets is inhabited by the soul beasts raised by their sect.
The soul crystals inside a soul beast are a treasure for enhancing one's divine soul.
"Fellow disciples, I, Jiang, will take my leave first!" The speaker was a Void Refinement cultivator among the group.
But before they could even move, an old man in a purple robe suddenly appeared in the room.
An aura of a half-step Dao Integration level emanated from the old man.
Upon seeing the old man, the group immediately bowed in greeting.
"Greetings, Elder Mo."
The old man surnamed Mo ignored everyone's greetings; he was looking at a compass in his hand.
The people in the room were puzzled by the old man's expression, wondering what Elder Mo was doing.
The Elder Mo before us is in charge of this trip to the secret realm. His responsibility is to supervise their actions within the secret realm and prevent the disciples from fighting each other for Soul Crystals.
Logically speaking, the other party should only show up when there is a fight.
Elder Mo said with an extremely solemn expression:
"The rewards for this dungeon run are temporarily cancelled. Everyone, now follow my orders."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room looked astonished.
The man surnamed Jiang cupped his hands and asked:
"Elder, why is this?"
The Three Saints Sect's once-in-a-century secret realm reward has never been cancelled.
The sudden cancellation has naturally left many people puzzled.
Elder Mo spoke in a deep voice:
"Something has happened at the Haotian Secret Realm. You'll see for yourselves!"
Elder Mo threw out the compass in his hand.
Everyone immediately looked at the compass floating in the air.
They naturally recognized the compass; it was a special magical artifact of their Three Saints Sect.
As long as you are within the Haotian Secret Realm, you can use this compass to check the situation of the soul beasts on the planet.
At this moment, however, the compass showed nothing, neither planets nor soul beasts.
"How is this possible! Could there be something wrong with the magical artifact?"
"How could a magical artifact malfunction? This is a magical artifact crafted by Master Ling!"
"What's going on? Why isn't the compass showing anything?"
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The disciples were all discussing it animatedly.
The cultivator surnamed Jiang was the first to react. He looked at Elder Mo and asked, "Could it be that all the planets within the Haotian Secret Realm have disappeared?"
Upon hearing this, everyone held their breath.
Elder Mo said in a deep voice:
"That's how the compass displays; we'll need to explore further to find out the specifics."
Everyone was somewhat incredulous upon hearing this.
There are over a hundred planets within the Haotian Secret Realm; how could so many planets simply vanish into thin air?
Moreover, the Haotian Secret Realm is located in the core area of their Three Saints Sect.
Who else has the ability to infiltrate the core area of the Three Saints Sect, enter the Haotian Secret Realm, and move the planet away?
This level of difficulty is comparable to destroying their Three Saints Sect.
"I will report this matter to the sect. Jiang Huan, Qin Fei, you and your companions will take people to investigate various parts of the secret realm. If there is any situation, notify me immediately via jade slip!" Elder Mo ordered in a cold voice.
Jiang Huan, Qin Fei, and the other Void Refinement cultivators all nodded solemnly.
"Disciple obey!"
Soon, the group of several dozen people dispersed and headed to different parts of the Haotian Secret Realm.
After everyone left.
Elder Mo also took out a jade talisman and began contacting the higher-ups of the Three Saints Sect.
Only a cultivator at the Dao Integration stage could make all the planets within the Haotian Secret Realm disappear.
It might even be an existence beyond the Dao Integration stage, which is beyond his ability to handle.
As the cultivators of the Three Saints Sect explored, they soon discovered that there were indeed no more planets within the Haotian Secret Realm.
The entire starry sky was empty, filled only with cold, deathly silence.
Such a strange occurrence made many disciples of the Three Saints Sect uneasy.
Because the Haotian Secret Realm was too vast, the original team was once again separated.
The group began to act independently.
They are not afraid of anything happening in the Haotian Secret Realm.
Because the Three Saints Sect's jade talisman can promptly contact people for support, and the sect also left each of their true disciples a life-saving talisman.
Wang Ping was flying alone in the starry sky, his face full of depression.
As a newly appointed disciple this year, he is considered the worst among all the disciples.
His entry into the true lineage was entirely due to family connections.
Two members of his Wang family hold high-ranking positions in the Three Saints Sect.
It was through the machinations of these two high-ranking officials that he was able to secure the position of true successor.
But he knew that he wouldn't be able to retain his position as the true successor for long.
The Three Saints Sect has a rule that inner disciples can challenge a true disciple, but if they succeed, they will lose their position as a true disciple.
If things really come to that, even the two people in his family won't be able to help him. His purpose in becoming a true disciple this time is for the opportunity in the Haotian Secret Realm.
Soul Crystals are treasures that can enhance one's soul, and the Three Saints Sect only opens them to newly promoted disciples every hundred years.
"Damn it, why did this have to happen now of all times? If I find out who's behind this, I'll make sure you pay!" Wang Ping said viciously.
But he was just saying it in anger. The existence that could make a planet like Haotian Secret Realm disappear is not something that a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like him can retaliate against.
Just as Wang Ping was thinking, suddenly, a man in white appeared in front of him.
The man had long, flowing hair, wore a white robe, and had eyes as deep as stars, which were calmly watching him.
Wang Ping was taken aback: "You..."
But before he could finish speaking, a force bound him.
Wang Ping's spiritual power and primordial spirit seemed to be gripped by a giant hand, making it impossible for him to move at all.
Chen Feng flicked his finger at Wang Ping's brow, but quickly withdrew his hand.
"There are indeed restrictions in the sea of consciousness." Chen Feng immediately gave up the idea of searching the soul.
If he forcibly searches the soul, he will inevitably trigger the restrictions within the other party's sea of consciousness.
After the changes occurred in the Haotian Secret Realm, Chen Feng immediately noticed them and rushed to the vicinity of the spatial passage.
He overheard all the conversations between these Three Saints Sect cultivators.
With his current ability to conceal himself, let alone Elder Mo, who is only at the half-step Dao Integration stage.
Even those who have truly attained the Dao would find it difficult to detect him.
Chen Feng did not choose to take action directly, but instead hid himself first. He planned to capture one of them and ask about the specific situation of the Three Saints Sect.
Chen Feng turned his gaze to Wang Ping again:
"I'll ask, you answer."
Since we can't perform a soul search, the only option left is interrogation.
Wang Ping's eyes were filled with fear, and he quickly blinked to show that he understood.
Chen Feng then loosened the bindings on Wang Ping's body.
Wang Ping suddenly felt he could speak again, and he hurriedly said, "Senior, spare my life! I am a member of the Wang family, please, senior, have mercy on my family!"
But before Wang Ping could finish speaking, a piercing pain immediately shot through his soul.
Wang Ping immediately screamed in agony.
A moment later, Chen Feng's voice rang out again:
"I'll ask, you answer."
This time, Wang Ping dared not waste any more words and immediately said in a trembling voice, "Senior, please ask. This junior will answer to the best of my knowledge."
At this moment, Wang Ping was filled with fear. He had already guessed that the trouble in the Haotian Secret Realm was likely related to the mysterious cultivator in front of him.
"Where is the Three Saints Sect located?" Chen Feng asked.
Upon hearing this question, Wang Ping was taken aback, clearly not expecting Chen Feng to ask him this.
However, after seeing Chen Feng's cold gaze, he didn't dare hesitate and quickly said:
"The Three Saints Sect is located in the Xuanhuang Realm and is one of the three transcendent powers in the Xuanhuang Realm."
With Wang Ping's explanation, Chen Feng finally learned about the origins of the Three Saints Sect.
The Xuanhuang Realm is a special place.
It is neither a star field nor a galaxy, but a world that exists in a special space.
That space was incredibly vast; even Wang Ping himself didn't know exactly how big it was.
The world is filled with countless living beings, and cultivating immortality and martial arts are the mainstream practices for people in this world.
The Three Saints Sect is a super sect in the Xuanhuang Realm.
The entire Three Saints Sect has over 100,000 disciples.
There are more than twenty experts at the Dao Integration level alone, and even three beings above the Dao Integration level, collectively known as the Three Saints.
This was created by Haotian Saint Lord, one of the three saints of Haotian Secret Realm.
After listening to Wang Ping's account, Chen Feng couldn't help but have a few guesses.
This Xuanhuang Realm has a cultivation system similar to that of the Scroll World, which means that it is very likely that the Xuanhuang Realm and the Scroll World belong to the same universe.
Chen Feng came to this conclusion because of the Moro tribe.
The Moro race's system is based on ranks, from rank one to rank eight, and they have never been exposed to knowledge of cultivation, making it an evolutionary system.
He had previously inquired with the Moro race, and found that almost all the civilizations in the surrounding star systems were of this type.
However, if the Xuanhuang Realm and the Scroll World are in the same universe, then this involves two other inexplicable problems.
That is the flow of time.
The time flow rate in the Scroll World is ten times that in the Haotian Secret Realm, which proves that the Xuanhuang Realm and the Scroll World also experience ten times the time flow.
If the Xuanhuang Realm and the Scroll World are the same universe, then the flow of time will not match.
Chen Feng then asked Wang Ping some other questions.
However, Wang Ping's cultivation level was too low. He had lived his entire life within the Xuanhuang Realm and had no idea what lay beyond it.
"It seems I'll have to go and investigate myself."
Chen Feng had an idea in mind. He wanted to know if the so-called Xuanhuang Realm was in the same universe as the world in the painting. He could only find out by seeing it for himself.
"Senior." Wang Ping looked at Chen Feng cautiously.
Chen Feng glanced at Wang Ping.
Wang Ping immediately felt as if his soul had been struck by something, and then he fainted.
Chen Feng put the unconscious Wang Ping into the mustard seed pearl.
Xiao Tong obtained the mustard seed from Li Songxuan. It originally belonged to Yin Yin, but Yin Yin later gave it to him.
Wang Ping cannot be killed yet.
True disciples of the Three Saints Sect have life tablets within the sect; if they die, the Three Saints Sect will definitely find out.
Chen Feng's plan was to disguise himself as Wang Ping and travel to the Xuanhuang Realm.
This Haotian Secret Realm is located deep within the Three Saints Sect. Disguising oneself as Wang Ping is undoubtedly the best way to leave.
Chen Feng's appearance began to change rapidly, and soon he looked exactly like Wang Ping, both in height and aura.
For someone like Chen Feng, changing his appearance is a very simple matter.
In addition, he has the Star Dao Seed to conceal his aura, so as long as he doesn't encounter those three beings above the Dao Integration level from the Three Saints Sect, he should be fine.
Now his only worry is whether those three old monsters above the Dao Integration Realm will come to investigate the Haotian Secret Realm.
If the other side discovers the spatial rift, Earth will be in danger.
Chen Feng didn't know how strong the beings above the Dao Integration Realm were, but they were certainly not people he could currently defeat.
This is also one of the reasons why Chen Feng disguised himself as Wang Ping to enter the Three Saints Sect.
As a true disciple of the Three Saints Sect, he could obtain firsthand information, which would allow him to prepare in advance.
"It still comes down to strength!" Chen Feng clenched his fist.
He has been frantically cultivating and improving over the years, but it is clearly still not enough.
The difference in strength between these three beings who have reached the Dao Integration stage is simply too great.
A few days later.
Haotian Secret Realm, beside the spatial passage.
The disciples are returning one after another, and everyone's expression is extremely solemn.
After several days of exploration, they found no clues; all the planets within the Haotian Secret Realm had vanished.
"Junior Brother Wang, come here quickly!"
A man waved to Chen Feng, who was standing silently in the distance.
Chen Feng glanced at the man who was speaking to him, quickly recalled the man's identity in his mind, and soon realized who he was.
Jiang Ming, one of the true disciples, had a fairly good relationship with Wang Ping.
Chen Feng was able to know the other party's identity because he had been interrogating Wang Ping for the past few days and had a general understanding of Wang Ping's social circle.
Upon reaching Jiang Ming's side, Chen Feng greeted him, "Senior Brother Jiang." (End of Chapter)