Chapter 16 [016] Magical Secret Realm

The order that Shi Qing followed after coming out of retreat was - first he went to Cangying to check on his body, treated any injuries, got elixirs if he was short of medicine, then went to Sanqing Blessed Land to pay his respects to the head master, and finally returned to his room to regulate his breathing.

Some white smoke was floating in front of the cave entrance of the Sanqing Blessed Land. The alchemy furnace in the center was boiling hot, with heavenly fire burning continuously and the fragrance of medicine lingering in the air.

At this moment, beside the alchemy furnace, the sleeve of the headmaster Shi Yue was being tightly grabbed by a girl in a pink dress. The handsome man had a tough rejection on his face, while the girl, with tears in her eyes and pouting lips, said in a coquettish voice: "Please, headmaster daddy! ~ Let me go! Go!"

"No!" Shi Yue said without thinking: "The number of places in the secret realm has already been decided. It's useless even if you beg me!"

"Daddy!!!" Shi Xiang was also angry, "If I hadn't missed the competition because I was training at the foot of the mountain, the spot would have been mine!"

"Even if you are on the mountain, there is Shi Qing ahead of you. She has reached the peak of the seventh level of foundation building and is about to form a pill. You still can't beat her." Shi Yue said bluntly.

The Magic and Martial Arts Secret Realm will be opened tomorrow. This little girl Shi Xiang doesn't have a place, but she actually wants me to open a back door for her and let her in.

As a host, the most taboo thing is to abuse power for personal gain.

Of course Shi Yue would not agree.

Moreover, although there are many opportunities for hidden treasures in that secret realm, there are also unknown dangers lurking.

How could a guy who hasn't even learned how to wield a sword in all these years survive in a place surrounded by jackals?

If we really let her use the back door, firstly, it would be unfair, secondly, we would be worried about her life, and thirdly, we would be afraid that Shi Qing and the others would be implicated in their efforts to protect Shi Xiang.

Seeing that Shi Yue's tough attitude left no room for maneuver, Shi Xiang finally exploded completely, his eyes red, with extreme anger, he shouted - "Old Bidden! How can you do this?! I am obviously your biological daughter! But you always mention Shi Qing! How come I only went down the mountain to gain experience for two years, and you gave all my love to Shi Qing?! What's so good about her? Her personality is so bad! You don't care about the group's favorite heroine, but you care about a vicious female supporting role! Bastard! I hate you! You are no longer my daddy! "

After saying this, Shi Xiang ran away crying.

Shi Yue looked at her back and wanted to chase after her, but his body moved slightly and he managed to hold back.

Finally, he angrily waved his sleeves, turned his back to the alchemy furnace, and suppressed his anger.

It was at this time that Shi Qing landed on his sword.

She heard the conversation clearly. The head master was angry, so she didn't dare to speak rashly.

She thought her master would take some time to talk to her, but as soon as she landed, she heard the man try his best to suppress his fluctuating emotions and speak calmly: "Is your retreat going well?"

Shi Qing shook his head and answered honestly: "Not good."

"Failed."

There's always something missing.

"It's okay," Shi Yue turned his head, his beautiful peach blossom eyes showing a little fatigue, but he still forced a smile and said to Shi Qing: "The road of cultivation is always bumpy, don't worry. Go to the Magic Martial Arts Secret Realm tomorrow, maybe you can find an opportunity to help you break through."

"Yeah." Shi Qing nodded.

Shi Yue asked again: "Just now...did you hear everything your junior sister said?"

"Yeah." She nodded again.

Shi Yue: “…”

Shi Yue: "Don't worry about it. She was spoiled in Sanqing Mountain since she was a child. It's inevitable that she is spoiled. I thought that letting her go down the mountain for two years would make some progress, but the result is-"

The handsome man rubbed his brows with a headache: "She is still the same."

Shi Qing naturally knew that the junior sister had been spoiled since she was young, so she didn't feel sad at all.

In the past, Junior Sister would get angry because Master didn’t particularly favor her, and then turn her anger toward herself.

But once she really said something hurtful, and Shi Qing didn't take the initiative to greet her for several days, she would come to her sadly and make peace.

Shi Qing had gotten used to it after repeating this many times. "You should get some rest early," Shi Yue said, "In the next few days, you and the other brothers and sisters will have to work hard together."

"Okay." Shi Qing agreed.

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The Demonic and Martial Arts Secret Realm was originally an ancient battlefield, filled with relics left over from the ancient war between immortals and demons, as well as many unknown treasures.

After thousands of years, green plants have grown again on the ancient battlefield, covering the once war-torn land with a layer of vitality.

One thousand years ago, Elder Lingxu of Sanqing Mountain discovered this ancient battlefield after he ascended to heaven. The ancient battlefield seemed to be in another time and space. Every hundred years, the connection channel between it and the world of cultivation would be opened once.

However, this passage can only be seen by those who have ascended to become immortals.

In the past, those who ascended would immediately go to the upper realm after successfully passing the tribulation. Either they left in a hurry and didn't pay attention, or the time of their ascension happened to coincide with the appearance of the secret realm.

So after wandering around for tens of millions of years, only the immortal Lingxu, who wanted to visit the mortal world again after becoming an immortal, accidentally saw this space.

There are some similar fragmented spaces in the world, which are not within the world of cultivation, but wander around in the outer world.

This fragmented space is collectively called a secret realm.

Their appearance is irregular and random, but the Magic and Martial Arts Secret Realm is an outlier among them.

Because its appearance is timed, each time it appears, it happens to be around Sanqing Mountain.

So Lingxu, who had become an immortal, gave up ascending to another world and chose to take on the responsibility of guarding the secret realm of magic and martial arts to prevent those with evil intentions and evil monsters from getting involved in it.

This guard lasted for a thousand years.

The secret realm opens once every hundred years. Sanqing Mountain is the most powerful sect in the entire cultivation world. It also shoulders the responsibility of protecting all people in the world and maintaining the balance of the cultivation world.

Even though they knew that not everyone in the world of cultivation was kind-hearted, they could not monopolize this secret realm.

Therefore, the discovery of the Demonic Martial Arts Secret Realm was announced to the entire world of cultivation. It is opened once every hundred years, and each sect sends its best team to enter. How many secret treasures they can obtain depends entirely on their own ability.

But you must never harbor evil thoughts and harm the sect's disciples, otherwise you will be forever banned from participating in the opening of the secret realm.

In order to get a spot, almost every sect will hold a disciple competition, and finally decide the top five.

Sanqing Mountain also held competitions before the secret realm was opened.

But for the sake of fairness, the competition in their mountain gate was divided into four levels, namely, the foundation-building stage, the golden elixir stage, the Nascent Soul stage, and the spirit separation stage, each of which would determine a winner. Jinping Peak would also send out an alchemy disciple to complete a team of five.

Shi Qing won the competition among the disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage and successfully obtained a place.

The alchemist at Jinping Peak is naturally Cangying.

Before returning to his room, Shi Qing went to Goddess Peak.

Goddess Peak is on the south side of Sanqing Mountain, facing Yujing Peak. From a near or far view, it looks like a goddess with shoulder-length hair. She holds two ancient green pines in her hands, sitting upright, as if in deep thought.

There was a fairy boat docked at the top of the peak. Shi Qing flew over on his sword and landed next to the fairy boat.

Sure enough, Shi Xiang, who had just had a quarrel with the head master, was sitting here, looking at the stars quietly.

In the past, whenever Junior Sister was angry or sad, she would love to ride the fairy boat here.

She is afraid of heights and dares not look down, but likes to look up at the sky.

Shi Qing was about to approach when he suddenly heard the junior sister mumbling: [I’m so annoyed! If I can’t go to the secret realm tomorrow, how can I create an ambiguous space with the male lead! ]

　Shi Xiang was in a good mood and asked for something: Daddy! Daddy! ~~Daddy~~
　　Shi Xiang was in a bad mood, and couldn't get what he wanted: Damn old man! Old Deng! Old Bidden!
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　　Angry Shi Xiang: I hate Shi Qing!! You guys always favor her!! Bastard!! I’m obviously the heroine!!
　　Shi Xiang seeking peace: Senior sister, I was wrong... Don't really ignore me QAQ I love you too... TAT
　　Repeatedly.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)