Master, you go first!

Two days later, in the afternoon.

On the small island in the center of the lake.

As the angle between the sun and the eaves of the rock palace changes.

A ray of sunlight shone onto the closed stone door of the palace.

The area around the palace began to shake slightly.

The dust on the surface of the rock was shaken off, a cloud of dust and smoke rose around, and the stone gate of the palace slowly rose.

The rumbling sound spread in all directions.

Gu Jiu and his companions could see the center of the lake in the distance. With the small island as the center, ripples appeared on the water surface and spread out in all directions.

"The secret realm is opened." Cao Menglan couldn't help but say.

Several people stood up and looked towards the center of the lake.

I saw the monks filing in and heading towards the palace.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer cultivators outside, and only a few were left, Gu Jiu also prepared to go in with them.

"Let's go in too." Gu Jiu said.

Several people nodded and flew towards the small island in the center of the lake on their flying swords.

On the way, Gu Jiu discovered that everyone had gone in, except the female cultivator whom he had noticed was abnormal before, who was still observing something.

There were a few Nascent Soul cultivators outside, looking at her curiously.

Ignoring their looks at each other, Gu Jiu led the four people directly into the palace.

Inside the palace, it seemed that due to the effect of the formation, the entire hall was still well preserved and not as old as it looked from the outside.

Eight huge stone pillars support the ceiling of the entire hall.

The stone pillars were magnificent, with ancient runes carved on them. Gu Jiu took a quick look and didn't recognize them. They were neither Chinese nor the characters used in the current world of immortal cultivation.

The hall is filled with an ancient atmosphere, making people feel as if they have traveled through time and space and returned to the ancient times. The scrolls on the walls are also stone carvings, depicting ancient battle scenes.

The palace was very spacious, with towering stone pillars. When the few people inside looked down, they seemed as small as ants.

Huge stone pillars are arranged in a circle at intervals, and right in the middle, there is a protruding stone platform.

There is a black spiral portal on the stone platform.

This must be the entrance to the secret realm without a doubt. Gu Jiu looked at the array patterns on the pillars and saw a faint light. It should be these eight pillars that served as the array base and activated this entrance.

"This is for you. Activate it when you are attacked." Gu Jiu spread out his palms and several talismans flew out.

Although the teleportation talisman he prepared has a short range, it is still very useful when encountering an attack and escaping after a short distance teleportation.

"Where are we going to meet up after we go in?" Su Jin asked.

According to the agreement with Su Yunran, Gu Jiu was to take them to the mountain in the northeast of the secret realm to find the cave.

However, most of the secret realms require random teleportation when entering, and this secret realm is no exception. This is the case according to the information Su Yunran gave me before.

This is a bit tricky. If we haven't reunited yet and are left alone, it will be dangerous.

Gu Jiu opened the map and pointed to the mountain in the northeast.

"Your master wants us to come here, or why don't we just meet up at this mountain, and we can travel together if we meet me along the way."

After saying that, he rummaged through the storage device and found only a spare book-transmitting array disk.

I originally wanted to give them one each, but it seems that’s not possible.

"I have another book transmission array. Who of you has it? It will be convenient for us to communicate then."

"Let me do it." Cao Menglan volunteered to take over the formation plate.

"Okay, that's it." Gu Jiu communicated spiritual energy with her formation plate.

Then, Cao Menglan pulled her two senior brothers into the portal.

She was pulling him, just like what she did when Gu Jiu went to Senluo Palace before. I don't know if she did it on purpose or not.

Just leave Gu Jiu and Su Jin outside.

In fact, to avoid being separated by teleportation, all you need to do is pull five people together.

Gu Jiu originally gave them one, intending to go find the four of them himself.

Cao Menglan's action also confused Su Jin.

Now she has complicated feelings towards Gu Jiu. She doesn’t understand him but is curious about him, and at the same time, she feels a little bit resentful towards him.

Seeing her standing there in a daze, Gu Jiu came to her rescue and said,

"Take out your swords, and just hold them."

That was indeed a solution. There was no need for them to touch each other. Su Jin took out his sword and handed one to him.

The two of them then entered the secret realm.

Outside the secret realm, the Nascent Soul cultivators saw that the people they had sent had all gone in, so they each found a place to stay and waited for them to leave the secret realm.

The female cultivator with such a strange appearance was still standing there until a Nascent Soul cultivator came to her side.

He stretched out his hand and brushed it across her head, and a black soul power surged into it.

The Nascent Soul cultivators outside were not around at this time, and no one saw this scene.

After a while, the originally vigilant eyes of the female cultivator seemed to become much more lively and her expression became more natural.

He turned around, stepped into the palace, and walked towards the entrance to the secret realm.

The Nascent Soul cultivator who was giving her the initiation outside looked a little pale, as if he had consumed too much energy.

Inside the secret realm.

After Cao Menglan and the other two entered the secret realm, they were teleported to a dense forest.

The trees are tall and dense, and the sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves, creating patches of mottled light and shadow.

The breeze blew and the leaves rustled.

The three of them looked around vigilantly, but found no trace of other monks.

Cao Menglan let go of her senses and listened carefully. After a moment, she said,

"It seems like there is a sound of running water. Brother, please look at the map and see where the dense forest and river are."

Mu Zhou nodded, took out the map to study and confirm the geographical location.

After checking the map, he said,

"Central or southeast, go and see what the river looks like."

So the three of them flew towards the river.

On the way, we also saw three or two monks, but they were all peaceful.

The three of them were wearing the attire of the immortal sect, so the cultivators from Jinyang generally didn't dare to attack them.

If you are not sure of killing the enemy, offending the Immortal Sect would be asking for trouble.

……

On the other side, Gu Jiu and Su Jin were randomly teleported to the middle of the secret realm.

As soon as he appeared, a sword energy came flying towards him.

Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat. There really was Lao Liu. Fortunately, he was prepared.

The teleportation talisman disappeared instantly, and the two of them were teleported a short distance away, avoiding the route of the sword energy.

When he turned around, Gu Jiu realized that it was not Lao Liu, but two monks who were fighting.

This was an unexpected disaster, as it happened to be caused by the sword energy generated during their fight.

Su Jin had already drawn out his sword, preparing to block the sword energy, but was instantly taken away by Gu Jiu.

After seeing the situation clearly, he didn't make any move.

Her hand holding the scabbard trembled, and Gu Jiu understood and let go of the scabbard.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, what should we do next?" Su Jin asked Gu Jiu while keeping a vigilant eye on the monks fighting not far away.

"Qianchuan Palace, we have been transferred to the central part of the secret realm," Gu Jiu said, "Are you looking for magic weapons or something here?"

Su Jin shook her head.

"Master said that cultivation is the main thing, and other things are not important for the time being."

"Then let's go. Don't stay here. Leave the central area and contact them later."