4: Chapter 4 Am I in a Secret Realm?

"Secret Realm?"

Could I really be inside a Secret Realm?

Jiang Lan quickly opened the game map and took a look!

Holy crap!? I'm actually in the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm!

In his past life's memories, the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm was the place where the Desolate Heavenly Emperor fell.

Before the Desolate Heavenly Emperor fell, in his final moments, he laid down the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Formation within the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm.

The Ancient Desolate Forbidden Formation has a very strong suppression on Daoist techniques; only Qi Refinement Stage Disciples can enter.

There were once Foundation Establishment Realm powerhouses who forcibly suppressed their cultivation to the Qi Refinement Stage.

As a result, after entering the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm, they were killed by the Formation's taboos within half an hour, dying in a most miserable state.

In his past life's memories, the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm would only open six months after the qixian continent server launched. At that time, the server's very first Divine Beast, the Nine-Tailed Ice Fox, was also revealed.

The Nine-Tailed Ice Fox was obtained by a player from the Ice Extreme Sect at that time.

But not long after, that player from the Ice Extreme Sect was ambushed and killed, and the Nine-Tailed Ice Fox's whereabouts became unknown.

Rumors throughout the Taixu Realm said that the Nine-Tailed Ice Fox had fallen into the hands of the Beggars Sect Saintess, Luo Yao, but there was no concrete evidence, and the Beggars Sect didn't admit it, so the matter was eventually dropped.

'It seems I've entered the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm half a year early.'

'Doesn't that mean I can use these six months to sweep clean all the treasures in the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm!'

'When the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm opens in half a year, I can then disguise myself and Qian Luo as Shushan Disciples to escape the Secret Realm.'

'I'm very familiar with Shushan. In my previous life, the character I bound with was a female Disciple of Shushan. I know the Shushan clothing, waist tokens, and secret codes perfectly!'

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan was quite excited. After all, the Secret Realm others dreamed of entering was his starting map.

Some are born in Rome, while others are born as beasts of burden.

Clearly, in this life, Jiang Lan was born in Rome!

[Ding! system prompt: The character you are bound to is nearly depleted of spiritual energy, and her cultivation is about to drop to the second level of Qi Refining. Would you like to purchase for her:]

[☞ Spend 20,000 yuan to purchase the Supreme Spirit Gathering Formation (Spiritual Qi concentration is 200 times that of the outside world), lasting for 3 hours.]

[☞ Spend 2,000 yuan to purchase an Advanced Spirit Gathering Formation (Spiritual Qi concentration is 15 times that of the outside world), lasting for 3 hours.]

[☞ Spend 200 yuan to purchase a Spirit Gathering Formation (Spiritual Qi concentration is 3 times that of the outside world), lasting for 3 hours.]

[☞ Spend 0 yuan, do not purchase.]

Qian Luo's face suddenly turned pale, veins bulged on her forehead, and cold sweat dripped down her beautiful face, "Drip! Drip!" onto the peaks of her chest. She was clearly in extreme discomfort.

Spend! I must spend!

He had to buy the best for his goddess, Qian Luo!

Jiang Lan directly selected [☞ Spend 20,000 yuan to purchase the Supreme Spirit Gathering Formation (Spiritual Qi concentration is 200 times that of the outside world), lasting for 3 hours.]

Suddenly!

The Void Realm above the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm was forcibly torn open!

Twelve goose-egg-sized Spirit Stones tore through the air and fell from the sky!

The twelve goose-egg-sized Spirit Stones rubbed against the air, emitting a sharp "buzzing!" sound, smashing twelve deep pits around the stone house!

Visible energy waves swirled with dust, rippling out from the deep pits!

Immediately after, a palm-sized golden plaque with the character "Gather" flashed with blinding golden light, hovering above the stone house, instantly forming the Supreme Spirit Gathering Formation.

Spiritual Qi with 200 times concentration gushed out, instantly filling the entire room and continuously drilling into Qian Luo's delicate body.

"Young Master, what is this?"

Qian Luo's beautiful eyes trembled, her rose-like lips slightly parted, and her stunning face was full of shock!

"Don't talk, hurry and absorb the Spiritual Qi!"

"Oh..."

Qian Luo bit her rose-red lips, gave a soft "oh," and began to sit cross-legged to Cultivate.

It wasn't that Jiang Lan was acting profound; it was mainly because it was expensive!

The Supreme Spirit Gathering Formation cost 20,000 for three hours, which was over 6,000 yuan per hour.

For a college student like Jiang Lan, who would hesitate over spending an extra 3 yuan on a chicken leg for a meal, this was indeed an astronomical price.

In his past life's memories, there was a lucky draw event on the first day of the server launch.

Many whale players drew Immortal Artifacts and, without exception, later became the Prodigies of their Sects, Gangs, and Families!

Jiang Lan opened the game mall.

Sure enough! The mall had a guaranteed Immortal Artifact lucky draw event today (limited to the day of server launch). After 2,000 draws, an Immortal Artifact was guaranteed!

'In my previous life, those whale players must have gotten their guaranteed Immortal Artifacts through this lucky draw event.'

In his previous life, some whale players missed this event and later topped up at least several hundred million, but it was all useless!

In the cultivation game qixian continent, having an Immortal Artifact versus not having one made it essentially two different games.

Moreover, those whale players who later topped up hundreds of millions were hunted down by other high-level players because they had so much money, and all their wealth was stolen.

That's right!

In this game, if a player is killed, all items, equipment, and even topped-up RMB in the character's possession will drop, and other players can pick them up!

Jiang Lan took a look; it cost 600 yuan per draw.

Since he had topped up a million at the start, the System had already given him 1,000 draw attempts. In other words, he only needed 600,000 more to get a guaranteed Immortal Artifact!

A massive profit!

Draw!

Jiang Lan began the lucky draw!

Before long, Jiang Lan's inventory was full.

However, everything he drew was Low-Grade Spirit Stones, Tier-1 Herbs, Low Grade Medicinal Pills... To be honest, the items he drew were a bit too low-quality.

Jiang Lan was so angry he laughed. 600 yuan a draw, and you freaking give me this garbage?

[Ding! system prompt: Your inventory is full. Would you like to purchase for it:]

[☞ Spend 580,000 yuan to purchase an immortal ring.]

[☞ Spend 20,000 yuan to purchase an Advanced Spirit Storage Bag (can hold 1,000 items).]

[☞ Spend 2,000 yuan to purchase an Intermediate Spirit Storage Bag (can hold 100 items).]

[☞ Spend 0 yuan, clear the current inventory, and continue the draw.]

He had to buy the best storage Magic Treasure!

Jiang Lan directly selected [☞ Spend 580,000 yuan to purchase an immortal ring.]

Why not buy a Spirit Storage Bag?

In his past life's memories, high-level players mainly targeted Spirit Storage Bags to rob. As soon as they saw your Spirit Storage Bag was bulging, they would set a trap, and when you weren't looking, they'd knock you out with a club and snatch the Spirit Storage Bag away.

Some even went as far as openly murdering for loot.

The amount in Jiang Lan's account decreased by 580,000, and an emerald-green ring appeared on his finger.

Jiang Lan released his Divine Thought to probe into the ring.

Holy crap! Awesome!

Jiang Lan couldn't help but let out an exclamation!

Because what he saw was simply too mind-blowing; there was actually a Small World inside the ring!

There was a sky, and there was land.

There was a sun, and there was a moon.

It was practically a Small World of its own!

It was as large as a hundred football fields!

No wonder it was called an immortal ring! With this ring, he could raise Spirit Beasts, plant spirit fields, and store items. It was truly Heaven-Defying!

Sure enough! Playing games requires pay-to-win!

Jiang Lan moved all the items from his inventory into the immortal ring and continued the lucky draw!

"Draw!"