256: Chapter 256 Secret Realm, Soul Bead

Three months had passed since he arrived at the Imperial Planet.

Lin Yun's understanding of Qilin Planet was growing deeper.

The reason it could become the martial arts Holy Land of the Qilin Kingdom, beyond gathering the resources of the entire Empire, was more importantly that it possessed the Empire's only Secret Realm.

A Secret Realm is a wonder naturally born in the Universe.

It is like an independent Small World that exists attached to the main world.

Inside, it forms its own world, with its own rules, its own ecology, and its own Heaven And Earth Treasure.

The Qilin Secret Realm is just such a place.

It is located in the largest canyon on Qilin Planet.

The entrance is a thousand-meter-long spatial rift, spanning deep within the canyon, profound and mysterious.

Standing before the rift, one can feel a strange energy fluctuation; that is the barrier between the Secret Realm and the main world trembling slightly.

The inside of the Secret Realm is very, very large, dozens of times the area of Qilin Planet.

Mountains, rivers, forests, deserts, swamps, and lakes—it has everything.

Various Heaven And Earth Treasure were born within, and countless Yao Beast also lived there.

But most importantly, there are Soul Ant.

Soul Ant, a special kind of Yao Beast, can reach Tier 4 in their mature form.

Their greatest value is that they may condense a soul pearl within their bodies.

A soul pearl can be absorbed by a Martial Artist to enhance their Divine Thought.

This is the most important product of the Qilin Kingdom and the fundamental reason why the Empire can Cultivate a large number of high-tier Martial Artists.

Previously, when Lin Yun passed the Empire's test and obtained the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art, the last hurdle he had to beat was the Soul Ant.

When Zhao Muyi broke through to a Tier 3 Martial Artist, she also wanted to come to Qilin Planet for the sake of the Secret Realm.

She wanted to go inside to explore, hunt Yao Beast, obtain Heaven And Earth Treasure, and exchange them for Cultivation resources.

This is the choice of most Tier 3 Martial Artists.

Qilin Planet is the gathering place for the Empire's geniuses; anyone with ambition will come here.

Lin Yun was here today just to see the Secret Realm.

Of course, just to look, he had no intention of going in.

He took his eighteen wives and stood at the edge of the canyon, overlooking the Secret Realm entrance below.

"Wow—" Qiao Feifei was the first to exclaim, "Is that the Secret Realm entrance? It's so big!"

The thousand-meter-long spatial rift, like a scar on the earth, was deep and mysterious.

Light flickered in the rift from time to time; that was the energy inside the Secret Realm surging.

At the entrance, people were coming and going.

Martial Artists stood in line, walking into the rift one by one, disappearing into the light.

There were also Martial Artists coming out of the rift, carrying large and small bags, their faces tired but their eyes full of excitement.

"Tier 3 Martial Artists are as common as dogs, and Tier 4 Martial Artists are everywhere," Lin Yun remarked.

Looking around, the lowest level of Martial Artists entering and exiting were Tier 3.

There were also many Tier 4, and occasionally one could see Tier 5 powerhouses, their auras thick, walking with wind, and the people around them automatically giving way.

The Secret Realm plaza was even more bustling.

Around the plaza, there were sales points and acquisition points for various major companies.

Various signs stood tall, such as "Heavenly Treasure Pavilion," "Ten Thousand Medicinal Herbs Hall," and "Divine Weapon Workshop," each name more resounding than the last.

Salespeople stood in front of their stalls, shouting energetically to promote their products.

"Come and take a look, super healing Medicinal Pill, a must-have for Secret Realm exploration!"

"Simulation Origin weapons! Limited quantity, first come, first served!"

"soul pearl! Freshly baked soul pearl! The best choice for improving Divine Thought!"

Martial Artists carried their bags, and after coming out, they would head straight to the acquisition points to sell the Heaven And Earth Treasure they had harvested in exchange for Cultivation resources.

There were also Martial Artists setting up stalls on the spot to sell things themselves.

Lin Yun took his wives for a walk around the plaza.

Eighteen stunning women, plus Lin Yun, a group of nineteen, became the focus wherever they went.

Martial Artists cast side-glances, their eyes full of amazement and envy.

"Who is that? Why does he have so many beautiful wives?"

"I don't know. Looking at their attire, they don't look like locals from the Imperial Planet."

"They must be from some other planet, right? From the countryside."

"Someone from the countryside can marry so many beautiful wives? Are you kidding me?"

The discussions were endless, but Lin Yun turned a deaf ear, focusing on the goods on the stalls.

Various Medicinal Pill, weapons, Cultivation Technique, and Heaven And Earth Treasure were dazzling, making people dizzy.

The prices were not cheap either; a single Medicinal Pill could cost hundreds of millions, and a weapon could cost billions.

Lin Yun looked for a long time, and finally stopped in front of a company's stall.

"How much for this soul pearl?" He pointed to a bead the size of a fingernail and asked.

The salesperson was a young woman with a sweet smile: "Great insight, customer. This is the lowest-grade soul pearl, the quality is average, it only costs thirty billion."

Thirty billion.

Lin Yun didn't even blink: "I'll take it."

The salesperson was stunned; she hadn't expected him to be so straightforward.

She quickly packed up the soul pearl and handed it to Lin Yun: "Take care, customer, welcome again next time."

Lin Yun put away the soul pearl and left with his wives.

Su Yingxue leaned over: "Husband, is it worth thirty billion for a bead?"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Let's try it. If the effect is good, I'll buy more later."

Su Yingxue nodded and said no more.

Back home, Lin Yun went to the Cultivation room, sat cross-legged, and took out the soul pearl.

The soul pearl was not big, the size of a fingernail, silver-white all over, emitting a faint fluorescence.

Lin Yun probed into it with his Divine Thought and felt a pure Soul energy.

He began to absorb it.

The soul pearl slowly became smaller, and the energy poured into his Soul, merging with his Divine Thought.

An hour later, the soul pearl completely disappeared.

Lin Yun opened his eyes and felt the change in his Divine Thought.

It had improved.

But it only improved by a tiny bit.

The coverage of his Divine Thought increased by less than half a meter.

Lin Yun shook his head.

Thirty billion for half a meter of Divine Thought coverage was not cost-effective.

It was far less cost-effective than the martial arts experience orbs rewarded by the System after giving birth to offspring.

One martial arts experience orb provided ten years of martial arts cultivation insights, which could deepen his understanding of Dao, and his Divine Thought would also grow accordingly.

Moreover, it didn't cost money.

Having children is still more reliable.

Lin Yun stood up and walked out of the Cultivation room.

Forget it, don't think about it.

Tonight, continue working hard.

...

Soon.

Princess Luli's 18th birthday arrived.

She had come of age.

In this high-martial world, the stronger the Martial Artist, the harder it is to have offspring.

Even though the Emperor had many concubines, Princess Luli was the only offspring born in the last two hundred years.

Therefore, her coming-of-age ceremony was exceptionally grand.

All the prominent figures on Qilin Planet came.

The imperial palace was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers, red silk hung on the pillars, lanterns adorned the courtyards, and the atmosphere was full of joy everywhere.

The guests attended in grand attire; the men were handsome and dashing, the women were beautiful and moving, each with outstanding temperament, clearly wealthy or noble.

The Lin Yun family, of course, was also invited by the Ninth Princess.

Nineteen people, dressed in grand attire, walked into the palace.

Su Yingxue wore a pale gold long dress, her long hair coiled up, wearing exquisite hair accessories, looking dignified and atmospheric.

Shen Youqing wore a light blue long dress, her temperament gentle.

Wu Qingya wore a white long dress, cold and dusty.

Lin Qianxi wore a pink long dress, cute and charming.

Zhao Qingyue wore a purple long dress, elegant and generous.

Chen Yuwei wore a light green long dress, fresh and refined.

Qiao Shiyu wore a silver-white long dress, her hair tied in twin tails, playful and lively.

Bai Lulu wore a black long dress, charming and moving.

Qiao Feifei wore a goose-yellow long dress, lively and cute.

Wen Yan wore a dark blue long dress, steady and atmospheric.

Yun Shu wore a light cyan long dress, gentle as water.

Ye Qianqian wore tight-fitting clothes, heroic and spirited.

Gu Qingcheng wore a white long dress, cold as frost.

Liu Rumei wore a light pink long dress, gentle as water.

Zhao Muyi wore a light purple long dress, dignified and elegant.

Zhao Yiyi wore a light orange long dress, charming and lively.

Shen Qingqiu wore a dark blue long dress, cold with maturity.

An Yirou wore a light blue long dress, gentle with intellect.

Eighteen wives, eighteen styles, standing together, beautiful enough to take one's breath away.

Lin Yun stood among them, in a black suit, with a straight posture, handsome and dashing.