84: The secret realm is opened, and everyone is confused

The next day, dawn broke.

The entire Falling Star Valley was already bustling with activity, countless gazes, subtly, all focused on the mysterious house made of vines in the center of the valley.

Today was the official opening day of the Hidden Venerable Secret Realm!

"Creak—"

The door of the vine house slowly opened.

Four figures walked out unhurriedly.

The leader was Lin Fan.

He wore a white robe, looked handsome and refined, with his hands clasped behind his back, a calm and indifferent expression on his face as if nothing bothered him, perfectly embodying the demeanor of a "master."

Xiao Huohuo, Ling Ke'er, and Nanny also followed closely, their expressions calm.

The Zhuge family members, like the most loyal guards, followed cautiously behind the four, their backs ramrod straight, their faces practically overflowing with pride and honor.

Damn, this feeling of borrowing power is just so exhilarating!

"Welcome, Senior, out of seclusion!"

"Greetings, Seniors!"

As soon as the four walked out, the various major forces, who had been waiting for a long time, no matter how arrogant they were before, now bowed and scraped as if they had met their own fathers, their faces full of fawning smiles, all stepping forward to salute and greet them.

Especially towards Lin Fan!

In their eyes, this person who could create things out of thin air must be that "Dao Protector" with heaven-reaching cultivation! At the very least, he was a Martial Venerable grandmaster!

For a time, various compliments and flattery were endless.

Lin Fan felt incredibly smug inside, but on the surface, he maintained his aloofness, merely nodding indifferently to the crowd as a greeting.

The group slowly walked to the entrance of the Secret Realm in this strange atmosphere of widespread attention.

At this moment, Lin Fan thought: I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying it bare, I am the grandmaster!

At this moment, the Zhuge family members thought: Yes, yes, our Senior is the grandmaster!

At this moment, the surrounding crowd thought: Grandmaster, everything you say is right!

It could be said that everyone was pretending, everyone was acting, each and every one of them was an actor!

Just at this moment!

"Buzz—!"

A violent spatial fluctuation suddenly came from the cloud-shrouded Void Realm ahead!

Immediately after, an enormous spatial rift, as if it could swallow heaven and earth, slowly emerged!

Inside, starlight flowed, and myriad rays of light shone, exuding a mysterious and ancient Qi.

The Hidden Venerable Secret Realm had opened!

An old and majestic voice echoed throughout the entire Falling Star Valley.

"The Secret Realm has opened! The rules remain the same!"

"Those over a hundred years old and those who have reached the Heavenly Human Realm are not allowed to enter! Violators will die!"

No sooner had the words fallen!

A sudden change occurred!

"Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, charge!"

With a low shout, Lin Fan didn't even think, he urged his magical power, transforming into a streak of light, and was the first to rush into the spatial rift without hesitation!

Xiao Huohuo, Ling Ke'er, and Nanny also followed closely, disappearing instantly!

Silence!

Dead silence!

Everyone in the entire Falling Star Valley, without exception, looked as if they had been struck by a bolt of Nine Heavens divine lightning, their eyes wide, their mouths agape enough to fit an ox, staring blankly at the spatial rift that had returned to calm.

Their minds had completely crashed!

"I... what the hell did I just see?!"

“That Senior… he… he went in?!”

"This... this is impossible! Doesn't the Secret Realm restrict those above the Heavenly Human Realm from entering?! Isn't he a Martial Venerable grandmaster?!"

"Could it be... could it be that the rules of the Secret Realm have changed?!"

Everyone was bewildered, their worldview shattered, reshaped, and shattered again in that instant...

Shattered until not even a speck remained!

Just as everyone was in doubt, a white-haired elder in the crowd, whose aura was as deep as the sea and who had reached the Void Realm many years ago, his eyes flashed with brilliant light.

He decided to test it himself!

His figure flickered, as fast as lightning, and one foot suddenly stepped into the spatial rift!

However!

The next moment!

"Puff!"

A soft sound!

The white-haired elder didn't even let out a scream, the foot that stepped into the rift, along with half of his body, was instantly crushed and annihilated as if by an invisible force!

The remaining half of his body fell heavily to the ground, blood and internal organs spilling everywhere, dead beyond dead!

Hiss—!

Gasps of cold air rose and fell!

The rules hadn't changed!

But... but how did that Senior get in?!

Only this thought, and... endless confusion, remained in everyone's minds.

However, the Secret Realm had already opened, and Opportunity was right before their eyes!

No one was willing to waste any more time pondering this incredible scene.

"Charge!"

Someone, the first to react, let out a roar.

The next moment, all eligible Martial Artists, as if mad, their eyes red, swarmed towards the spatial rift!

Afraid that if they were a step too slow, the treasures inside would be snatched up!

"Quick! Let's go in too!"

Zhuge Yuan was also bewildered at this moment, but he knew that now was not the time to be dazed!

Those four "Seniors" had already gone in, and their Zhuge family's biggest backer was gone!

If they stayed outside, and the Tang Sect people reacted later and came to trouble them, asking them about the true identities of those four Seniors, how would they explain?

Say they didn't know either?

Say that house was casually grown by someone?

Who the hell would believe that!

At that time, their Zhuge family would probably die without knowing how they died!

"Go! Quick, go!"

Zhuge Yuan made a decisive decision, calling his Family members, and followed the crowd, plunging into the mysterious Hidden Venerable Secret Realm.

Now, for them, the inside of this Secret Realm had become the safest place!

(Starting tomorrow, at least 3 chapters a day, if coding speed allows, 5 to 6 chapters a day. The traffic has dropped a bit severely recently, so I need to update in bursts for a while to see if I can get some traction.)