Enter the Secret Realm

Hei Bai, with a single palm strike, eliminated several individuals from the Black Serpent Sect, then continued to stand expressionlessly behind Zhong Qing.

It was as if everything that had just transpired had never happened, and it hadn't caused the slightest ripple of emotion in him.

Of course, he was a puppet to begin with, always so cold and stern, so Zhong Qing wasn't surprised.

What did pique Zhong Qing's curiosity, however, was why Hei Bai had brought these people from the Black Serpent Sect along.

It wasn't particularly strange if these Black Serpent Sect members had encountered Hei Bai on the road.

But given Hei Bai's character, without Zhong Qing's command, he normally wouldn't pay any attention to others.

If these people had followed on their own, then why would they be so confident in trying to use Hei Bai to seek revenge on Zhong Qing?

Zhong Qing didn't think that these few individuals from the Black Serpent Sect could persuade Hei Bai to protect them, let alone act on their behalf.

What happened in between was something even Zhong Qing couldn't figure out.

Compared to these few people from the Black Serpent Sect, Hei Bai's situation was more interesting to Zhong Qing.

However, now didn't seem to be the time to explore Hei Bai's changes.

Zhong Qing brushed off the snowflakes that had fallen on him, stood up, and put away his tea set.

"We now have four Mystic Realm fragments; let's go in."

Ming Suxin was slightly startled upon hearing this: "Go in now? Aren't we waiting for the Frost Sword Sect and Zhan Yue Sect's Mystic Realm fragments?"

Zhong Qing shook his head: "No, we're not."

As his words fell, he didn't wait for Ming Suxin's reply and turned to walk towards the massive pillar.

Ming Suxin hesitated for a moment, then followed.

Although it was said that only with all six fragments gathered could one fully obtain the opportunities within the Mystic Realm.

But with Zhong Qing by her side, she hadn't expected to gain any complete opportunities anyway.

Or rather, in her opinion, neither the Frost Sword Sect nor the Zhan Yue Sect had any chance of competing with Zhong Qing.

Although Zhong Qing had agreed to let her accompany him before, it was only to bring her to the Mystic Realm; he never said he would look after her once inside the Mystic Realm.

Now, alone, even without Zhong Qing, she couldn't compete with the other two sects.

Since that was the case, it was better to follow Zhong Qing and enter the Mystic Realm early, which would allow her to seize the initiative and gain at least some rewards.

This way, her Mirror Heart Lake sect wouldn't have come in vain this time.

With this thought, Ming Suxin no longer hesitated, took out the fragment from her embrace, and with a flick of her finger, the fragment flew towards the indentation.

Zhong Qing and Hei Bai also took out their fragments and flicked them towards the massive pillar.

As if there was an invisible attraction, the fragments automatically embedded themselves perfectly, clearly originally part of the same whole.

Only the two empty spaces on the left and right remained.

But as the four fragments gathered, the massive pillar began to vibrate.

A spiritual light shone forth from one side of the massive pillar, directly into the pitch-black crack.

Then, under the gaze of the few individuals, a continuously rotating, vortex-like gate appeared within the crack where the spiritual light shone.

The entrance to the Mystic Realm had opened.

As the entrance opened, several seemingly ethereal, faintly glowing colorful auras surged from where the Mystic Realm fragments were embedded on the massive pillar, enveloping Zhong Qing and the two others.

Among them, Zhong Qing's aura was the thickest, equivalent to the other two combined.

The few didn't dodge, allowing the auras to envelop their bodies; Ming Suxin's delicate body trembled, feeling an extremely pure spiritual energy contained within the aura, merging with her own spiritual energy.

Her entire aura rapidly surged.

The bottleneck she had been stuck at in the early stage of the Tianxuan Realm was directly broken under the impact of this spiritual energy, advancing her to the middle stage of the Tianxuan Realm.

Moreover, in the blink of an eye, she reached the peak of the middle stage before gradually calming down, but she even felt that if she just went into seclusion for a few days and absorbed all the remaining spiritual energy, she could directly break through to the late stage of the Tianxuan Realm.

Not only that, but the aura lingered within her body, seemingly having some mysterious effect.

Just the enhancement brought by opening the entrance with a single Mystic Realm fragment was so great, almost allowing her to cross half a major realm; this Mystic Realm was indeed extraordinary.

Ming Suxin opened her eyes, a hint of excitement flashing within them, but she saw that both Zhong Qing and Hei Bai showed no reaction.

Ming Suxin suddenly realized that the cultivation realms of these two were too strong, and this small enhancement could no longer bring them any benefit.

But if it were other people, opening the Mystic Realm with more fragments at the same time, they might even directly break through to the Sanyin Realm due to the Mystic Realm aura's blessing.

If it was like this outside the Mystic Realm, one could imagine the opportunities within the Mystic Realm; no wonder the four major first-rate sects risked traveling thousands of miles to get here.

"Let's go."

Seeing that Ming Suxin had completed her breakthrough, Zhong Qing spoke lightly, then turned and walked towards the Mystic Realm entrance, with Hei Bai following silently.

Looking at Zhong Qing's back, a light flowed in Ming Suxin's beautiful eyes, and she also followed.

The three slowly stepped into this Mystic Realm surrounded by snow mountains.

And the Mystic Realm within the snow mountains finally appeared before them.

The moment she saw the scenery of the Mystic Realm clearly, even a hint of astonishment flashed in Ming Suxin's eyes.

Unexpectedly, this Mystic Realm, deep within the snow-covered plains surrounded by snow mountains,

was, at a glance, filled with vibrant green life.

This was clearly a Small World, like a paradise, full of grassy plains, towering forests, and gurgling rivers.

The scope of the Mystic Realm was not very large, but it probably spanned thousands of miles.

At the end of the view, deep within the Mystic Realm, a continuous stretch of palaces was faintly visible, with a golden pagoda towering in the very center; even standing at the entrance, one could clearly see its upper half.

"We've finally entered the Mystic Realm."

Although Ming Suxin's expression showed no fluctuation, there was a hint of excitement in her heart.

The Mystic Realm, so coveted by the four major sects, was now before her eyes.

Before she could properly observe it, she saw Zhong Qing only glance at it a few times before unhesitatingly continuing to walk forward.

The Mystic Realm might be even more dangerous than the outside, and having come all this way, she had long since unconsciously made following Zhong Qing her course of action.

Behind this not-so-tall figure, she felt a special sense of security.

Sure enough, following behind Zhong Qing, whether inside or outside the Mystic Realm, seemed to be the same.

Along the way, through valleys, woodlands, and even caves, Ming Suxin could vaguely sense a special spiritual energy aura.

But wherever Zhong Qing went, everything remained quiet, and nothing happened.

Instead, some natural treasures hidden and growing within were casually taken by him.

Occasionally, a few terrifying beasts, not large in size, would leap out, seemingly guardians of treasures; Ming Suxin didn't even get a clear look at them before Zhong Qing slapped them to death.

A Mystic Realm filled with traps was traversed by them as if they were merely sightseeing.

Although this experience was quite peculiar, Ming Suxin was content with it.

At the same time, she also discovered another profound aspect of the Mystic Realm aura's protection.