It’s actually a real key?

Zhong Qing looked at the three fallen immortal secret realm keys in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Phoenix Aotian, who was beside him, was a little confused but said excitedly, "Master, now that all three keys are in your hand, this is like adding wings to a tiger for you."

If he had previously thought that his master had an 80% chance of obtaining the treasure, now it was a sure thing.

Zhong Qing shook his head.

"It's still uncertain whether these keys are real or fake. It's too early to be happy now."

As soon as he said this, Phoenix Aotian's face immediately froze.

Then he frowned and said, "Could it be that fellow dared to sell fakes to Master?"

"Hard to say!"

"However, we can verify it first."

As his voice fell, Zhong Qing's gaze looked towards the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm under the clouds.

At his summons, the master and disciple moved and disappeared directly from their original spot.

Not long after, they arrived in the clouds above the Bronze Gate.

"Rumble..."

As soon as they approached the ancient Bronze Door, a thunderous roar came from all around.

Around the ancient Bronze Door was a vortex stretching for tens of thousands of miles.

Within the vortex, immortal light flickered faintly, and crystalline rune light shimmered.

That was an Ancient Great Formation!

If the entire secret realm took the ancient Bronze Door as its entrance, then this great formation was the secret realm's wall.

The two stood before the ancient Bronze Door, like ants looking at mountains.

It was majestic, tall, vast, and ancient.

Phoenix Aotian carefully looked at the Ancient Great Formation hidden within the vortex.

His expression changed slightly as he said,

"I can feel that within this formation, terrifying power is hidden."

"Once triggered, if this great formation becomes agitated, it could transform into boundless killing intent, annihilating everything around it."

Regarding formations, Phoenix Aotian considered himself to have reached the pinnacle.

But this Ancient Great Formation still made him feel a series of heart-pounding sensations.

He couldn't see through it, couldn't fathom it, but instinctively felt that this formation was very dangerous.

Zhong Qing was also examining this great formation.

However, what surprised him was that this great formation gave him a sense of déjà vu.

After a slight thought, he understood where this familiar feeling came from.

He recalled that when he traversed the entire Chaotic Demon Sea, he passed through the Abyss.

There, he encountered the Lord of the Abyss!

The other party used the Ancient Top Ten Killing Formations to deal with him.

This formation clearly had similarities with, and even originated from, those killing formations.

This surprised him.

The origin of the Lord of the Abyss seemed to be more extraordinary than he had imagined.

At the same time, he couldn't help but marvel at the domineering nature of Formation Immunity.

One must know that this Ancient Killing Formation, even Phoenix Aotian at the Great Saint Peak would be shocked by it, and even a Great Emperor expert would be helpless against it.

He was merely a small Myriad Laws Realm cultivator back then, yet he could make such a terrifying killing formation directly ineffective by relying on Formation Immunity.

It could only be said that this Formation Immunity body was completely like a buff.

And with this investigation, Zhong Qing could almost confirm that the Ancient Great Formation around the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm was completely ineffective against him.

Whether he had the keys or not, it no longer held much significance for him.

Of course, the fallen immortal secret realm key, after all, was something that circulated out from the secret realm.

Besides opening the ancient Bronze Door, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be other potential uses for the three keys.

Therefore, Zhong Qing felt that it was still necessary to verify their authenticity.

However, there were many people around the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm, and to avoid unnecessary trouble, it was necessary to set up some means before verifying their authenticity.

While thinking.

Zhong Qing casually flipped his hand, and a formation diagram appeared in his hand.

This was the Qiankun Formation Diagram.

Over the years, Zhong Qing had obtained countless treasures from the system.

This Qiankun Formation Diagram was one of many such treasures.

It was an Emperor Artifact, with its own space within, capable of isolating heaven and earth within its range.

Of course, for Zhong Qing, who possessed a Small World, its so-called defensive function was quite useless.

If it weren't for today's special circumstances, requiring it to block all divine sense probes, this Emperor Artifact might have remained in a corner, gathering dust.

Zhong Qing casually shook it, and the Qiankun Formation Diagram grew with the wind, silently hiding in the void, instantly enveloping a piece of heaven and earth.

To the outside world, they only saw the Bronze Gate concealed, surrounded by a white mist, and didn't think much of it.

After all, the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm was not unchanging.

The towering vortex suspended in mid-air, when it surged and agitated at times, the gradually rising light and white mist would obscure and cover the Bronze Gate.

At this moment!

Zhong Qing, who was inside the Qiankun Formation Diagram, looked at the Bronze Gate in front of him, and after a brief thought, he directly took out the three fallen immortal secret realm keys.

As soon as the three keys appeared, they immediately triggered the vibration of the entire Bronze Gate.

"Rumble..."

As the ancient door shook, earth-shshattering roars echoed.

It was as if it had a life of its own, seemingly transforming into an ancient divine demon awakening.

An ancient, vast, and deeply aged aura surged forth.

Phoenix Aotian's mind was greatly stirred, and his expression was filled with boundless excitement.

"Is this immortal's secret realm, sealed for countless years, finally going to reveal a corner of its mysterious veil?"

The concept of an immortal was a supreme existence for the entire Three Thousand Domains of the Lower Realm.

Immortals had endless lifespans, boundless power, could shape the cosmos, and create heaven and earth.

That was the ultimate goal that cultivators strived for throughout their lives of cultivation.

In the entire Three Thousand Domains of the Lower Realm, few could remain calm in the face of such a secret realm.

Zhong Qing, who was beside him, was somewhat astonished at this scene.

He had originally thought that the secret realm keys, obtained so easily, were very likely fake.

However, they were actually able to cause the entire Bronze Gate to vibrate.

So, he spent a Saint-grade divine weapon to buy a real fallen immortal secret realm key?!

This was quite outrageous!

However, although the Bronze Gate vibrated, it showed no intention of opening completely.

On the ancient door, there were also mysterious silver wheel imprints.

Ten in total!

Zhong Qing recognized that thing.

He had seen it in an ancient text; it was the Wheel of Time!

The Wheel of Time was a tool used by some powerful beings to record time.

When time flowed past, the Wheel of Time would turn silver.

One Wheel of Time represented a hundred thousand years.

When the entire Wheel of Time turned completely silver, it meant a hundred thousand years had passed.

And of the ten Wheels of Time on the ancient door, nine had already turned completely silver, and one was quite peculiar.

The middle part of that Wheel of Time was completely broken, as if destroyed by some immense force, with silver light spilling out to both sides.

One end was already completely filled, but the other end still had a small portion unfilled.

Seeing this, Zhong Qing instantly understood why the Bronze Gate had not opened.

The opening of this secret realm, besides the keys, also had a time limit.

One Wheel of Time opened it once.

That is to say, it opened once every hundred thousand years.

And looking at the Wheels of Time on the ancient door, this secret realm had actually existed for nearly a million years.

This period of time was quite ancient and long.

Even an ordinary Great Emperor couldn't live that long.

After understanding this, Zhong Qing directly put away the three keys.

As the keys were put into the space, the vibrating ancient door also calmed down.

Phoenix Aotian, who was beside him, was a little confused: "Master, what's going on?"

Zhong Qing slowly said, "The secret realm isn't ready to open yet."

"It will take some more time for this secret realm to fully open."

"Is that so?!"

Phoenix Aotian was a little disappointed.

He had originally thought that he would witness the true appearance of the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm today.

He didn't expect that it would still take some time before it could open.

However, he didn't know that whether the secret realm was ready to open or not didn't have much impact on Zhong Qing.

This secret realm had already become his possession.

Especially since the three keys were also in his hands.