46: Unexpected events in the secret realm

Lost in thought, Ye Ming raised the wooden token in his hand again, causing everyone present to gasp. This person actually dared to defy the Starfall Sect!

"Yellow Character Number Thirteen, two thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!"

Ye Ming's indifferent voice echoed through the venue. The bid had more than doubled. He had nothing else, just plenty of Spirit Stones!

Upon hearing Ye Ming bid again, the Starfall Sect Disciple immediately shouted coldly at Ye Ming, "You ungrateful scoundrel, are you looking for death?!"

A cold glint flashed in Ye Ming's eyes. He stood up directly, looking towards the Starfall Sect Disciple's position, his Five Elements Power ready to be unleashed. How dare someone threaten him to his Face?

Seeing the situation getting out of hand, Li Teng's expression changed. He quickly stepped down, wanting to calm the confrontation. He didn't want people fighting fiercely while he was auctioning things; it would make him lose Face.

"Hey, hey, everyone is a Fellow Daoist on the great Dao of Cultivation. Let's talk things out properly. How about this, I'll offer another bottle of Hundred-Year Spirit Milk, and sell it to you for six hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, alright?" After speaking, Li Teng looked at Ye Ming and the Starfall Sect Disciple.

Seeing that Li Teng had spoken, that Disciple could only snort coldly, "Fine, I'll give Brother Li this Face!"

Li Teng's Sect was much stronger than his Starfall Sect, so he couldn't afford to offend him, but this matter wasn't over.

Li Teng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, then looked at Ye Ming and kindly advised, "Fellow Daoist, please sit down first. How about we let this matter go?"

Ye Ming had also heard of Li Teng's Sect, the Sword Mountain Sect, one of the Ten Great Sects. On the surface, it had one more Soul Transformation expert than the Starfall Sect.

Moreover, since this person was speaking so kindly, it was best not to antagonize him. Having an extra enemy was not good.

Thus, Ye Ming nodded slightly to Li Teng, having no objections, and sat back down. But inwardly, he was furious. Offend him, and just wait to die!

"Alright, alright, everyone, stop looking. Our auction will continue..." Seeing Ye Ming sit down, Li Teng smiled slightly, then walked back to the auction stage and resumed the auction!

Afterward, the auction lasted for a full two days before ending. Ye Ming did not argue with that Disciple again, but he did make another bid during that time.

Currently, he held a string of beads carved with Buddha statues. This item was put up for auction by the Little Monk and was called the Buddha's Light Bead, a Grade Three Top-Tier Magical Artifact. It could be used for defense, offense, and could also trap enemies.

If he disliked someone, he could just throw it at their head, then cast a spell to make them listen to the Scripture of Salvation for a few days, causing their consciousness to collapse and rendering them utterly defenseless. This was the effect of trapping an enemy.

Ye Ming immediately acquired it, as it could eliminate certain threats in the Secret Realm.

After the auction ended, everyone left. Just as Ye Ming was about to return to the inn, the five Starfall Sect Disciples walked directly up to him and threatened him again.

"Just you wait, your death will come the moment you step out of this city!"

Ye Ming said nothing, merely looking at them coldly. The two Puppets also had their eyes flashing red. If it weren't for a Soul Transformation expert guarding the city, these five would have died here; there would be no need to leave the city.

After speaking, the five men glared fiercely at Ye Ming, then turned and walked away with an arrogant swagger.

Ye Ming watched them leave expressionlessly, then lifted his foot to walk back to the inn.

"Benefactor Ye, please wait a moment!"

Xuan De called out to him.

Xuan De took a few strides and arrived in front of Ye Ming. During the two-day auction, Ye Ming had chatted with the Little Monk whenever he had the chance, naturally telling the Little Monk his name.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan De, is there anything else?" Ye Ming asked.

"amitabha, Benefactor Ye, would you be willing to accompany This Poor Monk's group into the Secret Realm?" Xuan De put his palms together, looking at Ye Ming with sincere eyes, wanting to help Ye Ming. They had chatted a lot over the past two days, and he had developed a good impression of Ye Ming.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ming gently shook his head and politely refused, "Fellow Daoist Xuan De, thank you for your kind intentions, but I, Ye, can handle everything myself!"

"Alright, Benefactor Ye, then we'll meet again in the Secret Realm. I hope we'll have a chance to cooperate then!" Seeing Ye Ming's persistence, Xuan De no longer tried to persuade him. He decided that if Ye Ming truly encountered trouble, he would step in to help!

Ye Ming nodded without hesitation, "We will, Fellow Daoist Xuan De. I, Ye, have things to attend to, so I won't keep you company any longer!"

After speaking, Ye Ming left with the two Puppets. Xuan De performed a Buddhist禮 in place and then headed in another direction.

Upon returning to the inn, Ye Ming began to meditate and Cultivate. Before entering the Secret Realm, he wanted to increase his strength as much as possible.

Time flowed like water, and seven days passed in Ye Ming's Cultivation.

The day before the Secret Realm opened, a vast voice, impossible to distinguish as male or female, suddenly spread throughout Moonlight City.

"The Tai Xuan Minor Secret Realm is opening early! Those holding a bronze token, proceed to the Secret Realm immediately, otherwise, you will be too late!"

This announcement immediately caused everyone in the city to change their expressions. It had always opened on time in the past, so why was it a day early this time?

Ye Ming in the inn was also somewhat surprised, but there was no time to think too much. He immediately took the two Puppets and walked out of the inn.

Outside, it was also bustling. Most of those with bronze tokens soared into the sky, transforming into thousands of streams of light flying towards the location of the Secret Realm, Thousand Vein Mountain.

"The city's restriction array has been lifted?"

Looking at the people flying away in the city, Ye Ming turned to look at the faintly visible imperial palace deep within the great city. Then, without hesitation, he flew towards Thousand Vein Mountain with the two Puppets.

At Thousand Vein Mountain, the three of them, Ye Ming and his Puppets, stopped in a valley. In the middle of the valley was a giant vortex, as if it had emerged from the ocean. Although it had no gravitational pull, it had powerful spiritual energy fluctuations.

Beneath this vortex, Ye Ming felt like a small boat caught in a thousand-zhang vortex, as if he could be torn to shreds at any moment.

Ye Ming was secretly startled, even his Five Elements Power paused for a second. They call this a minor Secret Realm? If the entrance is over a thousand zhang, how big must it be inside?

A moment later, Ye Ming finally recovered from his daze. He watched as people around him continuously entered with their bronze tokens and companions. He no longer hesitated. After taking out his bronze token, he held the hands of the two Puppets and walked into the vortex.

It is said that entering a Secret Realm hand-in-hand has a high probability of being teleported together. Even though he and the two Puppets had special communication methods, it was better to stay together, otherwise, constantly searching for each other would be too troublesome.

When Ye Ming entered the Secret Realm, he felt his entire body being inverted by an unseen force. At the same time, a map of the Secret Realm was transmitted into his memory. After he finished digesting it, he felt his feet already stepping onto a piece of land.

Ye Ming opened his eyes and found that the soft hand he was holding on his left was gone. He turned to look and, sure enough, the female puppet had been teleported elsewhere, while the Male Puppet was still on his right.

Ye Ming immediately closed his eyes. In his mind, there were two red lines. One was smaller and faintly glowing red; this was the female puppet's connection line to him. The faint red glow indicated that it was quite far away.

The other, deeper and larger red line, was the Male Puppet's connection line to him.