54: Chapter 54 Greater Rift Eats Lesser Rift

"That's right!" Shen Quan nodded slightly. "That Secret Realm was swallowed by the Great Emperor's Secret Realm!"

He briefly recounted the changes that had occurred in the Secret Realm.

After listening to Shen Quan, Shen Qingyuan's brow twitched slightly. "You mean, the Secret Realm controlled by the five families was swallowed by the Great Emperor's Secret Realm?"

"Yes." Shen Quan nodded, his expression somewhat grave. "My father said that Secret Realm wasn't large to begin with; only people from the five families of our Guangnan City would enter it for training. But with the emergence of the Great Emperor's Secret Realm this time, the spatial vibrations directly annexed that small Secret Realm. Now, one can enter the Great Emperor's Secret Realm early through the entrance of the small Secret Realm."

Shen Qingyuan grew pensive.

This kind of situation was also very rare in the world of cultivation.

Void Space is a very unique region that cannot be judged by common logic.

Even if two things appear to be in the same position, they do not completely overlap within Void Space.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for Secret Realms drifting in Void Space to collide with each other.

However, a Great Emperor's Secret Realm is different from ordinary ones. A Secret Realm created by a Great Emperor is tainted with the aura of the Dao and already possesses a partial ability to evolve all things.

At the place where the Secret Realm appeared, intense spatial friction occurred between Void Space and the Cangxuan Great World. It was plausible that the violent fluctuations exposed the small Secret Realm and caused it to be swallowed by the Great Emperor's Secret Realm.

The small Secret Realm controlled by the families of Guangnan City was merely the dao arena of a Saint from ten thousand years ago; it naturally could not compare to a Great Emperor's Secret Realm.

"Alright, let's head back." Shen Qingyuan stood up and stretched. "Your father is still waiting."

He led Shen Quan and Luo Qingyue out of Yicui Pavilion.

Along the way, Shen Quan continued to chatter incessantly about the Secret Realm.

"Ninth Uncle, you have no idea. So many people from the great Sects have come to the city these past few days. Tiangang Sect, Wanjian Sect, Xuanyu Palace, Fentian Valley, Zixiao Temple... all Seven Great Sects of the Southern Region have arrived!"

"There are also many Loose Cultivators with high cultivation levels. My father said there are over a dozen Void Tempering Realm experts in the city alone, and several in the Primal Chaos Realm."

Shen Qingyuan gave a noncommittal "mm," his expression indifferent.

He had known all of this long ago.

With the emergence of the Great Emperor's Secret Realm, not only had the Seven Great Sects of the Southern Region come, but people from the Three Great Holy Lands had also appeared.

One of them was even an old acquaintance of his.

The Grand Elder of one of the Three Great Holy Lands, Yinxian Village—Great Elder Yun Zhongzi.

Great Elder Yun Zhongzi had originally been intent on guarding his few chickens, not daring to relax for a moment. His appearance in Guangnan City now showed how much importance Yinxian Village placed on the Great Emperor's Secret Realm.

"I heard that the geniuses of the Seven Great Sects have also arrived." At this, a hint of Battle Intent surfaced on Shen Quan's face. "The head Disciples of several Sects all have the strength of the Soul Fire Realm, but I am not weaker than them!"

Speaking of this, he looked at Shen Qingyuan rather proudly and grinned. "Ninth Uncle, you probably don't know yet, right? My cultivation has broken through again!"

Shen Qingyuan glanced at him. Although Shen Quan exuded the aura of the first stage of the Soul Fire Realm, Shen Qingyuan saw through it at a glance.

Third stage of the Soul Fire Realm!

His cultivation had increased by two levels compared to the time of the Five Families Grand Competition not long ago.

This cultivation speed was already considered extremely fast.

However, he wasn't surprised.

After consuming a Nine-Pattern Precious Pill, even a pig would become a Genius.

If Shen Quan hadn't shown any improvement, he would have truly had to advise Patriarch Shen Tianze to train a new heir.

He looked at Shen Quan's proud expression, raised an eyebrow, and responded in a flat tone, "Third stage of the Soul Fire Realm. You've made progress."

"???" Shen Quan's expression froze. "Ninth Uncle, you saw through it?"

Ever since he had shown off at the Five Families Grand Competition, he had become obsessed with the feeling of playing the pig to eat the tiger.

For this reason, he had specifically asked his father for a Cultivation Technique to hide his aura, disguising himself as being at the first stage of the Soul Fire Realm.

How did Shen Qingyuan see through it at a single glance?

His father had said that this technique was a top-tier secret method passed down in the Family for thousands of years, and its ability to hide one's aura was first-class.

Unless the opponent's cultivation was several major Realms higher than his, they absolutely shouldn't be able to see through him.

Could it be that Ninth Uncle's cultivation has already reached such a level?

No! He was now in the Soul Fire Realm. To be several major Realms higher than him, wouldn't they have to be at least in the Primal Chaos Realm!

No matter how powerful Ninth Uncle was, he couldn't possibly be in the Primal Chaos Realm in his twenties, right?

He glanced at Luo Qingyue.

If he remembered correctly, Fairy Qingyue, who was once the number one Prodigy of the Southern Region, was only in the Dharma Image Realm at twenty. She was still two major Realms away from the Primal Chaos Realm!

It's not a gap in Realm; it must be that I haven't mastered the cultivation yet!

He made up his mind to properly study that secret method for hiding his aura once he returned.

"Here! Take this!"

Just then, Shen Quan saw a Jade Slip being handed to him.

He looked up in confusion. "Ninth Uncle, what is this?"

"A technique to hide your aura." Shen Qingyuan scanned Shen Quan from head to toe. "The secret method you're practicing isn't enough; it can't hide the Acquired Treasure Body inside you."

"???" Shen Quan was shocked. "Ninth Uncle, you even saw that? I only achieved it during this recent seclusion; even my father doesn't know."

Then, he gave a bashful smile. "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to that pill you gave me, Ninth Uncle."

That Nine-Pattern Precious Pill was a rare pill for improving Aptitude. After taking it, his cultivation Aptitude had increased significantly, which in turn gave rise to an Acquired Treasure Body.

A so-called Treasure Body was a physical manifestation of cultivation Aptitude.

According to different Aptitudes, they were ranked from low to high as Mortal Body, Spirit Body, Treasure Body, Saint Body, and the Dao Body above the Saint Body.

However, Dao Bodies were extremely rare; it was difficult for even one to appear in ten thousand years.

The "Primordial Dao Body" that Shen Qingyuan had obtained from his check-in belonged to this category.

Below the Dao Body, while Saint Bodies were rare, they were not non-existent.

They were just harder to find in the Southern Region. In the Eastern Wasteland, where the Dao flourished, there was more than one Saint Body.

But no matter which type of Physique it was, it represented the corresponding cultivation Aptitude. These were naturally nurtured by heaven and earth and were determined from the day of birth; thus, they were also called Innate Physiques.

And some people with great Luck might obtain rare opportunities that significantly improved their Aptitude and awakened a special Physique; these were Acquired Physiques.

Humans are the most intelligent of all creatures, and the human body hides infinite potential.

Therefore, it could be said that everyone has the potential to awaken a Treasure Body, a Saint Body, or even a Dao Body.

They simply lack an Opportunity.

And this Opportunity is extremely hard to come by.

Cultivators with Acquired Physiques are even far fewer than those with Innate Physiques.

Precisely because of this, every Cultivator who awakens an Acquired Physique is regarded as someone with great Luck and becomes a coveted prize in the eyes of many.

Whether they were people of the Righteous Path or demons of the Evil Path, all of them salivated over such individuals.

Rumor had it that a Cultivator from a small Family once obtained a great Opportunity, transforming from a mere Mortal Body into a Treasure Body, which attracted many Cultivators to fight over him.

In the end, he fell into the hands of an evil Cultivator and was driven by that evil Cultivator for nearly a thousand years, finding many opportunities for him.

And that evil Cultivator also used this to become a world-renowned peak expert, founding a major Evil Path Holy Land—Tiansha Abyss.

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Shen Quan took the Jade Slip and projected his Divine Sense into it.

The secret method was imprinted into his mind. The content wasn't long, only about a thousand words, but every word exuded the meaning of "you cannot see through me."

This was a kind of Intent!

Once he grasped this Intent, hiding his aura in the future would be as natural and effortless as drinking water or eating food, making it even harder for others to see through him!

A teaching Jade Slip that carried its own Concept was absolutely a supreme treasure.

Shen Quan didn't have time to overthink it; he threw his whole heart and soul into it and began to comprehend.

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