61: The next secret realm area has been upgraded?

The Minotaur Secret Realm was such a magical place.

When you are unable to find the Treasure Trove,

The Treasure Trove often appears on its own, just like that.

However, due to the uniqueness of the Secret Realm, even powerful Cultivators often find it difficult to make further progress. For example, a certain academy dean, a powerhouse of the seventh or eighth rank, actually met with disaster here in this Secret Realm.

In the end, if he hadn't brought a teleportation talisman worth hundreds of thousands of gold, his life would have been lost here. Fortunately, he was lucky.

In comparison, Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei had it incredibly smooth.

Their journey was so smooth it reached an enviable state.

Speaking of which, this still had a huge connection to Lu Chen.

Accompanied by Lu Chen's slaughter and looting along the way, Lu Chen now possessed an Aura, a high-level Aura belonging to magical creatures.

Under the invisible influence of this Aura's halo, as long as they were within the hundred-meter range affected by the Aura, some low-level magical creatures simply didn't dare to provoke the two girls, Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei. They didn't even dare to approach; once they entered Lu Chen's Aura range, they would turn around and flee immediately.

They arrived at a mid-level area within the Secret Realm.

Several law enforcement officers had already appeared there.

They were there to ensure the safety of some of the weaker participants in this points ranking competition.

The strong didn't need protection, nor was it their place to provide it.

However, if some academy Disciples, who hadn't committed any harmful acts, accidentally wandered into high-level areas, they would intervene to dissuade them and lead them away.

Of course, if they insisted on entering, the officers wouldn't care.

Just like the rules of this Secret Realm trial.

—Life and death are determined by fate; wealth and honor are in the hands of heaven.

“Low-level Disciples, please stop. Ahead is a high-level area.”

They were about to enter a new high-level area.

Clearly, the front was dangerous enough.

This time, there were over a dozen people guarding the spot.

There were also guards from the main city in the shadows.

There were about a hundred or so of them.

Lu Chen's perception had already captured all of them.

He caught every single one without exception.

Whether it was the major academies of the main city or some distant factions, they clearly placed great importance on this Secret Realm opening.

At this moment, Ning Xiwei was already on the leaderboard, and she was still in first place.

After the Secret Realm journey ended, it was foreseeable that this school beauty from the slums would inevitably become a world-renowned young talent.

When that time truly came, the tree would crave stillness but the wind would not subside.

If her strength didn't increase rapidly,

She would likely encounter many life-threatening dangers.

Lu Chen had already made up his mind to squeeze this Secret Realm dry this time.

Enter at a low level, exit at a high level.

Even as a skeleton, he would become the Skeleton King.

Not to mention protecting this little girl, he also had to protect himself.

He and this girl shared a single life.

After Ning Xiwei first produced her leaderboard points certification,

The law enforcement officers were suddenly quite shocked!

They first looked at Ning Xiwei, then at Lu Chen who was following her.

They were all slightly astonished in their hearts.

So the news had been true all along.

A little girl, relying on a Little Skeleton and bringing along a little sister, had fought her way through the previous Secret Realm areas, harvesting tens of thousands of Blood Demon points.

Even those talents from the various academies couldn't compare to this little girl who had appeared out of nowhere.

“We intend to go deeper into the Secret Realm!”

As soon as these words were spoken,

The law enforcement officers guarding here were already prepared.

But they still kindly tried to dissuade her:

“Little girl, you need to think this through. Your current points are already enough from hunting Blood Demons outside. If you go deeper, you might even lose your life. You're about the same age as my daughter; listen to your uncle and just stop here.”

The middle-aged man leading them advised her out of kindness.

“We are both third-rank. Even if something happens, we can escape. Please rest assured.”

Ning Xiwei got straight to the point, declaring her own strength.

The leading law enforcement officer fell silent for a moment.

Only then did he speak with his companions.

Afterward, they no longer blocked the way.

They simply recorded Ning Xiwei and the other's route of advancement.

Even if something happened, the academy behind Ning Xiwei wouldn't come looking for trouble with them.

The main point was that if something happened afterward, it would have nothing to do with them, the law enforcement officers of the main city.

Good words are hard to persuade a ghost bent on death; mercy is hard to save one who seeks their own end.

“Two young misses, how should we address you?”

“Ning Xiwei.”

“Sun Feifei.”

“Sun Feifei?” The middle-aged man was slightly surprised to hear Sun Feifei's name.

He hadn't expected the Sun Family Young Miss to be here as well.

It seemed City Lord Fan Feng was likely dead.

Everyone knew that Fan Feng's son had gone to find trouble with the Sun Family Young Miss.

It would have been fine if the Sun Family Young Miss had died in here.

After all, this was a Secret Realm.

But the Sun Family Young Miss was going back alive.

Even if the Fan Family was the City Lord's family, they could forget about living in peace.

The outcome was foreseeable.

It seemed this city was going to have a new City Lord again.

Ning Xiwei was not a reckless girl. She was originally a poor girl from the slums. Even though she was already a favored daughter of heaven on the points leaderboard, she was still a girl without any pretension.

She took this opportunity to politely inquire with the law enforcement officers about information regarding the next Secret Realm area.

After all, the rules didn't say one couldn't ask law enforcement officers for information, right?

Ning Xiwei was not an arrogant prince like Chu Jian.

She had always been gentle, generous, kind, and beautiful.

Rising from the dust, her brilliance was hard to hide, but she didn't keep people a thousand miles away.

“Uncle, what is the situation in this Secret Realm area now? I saw that it seemed someone had already come here before?”

“Hmm, it's a bit strange to say. The previous Secret Realm areas were fine this time, but for some reason, the next Secret Realm area seems to have suddenly undergone a complete magical mutation, causing the upcoming area to start warping. It seems even some void cracks have appeared.”

Although this uncle was a law enforcement officer, he didn't hide anything.

He explained the current situation clearly to Ning Xiwei.

Mainly, this uncle felt that this girl, Ning Xiwei, was not only of humble origin but also so hardworking, which made him admire such a girl.

More importantly, Ning Xiwei really was a well-behaved girl.

Looking at her, it was impossible to dislike her.

“This is different from what the deans said before...” Ning Xiwei lowered her head and murmured, starting to feel a bit uncertain in her heart.

At that moment, Lu Chen's pale skeleton hand gently grasped Ning Xiwei's small hand.

Though it was cold and a bit bony,

For some reason, a great surge of courage arose in Ning Xiwei's heart.

She actually felt a bit of warmth in her heart.

“Xiwei, do we still want to go deeper? After all, these things hadn't appeared before we came. If we continue deeper now, it really is quite dangerous!”

“Continue inside!”

Ning Xiwei no longer hesitated and answered very resolutely.