91: King level?

Lin Chuan summoned Old Black, letting it float in the air, then jumped onto it.

Just as he was about to leave, he noticed a small black ball where he had been standing. Lin Chuan returned and picked it up.

Instantly, his wristband displayed the message 'Points +100', and the small ball turned to dust.

Now, Lin Chuan was even more convinced this wasn't a random teleportation; someone had probably arranged it intentionally...

"Did you find it?" In the office, Minister Jin, the head of the Education Department for District 81, saw Lin Chuan's points suddenly increase by a hundred on the screen and said with a light chuckle.

"Just a small joke, I hope the little guy doesn't mind."

After that, he no longer paid attention...

Lin Chuan had originally planned to fly straight down, but with trees everywhere below, it would be inconvenient. So, he decided to fly straight up.

He wanted to see just how high the peak of this cliff was.

After flying for an unknown period, Lin Chuan could no longer see the sea of trees. All that met his eyes was a vast expanse of white, hazy mist.

"Damn, I'm not going to keep flying all the way to outer space, am I?"

Speaking of which, does this Secret Realm space even have outer space?

Lin Chuan hadn't yet figured out the answer to this question when he finally reached the peak.

The peak was a barren, flat expanse, so level it didn't seem naturally formed.

What surprised Lin Chuan most was an ancient pine tree standing in one corner of the flat ground, with a stone table and stools beneath it...

"How rare, for a student to actually find this place!"

Beside the stone table sat a white-haired elder.

"Since we've met, it must be fate. Young friend, why don't you come and sit?" the elder invited.

"Greetings, Senior," Lin Chuan said, jumping onto the platform and then retracting Old Black.

Since he was already here, Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't refuse.

The elder's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise when he saw that Lin Chuan's beast companion was not a bird, but a giant Turtle.

How many years had it been since something had surprised him!

Lin Chuan walked directly to the stone table and sat opposite the elder.

The elder's hair and beard were completely white, tied in a topknot, giving him the faint aura of a reclusive master.

"This is some clear spirit wine I brewed myself. Please, young friend, have a taste." With that, the elder poured a cup for Lin Chuan.

The spirit wine was clear, emitting waves of fragrance.

Lin Chuan raised the cup and drank it in one gulp. The taste was indeed sweet and left a lingering aftertaste.

"Good spirit wine, thank you, Senior."

"No problem. It's been a long time since this old man has had a drink and chatted with someone. May I ask, which district is this?"

Lin Chuan: ???

"District 81," Lin Chuan replied honestly, despite his confusion.

"The outermost layer, huh... It's truly not easy for a Genius like you to emerge there," the old man sighed softly.

"Senior, may I ask... why are you here?" Lin Chuan tried to phrase his question.

"They all call me Old Man Kong. As for this place, it's just a temporary stop for me, so don't mind it," the elder said casually.

"Elder Kong, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Lin Chuan, an ordinary high school student from District 81."

"A pleasure, haha, ordinary is good... Come, let's drink this cup together."

With that, he refilled Lin Chuan's cup.

"Just now, I thought I saw you ascending on a giant Turtle. Or perhaps this old man's eyes are playing tricks on him?"

The two drank another cup, and the elder finally couldn't help but ask.

"Uh, my beast companion is indeed a Turtle."

Saying that, Lin Chuan directly summoned Old Black.

"Tsk tsk..." The elder stepped forward, continuously examining Old Black, exclaiming in wonder.

"Your beast companion is truly well-trained. Among those of the same rank, it should have few rivals."

As he spoke, he touched the runes on Old Black's shell.

"Senior, you flatter me..." Lin Chuan said, then suddenly stopped, rubbed his head, and used embarrassment to mask his shock.

He then said, "Senior, I also have some spirit wine, but unfortunately, I can't take it out here."

"What's so difficult about that?" With that, he waved his hand directly at Lin Chuan and said, "Try it now."

Lin Chuan tried, and sure enough, he could open his ring.

Lin Chuan took out a large barrel of spirit wine and filled two bowls.

"Please, Senior, have a taste." With that, he recalled Old Black.

The elder felt something had just happened, but he was immediately drawn by the aroma of Lin Chuan's spirit wine.

"Then this old man won't be polite." With that, he directly drained a bowl.

"Good spirit wine! Although it's just ordinary spirit wine, it subtly has a special flavor, truly excellent. This old man has never tasted anything like it before, haha."

As he spoke, without waiting for Lin Chuan, he poured himself another bowl.

"Bottoms up."

Lin Chuan picked up his bowl, clinked it with the elder's, and then also drank it in one go.

Subsequently, the two drank with gusto, bowl after bowl, directly consuming most of a barrel of spirit wine.

By the end, if Lin Chuan hadn't given in first and passed out drunk, they would have almost called each other brothers on the spot...

It wasn't until the afternoon of the next day that Lin Chuan slowly woke up.

"Damn it, drinking causes trouble!"

The grand competition had already been going on for a day and a half, and Lin Chuan had only accumulated 100 points.

Now, almost everyone remaining in the Secret Realm had more points than Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan got up from the ground. The elder was long gone, but he had left a message for Lin Chuan.

Floating in the air above the stone table was a segment of text, as if the surrounding air had been confined and compressed to form the shape of words, lingering for a long time.

"Young friend Lin Chuan, thank you for your hospitality. We shall meet again if fate allows. Please accept this small gift."

Lin Chuan looked at the table. Two Yao Beast crystal cores were emitting colorful light.

Holding them in his hand, he could vaguely feel the residual souls of Yao Beasts roaring within them.

"Holy cow, these are definitely Monarch Rank!"

His ring was usable again, so Lin Chuan quickly put them away.

Lin Chuan hadn't expected the other party to give him such a grand gift.

Monarch Rank crystal cores rarely circulate on the market; they are strategic materials that money can't buy.

However, recalling the other party's identity, Lin Chuan felt that everything was normal.

Yao Beast: Void Realm Illumination Beast (King Rank Nine-Star) Skills: Space Compression Lv9 (...) Dimensional Slash Void Sword Black Hole Explosion ... Lin Chuan truly didn't dare to examine any more information in detail. Every extra second he stared increased the risk of being discovered, with unpredictable consequences.

Fortunately, the other party seemed to be a friend, not an enemy, and had some connection to the Secret Realm space.

Lin Chuan guessed that the people organizing the grand competition and opening the Secret Realm didn't know that such a great deity had come to rest.

Next, Lin Chuan entered his sea of consciousness space.

Xiao Ling was drooling over a fruit.

It was a skill fruit. Inside the fruit, an invisible sword vaguely formed, constantly cutting through space.

"Eat it," Lin Chuan said.

His beast companion could only eat this kind of fruit if Lin Chuan gave his consent.

Lin Chuan then checked the skill information:

[Void Sword] (Active: Wield the blade to create two spatial rifts for self-passage. Max distance is related to overall physical attributes.)

"Holy cow, isn't this teleportation!"

This skill was Lin Chuan's greatest gain from this trip.

"Xiao Ling."

[Sword Armor Armament]!

Lin Chuan instantly equipped it.

"Void Sword."

Waving the light blade in his hand, he silently recited.

A spatial rift instantly formed. Lin Chuan stepped into it and then instantly appeared a hundred meters away.

Then, he directly free-fell from tens of thousands of meters in the sky.

"Whoa... crap... ah!"

"Old Black, save me..."