Chapter 27 Putting aside the facts, are you really not wrong?

Primordial Holy Land, Forbidden Ground at the back of the mountain.

This place is sealed by Restrictions year-round, with clouds and mist that never disperse, and rich Spiritual Qi.

As far as the eye can see, a solitary peak rises abruptly, piercing straight into the clouds.

The ground is made of Black Obsidian Spiritual Rock, engraved with crisscrossing ancient array patterns that, despite enduring a thousand years of wind and frost, still emit a faint, flowing light.

Directly ahead in the sky is a giant gate condensed from the Law of the Void Realm.

The outline of the gate is hidden within the pervasive sea of clouds, standing over ten zhang high. Nine giant Profound Iron pillars are suspended upside down on the door leaves, their bodies engraved with Sanskrit, exuding a heart-palpitating pressure.

At this moment, the Grand Elder of the Holy Land, the Peak Masters of each peak, and the True Disciples of each peak have all gathered here.

Everyone stands in separate ranks, with varying expressions.

The Secret Realm of the Primordial Holy Land opens only once every five years.

At that time, all True Disciples can enter to seek the ethereal Legacy of the Holy Land.

Once one obtains the Secret Realm Legacy, they can ascend to the sky in one step and become the Saint of the Primordial Holy Land.

Besides exclusively enjoying top-tier Cultivation resources, the Saint can also link their own Luck with the Holy Land, ensuring a bright future.

But wanting to obtain the Holy Land Legacy is easier said than done.

Among those present, except for the recently established Misty Peak.

The True Disciples of the other peaks, who boast of their innate talents, have already participated in the Secret Realm trials many times.

Yet, from beginning to end, not one has been able to obtain the Legacy.

But even so, there are still many Heaven And Earth Treasures within the Secret Realm that make people envious.

Even if one fails to find the Legacy, finding a single Opportunity in the Secret Realm is enough to save decades of hard Cultivation.

The shadow on the sundial slowly moves to the center.

The Grand Elder, sitting cross-legged above the Void Realm, slowly opens his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below, his voice aged:

"It is about time. Since everyone has arrived, I will prepare to open the Secret Realm."

As soon as the words fell—

A figure stumbled into everyone's view.

The newcomer was panting, hair disheveled; it was none other than the True Disciple of Misty Peak, Ye Bufan.

"Disciple Ye Bufan, here to participate in the trial!"

As the standard Early Stage trope for a Son of Luck, Ye Bufan's late arrival immediately drew a round of mockery from the crowd.

"I wondered who had such a grand entrance; turns out it's the famous Junior Brother Ye!"

"What a joke. A mere Qi Refinement Stage dares to covet the Saint Legacy? You should go pee and look at your own reflection to see if you're worthy."

In fact, being able to become Personal Disciples of their respective peaks, these Disciples' Heart-Nature is naturally not bad.

They are by no means the kind of street ruffians who bite everyone they meet.

But for some reason, every time they see Ye Bufan, a nameless fire surges in their hearts, and they cannot help but want to make a few sarcastic remarks.

Otherwise, they would feel their Qi and blood stagnant, and their thoughts blocked.

Listening to the undisguised mockery around her, on the high platform, Pei Qinghan knitted her delicate brows.

Today, she is still wearing a moon-white fairy dress, cold and aloof, but there is a hint of disgust in her eyes as she looks at Ye Bufan.

By all accounts, a piece of trash like Ye Bufan, with such low cultivation and poor Aptitude.

Could never possibly become her Personal Disciple.

To this day, Pei Qinghan cannot figure out which nerve she had misfired back then.

How could she have taken him in as a Personal Disciple out of pity simply because of his tragic background?

This simply does not fit her usual cold and aloof style.

Naturally, Pei Qinghan would not know that it was Ye Bufan's destined Luck secretly influencing her decision.

And now, this layer of invisible influence has long since gradually disappeared due to Lin Xiao's villain halo.

Now, seeing Ye Bufan only makes her regret her decision to take him as a Disciple.

Regarding the humiliating scene of Ye Bufan being mocked by the crowd, Ye Qingwan turned a blind eye.

Because all her attention is now on Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, his robes rustling in the mountain wind.

Handsome and dashing, with an outstanding posture.

This inadvertently revealed otherworldly temperament and composure made him seem like an immortal descended to earth.

It made Ye Qingwan unable to help but steal glances at him.

Recalling the wonderful times when Lin Xiao had taught her everything he knew, Ye Qingwan couldn't help but tighten her jade legs, her cheeks flushed with rosy clouds.

Seeing no one speak up for him, Ye Bufan's Face turned livid, and he subconsciously looked at Pei Qinghan and Ye Qingwan.

Pei Qinghan sat on the high platform, her Face cold, not looking at him.

And Ye Qingwan had flushed cheeks, gazing affectionately at Lin Xiao.

This scene made the already angry Ye Bufan even angrier.

In a fit of anger, he became even angrier.

Immediately after, he seemed to think of something, his mouth corners immediately curling up at forty-five degrees, revealing a standard Dragon King smile.

Then, facing the disdainful gazes of the crowd, he slowly walked towards the group.

Just then, an aura suddenly burst forth from him.

His Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation was fully revealed.

The noise at the scene suddenly went quiet.

Then another burst of laughter erupted.

"Tsk, you scared me. Foundation Establishment Early Stage? You made me almost think you had reached Core Formation."

"A mere Foundation Establishment Early Stage dares to come out and show off? But it's surprising this trash could actually reach Foundation Establishment. Looks like he got lucky somewhere."

"Who knows if this trash took some forbidden drugs to forcibly boost his cultivation just to show off?"

Everyone chimed in, mocking Ye Bufan mercilessly.

Lin Xiao, meanwhile, held his arms in front of his chest, calmly observing the other party.

He was not surprised by Ye Bufan's sudden Foundation Establishment.

Ye Bufan tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart and secretly swore to himself:

"The humiliation of today, I, Ye Bufan, will remember!"

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; sooner or later, I will make you bastards who look down on people pay the price for today's actions!"

Then, his gaze, filled with resentment, quietly swept towards Lin Xiao.

"And you, Lin Xiao, although you didn't mock me, setting aside the facts, are you not at fault!"

"You rely on your good looks to flirt with Qingwan; sooner or later, I will trample your Face under my feet and crush it!"

After this small interlude with Ye Bufan.

The bronze gate floating in mid-air finally opened completely amidst a rumbling sound.

"The Holy Land Secret Realm is officially open. The trial period is seven days. You may decide for yourselves when to enter and exit."

As soon as the Grand Elder finished speaking, the Prodigies of each peak took to the air, scrambling to fly towards the giant gate in the sea of clouds.

Before leaving, Ye Bufan subconsciously turned to look at Ye Qingwan, only to find that Ye Qingwan was still looking at Lin Xiao.

And Lin Xiao also turned to look at Ye Bufan at this moment.

Among the three, a closed loop was formed.

Ye Bufan endured the heartache and braced himself to walk in front of Ye Qingwan.

"Qingwan, this Secret Realm is fraught with dangers."

"Why don't we travel together so we can look out for each other?"

He had thought that based on their past relationship, Ye Qingwan would give him some Face.

But the current Ye Qingwan had her heart and eyes full of Lin Xiao, and she didn't care at all for this cousin who shared the same Bloodline.

She knitted her willow brows, her tone cold, and resolutely refused.

"No need."

"Although the Secret Realm is dangerous, there are also many Opportunities. Traveling together would easily lead to friction over distribution."

"Let's just rely on our own Luck."

As soon as she finished speaking, before Ye Bufan could say anything to try and make her stay, a long, powerful hand landed firmly on his shoulder.

Ye Bufan turned his head and saw Lin Xiao looking at him with a serious expression, saying earnestly:

"Junior Brother Ye makes a valid point. Why don't the three of us travel together?"

"As the Great Senior Brother of Misty Peak, it is my duty to protect you both."

Ye Bufan clenched his fists, just about to speak, when a female voice suddenly rang out softly:

"Do you not know that in this Secret Realm, everyone's teleportation location is random?"