Capítulo 1271: Chapter 1272: Parting Ways
In Beixuan Palace before, because of height restrictions, we had to find a way into the central city from the outskirts; nowadays, with no such restriction in this secret realm, the plan must change.
Under Du Yuze’s leadership, the disciples from the Medicinal Saint Valley headed straight for the center of the secret realm, searching for the peerless treasure.
On the way, they encountered disciples from several other sects, which indicated that they were not the only ones with this idea.
Therefore, the competition is bound to be very intense.
Everyone was prepared; here, whoever gets the treasure first, it belongs to them, no matter if you saw it first or arrived first, it doesn’t count.
The central city was close by; relatively speaking, the entire secret realm is not as large as Beixuan Palace, after all, Beixuan Palace was the headquarters of a prosperous dynasty, while the secret realm in the northeast was merely the location of an ancient cultivation organization.
The central area gradually expanded, becoming a little clearer bit by bit, and eventually, cultivators from various sects found that the center of the secret realm was not a super-large city, but rather seemed like a super sect.
Inside, there were towering mountains and flowing waters, jade towers, and pavilions in grand splendor.
As it was night, all the disciples could see were some superficial things, and they knew nothing about any treasures inside or on the ground.
“What a large sect, this must be the largest sect in the world!”
Someone exclaimed, having never seen such a large sect, which was ten times larger than the largest sect at present.
“Such a massive sect must have dominated a region during the ancient era!”
“Incredible, truly incredible!”
…
Disciples from various sects marveled, their faces full of astonishment, unable to believe what they had witnessed with their own eyes.
Lin Yifan smirked at the corner of his mouth, looking down on those who spoke carelessly without understanding history.
Although this cultivation organization was large, it still lagged behind the Desert Dynasty, so it could only dominate in the northeast and not the entire Shenzhou Continent.
Additionally, even the Desert Dynasty couldn’t dominate the entire Shenzhou Continent, showing how many strong cultivation organizations there were at that time.
The ancient cultivation organization was so close, making everyone go crazy; disciples from various sects raced at top speed to break into the ancient cultivation organization and seize the peerless treasure.
Seeing this, the disciples of Medicinal Saint Valley dared not be slow and immediately used qinggong to rush forward.
Xiaofang also wanted to follow the group but was held back by Lin Yifan.
“Yifan, why are you doing this?”
Xiaofang was puzzled, not understanding why Lin Yifan held her back; was there danger?
“Let’s observe first and see if we can get in,” Lin Yifan answered.
Generally, ancient cultivation organizations are protected by powerful formation prohibitions, so he thought getting inside wouldn’t be so simple.
As expected, those cultivators who risked everything and rushed at the forefront were all knocked back, bleeding from their noses, and some even lost teeth, utterly miserable.
Xiaofang was stunned, not expecting such an outcome, realizing it was indeed right to listen to Lin Yifan.
“Yifan, how did you know we couldn’t get in?”
“Strong cultivation organizations usually have formation prohibitions for protection, so don’t act recklessly before doing anything,” Lin Yifan answered.
“That’s true, I almost let the immediate interests cloud my judgment.”
Xiaofang was relieved, having once again avoided unnecessary harm.
Du Yuze was in a bad situation; had he known there was a formation prohibition, he wouldn’t have charged so quickly; Qiu Yi was in the same predicament, suffering a big loss as well.
Looking back at Lin Yifan, Du Yuze found Lin Yifan and Xiaofang unharmed, as if they had anticipated this drama.
“The leader is indeed the leader, far smarter than we reckless ones.”
Du Yuze sighed inwardly, feeling inferior.
From now on, he needs to consult with Lin Yifan before doing anything.
The ancient cultivation organization was inaccessible; for a moment, disciples from various sects were at a loss, not knowing what to do.
Du Yuze, leading the bruised and battered group back, sought Lin Yifan’s opinion: “Brother Lin, what should we do now!”
“Go towards the city gate and see if there are any hints!” Lin Yifan replied.
Last time at Beixuan Palace, a line of words appeared, requiring cultivators with ten Sun Fruits to enter; he wondered if this ancient cultivation organization was the same, so he wanted to verify it.
Du Yuze and the senior brothers, without any objection, immediately followed Lin Yifan.
Lin Yifan was the only cultivator on this secret realm expedition with experience; after these two setbacks, no one doubted his decisions anymore.
With the help of qinggong, they soon reached the city gate.
The city gate was grand and majestic, as if swallowing mountains and rivers, but under the cover of night, it exuded a sinister, evil aura.
Around the city gate, there was no one, seemingly indicating that no one intended to enter the ancient cultivation organization through the city gate; this was the folly of the self-assured, rushing blindly without figuring out the situation.
Lin Yifan unleashed a cultivation power onto the city gate, seeing if it would reveal any information.
“Boom!”
The cultivation power hit the city gate, causing layers of array ripples to swell.
For a long time, there was no reaction from the city gate; even after the array ripples disappeared, no hint messages appeared.
This puzzled Lin Yifan, unsure how to solve the mystery of entering.
“Do we have to force our way in?”
He was at wit’s end, unable to think of any clever idea.
Seeing this, Du Yuze stepped forward to ask: “How is it? Can we get in?”
“I haven’t figured out a way to get in yet; let’s go to other places to search for treasures first,” Lin Yifan replied.
Without any clue, don’t get fixated on this spot, or you’ll miss out on many beautiful things, even missing the method to solve the barrier.
Therefore, to avoid everyone returning empty-handed, Lin Yifan had to let his fellow disciples temporarily leave here and find treasures elsewhere.
His suggestion met with unanimous opposition from Qiu Yi’s camp.
They believed Lin Yifan was trying to lure them away and then come back to enter the ancient cultivation organization by himself to hoard the treasures.
The reason for their suspicion was that Lin Yifan had secret realm experience; how could he not know how to solve it, so they refused to leave.
“We disagree! We want to stay here searching for a solution!”
“Yes! We want to stay here and look for the solution!”
“…”
Lin Yifan had a black line drawn across his forehead, not knowing what these fools were thinking.
“Fine! Those who want to stay, stay here, I won’t accompany you in foolishness.”
With that, he turned and left.
Xiaofang followed closely, choosing to trust Lin Yifan.
Du Yuze did the same.
He always suspected that Qiu Yi’s group was targeting Lin Yifan deliberately.