NOVPUB"It’s not really a huge grudge," Lu Qing said lightly, before going on to briefly describe the source of the enmity between him and Suspended Mountain.
This left "Yan" speechless.
So you’ve slaughtered a batch of their monks, and that’s not a big grudge?
However, he also picked up that the cause of the dispute lay with Suspended Mountain itself.
He couldn’t help but sigh, "Back in ancient times, Suspended Mountain, though a bit overbearing, was still considered a Righteous Sect.
Who would have thought it would become so degenerate now, perverting right and wrong, harboring filth and accepting trash."
Lu Qing just smiled and didn’t say anything.
He hadn’t witnessed Suspended Mountain of ancient times, so he didn’t feel entitled to comment.
But the current Suspended Mountain was destined to only have one survivor between it and him.
Given the behavior of that bald Xuanming and his cohorts, Lu Qing believed that even if he didn’t trouble Suspended Mountain, they would certainly not let things lie.
"But Young Master need not worry, that secret land of Suspended Mountain is probably nothing more than an ordinary secret realm.
Under the changes of the heavens and earth, even if the realm is stabilized with a Spiritual Artifact and doesn’t collapse, the people hiding within won’t be too powerful in their cultivation.
Otherwise, once it triggers the sensing of the Heaven and Earth Rules, they would inflict a calamity, and the whole realm would suffer.
Even now, the evolution of the Heaven and Earth Rules hasn’t reached a stage where cultivators above Foundation Establishment can freely move.
So even if Suspended Mountain seeks revenge, the disciples they send won’t be too strong," Yan consoled.
Lu Qing said, "Let’s not talk about this for now. Senior, you mentioned earlier that this realm has seen many secret realms appear?"
"That’s right, these so-called secret realms are actually minor worlds and spaces that emerge and fade away within this realm.
During the Ancient Immortal Cultivation Era, secret realms emerged and disappeared almost every moment.
However, most of these realms are very small and difficult to explore.
Some are so minute they can only accommodate one or two people entering, and their existence is short-lived, possibly emerging for just an hour or two before vanishing again.
Such micro secret realms, with extremely short lifespans and seen through at a glance, generally hold little value.
One must be careful, or their dissipation might damage oneself, or they could possibly be trapped inside and never escape.
Therefore, few would risk entering micro secret realms.
Usually, only small or larger realms are worth exploring.
If a medium or large realm appears, it is even more significant.
It will certainly attract the covetous gaze and struggle of many sect forces and powerful cultivators.
If these realms can be secured with Magical Treasures and Arrays to stabilize the space, they are the best refuges and backups.
Moreover, within them are often fostered some rare treasures, excellent resources for cultivation," Yan went on to inform Lu Qing about secret realms in detail.
"Secret realms emerge and fade, giving birth to treasures..."
Lu Qing slowly chewed on these phrases, contemplatively.
"That’s right, in fact, from the middle of the Ancient Immortal Cultivation Era, secret realms became very significant.
Resources in the Cultivation World had become increasingly scarce after being mined and scavenged for a long time.
Only those secret realms that fluctuated unpredictably within the depths of space continued to foster rare treasures.
Thus, each time a medium or large unclaimed realm emerged, the Cultivation World would be sure to erupt into a fierce struggle, a violent turmoil for possession."
"What about the Li Huo Sect back in the day..."
"The Li Huo Sect once controlled a medium-sized secret realm, but don’t think about it.
During ancient times, as the spiritual energy began to wane, the secret realms controlled by Major Sects showed signs of collapse.
Unless, as I’ve said, someone is willing to fully integrate a Spiritual Artifact-class treasure into the realm, it might be possible to prevent its collapse.
But Spiritual Artifacts are so rare that, apart from those top, exorbitantly wealthy supreme Sects, nearly no other forces dare such extravagance.
The Li Huo Sect had only this one Spiritual Artifact, naturally, it was the same.
Therefore, that realm must have vanished tens of thousands of years ago."
"What a pity," Lu Qing felt somewhat regretful.
If that realm still existed, and he could control it, he would have much more confidence at hand.
At the very least, he would have an escape route for when difficult situations arose in the future.
"Young Master need not feel regret," Yan said with a smile.
"Didn’t I just say that secret realms are born and fade away dependent on this world?
Now that the heavens and earth are changing and spiritual energy is recovering, once it reaches a certain density, new secret realms will inevitably appear.
By then, with Young Master’s abilities, acquiring one or two secret realms should not be difficult."
"Let’s talk about the future when it comes," Lu Qing wasn’t dazzled by the big pie in the sky, shaking his head.
Who knew when this world would evolve to the point where secret realms would emerge.
If it turned out to require hundreds or even thousands of years of waiting, these thoughts were premature.
But Yan’s words still granted Lu Qing much insight.
At the least, he knew that the foundation of Suspended Mountain was not as terrifying as he had imagined.
If the secret land of Suspended Mountain indeed teemed with a host of old monsters who had lived tens of thousands of years, then he would truly have to consider how to escape.
Next, Lu Qing sought further understanding from Yan about other news of the Ancient Cultivation World, which greatly broadened his horizons. n𝚘𝚟𝚙u𝚋.co𝚖
Only then did he put away the Leaving Fire Tripod, preparing to return to the village.
However, this time, given the improved relationship with "Yan," Lu Qing didn’t continue to block its perception, allowing it to sense the outside world.
