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Chapter 1140: Chapter 1039: Fire Essence
The two places were not far apart, and Li Zhirui quickly entered the boundary of Kunlun State.
Although he had already traveled through regions rich in Spiritual Energy, the difference when compared to Kunlun State was still profoundly noticeable.
However, the richness of Spiritual Energy is merely the least remarkable advantage of Kunlun State; what truly surprises people are the Dao Rhymes and Dao Intent gathered here!
It is said that every Cultivator who ascends after successful Tribulation Transcendence leaves behind some Dao Rhymes and Dao Intent in the place of their tribulation.
While many Cultivators desire to return to their sects or clan lands for breakthroughs, in Kunlun State they seek to break through their limitations, and sometimes they realize enlightenment suddenly, with no way to suppress the descent of the Heavenly Tribulation.
Moreover, the major forces of Immortal Tao have an agreement that Cultivators undergoing tribulations in Kunlun State will be protected by their disciples, making it quite safe.
Add to this that Kunlun State, as the birthplace of Immortal Tao, has accumulated more cultivators undertaking tribulations than any other region over countless years.
Especially during the golden age of flourishing Immortal Tao, nearly every year there were Cultivators in Kunlun State undergoing tribulations and ascending, creating a legacy simply incomparable to other regions.
No wonder the major powers keep each other in check, preferring to let Kunlun State remain ’ownerless land’ rather than see it possessed by others.
After all, possessing Kunlun State, along with being one of the top powers in the Primal Spirit Realm herself, it would likely only take a millennium or two to surpass all other forces and dominate the world.
However, these matters are too remote for the current Li Zhirui and the Li family; they are not something he can aspire to. He only feels that if he could stay in Kunlun State for several hundred years, he might even attempt advancing to the Great Vehicle Realm!
Kunlun State is one of the few regions in the East Continent without Devil Race, as the high number of Cultivators ensures any Devil Beasts that are born are quickly discovered and mercilessly killed by the Cultivators.
There might, however, be numerous Demon Cultivators hiding and mingling among them.
Therefore, the method of cultivation in Kunlun State is different from other places; it’s not about slaying Devil Beasts, but directly entering various Secret Realms!
There are a great many Secret Realms in Kunlun State, approximately hundreds of them, with most of the precious ones occupied by the major forces.
It is said that the Secret Realms they control are nearly as large as a Minor Thousand World, hence they occasionally allow other Cultivators to explore them.
Only you have to turnover sixty percent of your findings in the Secret Realm! And you must prioritize offering high-rank, precious, rare Spiritual Objects.
But even under such harsh conditions, a great number of Cultivators flock to them, fantasizing that they might be the one in ten thousand lucky ones.
The other Secret Realms not directly occupied by the major forces are also indirectly controlled by them, ostensibly to ensure the sustainable development of the Secret Realms! To prevent them from being wasted and destroyed due to excessive exploitation.
Therefore, the opening times of the Secret Realms are different, but due to the large number of Secret Realms, several open every year.
And Cultivators entering these Secret Realms must also turnover twenty percent of the Spiritual Objects collected as part of the maintenance and stabilization of the Secret Realms and activation of the Teleportation Array, among other expenses.
They manage these openly quite well, but what happens behind closed doors, outsiders wouldn’t know.
So when Li Zhirui came to Kunlun State, he spent a few days gathering various information and data, then went to a place called Thousand Realms Hall.
This is an institution in every Immortal City of Kunlun State, where Cultivators looking to enter public Secret Realms must register and choose which Secret Realm they wish to enter.
The Secret Realms controlled by the major powers also release their information here.
Li Zhirui was quite lucky when he arrived; numerous Secret Realms would be opening in the coming months, so he didn’t have to wait long, but because the openings were so close together, he could only choose two Secret Realms at most, causing him some dilemmas.
"Esteemed senior, if you are undecided, you can spend some Spirit Stones to purchase detailed maps and types of Spiritual Objects for several Secret Realms."
The female cultivator in charge of the reception, seeing Li Zhirui hesitant, smiled and offered a suggestion.
"How much would it cost?"
Li Zhirui was surprised that Thousand Realms Hall also offered this service, as he had purchased a "Secret Realms Compendium" from another place these past few days, but the content was quite brief.
"These six Secret Realms would only cost a total of five hundred thousand Spirit Stones." The female cultivator still wore a smiling expression.
Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow; this was more expensive than the "Secret Realms Compendium" he had bought. Just selling information on Secret Realms seemed to make Thousand Realms Hall quite profitable.
Nevertheless, he could afford this amount of Spirit Stones and immediately took out the Spirit Stones, then received six Jade Slips.
Seeing that there were people waiting behind him, Li Zhirui stepped aside to ponder the information before making his decision.
After a quarter of an hour, he had his answer.
"I want to go to the Five-colored Secret Realm and the Thousand Islands Secret Realm."
These two Secret Realms were rich in Spiritual Objects resources but had a higher risk factor; only about fifty to sixty percent of the Cultivators who entered these realms during each opening managed to survive and come out alive.
The female cultivator, being broad in experience, was not surprised by this and quickly helped Li Zhirui handle everything, giving him two Jade Tokens engraved with mysterious Dao patterns.
She just reminded Li Zhirui to be mindful of the time, not to miss the opening of the Secret Realm, then politely asked him to leave.
Upon returning to the rented Cave Mansion, Li Zhirui began preparing various Precious Pills, aiming to make the most of the time before the Secret Realm opened to prepare more Precious Pills.
