The Spiritual Peach Banquet was naturally the focus of the entire Cultivation Realm, and almost all major races set their sights on this event.

Subsequently, more races arrived, and the number of participants at the Spiritual Peach Banquet continued to increase.

The White Jade Fairy was responsible for opening the Secret Realm. She bid farewell to Xu Nian and his group, while the Demon Emperor was still conversing with the Dung Beetle.

From afar, the Dung Beetle's obsequious nodding and bowing presented a bewilderingly comical sight.

Meanwhile, the Demon Emperor, like a stern father-in-law, was seriously instructing the Dung Beetle on certain matters.

Xu Nian and his group couldn't be bothered with this situation. After all, the trouble had been stirred up by the Dung Beetle himself, and they had no time to clean up his mess.

At noon, the Secret Realm was officially opened. After the White Jade Fairy explained the process, she remained in the Jade Flower Immortal Sect with many experts, while the younger generation of disciples entered the Secret Realm.

Xu Nian wasn't very clear about the specifics of this Secret Realm, as this was his first encounter with such a place.

"Sect Leader Xu, you needn't worry too much. With your disciples' power, making it into the top 100 shouldn't be a problem."

Meng Fenggu stood with Xu Nian, alongside several Elders of the Great Dream Immortal Sect.

Xu Nian asked with mild curiosity, "What's the situation with this Secret Realm?"

He genuinely didn't know, which was why he asked; the White Jade Fairy hadn't explained it to him earlier, either. This was indeed quite frustrating.

"It's rumored that this Secret Realm originated from the Upper Realm and was eventually controlled by Haoran Academy," Meng Fenggu patiently explained. "Then, for the Spiritual Peach Banquet, they brought it out to be used as a trial ground. It supposedly contains beings imprisoned from the Upper Realm, and it's even rumored that imprisoned Immortals are among them, though no one has ever truly seen one. That part is likely just an exaggeration. However, the realm does contain numerous demonic creatures from the Upper Realm. These are quite different from the Demon Race we know here. They are very strange creatures; even old folks like us can't clearly describe them. This Secret Realm is filled with dangers. Every time disciples enter, many end up killed or injured. Of course, to deal with such situations, some seniors from the Central Domain crafted special Teleportation Tokens. Activating a token allows one to be safely transported out."

Hearing this, Xu Nian recalled the disciples being gathered earlier. An Elder from the Jade Flower Immortal Sect had given each of them a Jade Token.

At the time, he hadn't known what these things were for; it seemed they were indeed the Teleportation Tokens.

However, for this Secret Realm to be connected to the Upper Realm, and for even Meng Fenggu and the others to seem apprehensive about certain demonic creatures within... It suggested serious issues were lurking.

Xu Nian couldn't help but look up at the sky. The Upper Realm! Does it really exist? Is there truly a new world above our heads?

Thinking of this, he felt a flicker of curiosity about the Upper Realm for the first time, wondering what it was truly like.

...

「Within the Secret Realm.」

Upon entry, the Teleportation Array at the entrance scattered almost all the Celestial Prides. They were dispersed throughout the realm, some in safe zones, others in dangerous areas. They immediately began contacting their Sect brothers and sisters.

The Elders in their Sects had previously warned them about the dangers here. To survive and make it into the top 100, they not only had to eliminate the demonic creatures but also be wary of other people and races.

If they encountered dangers they couldn't handle, death was the only outcome.

Therefore, gathering quickly to jointly eliminate the demonic creatures here was paramount.

The Dung Beetle found himself on an expansive, seemingly endless grassland. He had no idea of its true vastness.

More importantly, as far as his eyes could reach, not a single person was in sight. He didn't even see members from the other major races who had participated in the Spiritual Peach Banquet. He seemed to be completely alone on the grassland.

This is quite unsettling. How am I supposed to proceed?

"YOO-HOO—"

The Dung Beetle cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted across the grassland, "Is anyone there? Can someone tell me where this is?"

"Where is this..."

"Is this..."

"This..."

Listening to the echo, his face involuntarily darkened. No way, is this Secret Realm really this vast? It's not like in those novels where you meet people as soon as you enter. It almost feels like a completely new map has opened up.

After hesitating for half a moment, the Dung Beetle helplessly took out his vehicle, the Magpie Bridge Immortal, intending to ride it for a look around.

The moment he jumped onto the Magpie Bridge Immortal, a terrifying gravitational force slammed down on him.

This indescribably heavy weight pinned him fiercely onto the Magpie Bridge Immortal. His veins bulged, threatening to burst at any moment.

"SHIT!"

The Dung Beetle cursed loudly as he struggled to climb down from the Magpie Bridge Immortal. The moment he touched the ground, the gravity vanished instantly. He lay there, gasping for breath as if reborn.

What the hell was that? I was almost turned into mincemeat by that force! Could it be that flying isn't allowed here?

He murmured to himself, then got up and tentatively jumped.

The crushing weight didn't appear.

But when he tried to fly, the crushing weight suddenly struck again, slamming him down from midair.

Flying is forbidden!

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