Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 392 - 388: The Secret Within the Infinite Secret Realm

Chapter 392: Chapter 388: The Secret Within the Infinite Secret Realm

Xia Feng furrowed his brows slightly; he could sense from Tang Yunqi’s tone that he was telling the truth.

But precisely because of this, he felt curious. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

After all, it was also him who previously said that the secret treasures in the Secret Realm couldn’t be taken out.

Moreover, with that somewhat strange smile, it was hard to see it as anything but ill-intentioned.

Even though this ill intention seemed to be more aimed at the Four Great Clans, Xia Feng still felt a bit uneasy.

Fortunately, Tang Yunqi quickly realized his thoughts and started explaining with a smile.

"Hey buddy, don’t be overly suspicious. Although I don’t know where you all come from, seeing how unfamiliar you seem with the Infinite Divine Domain, I’ll stop being so secretive."

"Originally, the Secret Realm opens every ten thousand years, with some small benefits and some secret treasures that can’t be taken away."

"Plus, with the strange transmission mechanism of the secret keys, the people from the Four Great Clans regard this Secret Realm more as a sustainable training ground."

"Every ten thousand years they let the family’s disciples come out to train, to see if they can gain any special insights."

He smacked his lips, muttering, "After all, it’s a Secret Realm left by a Divine Monarch. There are plenty of good things inside."

Tang Yunqi raised an eyebrow slightly, leaning in with amusement: "But hey buddy, why would the Wuji Divine Monarch leave behind such a Secret Realm?"

"There’s level restrictions, it opens periodically—"

"He can’t be some tomb raider fan, wanting people to come by and rob his tomb when they’re bored after he died, right?"

Xia Feng showed a bit of shock, as if he hadn’t considered this possibility.

After a long moment, he asked curiously, "So, there’s still a secret within the Infinite Secret Realm?"

Tang Yunqi shrugged: "It’s easy to guess, this is a place of inheritance."

"The level restrictions make it convenient for accepting the inheritance, and it opens every ten thousand years to find the most suitable person."

"And the fact that secret treasures can’t be taken out is to leave them for the true inheritor."

Tang Yunqi blinked, appearing very familiar with this special mechanism of the Infinite Secret Realm.

Xia Feng appeared even more confused: "If it’s as you say, this Secret Realm has existed for a million years. The Four Great Clans haven’t been able to produce a single person capable of receiving the inheritance?"

Tang Yunqi’s smile grew stranger as he leaned closer to Xia Feng, whispering almost as if afraid Ximen Qing nearby would hear.

"There’s some history here. They say the Wuji Divine Monarch was betrayed by the elders of the four clans back in the day, and his downfall is even connected to them, making him particularly averse to their bloodlines."

He flashed a knowing smile, looking more nuanced: "Speaking of which, it was only this time after coming in and getting caught in the Space Storm that I vaguely saw the conditions for the inheritance trial."

Xia Feng’s interest was piqued, and he asked, puzzled, "What are the conditions?"

Tang Yunqi clicked his tongue lightly: "Those who enter the Infinite Secret Realm with a secret key must sacrifice more than half."

"And also..."

"It requires the bloodline of the main family from the Four Great Clans."

He glanced over at Ximen Qing, his expression teasingly amused: "Now we just lack a Ximen family bloodline."

Main family bloodlines essentially refer to core disciples.

Dongfang Baiyu counts as one. During Nangong Lian’s second escape, she left another person, also a core disciple, behind; this counts as one too.

It’s not too clear about the Beiming family, but judging by Tang Yunqi’s tone, it seems resolved.

Now we only lack someone from the Ximen family, and Xia Feng conveniently has one.

Ximen Qing’s face turned pale: "You, you can’t kill me, you just promised, as long as I recharged you..."

"Puff..."

His words weren’t even finished when Tang Yunqi’s hand had already pierced through his lower abdomen’s Dantian.

Seeing the harmless smile on Tang Yunqi’s face, Ximen Qing’s lips quivered slightly, as if wanting to say something.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, a torrent of blood gushed out, staining everywhere.

Tang Yunqi withdrew his hand from his abdomen with a faint hint of disgust, shaking off the bloodstains, then wiped them on Ximen Qing’s clothes.

"Alright, buddy here promised not to kill you, but I didn’t make such a promise."

"You ought to feel honored to become part of unlocking the Infinite Secret Realm."

His expression remained harmless, but the implication in his words left Ximen Qing, lying on the ground, unable to close his eyes.

"You, you are..."

Ximen Qing struggled, spewing a mouthful of blood, seeming to recognize the person before him, but unable to say the name, whether out of fear or inability.

Just as he was about to say something, the hole in his abdomen suddenly exploded, completely obliterating his body.

Even his Divine Soul was swept away, eliminating any chance of rebirth.

Xia Feng squinted slightly, seemingly reevaluating this Tang Yunqi, who had always seemed agreeable.

His face still wore that ingratiating smile, not even the curve of his lips changing, as if the one who just killed someone wasn’t him.

Xia Feng sighed in his heart, indeed, an accidentally interesting acquaintance.

But there wasn’t time to dwell further; Tang Yunqi perhaps had his secrets.

From the beginning, he was trading on equal terms—though loosely equal—with Xia Feng.

Although he stabbed Ximen Qing, he never backstabbed Xia Feng.

When it came to the quota for entering the Secret Realm, it was a fair exchange, and later on, discovering Xia Feng possessed an Ancient Divine Artifact, he didn’t attack him.

Now, he even voluntarily handed over many secret treasures to Xia Feng and Xia Tianming.

Considering the high possibility these treasures might be taken out, he gave so many to Xia Feng and Xia Tianming.

Xia Feng looked at Tang Yunqi with a slightly skeptical expression: "What exactly do you want from us?"

Tang Yunqi raised an eyebrow slightly, his ingratiating smile momentarily turning defiant, but he quickly concealed it.

The swift change in expression was almost enough to make Xia Feng think it was just his imagination.

"Hmm, there’s nothing in particular I want. You gave me the quota to enter the Secret Realm; if you insist, you can even take away half of my gains inside."

His expression turned a bit amused, even opening his coat to show Xia Feng the secret treasures on his body.

There were at least a dozen of them visibly strapped to him, not counting what he had already stored in the Storage Ring.

Tang Yunqi asked with a smile, "How about it? Want them?"