Xia Feng and Qi Wan’Er naturally dove directly into the Dream Realm Pearl and began refining it.

While refining the Celestial Sound Talismans, Xia Feng also inquired about the Celestial Sound Orthodoxy.

"Are all your followers like this?"

Qi Wan’Er looked a bit helpless as well: "Ever since my father, the entire Celestial Sound Orthodoxy has had similar tendencies."

"However, although they’re a bit cowardly, their loyalty can still be assured."

Xia Feng sighed helplessly. Being able to assure loyalty is fine; cultivation levels can always improve, but loyalty is rather rare.

The duo sat and meditated in the cave for about two hours, thoroughly refining all the Celestial Sound Talismans, with Lu Ziqian gazing at them in confusion.

"Two Celestial Sound Talismans took two hours, and fifteen Celestial Sound Talismans also only took two hours?"

Xia Feng cleared his throat; unable to explain the reason, he could only change the subject: "Alright, let’s continue exploring."

Lu Ziqian, with a face full of disbelief, followed the two as they continued to explore the surroundings.

The ten or so people following them also followed quietly, not daring to inquire about things they shouldn’t, albeit their hearts were just as shocked as Lu Ziqian.

Xia Feng used his Divine Sense to probe a bit. The Great Dao of Music to the east was more concentrated, hinting that the so-called Secret Treasure was about to emerge.

There were a few scattered inheritors nearby, but they weren’t too close, so Xia Feng didn’t pay them much attention, heading straight toward the convergence of the Great Dao of Music.

The followers behind looked somewhat puzzled: "Where are we heading, did the Divine Maiden acquire a map of the Secret Realm?"

Xia Feng couldn’t help but roll his eyes, thinking with Qi Jun’s ineptitude, he still wants to acquire a map of the Secret Realm...

Might as well consider if the Demon Sound Divine King acquired a map and handed it to the prodigy in their sect.

The location of the Secret Treasure was evidently far; as the group proceeded eastwards, they encountered several waves of Celestial Sound Beasts.

Xia Feng shared a fair amount with Qi Wan’Er, then handed the remaining ones to Lu Ziqian for distribution.

Since the Secret Realm had just opened, most of these Celestial Sound Beasts were at the First or Second Grade Celestial God Realm. Xia Feng briefly sensed the Great Dao within them and found it of no use to himself, so he simply handed them to these followers.

Holding a pile of Celestial Sound Talismans, Lu Ziqian stood dazed, hesitantly asking: "Am I entrusted to distribute all of these?"

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll pocket them for personal gain?"

Xia Feng glanced at him indifferently: "Would you?"

Lu Ziqian remained silent, and Xia Feng shrugged: "You’re more familiar with these people, so you handle the distribution."

Looking at the Celestial Sound Talismans in his palm, Lu Ziqian stood there for quite a while before collecting his thoughts, then distributed the Celestial Sound Talismans to the prodigies of the Celestial Sound Orthodoxy.

When he distributed the Celestial Sound Talismans, he seemed to discern which were most suitable for whom, thus accelerating the refinement process for these individuals.

However, no matter how fast these people were, they couldn’t match Xia Feng and Qi Wan’Er.

The group sluggishly took nearly two days to find the place where the Great Dao of Music converged.

There stood a high peak, with steep paths leading to a summit soaring into the clouds.

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, the surrounding prodigies noticed that the concentration of the Great Dao of Music here was much richer than elsewhere.

Out of curiosity, someone craned their neck and asked: "It seems like the Master is heading straight in this direction. Is there a treasure here?"

As soon as the words were out, other followers around had eyes tinged with excitement: "Is it the Secret Treasure?"

"I can feel it too. The musical rules around here are distinctly stronger; there must be something good."

Xia Feng glanced back at them, smiling as he spoke: "Refining Celestial Sound Talismans here might be faster than elsewhere."

"Do you want to stay here and wait for us to return, or would you like to come along and broaden your horizons?"

Most chose to stay, but there were two or three who, with peculiar expressions, wanted to follow Xia Feng up the mountain.

Xia Feng scanned them with a half-smile, not saying a word, while Lu Ziqian, understanding the cue, spoke up: "If you’re going, then we should all go together. There aren’t many of us in the first place, and if we split up, what if something happens."

In the end, even though the number of people wanting to go was small, all of them decided to follow Xia Feng up the mountain.

After this incident, the followers looked somewhat displeased at the ones who wanted to go up the mountain.

Acting as if he was unaware of anything, Xia Feng led the group further into the mountain, the path becoming increasingly arduous, making the following members visibly uncomfortable.

Perhaps due to the density of the Great Dao of Music around, Xia Feng tried using his Divine Sense to locate the specific position of the Secret Treasure, but every attempt seemed to be disrupted by something, making it difficult to ascertain the real situation.

After trying three or four times with the same result, Xia Feng remained vigilant and refrained from further exploration.

Now that the Secret Realm had just opened, based on Xia Feng’s experience in the previous two Secret Realms, nothing too dangerous was likely to occur.

The further they climbed, the denser the musical rules became; by the end, Xia Feng felt that with just a bit of contemplation, he could comprehend a significant portion of the Great Dao of Music.

Additionally, as the concentration of the Great Dao of Music increased, Xia Feng began to faintly hear the tinkling sound of music.

Unlike the chaotic clanging of the Celestial Sound Beasts, the music here seemed to carry a cheerful guidance.

At the very least, upon hearing this music, Xia Feng’s mood lightened considerably, even bringing a faint smile to his face.

By the time he realized it, heightened vigilance overtook him, and he signaled to the followers behind him, moving a few steps forward alone in investigation.

The sound originated from a shallow pit near the peak, and after searching around twice, Xia Feng still couldn’t locate the Secret Treasure, until Lu Ziqian hesitantly glanced toward the ground.

"It seems to be coming from within the mountain; should we dig a tunnel into it?"

Xia Feng appeared thoughtful, as the Heaven-Burying Sword suddenly floated into his hand, seemingly poised to thrust into the shallow pit.

The previously youthful music suddenly turned rapid and urgent, tinging Xia Feng’s mood with a hint of agitation as well.

A palm-sized translucent elf emerged from the shallow pit, timidly eyeing the Heaven-Burying Sword in Xia Feng’s hand.

Lu Ziqian exclaimed excitedly: "It’s a Celestial Sound Elf, oh my, are we lucky or what, encountering a Celestial Sound Elf right as the Secret Realm opens!"

Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, warily watching the Celestial Sound Elf, while also curiously asking: "What is this creature?"