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Join the ServerThe Eastern Sea Secret Realm offered countless opportunities, and their intention was simple: to explore a few of them.
Yet, the two of them seemed utterly fated to miss out on secret realms; each time one emerged, its location proved to be so distant that even a Heavenly Immortal would require half a month of flight to reach it.
“Damn it.”
Xian Yuan could no longer contain her exasperation.
She sank onto the riverbank, her dark hair a chaotic tangle, a look of utter bewilderment on her face as she cried out, “Who, for heaven’s sake, is actually seizing these secret realm opportunities?
“Who *can* possibly seize these secret realm opportunities?”
“I’m so cursed; I can’t possibly fail to encounter even *one* opportunity, can I?”
“And even if I am cursed, it can’t be that every single opportunity appears such an impossible distance away, can it?”
“Now, now,” Murong Fier comforted, “it’s already good that we obtained the Ice Dragon Seal.
“What is meant to be yours will eventually be yours; do not force what is not.”
“Wuwuwu, Sister Murong!”
With a tearful, aggrieved expression, Xian Yuan hugged Murong Fier tightly, burying her head beneath Murong Fier’s soft bosom.
Even through their clothes, she could feel the gentle, yielding softness.
‘In this cold and indifferent world, only this still holds some warmth.’
“Don’t lose heart,” Murong Fier said, “there should still be other secret realms.”
“Why?” Xian Yuan pouted, “I just want some inheritances!”
‘I only wish to obtain some Immortal Emperor or Quasi-Saint inheritances, yet why do I miss them every single time?’
‘Heavenly Dao: Why? I simply won’t give them to you.
‘Still desiring inheritances? You must be dreaming!
‘Since you defy the heavens, I will directly adjust the secret realms, ensuring you can’t obtain a single one!’
“Stop thinking about it,” Murong Fier suggested, “there’s an unknown area not far from here.
“Shall we try our luck there?”
Murong Fier withdrew her divine sense, having discovered a nearby region that even her spiritual perception couldn’t fully penetrate.
“Let’s rest for a bit,” Xian Yuan proposed, “I’ll take a look at what’s inside the spatial rings of those Rising Cloud Island disciples.”
Xian Yuan retrieved Lin Feng and Li Mengyue’s spatial rings, their restrictions having already been effortlessly broken.
“What a pile of garbage this is.”
Upon seeing the contents of the spatial rings, she instantly lost all interest.
Lin Feng’s spatial ring contained only a few unremarkable items, along with the identifying token of a Saint Son.
As for magic treasures, there was merely a single Earth-grade immortal sword, and nothing else of note.
“This is truly too poor,” Xian Yuan scoffed, “what kind of Saint Son is he?”
Xian Yuan tossed Lin Feng’s spatial ring to Murong Fier, deeming it beneath her and better suited for ‘Sister Murong’.
Murong Fier accepted the ring, and after a quick scan with her divine sense, she could only shake her head helplessly.
“This person is utterly destitute,” she mused, “it’s normal not to have immortal-grade magic treasures, let alone the Twelve Primordial Chaos Supreme Treasures, but how could they not even possess a single Heaven-grade item?”
“Could Rising Cloud Island truly not afford to give him more than this?
“He is a Saint Son, the next Island Master of Rising Cloud Island, yet he was only given an Earth-grade sword?”
‘Even a mouse would starve to death looking at this.’
Meanwhile, Xian Yuan had already opened Li Mengyue’s spatial ring, and the contrast between the two was truly like heaven and earth.
“We’re rich! We’re rich!” Xian Yuan exclaimed, instantly transforming into a little money grubber.
Li Mengyue’s spatial ring, aside from common feminine items, was filled with treasures.
There were dozens of Heaven-grade elixirs, two Heaven-grade weapons, and, most importantly, a spirit-filled divine jade that radiated an aura unmistakably belonging to an immortal-grade weapon!
However, in the very next moment, Xian Yuan’s face darkened.
The instant Xian Yuan touched the supposed immortal-grade weapon, she realized it was merely a facade.
“Damn it, why?!”
The jade, it turned out, was merely a Profound-grade weapon, only capable of emitting the aura of an immortal-grade artifact.
In other words, possessing it would only increase her chances of being hunted down.
“What happened?” Murong Fier inquired, stepping closer.
“Sister Murong!”
Xian Yuan, her face etched with grievance, recounted the entire incident.
Murong Fier couldn’t help but smile, covering her mouth lightly, yet still offered comfort.
“Well, at least you still have the elixirs, don’t you?”
“Drat it all!” Xian Yuan declared, “When we go to that unknown region later, I’m absolutely going to make up for this loss!”
“Alright, alright.”
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Before long, the two arrived at the unknown land.
Before their eyes lay a wetland, uniquely characterized by ice-bound vegetation alongside its watery expanse.
The environment was not particularly harsh; numerous small animals, at the very least, thrived there.
The entire wetland was enveloped by a forest, resembling a tropical rainforest.
“What is this situation?”
Soon after stepping into the wetland, both felt that the environment before them was far from normal.
The temperature within was high, yet the ice and snow on some trees remained stubbornly unmelted, presenting a highly unusual sight.
“Fortune favors the bold!”
Witnessing this, Xian Yuan grew even more excited, convinced that a great treasure must reside within this place.
She immediately headed deeper.
After walking for a while, Murong Fier suddenly grew wary.
“Xian Yuan, don’t you feel a sudden increase in water elements?”
“Understood!” Xian Yuan replied.
Indeed, the surrounding water elements were extraordinarily dense.
“Who goes there!”
An arrow, condensed from water elements, shot directly towards Xian Yuan and Murong Fier.
“Quick, dodge!”
The two swiftly dodged to the side; the power of that condensed water arrow was no less than a peak Immortal Emperor’s strike.
Could their assailant be a Dao Venerable?
“To peek upon this Venerable One, you are truly audacious.”
The water elements in the environment rapidly coalesced, forming a figure with lustrous blue hair cascading over her shoulders, draped in a white Hanfu.
A pair of elfin ears indicated that she was not human.
Her countenance was exceptionally refined and ethereal, her beauty radiant.
Her skin was as fair as snow, and her star-blue pupils held a profound depth.
Her face, untouched by cosmetics, was like that of a celestial maiden descended to the mortal realm, untainted by worldly desires.
The surrounding river waters, stirred by her presence, rippled with ceaseless joy, sending waves across the calm surface.
“Who are you?”
Xian Yuan cautiously asked, gazing at the woman who had suddenly appeared.
“I am Leng Xi, the Queen of Water Sprites!”
“The Queen of Water Sprites?”
Both were momentarily stunned, then Xian Yuan immediately blurted out, “You’re lying!
“The Queen of Water Sprites is named Lei, how could you be here instead?”
“Lei?”
For a moment, Leng Xi couldn’t recall who this person Lei was.
“Who is this ‘Lei’ you speak of?”
“Lei is the second Queen of Water Sprites,” Xian Yuan explained.
“I recall the first Queen of Water Sprites was overthrown due to her tyrannical rule.”
“Tyrannical rule? Overthrown?!”
A large red ‘X’ seemed to appear above Leng Xi’s head.
Just as she searched her memories, she finally remembered who Lei was: her own appointed Saintess!
‘Rebellion! Absolute rebellion!’ she fumed.
‘My own appointed Saintess has rebelled! And called it tyrannical rule!
‘What slander!
‘I merely fought with Zhi Jiu, the Queen of Ice Sprites, until we were trapped within a secret realm, and now I’ve been branded a tyrant!’
Leng Xi was practically seething with rage.
‘Succession is one thing, but to pin the label of a tyrant on me?!’
“Who are you, and why have you trespassed into my territory?” Leng Xi asked, suppressing her fury as she looked at the two.
“I am Xian Yuan, a disciple of Heavenly Gate Island.”
“I am Murong Fier of the Murong Family from the Eastern Sea.”
“Heavenly Gate Island? The Murong Family? Are you referring to Liu Ruyan and Murong Xue?”
“Do you know the Heavenly Gate Island Ancestor?”
“Murong Xue is a powerful figure from my Murong Family during ancient times.”
Both Xian Yuan and Murong Fier were momentarily stunned.
It was already astonishing that Leng Xi could address Liu Ruyan and Murong Xue by their names, as they were widely recognized as Quasi-Saint grand cultivators.
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