Half a month later, the next secret realm was about to open.
As soon as Luo Qingyu and her group arrived at the scene, the surroundings instantly erupted into a commotion, with waves of clamor rising and falling.
“Ahhh! The Changming Sect is here!”
The moment Ming Xuan stepped out, many female cultivators showered him with fresh flowers.
Ye Qiao quietly complained, “Second Senior Brother is such a show-off.”
Xue Yu laughed and explained from the side, “There's no helping it. Who told the next secret realm to be the home turf of talisman cultivators? He's definitely going to milk this opportunity to show off.”
Ye Qiao raised her hand and pointed at Luo Qingyu in front, who was covered in fresh flowers, and asked in confusion, “Then why does Fourth Senior Brother have so many flowers on him too?”
Xue Yu said flatly, “Why else? Your Fourth Senior Brother is good-looking. He captures the hearts of both women and men. Those phoenix eyes of his look affectionate even when staring at a dog.”
“Young Master Luo, you are seriously so handsome!”
“Luo Qingyu, you and the Changming Sect must do your best!”
“Beautiful Luo, I am your dog!!”
Hearing these blunt and bold shouts, Ye Qiao's lips twitched violently as she silently lamented: It seems Fourth Senior Brother's fans are also very abnormal.
Before she could think further, another loud slogan suddenly swept across the venue:
“Ye Qiao, Ye Qiao, the prettiest of them all!
Ye Qiao, Ye Qiao, beat them all down!
Ye Langlang, can you take first place?”
Hearing everyone's shouts, Ye Qiao waved her hand and replied with a smile, “Alright!”
Over at the Yueqing Sect's seats, Song Hansheng spoke in a sarcastic tone upon seeing this, “On what basis is your Changming Sect so confident?”
Ye Qiao was too lazy to argue with him and casually said, “Those who understand, understand.”
A typical case of 'read and reply randomly'.
Ming Xuan's eyes lit up, instantly catching his junior sister's drift, and immediately chimed in, “Those who understand naturally understand.”
Song Hansheng was temporarily speechless. He turned to look at the normal Xue Yu and Luo Qingyu.
Xue Yu raised an eyebrow and said, “What are you looking at? Those who understand naturally understand.”
Luo Qingyu also chimed in, “Those who understand, understand everything.”
Mu Zhongxi was utterly bewildered. He couldn't help but poke Zhou Xingyun beside him, “Senior Brother, what on earth are they babbling about?”
Zhou Xingyun didn't understand either, but he felt these words carried a lot of momentum, so he casually said, “Don't ask so much. Those who understand, understand.”
Hearing this, Mu Zhongxi's eyes widened. He said resentfully, “Fine! The five of you are actually isolating me!”
After saying that, he squatted directly on the ground, drawing circles with his head lowered in a huff, looking incredibly aggrieved.
The audience below couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
“To be honest, the mental state of the Changming Sect's Personal Disciples this year is quite interesting.”
“I've long grown tired of the usual fighting and killing. As soon as these jokers from the Changming Sect appeared, the competition suddenly became much more interesting.”
“Everyone says the Wenjian Sect is expected to take first place, but in my opinion, the Changming Sect might just be a dark horse.”
On the side, Song Hansheng was even more unable to comprehend what on earth the Changming Sect was so confident about.
...
Upon entering the secret realm, yellow sand filled the sky.
Luo Qingyu looked around and found that the environment of this secret realm was far harsher than the previous one. Broken swords and shattered bronze were scattered everywhere, and the ground was littered with skeletal remains, making it look incredibly desolate.
What depressed her even more was that she was actually alone again.
“Haha, Luo Qingyu is separated from her group again.”
“What kind of luck is this?”
“Look, there are several Wenjian Sect disciples not far away. They'll probably cross paths in a moment.”
“So what if they cross paths? Looking at Ye Qinghan, there's no way he'll eliminate Luo Qingyu.”
The elder of the Chengfeng Sect narrowed his eyes slightly, “Fanfan, your genius disciple's luck isn't very good, is it? This fate is truly hard to explain.”
Qin Fanfan felt a bit helpless upon hearing this.
Before the competition, he had specifically warned Luo Qingyu to stay away from Ye Qinghan. He never expected the secret realm to directly teleport the two of them to places so close to each other.
Beside him, the Sect Master of the Wenjian Sect snorted coldly, “With our Qinghan around, Luo Qingyu won't encounter any danger.”
Hearing this, Elder Zhao almost blew his top on the spot.
These words made it sound as if his own Xiaoyu had no ability to protect herself.
But on second thought, artifact cultivators were indeed generally quite fragile, so he could only silently shut his mouth.
...
Inside the secret realm.
Luo Qingyu raised her sleeve to block the oncoming wind and sand, muttering to herself as she walked.
“This secret realm is so vast. How on earth am I supposed to find Little Junior Sister and the others?”
Luo Qingyu kept walking forward. Suddenly, she saw a barrier standing ahead, with several familiar figures faintly visible inside.
She raised her hand, using her sleeve to block the wind and sand blowing in her face, and squinted to look into the distance.
After clearly seeing their faces, she couldn't help but swear under her breath, “Holy crap, Ice-Face.”
She then counted on her fingers: one, two, three, four, five. All five members of the Wenjian Sect were right here.
Luo Qingyu smiled bitterly to herself. This was truly an accursed fate!
Inside the barrier, Ye Qinghan keenly sensed the movement outside. He looked up, piercing through the filling yellow sand, and locked onto the familiar figure not far away.
Seeing Luo Qingyu, his cold eyes softened imperceptibly, and he took a step toward the edge of the barrier.
Zhu You nudged Xia Qing and Zuo Yi beside them and whispered, “Quick, look at Senior Brother.”
Hearing Zhu You's words, the two of them looked up at Ye Qinghan, who had walked to the edge of the barrier.
Beside them, Chu Xingzhi was extremely displeased and muttered in a low voice, “Why is Senior Brother always so gentle whenever he sees Luo Qingyu, but acts completely different toward us? This is clearly double standards.”
Zhu You's lips twitched slightly, thinking to themselves: Need you even ask? That's the person Senior Brother likes. How could it be the same?
Seeing several gazes brushing over her all at once from not far away, Luo Qingyu's thought of quietly slipping away instantly fell through.
Well, she was still spotted.
Ice-Face's eyesight is just way too good.
Outside the secret realm, the watching crowd instantly boiled over.
“Look, look! Luo Qingyu of the Changming Sect has run into the Wenjian Sect group!”
“Now we've got a good show to watch!”
“Fight! Fight!”
...
Luo Qingyu could only steel herself and walk forward slowly. The two of them locked eyes.
Luo Qingyu spoke first, asking, “How did you guys get trapped in here?”
Ye Qinghan answered with some embarrassment, the tips of his ears flushing a faint red, “We accidentally stepped on an array.”
Luo Qingyu lamented silently. As expected, the luck of the Wenjian Sect members was also truly terrible. They were currently in the outer areas of the secret realm, where there were barely any arrays, yet they had actually managed to step on one.
Right after that thought, Luo Qingyu took out an array-breaking talisman from her storage ring and slapped it onto the barrier.
The light screen flickered, and the barrier instantly shattered.
Ye Qinghan said softly, “Thank you.”
At this moment, the others behind Ye Qinghan walked over one after another, and Luo Qingyu instantly grew vigilant.
“I just stepped in to save you guys. You're not planning to make a move, are you?”
Ye Qinghan quickly explained, “No.”
Seeing this, Zhu You helplessly pressed a hand to their forehead and stepped forward to defuse the tension, “Senior Brother Luo, don't overthink it.”
“What our Senior Brother means is that the Wenjian Sect hopes to temporarily cooperate with the Changming Sect. What do you think?”
Luo Qingyu raised her eyebrow slightly and asked in response, “But I don't have many array-breaking talismans on hand.”
From the side, Chu Xingzhi urged in a low voice, “Senior Brother, why bother cooperating? We can just eliminate him, snatch his mustard seed bag, and we can still keep going.”
Hearing this, Ye Qinghan glared coldly at Chu Xingzhi, who shut his mouth dejectedly.
He turned to look at Luo Qingyu and said sincerely, “We won't snatch your things. We genuinely want to cooperate.”
Looking at Ye Qinghan's slightly embarrassed state, Luo Qingyu curled her lips and agreed with a smile, “Sure.”
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