Chapter 161: Who is that unlucky Bride
Besides these people with grim expressions.
No matter how you look at it, this Secret Realm looks like a normal world.
Amidst the music and festivities, there was a lively atmosphere. Song Jiulai even heard people at her table discussing gossip about a happy event.
She didn’t recognize the names, but she could vaguely make out that they were talking about gossip concerning the groom’s family.
They said it was the groom’s third marriage, and his previous two wives had both died tragically.
Those two old NPC women gave Song Jiulai a strong impression of gossipy rural women.
Upon hearing “died tragically,” Song Jiulai’s CPU started whirring.
Doesn’t this sound like something related to the bride?
A ghost bride?
Or is the groom a serial killer?
What is the point of this Instance?
This is the Cultivation World, there can’t be ghosts, right?
I haven’t heard of ghost cultivators!
This world doesn’t even have ghosts, only extremely rare Vengeful Spirits, most of which are residual consciousnesses left behind by being trapped by some Secret Technique.
Song Jiulai listened carefully and only learned that the groom’s name was Qin Yongkang, and he was from the wealthiest family in this Town.
Every time he got married, he would invite everyone in the Town to a banquet.
He was clearly rich and extravagant.
However, Song Jiulai quickly discovered something was wrong: “Holy crap, there’s no Spiritual Energy here at all?”
The Spiritual Energy within her body was still there, but there was none in the outside world.
Then it truly would be gone after direct use.
System: “It must be the rules of this Secret Realm?”
A normal Mortal Town, a wedding, a world without Spiritual Energy.
It sounds like it hides considerable risk.
Song Jiulai looked around after hearing this, and it made sense why the cultivators nearby had grim expressions.
Without Spiritual Energy replenishment, if something happened, they could only rely on consuming pills.
And then—
“Awesome, I can’t even open my Mustard Seed Bag.”
Since the Sect Warehouse was established, the Mustard Seed Bag’s role wasn’t significant, but it could still be used for emergencies.
Now that the Mustard Seed Bag was unusable, Song Jiulai knew where the danger of this Instance lay.
Three days…
Could it be that they just need to endure these three days?
“It’s fine,” the System said. “You can still use the Sect Warehouse.”
Seeing that the System’s items were indeed unrestricted, Song Jiulai felt greatly reassured.
She had a cheat, she wasn’t afraid.
Suddenly, Song Jiulai saw a cultivator with a frown stand up, as if targeting someone in the crowd, and walk over to whisper a few words to them.
The two of them seemed to recognize each other and then walked aside to discuss something.
Song Jiulai couldn’t hear them, but she suddenly realized: “So we can leave. I thought we had to sit here.”
So Song Jiulai suddenly stood up, hands behind her back, and darted around the Courtyard, targeting the gossipy old women to inquire about rumors.
The face Song Jiulai had assumed, having learned from her previous experience, was at least a presentable Female Cultivator image, unlike her perfunctory efforts when playing a Puppet.
Seeing someone so eager for gossip, those old women were very enthusiastic and chatted with Song Jiulai about the groom’s family’s life stories.
The other cultivators also noticed Song Jiulai’s unusual behavior and frowned slightly.
Except for the first two, no one else had moved yet.
And the two who had started talking also noticed Song Jiulai’s actions.
One of them sneered: “A newly arrived disciple, I presume.”
Only those who come for the first time would inquire about this Secret Realm.
In reality, it’s of no use at all.
What Song Jiulai was doing, other cultivators had also done.
“We can’t use Magic Treasures, there’s no Spiritual Energy, and the Cosmic Bag can’t be opened. Relying solely on one’s Cultivation, I’m afraid there’s no way to fight the groom, especially if one is unlucky and gets chosen at night…”
Tao Yetian of the Azure Shadow Sect said with a grim expression: “No one has said what happens if you’re chosen by the groom. They just say it’s very dangerous.”
The person he recognized was Xiao Yushu of the Star Brilliance Sect. He chimed in, “It would be great if a disciple from the Silver Firmament Sect were here. Only their Sect members have safely passed through this Small World, right?”
The Silver Firmament Sect members must have the solution to this Secret Realm.
Tao Yetian sneered: “The Silver Firmament Sect members are all selfish. Even if a disciple were here, why would they reveal it without any benefit?”
Xiao Yushu shook his head: “Brother Yetian, you can’t say that. To unlock the mysteries of this Small World, you need to obtain things. We can only cooperate. This time, we don’t know what level the groom will be. We’d best pray that only Golden Core Stage disciples enter, otherwise, if we encounter Foundation Establishment or Qi Condensation disciples, they’ll just drag us down.”
The Moonlight Secret Realm has many peculiar aspects; it doesn’t look at the true level.
The BOSS’s Strength is determined by the combined Cultivation of the disciples entering the Small World.
The BOSS of the Small World will be at the same level as the disciples, but it will only suppress them when they truly face the groom.
If a disciple is already at the Qi Condensation Stage, they will be forcibly raised to the Golden Core Stage.
But this is not a good thing.
Because it only increases your Spiritual Energy limit.
Your combat awareness won’t keep up.
Lower-level disciples will experience a feeling of being top-heavy in combat, making them prone to problems.
Furthermore, after being forcibly elevated, their Cultivation will be hindered when they return to the real world.
In the Moonlight Secret Realm, different Small Worlds have different escape rules.
Some Secret Realms are purely about fighting your way out.
Some Secret Realms have their own hidden rules, and by deciphering the rules, one can escape early.
But there is also a core secret.
Legend has it that each Small World in the Moonlight Secret Realm has a Secret Realm Fragment. If one truly cracks the Secret Realm and obtains the Fragment, collecting all the Fragments of the Moonlight Secret Realm will reveal the whereabouts of the corpse of the previous Moon Demon Emperor.
The Demon Emperor’s corpse is the strongest Artifact Refining Material that the Cultivation World has long coveted.
However, the accuracy of this information is unclear even to people on the Yunzhou Continent.
The Moonlight Secret Realm is vast, and there are many scattered Secret Realm Keys. Not only disciples from Super Major Sects enter, but also many from other major Sects.
Because this Secret Realm is too large, it’s impossible to consolidate numbers, nor can one see the situation within the Secret Realm.
Major Sects can only consolidate information when they encounter each other within the Secret Realm.
One thing is certain: the entrances to each Secret Realm are controlled by the Major Sects, ensuring that only their own people enter the Secret Realm.
Over a dozen entrances to the Moonlight Secret Realm have been discovered and guarded.
After more than a hundred years without any incidents, these disciples are roughly aware of which Sects’ disciples will be entering.
The Azure Shadow Sect is a Medicine Sect, and the Star Brilliance Sect is an Artifact Refining Sect. The two have always had a good relationship, and Tao Yetian and Xiao Yushu recognized each other upon meeting.
As for the Silver Firmament Sect, they are currently the only Sect that has found the secret of the ‘Groom’ Small World.
Of course, they certainly wouldn’t reveal how they cracked it.
In this Small World, the main combat mission lies with the groom, Qin Yongkang.
Within a Small World over three days, Qin Yongkang will eventually choose one disciple to be the ‘Bride’.
Yes, the Bride Qin Yongkang intends to marry is the unlucky disciple who is chosen.
