Chapter 211: If You Provoke Him, You’ll Suffer the Consequences!
This token belongs to a Sect disciple.
The token flashed, and after three breaths, two words appeared in the air.
‘Return quickly’.
This indicated that the Guanhai Sect had something to find him for.
Thinking about his current situation in the Guanhai Sect, Shui Tan looked at the utterly baffling Secret Realm again and could only ask the System, “If I leave the Secret Realm now, does it count as giving up?”
System: “Yes, it will deduct five hundred Points.”
Using the leave function is equivalent to using a life-saving Point, and the System also needs to consume Energy.
Moreover, this is a fail-safe function of the System.
The danger of the Secret Realm is one part; if one encounters an Energy existence that can instantly kill a Player, the System won’t have time to rescue them.
Of course, there is also the risk of losing one’s Account.
Shui Tan said helplessly, “Deduct it.”
The current undercover mission for the Guanhai Sect is more important. When he accepted it, the System had already said that this Secret Realm could not be entered or exited freely, and it was his own choice now.
Fortunately, at least he had reached Foundation Establishment, so this trip was not a complete loss.
It’s just that there were no rewards.
Shui Tan stood in place, waiting for the System to teleport him out.
Just then, the Cold Pond Bird that had died earlier revived.
The System had already told Shui Tan not to move and began to manipulate the Secret Realm’s Energy.
The surrounding space began to twist and rotate. In just an instant, the Cold Pond Bird let out a piercing shriek and lunged at Shui Tan.
At that moment, the place where Shui Tan stood erupted in a brilliant light.
The spatial fragmentation crisscrossed, and at the moment the Cold Pond Bird lunged at Shui Tan.
An invisible light slashed down from above its head—
Time seemed to stand still.
With a “snap,” after a brief dizziness, Shui Tan saw the familiar scenery before entering the Secret Realm.
At that time, for safety, he had not entered the Secret Realm from within the Guanhai Sect, but from outside Liuxian City.
At the same moment, the head of a Cold Pond Bird fell before his eyes.
Shui Tan’s pupils contracted.
The next instant, he saw a scene that he could not believe.
The originally normal Cold Pond Bird, after entering the Yunzhou Continent, its head was rapidly corroded and polluted, becoming exactly like the Demonic Beasts of the Yunzhou Continent.
It was as if it had mutated.
That bird’s head was truly unsettling.
Shui Tan looked at this bizarre scene and quickly guessed something.
System: “Holy crap, the air in Yunzhou is poisonous? And it’s polluting too?”
Shui Tan: “…”
The token in his hand flashed faster and faster. Shui Tan couldn’t think and said, “Change me back to my original body first.”
He needed to return to his original body to go back to the Guanhai Sect.
The System changed him back, and Shui Tan hurried back to the Guanhai Sect.
He was now a disciple of the Fifth Elder, and he could pass through unhindered with just his token.
When he returned to the courtyard where he lived, someone was already standing there.
It was Senior Disciple Brother Jiang Qi.
Shui Tan bowed to Jiang Qi, “Senior Disciple Brother.”
Jiang Qi saw Shui Tan, and his eyes immediately deepened, “You’ve actually reached Foundation Establishment?”
However, he wasn’t too surprised.
Liuxian City had abundant Spiritual Energy, so it wasn’t a big problem for Shui Tan to reach Foundation Establishment so quickly. He just didn’t expect him to enter the Foundation Establishment Stage so smoothly.
Shui Tan nodded, “Purely by luck.”
Unlike First Mountain, there were also Demonic Beast gathering grounds outside Liuxian City.
Jiang Qi said, “It seems Master worried for nothing.”
Shui Tan put on a confused look, “Senior Disciple Brother, what do you mean?”
“Master originally wanted you to participate in the Sect competition. Since you’ve already reached Foundation Establishment, that matter is dropped.”
Shui Tan nodded and then asked, “Senior Disciple Brother, is Master in the hall now? Master once said that after I successfully reached Foundation Establishment, I should find him again.”
Jiang Qi’s eyes became even more inscrutable, “Go, Master will wait for you.”
Upon hearing this, Shui Tan didn’t think much of it and headed directly towards Fifth Peak.
As Jiang Qi watched his retreating back, his eyes gradually filled with coldness.
“Purely by luck…”
Shui Tan arrived at Fifth Peak.
That Bronze Gate was still firmly embedded in the mountain, but it seemed to sense Shui Tan’s arrival.
The gate slowly opened, emitting a heavy, ancient summoning sound.
However, coupled with the emptiness of the hall, it always gave off an indescribable eerie feeling.
The System said, “This place would be good for filming a ghost movie.”
Shui Tan: “…”
As soon as he entered, Shui Tan heard a familiar, old-man-scented laugh, “Good, good, good… You are indeed the disciple I value. In such a short time, you’ve successfully reached Foundation Establishment.”
When Shui Tan arrived, he was only a disciple in the Early Qi Stage, although he was close to the Mid Qi Condensation Stage.
But after only a short period, he had entered the Mid Foundation Establishment Stage.
Indeed, with such talent combined with the rich Spiritual Energy of the Guanhai Sect, he could be far ahead of others.
Shui Tan remained silent, unable to say that he had successfully reached Foundation Establishment after entering the Secret Realm.
His battles had not stopped during this time.
He had nominally accepted the Guanhai Sect’s training mission, but in reality, he had been active on his own for most of the time.
The Guanhai Sect’s training missions were not simple, just hunting some Demonic Beasts.
He still had to report back to the Sect for a perfunctory check.
The Fifth Elder was clearly overjoyed; the better Shui Tan’s talent, the more beneficial it was for him.
Reaching Foundation Establishment so quickly proved that he had indeed been delayed before.
Although he couldn’t see the Fifth Elder’s appearance through a blurry light, Shui Tan could still feel the Fifth Elder’s extreme excitement.
Shui Tan then said, “Training outside is beneficial for disciples. I wish to reside in Cave Demon Valley permanently to hunt Demonic Beasts and improve my cultivation.”
“It’s good that you have this idea!”
The Fifth Elder did not object. He coughed slightly and said, “Cave Demon Valley is the buffer zone between the Myriad Immortal Sect and the Tianyang Sect. Since you have reached Foundation Establishment, you will go to a place. Longshuang Great Marsh of the Liyun Sect, a place all cultivators in the world go to. You go there, and if you can retrieve a Spirit Material, I will have someone craft a Magic Treasure for you as your reward.”
Longshuang Great Marsh.
Shui Tan had not heard of this name yet.
He was just a little surprised, “Liyun Sect, isn’t that a very distant place?”
The Sects on the Yunzhou Continent were incredibly vast. To go to another Sect was an unimaginably distant journey.
“There are Teleportation Arrays, so it’s not a problem.”
The Fifth Elder’s aged voice gradually weakened, “There is a Cave Heaven Blessed Land there, which cannot be entered by those below Foundation Establishment. Inside, there are the Spirit Materials you need. I will give you the Qualification to enter…”
Towards the end, his volume suddenly increased, like the last burst of energy from a dying person, “Do not disappoint me!”
Shui Tan was startled and immediately replied, “Yes!”
After leaving the Fifth Elder, Shui Tan went to the Guanhai Sect’s internal affairs office to submit his mission.
Coincidentally, the Guanhai Sect Competition Assembly was being held today. The Steward in charge of internal affairs at the Guanhai Sect was leading a group of disciples from Small Sects into the Guanhai Sect.
Shui Tan bumped into Honghuang An Xiu and Zhang Sheng.
His unique and powerful aura also drew the attention of other disciples from Small Sects.
They didn’t actually know each other; they hadn’t seen each other since entering the Game.
However, among Players, they were all from the same “mother,” so there was always a special feeling.
The two sides looked at each other, and Honghuang let out an ‘ai’.
Shui Tan glanced over, pretending not to see, and left as quickly as possible.
The Steward leading the way saw Honghuang’s action and immediately followed with a melodramatic plot.
“What are you doing? That’s our Fifth Elder’s Ninth Disciple! If you displease him, you’ll face consequences!”
Honghuang: “…”
They were all playing the same game, yet the difference in status was so vast!
