87: eerie secret realm

Looking at the content of Xu Yan's message and the three large images he sent consecutively afterward, the four people's mental states simultaneously collapsed, especially Lin Heng, who had proactively asked that 'sinful' question.

They had finally managed to get a short break from their mentors' torment, and the future 'big shot' who usually disliked group chats had actually started a conversation. These were two extremely happy things, so why did combining them lead to such a situation?

Unable to accept it for a moment, Lin Heng, on the verge of a breakdown, started hitting his hands together.

It was all these hands! Wouldn't it have been better to just chat in the group and give the big shot some advice? Even if he couldn't keep up with Jing Xing and the others, sending some blessings would have been fine. Why did he have to ask that damned question???

Similarly, Jing Xing and the other two, who were in three different secret realms, also had unstable mental states at this time.

Apart from Lin Heng, who had been abused into a state of stress and occasional madness from his recent 'death-seeking' behavior, the other three's unusual expressions of collapse and self-doubt were quickly noticed by their mentors, who had been observing them.

Then, three more people were added to the group of those with collapsed mental states and self-doubt.

On Xu Yan's side, after his message was sent, the group chat fell into complete silence.

For some reason, even though he didn't see any feedback from them in the group chat, Xu Yan felt a strange sense of satisfaction, as if their silence was the best response to his 'showing off'.

In Xu Yan's opinion, the satisfaction brought by Lin Heng and the others' reaction even surpassed the reactions of outsiders when they saw his achievements after his paper was published.

Closing the group chat window and ignoring the rapidly flashing icon after he had closed it for a while, Xu Yan switched back to the academic affairs system interface to check the special secret realms not recommended by the academy.

Dark Night Elf Secret Realm: A secret realm suspected to be where a certain evil god raises his dependents (?). Exploration progress is too low. Danger level: Five stars. Evaluation: Not recommended for entry.

Eerie Secret Realm: A secret realm on the verge of perishing. Exploration progress: No Beast Tamer has entered yet. Preliminary assessment indicates little development value. Danger level: Half a star to five stars.

Sea of Myriad Thunders: A world where endless lightning gathers, suspected to be left behind by a certain mythical creature. Moderate exploration progress. Danger level: Three stars.

Realm of Light: A place where endless radiance gathers, possessing the ability to purify/(corrupt?) the mind. Moderate exploration progress. Danger level: Four stars. Evaluation: Those who emerge from the Realm of Light repent the darkness in their past hearts and are filled with light. However, whether this change is a blessing or a curse is unknown... Looking at the list, besides some secret realms with vague descriptions, the lowest danger level was three stars, and many were casually linked to some evil god or mythical creature. Compared to the secret realms recommended in the previous interface, these were worlds apart.

Originally, according to Xu Yan's plan, his main purpose for this outing was for Zhu Yan's evolution, so it would be best to choose a secret realm related to light or dark attributes for exploration.

However, among these secret realms, those related to light and dark attributes seemed to be no easy task. Especially the Realm of Light, which gave Xu Yan an extremely dangerous feeling, even surpassing the Dark Night Elf Secret Realm, which might be related to an evil god.

Facing this situation, Xu Yan chose his old method.

When in doubt, Heavens Mandate Guidance.

As the golden thread wrapped around his wrist burned out, an option appeared before Xu Yan that was somewhat unexpected.

Eerie Secret Realm.

Although it has some connection with the dark attribute, it mainly contains spirit beasts andMythical Beasts (Evolved Beasts) of ghost and Ghost Spirit attributes. Coupled with the description of a world on the verge of perishing in the introduction, it gives the impression that it might not be a proper secret realm.

However, since it was a choice given by Heavens Mandate Guidance, there must be something of great benefit to him within it.

Thinking this, Xu Yan ignored the warning “This secret realm carries risks, please choose carefully” and submitted his application to explore the Eerie Secret Realm in the academic affairs system.

After confirming the secret realm he would be heading to, Xu Yan began preparing for his departure.

After Jing Xing and the others recovered from their state of self-doubt, they remembered that Xu Yan was about to head to a secret realm. Having confirmed the effectiveness of the spirit food Xu Yan made over the past two months, to prevent their spirit beasts from running out of food if Xu Yan stayed in the secret realm for too long.

They immediately @Xu Yan in the group chat and pre-ordered three months' worth of spirit food. Xu Yan, having accepted the order, naturally had to prepare the pre-ordered spirit food before leaving.

Similarly, after confirming the world he was about to enter, Xu Yan ordered the ingredients for Jing Xing and the others' spirit food from the school's mall, and also purchased a large batch of materials related to ghosts and Ghost Spirits, to bribe and win over the native spirit beasts after entering the secret realm.

After receiving the purchased materials, Xu Yan plunged into the laboratory.

Meanwhile, almost as soon as Xu Yan's application to enter the Eerie Secret Realm was sent, Mo Yi, who was still in his office on the top floor of the Experimental Building, received a notification from the academic affairs system immediately.

"Cultivation Department Chair Professor Mo Yi, it has been detected that your student, first-year Cultivation Department, Xu Yan, has submitted an application to enter the unexplored Eerie Secret Realm. Please confirm if the applicant is capable of entering to avoid unnecessary losses."

Looking at the message from the academic affairs system and the specific information about the Eerie Secret Realm that Xu Yan had chosen, Mo Yi thought of a piece of news he had heard from a senior recently and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Heh, he really knows how to pick a place. I wonder what kind of choice that kid will make? Fine, Kong, to prevent that kid from being too reckless and getting himself stuck there, I'll trouble you to make a trip and protect him if he encounters a life-threatening situation."

As his voice fell, there was no reply from behind him, but the extremely faint spatial fluctuations around him directly conveyed the other party's response.