213: Eight Emperor-level forces gathered

After a short while.

He put away the communication treasure, glanced at Night Owl and the others, and said, "Several Senior Brothers, several Senior Sisters, the spots have been arranged. The official opening of the Enlightenment Secret Realm is in three days. We just need to follow along then."

"Haha, great."

"Let's hurry up and eat. Junior Sister Mu and Junior Sister Qin haven't been on the Gambling Arena yet. After we finish eating, we should go have some fun at the Gambling Arena."

Hearing this, Gu Chen smiled widely and urged Mu Xueqing and Qin Fei'er to hurry up and eat so they could go with him to the Gambling Arena to fleece spirit stones.

After all, there were still three days left, and it would be too boring if they didn't find some entertainment.

Soon, after the group finished their meal.

Gu Chen called Mu Xueqing and Qin Fei'er and headed toward the Gambling Arena.

As for Night Owl and Chu Feng, they did not follow. Under Huyan Xiaoyao's arrangement, they opened a room at the Ten Thousand Demon Restaurant to rest.

After all, their battle records were too dazzling. If they went as a group, others might be too scared to even step onto the stage when they saw them.

Three days passed quickly.

This morning, Huyan Xiaoyao woke Night Owl and the others up from their rooms one by one.

Then she took them to the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce Headquarters, preparing to go with the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce members to the location of the Enlightenment Secret Realm.

The group had just arrived at the entrance of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce.

The Vice President of the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce, who was waiting at the entrance, greeted them with a beaming smile.

"Oh, Miss and the esteemed disciples of Qingtian Sect have arrived! Please come in quickly. Everyone inside is ready; we are just waiting for you to depart."

While speaking, the Vice President welcomed the group into the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce.

Following the Vice President's guidance, the group arrived at a plaza inside the headquarters.

Waiting there were four youths at the Saint King Peak, and two white-haired old men.

Seeing Huyan Xiaoyao arrive.

The four youths and one of the old men clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Miss!"

"Mm."

Huyan Xiaoyao nodded and looked at the old man who hadn't spoken, saying, "Elder Yu, I'll have to trouble you to hold the fort this time."

This old man was the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce's only Great Emperor Vassal. He usually remained in seclusion and did not show himself easily.

Since this trip to the Enlightenment Secret Realm involved dealing with all the Emperor-level powers in Central State, they had to send a Great Emperor to hold the fort.

"Miss is too polite. This is my duty," Elder Yu replied with a calm expression.

However, after he finished speaking, his gaze settled on Night Owl and the others, scrutinizing them carefully.

The Vice President had told him that Huyan Zhuo and Huyan Xiaoyao had already joined the Qingtian Sect behind Night Owl and the others.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the current Tianbao Chamber of Commerce was an affiliated power of the Qingtian Sect.

He was very curious about what kind of disciples a sect that could make a Peak Great Emperor like Huyan Zhuo willingly join could cultivate.

Facing the scrutiny of Elder Yu, the Great Emperor.

Night Owl and the others showed no stage fright, instead smiling slightly at Elder Yu.

Seeing how composed Night Owl and the others were, Elder Yu was startled.

It was the first time he had seen young people remain so calm and composed under the gaze of him, a Great Emperor.

This alone proved the extraordinary nature of the Qingtian Sect.

"This Qingtian Sect is indeed remarkable!" Elder Yu withdrew his gaze, secretly praising them internally, while his curiosity about the Qingtian Sect reached its peak.

"Alright, everyone!"

"Since everyone is here, let's prepare to depart."

The Vice President said this and respectfully bowed to Elder Yu, saying, "Elder Yu, since the Old Ancestor is absent, I must trouble you to take them to the Enlightenment Secret Realm."

"Mm."

Elder Yu nodded, waved his hand to conjure a spatial rift, and then walked into it.

"Several Senior Brothers, several Senior Sisters, let's go in too." Seeing that Elder Yu had opened the spatial rift, Huyan Xiaoyao called to Night Owl and the others, and they walked toward the spatial rift.

Several youths from the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce, along with the Elder responsible for this matter, followed closely behind them and stepped into the rift.

After everyone had entered.

Elder Yu waved his hand, closed the spatial rift, and disappeared from the plaza with the group.

Central State, by a large lake in the Thousand Bird Mountain Range.

At this moment, the Seven Great Emperor-level Factions of Central State were gathered here.

Some were meditating, while others gathered together, discussing recent events in Central State.

"Sigh, have you heard? A few days ago on the Tianbao City Gambling Arena, Hua Hong, who ranked thirteenth on the Saint King Leaderboard, was beaten to death by a red-haired youth at the Saint Peak."

"Heh, of course I heard, but that news is too exaggerated. A Saint Peak killing a Saint King Peak? That's just nonsense."

"Exactly, the rumor is too outrageous. Hua Hong was ranked thirteenth and was an entire Major Realm higher than that red-haired youth. How could such an absurd thing happen?"

A group of Saint King Peak youths from the Seven Great Emperor-level Factions, who had come to compete for the enlightenment tea tree, gathered together to discuss the mystery of Hua Hong's death.

After all, if they were told that a Saint King Peak fought Hua Hong and killed him, they might still believe it.

But to say that a person at the Saint Peak killed Hua Hong? They would never believe that.

Rumors usually deviate greatly from the facts once they spread, so they just listened to it as a joke.

Above the group of people.

The Great Emperors from the Seven Great Emperor-level Factions who had come to hold the fort were also standing in the Void, talking.

However, they were not discussing Hua Hong being killed by a Saint Peak, but rather the issue of the Black Abyss Forbidden Land disappearing.

"Fellow Daoists, the Black Abyss Forbidden Land disappeared without reason, and all the treasures inside vanished. Do any of you have any clues?" The Great Emperor Old Ancestor of Xuantian Holy Land asked the Great Emperors of the other Emperor-level powers.

Facing the question from the Great Emperor Old Ancestor of Xuantian Holy Land.

The Old Ancestors of Wuji Holy Land, Chiyang Holy Land, and several other Great Emperor Families spoke up with helpless expressions.

"What clues could there be? The Black Abyss Forbidden Land disappeared as if into thin air, leaving no trace."

"That's right. By the time we discovered the Black Abyss Forbidden Land was gone, the place was already empty."

"Sigh, let's hope those things are no longer on the Canglan Continent, or the entire continent will suffer a Great Catastrophe."

The Great Emperors of the various factions revealed worried expressions in their eyes.

Others might not know how terrifying the Demon Race inside the Black Abyss Forbidden Land was, but these Emperor-level powers knew it very well.

Although the Great Emperor who went inside before had died, he managed to transmit the situation inside before his death.

Letting them know that there were eight terrifying Peak Great Emperor foreign races inside.

Now that the Black Abyss Forbidden Land had inexplicably vanished, it would be fine if those foreign races disappeared with it, but if they had only temporarily left, that would be a Great Disaster.

"Sigh, we can only leave it to fate."

The Great Emperor Old Ancestor of Xuantian Holy Land sighed upon hearing this, then looked around and said with dissatisfaction, "The Tianbao Chamber of Commerce is too slow this year. We've been here for so long, and they still haven't arrived. What on earth is Huyan Zhuo, that old fellow, up to?"

Hearing the complaint from the Great Emperor Old Ancestor of Xuantian Holy Land.

The Great Emperors of the other factions also showed expressions of dissatisfaction.

If it weren't necessary for the Eight Great Factions to activate the Secret Realm together, they wouldn't wait for the people from the Tianbao Chamber of Commerce.