306: Goodbye Jiuyou

The three of them were led by Xun Xiuyuan's clone to a separate palace, or rather, a secret realm.

The gate of this palace was the entrance to a secret realm; after entering, they arrived inside the secret realm.

Cao Yun was quite calm, but Liu Ruyu was a little impatient: "Senior Brother Cao, what do you think this Xun Xiuyuan means? Is he trying to imprison us?"

Cao Yun shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but when I faced World Lord Xun, I simply didn't have the courage to make a move. Do you feel that way too?"

The other man nodded and said, "World Lord Xun's thoughts are easy to understand. He doesn't understand the Yuan Ling Sect's intentions and harbors hostility towards it."

After a moment of silence, he said, "Senior Brother Cao, for now, we can only wait!"

Cao Yun could only nod, having no other options.

Seeing that both Senior Brothers said the same, Liu Ruyu was no longer agitated. Looking at the scenery of the secret realm, she said, "How can a Heavenly God Realm cultivator be this strong? We all entered the Yuan Ling Sect at the Heavenly God Realm, and at that time, we were all geniuses capable of fighting across major realms. But to cross three major realms and kill a True Saint, isn't that too incredible?"

Facing Liu Ruyu's question, Cao Yun also smiled bitterly and said, "That's why we only became True Saints to gain the identity of a direct disciple. If this World Lord Xun were to be brought into the Yuan Ling Sect, he would probably start as a core disciple."

Liu Ruyu said, "We haven't had time to report about Xun Xiuyuan's realm yet. The sect doesn't know, and who knows how long we'll have to wait."

Liu Ruyu's words made Cao Yun's eyes light up. He said, "This World Lord Xun probably just wants us to return a little later. Perhaps he still has things to do."

Xun Xiuyuan heard all of their conversation. There were surveillance facilities everywhere in this secret realm. He greatly appreciated Cao Yun's alertness.

Seeing that their conversation held no absolute malice towards the wilderness or himself, Xun Xiuyuan arranged for someone to monitor them and then left.

Whatever the Yuan Ling Sect's goal was, improving his own strength was the most important thing.

The laws integrated into his body had reached their limit, and crucially, none of the eleven main laws were missing.

Furthermore, the laws of slaughter and blood could also be integrated into his inner world, but they could only be used at the God King Realm.

Currently, in Xun Xiuyuan's system backpack, there were two fragments of a primeval world with selectable attributes, which Xun Xiuyuan had been reluctant to use.

Looking at the two primeval world fragments, Xun Xiuyuan remembered the secret realm key, the legacy secret realm of the Nine Nether Saint King.

Returning to Xiuyuan City, Xun Xiuyuan immediately entered a state of seclusion. He took out the secret realm key, activated it, and disappeared from his original spot.

This time was different from before. After Xun Xiuyuan entered, the figure with the blurred face appeared again.

Looking at the blurred figure in front of him, Xun Xiuyuan directly asked, "Are you the Nine Nether Saint King?"

The blurred figure paused, then laughed and said, "Kid, you've gained some insight."

Then, the blurred figure gradually became clear. An ancient-looking elder stood before Xun Xiuyuan.

"I am Nine Nether. I am trapped in a Jedi, a desperate place. This is a wisp of my divine soul."

The ancient elder, who was the Nine Nether Saint King, spoke directly.

Xun Xiuyuan was greatly startled. This Saint King, rumored to have died on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, was actually still alive?

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan's expression, Nine Nether laughed and said, "Did the Yuan Ling Sect spread the news that I died?"

Xun Xiuyuan nodded and continued to ask, "Since Senior is not dead, why did you leave this secret realm?"

Nine Nether sighed and said, "The secret realm was set up a long time ago. My inner world is sealed, so my true body's strength cannot be fully exerted. I could only escape with this wisp of divine soul to preside over this secret realm, hoping to find a suitable person."

At this point, Nine Nether looked at Xun Xiuyuan: "There have been many trial-takers, but you are the most special one."

Xun Xiuyuan was puzzled and asked, "Why am I the most special?"

Nine Nether smiled and said, "I've watched all your trials. Your age, that supreme treasure of yours, your advancement speed, and so on. They are all very special."

Xun Xiuyuan finally saw the master of this secret realm, so of course, he wanted to ask a few more questions: "Senior Nine Nether, do you need to find a successor? Or a partner to help you escape?"

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan ask so directly, Nine Nether also answered directly: "The latter. I don't need a successor. All my cultivation is a jumbled mess patched together; I don't have the ability to teach others. I only want to find a partner to help me escape."

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan pondering his words, Nine Nether spoke again: "You've entered the Extraterritorial Battlefield, haven't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't know my name. Have you joined the Yuan Ling Sect?"

Xun Xiuyuan shook his head: "Not yet."

Nine Nether was surprised: "With your realm and your combat power, they would definitely recruit you. Why haven't you joined?"

"I've been fighting all the time, no time."

Xun Xiuyuan's answer made Nine Nether pause, then laugh heartily: "That's good then."

Xun Xiuyuan didn't understand why not joining was good.

Nine Nether's explanation came quickly.

"If you had joined the Yuan Ling Sect, you would most likely not believe what I'm about to say. The old Yuan Ling Sect had no problems, but ten thousand years ago, the Yuan Ling Sect changed."

"When I became a Saint King, I was good friends with many high-ranking members of the Yuan Ling Sect. At that time, the Yuan Ling Sect was also wholeheartedly fighting for the Yuan Ling Universe, and the resources it obtained would also be used to nourish the Yuan Ling Universe."

"I don't know when it started, but the Yuan Ling Sect changed. It no longer nourished the Yuan Ling Universe, only knowing how to endlessly take."

"Have you noticed that all the Great Worlds are becoming more and more dilapidated, and resources are becoming more and more depleted?"

"Although I don't know the specific reason, I do know that there's a problem with the Yuan Ling Sect."

"Although I didn't join the Yuan Ling Sect, I had quite a few friends in it. Later, those friends died mysteriously. I went to the Yuan Ling Sect as a guest, and also to investigate."

"As a result, as you can see, I was trapped."

Xun Xiuyuan asked, "Did you find anything in your investigation?"

Nine Nether looked at Xun Xiuyuan with suspicion: "Can I trust you?"

Xun Xiuyuan nodded.

Nine Nether then laughed self-deprecatingly: "I was thinking too much. You haven't joined the Yuan Ling Sect yet, so I should be able to trust you."

"I haven't found any concrete evidence, but I have a guess: there's a problem with the Yuan Ling Sect's Sect Master. Of course, this is just a guess."

Nine Nether then stopped talking about other things and only said, "You should be here for the trial, right? The three tests of the God King Realm also include three fragments of the primeval world. They are the relatively rare space, light, and dark fragments, which will be of great use for perfecting your inner world."

After thinking for a moment, Nine Nether continued, "Go ahead with your trial. Don't worry too much about rescuing me. The place where I'm trapped is not in the Yuan Ling Universe."

Xun Xiuyuan didn't speak, because the figure in front of him had already disappeared.

As for the three tests of the God King Realm, they posed no difficulty for the current Xun Xiuyuan.

He easily obtained a large amount of exotic beast value and three primeval world fragments.