The First Marquis of Daxuan

For any sect, a secret realm is the most important secret.

Even though Su Mu had become the "son-in-law" of the Danxia Sect on the surface, his five senses and six perceptions were sealed before he entered the secret realm.

Lin Nianchu removed the restrictions on him only after they entered the secret realm.

Su Mu opened his eyes and looked around.

Like a sky full of rosy clouds, the secret realm of the Danxia Sect was ablaze with a fiery red hue.

What comes into view is a continuous stretch of low hills, all composed of reddish-brown sandstone.

Further afield, towering mountains can be seen.

A faint, peculiar odor wafted through the air.

Su Mu himself was an alchemist, and just by smelling the scent in the air, he was able to identify several extremely rare spiritual herbs.

He had only just entered the secret realm of the Danxia Sect and had already encountered so many spiritual herbs, which showed just how many good things were inside the Danxia Sect's secret realm.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's full of treasures.

No wonder the Danxia Sect's position has remained as stable as Mount Tai for so many years. In comparison, the Hengshan Sect's secret realm is simply a barren land.

Why can't we see any other Danxia Sect disciples here?

After looking around, Su Mu's gaze fell on Lin Nianchu, and he asked.

"The secret realm is vast, and there are not many disciples from the Danxia Sect who are qualified to enter here, so it is generally difficult for them to meet each other."

Lin Nianchu casually remarked, "Senior Brother Su, what you need to be careful of is not the disciples of my Danxia Sect, but the native demonic beasts of this secret realm."

Why should I be wary of the Danxia Sect disciples?

Su Mu smiled faintly and said, "The Hengshan Sect and the Danxia Sect are now one family, aren't they?"

"Senior Brother Su is right, I was wrong."

Lin Nianchu smiled slightly and said, "To be honest, the secret realm of our Danxia Sect is different from that of Hengshan Sect. To this day, we have not been able to fully explore this secret realm, so many dangers are unpredictable."

"Where in this world is there no danger?"

Su Mu calmly asked, "Which direction should we go now?"

"casual."

Lin Nianchu said, "As I said, I'm here to accompany you, Senior Brother Su, to the trial. Whatever you say, we'll do. I'll fully cooperate with you."

"Then let's go this way."

Su Mu didn't take it to heart and casually chose a direction to walk away.

Since he knew nothing about the secret realm of Danxia Sect, he might as well leave everything to luck.

…………

With a relaxed attitude, Su Mu walked through the secret realm of Danxia Sect. After walking only a hundred miles, he had already learned about seven or eight kinds of spiritual herbs that were extremely rare outside.

He, of course, accepted it without hesitation.

Lin Nianchu didn't stop him, after all, it was agreed that all the gains from the trial in the secret realm would belong to Su Mu.

During this process, Su Mu also witnessed the monster that Lin Nianchu had mentioned.

Those demonic beasts were indeed quite powerful; if an ordinary Danxia Sect disciple encountered them, they would certainly be in danger.

But for Su Mu now, those demonic beasts were just a warm-up for him.

After walking a while longer, Su Mu said, "If this is the case, your Danxia Sect should have already cleaned up this secret realm long ago."

"Junior Sister Lin, are there any other dangers here?"

Su Mu was confident in his own strength, but he wasn't so arrogant as to think that no one in the Danxia Sect was stronger than him.

As things stand, he senses that the danger here is somewhat different from what the elders of the Danxia Sect have described.

Simply put, this place is not dangerous.

To put it bluntly, when Su Mu first started cultivating, the Daxing Mountains in his hometown were more dangerous than this secret realm.

"As expected, Senior Brother Su discovered it."

Lin Nianchu smiled faintly and said, "Actually, the greatest danger in the Danxia Secret Realm is not in the open, but in the secret realm within the secret realm."

"A secret realm within a secret realm?"

Su Mu frowned slightly.

"That's right. As far as I know, among all the secret realms in the world, this is a unique feature that only my Danxia Sect's Danxia Secret Realm possesses."

Within the Danxia Secret Realm, there are even more secret realms.

"We in the Danxia Sect don't know how many secret realms within secret realms there are here. We only know that you can easily get caught up in them if you're not careful. Those smaller secret realms hidden within the Danxia Secret Realm are the truly dangerous places. Once you enter one, whether you come out alive depends entirely on luck."

As Lin Nianchu spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to a huge rock by the roadside.

"The location of the small secret realm is completely random. It may be hidden on a rock by the roadside, or it may be hidden on a tree or a blade of grass. If you accidentally touch it, you will be sucked into it."

Lin Nianchu explained, "Moreover, the situation in each small secret realm is different, and it is completely unpredictable beforehand."

Of course, danger is accompanied by opportunity.

These hidden realms are where my ancestor kept his most precious treasures. Each realm contains a treasure, and to obtain one would be an immense stroke of luck.

Su Mu nodded thoughtfully.

It seems that the Danxia Illuminating Heaven Technique that the Danxia Sect has been searching for must be hidden in some secret realm.

The founder of the Danxia Sect was quite a character; he managed to turn a secret realm into a nested doll.

"Senior Brother Su, with your cultivation level, ordinary opportunities within the Danxia Secret Realm won't help you anymore. Only the secret realm within the secret realm—"

Lin Nianchu said.

"Didn't you already say that the secret realms within secret realms appear randomly? Whether we can enter one depends on whether we have the opportunity?"

Su Mu smiled faintly and said.

"That's true, but over the years, our Danxia Sect has also figured out some patterns. In some places, the chances of a secret realm within a secret realm appearing are higher than in other places. If you're interested, Senior Brother Su, I can take you there."

Lin Nianchu said.

"Lead the way."

Su Mu said calmly.

A look of surprise flashed across Lin Nianchu's face.

"What? Isn't this the very reason you sent me here?"

Su Mu glanced at her and said calmly.

A hint of embarrassment flashed in Lin Nianchu's eyes.

Their Danxia Sect's actions were too obvious; it was impossible for them not to be able to hide it from Senior Brother Su.

However, for some reason, even though Senior Brother Su knew that Danxia Sect had ulterior motives, he still dared to come here.

Is it because he's too confident?
“Senior Brother Su, our Danxia Sect does have something to ask for, but believe me, from beginning to end, we have never thought of harming you.”

Lin Nianchu said seriously.

"Junior Sister Lin, lead the way."

Su Mu said calmly.

Lin Nianchu sighed inwardly. This Senior Brother Su was indeed no ordinary person. Beauty and profit seemed unable to sway his will in the slightest.

But even so, can he really find the Danxia Illumination Technique?
Lin Nianchu still harbored some doubts. Could Su Mu really do what the Danxia Sect disciples had failed to do for so many years?

With this slight doubt in mind, Lin Nianchu led Su Mu forward.

Su Mu did not hesitate and followed after them decisively.

He knew that even if he didn't go now, Lin Nianchu would definitely find a way to lure him there.

Since that's the case, we might as well save some time.

Speaking of which, Su Mu was also very interested in the secret realm within the secret realm of Danxia Sect.

If they could really find the Danxia Illumination Technique, it would certainly be a good thing for the Danxia Sect, and not a bad thing for Su Mu either.

He has already learned the Hengshan Body Refining Technique of the Hengshan Sect. If he can also learn the Danxia Illuminating Heaven Technique of the Danxia Sect, then he will have mastered the supreme martial arts of two major sects at the same time.

When he returns to the Saha world in the future, he will be able to further expand the martial arts of the Saha world.

To put it bluntly, the founders of Hengshan Sect and Danxia Sect were able to establish two major sects with these two unique skills. Now that Su Mu has mastered two unique skills, can't he carve out his own territory?
At that time, how will the Great Celestial Venerable compare to him?

Following behind Lin Nianchu, the two soon arrived at a swamp.

The swamp stretched as far as the eye could see, its ground covered in reddish mud. Even a fallen leaf would slowly sink into the mud.

The mud seemed to be boiling and churning, with large bubbles occasionally rising slowly into the air.

The bubbles were illuminated by the fiery red light, making them look like giant fireballs.

as big as World, nothing is nonexistent.

If he hadn't come here, Su Mu would never have imagined that he would one day witness such a spectacular sight.

"Is the secret realm within a secret realm hidden here?"

Su Mu said with great interest.

He flicked his finger, and a force landed on the swamp.

The mud was instantly split open, creating a deep, bottomless crack.

The crack was quickly filled back in by the churning mud, as if nothing had happened.

"Not here, but in—"

Lin Nianchu shook her head and said, "These bubbles."

These bubbles conceal hidden realms within realms, but we don't know which bubble contains the secret realm.

Lin Nianchu casually pointed to the large bubbles floating in the air.

The bubbles burst out of the mud, rise into the air, and then disappear, repeating endlessly as if they would never stop.

Su Mu glanced at the scene and saw at least several thousand bubbles. Finding the secret realm among so many bubbles was like finding a needle in a haystack.

He raised his hand and suddenly grabbed forward.

In an instant, an invisible hand appeared in the air and reached out to grab one of the bubbles.

Boo!
With a soft pop, the bubble burst open, turning into sparks of light and disappearing.

"useless."

Lin Nianchu said, "Unless there is physical contact, any force that touches them will shatter them."

"You mean, to find the secret realm, we have to touch the bubbles one by one?"
If it's a secret realm, then you'll be sucked into it?

Su Mu pondered.

Lin Nianchu nodded.

Su Mu frowned involuntarily.

These bubbles appear to be only a few thousand, but they keep disappearing and reappearing, and their number is virtually endless.

Even with his current cultivation level, touching each of those bubbles one by one would be an almost impossible task.

Moreover, doing that would really make you look like a fool.

Su Mu turned to look at Lin Nianchu, "Isn't there any other way?"

Lin Nianchu shook her head.

"Why don't you send a few thousand Danxia Sect disciples here? If we all work together, wouldn't we be able to find the secret realm?"

Su Mu said in a deep voice.

"It's not that simple."

Lin Nianchu shook her head and said, "We've tried the method you mentioned before, Senior Brother Su, but we haven't found the secret realm at all."

We believe that only those with the right destiny can access this hidden realm.

"So you guys just got lucky?" Su Mu said, somewhat speechless.

"Luck is the most important thing, don't you think so, Senior Brother Su?"

Lin Nianchu said confidently.

"never mind."

Su Mu didn't want to argue with her about this, so he said, "I don't have the patience to pop bubbles one by one here."

"Senior Brother Su—"

Lin Nianchu said anxiously, as if she wanted to say something more.

Su Mu interrupted her, saying, "But since I'm already here, I'll try one more time. If I find it, great; if not, so be it."

Having said that, before Lin Nianchu could speak, Su Mu had already leaped up.

He stepped through the air and instantly arrived at the swamp.

Huge bubbles brushed against his body and rose into the air.

Su Mu looked up and realized that the bubbles did not burst because they were rising into the air.

After rising to a certain height, they suddenly disappeared into thin air, as if they had entered another dimension.

Meanwhile, the mud below churned, with new bubbles constantly emerging.

Su Mu's gaze swept over the bubbles. These bubbles looked exactly the same, and it was impossible to tell whether the bubbles that disappeared in the air and the bubbles that reappeared below were the same bubbles.

Su Mu observed silently for a long time, but ultimately found no pattern.

That makes sense. Since the Danxia Sect discovered this place a long time ago, they must have done a lot of research.

If there really were some kind of pattern, the Danxia Sect couldn't have remained oblivious to it for so long.

It seems that it really is all down to luck.

In that case——

Without hesitation, Su Mu reached out and poked the bubble closest to him.

hum!
Just as Su Mu's finger touched the bubble, it did not burst.

Instead, Su Mu's figure vanished in an instant.

Lin Nianchu, standing on the shore, was completely dumbfounded.

Gone?

Su Mu is gone?

Lin Nianchu was perfectly clear about what Su Mu's sudden disappearance meant.

This is clearly being sucked into a small secret realm.

She had been here many times and tried to find the hidden gem, but she had never succeeded in popping any bubbles.

Su Mu found the secret realm by simply popping a bubble on his first visit?
This can't be a joke, right?
Who exactly is a disciple of the Danxia Sect?
Lin Nianchu was a little frantic, but she didn't dare to hesitate for a moment. In a flash, she was already in front of the bubble that Su Mu had discovered, and reached out to touch it without hesitation.

The next moment, Lin Nianchu's figure also disappeared.

…………

boo.

Su Mu felt as if he had passed through a thin membrane, and the scene before him suddenly changed.

The once fiery red sky suddenly cleared up.

Before us lay a landscape of green hills and clear waters.

This area of ​​green hills and clear waters spans over a hundred miles, and further away, it seems as if a barrier has been erected, making it difficult to see the outside world clearly.

"This is a secret realm within a secret realm?"

Su Mu looked around, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

To be honest, he was quite familiar with this so-called secret realm within a secret realm. It was actually quite similar to the blessed land in his divine weapon back then.

They are all just small, independent spaces.

Before Su Mu could even get a clear look around, he felt someone bump into him from behind.

He turned around instinctively, and a soft body bumped into his arms.

Looking down, I saw Lin Nianchu.

Lin Nianchu stood up from Su Mu's arms, her pretty face flushed.

However, being a Dao Origin Realm expert, she quickly calmed down and looked around.

Seeing the surrounding green mountains and clear waters, a look of disorientation flashed across Lin Nianchu's face.

This is not quite what she imagined.

"Good luck."

Just then, Su Mu's voice rang in her ear.

"However, it seems there isn't the treasure you mentioned here."

Su Mu said calmly.

“I’ve been to a little secret place before, but it was completely different from this place.”

Lin Nianchu said.

She didn't finish her sentence.

Suddenly, the sky darkened abruptly.

Just as the two looked up, a shower of lightning and fire rained down from the sky, instantly engulfing their figures.

boom!
Su Mu raised his hand and dispersed the lightning and fire. He involuntarily took two steps back, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

This power is now in no way inferior to that of Huang Yanwang before he broke through to the Dao Extreme Realm.

If it weren't for his recent continuous improvement in cultivation, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such thunder and fire.

He could barely block it, let alone Lin Nianchu—

Su Mu turned his head and saw that Lin Nianchu had been struck by lightning and was dodging in a sorry state. Large parts of her clothes had been burned off by the lightning, revealing patches of snow-white skin.

Noticing Su Mu's gaze, Lin Nianchu felt both embarrassed and anxious.

In the chaos of the moment, she was unable to dodge in time and was struck directly by a ball of lightning.

Wow!

With a wave of his hand, Su Mu conjured a ball of clear water that extinguished the lightning and fire on Lin Nianchu's body.

At this moment, Lin Nianchu's clothes had been burned to ashes. It was only because she was a Dao Source Realm expert that her body was not damaged.

However, at this point she was filled with shame and anger and fainted.

Su Mu appeared beside her, secretly marveling at how much Danxia Sect had praised Lin Nianchu.

Lin Nianchu's figure is truly impeccable.

"This isn't me taking advantage of you."

Su Mu muttered under his breath, driving away the lightning and fire while picking up Lin Nianchu.

The warm, smooth feel of his skin made him feel excited for a moment.

Forcibly suppressing his lustful thoughts, Su Mu took out a piece of clothing and wrapped it around Lin Nianchu.

Then he flicked his sword, and streaks of sword light shot into the sky, clashing with the thunder and fire that filled the heavens.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Just as Su Mu was feeling somewhat exhausted, just as it had appeared without warning, the sky full of lightning and fire disappeared without warning once again.

This space has been restored to its original state, and even the original green hills and clear waters seem to have been unaffected in the slightest.

Su Mu frowned slightly, a thoughtful expression on his face.

If it weren't for Lin Nianchu in his arms, Su Mu would have thought that none of what had just happened.

"Even ordinary Dao Origin Realm experts can't withstand this lightning and fire. This isn't a trial; it's a death trap."

Su Mu frowned and pondered.

The power of that lightning and fire was extraordinary. Su Mu estimated that not many Dao Origin Realm experts would be able to withstand it.

If it weren't for him, Lin Nianchu would probably have died in the lightning.

He had considered that there might be dangers in the secret realm, but he never expected the dangers to be this great.

"If you're awake, stop pretending to be asleep."

Su Mu looked down at Lin Nianchu and said, "Do you know how to leave here?"

Lin Nianchu's eyelids trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Even though she could openly discuss the matter of Daoist partners with Su Mu back then, she now wishes she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

She subconsciously wrapped the clothes around her body, and the thought that the clothes belonged to Su Mu gave her a special feeling, as if she were naked and being held in Su Mu's arms.

Okay, she is still in Su Mu's arms right now.

"Put me down first."

Lin Nianchu said softly.

Su Mu chuckled and put Lin Nianchu down, his fingers still feeling the slickness.

“I feel something is strange here. That lightning might come again, so you should leave first.”

Su Mu said.

"I can't leave."

Lin Nianchu composed herself, shook her head, and said, "Besides, I can't leave either."

"The smaller secret realms within the Danxia Secret Realm have only two outcomes once you enter: either you die here, or you obtain the opportunities within the smaller secret realm and leave, but the smaller secret realm itself will also be reduced to ashes."

"You mean, unless we find the treasure here, we'll be trapped and unable to leave?"

Su Mu frowned.

He experienced that thunder and fire once and never wanted to experience it a second time.

Although he managed to block the first time, he is now extremely exhausted, and he doesn't know how long he can last if it happens a few more times.

Besides, who knows if there might be other dangers here.

"Is such that."

Lin Nianchu nodded and said, "So, let's find the opportunity here as soon as possible."

"Tell me, how do I find it?"

Su Mu said.

"I do not know."

Lin Nianchu shook her head and said, "Follow your intuition. The fact that you came here means you are destined to be here. You will definitely find the opportunity here."

"I said, why is your Danxia Sect like a bunch of charlatans?"

Su Mu said irritably, "Your ancestor is really unreliable. Didn't he leave you any clues?"

Despite his complaints, Su Mu didn't dare to delay. He immediately took to the air and began to observe his surroundings.

A moment later, he beckoned Lin Nianchu to fly in a certain direction.

Before he could even reach his destination, the weather suddenly changed again.

This time, instead of thunder and lightning, it brought torrential rain.

The raindrops were like sword energies; even Su Mu's body would be covered in bloody marks if struck by them.

Fortunately, Lin Nianchu didn't falter this time. She summoned a heavenly soldier shaped like an umbrella to block the raindrops, relieving some of the pressure on Su Mu.

The two of them worked together to hold out for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, then the torrential rain suddenly ceased, and everything returned to how it had been when they first arrived. The incredibly powerful raindrops hadn't even damaged a single blade of grass on the ground! (End of Chapter)