I can bless thousands of magical powers.

A huge stone gate appeared in front of Zhang Yuan.

This stone gate is located at the end of the valley, like a gateway to another world.

It was more than thirty feet high, and half of the door panel seemed to have been broken by something, leaving only rubble on the ground.

The arched lintel and the doorposts on the left and right have experienced countless years of baptism by wind, frost, snow and rain. It exudes an ancient and vast atmosphere, making the disciples and warriors of Shang Jingtian feel particularly small in front of it.

The stone gate was surrounded by clouds and mist, and the scene inside could not be seen clearly.

"This is the gate of the Eight Gates Eight Extremes Xuantian Great Array."

Su Jingyao said softly: "After entering, it is the Qingxuan Secret Realm!"

Zhang Yuan nodded silently.

Under the leadership of an elder named Shang Jingtian, all the disciples and protectors who participated in the Nine Peaks Competition filed in through the opened stone gate.

Even the most unruly person would become cautious here, trembling with fear and not daring to go beyond the limit.

The moment Zhang Yuan stepped into the stone gate, he felt as if he had broken through an invisible barrier.

The pace of progress suddenly became difficult and stagnant.

The next moment, the identity badge he was carrying flashed, and the resistance from the surrounding space disappeared!
Zhang Yuan's steps forward became easy again.

But he was very shocked in his heart.

At this moment, Zhang Yuan vaguely sensed the existence of the Eight Gates Eight Extremes Xuantian Formation.

This feeling was extremely mysterious and could not be described in words, but it almost made him lose his mind on the spot.

It's like a person looking up at the boundless starry sky for the first time and finding himself as a speck of dust. He can't muster any desire to resist and even wants to crawl on the ground.

Fortunately, this feeling only lasted for a moment, otherwise he would have been under too much pressure.

But the shock in my heart could not be calmed for a long time.

Zhang Yuan realized that his understanding of this world was still very superficial.

So shallow that it's shameful!
Zhang Yuan no longer felt any sense of relief and he kept reminding himself not to act rashly or impulsively.

Qingxuan Secret Realm is definitely not a paradise, nor is it an amusement park!
After passing through the stone gate and walking forward a few hundred steps, the surrounding fog gradually dissipated.

A lush green world appeared before everyone's eyes.

The first feeling that Qingxuan Secret Realm gave Zhang Yuan was like facing a world carved out of jade.

There are green grass and towering ancient trees. Everywhere you look, there is green. Even the stones on the ground are covered with green moss.

So green that it’s gorgeous!
"After seven days, the gate will be closed."

Elder Shang Jingtian said in a deep voice: "Don't waste time!"

The eight secret realms covered by the Eight Gates and Eight Extremes Xuantian Formation are not open all the time.

The opening and closing times of each secret realm are fixed.

The Qingxuan Secret Realm opens once a year and only for seven days. Once you miss the return time, you will be trapped inside and will have a chance to get out only after a year.

But the secret realm is not safer than Mo Yuan.

Without any contact or support from the outside world, no one can survive a year in there safely!
Therefore, the disciples participating in the Nine Peaks Competition, in addition to hunting enough mission items, must also ensure that they can return to the formation gate in time.

Once you fall into it, you can only leave it to fate!

"You go ahead!"

Hundreds of Shang Jingtian disciples and protectors quickly dispersed, like drops of rain falling into a river, and disappeared into the vast forest in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Yuan asked: "Where are we going now?"

He knew nothing about the situation in the Qingxuan Secret Realm, and since he was playing a supporting role, he naturally had to focus on Su Jingyao.

Su Jingyao took out a wind bronze compass from his bag and said, "Let me see it." The disciple of Mingxiu Peak held the compass in his hand, stepped on the Bagua step, walked around, pointed to the right and said, "Let's go this way!"

Following the instructions of the compass, the two trudged forward together through the dense woods.

Zhang Yuan found an opportunity and quietly released the red-eyed crow.

What surprised him was that once the Red-Eyed Crow flew over the dense forest, its vision would be obstructed. Even if its special vision was activated, it could not see the scene below clearly.

There was a light mist in the dense forest. You wouldn't notice it when you were in it, but you could sense something unusual from a different angle.

This was the first time Zhang Yuan encountered such a situation.

He tried several times but to no avail, and finally had to take the Red-Eyed Crow back to the God's Nest.

Zhang Yuan estimated that this was most likely the influence of the power of the formation.

No wonder Shang Jingtian has studied for hundreds of years but has only unlocked a small part of the secrets of the Eight Gates Eight Extremes Xuantian Array.

The mystery and magnificence of this ancient formation is truly beyond the imagination of mortals.

What a powerful being was the one who set it up back then!

Perhaps only the legendary immortals have such abilities.

Zhang Yuan guarded Su Jingyao and followed this disciple from Mingxiu Peak deeper into the secret realm, with a lot of mixed thoughts in his mind.

Su Jingyao kept observing the compass along the way, adjusting the direction of advance from time to time.

The endless dense forest plants around made Zhang Yuan feel as if he had entered a huge green maze.

It feels like I'm going in circles.

He couldn't help but ask, "Senior Sister Su, where are we going?"

Along the way, Zhang Yuan didn't even see a mouse, let alone any strange monsters.

The most we encountered on the way were some flying insects startled from the grass.

It’s not that Zhang Yuan lacks patience, but such confused and ignorant exploration makes people feel very uneasy.

Su Jingyao explained: "I'm searching for deserted villages."

The eight secret realms within the Eight Gates and Eight Extremes Xuantian Formation are all very vast in area, and what is very peculiar is that the topography and countless creatures in the secret realms undergo new changes every year.

This means that there is no ready-made map to serve as a basis for exploration, and you have to find the way again every time you enter.

Su Jingyao was looking for the deserted village.

The eight secret realms are dotted with large and small abandoned villages and even cities.

The former is called a deserted village and the latter is called a lost city.

However, due to the changes in the secret realm, the location of the deserted village can only be determined by Taoist divination and compass positioning.

However, the interference of the large formation caused such methods to fail from time to time.

Need to re-lock repeatedly.

"Only if we find a deserted village..."

Su Jingyao said: "Only then can we find the strange monsters and hunt down Ningsha!"

That's it!

Zhang Yuan finally understood why the other party had caused so much trouble.

The complexity of the situation in this secret realm was obviously far beyond his expectations.

Zhang Yuan calmed down and continued to move forward with Su Jingyao.

As the sky gradually darkened, a village hidden deep in the woods appeared in front of the two of them! (End of this chapter)