I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

Twenty hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The Azure Profound Realm Spirit slowly opened its eyes.

The silvery-white light in those deep blue pupils receded like the tide.

"Copying complete."

Its voice echoed in Lin Che's heart, carrying a hint of weariness and an irrepressible excitement: "No accidents occurred, and I also managed to replicate the underground environment of this place."

Upon hearing this, Lin Che, who was meditating in place, slowly opened his eyes.

"Very good." He nodded, his gaze falling on the time crystal still suspended in the center of space, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Time rules have been added to the secret realm; our objective for this trip has been achieved!"

It's not just about time rules.

The Azure Profound Realm Spirit also replicated the underground cave environment here.

Those winding passages, those caves of varying sizes, those luminous crystals, those dripping stalactites, and those slippery rock walls were all recorded, copied, and integrated into the Azure Mystery Realm.

Within the Azure Mystic Realm, the Azure Mystic Realm Spirit can modify and generate various environments at any time, but there is one prerequisite: that they must have been copied previously.

The current secret realm environments were all existing before, and now there's another one.

If the Lin family were to subdue spirit beasts that require such special environments to survive in the future, they wouldn't be unable to create suitable living environments for them in the secret realm.

Lin Che got up and walked to the Time Crystal.

The crystal remained suspended in mid-air, its seven-colored light flickering like the breath of someone in slumber.

The light shone on his face, giving his features a dreamlike quality.

He stared at it, his gaze deep.

Lin Che had previously worried that the rules of the secret realm would change because of his touch, so he did not easily touch them.

Now that the rules have been copied, it can consider how to dispose of this item.

But how to handle it was a dilemma for Lin Che.

This item is the core element for the generation of the secret realm.

Taking it directly might cause the secret realm to collapse, which could not only be dangerous but also easily cause a major mess.

The Cheng, Liu, and He families have been operating here for over a hundred years. If something suddenly goes wrong in the secret realm, they will definitely investigate it thoroughly.

The secret realm is located at the intersection of the three spiritual veins, and it may cause even greater chaos.

But how could he bear to leave just like that, leaving this mineral containing the power of the laws of time here?

A top-grade fifth-tier item, left behind by a Nascent Soul cultivator who fell from grace; there might not be another one like it in the entire Southern Region.

The value of this thing cannot be measured in spirit stones.

Just as Lin Che was pondering, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Oh dear! Where am I?"

……

Qin Yulin hummed a little tune as he skipped and hopped through the quiet cave.

She was in a great mood, so great that she walked with a rhythm, as if she were walking on a cobblestone path in her own backyard, not on a slippery cave floor.

This trip was incredibly rewarding.

While avoiding the Cheng and Liu families, she has acquired quite a few spiritual items in the past two days.

Needless to say, there's the Purple Lightning Dragon Saliva Fruit. I also picked several Ganoderma lucidum along the way, as well as some other spiritual plants whose names I don't know. If I check the records when I get back, I might be able to sell them for a good price.

With a large harvest of spirit stones, her research funding was secured once again.

In a good mood, she didn't avoid small puddles; instead, she stepped into them.

Hearing the "splash" and the water splashing, she felt inexplicably happy.

Upon reaching the end of the cave, we came across a small puddle.

She stepped on it without hesitation.

"Why?"

Her expression suddenly froze.

She felt enveloped by a gentle force, as if lifted by warm flowing water, and her whole body felt light and weightless.

The next moment, the scene in front of them suddenly turned black.

Then, the light shone.

"Where am I?"

She blinked and looked around blankly.

All around was a constantly flowing curtain of pale golden light, and the ground was a kind of silvery-white soft jade.

Then she sensed a presence.

He turned his head abruptly.

They made eye contact.

"You...I...here..."

Somewhat bewildered, Qin Yulin didn't understand how he suddenly appeared here, nor did he know who the person in front of him was.

Her mind raced, but she couldn't come up with a solution after a long time.

But her hand had already reached into her sleeve, ready to pull out the array plate she carried with her.

As a formation master, having formations at all times is essential. As long as she injects spiritual power, she can set up a third-tier defensive formation in an instant, which is enough for her to defend or even counterattack!

On the other side, Lin Che smiled as he looked at Qin Yulin, who had suddenly barged in.

Isn't that the solution?

"Isn't this Master Qin? What are you doing here?"

His voice was unhurried, carrying a hint of familiarity and a touch of teasing.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yulin panicked.

"Who? Who is Qin Yulin?"

She quickly waved her hands, her voice rising several decibels: "I don't know him! Don't talk nonsense, that person has absolutely nothing to do with me! I'm definitely not him!"

Her reaction was extremely fast, almost too fast.

Her guilty conscience was palpable, even to herself.

She never expected that her disguise, which was so good, would be seen through.

If others found out that Qin Yulin was actually the kind of array master who secretly tampered with the employer's array, her reputation would be ruined, and who would dare to hire her in the future?

Which of those powerful families and sects doesn't value the safety of their formations more than their own lives?

If word gets out that she leaves a backdoor when setting up the formation, her job will be completely ruined.

Even with his face disguised, Qin Yulin's thoughts were all too easy to guess.

The panic in her eyes, the expression beneath her veil, and her slightly trembling fingers all betrayed her.

Lin Che smiled slightly: "Master Qin, you didn't want this either..."

As he spoke, he removed his disguise.

Over the years, Qin Yulin, as Xuanqing's teacher, frequently visited the Lin family, and the two gradually became acquainted.

Lin Che had figured out her nature: she loved spirit stones, cared about her image, loved to be lazy, just like a child.

So he decided to talk to them face to face.

But before Lin Che could finish speaking...

Qin Yulin immediately took out what he had obtained from the secret realm, and looked up with tears in his eyes.

"Please don't tell..."

Her words stopped abruptly.

Because she discovered that the person in front of her was actually Lin Che.

For a moment, their eyes met.

The scene was somewhat awkward.

Qin Yulin's hands were still raised in mid-air, holding the few Ganoderma lucidum of the ages and the purple dragon's saliva fruit, with tears still clinging to the corners of his eyes.

Her mouth opened slightly, and the expression under the veil changed from panic to astonishment, and then from astonishment to blankness.

Compared to being recognized at a glance, the fact that the person who recognized her was an acquaintance and that she immediately gave in was clearly so embarrassing that she was practically digging her toes into the ground.

Her face flushed red instantly, the redness seeping through her veil and spreading all the way to her ears.

"Lin...Lin..." She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but after uttering "Lin" for a long time, she couldn't come up with anything.

Lin Che couldn't help but laugh when he saw her looking like she wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground.

"Master Qin, how have you been?"