In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Chapter 75 Qingxuan Dao Master

"Hmm? What is it?"

Ji Ming turned around and frowned.

Li Pengtao quickly waved his hand, "Don't misunderstand!"

"I just wanted to ask if you'll also be participating in the Astral Exams, right?"

Li Pengtao waited expectantly for his answer.

Ji Ming nodded slightly. Although he had already been specially recruited, he still had to participate in the Star Realm Grand Examination, and he also had his eye on the ten core student spots!

"That's good!"

Li Pengtao became visibly excited and extended his hand, "Then perhaps we can cooperate in the Astral Trial."

"Cooperation?" Ji Ming was puzzled.

Li Pengtao nodded, "That's right!"

"The Astral Trials are not like arena battles. At that time, all the registered students from the twenty-five provinces in the entire eastern region will be thrown into one place to fight and kill each other. It will be extremely chaotic."

"The rules for the Astral Exams change every year, but one thing remains constant: teamwork is allowed!"

Ji Ming raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Isn't that a bit unfair?"

If students from major cities join tour groups, what chance do these people have?

Li Pengtao gave a wry smile, "Where in the world is there absolute fairness?"

"Besides, being able to organize people is a skill in itself; going it alone also has its advantages!"

Ji Ming nodded. That's true. In such an important occasion as the Star Realm Grand Examination, no one wants to do the work for someone else. An unmanageable team is not as good as one person. Being able to bring a team is a talent in itself. When the Star Palace selects candidates, it will also consider the need to cultivate generals who can lead troops.

"Those of us who don't plan to take the special recruitment from the Holy Land, but want to try our luck in the Astral Trial, must keep a low profile, otherwise we'll easily be targeted and eliminated early," Li Pengtao continued with a sigh.

At this point, Ji Ming understood why his battle with Gu Yi had been handled discreetly; so that was the reason!

However, he shook his head. "Brother Li, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I still want to be alone."

He is destined to compete for a core spot, which conflicts with Li Pengtao's goal of simply getting through the process. To avoid a future falling out, it's best to clarify things now.

Moreover, Li Pengtao was clearly unaware that he had been specially recruited by Tianyi Star Palace, which would cause further disagreements and was simply too troublesome.

Li Pengtao's smile froze, but he didn't say anything, only nodding regretfully, "Since that's the case, then forget it!"

"Yes, Brother Li, until we meet again!"

Ji Ming clasped his hands in a fist salute, turned around, stomped his toes on the ground several times, and quickly disappeared into the thick fog.

"Brother Li, this guy is really ungrateful. You kindly invited him, but he didn't appreciate it at all. Does he think he can make it through the Star Realm Trial by himself just because he's a descendant of a top expert?" a mage muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Shut up!"

Li Pengtao's voice suddenly sharpened, "These things should be done willingly; forcing it will only create more conflict!"

"Forget it, I'll go look for people from Xuan Yue City again!" Li Pengtao sighed. But if he cooperated with Xuan Yue City, he would inevitably lose his absolute dominant position. He didn't know if it would be a blessing or a curse.

On the other side, Ji Ming burst out of the black smoke and headed towards the center of the secret realm without stopping. Although there were twists and turns along the way, the two locations left by Uncle Fang had yielded considerable gains. Now it was time to go and see the "Azure Jade Tablet".

He wasn't going to roam around recklessly and try his luck; he wanted to grab the benefits he could get his hands on first.

Moreover, this place has obviously been raided by Yuhui City several times, and not all powerful figures are as generous as the one just now, willing to leave the Pure Yuan Fruit to these students as an opportunity.

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Obtaining the Earth Core Spirit was already an incredibly lucky outcome; he guessed that there probably weren't many truly precious things in the Azure Profound Realm.

Of course, if you have enough time after visiting the Azure Jade Stele, it would be nice to wander around this secret realm. Who knows, you might just hit the jackpot!

Half a day later, Ji Ming rushed out of a dense forest, his hair disheveled and his clothes tattered.

"Ptooey!"

He spat twice, picked off the leaves from his body. The Qingxuan Secret Realm had been sealed off for too many years, and it looked exactly like a primeval forest. In order to preserve its original state, the people of Yuhui City had not cleaned up some of the monsters here. His journey had been quite arduous.

Of course, it's not really dangerous. That fire spirit should be the strongest one left in the Azure Profound Secret Realm. Stronger creatures have definitely been captured, otherwise sending these students in would be suicide.

Emerging from the dense forest, a wide-open space suddenly appeared before us.

Ji Ming looked ahead and saw a wide plain. Not far away was an enormous palace, grayish-blue in color, supported by cloud-patterned stone pillars, which had stood for countless years.

Without pausing, he quickly stepped onto the palace grounds. Looking down, he saw that the ground beneath his feet was not soft earth, but hard stone slabs with weeds growing in the cracks. This must have been the square in front of the palace, but it had long been buried by time.

Continue forward and ascend the ninety-nine steps leading to the palace; some students have already arrived.

Ji Ming ignored it and finally entered the palace. He was immediately struck by how orderly and spotless everything was compared to the desolate landscape outside. Even the beams and pillars inside the palace were surrounded by wisps of mysterious light.

He had a feeling that this wasn't something that had been intentionally cleaned up recently, but rather that it had always been like this.

"A formation?"

He murmured to himself, utterly shocked. The exact date of the palace's construction was unknown, but it was at least tens of thousands of years old. What kind of formation could have been protecting the palace for so long?

Ji Ming, with his sharp eyes, suddenly spotted a purple skirt and rushed over to see what it was. It was Shangguan Yue, whom he hadn't seen for half a day.

"Senior sister, do you know anything about this palace?"

Shangguan Yue has an extraordinary background, so she might know some secrets.

"This should be something from the middle of the sect era," Shangguan Yue said, touching the stone pillar.

"The era of sectarian factions?" Ji Ming was slightly taken aback.

"Um!"

Shangguan Yue nodded. "The events of ancient times are no longer verifiable, but the Xuanhuang Realm should have gone through several eras since ancient times, with the sect era being the one closest to us."

Ji Ming's heart skipped a beat. "The era of sectarian factions ended ten thousand years ago?"

"clever!"

Shangguan Yue smiled. "That's right. The emergence of the Battlefield of Myriad Realms marked the end of an era and the rise of our era. Sects are selfish and untrustworthy. Many powerful figures of the new era fought desperately to drive out the invasion of myriad races, and they still are now."

Ji Ming revealed his longing, just hearing about it made him realize how turbulent and magnificent that period was!

Perhaps years from now, someone will name this era. What will it be called? The Era of Myriad Realms? The Era of Demon Suppression?

It doesn't matter, all he needs to know is that it's the year 998 in the Gregorian calendar!

The new calendar sweeps away the old bad habits and marks the beginning of a truly new era!

Ji Ming quickly regained his composure, frowning as he looked at the palace. "Isn't this a relic from ancient times?"

"Who said it's a relic from ancient times?" Shangguan Yue rolled her eyes.

"Then...the inheritance?" Ji Ming asked in a low voice. How dare they claim that the relics from the sect era have an ancient inheritance? The probability of them having a sect era inheritance is much higher, right?

"In the era of sects, many sects were indeed established based on one or two ancient inheritances. To this day, most of the ancient inheritances that my Xuanhuang Realm has obtained come from the early relics of the sect era. There are very few true ancient relics!" Shangguan Yue explained.

"As for why this secret realm is linked to the ancient times, you'll find out when you come and see for yourself. But I suspect it's fake. The sects in this secret realm don't seem very powerful, and the probability of them possessing ancient inheritances is extremely low."

Shangguan Yue shook her head, clearly indicating that she had tried it more than once.

Ji Ming was not discouraged; it would be better if he had it, but it wouldn't matter if he didn't.

Led by Shangguan Yue, Ji Ming went deeper into the palace. The deeper they went, the denser the spiritual energy and the more obvious the array patterns became, even manifesting directly in the outside world.

The palace was much larger than I had imagined, and it took about half an hour to finally reach our destination.

Ji Ming looked up and saw a huge bronze gate in front of him. The ancient and desolate atmosphere was breathtaking. Time had left many mottled marks. Looking further up, there was a purple-gold plaque that read "Qingxuan Hall"!

In the very center of the bronze gate, a palm-sized jade tablet is inlaid in a groove. It is pure white and flawless, and a single glance is enough to attract everyone's attention, making it clear that this is no ordinary object!

"No wonder it's called the Azure Jade Stele."

Ji Ming murmured.

"See that? Just because of these two words, everyone in Yuhui City, including Uncle Fang, believes that this place must be related to the ancient times. As for whether there is any inheritance, that is unknown." Shangguan Yue pointed to the plaque and said.

"Qingxuan?"

"That's right! According to ancient records found in a few ancient ruins, the two characters 'Qingxuan' are extraordinary and seem to be related to a certain great figure in ancient times. They should never be misused!" Shangguan Yue exclaimed.

"But you say this is a relic from the sectarian era!" Ji Ming said. In ancient times, the taboo against using the names of the venerable could not be abused, but would it still matter in the sectarian era?

Shangguan Yue shrugged. "So there's only an extremely low probability that ancient inheritances exist!"

If it really is the ancient "Qingxuan Palace", then the entire Xuanhuang Realm will be in chaos. How could we possibly let them in?

"This is the only unusual place in the entire palace, but I estimate that this sect just happened to have this name and has nothing to do with the ancient 'Qingxuan'. After all, there is a long period of time between ancient times and the era of sects. Time is enough to erase all information, and some taboos are no longer cared about by anyone," Shangguan Yue said calmly.

She had her own ways of understanding this secret realm. Since she already knew she was going to come in, she naturally wouldn't be without a plan. Although the Shangguan family was far away, it wouldn't be difficult for her to find out the situation in the secret realm, since many people had already entered it.

"What's behind that bronze door?" Ji Ming stared at the enormous door that seemed to reach straight to the sky.

"have no idea."

Shangguan Yue shook her head. "Even the Nascent Soul Realm expert from Yuhui City couldn't budge the bronze gate in the slightest."

Ji Ming remained silent and did not ask anything further. Instead, he stepped forward and placed his hand on the jade tablet. Shangguan Yue's curious gaze followed him. Although she did not quite believe that there was an ancient inheritance here, what if there was?

Not only him, but many other students around him who were unwilling to give up and continued to try also turned their gazes toward this place. It wasn't out of expectation, but rather a subconscious, habitual reaction; they would do the same to anyone who came.

Of course, there may be spies from certain forces involved. If a true inheritance were to appear in the world, it would be earth-shattering. Although we wouldn't dare to forcibly seize it, we could "trade" it!

Ji Ming placed his palm on it and felt no coldness at all, but rather a warm sensation. At the same time, a peculiar feeling rose in his heart, giving him a new understanding of the martial arts he had mastered. In just a short while, his Nine Luminaries Profound Heaven Blade successfully broke through to level 6!

"No wonder everyone says that there might be an ancient inheritance in this jade tablet!" Ji Ming was shocked. It was truly a treasure for enlightenment. Even if he didn't get the inheritance, just coming here to experience it would be worthwhile.

Pity!

He sighed inwardly. From the information given by his Uncle Fang, he learned that each person only had three chances to comprehend the jade tablet, and after that, it would be of no use at all.

"Pay attention to the time!"

Shangguan Yue's voice rang out from behind, "The longer you touch this jade tablet, the hotter it gets. When I first arrived, I saw someone refuse to give up and burn their entire arm to ashes!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Ming became much more serious. He could indeed feel the temperature of the jade tablet gradually rising, and at this rate, it would reach a point where he could no longer withstand it in at most a minute.

"With so many people coming in this time, haven't you discovered anything new?" he asked, frowning. He'd been interacting with them for over ten seconds, and aside from helping him deduce martial arts techniques, he seemed to have gained nothing else. Was he also destined to be without this inheritance? Or was there no such thing at all?

Shangguan Yue shook her head, somewhat disappointed. It seemed that Ji Ming hadn't gained any insights either; this was probably just an ordinary treasure for enlightenment.

Ji Ming stared at it for a while, then suddenly leaned his forehead forward. Shangguan Yue watched quietly. In fact, everyone had tried everything, including mental contact and magical contact, but there was no response.

"Ugh!"

After touching his forehead for a moment, Ji Ming sighed. It seemed there really was nothing left. Just as he was about to give up and take this opportunity to focus on developing his martial arts skills, an unexpected change occurred!

The outside world remained calm, but a purple card suddenly appeared inside his body.

"Identity card?"

Ji Ming was startled; this was the first time there had been any movement without his summons.

The Transmigrator, shrouded in a hazy gray mist, was surrounded by a golden dragon, its "protagonist halo" characteristic trembling wildly.

"hiss!"

Ji Ming's heart tightened. The [Protagonist Aura] could actually be activated on its own. He thought it was just a passive characteristic.

So what is the effect of active stimulation?

Suddenly, the "Azure Mystic Talisman" in his arms emitted a faint light. A wisp of his thought was shot out and absorbed by the jade tablet. Then he found himself in an empty room.

In the center of the room, a figure dressed in a blue robe stood with his back to him. His demeanor was simple yet blended seamlessly with the world, reminding him of the war god figure he had seen when he first used Enlightenment.

Their styles and demeanors were very different, but he subconsciously connected the two together.

"I, Qingxuan! Having traversed the long river of time and felt the arduousness of the Great Dao, I have left this method between heaven and earth, for those with the destiny to obtain it!"

The figure in the green robe still had his back to him, but the sound of an ancient bell tolled in the room.

"A dream spanning millennia, what year is it tonight? My destined one, I have finally arrived!"

"I—no! Who am I, fellow Daoist? Why are you twisting fate? Forcing this destiny?"

The figure in the green robe suddenly flew into a rage, an unimaginable majesty condensed, the room trembled and flickered as if about to dissipate, and the Great Dao seemed to roar. Just as he was about to turn around, a golden light shot out from Ji Ming's chest and dispersed the figure.

"you----"

Ji Ming's mind went blank. Just as the figure was about to turn around, he seemed to see a black dot magnifying. It was a person standing on the main road, seemingly trying to transcend time and space to descend here!

"boom!"

As the figure in the green robe disappeared, the room seemed to lose some kind of support, and with a loud bang, the entire space exploded into pieces in the next moment.

An indescribable fear rose in Ji Ming's heart. He instantly realized that he had to leave immediately, or he would die in this space-time rift, or even endanger his physical body.

Just as he was about to withdraw his thoughts, he suddenly saw the figure in the green robe disperse and transform into a blue light that coalesced into an ancient book. A thought struck him, and he quickly grabbed it, escaping before the space itself shattered.

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Ji Ming suddenly freeze for a second or two, Shangguan Yue couldn't help but ask.

"fine!"

Ji Mingzhong regained his senses and, forcibly controlling his trembling hands and throbbing head, answered.

"Any insights?" Shangguan Yue tilted her head.

"Ugh!"

Ji Ming suddenly sighed, removed his hand from the jade tablet, his disappointment barely concealed. "I'm leaving now!"

"Aren't you going to gain any enlightenment?" Shangguan Yue hurriedly called out to his retreating figure.

"Never mind, never mind!"

Ji Ming's voice was full of weariness, and he slowly drifted away in the hall.

After witnessing this scene, those around him stopped paying attention; he was clearly another loser!

Shangguan Yue blinked, her eyes filled with suspicion. Something felt off.

On the other side, Ji Mingzhang rushed out of the palace, his feet floating in the air and disappearing in the blink of an eye. He walked a long way and found a cave to lie down in.

"hiss!"

The moment he entered the cave, the taut string snapped, and he collapsed to the ground, clutching his head.

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If he could open up the Divine Sea now, he could watch as golden ancient characters crashed into his ocean of spiritual power like boulders.

There weren't many ancient characters, but each one was as heavy as a meteorite, carrying a secret power that could break through time and space. He had to bear all of this himself.

This contains both the depth of knowledge and the power of time, as if these ancient characters should not appear in this era. It is not something that can be alleviated by simply understanding the nature of the characters. It is a kind of inheritance and a kind of experience!

Ji Ming wanted to try to resolve the issue by activating the enlightenment he had recently accumulated, but he couldn't spare a single bit of energy and could only wait.

"Well----"

Finally, Ji Mingle's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground, convulsing twice before passing out.

Time passed, I don't know how much.

Ji Ming finally woke up in the cave, his face still pale, and his mental energy was unusually weak. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, this opportunity was not easy to obtain!

"By the way, what time is it?"

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Remembering this, Ji Ming quickly took out his bracelet. Although it had lost its communication function in the secret realm, he could still check the time.

Upon seeing this, he froze on the spot.

The date displayed on the bracelet was "May 9th". I entered on the 3rd, and today is the last day the secret realm is open!

"Thank goodness, at least we didn't miss it."

Ji Ming could only console himself with this thought. If he missed it, he would have to open it again to get out, which would not only consume a lot of resources, but more importantly, it would definitely arouse suspicion. What could possibly make him stay in the secret realm regardless of everything?

When Ji Ming obtained the ancient inheritance of Lanxi, the news spread far and wide. Whether it was a blessing or a curse was beyond his control.

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