CHAPTER 945: CHAPTER 945: THE SECRET REALM OPENS

The cultivators who stepped forward to berate Chen Nan were all young prodigies, and each had considerable backgrounds, completely disregarding Chen Nan.

After all, their family backgrounds were not simple, and they looked down on Chen Nan who came from a humble background.

So what if he made it onto the Hidden Dragon List? No matter how much potential he has, he’s still only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, they could pinch him to death with a single finger.

If Chen Nan hadn’t been keeping his identity secret, they would have hunted him down long ago to fulfill their conditions for pursuing Shang Sanniang.

Caught in waves of hatred, Chen Nan was furious within, but now was not the time to show himself; otherwise, before Master Xuanming arrives, the elders of these people alone would kill him.

Beside him, Xuan Hui had been wearing a faint smile, and now joined his hands in a gesture to persuade: "Benefactor, you endure such insults, yet you can endure, truly you have great wisdom."

"With such profound wisdom, you are bound to make a fine Buddha Son."

Chen Nan ignored his words directly: "You damned monk, are full of cunning, you want me to endure suffering just so you can drink wine and eat meat? Truly shameless."

He rolled his eyes, then suddenly changed his tone: "But, you aren’t entirely without opportunity, if you kill those few who insulted me, I’ll agree to become a Buddha Son."

Xuan Hui turned to look at the elders behind those people, and ultimately lowered his head and shook it.

After thinking it over, he still felt that persuasion was best; fighting and killing were inappropriate.

"Amitabha, this humble monk cannot break the precepts."

"Haha, yet you drink wine and eat meat, and you tell me you can’t break precepts?" Chen Nan rolled his eyes in disdain, "If you’re scared, stop wasting words!"

At this moment, because these prodigies appeared to challenge, Chen Nan’s reputation soared again, albeit with half good and half bad fame.

Many people were debating how Chen Nan managed to become Shang Sanniang’s Dao companion, a classic case of a poor boy’s rise.

Some even said that Chen Nan possessed extraordinary talents, which led to Shang Sanniang’s affections, the rumors becoming increasingly absurd.

Just when Chen Nan was about to crack under the weight of these rumors, the Ancient Realm Secret Realm finally opened.

Bang!

After a loud explosion, the spatial fissure fully opened, and a gigantic portal materialized on the ground, its entrance being a pitch-black vortex.

It seemed to lead directly to the Netherworld Hell!

"The Ancient Realm has opened!"

Someone shouted, instantly stirring up excitement among all the cultivators, but no one dared to advance.

After all, the ones closest to the portal were those from major forces, seeking to seize the opportunity and needed to enter first.

Only after those from major forces entered the Ancient Realm Secret Realm could the loose cultivators enter.

"Everyone, there are numerous opportunities within the Ancient Realm, but it’s fraught with dangers, I hope everyone entering will help one another."

"Once again, remind you, the Ancient Realm Secret Realm’s opening duration is merely one month, after one month, you must return to the entrance, if you’re late, you can only remain within the Ancient Realm, waiting for it to open again in a hundred years."

An elder, embodying the essence of wisdom and divine presence, stepped up before the portal, informing everyone of the precautions, before allowing the young cultivators to enter the realm sequentially.

Clearly, Chen Nan observed over three hundred young cultivators from various major forces, while the rest, loose cultivators, or those from minor forces only numbered a little over a hundred.

Just witnessing this scene was enough to understand that the resources within Jiuzhou World were mostly controlled by these major forces.

Loose cultivators and minor forces lived merely by scraping by.

This is precisely why those major forces are densely populated with experts; when a loose cultivator or someone from a minor force becomes powerful, they are often recruited by the major forces.

Chen Nan followed a group of loose cultivators, preparing to enter the Ancient Realm Secret Realm, only to be suddenly blocked by forces allied together outside the realm.

They wanted to inspect each person entering the realm!

They held a special type of Crystal Stone in their hands, and when activated with mana, it revealed Chen Nan’s face.

"Don’t worry, we are merely searching for Chen Nan, such a scoundrel is unworthy to enter the Ancient Realm Secret Realm!"

An elder with a long beard explained to the crowd.

"Despicable, to think they are still searching for me?"

Upon seeing their actions, Chen Nan cursed in his heart, evidently, these forces didn’t intend to let him off.

Among these people were those who previously cursed and belittled him, like the Wang Family and Sun Family, all eager for their disciples to pursue Shang Sanniang.

Chen Nan’s presence was a stumbling block, naturally, they wished to eliminate him.

Although Chen Nan had cultivated the "Heavenly Fox Form" and could alter his appearance at will, he still felt some trepidation in his heart, uncertain if he could deceive these forces.

Even Jiang Zheng and Tang Zhirou glanced at Chen Nan with worry.

Despite the dissatisfaction brewing in the cultivators’ hearts, no one dared speak up, they could only queue up for inspection, before entering the realm.

"Take a chance, since I’m here, failing to enter would be a waste of this opportunity."

Gritting his teeth, Chen Nan retrieved an Instant Teleportation Talisman from his storage bag and affixed it to himself.

This Instant Teleportation Talisman was loot he obtained after killing Xu Wencheng, and he had kept it as his ace.

After all, an Instant Teleportation Talisman could transport one over a hundred miles away in an instant, perfect for escape.

Quickly, Chen Nan arrived before the realm’s portal and removed the mask from his face.

Having altered his appearance beforehand, he now appeared as an ordinary middle-aged cultivator.

A cultivator stared at Chen Nan for a couple of seconds, making Chen Nan nervous.

The Instant Teleportation Talisman was ready to be triggered at any moment; if anything seemed off, he’d flee.

Fortunately, the inspector failed to notice anything unusual and moved on to the next cultivator.

The cultivators guarding the entrance signaled for Chen Nan to proceed.

"Phew."

Chen Nan let out a sigh of relief, stepped into the vortex, and was instantly enveloped by a sensation of spinning and turning.

Once he regained his senses, he found himself within the Ancient Realm, facing a palace.

At the entrance of the palace, a worn plaque hung overhead, inscribed with two large words, "Pill Room."

Surveying his surroundings, Chen Nan found he had been transported onto a mountain, which seemed to be the site of an old sect, as even the structures had weathered away.

"Not bad luck, there might be leftover elixirs here."

He was inwardly delighted; as an Alchemist, he knew that as long as elixirs were properly preserved, they could remain intact for a thousand years.

Given the grand scale of this sect, there was a chance that high-level elixirs could still be stored in the Pill Room.

But just as Chen Nan was about to enter the Pill Room to search, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Kid, do you really belong here?"

Chen Nan turned to see a middle-aged cultivator appearing behind him: "Get lost! This place is mine now!"

"While I’m in a good mood, I won’t kill you."