"Hoo!"

Seeing the other party leave, Lin Mo finally let out a sigh of relief and couldn't help but furrow his sword-like eyebrows.

He could feel that if he didn't unleash his thousandfold combat power, he wouldn't be a match for the opponent at all. Even if he did, he wasn't entirely confident he could win.

"It seems a lot of hidden experts have shown up this time. I definitely can't be careless," Lin Mo thought to himself.

Experts and geniuses gathered from all over the place at Kunlun Mountain, including people from the Hidden Sect, Demon Sect, the Western All Gods Alliance, Dark Council, the Eastern Supreme Forces, Medicine Sect, Fire Sect, Purple Cloud Sect... and so on. Many disciples had come to the Kunlun Mountain Range.

Among them were some familiar faces Lin Mo recognized, but most were unfamiliar to him.

A day went by in the blink of an eye, and as the sky gradually darkened, everyone waited for the gathering of the Heavenly Mechanism experts. There were three days for the many geniuses and experts to wait at Kunlun Mountain.

During these three days, it was also a buffer period for everyone to discuss and cooperate with each other. Although the rules for the secret realm trial hadn't been announced yet, many had already started forming alliances. Several supreme force geniuses approached Lin Mo to ally, but he ultimately turned them down.

Lin Mo belonged to the New Human Alliance and had rather average relations with other forces, so he couldn't trust acting with others.

Just at this moment, several streaks of flowing light appeared in front of Lin Mo, and their figures gradually condensed.

There were three people in total, two women and one man, all dressed in long robes and cloud shoes, looking like ancient Eastern cultivators. One of the women was dressed in a glorious purple robe, wearing Cloud Embroidery Shoes, her steps as graceful as the blooming of lotus flowers.

"Hmm, it's you?" Lin Mo was initially stunned upon seeing the woman, then showed a faint smile.

"Mr. Lin, we meet again." The woman slightly parted her red lips, her voice as clear as a yellow warbler's song, giving a unique sense of comfort.

The woman before him was none other than Liu Qingyang of the Medicine Sect, the young girl responsible for hosting the auction at the advanced auction event.

"Miss Liu." Lin Mo also slightly cupped his hand in greeting.

Liu Qingyang smiled slightly and introduced the two beside her: "Mr. Lin, let me introduce you to my friends. This is Wu Mi from the Holy Beast Sect, and this is He Yu from the Feiyu Sect."

Lin Mo nodded to the two, but from their eyes, he sensed a touch of contempt.

"Qingyang, is this the expert you mentioned? I wonder which sect or school he belongs to?" Wu Mi, with big bright eyes, examined Lin Mo closely.

Despite looking like a little girl, Wu Mi was actually over a hundred years old but naturally appeared young, with a wooden necklace adorned with uniquely carved wooden figures around her neck.

"Nine Continents Secret Realm, Sword Heart Martial Arts Hall," answered Lin Mo.

"One of the Four Great Martial Arts Schools of the New Humans' Martial Alliance, Sword Heart Martial Arts Hall?" Wu Mi frowned slightly, pursing her lips.

"Ah, so you're a representative of the New Humans' Martial Alliance. I've heard a bit about Mr. Lin. To be able to slay Yin Kui and defeat the Ninth Prince is impressive," He Yu said casually, his face unmistakably showing disdain. Indeed, besides the supreme forces, the Seven Sects in the Eastern Forces were the most formidable in terms of strength and heritage. The Human Martial Alliance had only one genius, Lin Mo, without any heritage or senior experts to keep things in check, barely making it third-rate.

On the mountaintop, Liu Qingyang's clear and bright eyes looked at Lin Mo and said: "Mr. Lin, considering we know each other, the rules for the Golden Secret Realm Trial haven't been announced yet. As you can see, everyone is forming alliances. Let me introduce you to some of my friends so that once the trial begins, we can perhaps watch out for each other."

"Alright," Lin Mo agreed readily.

Lin Mo only had vague knowledge about the Seven Sects from Xia Beichen, and he was curious about the talents in the Seven Sects. Even if he didn't form alliances, it was better than making more enemies.

However, the attitudes of He Yu and Wu Mi, who followed Liu Qingyang, were a bit cold towards Lin Mo. Although Lin Mo was well-known, it was merely within the mundane world. Without a powerful force backing him, he was naturally disdained in the eyes of these major sect geniuses.

Lin Mo, with Liu Qingyang and the others, arrived at another peak. There stood four people, three men and one woman.

"Let me introduce you all. This is Lin Mo, Mr. Lin," Liu Qingyang, smiling, introduced Lin Mo to the four as they arrived in front of them.

"Oh, so this is Lin Mo? I've heard of his name, having driven the Ninth Prince of the Fallen Angels to flee in panic, haha," a burly man, two meters tall, laughed heartily and extended his hand, "Hello, Power King from Bengshan Sect."

Lin Mo extended his hand and lightly shook it. The man's physique was robust, exuding powerful star power, clearly a strong Moon Wheel Realm cultivator, with a wide giant axe on his back.

"Qin Yang from Vajra Sect, though I'm not fond of shaking hands with men," said another man with neatly trimmed short hair, thick eyebrows, and a ruddy complexion with a faint golden hue.

Lin Mo smiled awkwardly, turning his gaze to another youth dressed in pure white as snow, with an oddly alluring face. Compared to He Yu, this youth appeared more effeminate but not in a repulsive way.

"Beidou Sect, Third-rank," the effeminate youth smiled faintly, "I don't like shaking hands with men either."

Only one woman remained, dressed in a light green long skirt with hair tied in a bun, but she wore a white mask, hiding her true appearance. Based on her figure, she was presumably a beautiful woman.

"Purple Cloud Sect, Luo Yu'er," the woman said softly, her voice wasn't particularly pleasing.

Lin Mo nodded to her; on the island of the advanced auction, he had met a woman named Chen Ying from the Purple Cloud Sect.

"So, Lin Mo, would you like to team up with us?" Liu Qingyang asked, turning her gaze to Lin Mo after all introductions were done.

"I appreciate Miss Liu's offer, but I'm used to being a lone wolf, so I prefer not to team up right now," Lin Mo replied politely.

Liu Qingyang wasn't surprised by his answer. If not for Zhuge Huai's instructions to recruit Lin Mo for the Golden Secret Realm Trial, she wouldn't have actively sought out a man.

Moreover, before coming, Zhuge Huai had analyzed Lin Mo's personality and predicted he wouldn't agree to team up with them.

"Grandpa Zhuge is indeed wise. I wonder if Lin Mo is truly capable or just overly proud. This Golden Secret Realm Trial has attracted the top-tier elites nurtured by global forces!"

Liu Qingyang lightly shook her head, no longer persisting.

"Hmph, does he think this is child's play, wanting to be a lone wolf?" He Yu hummed softly from the side, "But maybe it's better this way; we won't have a burden dragging us down."

Lin Mo didn't say much in response. He and Liu Qingyang were mere acquaintances, and he wasn't familiar with the other six sects of the Seven Sects. Besides, for the Golden Secret Realm Trial, he aimed to acquire the Gold Attribute Pure Material, and teaming up might bring more complications.

The wonderful continues tomorrow.