On the field, there was a long stretch of dead silence.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, utterly shocked as they looked at Lin Xuan, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
Lin Xuan waited calmly, his expression indifferent.
After all, this could bring him a considerable amount of energy points, so he had no reason to mind.
It took several breaths before Xu Anlan came to his senses, confirming that the scene before him was not an illusion but reality.
His gaze toward Lin Xuan was now incredibly complex.
He still remembered the first time he saw Lin Xuan, back in the outer sect.
Back then, Lin Xuan had only recently joined the sect but had already displayed formidable strength, forcefully charging his way to become the top outer disciple.
At that time, Lin Xuan’s performance had already caught his attention.
In the days that followed, Lin Xuan’s name echoed throughout the sect time and again, and he heard it repeatedly, deeply shaken each time.
He also came to realize that Lin Xuan’s talent was likely far greater than his own.
It was only fitting that he was hailed as the sect’s number one genius.
But he never expected that in less than two months,
when they met again, Lin Xuan had already become a true disciple of equal standing to him, having broken through to the Spirit Opening Realm.
Moreover, at just the first layer of the Spirit Opening Realm, he effortlessly killed Xu Guangzhen, a seventh-layer Spirit Opening Realm cultivator who had nearly driven him to a life-or-death crisis.
Such a transformation was like the difference between heaven and earth, utterly terrifying.
It was truly hard to believe.
He finally understood just how terrifying Lin Xuan’s talent was.
What sect’s number one genius?
That was far from enough to describe Lin Xuan.
Perhaps even calling him the number one genius of Cangyuan Country wouldn’t be enough?
At the very least, he was among the most顶尖 geniuses of the entire Chiyu Domain.
Thinking this, he grew even more horrified.
Fortunately, he had now come to his senses.
He also knew time was pressing.
Hearing Lin Xuan’s question, he replied:
“Senior Brother Lin, it’s like this.
We heard the sect leader’s orders and set out for this Vast Wilderness.
...”
Xu Anlan roughly explained the situation.
But his voice still carried a faint tremor,
clearly far from settled.
Lin Xuan listened and nodded slightly.
It was simply that the disciples of Wind Flame Valley looked down on the young martial artists of Cangyuan Country.
They deliberately caused trouble and blocked them, refusing to let them enter the Puppet Secret Realm.
Thus, this confrontation had erupted.
Lin Xuan wasn’t surprised by this.
After all, in the Chiyu Domain, the major forces of Cangyuan Country were relatively weaker in strength.
Being looked down upon by other major powers was only natural.
This was, after all, a martial world where the strong reigned supreme.
Moreover, the higher-ups of the major forces had already agreed to let the younger disciples compete for opportunities on their own merits.
The top geniuses at the late and peak Spirit Opening Realm had already entered the Puppet Secret Realm.
Those left here were weaker, only at the early and middle Spirit Opening Realm, arriving later.
The losses were minor, not worth the major forces of Cangyuan Country falling out with Wind Flame Valley.
So, the higher-ups of the major forces might have noticed the situation here,
but they simply turned a blind eye and ignored it.
“Fengyuan Sect disciple Zhang Meng, greetings to Senior Brother Lin!”
“Hanxue Sect disciple Sun Ruoyun, pays respects to Senior Brother Lin!”
“...”
The few people beside Xu Anlan also bowed to Lin Xuan one by one, showing their reverence.
Their gazes toward Lin Xuan were also filled with shock, their hearts churning with emotion.
They never expected that in this generation, Flowing Cloud Sect would produce such a top-tier genius.
At the first layer of the Spirit Opening Realm, he could kill a seventh-layer cultivator.
If he continued to grow, he would likely become a prodigy on the level of a young master.
Flowing Cloud Sect might also rise rapidly because of this, surpassing the other forces.
They were naturally filled with deep emotion and complex feelings.
Lin Xuan heard them, swept his gaze over, and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
Cangyuan Country had four major sects: Flowing Cloud Sect, Fengyuan Sect, Hanxue Sect, and Blackwater Sect.
But this was the first time he had seen disciples from the other sects.
The attribute panels of these people appeared before him.
They were all similar to Xu Anlan’s.
He immediately focused his mind.
“Ding, consuming 100,000 energy points, replication successful. Obtained [Spirit Grade Cultivation Talent].”
“...”
Although these people were all true disciples of the four major sects and carried many treasures,
his own attribute panel had already reached the top-tier level of the entire Chiyu Domain.
His standards were now high.
Among these people, only this Spirit Grade Cultivation Talent was worth his attention.
With ample energy points on hand, he casually replicated it.
Then, he chose to use it.
A faint warm current flowed through him and vanished in an instant.
Lin Xuan felt his cultivation talent improve slightly and nodded.
Then he said:
“Let’s go. No one’s blocking the way now. Everyone, enter the secret realm.”
This was a newly emerged secret realm.
No one knew how long it would remain open or how many treasures inside had already been plundered.
There was no point wasting more time here.
Xu Anlan and the others also knew time was tight and nodded solemnly.
Then, Lin Xuan turned and walked toward the translucent light curtain not far away.
Xu Anlan and the others quickly followed, clearly taking Lin Xuan as their leader.
Soon, they reached the translucent light curtain, stepped in, and vanished.
The other disciples from various forces on the field followed behind them.
After stepping through the translucent light curtain, Lin Xuan felt a dizzying spin, as if time and space were shifting.
When he came to his senses again, the scene before him was completely different.
Outside was the vast, desolate wilderness of Cangyuan Country, barren and expansive.
But here, it was a dim, gray space.
Gray-white mist drifted in the sky and surrounded them on all sides.
The ground, however, was no different from the wilderness outside.
His vision could only extend a few thousand meters at most.
“Is this the Puppet Secret Realm?”
Lin Xuan murmured to himself, a strange glint in his eyes.
It felt as if he had entered an entirely different world, incredibly bizarre.
It seemed this martial world was quite magnificent and wondrous.
Lin Xuan grew even more interested in this world and martial arts.
Then, he calmed his mind and looked at the field.
Not far away, many young martial artists at the Spirit Opening Realm were engaged in fierce battles.
Their opponents were humanoid figures with a glossy black metallic sheen.
They seemed to be forged from real steel, as spirit weapons clanging against them produced metallic echoes.
Xu Anlan and the others had also entered and stood behind Lin Xuan.
“Senior Brother Lin, these are the puppets. According to the information from the sect, they are classified into grades like Black Iron, Bronze, and Silver.
These here are all Black Iron puppets, equivalent to early Spirit Opening Realm martial artists.”
Xu Anlan stepped beside Lin Xuan and whispered to him.
He knew Lin Xuan had rushed over after coming out of seclusion and might not have complete information, so he took the initiative to explain.
Lin Xuan nodded lightly, his eyes flickering.
He naturally knew this as well, because he could see even more.