Chapter 97

Although ordinary people without innate talent for immortal arts are merely considered as reserve resources for cultivating immortal art practitioners in the Seas and Mountains, it cannot be denied that among ordinary people, there occasionally appear top talents with great perseverance and determination. They start from martial arts and blaze a new trail, walking an extremely arduous path to immortality through martial arts.

Even though this path is countless times more difficult than the normal path of immortal arts, and out of a thousand martial arts experts, not even one might be able to transform their physical body and step onto the path of immortality through martial arts, it ultimately leaves a glimmer of hope for the many ordinary people without innate talent for immortal arts.

Due to those few great masters who successfully achieved immortality through martial arts, the Seas and Mountains have since placed restrictions at all entrances of the fourth-level secret realms, preventing ordinary people from entering. This is a recognition of those great masters' achievements, to prevent ordinary people who do not know the depth of the situation from mistakenly entering these almost certain death secret realms.

Of course, these restrictions are ineffective against Huang Fei and Mei Xue and their ilk. Even Mei Xue, who is still at the初级仙法学院 (初级仙法学院 translates to "初级" meaning "初级" and "仙法学院" meaning "仙法学院") on Mount Tiantai, knows a few basic immortal arts.

Whether one can cultivate immortal arts is determined from birth. Apart from those races born with innate spiritual abilities, very few ordinary people possess talent for immortal arts, and even fewer can truly master them.

Therefore, the初级仙法学院 on Mount Tiantai has almost never been fully enrolled. Among the graduates of Mei Xue's class, those who truly obtained the qualifications to enter the ranks of immortal art practitioners can be counted on one hand. The most outstanding among them is none other than Huang Fei, known by the nickname "Huang Pàng."

Martial arts cultivation, when pushed to the limit, can enable one to lift a thousand catties, tear apart tigers and leopards, and be immune to all diseases, but how can it compare to the immortal art practitioners who can ride clouds and mist, summon earth, water, fire, and wind, and control ghosts and spirits? Even a basic immortal array can trap and kill hundreds of martial arts experts.

Don't be fooled by Huang Fei's smiling, slow-moving appearance; he is a master who can dive into the deep sea and battle a great white shark for three hundred rounds. If Mei Xue had not obtained the inheritance of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, even ten Mei Xues combined would not be a match for Huang Fei.

Even ten thousand Huang Feis would be vaporized by a single wave of blood in the endless blood sea before the ruler of the Azure Wasteland, Xiao Xiang. If Xiao Xiang were to unleash a massacre in the human world, floating corpses numbering in the millions in a single day would be no easy feat.

This hierarchical structure, like a pyramid, is the naturally formed social strata of the Seas and Mountains over millions of years. At the very top of this pyramid, the supreme pinnacle, are the "Immortals." In the entire history of the Seas and Mountains, only two legends exist: the nameless immortal and the supreme celestial sword, Xuanyuan Hong.

"Hmm?" Just as Huang Fei, Shi Da, and Shi Er were about to enter the secret realm, Old Li stopped and quickly turned to face the direction they had come from. A gray chain instantly extended out, striking a tall tree.

"Whoosh!" A large flock of birds roosting in the tree were startled into flight, leaving a ground covered in feathers.

"What's wrong, Old Li?" Huang Fei looked at Old Li, who had suddenly taken action, puzzled, wanting to know the reason for his move.

"We are being tracked." Old Li's response was as brief as ever, but it revealed the most important information.

Huang Fei was greatly surprised. He had not detected anyone following them. Who would be so idle as to track their team, which was just entering the secret realm for a trial run?

The Qianye Secret Realm is just an ordinary fourth-level secret realm, and the most valuable thing inside is the butterfly that has been killed and its wings taken countless times. Huang Fei could not understand why someone would specifically track them.

"Who is it?" In the end, Huang Fei sought help from Old Li, believing that the right person should do the right job. The reason he had his father's connections to hire this top guide was precisely for situations like this.

"It's not a person, but a little fox, very agile." Old Li shook his head and revealed the identity of the tracker.

"Uh, a little fox... Mei Xue... Isn't that your...?" Huang Fei's expression became strange. The only little fox he knew that was so powerful and elusive was Mei Xue's.

That's not just any little fox. The true identity of its original form would scare anyone to death—Princess Qingqiu Jiuyue, the princess of the Golden-Haired Jade-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox. This secret he had not even told his father.

"It should... not be..." Mei Xue wanted to deny it, but a familiar scent in the air made his expression somewhat helpless.

Xiao Jiu, why did you follow? Didn't you say you would rest and recover?

Xiao Liu was somewhat surprised. She was so engrossed in the happy times with Mei Xue (to her, everyone else was just air) that she did not notice the little fox's trail.

How did she break free from the suppression of the Three Phases Seal? Xiao Liu did not believe that a two-tailed Golden-Haired Jade-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox could do this, which meant that the cunning little princess of the Golden-Haired Jade-Faced Nine-Tailed Fox might have some help.

"Ah, I've been discovered!" The little fox, who had hidden in the forest, puffed up in anger as she watched Mei Xue and the others gradually enter the secret realm. Her tracking had been almost perfect, but seeing Xiao Liu and Mei Xue being so affectionate and passionate, she could not control her emotions, and that's when the black hooded figure noticed her.

"It's fine, I'll just catch up again." On the little fox's shoulder, a camellia petal emitted a gentle voice, calming the emotionally charged little fox.

That's right, she was not alone now; she had a secret weapon. Even if she had to battle that monster again, the outcome was uncertain.

True to her nature, her clone did not act rashly. When she did, it was with great impact. The immortal art of transplanting flowers and replacing peaches was used with such mastery.

The clone herself had not left the Linhai Immortal Pavilion, but she had sent her this petal, a petal containing eighty percent of her clone's power.

The blood-colored runes that had suppressed her to the point of despair vanished into thin air upon contact with this petal. With this secret weapon in hand, she feared no one.

"Mei Xue, don't be deceived by that monster!" Filled with concern for her lover, the little fox also rushed into the light curtain connecting to the secret realm entrance, resolutely following them.

In the misty fog, Huang Fei's team was traversing a forest. This was the first level of the Qianye Secret Realm, named for its dense forests.

For Mei Xue, a pharmacist, this place was full of treasures. Rare medicinal herbs that were scarce in the outside world were abundant here, so he had to carefully select and reluctantly choose the most precious ones to put in the jade box to prevent their medicinal properties from dissipating.

"Pretty good, right, Casanova?" Seeing Mei Xue's expression, Huang Fei knew that the harvest was substantial, definitely worth the ticket price.

Among the many teams exploring secret realms, pharmacists are always in high demand, but very few pharmacists join exploration teams.

The reason is simple: pharmacists themselves have poor combat abilities, and their personal safety is hard to guarantee in secret realms.

Generally, only those teams with strong power, good reputation, and the ability to ensure the personal safety of pharmacists can recruit pharmacists. Ordinary wild teams can hardly even think about recruiting pharmacists, as pharmacists are generally not short of money and would not entrust their lives to unfamiliar wild teams.

In secret realms, teams with pharmacists and those without are vastly different. With a pharmacist in the team, they can identify and collect medicinal herbs, treat injuries and poison on the spot, and refine medicines.

Often, having one more pharmacist in a secret realm exploration team is equivalent to having several more lives, and income will also increase significantly. Therefore, pharmacists are always in high demand by all exploration teams.

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