Chapter 71: The New Marsh Secret Realm

After Zuoqiu Wen and Qin Miaoyan left, Chu Jianqiu finally asked Zuoqiu Lianzhu about the New Marsh Secret Realm and the Tian Ji Xuanlong Grass.

Zuoqiu Lianzhu was feeling quite annoyed and did not want to talk, but considering that Chu Jianqiu was also a disciple of the peak, she had to patiently explain these matters to him.

The New Marsh Secret Realm is a small world controlled by the Xuanjian Sect. The exact location of this small world has not been fully explored by the Xuanjian Sect; they have only discovered the entrance to the passage leading to it.

This entrance is not very stable and can only be traversed by martial artists at the True Qi realm or below. If martial artists above the True Qi realm attempt to pass through, the passage will immediately be at risk of collapsing.

The space within the New Marsh Secret Realm is vast, containing a large number of natural treasures, precious medicinal herbs, rare minerals, and some extremely rare oddities.

Since the entrance to the New Marsh Secret Realm opens every ten years, whenever the entrance opens, the Xuanjian Sect sends disciples into the secret realm to gather these natural treasures.

Although the entrance to the New Marsh Secret Realm can only be traversed by martial artists at the True Qi realm or below, this does not mean that the secret realm contains only creatures of this level.

While the New Marsh Secret Realm is rich in natural treasures, it is also home to many fierce beasts. According to the descriptions of disciples who have entered the secret realm, there are even shape-shifting great beasts inside.

Therefore, entering the secret realm is extremely dangerous. Each time disciples enter, the casualty rate is over ten percent, even after years of exploration and some understanding of the secret realm.

When the secret realm was first discovered, out of every ten disciples sent to explore, only one would return alive.

In the thousand years since the Xuanjian Sect discovered the secret realm, the entrance has always been under their control, and no one from other sects has been able to enter.

However, ten years ago, when the entrance to the secret realm opened, the disciples who entered discovered people from the Blood Fiend Sect inside. This news shocked the entire Xuanjian Sect, leading them to suspect that there was a spy within the sect, causing a lapse in control of the entrance.

After extensive investigations, it was finally discovered that the Blood Fiend Sect had found another entrance to the New Marsh Secret Realm, causing widespread panic within the Xuanjian Sect.

The Xuanjian Sect has developed to its current state largely due to the resources within the New Marsh Secret Realm. If the Blood Fiend Sect were to control the secret realm, it would be a significant blow to the Xuanjian Sect.

The good news is that the entrance discovered by the Blood Fiend Sect can also only be traversed by martial artists at the True Qi realm or below.

At the time, the Xuanjian Sect had no way of knowing what the Blood Fiend Sect had taken from the New Marsh Secret Realm ten years ago. It was only recently, with the appearance of the Blood Fiend Sect's Blood Fiend Qingming Poison, that the Xuanjian Sect deduced that the Blood Fiend Sect had taken the Blood Fiend Xuanmo Liquid.

The Blood Fiend Xuanmo Liquid is an extremely bizarre poison, but it is not enough to threaten experts at the Core Formation realm. However, after processing by the Blood Fiend Sect, the Blood Fiend Qingming Poison, derived from the Blood Fiend Xuanmo Liquid, can directly cause fatal injuries to experts at the Core Formation realm.

Moreover, the most terrifying aspect is that the Blood Fiend Sect is using the Blood Fiend Xuanmo Liquid to cultivate a terrifying blood beast—the Xuanmo Blood Beast.

However, due to the limited amount of Blood Fiend Xuanmo Liquid the Blood Fiend Sect took from the New Marsh Secret Realm last time, it was not enough to cultivate the Xuanmo Blood Beast.

This time, the Blood Fiend Sect plans to send a large number of disciples into the New Marsh Secret Realm to obtain a large amount of Blood Fiend Xuanmo Liquid to cultivate the Xuanmo Blood Beast.

The Xuanjian Sect will not sit idly by and let the Blood Fiend Sect's plot succeed. The Blood Fiend Sect is already incredibly powerful, and if they succeed in cultivating the Xuanmo Blood Beast, no one in the entire Da Qian Dynasty will be able to stop them, and the Xuanjian Sect will face the threat of annihilation.

Therefore, the sect leader has ordered all inner disciples at the True Qi realm to enter the New Marsh Secret Realm to prevent the Blood Fiend Sect's actions.

The Blood Fiend Xuanmo Liquid is a unique poison found only in the New Marsh Secret Realm. The Blood Fiend Qingming Poison, derived from the Blood Fiend Xuanmo Liquid, can be countered by the Tian Ji Xuanlong Grass, which is also found in the New Marsh Secret Realm.

To cure Cui Yayun of the Blood Fiend Qingming Poison, the main ingredient must be the Tian Ji Xuanlong Grass, and the Yuan Yang Huasha Pill must be refined to be effective.

However, the Tian Ji Xuanlong Grass is guarded by a great beast at the Sea Transformation realm. For inner disciples at the True Qi realm, obtaining the Tian Ji Xuanlong Grass is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Chu Jianqiu returned to his room and began to prepare.

The entrance to the New Marsh Secret Realm will open in ten days, and he needs to prepare thoroughly to ensure he can protect himself once inside.

As a direct disciple, he is not an inner disciple, and his current cultivation is only at the third level of the True Qi realm. He is not included in the list of those entering the New Marsh Secret Realm this time.

However, as a direct disciple of the fourth peak, Chu Jianqiu cannot stand idly by while his master is poisoned.

When he was only at the first level of the True Qi realm, he could still kill a blood python with the strength of a peak seventh-level True Qi realm martial artist using various means.

Now that he is at the third level of the True Qi realm, Chu Jianqiu believes that even without any special means, he can directly confront and kill the blood python. If he uses all his trump cards, he can even match a ninth-level True Qi realm martial artist.

This time, entering the New Marsh Secret Realm is extremely dangerous, and Chu Jianqiu dares not be the slightest bit careless. He will prepare as much as he can.

Flash Escape Talisman, Golden Shield Talisman, Strength Enhancement Talisman, Wind Traveling Crane Talisman, Water Repelling Talisman, Divine Traveling Talisman... Chu Jianqiu prepared a batch of all the spirit talismans he has learned.

He has earned enough contribution points to use the best second-grade materials for refining these spirit talismans, making them all top-quality spirit talismans.

He also prepared a batch of various medicinal pills, such as Qi Gathering Pills, Detoxifying Pills, Golden Wound Medicine, and Qi Recovery Pills. The space inside his Chaos Supreme Tower is large enough to hold all these items.

In addition to spirit talismans and medicinal pills, Chu Jianqiu also refined several large array disks, which can be quickly deployed by simply throwing them when setting up the arrays.

After exchanging a large amount of materials for refining talismans, refining medicinal pills, and setting up arrays, the tens of thousands of contribution points he earned on Xi Yang Peak were once again depleted.

He has the Great Python Heavenly麟Armor for defense, the Wind Control Boots for speed, and the Flowing Shadow Sword and Autumn Water Sword as weapons. Chu Jianqiu feels that he has prepared everything he needs.

In the remaining days, Chu Jianqiu focused on studying and practicing the Qingliu Zhaokong Sword Technique. By the time the New Marsh Secret Realm opens, he will have mastered the first three forms of the Qingliu Zhaokong Sword Technique.