The Far North, a cold world of ice and snow.
The biting cold wind roared across the frozen land, and snowflakes the size of millstones fell in succession. Soon, a layer of snow about ten feet thick accumulated on the ground, covering everything on the surface under the ice and snow.
This kind of place is not suitable for ordinary human beings to live at all. It is full of primitive areas that no one has set foot on for millions of years, and only a few powerful alien beasts and spirit birds appear. However, there are still rare and precious mineral veins buried deep in the ice-covered strata.
At this moment, with the Tianzhou Tower Ship as the center, a golden light curtain with a diameter of a thousand feet shrouded the sky over the dug rift valley, blocking out the snowflakes and bitter cold.
In the rift valley, Yu Lingzhou and other elders were busy digging out a dark crystal-like ore with a silver texture from the rock formation, and then loading it into a large-capacity space magic weapon.
This is the Black Silver Secret Crystal. It is one of the main raw materials used to create the first-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure in the Taixu Starry Sky. It is also an extremely rare type of spiritual mineral.
"...There are only the last fifteen days left!"
On the Tianzhou Tower boat, Luo Wanqing looked up at the falling snowflakes in the sky. She was excited but also a little melancholy: "I don't know when I will come in next time. There are so many good things here."
Qin Muling looked solemn: "My intuition tells me that maybe I don't need to wait too long this time, and the Mist Fantasy Secret Realm will be reopened to the monks in Taixu Starry Sky."
Xue Bingxuan asked with great interest: "Why do you say that?"
"It's very simple. The remnants of the Celestial Race didn't gain much this time,"
Qin Muling explained: "Since they are targeting intangible resources such as the luck and destiny of the monks in the Taixu Starry Sky, and the bait is the many rare resources in this world, then the costs and benefits are fixed, sometimes more. More, sometimes less, that’s normal.”
"But if the cost paid this time is too high and far exceeds the upper limit of income, the senior leaders of the Celestial Race remnants will definitely not be satisfied. Then they need to reopen the secret realm in the short term to attract more monks from the Taixu Star Sky to come in and die. , thereby earning enough revenue to cover the losses.”
"It makes sense, and it's all because of us, right?"
The senior sisters thought thoughtfully. In the past millions of years, every time the Mysterious Mist Realm was opened and closed, the monks in the Taixu Starry Sky could actually get very few resources. Most of the harvest was obtained by the remnants of the Celestial Race through various means. The methods were exploited layer by layer and left in the secret realm, unable to be taken out at all. Therefore, it is always the high-ranking members of the Celestial race who make huge profits.
But this time with Qin Muling, there are too many benefits for Yunmeng Tiangong to secretly get it back. Perhaps in the past, the Mist Fantasy Secret Realm was opened a thousand times, but the total amount of resources spent was far less than this time.
One can imagine what kind of expression they will have when they learn of this incredible result when the entrance to the secret realm is officially closed and the powerful people behind the scenes of the Celestial Race remnants begin to count the profits.
Luo Wanqing frowned and said, "If they become suspicious and pursue a large-scale investigation, will we be in trouble?"
Qin Muling smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. At worst, we won't go in again, or if we go in honestly, they will definitely find nothing."
The resources obtained from the secret realm this time are enough for Yunmeng Tiangong to use for many years, so it is nothing to stop for a while. As long as he is not caught on the spot, Qin Muling does not feel that he will be exposed.
"Okay, that's it."
The senior sisters were relieved. Anyway, there were so many Taoist forces in the Taixu Star Sky, and there were hundreds of millions of monks. If they didn't reveal it, who could know that it was Yunmeng Tiangong who did it?
Two days later, as the last batch of black silver mystic crystal ore was excavated, this giant vein was also exhausted.
"That's enough, sisters, let's return!"
Yu Lingzhou said: "There is no need to transport this batch of ore back to the sect. Let's go to the nearest Celestial Clan remnant city and find their person in charge to exchange for a batch of quotas so that they can be used when the secret realm opens next time. Then... just exit directly. Right? Even if there is a commotion in this secret realm, it will have nothing to do with us."
"OK."
Qin Muling agreed, and the senior sisters had no objection to this arrangement, so the Tianzhou Tower boat turned around, climbed into the sky and accelerated away.
Because they went too far into the wild area this time, it took the girls four days to reach a city where the Celestial Clan remnants lived.
After entering the city and choosing an inn, Yu Lingzhou asked all the elders to go directly back to Taixu Starry Sky, including Qin Muling, leaving only Xue Bingxuan to go with her to meet the local city lord.
After a moment, Qin Muling regained consciousness. In front of him was the familiar interior of the cave. Master Mu Yinghua was walking towards him. Her tall and plump figure was graceful and charming, but her face and facial features were still hidden in the clear rays of light, and she could only be seen vaguely. Not clear.
Do you want to use the secret technique of heaven to see the true appearance of Master?
Such thoughts emerged uncontrollably in Qin Muling's heart, and he immediately stopped his thoughts. The gap in cultivation between the two sides was like a chasm. No matter how strong their luck was, it would be difficult to make up for it. As long as he dared to act recklessly, his master would definitely sense it. When the time comes, There is no excuse for denying it.
"Finally home?"
Mu Yinghua held Qin Muling's shoulders with her slender hands, briefly sensed the state of his body, and nodded with satisfaction. This close disciple of his was indeed extremely talented, not to mention his rapid growth in cultivation, and his incredible accumulation of knowledge. I remember that when I was still a core disciple, my achievements in all aspects could not be compared with his.
Qin Muling said: "Fortunately, my disciple has lived up to his mission. The trip to the Mist Fantasy Secret Realm is over. Next..."
"Next, of course you will practice in seclusion to consolidate and improve your cultivation."
Mu Yinghua said: "Nowhere is allowed to go except here for the master! If the master's prediction is correct, there will be quite a storm in the Taixu Star Sky. Those forces that have suffered losses in the secret realm may not be able to go anywhere." I will do something, and the remnants of the Celestial Race in the Mist Fantasy Secret Realm may not stop."
"OK,"
Qin Muling agreed. At this critical moment when the undercurrent was surging, it was really inappropriate for him to go out and move around. The right way was to improve his cultivation with peace of mind.
After a while, the surrounding girls Qi Yalan, Luo Wanqing also opened their eyes one after another, and stood up to salute Mu Yinghua.
…
Yuezhou City.
As a city with the highest concentration of foreign monks, the popularity here is extremely high, especially these days when the Mist Fantasy Secret Realm is about to close, all kinds of overt or covert transactions are unprecedentedly popular.
Many rare resources that were previously held in the hands of the monks and were reluctant to part with them are rushing to appear on the market at this last moment. After all, it will not be long before they are emptied by the laws of heaven and earth in the secret realm. Instead of getting nothing, it is better to take them out. Get some benefits that you can use in exchange.
The inns in the streets and alleys are overcrowded. Those lucky people who have obtained the elixir resources they need through transactions have begun to retreat to refine the potency and improve their cultivation as much as possible.
"Every bustle in the world is for profit; the bustling world is for profit."
On the terrace on the top floor of a hotel, several core female disciples of the Huaqing Shrine were leaning against the railings. They were all dressed in ragged clothes, full of charm, and so beautiful that it made your eyes warm and your heart beat.
They looked at the endless crowd of people on the street below casually, with a little ridicule and a little regret in their eyes, and whispered:
"I heard that the losses of Xuanji Star Palace this time are a bit exaggerated. There were more than 10,000 disciples when they came in. They were so powerful and domineering... It's a pity that most of them were lost in the secret realm. Even Yanling Something happened to the two evil geniuses, Ji and Yin Xuemei."
"Who asked them to be so high-profile? It aroused public outrage and was deliberately targeted by many forces. It is not unfair. I guess their quota may be halved next time."
"Well, during this trip to the secret realm, it seems that the harvests of the major supreme sects are average, but a lot of people died, especially those poor casual cultivators."
"If you really want to say that the only one who can make a sure profit without losing money is the Luck Palace, right? Their people have always been low-key and mysterious, and they have many evil intentions. Especially when I heard that they have a relationship with the top leaders of the remnants of the Celestial Race, so every time You can all get some extra benefits!”
Having said this, several female disciples fell silent in unison. It seems that the benefits of Huaqing Shrine this time are also very limited. Nearly half of the thousands of people who came in died. Maybe the next time the secret realm is opened, many places will also be reduced. .
As for the Luck Palace, the forces with a little bit of foundation know their true colors, but because their strength is strong enough and their methods are mysterious and unpredictable, no one dares to openly question anything.
There are unconfirmed rumors that the Tribulation Palace has the ambition to unify the entire Taixu starry sky, and has been working silently towards this goal for the past hundreds of thousands of years. Many of the supreme orthodoxy and super families that they regarded as stumbling blocks have declined or died due to various reasons.
"...By the way, I didn't seem to see many disciples from Yunmeng Tiangong in the secret realm this time? Where are they hiding? Originally, I wanted to clean up the door!"
"Is it overturned? Yunmeng Heavenly Palace has long been in decline, and the situation is not as good as the previous generation. How many places are there to enter the secret realm? I estimate that they will be able to get a few hundred places at most this time."
"Tsk tsk! There are only a few hundred places for a good Supreme Order? It's not even as good as those vassal sects that are attached to us. It's really pitiful!"
"Hmph! If this continues, they will soon be completely wiped out. Then it will be up to us, Huaqing Shrine, to take over their foundation!"
"Yes, our Huaqing Shrine is the orthodox inheritance, and they are only worthy of being our vassals!"
…
The last few days passed quickly, and as the sky of the secret realm gradually darkened until it fell into eternal darkness, everything in Yuezhou City was frozen.
The bodies of all the foreign monks who were still in the city gradually disintegrated and turned into rain of light and dissipated in the air. This scene was also played out in other places in the secret realm. Only the remnants of the Celestial Race were not affected.
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