"This is the fifth and sixth one."
Lu Qing appeared before the valley.
Before him, the middle-aged man wielding a short sword and the burly man carrying two short guns were both unconscious, their faces showing fear.
Lu Qing grabbed the two men and walked out, finally arriving at a small cave where he threw them both inside.
This set of movements was very skillful, clearly indicating that it had been done more than once.
Besides these two, there were several other figures in the cave, also unconscious.
After throwing the person inside, Lu Qing immediately made a hand seal, and a stream of light flowed, sealing the entire cave.
With the support of the formation, even if the person inside has an extraordinary will, it will take at least ten days to half a month for them to wake up.
After doing all this, Lu Qing turned around and looked towards the valley.
"It's been three days already, and the entrance to this secret realm still hasn't stabilized."
That's right, three days have passed since the gate to the secret realm appeared.
But Lu Qing still saw no sign that the black vortex had stabilized.
In the past few days, he has captured several Innate Realm experts who sensed the fluctuations of the secret realm gate and came to investigate, sealed their consciousness, and temporarily imprisoned them.
Including the two from before, there are now six people.
This is only because Cangzhou is remote and there aren't many martial artists who can cultivate to the Innate Realm or above. Otherwise, in a larger prefecture, even that small cave might not be able to accommodate them all.
With the gate to the secret realm remaining unstable, Lu Qing could only continue to wait patiently.
Finally, after two more days, and with three more "guests" in the cave, Lu Qing finally felt a violent fluctuation coming from the valley.
This fluctuation is more than ten times stronger than before.
When he flew up to the top of the valley, he saw that the black vortex had stopped turbulent and had completely stabilized, emitting a mysterious aura.
"Is it finally stable?"
Lu Qing's gaze sharpened, and he immediately activated his superpower, looking into the black vortex.
Then, very quickly, he smiled.
"As expected, it has evolved completely; we can enter now."
Without further hesitation, Lu Qing flew directly into the black vortex and plunged into it.
The fluctuations emitted during the final moments when the gate to the secret realm stabilized were far too intense.
Its impact has likely extended beyond Cangzhou, so he must seize the opportunity as soon as possible.
Just as Lu Qing disappeared into the black vortex, outside the Ten Thousand Mountains, throughout Cangzhou, and even several other small states near Cangzhou.
Many powerful figures suddenly felt a jolt throughout their bodies and looked in a certain direction in shock.
What's that noise?
"I can feel an incredibly strong attraction over there; a powerful opportunity must be about to be born!"
"This fluctuation is very similar to the fluctuation I felt a while ago when the secret realm appeared. Could it be that a secret realm has been born over there?!"
"Quick! Let's go check it out!"
...
The intense fluctuations that erupted when the gate to the secret realm stabilized alarmed many powerful individuals above the Innate Realm in the surrounding states.
Suddenly, a storm was brewing.
Many powerful individuals immediately left their strongholds and rushed towards the direction from which the fluctuations originated.
"What's going on with Young Master Lu with all this commotion?"
In Jiuli Village, Lin Zhirui and his group were also startled by the sudden surge of energy.
I couldn't help but worry that something might have happened deep in the mountains.
"It shouldn't be an accident. Before Ah Qing left, she said that the entrance to that secret realm was in the process of forming. Judging from the fluctuations, it's very likely that it has finished forming and stabilized."
The senior doctor, on the other hand, was much calmer and began to analyze the situation rationally.
"Even so, the commotion just now was so great that it was probably not only our Cangzhou that could sense it, but the strong people in other states will probably also take action."
Lin Zhirui remained worried.
"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to trust Aqing."
Although the old doctor was also somewhat worried, he still had more confidence that Lu Qing could handle it.
...
The turmoil outside had no effect on Lu Qing.
At this moment, he found himself in a strange space.
This space is quite similar to the outside world, with earth, plants, atmosphere, and light, but without the sun and moon.
The light in the space was provided by a membrane-like barrier emanating from above the sky.
But undeniably, this is indeed a real space that can accommodate ordinary people to live in.
However, none of this could attract Lu Qing's attention.
At this moment, his attention had already been drawn to something else.
"Such rich spiritual energy of the five elements!"
Lu Qing was somewhat shocked by the spiritual energy permeating the surrounding space.
He sensed that the spiritual energy in this space contained all five elements.
Furthermore, the five types of spiritual energy are well-organized and maintain a wonderful balance.
Just being in it made the five elements of spiritual energy within his body flow automatically, giving him a feeling of breaking through.
His natal magic treasure, the Five Elements Gourd, was even more restless, wanting to fly out and absorb everything in its path.
Now Lu Qing immediately understood why the aura emanating from the secret realm gate, even before it had fully evolved and stabilized, was so attractive to him.
It turns out that the spiritual energy within this secret realm not only contains all five elements, but also seems to contain some kind of meaning between each attribute of spiritual energy.
He had a premonition that if he could figure out the secrets within, it would be of great benefit to his future cultivation.
More importantly...
Lu Qing looked up and gazed into the depths of the secret realm.
He could feel something there, something drawing him in so intensely that it made his mind tremble.
"What a unique secret place."
The figure of "Yan" appeared beside Lu Qing.
It sensed its surroundings and seemed somewhat amazed.
They also understood why Lu Qing had been so determined to come in and explore this secret realm.
The secret realm, with its abundant spiritual energy and complete five elements, is a true treasure trove for Lu Qing, who is cultivating the 【Five Elements Body Refining Technique】.
One day of cultivation here is probably equivalent to more than ten days of cultivation outside.
"Young master..."
Just as Yan was about to say something, Lu Qing suddenly soared into the air, summoned a golden boat, and flew towards the depths of the secret realm.
This secret realm was quite large. It took Lu Qing a full quarter of an hour to reach the depths of the secret realm while piloting the golden flying boat.
And here, he also saw what it was that had always attracted him.
It was a small pond, and in the middle of the pond grew a lotus flower with five petals, each petal a different color.
What has always held a fatal attraction for Lu Qing is that five-colored lotus.
When Lu Qing saw the five-colored lotus, his eyes widened suddenly.
An overwhelming longing arose from the depths of his heart, almost making him pounce on her.
However, he remained steadfast and quickly suppressed his desire, immediately activating his special ability to look at the precious lotus.
