Isn't This a Game? Why Are You All Cultivating for Real!

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Owner of the Secret Realm

Next, Song Jiulai’s performance was not what the Supreme Mysterious Sect had expected at all.

In fact, it left everyone watching through the Water Mirror—and even Yin Yunze himself—completely flabbergasted.

According to Yi Tianhe, Song Jiulai had already consumed nearly ten Elixir Pills.

But after she started fighting Yin Yunze, things began to feel off.

Yin Yunze’s own strength wasn’t necessarily greater than Song Jiulai’s; he was relying purely on his Magic Treasure to suppress her.

Song Jiulai, however, unleashed her powerful Palm Thunder without any fear of waste, hammering him with one attack after another.

Whenever Yin Yunze paused, Song Jiulai would seize the opportunity to counterattack.

The Magic Treasure couldn’t finish Song Jiulai in a single blow, and Yin Yunze himself was struggling to sustain its use.

As Song Jiulai withstood his attacks and drew closer and closer, a clearly drained Yin Yunze could only resort to taking an elixir.

But he didn’t have many Elixir Pills left. ’I have to save these for the spoils tomorrow!’

Meanwhile, Song Jiulai had already taken elixirs twice without a moment’s hesitation.

She even took a Blood Replenishing Pill and a Qi Replenishing Pill at the same time, not the least bit afraid of being wasteful, terrified that her condition might be anything less than perfect.

Yin Yunze had held the advantage at first, but in the end, he was forced back from his position by Song Jiulai.

When Song Jiulai started to take an elixir for the third time, Yin Yunze was completely stunned. "Didn’t you say she basically used up all her elixirs when she fought you guys?"

"She basically did!"

Yi Tianhe was about to scream, "There’s a limit to how many elixirs each of us can bring! We can only bring ten Fourth-rank Elixirs in total. She’s already gone way past that! How is this possible?!"

Their eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.

The people outside the Water Mirror were also counting. "Impossible! She’s already consumed thirteen Fourth-rank Elixirs! Aren’t you not supposed to exceed the limit in Master Liuyao’s Secret Realm? How did this person bring them in?"

"That’s right! I counted clearly. Between Qi Replenishing Pills and Blood Replenishing Pills, she’s taken thirteen in two fights! This completely violates the rules of the Secret Realm. How did she bring them in?"

"She doesn’t even have a single Magic Treasure on her. Could it be she used some method to bring in nothing but elixirs?"

"How is that possible..."

Even the elders of the Blood Prison Sect were somewhat surprised.

If it were something else, that would be one thing.

Using a secret method to bring in a better Magic Treasure would be far more effective. But just to bring in elixirs?

The gains just didn’t justify the losses.

Besides, Master Liuyao herself had been an expert in both Beast Taming and Alchemy. The Secret Realm was especially sensitive to these things, so there was no way to bypass its detection.

That was a power of rules, something even stronger than Cultivation itself.

It had existed since the Secret Realm’s creation. Not even the realm’s master could remove the restriction.

"It’s confirmed. She’s really not a disciple of our Blood Prison Sect..."

The Stewards had also checked the disciple rosters and confirmed that no one on them matched the Song Jiulai before them.

It was the same for the other sects.

"She isn’t a disciple from the other sects, either."

After checking the lists, the Steward in charge of arranging entry into the Secret Realm was dumbfounded.

How could there be an extra disciple?

’This is impossible!’

Besides the keys held by their Four Great Sects, could there be another key?

"That’s impossible, too. The entrance to the Secret Realm is here with us. Even if someone had another key, they would still have to come here to enter."

The elders who had discovered the problem now realized the gravity of the situation.

"There’s something wrong with this disciple. She’s very likely not from one of our Four Great Sects!"

"But if she isn’t, then where did she come from? How did she get into the Secret Realm? When they entered, all the disciples were right under our noses. There’s no way anyone could have snuck in! Supreme Mysterious Sect, are you behind this whole charade?!"

This was because the Supreme Mysterious Sect was responsible for opening the Secret Realm entrance this time.

Thus, the final responsibility fell on the Supreme Mysterious Sect.

The people from the Supreme Mysterious Sect were fuming.

’Our disciples are about to be completely driven out. Are we crazy? Why would we send someone in just to sabotage our own people?’

Song Jiulai had been wise to change her appearance upon entering.

Otherwise, the kill order on her head would have already been sent directly to the Longevity Sect by now.

But at this moment, no matter how anxious the people from the Four Great Sects were, they couldn’t interfere with the events in the already-opened Secret Realm.

Because of Yi Tianhe’s intelligence, Yin Yunze had severely misjudged Song Jiulai. The fight became so frustrating it was like he was coughing up blood, and in the end, he could only give up.

But it was easier to run his mouth before than it was to run away now.

Song Jiulai completely ignored the Ghost Shadow Eagle Demon and chased Yin Yunze for at least an hour. A cornered Yin Yunze unleashed his strongest Magic Treasure, but it was only Xuan Grade and still couldn’t do a thing to Song Jiulai.

The moment she was at a disadvantage, she’d pop an elixir. Can’t win, pop an elixir.

’The main thing is, there’s no real gap in strength between us. But when we fight, she’s like a perpetual motion machine! There’s just no way to deal with her!’

It wasn’t until three disciples teamed up against her that Song Jiulai, who had chased them for a long distance and sustained considerable injuries, finally stopped her pursuit.

She only backed off because Shuitan had said he was preparing to leave the Sea View Sect on business and would no longer be able to stay there and buy elixirs for her.

And so, Song Jiulai finally relented.

’It’s not that I enjoy fighting. But when someone comes looking for trouble, and I have the power to fight back, why shouldn’t I!’

’What’s this about having a limitless supply of elixirs? I earned the money to buy these myself!’

After sitting cross-legged to meditate and recover for a while, Song Jiulai discovered that this kind of combat wasn’t without its benefits. Each time her Spiritual Energy was depleted, her combat awareness and the recovery speed of her Spiritual Energy would improve slightly.

’It seems that just fighting demon beasts isn’t enough. Fighting other Cultivators really brings out my potential.’

Yin Yunze and the other two had run off, but the Ghost Shadow Eagle Demon was still there.

After fighting with a Cultivator, she was much more confident about fighting a demon beast.

Fighting alone, Song Jiulai didn’t have to worry about being stabbed in the back. Plus, the Palm Thunder she practiced was highly effective against the Ghost Shadow Eagle Demon. She popped a single Fourth-rank Elixir and managed to defeat it.

She just barely stopped the creature from burrowing back into the Ghost Shadow Grass.

Fortunately, she predicted its move and intercepted it just before it could get away.

After the Ghost Shadow Eagle Demon died, its body vanished into nothingness, leaving behind only a single, dusky gray pearl.

This was a Ghost Shadow Pearl. It could be used in conjunction with Ghost Shadow Grass, but it didn’t have to be.

No one in her Sect had reached this level of crafting yet, so Song Jiulai didn’t take it out to exchange. She tucked it away in her Jiezidai for now.

Her harvest from this trip into the Secret Realm was quite bountiful.

There were no heaven-defying fortuitous encounters like in the legends, but the Spirit Grass she had gathered was enough to make a fortune.

Even after consuming so many Fourth-rank Elixirs, if she sold all the Spirit Grass, she could still make a few top-grade spirit stones.

’A huge fortune!’

"It’s about time. The Secret Realm feels like it’s about to end. The energy is becoming unstable and converging in one place. Follow my directions. The best prize is probably in that location."

The system was very reliable at critical moments. With the Secret Realm about to end, it even knew where the final collapse would be, which would inevitably be where the best treasures gathered.

Song Jiulai’s heart stirred. "What kind of good stuff?"

System: "I’m not sure. Sometimes what I consider a great treasure isn’t the same as what the Secret Realm’s master thinks."

Song Jiulai was a little surprised. "You mean, it’s something left behind by the master of the Secret Realm?"