Chapter 37: The Secret Realm Opens, and Heroes Gather
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
There were only two days left before the opening of the Celestial Secret Realm. In Tantai Manor, a group of uninvited guests arrived. They were the Huo Clan's sinecures. They had come with betrothal gifts.
He had declared that he wanted to marry Tantai Lan. In the main hall, the attitude of the person who had come was very tyrannical. Clearly, he did not give the Tantai Manor a chance to refuse.
Tantai Zhan sat at the head of the table, and his gaze landed on the person who had arrived. "High Official Liu, Lan'er is already engaged. Please leave."
Liu Hua replied, "Patriarch Tantai, have you made up your mind? Our eldest young master is the personal disciple of Yuhua Sect. You should know what the situation of Tantai Manor is like now."
"If Miss Tantai marries into the Huo Manor, at least the Tantai family will not be removed from Celestial City. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to rely on Yuhua Sect."
He paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, you can also refuse. However, don't blame me for not reminding you. The consequences of refusing the Huo Manor are very serious. Perhaps the Tantai Manor will be gone one day."
Tantai Zhan remained unmoved. "High Official Liu, go back and tell Young Master Huo that if he wants to make a move on the Tantai Manor, I will accompany him at any time. We are not worthy of the high branches of Yuhua Sect."
"Patriarch Tantai, you are so boastful. I am afraid that you can't afford to entertain me." A voice came from outside the hall. Huo Du came in with his men. Besides the experts of the Huo Manor, there were also cultivators of the Yuhua Sect.
Tantai Zhan squinted his eyes slightly, his expression calm and composed. He had already expected Huo Du's arrival. "Since Young Master Huo has come personally, I will still say the same thing. Lan'er has already been engaged for a long time and will be married soon."
Huo Du laughed coldly, and his expression was sinister. "May I ask Patriarch Tantai who Lan'er's husband is? If Patriarch Tantai wishes to reject, can you find a better reason?"
"In the entire Celestial City, who doesn't know that Tantai Lan is my woman? Even if she ran away for five years, the result will still be the same."
"In Celestial City, if I don't relent, who would dare to marry Tantai Lan!"
Tantai Zhan had not expected that after five years, Huo Du's character had not changed at all. He was still so domineering and arrogant. It was true that the landscape could change easily, but a person's nature could not.
"Who said that the one who took Lan'er was a cultivator from the Celestial City?"
A voice came from outside the hall. Tantai Lan was seen holding Ye Xuan's arm as she walked in leisurely.
Huo Du's eyes fell on Ye Xuan. "You're the one Lan'er is going to marry?"
"That's me," Ye Xuan replied.
He paused for a moment and continued, "Lan'er is my fiancée. You can go back to where you came from."
Huo Du's expression was extremely unsightly. "Do you know who I am?"
"Not interested," Ye Xuan replied with a smile.
Huo Du suppressed his anger. "Do you dare to leave your name?"
"Ye Xuan, the Crown Prince of Great Xia."
"Good, very good!" Huo Du said and left with his men. He stopped in the courtyard and said, "Crown Prince Xia, we will meet again soon."
"I'll accompany you anytime!"
Ye Xuan was calm and couldn't be bothered with Huo Du at all. To be precise, he didn't care about the entire Huo Clan.
Celestial City was a city of Great Xia, but it was controlled by the Huo Clan. The City Lord's mansion existed only in name. Even the City Lord had to flatter the Huo Clan, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
When did the cities of the empire become controlled by a single clan?
He already had a plan in his heart. Before he left Celestial City, he had to solve Huo Manor's problem and was prepared to support Tantai Zhan to become Celestial City's city lord.
"Xuan'er, thank you."
"You're welcome. It's just a small matter for Lan'er to ask me for help. Ye Xuan said in a low voice, his gaze landing on Tantai Lan. "Don't forget what you promised me."
Tantai Lan gently nodded. "I won't go back on my word."
Tantai Zhan looked at the two of them and said, "Xuan'er, Huo Du is someone who will seek revenge for the smallest grievance. Furthermore, he has Yuhua Sect behind him. You can not let your guard down."
Ye Xuan nodded. "I know."
At this moment, Dugu Qiubai's figure appeared. "Your Highness..."
Ye Xuan followed the voice and looked over. "Patriarch Tantai, I'll take my leave first."
Tantai Zhan nodded and watched Ye Xuan leave. "Lan'er, how did you get Xuan'er to help you?"
Tantai Lan seemed to be hiding something. "Father, don't ask. This is between me and him."
Tantai Zhan laughed bitterly. "You young people should have your own secrets. It was me who was being rude."
.....
He returned to the side courtyard.
Ye Xuan sat in front of the stone table and motioned for Dugu Qiubai to take a seat. "How's the situation in the city?"
"Your Highness, more and more cultivators are gathering here," Dugu Qiubai replied. "Among them, there are three major forces that are stronger. They are the Yuhua Sect, Fuzi Palace, and Snow Palace."
"The Snow Palace is from the northernmost land and is rarely active in the Central Plains. They've come prepared this time, and the young miss of the Snow Palace, Feng Qingxue, will be the leader."
Ye Xuan nodded. "A secret realm has attracted so many forces. Didn't the major empires send people here?"
"There's still no news of the arrival of the experts from the various empires," Dugu Qiubai replied.
There were still two days left, and Ye Xuan believed that the various empires would definitely not let go of the opportunity to enter the secret realm. Perhaps they had already arrived but had yet to step into Celestial City.
Ye Xuan seemed to have thought of something. "Where are Iron Slave and Qingxuan when I was in seclusion?"
"Your Highness, Princess Yongning has been practicing very hard while Iron Slave has been wandering around the city, causing a lot of trouble, but he has solved it all by himself," Dugu Qiubai said. "Your Highness, Iron Slave's martial arts talent is not bad. It's just that he's too undisciplined. With a little more training, his future will be bright."
"Don't mind him!" Ye Xuan knew that everyone's situation was different. Iron Slave was originally a slave and had been imprisoned for a long time. Now that he had finally been reborn, he was very eager for freedom.
If he forced him to cultivate, it would be counterproductive, so he might as well let nature take its course.
"Your Highness, I will take my leave."
Ye Xuan said, "Dugu if you're free, you can give Qingxuan some pointers on sword cultivation."
Dugu Qiubai nodded his head. "I understand."
....
On this day, the Celestial Secret Realm opened.
The cultivators in the city left the city one after another. Ye Xuan's group of five left the Tantai Manor and rode on their swords, rushing towards the mountain range where the secret realm was located.
In the wilderness, the experts of the Huo Clan and Yuhua Sect flew by on their Dragon Elephant Beasts. The earth trembled, and dust filled the air.
Soon, everyone appeared outside the mountain range one after another. A floating island appeared in the void in front of them. It was shrouded in powerful spiritual Qi and shot out brilliant rays of light that shone on everyone.
Ye Xuan looked around and found that there were at least two thousand cultivators gathered in the mountain. He knew that the fight for the supreme treasure in the secret realm would be very intense.
Boom!
Boom!
A series of loud sounds rang out as the barrier gate on the floating island opened. Everyone swarmed up, not afraid of being trampled to death.
Ye Xuan didn't seem to be in a hurry and quietly watched everyone enter. Because the secret realm had just opened, the situation inside was unknown. It was too risky to enter first. If they were not careful, they would be doomed forever.
Whoosh.
Whoosh.
Some people were blocked by the barrier gate, and the powerful spiritual Qi fluctuations sent them flying back. Ye Xuan was confused. Was there a realm requirement to enter the barrier?
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