Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World - Chapter 358 - 177: It's very bleak inside, Chen Yi is very happy

Boom!

Suddenly, a dazzling light sprouted from the basin’s core, growing increasingly intense. Gradually, it spread out and formed a massive canopy of light hundreds of feet in radius.

Through this light screen, towering trees and oversized ferocious beasts from the world inside could be seen.

“The Ancient Yin Yang Secret Realm is now open. All holders of tokens may enter! The exit of the Secret Realm will remain open for a month. It will close after a month, and the next opening is forty years from now!”

True Person Qingming declared loudly. Following this, every cultivator who had an entry token, led by the Qinglong Island’s Foundation Establishment cultivators, brandished their black and white jade tokens and began rushing into the Secret Realm.

“I’ve laid out a few chess pieces, but I wonder how many litres of stalactite milk they will bring me.”

“I hope that fish inside won’t create unnecessary chaos.”

Chen Yi hiding modestly at the periphery of the peninsula at a nondescript spot within the chaotic temporary loose cultivator’s area, and using the stealth skill to hide in a certain cave.

A few tens of feet away from him, there was a small concealment array method, where one could vaguely sense Chen Yi’s aura.

It was the dummy corpse he left out as a decoy, to guard against those who might sneak-attack him out of greed for either the spirit stones he’d gained during this time or his exclusive Talisman Scrolls and Secret Skills.

Th𝙞𝕤 𝓬h𝖺p𝙩𝑒r 𝙞𝑠 p𝘰𝐬ṯҽ𝘥 b𝓎 𝙆𝚤𝑡℮п𝖔ⱴҽ𝑙

On the surface, not many Foundation Establishment cultivators remain in this Loose cultivator’s Mixed Market. Mostly, those left are at the early Foundation Establishment stage and some artisans proficient in the Hundred Skills of Immortal Cultivation. There are no overly threatening Bandit cultivators.

But everything has to be observed from multiple perspectives.

What if some individuals, like Chen Yi, are hiding their cultivation levels and abilities, waiting for an opportunity in the crowd to strike?

Moreover, by leaving behind an imposter body’s information in the concealed array method,

Chen Yi could take on other disguises for other tasks.

After the Secret Realm concludes, if Chen Yi came across a wild sale of stalactite milk or other Second Tier, Third Tier Treasure Materials, there’s a chance he might purchase some.

With all these considerations, Chen Yi would prefer to keep his real identity hidden to avoid attracting a pack of spying wolves.

In the past few days, Chen Yi has been selling pill elixirs and Talisman Scrolls once every three days.

Don’t assume that because the main characters have entered the Secret Realm nobody would be buying pills and talismans anymore.

Even if there are hundreds of slots released for the Secret Realm this time, the human population in the Immortal Cultivation World is so vast that the number of cultivators outside is still significantly larger.

Moreover, who said there would be no fights after the Secret Realm closes?

The real battlefield only starts just as the Secret Realm ends!

Over nine consecutive days, Chen Yi has sold over 5,000 spirit stones worth of pill elixirs and Talisman Scrolls.

Feeling it was about right, he ceased selling.

And in those previous ten days,

The cultivators in the sky belonging to various factions were all cheerful and relaxed, indicating that the situation in the Secret Realm was not bad.

Until the tenth day.

The patriarch of the Yang Family first showed a gloomy face.

Two of the Soul Tokens in his Storage Bag were suddenly extinguished!

This signified that two of his Yang Family’s Foundation Establishment disciples had abruptly died. He had only sent seven disciples into the Secret Realm!

His face grave, he cast a few glances in Ling Jingjing’s direction, looking extremely unhappy.

In the distance,

Ling Jingjing, sensing his gaze, returned his look and calmly asked,

“What’s wrong? Did True Person Yang suffer a loss?”

“Two of my Soul Lamps have just been extinguished! True Person Jingjing, back when I was selling the Thunderstrike Wood, I was unaware that it was sold to your Lingxiao Sect, and I had already made amends for it earlier. You wouldn’t be seeking revenge on my disciples inside, would you?”

“True Person Yang, you’re overthinking. If I wanted to take revenge, I, Ling Jingjing, would have crushed you the first day I arrived here. Would I have tolerated you till now?

It’s inevitable that there would be some casualties in the Secret Realm. As long as the death rate is within our accepted range, it’s acceptable.”

Before her words had even finished, her calm expression suddenly furrowed. One of the Soul Lamps in her Storage Bag also just went out.

Could it be that their sect’s cultivators really started fighting inside? She had instructed her disciples to primarily focus on seizing treasures and make fewer enemies; she certainly didn’t instruct them to kill inside.

In such a Secret Realm, the death rate generally doesn’t exceed 30%, which everyone could accept.

However, if significant casualties begin to occur just ten days into the operation, this wouldn’t be a good omen.

On the other side, True Person Fengqin of Tianning Palace looked at the two True Persons bickering with a smile, finding it quite interesting.

“Can the two True Persons calm down a little? There isn’t a single Secret Realm opening where no casualties occur. These incidents are all within normal limits.

Having casualties means there exist significant treasures. Danger and opportunity often go hand in hand.

Historically, those Secret Realms with a high casualty ratio but survivors have had exceptionally bright futures. What on earth…Cheng Jian!!”

As True Person Fengqin was saying all this with a smile, her expression suddenly changed!

She took out a Soul Token, verifying it repeatedly. After confirming Cheng Jian’s death, her smile was gone and her face turned worse than everyone else’s.

True Person Fengqin’s real name was Cheng Yuqin, and Cheng Jian was the grandson of her elder brother’s line – the most promising Core Formation candidate of her Cheng family’s generation.

This time, he had unexpectedly died in the Secret Realm!

With a hum, the qin instrument under her feet suddenly exploded with a terrifying sound-wave. Dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators within a few tens of miles radius were startled and fell to the ground.

Her rage was evident.

“Cheng Jian? The grandson of True Core True Man, a dual Spirit Root Talent, the Foundation Establishment genius of Tianning Palace expected to reach Core Formation, died inside?”

The cultivators present were all baffled.

Typically, key disciples of large sects have life-saving measures. Seed candidates won’t enter and take risks.

Once they go in, that means they’re fairly certain of their survival within their own cultivation tier.