"I obtained it by chance as well."
Chu Lingwei had not expected to encounter this Water Jade Qilin. Looking at its small body, which kept approaching her, she said, "Second Senior Brother, if you like it, take it as your spirit beast."
The Water Jade Qilin froze on the table the moment these words were uttered.
"Little Junior Sister, you don't want it?" Nangong Luo was surprised. Water Jade Qilins were difficult to raise, and some cultivators, even if they obtained a young Water Jade Qilin, could not keep it alive.
However, Nangong Luo was certain that his Little Junior Sister had the ability to raise the Water Jade Qilin to adulthood.
"I already have Maomao and Feng Ming. I don't have the energy to raise another one." Chu Lingwei treated all her spirit beasts as her companions. These two already gave her enough trouble, and she didn't have the energy to raise another.
"Is that so..." Nangong Luo looked at the Water Jade Qilin squatting on the table. Its small body had gone rigid. It seemed to understand their conversation. "What a spirited little fellow."
"Do you want to be my spirit beast?" Nangong Luo would not refuse such a good spirit beast and began to entice it. "I am an eighth-grade alchemist. If you follow me, you'll have endless pills to eat."
The Water Jade Qilin's watery eyes fixed on Chu Lingwei. She was the one who saved it, and it wanted to follow Chu Lingwei.
"Water Jade Qilin, my Second Senior Brother is very good. If you follow him, he will be of great help to you." Chu Lingwei spoke to persuade it. Her future path was fraught with danger, and she didn't have time to raise a spirit beast.
"Little Junior Sister, you really don't want it?" Nangong Luo was puzzled. This Water Jade Qilin was so cute; his Little Junior Sister should like it very much.
"Second Senior Brother, my cultivation is too shallow, and I don't have time to raise spirit beasts." Chu Lingwei said truthfully, glancing at the Water Jade Qilin. "I hope Second Senior Brother will treat it well."
"Alright then, I'll take this spirit beast with me."
Nangong Luo picked up the Water Jade Qilin and turned to leave the room.
Feng Ming's eyes widened as he watched Nangong Luo leave with the Water Jade Qilin. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "Weiwei, a Water Jade Qilin is actually quite nice..."
It had just said it didn't want Chu Lingwei to take it as a spirit beast, but it was just talk.
"It will probably be better off with Second Senior Brother," Chu Lingwei said with a smile. Feng Ming was actually a very soft-hearted little beast.
"But it doesn't seem to be very willing," Feng Ming's voice was weak. The Water Jade Qilin really wanted to stay by Chu Lingwei's side.
"I might not be able to protect it." They were about to enter the Cangshan Secret Realm, which was dangerous everywhere.
If she brought the Water Jade Qilin into it, Chu Lingwei couldn't let it out into her space. She could only keep it in her ring space. If she encountered danger and lost the ring, the Water Jade Qilin's fate would be unimaginable.
With Chu Lingwei's current abilities, she had no way to protect the Water Jade Qilin. The Water Jade Qilin now had no combat power at all. Once it left Chu Lingwei, it would be a dead end.
A person who couldn't even protect herself had no energy to protect a spirit beast.
"Weiwei, we will definitely protect you," Illusion Cat assured Chu Lingwei.
"Once we enter the Cangshan Secret Realm, you must first protect yourselves. I have a way to protect myself," Chu Lingwei said seriously. They might be separated after entering the secret realm.
Feng Ming and Illusion Cat nodded vigorously. They would definitely protect themselves and not worry Weiwei.
Five days later, they arrived at the entrance of the Cangshan Secret Realm.
Here, cultivators of the Three Heaven Realm from various major sects had already gathered.
In the Profound Sky Continent, the Three Heaven Realm was already considered a powerful existence within a sect, and many held important positions.
These people stood there, none of them willing to yield to the others.
The atmosphere was quiet yet filled with a palpable tension.
"Little Junior Sister, when we enter the secret realm later, send out a signal. Senior Brother will come to find you as quickly as possible," Nangong Luo whispered into Chu Lingwei's ear.
"Okay."
The Cangshan Secret Realm could not be taken lightly. Even if Chu Lingwei wanted to act alone, she needed to have a basic understanding of the place.
Upon entering the secret realm, there were no excessive rituals. Several Supremacy Realm powerhouses flew into the sky and struck the air with a surge of spiritual energy, causing the entrance to the secret realm to appear.
All cultivators who met the requirements to enter the secret realm, without needing to be told, entered one by one in an orderly fashion.
Chu Lingwei followed behind her Second Senior Brother, walking in front of her Third Senior Brother, and entered the secret realm.
The moment her legs stepped into the secret realm, her body lost control, and she was violently torn by spiritual energy. In an instant, she entered a deserted valley.
"Is this the Cangshan Secret Realm?" Illusion Cat leaped out of the spirit beast bag, looking around. There was nothing unusual. "Why is it so similar to the Hengtian Secret Realm? Even the spiritual energy is just as dense."
"Only cultivators of the Three Heaven Realm can enter here. There must be something different. Let's be careful." Chu Lingwei took out a signal talisman and sent a surge of spiritual energy into it.
The signal talisman flew into the air, but before it could dissipate, it fell directly to the ground.
"There's a barrier here!" Illusion Cat shouted. Suddenly, the air around them began to twist, and Chu Lingwei, unsteady on her feet, collapsed to the ground.
"The eye of the formation."
Chu Lingwei quickly calmed down. Amidst the distorted air, she saw a spot that remained peaceful. She thrust her Ice Jade Frost Sword towards it.
With a "bang," Chu Lingwei's body began to plummet downwards.
She summoned her flying artifact to stop her descent.
"That was really close," Feng Ming patted his small chest. This place was much more formidable than the Hengtian Secret Realm. "Look, isn't that an eighth-tier venomous bee?"
Chu Lingwei followed Feng Ming's gaze. The venomous bee had already detected Chu Lingwei's presence and was flying towards her with countless of its offspring.
"Not good."
Chu Lingwei cursed inwardly. She unleashed a series of high-level formations to stop their pursuit and urged her flying artifact to escape quickly.
She might be able to fight one eighth-tier venomous bee, but with hundreds and thousands of fourth and fifth-tier venomous bees charging at her simultaneously, Chu Lingwei was powerless to resist. If she were surrounded by them, she would have no way to escape.
After flying for a full hour, Chu Lingwei finally found a safe place.
She sent out signal talismans to her Second Senior Brother and the others and waited for them to arrive with peace of mind.
"The Cangshan Secret Realm is indeed powerful," Illusion Cat flew around Chu Lingwei, vigilantly observing their surroundings. Since entering the secret realm, they could have died several times already.
Not a moment could be taken lightly.
"Second Senior Brother and the others will surely encounter danger too."
Every cultivator who entered the secret realm was randomly teleported; it all depended on their luck. Feng Ming had already started to worry about Nangong Luo and the others encountering danger.
"Second Senior Brother and the others have been in the Rongtian Realm for decades; they certainly won't be trapped by danger," Chu Lingwei used her divine sense to scan their surroundings. Within a hundred li, there were five or six high-level spirit beasts.
The Cangshan Secret Realm was indeed dangerous at every step.