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However, no matter what is said about this place, what he could perceive, others might not necessarily be able to perceive, they just didn't dare to make big moves for many years.

The people from the Evil Cultivator Headquarters doing this now undoubtedly indicates that this area may experience repeated actions in the future.

"Speaking of which, I didn't sense the aura of the earth veins and earth energy inside," Lu Qing wasn't someone who thought too much, but a coincidence struck his heart, causing him to naturally think deeper. "Could it be that there's already something protecting that place?"

"Or are the earth veins here inherently strange?"

He thought about the strange occurrences in North Zhou for a moment, and then he remembered that strange cauldron shadow.

Without result, his various thoughts were slowly suppressed.

"These are external matters, I still need to think about when I will enter the Inner Sect."

Lu Qing's curiosity about the Inner Sect Courtyard had been there since he first entered the Sect.

Now that he had finally reached this threshold, he was happy, and his desire to explore was also present.

After all, saying it a thousand times is not as good as seeing it in person.

How can someone who hasn't experienced it firsthand describe what the Inner Sect Courtyard is like?

Of course, Lu Qing also remembered that he had a Master in name.

The first thing to do after entering the Inner Sect Courtyard is to go and pay respects to him.

Lu Qing didn't forget the words about entering the Inner Sect and going to that Master's dojo.

As for not entering the Inner Sect Courtyard, those words would be considered empty talk.

"Ah, I hope the Sect inside is similar to how it is now."

Lu Qing didn't have many other demands; he just hoped that the surrounding cultivation environment wouldn't necessarily be great, but at least it should be stable.

In an unstable cultivation environment, one would have to be constantly on guard during daily cultivation, worrying if someone would try to breach the Array Formation.

This wasn't a baseless thought; it could be vaguely seen from some everyday clues. The disciples on both sides were visible, but among the high-level Elders and Seniors, apart from the Inner Sect Elder who was suspected to be Master degree and appeared to give a lecture, no one else was seen.

There was also the first major mission Lu Qing experienced, the Demon Extermination Mission. All the information within was hearsay; the deceased Outer Sect disciples were known, but the Inner Sect ones were unclear.

Lu Qing always had a feeling that the relationship between these two sides wasn't like that of a normal Sect, where the Outer Sect is the Outer Sect and the Inner Sect is the Inner Sect.

Most information about the Inner Sect was like looking at flowers through fog, unclear and impenetrable.

Considering some rumors vaguely circulating among the disciples, Lu Qing had already prepared himself for psychological disappointment.

The deeper the ocean waves, the fiercer the vortex. Lu Qing did not underestimate the Feng Yun within.

He withdrew his scattered thoughts, touched his glabella, dispersed that wisp of cloud energy, and the strange phenomena he saw in his eyes, like a mirage, transformed into the bustling and lively market he saw in reality.

His Storage Ring opened, and a bright green flying boat resembling a green leaf flashed into appearance. Lu Qing stepped on the clouds and leaped, landing in his Green Leaf Dharma Boat.

Because the Green Leaf Spiritual Boat was often connected to his consciousness, it also absorbed a trace of his aura after his tribulation.

There were no drastic changes, but its flying speed was slightly more agile and faster than before.

Lu Qing calmed his mind and pondered over the things he needed to do after returning this time.

"Right, I still have a cave-heaven spot that I haven't used."

Lu Qing's Divine Sense probed the token and saw a message about a cave-heaven selection below his name.

Lu Qing had been outside undergoing his tribulation for the past few months and hadn't remembered that there was a cave-heaven waiting for him.

The perfect plan should have been to visit this cave-heaven first, but plans can't keep up with changes.

Sometimes, insights come when they come, and they cannot remain unchanged.

"After returning this time, well, I'll go to this place again to increase my foundation, and by the way, learn about the Golden Core Realm and what the next step is."

"The Spiritual plants in the cave mansion should also be almost mature by now. Their quality can't compare to those I personally cared for, but the advantage is the large quantity, and there's also the Small Long Feather Space."

Lu Qing pulled out a long, pure white, shining, and spotless feather.

He set up a layer of Array Formation and then performed the Great Concealment Art. With a slight thought, Lu Qing finally cultivated this Great Concealment Art to mastery at this moment.

Vaguely, there was even a trace of natural and effortless aura appearing.

He looked around the situation inside the small cave-heaven with satisfaction. It contained backups of South Sea Spiritual plants, which were now growing very lush and mature.

Seeing them shining and giving off heat, Lu Qing saw that there was nothing else to do, so his consciousness returned to this spell that he had exchanged for a long time ago.

After breaking through to Golden Core, Lu Qing had already discovered a trace of profoundness within this spell.

It was an aura emanating towards him from a certain Divine Power.

"It seems my previous thoughts were a lucky guess. There really is a Divine Power contained within, and they didn't even mention it."

If it were other scriptures, those with a chance of cultivating a Divine Power would have clearly and concisely mentioned it in the first column of the exchange introduction.

Lu Qing pondered, "Great Concealment Art, when cultivated to the end, can obscure the sky and cover the sun, leaving no trace of Celestial Secrets. Isn't this the essence of this Divine Power?"

If that was the case, Lu Qing certainly couldn't let it go.

"Celestial Secrets are profound and mysterious. At most, I've only taken one step outside the door. It's still a long way off to manipulate Celestial Secrets, but just because I can't doesn't mean others can't. The changes in the stars often precede crises. Heroes emerge in chaotic times, and this saying also applies to the cultivation world: great eras produce heaven's favored strong individuals..."

Lu Qing: "The concealment of Celestial Secrets is something to pay attention to."

"Let's see today's Qi Fortune." Lu Qing raised his eyes and looked at the top of his head. The patches of gray-white Qi Fortune above his head didn't seem to have changed significantly just because he was a Golden Core Cultivator.

At most, the light green Qi Fortune now occupied the center, and its form didn't easily dissipate like before, flowing into some vast and boundless void.

Upon reaching Golden Core, one's Qi Fortune would generally increase significantly, but Lu Qing also knew that his Qi Fortune was different from ordinary people and couldn't be viewed with ordinary eyes.

He rushed back at the same time.

Somewhere, a city as dark as a long night was deeply hidden in a place that even a Heaven's Mandate Cultivator couldn't calculate.

As night fell.

In this city, streams of light and halos suddenly streaked across the sky.

As the streams of light appeared, the lanterns and flower lamps hanging in the long streets and alleys within the city also suddenly lit up afterward.

Starting from the lanterns on both sides of the city gate, like a long dragon of flower lanterns in the night, swish, swish, swish—

From the south of the city to the north, from the west to the east, in less than a few breaths, the entire city was instantly illuminated with brilliant lights, as bright as day, illuminating the long night.

As the lanterns were fully lit, the city also seemed to come alive, and gradually, human voices and figures began to appear.

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