"Secret Realm? What Secret Realm?" The little Daoist boy named Song Kongming pricked up his ears, hiding on the side and silently watching the situation develop.

He had previously heard storytellers talk about adventures in various Secret Realms, which for him were still lands of novelty and mystery.

"Is it because of these Elixirs?" Su Youyi pondered.

Her senior brother mentioned that these Elixirs are needed for going to the Secret Realm, so if this Elder Song could deduce their destination from these Elixirs, he must have been to that Secret Realm.

"Does this mean that Medicine Valley knows about that Secret Realm?"

Having quickly arrived at that conclusion, Su Youyi felt a bit puzzled. What was Medicine Valley's intention? Or did they discover the Blood Demon in that Secret Realm and not dare to provoke it.

"You are Su Youyi from Taoist Sect, right?" Song Beishi suddenly asked.

"I am indeed the junior, has the elder met me before?" Su Youyi, still preoccupied with her thoughts, was taken aback when she heard Song Beishi's query. She didn't recall ever meeting this senior from Medicine Valley.

"We have never met; however, my junior Gu Qingniu has mentioned you and your senior brother," said Song Beishi, shaking his head. He spends most of his time concocting elixirs in Medicine Valley or in the secluded laboratory behind this herb shop, meeting very few people in person.

"So it's Elder Gu, he has helped me a lot, my senior brother and I are very grateful to him!" Su Youyi suddenly realized. It was Elder Gu who assisted her when she fainted in Qingliang City.

"That boy is the most enthusiastic among us," laughed Song Beishi, expressing his intimate understanding of his junior.

During their communications, he had mentioned these two juniors from Taoist Sect as outstanding among the younger generation he has seen.

"Right, you're heading to that Secret Realm to the east, aren't you?" Song Beishi suddenly asked.

"Yes, that's correct," Since the senior already knew, there was no point in hiding it any longer, so Su Youyi nodded and admitted it outright.

"That Secret Realm is very dangerous..." Song Beishi reminded calmly.

"There's a troublesome creature inside, and because of its presence, some rare and unique Spiritual Medicines are also born, so we have not made a move against that Secret Realm."

Normally, Medicine Valley would not miss out on a strange Secret Realm right at their doorstep.

But long ago, they managed to enter using a special method, and just upon entry, after overcoming numerous difficulties, they encountered a tough challenge. It was like climbing over a wall into an abandoned yard hoping to take something valuable, only to find a sleeping tiger blocking the way just after climbing in.

If not for that creature's continuous slumber, it would have been doubtful whether they could have made it out alive.

Thus, for many years, Medicine Valley has only periodically gathered some special herbs from the perimeter of the Secret Realm, leaving the sleeping creature undisturbed.

Until a few months ago when they discovered that other people had also entered this Secret Realm...

Now, judging from these Elixirs, Song Beishi, who had previously been inside, speculated that these people were likely also planning to visit that Secret Realm.

"Have you been inside?" Zhou Yuqing raised an eyebrow, this old fellow was only at the early stage of Seventh Realm, how could he have escaped if he encountered the Blood Demon?

"Hehe, although we in Medicine Valley are only left with a bunch of old fellows immersed in the Alchemy Dao, we still need some real power to hold our ground," facing Zhou Yuqing's skepticism, Song Beishi responded with a chuckle.

Zhou Yuqing remained noncommittal. In terms of slaughtering capabilities, Alchemists indeed do not rank high, but if talking about how hard to kill they are, a fully prepared Array Master could be considered comparable to those in Body Cultivation.

The forces coveting the many rare Elixir Recipes of Medicine Valley were not few; such a big piece of fat would have long been divided and consumed by other powers if not guarded by sufficient might.

Liu Rouxin looked at the old man before her, whom she seemed to have heard her master mention.

Song Beishi, the real person in charge of Medicine Valley in Medicine City. Along with Gu Qingniu of Qingliang City, they are the contemporary Valley Masters of Medicine Valley, brothers with particularly close relations.

"Hmm, another rare guest has arrived," noticed Song Beishi, his eyes suddenly flicking toward the entrance.

Song Kongming also followed his master's gaze, only to see a young girl who had already approached the entrance, a faint fragrance subtly blending with the pervasive aroma of herbs in the room.

Song Kongming involuntarily tugged at his own collar, somehow feeling a bit dry-mouthed.

Despite this, he still intently gazed at the backlit girl, striving to get a clear view of her.

Su Youyi and the others turned to look back. The girl at the doorway moved lightly, stepping out from the glow.

Just as the girl seemed about to say something, she paused suddenly, then directly threw herself into Su Youyi's arms.

"Youyi, sister! I've missed you so much!"

The sudden embrace and the familiar voice took Su Youyi by surprise, but the sight of the white fox ears and tail already revealed the identity of the newcomer.

"Yue Bai? What are you doing here?" Su Youyi's face brimmed with joy, as she truly didn't expect to encounter Yue Bai here.

"My master sent me here; I originally wanted to look for sister and brother, but master mentioned that there's a Secret Realm here that might be related to Qingqiu, so I came to check it out."

Yue Bai, the little fox, was brimming with excitement, hugging Su Youyi and chattering non-stop about her experiences since becoming a disciple of the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits.

Su Youyi listened earnestly, smiling as Yue Bai shared amusing events from the recent days. However, Yue Bai deliberately picked only the most interesting stories to share, completely omitting any mention of the hardships she faced in her cultivation.

Yet, to advance from the late stage of the First Realm to the early stage of the Sixth Realm in such a short time is unimaginably hard, even with the advantage of her bloodline.

Liu Rouxin squinted her eyes as she watched the girl who refused to leave Su Youyi's embrace, appearing to be just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old kid. She looked as young as herself, only about eight or nine years old.

Zhou Yuqing was somewhat curious as she observed Yue Bai, noticing an aura of "Charm" similar to the "seductive soul" powers she possessed when she was a servant of the Vermilion Bird.

However, her own seductive soul was more targeted at cultivators, whereas this little fox's charm was indiscriminate. If her cultivation reached a higher level in the future, she could even bewitch a stone into losing its Divine Soul.

"Moreover, this little fox's bloodline looks quite extraordinary..." Zhou Yuqing looked intently at Yue Bai's white fox ears and tail, recalling that the little fox had mentioned "Qingqiu." Could it be the Qingqiu bloodline?

"Liang Yi, brother? Where is he?" Yue Bai reluctantly moved out of Su Youyi's embrace, longing for the tender care of her sister that she hadn't felt in a long time. Burying her head in Youyi's embrace always brought her immense reassurance.

"He went to Little Bamboo House to buy some information; we'll meet up in a while," Su Youyi said with a light chuckle, caressing the little fox's head as she saw the eagerness in Yue Bai's eyes.

"Oh." Yue Bai felt a bit embarrassed for being too obviously eager and playfully tugged her ear.

"Is this lady a descendant of the Qingqiu Clan?" Song Beishi, who had been silent up until now, suddenly spoke up, his gaze turning towards Yue Bai.

"Ah? Yes..." Yue Bai looked at the stern-looking old man in surprise. Was the Qingqiu bloodline so easily recognizable?

"It's my first time seeing it," Song Beishi remarked.

The fame of the Qingqiu bloodline was well-known, but it was the first time it had appeared before the public in this epoch.

"The Grand Saint of Nine Spirits' legacy disciple, huh? I remember the Grand Saint's son is also in Medicine City. If there's time, maybe I can draw some blood..." Song Beishi rubbed his chin, contemplating inwardly.

The race of the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits was very special, interesting both him and his senior brother, the Valley Master of Medicine Valley.

"Right, the Secret Realm you mentioned, isn't it the one to the east of Medicine Valley?" Liu Rouxin guessed the identity of this person must be the recently famous disciple of the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits.

It was said that ever since becoming a disciple of the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, she has been cultivating deep within Ten Thousand Miles Mountain and now has finally come out into the world.

"Youyi, sister, do you know that place?"

Yue Bai had noticed this little girl, with a face so delicate it almost invited people to embrace and cuddle her. Hearing the little girl's question, Yue Bai was also puzzled.

"Yeah, this time brother, Sister Liu from the Blood Control Sect, and senior Zhou, our destination is that Secret Realm." Su Youyi's tone was a bit surprised; what a coincidence.

Yue Bai blinked and asked confusedly, "Is it for the Qingqiu legacy within the Secret Realm?"

"No, we didn't know it involved Qingqiu before you mentioned it. We are going there for something else," Su Youyi shook her head; they indeed hadn't heard about the Qingqiu legacy.

Zhou Yuqing seemed to think of something and looked towards Song Beishi. Hadn't the old men of Medicine Valley entered it before?

"Don't look at this old man; we only wandered near the entrance. Because of the fellow blocking the entrance, we couldn't clearly know what's inside the Secret Realm. We only judged from its scale that this Secret Realm might be left over from a major sect in the last epoch," Song Beishi explained with a cold laugh.

Zhou Yuqing wasn't sure whether he was telling the truth, but regardless, they had to enter again.

"By the way, since you're also going to that Secret Realm, let me give you a share of these Elixirs too," Song Beishi waved his hand over the table, and three bottles of Elixirs, identical to the ones in Su Youyi's rings, appeared in front of Yue Bai.

"Thank you, senior!" Yue Bai politely thanked him before accepting the Elixirs.

"My paymasters will cover the cost of these items. If you have no errands here, you should leave quickly; this old man still has a batch of Spirit Pills to finish!" Song Beishi waved his hand impatiently, seeing off the guests and then turned back to the backyard.

Su Youyi watched the back of senior Song with some helplessness; she had wanted to learn more about the Secret Realm.

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