The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2229 Exploring the Secret Realm, The Struggle Between the Three Sects
"Variety?"

Chu Chuan nodded: "The secret realm is larger and more dangerous than we imagined. Although we have not found any trace of humans inside, there are a large number of magical beasts. They are ferocious and violent and will attack any creature that enters their territory. Our sect has lost many people during the exploration, including five Great Luo Immortals."

Even a Great Immortal couldn't withstand it?

Lin Chen was quite surprised and asked, "Are the magical beasts in the secret realm that powerful? Does that mean that powerful experts from Qingyuan City have also entered?"

"Yes."

Chu Chuan replied, "But it's not very useful. The secret realm is vast, and most importantly, the landing points are randomly distributed after entering, making it impossible to control. Although the danger would be greatly reduced if the sect's top experts entered, the secret realm is so large that we can't rely on just a few experts to slowly explore it. Wouldn't that take forever?"

Lin Chen nodded in understanding: "No matter how strong an individual is, their exploration speed and range are ultimately limited, so Qingyuan City is preparing to send more disciples in?"

Chu Chuan nodded: "Yes, this time Qingyuan City is preparing to send five hundred immortals and two thousand outer disciples, that is, disciples who have not yet become immortals, to conduct a large-scale exploration."

Lin Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Such a big fuss?"

Chu Chuan said with a wry smile, "Because news of the secret realm has already leaked."

Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, then realized that the leak of this information was not because of him.

I only told Bai Yunfei, and I just got here.

"How did it get leaked? It has nothing to do with you, right?"

Chu Chuan shook his head: "It has nothing to do with me. It must have been discovered by an inside agent planted by another sect."

Lin Chen looked surprised: "An inside man? Do immortal sects still use this kind of tactic?"

Chu Chuan explained, “With competition, conflicting interests, and struggles, it’s natural for each other to want to know more about the other’s activities. So it’s normal to plant spies. The spies may not be in very core positions, but recently, due to the development of the secret realm, there has been quite a lot of activity within the sect. No matter how much we try to cover it up, it can’t be hidden. People who don’t pay attention probably won’t notice, but those who are interested will definitely notice.”

"The three sects, Qingyuan City, Lingmiao Mountain, and Baique Sect, are all at the same level in terms of strength. None of them can overpower the others. However, due to various reasons, the three sects are located quite close to each other, and they are all squeezed into this small area. As a result, they are fighting fiercely."

"In fact, any one of our three sects could dominate a region if we moved to a region with a weaker immortal sect. But who would be willing to leave their homeland and become a loser when it comes to a long-standing foundation?" "Because of this mentality, although the three sects do not openly fight to the death, they have been secretly vying for power and doing a lot of things to trip each other up. Although our sect tried its best to keep it a secret this time, we encountered setbacks in our exploration and development, so we had to mobilize more people to enter the secret realm. Naturally, such behavior was discovered by the spies planted by the other two sects."

"Now, Lingmiao Mountain and Baique Sect have officially issued a notice to their respective sects, requesting joint development and exploration of the secret realm. Their reason is that the secret realm is within the shared sphere of influence of the three sects, so Qingyuan City cannot be allowed to monopolize it."

Lin Chen nodded: "What is your sect leader's attitude?"

Chu Chuan shook his head: "I don't know. After all, I am just an outer disciple, and it is difficult for me to get in touch with the core of the sect, let alone the decisions of the higher-ups. But as far as I know, these five hundred immortals and two thousand disciples are already ready to go."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow: "Are you already ready to leave?"

Chu Chuan nodded: "Yes, the notice has been sent out, and we will be departing in two days."

Lin Chen pondered for a few seconds before asking, "Are these selected disciples still allowed to go out?"

"Yes, because the news has already been leaked, and the other two sects know about it, so the sects have actually loosened their restrictions."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "In that case, things will be much easier. Since it's a public announcement, you should know some of the selected outer disciples, right?"

Chu Chuan nodded readily: "What does my benefactor need me to do?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I need some names, and I need two of them. Don't worry, it will definitely not involve you. Unless absolutely necessary, I will not make an enemy of Qingyuan City. I just want to sneak into the secret realm to find the Yin-Yang Spring. By the way, since you haven't obtained the Yin-Yang Spring, how do you know that it exists?"

Chu Chuan explained, "The point of entry into the secret realm is random. Some disciples of the sect discovered the Yin-Yang Spring during their exploration, but they did not know where they were, so they sent a distress message explaining their discovery."

"When the distress message was received by the sect's leader, the disciple was already dead, so it was impossible to pinpoint the exact location where he sent the message. We could only estimate a range based on the direction and distance."

Lin Chen understood: "Someone discovered the Yin-Yang Spring, but died. You received the news, but you can only determine the general area, not the exact location, is that what you mean?"

(End of this chapter)