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Outside the Invitation Fragrance Secret Realm, cultivators from all sides had gathered. Many of them had relatives or disciples who had gone missing in the Invitation Fragrance Secret Realm, while others had come to learn more after hearing about the events that had transpired there.

One of the sects arrived here the fastest.

On the enormous spirit ship hovering in the sky, a giant sword half-drawn from its sheath was embossed, and the same pattern was also on the red sails fluttering on the mast—the symbol of the Shiren Sect.

Dozens of people dressed in various colored clothing of the same clan stood densely on the deck of the spirit boat. The more intricate the patterns on the cuffs, the higher the person's status.

A monk dressed in a red top and white bottom, whose face was obscured, sat with his left knee raised and his right knee bent, leaning against an ancient vertical harp.

His black wide sleeves had a white horizontal stripe running from the shoulder to one-third of the way down to the cuff, and his attire was quite different from that of the other cultivators.

The sixteen-stringed vertical harp, seemingly floating on the ground without any support, was surrounded by a faint shimmering light.

The bent wood was shaped like a Shang Yang bird and painted with feather patterns;

Below its horizontal arm is a row of black tassels that sway in the wind.

Every time the monks on the deck spoke, they would respectfully ask for his opinion.

This cultivator is none other than the Jade Dust Daoist Master Qi Huixian.

Qi Huixian used the divine artifact Heavenly Rain to tear open a spatial rift, allowing Shi Renzong to arrive at the border of Yaoxiang Secret Realm in time after receiving news of Lin Zhuzui and others' disappearance.

"Take some people and negotiate with the cultivators from other sects, and hear how they want to handle this."

Qi Huixian's calm and gentle voice carried a loving tone towards everyone, "I will stay here and watch over the soul lamps and life tablets of these children."

If things go wrong, I'll simply shoot an arrow through the secret realm and personally bring them out.

The second elder of Hongyan Hall, Wei Leyong, looked troubled: "Daoist Master, if you destroy the Yaoxiang Secret Realm just to save our sect's disciples, I'm afraid it will be difficult to appease the public."

Qi Huixian's tone remained unchanged: "So I'm giving you and them five days."

If you can solve the mystery of the secret realm within five days and bring out the missing cultivator, I will naturally not destroy this blessed land.

Besides, I didn't just save children from our sect. Could they possibly abandon the elite disciples within their sect?

Wei Leyong was speechless after being told off by Qi Huixian, and immediately went down with the disciples of Hongyan Hall to deal with the matter.

The Hongyan Hall of the Shiren Sect is specifically responsible for external communication.

Disciples from all peaks within the sect can join the Hongyan Hall.

Meanwhile, the Grand Elder of Hongyan Hall has ordered his disciples to enter the secret realm to evacuate the cultivators and have them leave the Yaoxiang Secret Realm as soon as possible.

Most secret realms have a maximum cultivation level requirement for entry. For example, in the Invitation Fragrance Secret Realm, those above the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage are not allowed to enter, otherwise it will cause the secret realm to collapse and trap the cultivators and living beings inside to their deaths.

This is why Qi Huixian and the elders of each peak did not enter personally; their cultivation levels all exceeded the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

Qi Huixian instructed the disciples beside her to notify the disciples who had entered the secret realm to keep their communication jade slips connected at all times.

He sat cross-legged, embraced the sky and rain in his arms, and plucked the strings to play a piece called "Breaking the Illusion".

The disciples who flew on swords and other magical artifacts felt their minds were clear and full of energy as they listened to the melody in the communication jade slips. They went to the nearest location given by the sect, based on the place where they were born in the secret realm.

"The Venerable Yu Chen is merciful; it has been hundreds of years since I last saw you leave the Shi Ren Sect."

A female cultivator dressed in red and green leaned against the flying beast-drawn carriage and said with a smile, "I wonder which disciple of your sect is trapped in this Incense Invitation Secret Realm, that you have to go to such lengths."

Qi Huixian didn't even glance at the female cultivator.

The female cultivator looked at the unperturbed Qi Huixian with boredom: "You're still so boring. Do you ignore everyone who talks to you?"

"Hua Zhihuan, not every cultivator would do what you did, flirting with every single disciple of our Shiren Sect."

Qi Huixian was not dealing with a disciple of the Shiren Sect, so his attitude was always cold. Moreover, this woman had led the disciples of the Shiren Sect astray, making it even more difficult for him to give her a friendly look.

Hua Zhi chuckled a few times, then swung her legs happily, saying, "Isn't it because your Shi Ren Sect disciples are so cute? You've raised such adorable disciples, so you can't blame me for being moved for a moment."

Zou Yixuan, Guo Yicheng, quickly stand up and greet your Daoist master!

Qi Huixian glanced coldly at Hua Zhihuan. His divine sense had already seen the two disciples kneeling before Hua Zhihuan. She knew this, yet she still insisted on coming to him to provoke him.

Qi Huixian pressed down on the vibrating vertical harp, unexpectedly unleashing two sonic waves that struck the beast-drawn carriage carrying Hua Zhihuan, sending them flying thousands of meters away.

Even if the cultivators of Huanling Sect wanted to get angry, Qi Huixian hadn't harmed them in the slightest, so they couldn't find a reason to lash out.

To be honest, the cultivators of their Huanling Sect were in the wrong. Their sect's cultivation method mainly focused on dual cultivation, and they liked to seduce cultivators from other sects to cultivate together.

However, this matter is based on mutual consent, and there was no coercion involved.

However, their sect leader, Hua Zhi, repeatedly seduced the inner disciples of the Shi Ren Sect, causing those male cultivators to flock to her.

After playing with her for a while, she left, leaving those cultivators who were in love with her to suffer the torment of unrequited love. Not only did they lose their will to cultivate, but some even came to her door to commit suicide.

Hua Zhi was indeed a heartless and ruthless woman, while Qi Huixian genuinely disliked this cultivator who had corrupted his sect's disciples. That's why he didn't want to see her and pushed her away, hoping to avoid seeing her and getting rid of her.

Just as Qi Huixian was about to play another tune to protect the disciples entering the secret realm, the communication jade slip suddenly became scalding hot.

The male cultivator on the other end spoke in a serious tone: "Master, it's me."

I cannot cross the border river.

The boundary river is riddled with spatial rifts, and the gales blowing out from them would probably require cultivators at the Refinement of Emptiness or even the Integration of Dao realms to withstand.

This is just the situation in the Canglan Realm; it's unknown whether the situation in the Canghai Realm is even more severe.

Qi Huixian paused for two seconds before replying, "Alright, report the current situation to the sect leader and wait there to investigate whether any disciples have gone missing in Yingzhou."

"Yes."

Qi Huixian stared blankly for a few moments as he looked at the extinguished communication jade slip. He wondered what kind of situation the boundary river must be that made even Ji Daoyun dare not attempt to cross it.

If Ji Daoyun cannot openly cross the boundary river, and he cannot even openly explain the situation on the other side, then the Canglan Realm is likely to face a calamity.

The rain from the sky emitted a resounding cry, which was transmitted through the communication jade slips of the cultivators guarding Qi Huixian to the ears of the Shiren Sect disciples, reaching every corner of the secret realm.