Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

The Azure Dragon Secret Realm opens once every ten years.

Young talents from various powerful factions gathered in the imperial capital.

But this year is different from previous years.

Firstly, there are exceptionally few prodigies among the major powers this year. This is because the demonic cultivators attacked the dynasty previously, and all the major powers suffered losses to varying degrees.

Secondly, Lingyue Sect and Wanbao Pavilion gave up their spots this year, and didn't even come.

They have a total of thirty spots. The Taixu Sect got five spots, the royal family got ten, and the remaining ten were added to the selection competition.

This means that second- and third-rate forces and independent cultivators have a greater chance of obtaining a spot to enter the secret realm.

Therefore, the number of participants in this year's selection competition has increased compared to previous years.

Little did they know, the selection process was completely controlled by the royal family; they devoured all the spoils, leaving only a sip of soup for the other factions.

On the day of the selection competition, the training ground was still packed with people.

The absence of Lingyue Sect and Wanbao Pavilion became a topic of discussion among many.

"Why didn't Lingyue Sect and Wanbao Pavilion come? It would be such a pity to miss such an opportunity."

"Who knows? Maybe they've looked down on the Azure Dragon Secret Realm."

"Perhaps the young talents are in a period of transition and dare not come."

"Is it possible that they discovered some conspiracy, which is why they dare not come?"

"It's terrifying to think about!"

Most people still think that the Lingyue Sect and Wanbao Pavilion are crazy for not coming.

After all, the secret realm is full of all kinds of rare and exotic treasures and beasts. Even if you are unlucky and only get one or two things, it is still a good deal.

In an effort to make their presence felt, the Third Prince and the Ninth Prince both made an appearance, along with the Sixth Princess, Song Yushu.

"Sixth Sister, this Azure Dragon Secret Realm has nothing to do with you, so why do you always make a special trip back here?" The Third Prince, with a warm smile and an approachable demeanor, asked in a low voice.

Dressed in black armor, Song Yushu looked heroic and valiant. She replied calmly, "There are many talented people in the selection competition. I'm here to select some who are suitable for joining the army."

The Third Prince and the Ninth Prince chuckled, too lazy to say anything more.

They used to genuinely believe that Song Yushu returned every time the Azure Dragon Secret Realm opened for this reason.

But after the crown prince was deposed, while the two of them were trying to gain support from all sides and prepare for the succession struggle, Song Yushu actually did the same thing.

Her intentions were quite clear: Song Yushu also wanted to participate in the struggle for the throne and vie for the imperial power.

Every time the Azure Dragon Secret Realm opens, she returns, just like them, to show her face and make her presence known.

If it were any other princess, they wouldn't care at all.

But Song Yushu was different. She joined the army at a young age and served in the military for many years, accumulating great prestige and holding a very high position.

If she were to participate in the struggle for the throne, she would indeed pose a certain threat to them, which has made the two of them wary of her and have begun to closely monitor her every move.

.....

The selection competition has ended, and the top thirty have won the opportunity to enter the secret realm. Most of them are members of the royal family, while other forces and independent cultivators make up a small portion, which is similar to previous years.

Led by the True Martial King, they arrived at the entrance to the secret realm, five hundred miles east of the imperial capital.

After the secret realm opened, a group of prodigies filed in.

"Charge! All the rare and precious treasures are mine!!"

"I've been stuck at the late stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm for five years just to get into the secret realm! I absolutely have to make up for it in the secret realm!"

They entered the secret realm with great hope.

They were met with immense disappointment.

The secret realm was utterly desolate, devoid of even the most rare and exotic treasures and beasts, let alone ordinary spiritual herbs or demonic creatures.

The prodigies from various factions couldn't help but raise questions.

"What's going on? We've been in the secret realm for two days now, and we haven't even encountered a single demonic beast, let alone rare treasures. Is this normal?"

"I don't know. Let's look around some more. It's a rare and precious herb, not some common cabbage."

"Makes sense."

They searched and searched, but a month passed without any results. They even got into a fight with other people they encountered.

After asking, I learned that the other party had also gotten nothing.

"This is really strange! Even if rare and precious materials are scarce, it's impossible for so many of us to have searched for a month and come up empty-handed!"

"Could it be that the people who entered the secret realm last time dug up all the rare and precious materials?"

"Even so, I heard there are many demonic beasts here, how come we haven't encountered a single one? Could it be that all the demonic beasts have gone into hibernation?"

"Something's not right, something's extremely wrong!!"

Some people refused to believe it and continued to search diligently, even digging three feet into the ground.

Some people chose to give up and find another place to start cultivating, since the spiritual energy here is quite abundant and they couldn't waste this opportunity.

And so, three days passed in the outside world, while ninety days passed in the secret realm.

The True Martial King opened the secret realm again, and the prodigies activated the jade tokens in their hands and were pulled out.

At the entrance to the secret realm, people from all major factions gathered.

When they saw the prodigy emerge, they were all stunned.

"My God! So many people actually survived this time!"

"That's really rare."

"In the more than one hundred years since I can remember, the Azure Dragon Secret Realm has opened more than ten times, but this time there are more people coming out than ever before."

"It's not just these dozen or so times; looking at history, this is the time with the most people coming out."

Eighty people entered the secret realm, and at least seventy of them came out this time, a situation that has never occurred before.

Because once they enter the secret realm, they will not only encounter various powerful demonic beasts, but also geniuses from other forces, making killing and being killed inevitable.

The most extreme instances were when eighty people went in, but only thirty or forty came out, just like the time before last, when Xu Luo and Xu Muge were involved.

But seventy people appearing like this is truly unprecedented.

People from all the major factions were delighted and came forward to inquire.

"How was the harvest?"

"With so many people from my Taixu Sect, the harvest must be quite good."

Only then did they notice that these prodigies all had dark faces and looked very depressed.

"Don't even mention it, there's nothing inside!"

"Yes, we didn't see any rare animals, exotic plants, or rare treasures."

"What? I thought I was just unlucky. Turns out everyone is like this. I'm relieved."