That idiot from the Sword Sect turned out to be a lucky charm.

Lin Zhifeng followed Ding Mo to ask for leave.

Lin Zhifeng was fine; he was just an unemployed person. The elders nodded to indicate that they understood, and the leave was approved.

Ding Mo's side took quite a bit of time – the swordsmanship class that Ding Mo was in charge of needed to find someone to cover for him, and there were some management tasks in the sect (actually, these were the work of Ding Mo's master, the Grand Elder, who often slacked off and dumped the work on his good disciple, Ding Mo). Since Ding Mo was going away for a while, a handover was definitely necessary.

Ding Mo has been given this opportunity to enter the secret realm of the Divine Dragon Dynasty, and he might even have some extraordinary encounters this time. He will surely gain a great deal, both in terms of his cultivation and material possessions.

The Grand Elder, naturally, wouldn't hold his disciple back. He waved his hand and said, "Go ahead with peace of mind. I'll have your junior brothers cover for you for now. If they can't handle it, I'll still be there for you!"

"Thank you, Master!" Ding Mo bowed respectfully and left.

Lin Zhifeng and his companion parted ways at the entrance of the council hall and went home to prepare.

Before leaving, they agreed to meet at the Sword Sect's mountain gate half an hour later.

Lin Zhifeng brought everything he could think of, especially storage equipment. This time he was taking the Treasure-Hunting Rat to the secret realm; the harvest was sure to be huge!

Meanwhile, Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo found Longquan at the foot of the mountain. After exchanging greetings, they set off directly for the secret realm.

Longquan, being wealthy and powerful, took out a shuttle-shaped flying artifact and carried everyone to their destination.

Besides its flight capabilities, this aircraft should also be a spatial artifact.

When Longquan was first taken out, it was only the size of a palm. But when Longquan was tossed into the air, it quickly expanded and transformed into a small flying machine.

Lin Zhifeng watched this unfold, consumed by jealousy. If he weren't afraid of bringing shame to the Sword Sect, he would have already rushed over and grabbed Longquan, demanding to know how much the magic weapon cost, where it was bought, and how to use it…

In contrast, Ding Mo didn't seem to care much about these material possessions; he maintained a calm and serious demeanor throughout.

The Divine Dragon Dynasty is located in the eastern part of the Cultivation Continent, adjacent to the East Sea.

Their destination, the Tianlong Secret Realm, the ancestral home of the Divine Dragon Dynasty, is located on a small island in the East China Sea.

After Lin Zhifeng boarded the ship, he released the Treasure-Seeking Rat from his storage ring. The Treasure-Seeking Rat sat steadily on his left shoulder as usual.

Speaking of the Treasure-Seeking Rat, it has been staying in the Sword Sect ever since Lin Zhifeng brought it out of the Illusionary Realm.

Afterwards, Lin Zhifeng went to the mortal realm with his uncle, but because it was inconvenient, he didn't bring it with him, so there's no need to go into that.

Later, Lin Zhifeng and Lin Jun took him along on a mission in the Dark Night Forest. However, before he could even be of any use, they discovered the Demon Realm Rift. Fearing that it would be infected by demonic energy, Lin Zhifeng immediately put it into his storage ring.

He was kept locked up until the Sword Sect disciples wiped out all the demons and monsters that had invaded the Demon Realm, and only then did Lin Zhifeng, that wretched master, remember to release him.

The mouse was suffocating!

Later, Lin Zhifeng went to his uncle's Divine Sword Sect without bringing the Treasure-Seeking Rat.

After he returned, he was busy with his cultivation and didn't pay any attention to the treasure-hunting rat.

The treasure-hunting rat was trapped in the most barren place in the Sword Sect—there were no treasures, no treasuries, and the average number of spirit stones per disciple was less than one hundred… It was so despairing that the treasure-hunting rat couldn't even bear to steal their things anymore.

Now that it can finally get out and about, and show off its skills, the treasure-hunting mouse is very happy!

The aircraft flew over the land for a week, and then flew over the vast sea for several days before finally reaching a small island.

This small island is submerged by the sea at high tide, and only emerges from the sea surface at low tide during this time of year.

The exposed portion wasn't very large, not even the size of a football field. After the aircraft landed on it, the island was almost completely covered.

Lin Zhifeng and his companions disembarked from the aircraft. The Treasure-Seeking Rat jumped off his shoulder, quickly ran a lap around the island, and returned to Lin Zhifeng, saying, "Master, this entire island is just a coral reef. Coral is very valuable in the mortal realm, but unfortunately, things from the mortal realm are just pretty little pieces of trash to us. Otherwise, it would be nice if we brought some coral to exchange for it."

Longquan's smile vanished upon hearing this—"This is the sacred ground of our Heavenly Dragon Dynasty; it cannot be destroyed lightly. And please, don't say that in front of me!"

Fortunately, Longquan remembered the important thing—to enter the secret realm to find the sacred artifact, so he didn't bother arguing with them and quickly took out the key to open the sacred land—the Heavenly Dragon Secret Realm.

"It's called a key, but it's actually a dragon's reverse scale," the treasure-hunting rat whispered in Lin Zhifeng's ear.

"Oh, I see. I didn't expect you to know so much." Lin Zhifeng patted the treasure-hunting rat's head admiringly.

The treasure-hunting mouse narrowed its eyes with pride: "That's right, I'm a knowledgeable treasure-hunting mouse!"

Over there, Longquan had already used a special method, along with dragon scales, to open the gate to the Heavenly Dragon Secret Realm.

The door looked like a giant blue vortex.

Longquan said to Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo, "I've never been to this secret realm before. I only heard about it from my father. This secret realm is entirely underwater, and we need to hold our breath to enter. Although I've never been there before, my father gave me a map of the secret realm. Although it's not complete, it should be of some help to our trip."

After saying this, he said, "Follow me!" and jumped into the whirlpool first.

Following closely behind, Longquan's guards also jumped into the whirlpool one after another.

Lin Zhifeng put the treasure-hunting rat into his storage ring, held his breath, and then pulled Ding Mo into the secret realm.

After Lin Zhifeng entered the secret realm, he discovered that this Heavenly Dragon Secret Realm was very different from the Illusionary Realm he had visited before.

First of all, these people were all at the entrance of the secret realm after they entered, unlike the Illusionary Realm which randomly spawns people in various corners of the secret realm.

Secondly, just as Longquan mentioned before, this secret realm is completely underwater.

Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo followed behind Longquan and his guards, proceeding cautiously and slowly.

Lin Zhifeng was actually a little worried: there was no oxygen underwater, so the treasure-hunting rat couldn't breathe and therefore couldn't be released.

But since the purpose is to find treasure... no, to find sacred objects, can Longquan complete his commission and obtain the remaining balance of 500,000 high-grade spirit stones without the help of the treasure-hunting rat?

"Ugh! I knew money wasn't so easy to make!" Lin Zhifeng couldn't help but complain.

Ding Mo, who hadn't said much along the way, saw his dejected look and tried to comfort him, saying, "Since Longquan specifically requested the participation of the Treasure-Hunting Rat, it will surely be useful in the future. Presumably, there will be areas without water later on. Don't worry, let's go and take a look first."