Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Zhong Lingxin had never seen her master so stern before. Startled, she quickly straightened up and firmly replied, "Yes!"

Seeing that his disciple was taking it seriously, Venerable Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "Xiaoxin'er, you must always remember one thing your master said: Humans are more vicious than demons and beasts."

Zhong Lingxin answered firmly again, "Yes! Master, humans are more vicious than demons and beasts."

Seeing that the atmosphere was too tense, Xuan Yuan quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Xiaoxin'er is very clever, Qingyang, don't frighten her. Xiaoxin'er, when you're out and about, you have to be careful of cultivators, even if they are from the same sect."

Zhong Lingxin answered firmly again, "Yes, Uncle Xuanyuan! When I'm out and about, I'll be on guard against demons, monsters, and cultivators. I'll be sure to take all three precautions."

Amused by his disciple's words, Venerable Qingyang patiently explained, "In the secret realm, everyone wants to level up and grab resources. Although not all cultivators are bad, you still have to be wary of those who are wicked, envious of your gains, or simply want to gain without effort."

Some monks would kill to cover their tracks.

Some cultivators, relying on their high cultivation level, powerful magic weapons, or large numbers, force others to fight monsters and steal resources. Various vicious methods emerge one after another.

Our Qingyang Sect is just a small, second-level sect. A hundred junior cultivators entering the secret realm are like a hundred grains of sand scattered in the lotus pond outside. It's difficult for you to find a fellow disciple in the secret realm who can help you.

Therefore, you must be prepared to go it alone and trust no one.

If you encounter someone who wants to kill or enslave you, get rid of them as soon as possible. If they want to kill you, then kill them without hesitation.

Cultivating truth and cultivating the mind is to avoid committing acts of killing, but the most taboo thing is to be soft-hearted and soft-hearted.

One wrong move and you could die or be killed.

There wasn't even a chance to regret it.

Zhong Lingxin humbly accepted the instruction.

This was Zhong Lingxin's first time going out for training since becoming a disciple, and both Qingyang Venerable Saint and Xuanyuan attached great importance to it.

Qingyang Venerable Saint never went to the Tianyuan Secret Realm; his Qi Refining stage completely missed the Tianyuan Secret Realm.

However, this did not stop him from collecting information about the Tianyuan Secret Realm for his apprentice and preparing the necessary resources for his apprentice to enter the secret realm.

Needless to say, Xuan Yuan bombarded Zhong Lingxin's ears with maps drawn by the Qingyun Sect disciples from the secret realm, records of demonic beasts and various spiritual herbs and minerals, as well as all sorts of hearsay, talking and talking non-stop every day.

This moved Zhong Lingxin, but also gave her the urge to cover her ears.

She's so long-winded, she's just like the grandma on Earth back in the day.

Time flew by as the three of them prepared in a tense atmosphere.

Zhong Lingxin finally appeared in front of everyone in her true form for the first time.

Nine years have passed, and a lot has happened. But because Qu Xin still thinks about Zhong Lingxin and mentions her from time to time, Zhong Lingxin is still on the sect's hot search list, but she is still in the ears of the sect members.

When Zhong Lingxin answered the team leader's call to name, a loud "Here!" drew everyone's attention, accompanied by various whispers and murmurs.

The sounds were too numerous, merging into a buzzing noise, forcing the Nascent Soul who was announcing the names to shout for silence.

Zhong Lingxin didn't know why so many people were looking at her when she answered, until she heard the name "Qu Xin" and remembered that there was such a person as Qu Xin.

The whispers filling her ears told her that Qu Xin still couldn't forget her.

Zhong Lingxin frowned. Was the conflict from their childhood really worth Qu Xin remembering to this day?

She scanned the queue and quickly found Qu Xin, who was standing in the first row, turning around to look at her with a malicious gaze.

He even managed a smile when he saw her gaze.

Zhong Lingxin ignored her and looked up at the Nascent Soul cultivators in front of her who were giving pre-battle mobilizations.

The Nascent Soul cultivator, named Hai Yuan, explained things simply: The disciples of the Qingyun Sect must unite, help each other, and gather as soon as possible. Only by uniting can they fight against the monsters and various dangers in the secret realm. They must collect as many resources as possible in the secret realm and hand them over to the sect, which will then award them corresponding points.

Hearing the Qi Refining cultivators who wanted to enter the secret realm loudly reply "Yes," Zhong Lingxin also loudly replied "Yes."

But a smirk crept onto his lips. "I don't believe you for a second!"

After giving a brief pre-battle pep talk, Hai Yuan waved his hand and led his disciples on a flying boat to set off.

Once aboard the flying boat, Hai Yuan instructed the young Qi Refiners to introduce themselves and select a captain and four squad leaders to facilitate coordinated actions once inside the secret realm.

Soon, several disciples who had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining were selected.

The captain is Gu Yang, a disciple of An Ruidao, the peak master of Wanfa Peak, and is twenty-five years old.

The four squad leaders are Feng Xing, Guo Dahong, Mo Wanjun, and Qu Xin.

Qu Xin is the most eye-catching among them. At only fifteen years old, she has already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

Everyone praised Qu Xin as a genius worthy of her mutated wind spiritual root, having reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining at such a young age, and soon to be able to establish her foundation.

Only Qu Xin herself knew that she had taken advantage of the fact that the course was being renovated.

However, she wouldn't tell anyone; she just loved hearing compliments from others.

She has two things to do when she enters the secret realm: First, to seize Zhong Lingxin's opportunity and then kill her; second, to find an opportunity to kill Hua Qinglian, so that her senior brother will not have a chance to be with Hua Qinglian and she will be hers.

She hasn't seen her senior brother for over ten years. Does he still remember her?

I probably don't remember.

She was reborn, and after her rebirth, she never saw her senior brother again.

Senior Brother probably doesn't even know who she is.

But she remembered her senior brother.

She was reborn with only two goals: first, to seize Zhong Lingxin's opportunity and become a leading figure of the new generation; second, to marry her senior brother. Anyone who dared to stand in her way of marrying her senior brother would be killed by her.

With the team leader selected, the remaining task is to assign team members.

Qu Xin was the first to step forward, wanting to strike first and choose Zhong Lingxin as her team member.

Zhong Lingxin didn't care, since she had a magic weapon given to her by her master. Once she entered the secret realm, she would change her makeup and act alone.

As for Qu Xin's request for the team members to gather at Lotus Ferry in the central area after entering the secret realm, they simply agreed.

Everyone on the flying boat looked at Zhong Lingxin. Some were worried for her, some were gloating, and some were indifferent.

Zhong Lingxin didn't care at all, and only turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window.

Qu Xin was secretly pleased with herself. She had obtained a soul-guiding incense from her mother, and just as they were talking, she secretly placed it on Zhong Lingxin. Once inside the secret realm, she only needed to burn the incense to find Zhong Lingxin's location and wouldn't have to worry about not being able to find her.

She had originally intended to use other poisons, such as a Gu poison, but her mother said that those things were easily detected. Only the Soul-Guiding Incense, which was colorless and odorless, was the best for finding people.

At this moment, Zhong Lingxin was unaware that she had fallen into someone else's trap and was still thinking about how to act alone.