It's an unknown place, overgrown with weeds and desolate.

It may seem ordinary, but if you look closely at the weeds, you will find too many subtle things.

Some weeds are like swords, upside down to the sky, and some weeds are scorched in color, but they will suddenly grow at an unbelievable speed. Some weeds are like human hair, blue and black like waterfalls, and clumps of weeds occasionally even dance. There is a type of weed that looks ordinary, but when you look closely, you can see that they are shrinking instead of growing.

Some weeds are as clear as frost, but they are accompanied by sparks and amazing heat.

They are strange and distinct, but they grow so harmoniously and mixed on the same land that it looks like an ocean covering the entire valley. There is only one place where there is no grass, and no matter how weird the weeds are, they seem to deliberately avoid the most central location.

There is an isolated arch here, as if it was moved from a worldly mansion, and there is no difference in the system of stone and jade bricks. But it was too large, ten times larger than the usual arches, and at least ten feet wide and wide. There is an open space in front and back, and such an arch stands there alone, which looks very abrupt and has an inexplicable sense of grandeur.

It's as if it had opened the heavens and the earth.

And if you look closely, you can also see that the circle of jade bricks that build it is actually densely written with small characters, which is a strange and strange font, showing an unimaginable charm. As you can imagine, this arch has been in the world for a frightening amount of time, and it is a veritable antiquity.

Old, quaint, yet weird, just like the people in front of it.

In the clearing in front of it, there sat a man cross-legged, an old man too old to guess his age. His loose white beard and linen robe hung down on the ground, and his skin was wrinkled with layers of wrinkles, and patches of old age spots were obvious.

Although the old man was very thin, he was extremely burly, and his skeleton was frighteningly large, but he didn't move for a long time. Covered in thick dust, it seems that even breathing has long been gone, and at first glance it looks like a clay sculpture or a stone sculpture.

He and the great arch seemed so strange and incompatible in this already strange valley, but the contrast between the two was so like one thing.

There was not the slightest sound, everything was so silent until there was a slight hum.

Like an old man carved in stone. The old eyebrows on his face slowly frowned, and finally there was movement. He seemed to have not moved for a long time, and he was a little unaccustomed to moving, so he reached into his sleeve jerkily and stiffly, took out a round gold and iron ball, coiled it for a while, and finally stopped the vibration.

A subtle voice like a whisper suddenly came into the old man's ears, except for the old man himself. No matter how close they are, they can't hear clearly.

After listening intently for a while, the old man was moved. The dust that has accumulated on the surface for an unknown amount of time has fallen. He closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, as if he was weighing something very important, and finally the internal force moved slightly, and the force shot a sentence towards the gold and iron ball in front of him.

"Although the old man is in charge of Zhou Tianmen, you should know how extraordinary this artifact is. The old man has studied Zhou Tianmen for thousands of years, and he still only has mastered some simple rules. There is no way to make any changes, although the promises you gave are very moving, the old man can do nothing but apologize. ”

After passing the word, the old man was waiting for the other party to respond. Almost a moment later, the golden iron ball vibrated again.

"What did you say?"

This time, the aura on the old man's body suddenly moved, and all the strange weeds around him seemed to be frightened, and he desperately curled up his body, which showed how much he was shocked in his heart, "Do you have a way to affect Zhou Tianmen?"

You must know that Zhou Tianmen has always been in charge of his vein, which has lasted for countless generations, and he can only master the law of opening, but he can't change the direction of opening as he wishes. Now that the other party actually said that they had found a way to do it, how could this not shock him!

The reason why Zhou Tianzong is called Zhou Tianzong is mostly because of the existence of Zhou Tianmen, a sacred object in this town gate, and he can open the major secret realms with a certain method and price. The abundant and rare resources obtained in the secret realm allowed Zhou Tianzong to grow step by step, and gradually became a first-class sect that controlled a radius of thousands of miles.

Even now, Zhou Tianzong no longer relies on Zhou Tianmen as much as before, Zhou Tianmen is still a heavy weapon of the sect, and the old man is not only responsible for guarding the divine objects, but also continuing to study the divine objects, trying to obtain greater gains.

Because Zhou Tianmen is so strange that he can't find a way to really control it, no one in Zhou Tianzong dares to say how much he knows about Zhou Tianmen.

There are only seven so-called secret realms that can be opened, and Zhou Tianzong is familiar with and mastered, but everyone knows that this is not all of Zhou Tianmen. Zhou Tianmen is known as Zhou Tian, how can it only open seven secret realms, it is rumored that it can open almost all the secret realms in the world, so it will be named Zhou Tian.

It's a pity that the method of manipulating Zhou Tianmen has been lost thousands of years ago, and the opening methods of these seven secret realms have all taken Zhou Tianzong thousands of years to gradually figure out by himself, which is difficult to master, not to mention, and the price used is far ten times higher than the original, and sometimes even the gains outweigh the losses.

So now, once out of the original predicament, the importance of Zhou Tianmen has quickly declined, and now it has long been reduced to a place where new disciples are sharpened, and it is almost the same as the previous treatment.

But even so, many people believe that if one day Zhou Tianzong can truly master Zhou Tianmen, there will be countless secret realms for you to choose from, and that is when Zhou Tianzong will really rise. Before that, there was no way to control it, so it was the only way, so there was the existence of the old man's vein.

But what did the old man hear now?

The other party gave a promise that even he was tempted by, and he actually wanted to take advantage of this selection to enter a new secret realm! And after the old man regrettably refused, the other party actually said that they had a way to open this secret realm, and as long as the old man cooperated, there was a thirty percent chance of opening this secret realm.

"It takes days, eighteen years to calculate a chance to open?" Listening to the other party's response, the old man was stunned, "There is only a thirty percent chance, whether you succeed or not, you are willing to pay such a big price?

The old man became more and more surprised and curious, and his face became serious. I easily refused it before because I really couldn't do it. So didn't think much about it. Now that the other party is conclusive, he has to seriously consider the gains and losses, and how much impact it will have if he agrees.

"Well, it doesn't matter if you don't want to reveal it, after all, it's just a secret realm of the martial arts realm, and you can always know it when the time comes. The old man pouted. "But listen to what you mean, this secret realm has not been opened for thousands of years, and it is difficult to say how much risk there is inside. You don't have to explain, you can't deceive the old man, when the time comes, there will be too many juniors from the sect who have fallen, and the old man will not be easy to explain......"

He said it meaningfully, and this time the other party responded again after a long pause. After hearing this, the old man showed a satisfied look, "The old man doesn't want to sit on the ground and raise the price, he just wants one more thing, you must tell the old man the detailed method of opening this secret realm." As long as you agree to this, even if the old man takes such a big risk, he will definitely help you, otherwise everything will be suspended. ”

After a while. The expression on the old man's face changed violently, and finally said, "Okay." Then it's a certainty. ”

The golden iron ball did not move again, and the old man closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before he retracted the golden iron ball back into the deepest part of his sleeve, opened his eyes and looked up at the huge arch in front of him, stunned.

"You are the true future of Zhou Tianzong. He muttered in a voice that no one could hear. The look of hesitation and hesitation gradually faded, and gradually became cold and firm, "No genius disciple, no major sect, can be more important than you. Everything can be sacrificed in order to hold you in control. ”

He looked at Zhou Tianmen's gaze, which was as fiery as those who had passed away, and slowly closed his eyes, as if he had turned into a stone statue again.

This secret transaction, except for the old man and the other party, no one knows about it.

......

"Secret Realm?"

In a secluded courtyard in Butterfly Flower City, Ding Le'er asked with curiosity on her face, "Brother Heng, what is the secret realm?"

"Secret realm. Liu Heng took a sip of tea and thought about it before explaining to her briefly, "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I've read a lot of books recently, and I probably understand it a little." I heard that the Sage Realm has a deep understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and can open up new small worlds outside of heaven and earth, or for various reasons, some places are separated from the original world and form their own world, which is the origin of most secret realms. ”

"These small worlds often have unique ways and principles, and may even be completely different from the avenues, and there will be a lot of unbelievable things, so they are very valuable to explore, and the harvest will be great. For example, the rumored Burial Star Secret Realm that Zhou Tianzong will open this time seems to be the relics left by the most powerful monk in the world after a fierce battle, and thousands of stars are buried in it. I heard that even the stars smashed on the earth, leaving countless vast craters, and as a result, countless mutations beyond common sense were born, and I was also curious about such a place. ”

Liu Heng said, with a hint of yearning and expectation in his tone.

Listening to Liu Heng's description, Ding Leer imagined such a magical picture in her mind, and felt even more novel and shocked. What an extraordinary experience it is to be able to see the full sky full of stars that was originally out of reach, but to not only see the complete appearance with your own eyes, but also to touch and feel it with your own hands?

Thinking for a moment, Ding Le'er gradually frowned again, "Although it is a great joy for Brother Heng to become one of the top ten in the sect, but when he goes to Zhou Tianzong and goes to the Holy Land, how long will it take to come back?"

She always felt uncomfortable in her heart, because she felt that she was getting farther and farther away from Brother Heng, and she couldn't catch up no matter how she chased her, so she couldn't help but be stunned.

"I've told you a long time ago. Liu Heng was helpless when he heard this, "I participated in this rookie competition, all for the sake of Zhou Tianzong's Burial Star Secret Realm, because I want to use alien fire to dissolve the curse in my body." If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have come to join in the excitement at all, how much cultivation time would have been delayed? When I have obtained the Alien Fire, I will come back in three or five months at most, and I won't go to any holy places at all. ”

The Southwest Rookie Dabi is a grand event held in Bailing Valley, the holy land that rules the southwest territory of Baiwu. The southwest territory stretches over a million territories, tens of thousands of sects, and the genius disciples selected layer by layer will eventually gather in Bailing Valley to determine the real rookie ranking.

Every time there is a big competition, someone will stand out, and then become a blockbuster and become a peerless pride in the limelight. The entire Baiwu will spread their invincible name, and from then on, they will reach the top and become famous all over the world.

This is the dream of almost every teenager who has stepped into martial arts, and it is also the reason that has inspired generations of teenagers to indulge in martial arts.

As long as you practice martial arts well, you can get everything you want!

Beauty, power, wealth and fame!

Whatever you want, practice martial arts well, just like whoever is the leader of Dabi, you will get anything.

But Liu Heng didn't have much of a ** about these, he only thought about his own things, such as lifting the curse, such as rescuing Uncle He, which was the reason why he practiced martial arts desperately. Therefore, rookie Dabi is not very attractive to him, and being able to take the opportunity to sharpen his sword skills can arouse some interest in him, and he has no more pursuits.

Competing for rankings, Zhou Tianzong's top 100 should be enough, right?

Liu Heng had already planned it, he would stop when he achieved his goal, and as for fighting with other genius disciples, it could be done in a place where no one knew about it. He is a disciple of the hidden vein, and it is not what he should pursue to become famous, and he still has this self-awareness.

"By the way, just take advantage of this event to help you find the medicinal materials you are missing, you should be able to find a lot. Liu Heng said with a smile, adding in his heart that he still had to make money.

Thinking about it, in addition to looking for strange fires, there are also Xinghe flints that promised to be a barbarian cook, as well as the top 100 rankings, as well as the huge debts on his back, unconsciously, there are really a lot of things to do this time.

"Is it only three or five months?" Ding Le'er suddenly felt a lot better after hearing this, "Take medicine, practice martial arts, and it will pass quickly." ”

The time of retreat with Brother Heng is also about the same.

"Remember to take your medicine obediently. Liu Heng confessed, and fortunately entrusted the eight-character beard, otherwise how could he be so relaxed, "And don't forget Deacon Li, people have paid a lot for you, and you must repay him well in the future." ”

"Yes!"

Ding Le'er nodded heavily, she is not an ungrateful person, Deacon Li will thank her, but Brother Heng, who is better to her, how to thank her?

It's just that she didn't notice the tone of Liu Heng's speech, which sounded like a last word many times.

Three days passed in a hurry, and the ten people who got the top ten places were preparing separately, until the early morning of the third day, they appeared in front of the mountain gate of the sect one after another.

Compared with the situation where groups of people rubbed shoulders and sent each other off, Liu Heng looked extremely cold in front of him, and there was no one else except Shizuka. And his only friend, Zhang Yunyun, also had to appear in Hua Jingxiu's send-off crowd, and only occasionally could he cast a helpless and regretful look at Liu Heng.

Liu Heng smiled calmly, took the lead in stepping on the gorgeous flying boat, sat cross-legged to the end, and waited until the other top ten and relatives and friends finished bidding farewell to the boat one after another, and the elders who led the team immediately shouted loudly, and the flying boat turned into a sharp arrow when it landed, and shot into the sky.

"Let's go!" (To be continued.) )