They were three, and Nangong Luo was the eldest.
"Little Junior Sister, you choose first." Nangong Luo shook his head. None of them knew what was inside or what opportunities lay within; it was all a matter of luck.
"Yes, Little Junior Sister, you choose first." Su Yan nodded, agreeing that their junior sister should choose first.
Chu Lingwei, unsure of what else awaited them inside, casually picked a wooden box closest to her. "Then I'll take this one."
"Junior Brother, go get it." Seeing that his junior sister had made her choice, Nangong Luo told Su Yan to retrieve it.
Su Yan didn't refuse and took one of the boxes.
Nangong Luo took his own wooden box, eager to see what was inside. "Let me see what's inside first."
With that, Nangong Luo opened the lid.
Chu Lingwei was still worried if there were any traps within the wooden box when she saw her second senior brother had already opened his.
"A cultivation technique." Nangong Luo frowned as he looked at the characters on it.
For those like them who had a master, cultivation techniques were not something they had to worry about. Their master would have chosen suitable ones for them long ago.
"What cultivation technique?" Chu Lingwei walked over to her second senior brother. It was a blank book.
Nangong Luo blinked. The script on the book was so faint that it took him a long time to vaguely make out the three characters: "Jing Hun Jue."
Chu Lingwei gasped. The name alone sounded wonderful.
"This should be a very good cultivation technique."
Hearing this, Nangong Luo finally smiled. "Yes, when I get back, I'll have Master examine it. If there are no problems, I'll make a copy for each of you."
This kind of cultivation technique could be learned by anyone.
"Thank you, Second Senior Brother." Jing Hun Jue should be a cultivation technique to purify the soul, allowing them to avoid being tempted by inner demons or illusions. Chu Lingwei would certainly not refuse such a technique.
"Quick, see what yours is!" Nangong Luo put away his own technique and turned to Chu Lingwei.
Chu Lingwei opened the lid, and a small flag appeared. "What is this?"
It looked like a magical artifact, but there was no spiritual energy on it.
"Soul Summoning Banner." Su Yan recognized the item in Chu Lingwei's hand at a glance.
"This..." Chu Lingwei frowned. She didn't particularly like this magical artifact.
"It seems that everything inside here is related to the soul." Nangong Luo stroked his chin and looked at his third junior brother.
Su Yan understood and opened his wooden box. It contained a dark, unremarkable stone. No one could tell what it was.
"For it to be here, it must be extraordinary. We'll take it back for Master to identify." Nangong Luo signaled Su Yan to put the stone away and turned towards the stone chamber, thinking they needed to find a way to leave.
"This stone slab is a little different." Chu Lingwei looked around many times and noticed that the stone slab beneath her feet had a different color from the others. "It should be bluish-green."
Su Yan squatted down and carefully examined the stone slab. He exchanged glances with Nangong Luo, and all three of them stepped back.
Nangong Luo summoned his magical artifact, the Warm Jade Haotian Fan, and struck the stone slab. The slab shattered, and they felt their bodies sink as they fell downwards.
"We're out..." Chu Lingwei stood up from the ground and pushed aside the weeds in front of her. Outside was a vast forest.
"It should be."
A flicker of disappointment crossed Nangong Luo's eyes, but at least they had gained something from going inside.
"Let's go, we'll find Eldest Senior Brother."
Thinking of Eldest Senior Brother, Chu Lingwei quickly took out a communication talisman to send him a message, but there was no reply.
"Eldest Senior Brother is missing again?" Nangong Luo was accustomed to Eldest Senior Brother disappearing without a trace. Calculating the time, "We have five more days before we leave the Cang Mountain Secret Realm. Why don't we go find some spiritual herbs to bring back?"
They had already entered the most important inheritance hall of the Cang Mountain Secret Realm and could not enter again.
Now, they could only wait to be teleported out of the Cang Mountain Secret Realm.
"Where is Eldest Senior Brother? Should we wait for him to leave with us?" Nangong Luo's plan did not include Eldest Senior Brother.
"Eldest Senior Brother can enter, so he can leave by himself. Little Junior Sister, don't worry." Nangong Luo summoned his flying artifact and, with the other two, flew off in search of spiritual herbs.
During the few days they spent searching for spiritual herbs, they encountered few spirit beasts, but they witnessed many cultivators fighting to the death.
If they couldn't find their own opportunities, they would seize those of others. This was the unwritten rule of entering a secret realm.
"Little Junior Sister, did you see clearly? You can't trust just anyone from now on." Nangong Luo lightly tapped Chu Lingwei's head with his fan and led her away. "You must remember that in a place like this, you cannot rashly put yourself forward."
The Cang Mountain Secret Realm was already fraught with danger, especially with two factions in conflict. It was best not to get involved.
"Does cultivating the spirit always have to involve casualties?" Chu Lingwei couldn't help but sigh. In the past few days, they had already seen several groups of people fighting each other. There was no right or wrong, only the law of the jungle.
In such situations, it was best for them not to intervene.
"Everywhere has casualties, no matter where you are." Nangong Luo smiled. His little junior sister was indeed kind.
A day later, Chu Lingwei and Nangong Luo appeared near the exit together.
"Little Junior Sister, the entrance will open in a moment. You go out first." Leaving the Cang Mountain Secret Realm was also very dangerous. At this time, one could be ambushed at any moment.
"Okay."
Chu Lingwei did not try to be brave. They had only one hour to leave the Cang Mountain Secret Realm. If they missed this time, they might not be able to leave at all, or they would have to wait until the next secret realm opening.
A quarter of an hour later, the spiritual energy at the secret realm exit grew stronger.
Chu Lingwei took a step back. Those outside must be working together to open the exit.
Soon, a black, circular exit appeared before Chu Lingwei. Without hesitation, she jumped into the exit.
After a moment of dizziness, Chu Lingwei had exited the Cang Mountain Secret Realm.
Nangong Luo followed closely, bringing Chu Lingwei back to their Spiritual Cultivation Academy.
"Weiwei." As soon as Chu Lingwei boarded their spiritual ship, her master's voice echoed.
"Master."
Chu Lingwei's face lit up with joy. Her master had come to pick them up.
"Come in."
Bei Chenfeng sat in a room on the spiritual ship, guiding Chu Lingwei to find him.
"Disciple greets Master."
Bei Chenfeng nodded. His disciples had all entered the secret realm this time, and he was still worried about them, so he came to check on them. Seeing that they had emerged safely, his heart was at ease.
"Was the Cang Mountain Secret Realm dangerous?" Bei Chenfeng asked with a smile. He was very satisfied that Chu Lingwei's cultivation allowed her to survive in the secret realm.
"Very dangerous." Chu Lingwei told the truth. If she had entered the Cang Mountain Secret Realm alone, she might really not have been able to return.
Bei Chenfeng chuckled softly. His little disciple was truly modest.
"Let's go back and recuperate properly."