“It’s too late, Junior Brother, take my map!”
Chen Sheng directly stuffed his map into An Chen’s hand.
“Then what about you?”
Chen Sheng just patted his chest, confidently saying,
“I’m an old hand; I’ve been into this Secret Realm several times. I can roughly remember the way without a map. Besides, don’t I still have your Senior Brother Jiang?”
“What does that have to do with me?”
Jiang Cheng was full of questions.
“Let me see your map again; there are a few details I didn’t remember, places I haven’t been before.”
Jiang Cheng glanced at Chen Sheng, but still took out the map.
“Here.”
But Chen Sheng suddenly snatched the map, chuckled strangely, and ran forward.
“I told you your Senior Brother Jiang is useful!”
The Disciples at the front had already entered the teleportation gate, and then suddenly someone rushed past them from behind, startling many people.
“Damn it!” Jiang Cheng slapped his thigh, “You’re messing with me!”
“Senior Brother Jiang, here’s the map.”
An Chen, however, directly stuffed the map into Jiang Cheng’s hand.
“Junior Brother, you…”
Before Jiang Cheng could finish speaking, An Chen pointed to his own head, and Jiang Cheng immediately understood.
An Chen’s memory was extraordinary; he had noticed this during their time together.
An Chen had memorized everything?
An Chen just gave him a reassuring look, then pushed him.
Because everyone in front had already gone in, it was their turn next.
There was no time to think now, so Jiang Cheng could only walk into the teleportation gate, and An Chen followed closely behind him.
Walking into this teleportation gate felt similar to using a teleportation array; after a moment of darkness then light, An Chen found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
An Chen quickly observed his surroundings, and after confirming no one was present, he immediately changed his clothes and put on his disguise ring, changing his face to that of a passerby he had seen before—a common face that no one would notice in a crowd.
An Chen looked around, beginning to confirm his location.
He had indeed memorized the entire map from before.
The entire Qingfeng Secret Realm was basically mountainous terrain.
He remembered that there was a huge mountain peak in the south of the Secret Realm, which was also the highest point of the entire Secret Realm, called the Main Peak, and in the northwest there was a relatively high mountain range.
These were easily identifiable landmarks. If he were in an open area, An Chen could easily ascertain his position.
But unfortunately, his current location was halfway up the mountain. Thankfully, the summit wasn't far, and climbing up wouldn't take much effort.
An Chen immediately set off towards the summit, constantly monitoring his positioning stone.
Soon, a sensation came from the positioning stone.
Su Xiaojiu had entered.
The Fire Phoenix Sect followed closely behind the Qingfeng Sect, and it would be some time before the Loose Cultivator teams entered, so it had to be Su Xiaojiu who had just entered.
An Chen first ascended to the summit of the mountain he was on, looking up to confirm his direction.
He quickly found the mountain peak to the south and the continuous mountain range to the northwest, and also located a distinct valley.
Holding up his thumb and using his left and right eyes to estimate his approximate distance from these two places, An Chen immediately used these reference points to determine his approximate location.
The valley not far to the side was the gathering point for Qingfeng Sect Disciples, the Wind Valley.
The Wind Valley was called the Wind Valley because there were continuous fierce winds in the valley. The winds passing through the valley sounded like a musical instrument playing, so loud that it could be heard several miles away.
However, An Chen did not plan to go in that direction.
He definitely had to avoid the Qingfeng Sect Disciples.
An Chen carefully sensed the positioning stone in his hand, then looked to the north.
Su Xiaojiu was in that direction, about ten to fifteen kilometers away from him.
If he used Qingyun Step, this distance wasn't too far, but it was a mountainous path, rugged and full of obstacles, so it would take longer.
However, there was still another problem facing An Chen.
That was a swamp between the two of them.
This swamp was marked on the map as Poison Swamp.
An Chen clearly remembered that the map also had small annotations stating that the Poison Swamp contained numerous poisonous creatures and was filled with miasma. If one did not have an antidote pill or similar item for protection, a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator entering would have their combat power reduced by at least half.
If too much poisonous gas and miasma were inhaled inside, the Cultivator would also die there directly.
However, this Poison Swamp was also a veritable treasure trove, as it contained a great many treasures.
In fact, if one were to say where the most original treasures in this Secret Realm were, it might not necessarily be the Poison Swamp, but the problem was that with so many openings of the Qingfeng Secret Realm, there were always many reckless youths who ventured in, ultimately dying from those terrifying poisonous creatures and miasma.
There was even a small Sect once that attempted to collectively explore the Poison Swamp, preparing antidote pills and entering together, but when the Secret Realm closed, only a few scattered individuals emerged.
According to those who escaped, they encountered a swarm of poisonous insects, and while dealing with them, they were attacked by many more poisonous creatures, getting delayed for too long in the Poison Swamp.
The captain leading the team was unwilling to retreat just like that, stubbornly enduring the attacks of the poisonous creatures to explore further. As a result, they became entangled with even more poisonous creatures, eventually unable to break free, their antidote pills were exhausted, and everyone perished inside.
Inside, there were all the corpses of Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators, as well as their qiankun bags.
If someone were to go in and collect all these treasures, they would strike it rich.
An Chen absolutely dared not cross this Poison Swamp directly, so he could only take a detour. If he factored in time for unexpected situations like encountering Yao Beasts, it would take almost half a day to reach Su Xiaojiu.
The Secret Realm only opened for seven days; after seven days, everyone would be teleported out.
Wasting half a day inside would be too regrettable.
However, An Chen still began to move in that direction.
After all, safety was more important than anything; his first priority now was to stick close to the powerful.
As he traveled, An Chen also observed his surroundings, looking for any spiritual plants he could pick.
The Spiritual Qi concentration in the Secret Realm was relatively high, certainly much higher than in the Qingfeng Sect and its back mountain, so the spiritual plants here were abundant.
However, after successive waves of Cultivators picking them, spiritual plants of higher age were almost impossible to find. An Chen could only see some fast-growing spiritual plants.
Although these spiritual plants were not very valuable, it was better to pick them than leave them. An Chen picked them all and put them into his qiankun bag.
After about forty minutes, An Chen sensed a new aura on his positioning stone.
Ye Xinning had entered.
Ye Xinning was much closer to him, only a difference of about ten degrees in direction, not too far.