Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents

Chapter 1066 - 646: Nine Dragons Sword Dance, Wormhole Secret Realm (Part 2)

This wormhole has the ability to arbitrarily devour people. Among the hundreds who entered, only a few came out. For a while, everyone dared not approach it, let alone enter it.

But not long after, one person who emerged from the wormhole suddenly brought out a large amount of wealth, buying properties and running shops. Previously, this person was just a pauper, unable to even invest in business, let alone afford a meal—living from hand to mouth.

This unusual phenomenon was immediately reported to the Qin Mansion. Qin Ziheng was not particularly interested in wealth, after all, the Qin Family was a prominent family in Gu Feng Town with abundant assets; more wealth was merely icing on the cake.

However, when the person came to the Qin Mansion as a guest, they revealed a secret to Qin Ziheng.

There is something in the wormhole that allows for a breakthrough in realms.

Breakthrough in realms!

This news immediately exhilarated Qin Ziheng.

In the Main World, he was well aware of the importance of ability. Though his Leader Level cultivation was considered decent in Gu Feng Town, stepping beyond was nothing at all.

Due to talent, Qin Ziheng could only remain stuck at this Leader Level for years.

Learning that the wormhole contained treasures that could enhance ability, he couldn’t overlook this matter.

A few days later, Qin Ziheng organized a batch of death squads.

Among them was Tan Cong’s father. Han Rui was supposed to be part of it too, but for some reason, Qin Ziheng ordered him to stay and guard the mansion.

Tan Cong’s father knew well that embarking on this journey would be Nine Deaths, One Life. With a heavy heart for his newborn child, he entrusted Han Rui to care for him, which is why Tan Cong calls Han Rui father.

This departure lasted for more than a year before anyone returned.

When they set out, the mansion organized about three hundred guards and servants, but only seven returned.

These seven described to Qin Ziheng an incredibly vast world.

Upon entering the wormhole, it wasn’t any place in the Cang He World. There, the land was filled with gold and glittering gold – these minerals were rare in the Main World but discarded everywhere there.

Within that space, besides vast plains piled with rare metal minerals, there was only one mountain.

This was an inheritance-type mountain, and to leave this space, one must complete the tests set on the mountain.

The tests were not entirely identical and varied from person to person.

Of the seven or so people who came out, only two had similar experiences on the mountain, while the other five differed.

The mountain’s challenges consisted of a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine levels. Passing one level grants a treasure, but the rule to leave requires completing ten levels.

Among the three hundred who entered, most managed to pass the first level. In the first three levels, less than ten failed and were obliterated, but from the fourth level onward, the difficulty skyrocketed, killing more than forty people, with each subsequent level being tougher.

After each level, those who passed could gather in a hall to exchange experiences, but since everyone’s challenges varied, these exchanges became mere encouragement sessions.

Until one year passed, only ten people gathered in the rest hall of the tenth level.

By this time, although most felt they should leave since they had reached the tenth level, three were unwilling to give up.

Eventually, neither side convinced the other, seven chose to leave the inheritance mountain, while three stayed inside.

Upon learning of this, Qin Ziheng immediately went to observe the wormhole, feeling extremely cautious.

With his strength certainly surpassing the three hundred who entered, he still had no absolute confidence of coming out.

After all, this inheritance mountain defied conventions.

Normal inheritance Secret Realms, while most never visited, some knowledge exists.

For example, a Sword Art inheritance would certainly sift out geniuses with Sword Art talent among the Trial Participants, testing in aspects like temperament, enlightenment, and combat power.

Sword Art inheritance would naturally not select someone with Saber Method talent for entrance; even if mistakenly entered, they’d be swiftly eliminated.

Yet among the seven that emerged, their cultivation was at Pinnacle of Crowd-level, but each learned a variety of skills—some were adept with knives, others with swords, some gentle, others violent.

The Trial Participants’ personalities, strengths, and talents lacked unified data references, making their assessments diverse.

A violent guardian who had poor relationships normally was required to learn embroidery in the test Secret Realm.

If not for insufficient ability and survival, this guardian might have dismantled the test Secret Realm.

In the end, after enduring a year of mortal danger, he became much gentler in temperament, and by appearance alone, no one would imagine he possessed exquisite embroidery skills.

Later, this guardian resigned from his work at Qin Mansion, working for forty years at an embroidery room in Gu Feng Town, eventually marrying its mistress and thus completing a love story.

Of course, that’s another story.

Qin Ziheng was indecisive about entering the Secret Realm for the test. The seven who emerged mentioned that their greatest gain wasn’t the treasures given upon passing but the invisible rules that descended during the tenth level, directly affecting their accompanying treasures.

These rules directly enhanced the quality of their accompanying treasures. In the future, it’s uncertain if anyone among the seven might advance to Leader Level.

This is what Qin Ziheng eyed. However, life is precious; if anything goes wrong upon attempting, the entire Qin Mansion is doomed.

Before entering, he must arrange the Qin Mansion affairs as best as possible, especially finding friends interested in going in together.

If Qin Ziheng, unfortunately, dies inside, having others accompany him even in death would comfort him.

Yet, a year later, when Qin Ziheng was ready, he found the wormhole had vanished.

As if it never appeared, disappearing without a trace.

This left Qin Ziheng feeling empty inside. Though relieved he wouldn’t die in the Secret Realm, he lost a chance to potentially advance to Sub-altar Master Level.

This wait lasted several hundreds of years.

However, just a few days ago, Qin Ziheng received news that the wormhole had reappeared.

After waiting several hundreds of years, Qin Ziheng adjusted his mindset and considered himself ready to face life and death.

He secretly arranged some guardians to deliver letters across regions, inviting friends to Gu Feng Town to discuss the matter.

Han Rui was among them.

"So you’re saying Qin Ziheng will enter the wormhole again soon, but how does this matter relate to me?"

"It’s definitely related, Young Master Lu." Han Rui became excited immediately, "Young Master Lu, this situation is extraordinary. Back then, few knew about it when Qin Ziheng sealed the information during that time. Now it’s been several hundreds of years; less than a hundred know this, and Qin Ziheng also bought the area where the wormhole appeared as private estate."

"Maybe to some Big Shots, the private estate is irrelevant, but in Gu Feng Town, no one dares to confront Qin Ziheng head-on. If you know this information and don’t want to go, then there’s no issue, but if you have any inclination to go, Qin Ziheng will stop at nothing to kill you."

"Why? Didn’t you say Qin Ziheng needs more people entering, so if he dies, others could accompany him in burial?"

"That’s because Qin Ziheng won’t allow Gang Member Level cultivators to enter."

"Over the years of analysis, he drew a conclusion that having too many low-level cultivators might affect the Leader Level assessments."

"After all, any assessment won’t use a cultivator’s current cultivation level as a standard. They assess aptitude, potential, and future."

"And the lower the level of cultivators, especially those under a thousand years old, they likely have more opportunities for assessment benefits than others."

"I understand. So do you have any requests?"

Lu Lin knew Han Rui wouldn’t so easily disclose such matters.

"Young Master Lu truly stands out, my little intentions can’t escape your notice."

"My idea is hoping Young Master Lu can..."