#306 - Chapter 306 Are you cheating in front of me? - Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

Inside the Yin-Yang Secret Realm.

After Lin Yaoyao and the others finished eating, they continued their journey.

Following the treasure map, they collected all the treasures, though some had been taken by others, but only a few.

Once they had taken everything, they closed the flag and went out.

When they came out, it was already dusk.

They weren't the first to come out, but they weren't the last either.

"Full and satisfied, time to go back to sleep." Little White sat on the back of the Erha, stretching lazily as they returned.

Mu Qianyuan personally came down to greet them, smiling and saying, "Well done, go back and rest well, and prepare for the second round tomorrow."

"When does the first round end?" Lin Yaoyao asked.

Mu Qianyuan replied with a smile, "Before sunset, anyone who hasn't come out will be eliminated."

"You're lucky you came out early; if you had come out a few quarters of an hour later, you might have been eliminated."

Little White murmured upon hearing his words, "You can't feel the passage of time inside at all."

"This is also the brilliance of the first level, the control of time. There is no alternation of day and night, no cycle of seasons. You might not even know how long you've been inside."

"Some people may have obtained two flags, but they are still eliminated due to the missed time," Mu Qianyuan said with a smile.

This first level seems simple, but it is actually very difficult.

"Alright, let's go." Mu Qianyuan waved his hand, enveloping them in the air and flying them back to the mountaintop.

Ye Kong glanced at them and said, "Rest well and adjust your condition."

Tomorrow is the second round of the competition, and it probably won't be easy.

Although he had been to the Pure Land of P娑 in the Bliss Continent and there were no dangers inside, it was hard to say whether the Star Observation Pavilion's people would secretly add something to it.

Not to mention that the Buddhist sect is a bunch of insidious fellows. The fact that he went twice and didn't encounter any danger was because of his great strength; all dangers were useless to him.

But it's not certain if his disciples go.

"Be careful during tomorrow's competition," Ye Kong said to them.

"Master, you don't have to worry," Lin Yaoyao said.

Ye Kong still gave a few more instructions, and Lin Yaoyao and the others listened patiently, but what would happen after they went was another matter.

As time passed, the sun slowly set over the western mountains.

Those who had not come out of the Yin-Yang Secret Realm were forcibly teleported out, and their names imprinted on the crystal dimmed.

"Time's up! All disciples who have not come out are eliminated!" said the people from the Star Observation Pavilion.

The dimmed names on the crystal meant they were eliminated, but not dead.

The disappeared names meant they were dead.

Many disciples were unconvinced. They had clearly collected the flags, so why were they eliminated?

"No need to look, the Yin-Yang Secret Realm has been returned to its original owner," said the Star Observer from Sacred Continent.

He learned from his ancestor that the Yin-Yang Secret Realm had been taken away by the Earth Mother.

This thing was originally involved in her refining.

Many people who heard the words "returned to its original owner" speculated about who had taken it.

Some powerful beings who knew were shocked.

A millennial competition actually attracted the Earth Mother.

But those who didn't know would never know.

As the Earth Mother took away the Yin-Yang Secret Realm, the night gradually calmed down.

The Earth Mother hid the Yin-Yang Secret Realm in her small cave and then returned to the spirit boat.

"Why did you take the Yin-Yang Secret Realm?" Ye Kong asked curiously.

"That was originally my thing. I took it to set up my backyard garden," the Earth Mother said truthfully.

Hearing this, Ye Kong couldn't say anything more.

"Do you want to go to the Pure Land of P娑?" Ye Kong asked.

"No, there's nothing good in that place. Why go?" The Earth Mother refused decisively.

She had been to the Pure Land of P娑 once and didn't want to go again.

Mainly because there was nothing good inside.

"No, you want to go," Ye Kong said, looking at the Earth Mother.

"Why would I want to go?" the Earth Mother asked, puzzled.

"The second round of the competition is to enter the Pure Land of P娑. You go with them. If my disciples encounter any danger, help them if you can," Ye Kong said.

The Earth Mother understood Ye Kong's meaning upon hearing this.

"This is the Thirteen Continents Competition; you can't cheat!" the Earth Mother said.

"I'm not asking you to cheat, just asking you to keep an eye on them. If something happens to them, help me save their lives. It doesn't matter if they are eliminated, as long as they live," Ye Kong explained.

He didn't care about winning or losing, as long as his disciples were okay.

The Earth Mother understood instantly and nodded, "Alright, I'll go in with them tomorrow."

"I'll say it first, I won't help them cheat. Someone is watching me," the Earth Mother said truthfully.

"Who is watching you?"

The Earth Mother didn't answer but pointed to the sky.

"I've already destroyed the Heavenly Duke. Why are you pointing at the sky?" Ye Kong asked suspiciously.

"I'm not talking about the sky, but the laws! The Thirteen Continents Competition has been held every thousand years since ancient times without change. Do you know what it relies on?"

"It's the laws, the laws left by the Lord of Heaven and Earth," the Earth Mother explained.

Under the laws, the millennial competition is fair and open.

And the Star Observation Pavilion maintains these laws to ensure that the millennial competition is not mixed with any moisture.

The Earth Mother didn't dare to show herself when she entered the Yin-Yang Secret Realm for fear of being targeted by the laws.

Although she was discovered by the ancestor of the Star Observation Pavilion, the ancestor understood that the Yin-Yang Secret Realm belonged to the Earth Mother, so he turned a blind eye to her.

Otherwise, the Earth Mother would be expelled from the secret realm at best, and beaten up at worst.

Although he was strong, the ancestor of the Star Observation Pavilion could guide the power of the laws to attack her.

Ye Kong understood and said, "I don't need you to cheat; I just need you to keep an eye on them."

"Okay, I can go, but after the competition, you have to protect me when we go to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land," the Earth Mother said, looking at Ye Kong.

Ye Kong nodded, ":Okay."

The Earth Mother happily returned to the cabin to rest.

"Um, when you two are talking, I think you can avoid me," Mu Qianyuan said weakly from the side.

He stood beside them like a little transparent man, listening to Ye Kong and the Earth Mother's conversation.

I'm a Star Observer from the Star Observation Pavilion!

Is it really okay for you to say this in front of me?

And you said you were going to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, that's a human forbidden land!

"It's okay, just pretend you didn't hear it," Ye Kong said, waving his hand.

Mu Qianyuan:……

But I heard everything!

"Um, what's the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land like?" Mu Qianyuan asked curiously.

"Um… lots of meat," Ye Kong replied.