Free Web NovelChapter 30: Secret Realm
"By the way, I heard rumors about the Secret Realm."
Marx instantly changed the conversation, leading it towards the information he learned from Yuki.
Hearing that, the smiley face disappeared as Tina looked at him and asked.
"Did you also come here for Secret Realm?"
"I heard there are still four months left before the Secret Realm opens. I want to buy all the information about the Secret Realm." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
Tina sneered.
"Do you think I will sell this kind of information?"
"Isn’t this a part of your business? Besides, only Sect and families related to them can enter the Secret Realm, right?"
His words made Tina hesitate. He wasn’t wrong. Without proper authorization, nobody could enter the Secret Realm.
So, the very idea of hiding the information seemed quite insignificant.
Tina thought for a moment and said.
"It will cost you five hundred spirit stones."
Mark’s relaxed expression dropped as he said.
"If you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it!"
Tina shook her head.
"No, since I’ve already sold you the previous news, I don’t want to break our good relationship. But this is truly the price of this information."
Marx paused. He took out the previous bag and an extra forty-five spirit stones.
"Alright!"
"You trust me?"
Tina was genuinely surprised.
"As you said, you are trying to build a business relationship with me. If this information doesn’t satisfy me, I can end that relationship."
Marx replied with a calm expression.
Hearing that, Tina clicked her tongue.
"You are quite bold. But you are right. You have an excellent talent for Alchemy. If our trading is secure, Taixu Treasure House could dominate the State of Drunken Immortal’s market."
Hearing that, Marx didn’t reply. He didn’t mind cooperating with them as long as they did a good job.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
According to Yuki, Sonya lost her family soon.
’Could it be because of this Secret Realm?’
Mark couldn’t help but think like that.
Seeing his non-responsive mode, Tina continued.
"This Secret Realm is known as an Azure Palace. It is an external dimension opened by the Nascent Soul Cultivator from twenty thousand years ago."
"It was found a thousand years ago and has been used to gather several herbs and important resources like pills, techniques and even beast cores."
"But its most important inheritance is that palace. It contains the true inheritance of the Nascent Soul Cultivator."
"After a thousand years, we have managed to dig into the history of that cultivator."
"Nearly twenty-five thousand years ago, he was just a mortal with Five Elemental Spiritual Roots."
"Five Elemental Spiritual Roots?"
Marx couldn’t help but widen his eyes in shock.
"Wait, is it a Mortal-Rank or higher?"
Tina wasn’t surprised that he knew about the Mortal Rank. After all, Marx said he came from outside the state.
It could be from a small state or a big state. If it were a smaller state, it would be normal not to know.
But now she believed he was from a bigger state.
"It was a Mortal Rank Low-Grade."
Tina spoke slowly, but her words were quite stunning.
After all, it should’ve been impossible to reach the Nascent Soul Realm with just a Low-Grade Spiritual Root.
Even if it was a Five Elements Spiritual Root.
Thinking about it, Marx narrowed his eyes and asked.
"So, you have figured out how he did this?"
Tina shook her head.
"Nobody has ever been able to figure it out. We only know his cultivation realm and spiritual roots."
"Even at that age, he had truly shaken our continent. Everybody wants his inheritance, but only those below Foundation Establishment Realm can enter."
"So, it has remained unattainable for many years."
Hearing that, Marx couldn’t help but feel excitement. The news about this cultivator improving his realm despite his spiritual root wasn’t the main point.
The main point was that he possessed Five Elements Spiritual Roots.
Considering that he could still have his bones in that place, Marx could devour it to get the Five Elements attribute in his spiritual root.
At the same time, he would also be improving the rank of Spiritual Root.
"It seems like you want to go there as well."
Tina saw his excitement and muttered.
Marx nodded, an idea cooking in his mind as he spoke.
"Originally, I was planning on finding that flame, making a Foundation Establishment Pill and reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm."
"But now, I just want to enter this place."
He looked dead into Tina’s eyes and said.
"Give me a spot from your family, and I will sell all of my pills for the next four months at half the price."
"After that, our cooperation will continue but at the normal rate."
Hearing that, Tina shook her head.
"If you want that spot, you need to pay more. That’s not enough! Although we love money, it is not our main goal."
"As I said before, I have a niece. Marry her, and I will give you the spot."
Marx couldn’t help but feel speechless.
This woman just gave her niece in marriage without a second thought.
Considering how Sonya went above and beyond Spiritual Transformation, he didn’t mind marrying her.
The problem was that he already had a relationship with her best friend.
"Change the condition! I will give you half of everything I get from the Secret Realm. This is my biggest concession."
Hearing that, Tina was stunned. She never thought Marx would give her fifty percent.
Even the sect disciples would only hand over ten percent to the sect.
Before Tina could say anything. Marx continued.
"I am not in a hurry for this decision. You still have four months. Since I’ve said so, I will not enter the Foundation Establishment Realm for four months."
He stood up and walked away.
Just when he was about to reach the door, he spoke.
"Because you are a nice person, I will give you some advice. Don’t be too greedy to chew more than you can bite."
"I escaped my family’s extermination. I can escape your attacks. But you can’t bear my wrath."
Marx knew he had revealed some important information, but he also understood that without some truths, there could never be any cooperation.
At this moment, he was sure she had figured out his cultivation, and that was enough.
As long as she didn’t try to target him, he could continue working with her.
"That brat!"
Tina clenched her fist.
"How dare he threaten me?"
Her anger boiled, but she took a few deep breaths and controlled her expression.
She was a businesswoman after all. She understood the importance of integrity, especially in this world.
In this world, anyone could break the rules. Because rules were made by the strong.
"Let’s wait and see! If this guy does get an Adult Beast Flame, we might be able to secure our Treasure House’s future."
At this moment, a look of tension appeared in her brows.
"The Xing Family has already worked with the Nico Family to hinder our business. With the upcoming Secret Realm, they would definitely make their move."
"I need to talk to my brother about this. In the family, only Sonya has a chance to enter the Golden Core Realm."
"We must keep her safe. This guy seems very confident about his escape ability. I need to get Sonya in touch with him."
"If they can establish a bond, even if he can’t help our family, he will be able to help Sonya escape."
As the elder of the Swift Family, Tina knew the undercurrents of the city.
Right now, it was only lacking a trigger to start a war. This war was going to destroy their family unless they could produce a Golden Core Cultivator.
But how could they produce a cultivator of that level?
Their father was already dead, and her brother was only at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment Realm.
She was very close to the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Realm.
On the other hand, Sonya was only eighteen, but she had already reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm.
If she continued like this, she could reach the Foundation Establishment Realm within two years and the Golden Core Cultivator within twenty years.
That’s why Tina considered her niece to be more important than her entire family.
That’s also why she wanted to introduce Marx to her.
If Marx wasn’t lying about his backstory, then the fact that he could escape from his enemies meant he had something that could help him.
And his recent threat only proved the theory in her mind.
"But I need to see his performance. Only if he can obtain that flame will I do everything in my power to bring them together."
"Until then, let’s see what he does!"
Tina muttered as she placed the storage bag inside her spatial ring and stood up.
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On the other hand, Marx found a three-story-tall inn and booked a room.
Upon entering the room, he immediately entered the Pagoda and met with his sister.
