This Golden Flood Dragon apparition, truly an ancient monster that has lived for countless years, is indeed cunning and scheming. At the first opportunity, it tried to turn the tables and incite Zhao Letian to work for it.

However, is Zhao Letian an ordinary person?

Although he is young, his experiences through two lifetimes give him a calmness and maturity far beyond his peers.

Moreover, his personality is very straightforward; he usually goes straight to the essence of things and has never liked to beat around the bush or play cunning tricks.

The Golden Flood Dragon apparition's scheming is plainly visible to him, utterly exposed; inciting him is simply impossible.

"Yes, yes, I understand."

Hearing the impatience in Zhao Letian's tone, the Golden Flood Dragon apparition was shocked and immediately withdrew its excess thoughts, respectfully responding without even daring to refer to itself as the main entity.

Being a member of the Flood Dragon Clan, despite its naturally proud nature, it clearly understands the principle that one must bow under the eaves of another's roof.

Now, its life and death are in Zhao Letian's hands, and in front of Zhao Letian, it naturally did not dare to be too presumptuous.

"You had better truly understand. Otherwise, you absolutely do not want to see the consequences of angering me. Now, tell me directly, how has this wisp of your residual soul managed to survive until the present? I know the lifespan of the Demon Clan far surpasses that of humans, but from your era to now, must have been tens of thousands of years, correct? Even a Demon Clan monarch should have long turned to dust."

Zhao Letian asked sternly.

"You are right. A normal Demon Clan monarch indeed couldn't survive until now. My survival is thanks to the ancestors of the Ye Family. He believed that he had completely killed me, but he didn't know that just before I died, I executed one of the Flood Dragon Clan's secret techniques and hid a faint, hard-to-detect residual soul within my blood. Later, the ancestors of the Ye Family used my dragon blood, along with many precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to create the Dragon Transformation Pool, and it was the power of the Dragon Transformation Pool that allowed this wisp of my soul to survive."

The Golden Flood Dragon apparition answered honestly.

"I see. Another question, how much do you know about the Imperial Secret Realm?"

Zhao Letian pondered briefly and then continued to ask.

"The Imperial Secret Realm? What Imperial Secret Realm? Are you referring to the Small World created by the Martial Arts Emperor? If so, as far as I know, the Four Symbols Domain contains far more than one Imperial Secret Realm. The three great empires each control multiple Small Worlds. Which Small World do you want to know about?"

The Golden Flood Dragon apparition paused slightly, then proceeded to speak.

The history of the three great empires is extremely ancient, already standing firm in the Four Symbols Domain tens of thousands of years ago during the era the Golden Flood Dragon apparition existed; their profound legacy is exceedingly formidable.

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Zhao Letian shook his head.

"Ownerless Secret Realm? Then I don't know. This Secret Realm must have been discovered not long ago, at least in my era, I never heard of any Small World without an owner. Even if there really was such a world, the three great empires would immediately try to compete for it upon discovery."

The Golden Flood Dragon apparition answered.

"You've never heard of it? Then forget it."

Zhao said somewhat disappointedly.

If the Golden Flood Dragon apparition had any knowledge of that Imperial Secret Realm, he could have prepared better and consequently could have gained some advantage once entering the Secret Realm.

But now it seems impossible. He could only start on the same starting line as everyone else.

"What? So you are planning to enter that newly discovered Small World?"

The Golden Flood Dragon apparition asked with considerable curiosity.

"That's right. In a few months, I will be entering that Imperial Secret Realm together with the talents from various nations."

Zhao Letian nodded and said.

"I understand, you want to ask if I know about the situation in that Small World, right? Unfortunately, I have never heard of that Small World. However, I have indeed visited many Small Worlds in the past, and perhaps, I could provide you with some reference information. Would you like to hear it?"

The Golden Flood Dragon phantom said.

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Zhao Letian's expression changed, and he asked curiously.

"First of all, the Imperial Secret Realm you mentioned should accurately be called a Small World. These Small Worlds, aside from having limited space, are almost completely consistent with the outside world in other aspects. That is to say, what exists in the outside world, generally also exists in the Small World, such as nature's spiritual energy, various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and even the Power of Laws. Moreover, as the strength of the Martial Arts Emperor enhances, the Small World will also continuously improve and become stronger, increasingly resembling the grand world outside."

The Golden Flood Dragon phantom slowly said.

"Continue."

Zhao Letian listened attentively.

"Next, I must mention that when entering a strange Small World, some things you need to be aware of. A strange Small World often brims with various unknown dangers, especially the places where Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are located, which are often deadly traps. Also, you should not rashly intrude into the ancient ruins and palaces, as they might still contain powerful Arrays and restrictions..."

The Golden Flood Dragon phantom spoke incessantly.

Zhao Letian was listening intently. Although he already knew many things mentioned by the Golden Flood Dragon phantom, there were still some points he had never considered before, which were very valuable experiences, and he would firmly remember them in his heart.

...

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.

Now, less than half a year remains until the opening of the Imperial Secret Realm.

During this period, Zhao Letian rarely left the embassy in the Gray Wolf Kingdom, staying in his residence, diligently cultivating and preparing earnestly.

Apart from enhancing his cultivation and practicing Martial Techniques, Zhao Letian also spent some time continuing to study Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and the Path of Arrays.

Now, he has greatly improved in these three aspects.

Especially in the Path of Artifact Refining, he has now successfully advanced to a second-level Artifact Refiner.

Moreover, during this period, he crafted a total of thirty True Martial Ninth Realm Peak Puppets, and ten Sect Martial Realm Puppets.

The reason for crafting so many True Martial Ninth Realm Peak Puppets was to prepare for the Imperial Secret Realm.

As he knew, after entering the Imperial Secret Realm, Spiritual Beasts and Puppets above the Sect Martial Realm could not be used.

To be cautious, he could only craft more True Martial Ninth Realm Peak Puppets for assistance.

Having these thirty True Martial Ninth Realm Peak Puppets on hand, he felt much more confident.

Furthermore, after this period of diligent cultivation, his cultivation level had improved to the peak of the True Martial Eighth Realm, just one step away from breaking through to the True Martial Ninth Realm.

Additionally, his Martial Arts Realm and the realm of integrating path and martial arts had also improved a lot, and his strength was incomparably different from three months ago.

Three months ago, he was easily defeated by Xu Ye of the Skyfire Country, but now, if the two were to face each other again, he believed the outcome would be greatly different.