Late at night, deep within the Hundred-Thousand Mountains.

In the pitch-black night, a hundred-meter-tall mountain peak was moving swiftly, appearing extremely eerie. Upon closer inspection, it was someone carrying a mountain while flying.

The Hundred-Thousand Mountains is a dangerous place, yet someone dared to act here?

Looking more closely, it was Qingyunzi.

"Heh, with this mountain as a foundation, this secret realm will have some substance."

Qingyunzi carried the mountain as if it were a toy.

The vast Laws of Heaven and Earth enveloped the mountain in his hand. Under these laws, the hundred-meter-tall mountain gradually shrank until it was only about a tenth of its original size, becoming a small mountain about thirty meters high.

Then, Qingyunzi placed the compressed mountain into a scroll he held.

Amidst the roaring of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, the small mountain was forcibly embedded into the scroll.

"The prototype of the secret realm is ready." Qingyunzi looked at the scroll that had absorbed the mountain. "This secret realm is too monotonous... I've heard there's a spiritual lake deep within Yunmeng Marsh, home to the rare Rainbow Fish. Might as well move that lake here. A mountain and a lake will make it more harmonious. Oh, and a secret realm can't be without beasts. I'll capture some beasts too..."

Qingyunzi's figure flickered and disappeared, reappearing far away from the Hundred-Thousand Mountains.

He traveled all the way to the depths of Yunmeng Marsh in the south, arriving at the spiritual lake. With a grasp of his hands, a lake spanning ten miles was lifted into the air, leaving a massive pit in its place. Then, under the pressure of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, the lake shrank into a "pond" and merged into the scroll.

Next, beasts from the depths of Yunmeng Marsh began to fly up one by one, disappearing into Qingyunzi's scroll.

Two days later, an Old Daoist arrived at Yunmeng Marsh.

"It's been so long since I've tasted Rainbow Fish, I really miss it. Passing by Yunmeng Marsh, I must catch a couple to satisfy my craving... What the heck, where's the spiritual lake?"

The Old Daoist stared at the massive pit, speechless for a long time.

"Who... which Fellow Daoist was so bored as to move the entire spiritual lake away?" The Old Daoist stomped his feet and pounded his chest. "This is too much. How can you take something nurtured by nature and bring it home?

Without the nourishment of the Laws of Heaven and Earth here in Yunmeng Marsh, the Rainbow Fish will lose their flavor. It's a complete waste.

Fellow Daoist, your actions are truly excessive."

The Old Daoist cursed angrily for a while, tried to deduce what happened, but found nothing.

In the end, he could only mutter as he left.

He really couldn't understand who was so bored as to come to a dangerous place like Yunmeng Marsh and move the spiritual lake.

Meanwhile, Qingyunzi had returned to the Azurecloud Sect.

He opened the scroll, like a master painter, sketching on it.

"Done, it's just a secret realm for Golden Core Realm exploration, nothing difficult for me!" Qingyunzi clapped his hands in satisfaction, then studied the scroll for a while before saying, "Zhang Yang, that kid, is also in the Golden Core Realm. If he explores the secret realm, he might enter as well.

This Primal Chaos Golden Core... I must add some special elements to this secret realm.

Old devils, don't blame me for not giving you a chance. Split some of your demonic seeds and let you experience the outside world, how about it?"

"Do you dare?" A faint, ethereal voice emerged from deep underground.

Qingyunzi smiled faintly, "Didn't I just invite you? Make sure your demonic seeds are seriously formed, preferably with some of your demonic Daoist Arts, otherwise, it won't be interesting."

"Hehehe, as you wish!"

Several shadowy figures with an extremely cold aura emerged from the ground, then were stuffed into the scroll by Qingyunzi.

Qingyunzi clapped his hands, "Alright, now the secret realm is truly complete."

He went to a canyon behind Azurecloud Mountain and opened the scroll.

Amidst the roaring of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, the scroll merged into the earth and disappeared.

Qingyunzi returned to the sect, found Zhang Yang, and tossed an item to him, "The secret realm you wanted! This is the key, use it to open the secret realm!"

"Master?" Zhang Yang looked at Qingyunzi in astonishment, "Does the Azurecloud Sect really have a secret realm?"

If there's a secret realm, why are we so poor?

Qingyunzi spoke earnestly, "These are the foundations of Azurecloud. I didn't want to give them to you so early. But from recent events, I've seen you have some capability, so I'm confident in entrusting the secret realm to you."

He glanced at Zhang Yang and continued, "For thousands of years, Azurecloud has never had a 'Whiteboard Golden Core' become the sect master. You are my carefully chosen true disciple, destined to become the sect master in the future. I hope you focus more, not just on these affairs, but also on cultivating as soon as possible."

He continued to persuade Zhang Yang about the Whiteboard Golden Core with a clear conscience.

Zhang Yang nodded, "Master, rest assured, I will definitely cultivate to fruition."

His comprehension has been proven, there's no problem at all.

It's just that the Golden Core requires a lot of resources, as long as he earns more money and continues to feed it, he will definitely reach the Nascent Soul Stage.

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Qingyunzi shook his head with emotion, "I have the Hunyuan Golden Core, your martial uncles have the Great Path Golden Core, none of us have experience with the Whiteboard Golden Core. But we've cultivated for many years, if you need our help during your cultivation, we'll do our best to assist you."

He truly didn't know how to cultivate the Primal Chaos Golden Core, lest Zhang Yang ask questions he couldn't answer.

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I've absorbed a large amount of Spirit Stones recently, finally making my Golden Core... a bit thicker. I believe, if I continue to fill it, I can definitely fill the Golden Core."

Qingyunzi pondered, "Why not try filling it with other Great Path powers? Anyway, your Golden Core has nothing inside, maybe adding some Great Path powers will give it more diversity?"

He suggested a possible method based on the characteristics of the Primal Chaos Golden Core.

"Why not try?" Zhang Yang looked at Qingyunzi with some excitement, "Master, give me some of your Great Path power."

Qingyunzi nodded firmly, "I'll give you a little, try it out. Don't worry, I'll control my Great Path power."

Then, he controlled the Great Path power and directed it towards Zhang Yang's Golden Core.

Letting the Golden Core bear someone else's Great Path power is like handing your life over to someone else, it's an extremely dangerous move.

However, Zhang Yang was certain Qingyunzi wouldn't harm him, so he calmly let his Golden Core bear Qingyunzi's Great Path power.

"Get ready, I'm coming in."

"Master, don't worry, I'm ready."

Moments later, Zhang Yang asked in surprise, "Master, have you entered?"

"I entered a while ago!" Qingyunzi replied irritably, "Didn't you feel anything?"

Zhang Yang looked at Qingyunzi in confusion, and Qingyunzi looked back at Zhang Yang in bewilderment.

How come he didn't feel any Great Path power?

At this moment, Qingyunzi was also puzzled.

His Great Path power, while exploring inside Zhang Yang's Golden Core, suddenly lost connection.

A portion of his Great Path power also disappeared.

For him, this amount of Great Path power was insignificant.

But, what was his realm? What was Zhang Yang's realm? How could there be no reaction at all?

This Primal Chaos Golden Core, truly is a monstrous thing!