Lin Yuan was surprised in his heart. The calling sensation was faint, as if it could break off at any moment, yet it also carried an indelible significance.
Extremely contradictory.
Lin Yuan looked deep into the starry sky, feeling that the calling was coming from there.
"Is it the Xuanhuang Secret Realm?"
Lin Yuan's expression grew solemn. The direction he was looking at included many Star Domains and the Star Alliance, among others.
The Xuanhuang Secret Realm was just one of them.
But Lin Yuan instinctively confirmed that it was the Xuanhuang Secret Realm calling him.
"Is it because I practiced the 'Mysterious Yellow' Evolution Path?"
Ideas surged in Lin Yuan's mind.
Since the discovery of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, whether it be human Evolvers or Alien Strong Ones, many had ventured into it to explore.
But had anyone ever heard of being called by the Xuanhuang Secret Realm?
Lin Yuan didn't think he was anything special; the only possibility was the 'Mysterious Yellow' Evolution Path.
This was also his only connection to the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
Although Lin Yuan hadn't made the 'Mysterious Yellow' Evolution Path his core Evolution Path, it was still one of the many paths he cultivated, with the exclusive 'Xuan Huang' Force circulating in his body.
"The Evolution Path that the teacher obtained has a bigger connection to the Xuanhuang Secret Realm than anticipated," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Merely because he had cultivated the 'Mysterious Yellow' Evolution Path, could it really call out to him from countless light-years away?
And this call disregarded all measures of isolation on his home planet, a method that was horrifying to hear of.
Of course, it might just be a slight sensation of calling without any substantive power, but it was still incredibly unbelievable.
"Xuanhuang Secret Realm?"
Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
He had already been interested in this Cosmic Secret Realm, but now he felt even more strongly the realm's call... Lin Yuan wanted to know what the source of the call was.
Was it the realm itself? Or something within the realm?
"It seems I need to enter the Xuanhuang Secret Realm to take a look."
Lin Yuan had made up his mind.
In fact, let alone a Ninth Rank, even a Sixth Rank Evolver, who had the capability to roam the starry skies, would start entering various Secret Realms to explore.
The semi-open Secret Realms within the territory of Human Civilization were numerous. The Spatial Layers where these realms were located were relatively shallow and could maintain a long-lasting entrance and exit pathway to the Main Universe, reinforced by powerful Evolvers.
Evolvers just had to pay a certain price to enter them.
This was something almost all Evolvers would do.
Lin Yuan, having cultivated to Ninth Rank, had never explored a Secret Realm before, which was unusual.
But now, that faint sensation of being called from the Xuanhuang Secret Realm gave Lin Yuan the thought to go and explore.
Regardless of the outcome, it wouldn't result in any loss for Lin Yuan; there was no real risk of death, at worst his Primordial Spirit might fall within it.
With Lin Yuan's resources, reforming a new Primordial Spirit wasn't much trouble.
"The Xuanhuang Secret Realm, each time it opens, lasts for a hundred years. Once the time is up, it closes, and at that moment, all external life still inside will perish instantaneously."
"As for the cause of death? It's unclear. Even those whose original bodies are in the outside world and whose Avatars deliberately stay within the realm don't know how their Avatars died."
"So, the first iron rule of entering the Xuanhuang Secret Realm is to come out before it closes," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
If the time limit is exceeded and the Avatar perishes, it's one thing, but others don't have Lin Yuan's capability to easily reform a Primordial Spirit.
The key is that all gains within the realm would also be lost within it.
Wouldn't that be losing both the lady and the soldiers?
Many detailed pieces of information about the Xuanhuang Secret Realm flashed through Lin Yuan's mind, a great advantage of being backed by Peak Clans.
If it were a strong one from ordinary or weak clans, even if they managed to enter the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, the chances of obtaining gains and returning intact were also not substantial.
Many hidden dangers and taboos within the realm were unknown to them, and they could potentially die in any corner.
Of course, the plethora of information on the Xuanhuang Secret Realm possessed by Human Civilization was acquired at the cost of countless predecessors' lives.
Lin Yuan left from the top of Green Mountain, concluding his journey of soaking in the Eternal Spring.
"If it wasn't so costly to soak just once, I'd really like to bring both Primordial Spirits over for a soak..." Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
Although the effects of the Eternal Spring weren't as profound as the Mysterious Gourd, they were rare in enhancing the potential of the physical body.
But the price was too high—five million Merit Points? That was still the internal price of Human Civilization.
"Within the Human Civilization Alliance, Merit Points can almost accomplish anything..."
Lin Yuan once again realized the importance of Merit Points; upgrading citizen status was just the most cost-effective option.
Many resources within Human Civilization, unattainable with Civilization Coins, Universe Coins, or even bartering, could only be accessed with Merit Points.
Even with enough Merit Points, it was possible to purchase the Eternal Spring, a Twelve-Star cosmic Rare Treasure.
But that would require an astronomically high amount of Merit Points.
Lin Yuan entered the spatial pathway leading away from his home planet, and in a flash, arrived at the Transfer Planet.
"Speaking of which, I still have a property in this Central Star Domain?"
Lin Yuan seemed to recall something, glancing at a certain location.
To call it property wasn't quite accurate; it should be described as a planet.
After Lin Yuan became an Evolver Scholar, he automatically came to own a research planet in the Central Star Domain, a place where 'every inch of land is worth its weight in gold'.