"Thank you!" Xiao Qi gave a bow to Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, leading his followers towards the Light Gate. Although the cost was significant, the gains from entering the secret realm were definitely many times, even dozens of times, worth the initial expenditure.
Song Yan Ning waved an Array Flag with her hand, and Qin Yushen’s Longsword hurriedly coordinated.
Seeing Song Yan Ning nod at him, Xiao Qi stepped into the Light Gate. There were no thunder strikes, no dangers at all, and he entered smoothly.
"Song Sect Master, Vice Sect Master Qin! This is a small token of appreciation, please help us." Seeing that Xiao Qi and his group had entered the Light Gate unscathed, the people around promptly offered Storage Bags to Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen glanced at the Storage Bags being handed over by the crowd, selecting a few that satisfied them.
"Those whose Storage Rings have been taken, please enter the secret realm," said Qin Yushen indifferently.
Those who had given up their Storage Bags hurried into the secret realm with their sect’s Disciples. A few tried to sneak in but were struck down by the Thunder at the Light Gate.
"Song Sect Master, Vice Sect Master Qin, we also gave Storage Bags, why didn’t you take ours?" asked someone resentfully, knowing they could not enter.
Song Yan Ning slightly curled his lips, "Don’t you know why? Alright, there are three spots left." They were not beggars; the offered Storage Bags contained only a few Level 3 and Level 4 Spirit Grasses. Why would they want them?
"Song Sect Master! I want to go in."
"I want to go in as well." Immediately, three people handed over their Storage Bags.
Song Yan Ning scanned the Storage Bags with his Divine Sense and nodded, "Go ahead."
Once the three went in with their followers, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen also turned and entered the secret realm. As for those left outside, they were no concern of theirs anymore. The Light Gate would disappear in no more than ten breaths’ time; whether or not they could enter was entirely up to their own luck.
Upon entering the secret realm, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen found themselves facing a deep canyon, its end invisible to the eye.
"Sect Master! Deputy Sect Master!" Those who had been waiting for Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen hurried over.
"Let’s go!" Song Yan Ning smiled, leading the group in a chosen direction.
Meanwhile, outside the secret realm, people were anxiously discussing.
"We need someone who understands Arrays to deduce it; just now Su Jinyue used an Array Flag to control the entrance to the secret realm."
"I’ve already checked. This Array is very profound; I simply cannot find its core," sighed a master of Arrays. He had specifically remembered the positions where Song Yan Ning placed the Array Flags, but his Array Flag, however he tried, could not be placed in those spots, as if something was resisting.
"It’s no good, the Light Gate is about to vanish," someone noticed the change in the Light Gate.
Everyone immediately turned towards the Light Gate, only to see it slowly fading. They rushed towards it. If the Light Gate completely disappeared, then they would truly be unable to enter.
But the crowd couldn’t reach the Light Gate in time before it vanished from its place.
Disappointed, the people stared at the now empty space. They had gone through great difficulties to secure a chance to enter the secret realm, yet it ended up being for naught.
Those who had only placed a few items into their Storage Bags now intensely regretted it. If they hadn’t been hoping for lucky chances, they would already be inside the secret realm. They saw that Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen hadn’t even bothered to open the Storage Bags to check, assuming Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen didn’t care about the quantity of items in the Storage Bags.