Upon the Heaven-Ascending Ladder, in front of the Celestial Dao Hall.

The 170 disciples who obtained spots for the secret realm stood in the open space. At the front were 20 Qi Sea Realm disciples, followed by Spirit Manipulation Realm and Qi Cultivation Realm disciples. Since Lu Yu arrived late, he ended up standing in the last row.

Three people stood in the last row, and one was Qin Feng, dressed in blue.

Ouyang Lie smiled and said, "The three of us are the only disciples who joined the Divine Weapon Pavilion this year and received a spot for the secret realm."

Someone who heard him speak turned around and glanced at him. Seeing Ouyang Lie's red hair, that person sneered disdainfully, "Junior Brother, you better not be too proud. The competition is not a life-and-death struggle; many methods cannot be used. Even if you barely get a spot, you should hide in a corner quietly when entering the secret realm."

"Lest you die and bring shame to the Divine Weapon Pavilion!"

"Who do you think you are?" Ouyang Lie immediately retorted, "Ha~ If I remember correctly, you are the disciple who got the spot through the repechage, aren't you? Your opponent was an injured senior sister whom you narrowly defeated. What right do you have to say we are weak?"

"We won all the way to the end, and you're just a defeated underling!" Ouyang Lie said triumphantly.

That person's face darkened instantly. Winning against an injured female disciple in the repechage to obtain the secret realm spot had brought him much criticism, especially since he had hit that female disciple hard to secure the spot.

However, many also approved of his method, believing that victory is what matters and losers have no right to speak.

He turned around, intending to teach Ouyang Lie a lesson, making him realize the consequences of speaking recklessly, but someone beside him stopped him and said, "The elders are out now, calm down, and deal with them in the secret realm."

That person glared viciously at the three, then turned to look at the elders in front of the Celestial Dao Hall.

Qin Feng looked at Ouyang Lie with some resentment, thinking that he did nothing yet still got himself noticed by others.

Ouyang Lie laughed carelessly, patted his shoulder, and comforted, "No worries, since you are with us, you'll get noticed sooner or later even if not now."

Qin Feng was speechless.

Lu Yu looked towards the elders ahead, ignoring Ouyang Lie's words. He thought, "The trouble you cause with your mouth, solve it yourself."

A young man in a white robe embroidered with gold stood at the front, with two middle-aged elders behind him. The man in the white robe appeared young, but his eyes held numerous years, revealing endless vicissitudes.

The man in the gold-embroidered white robe spoke, "I am the Vice Hall Master of the Celestial Dao Hall. It's my responsibility to lead the team to the Divine Weapon Pavilion Secret Realm this time, with Elder Ku and Elder Wu accompanying."

Ouyang Lie's eyes gleamed as he looked at the gold-embroidered white-robed man. He whispered, "The Celestial Dao Hall has one Hall Master and two Vice Hall Masters. This Vice Hall Master, Zhao Tianjue, ranks eleventh on the Tongtian Tower Heavenly Ranking and is considered a top expert in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty."

"A top expert!" Lu Yu looked towards Zhao Tianjue, finding that in his perception, Zhao appeared just like an ordinary person, with not a single trace of aura leaking out, having truly reached the realm of returning to simplicity.

"I only have one request for everyone: to uphold the prestige of the Divine Weapon Pavilion!" Zhao Tianjue said. "The world knows that the Divine Weapon Pavilion excels in artifact refining, but they forget that it also stands at the pinnacle of this world with absolute strength."

"They have forgotten the power of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, so you must hit hard, hard enough for them to remember that the Divine Weapon Pavilion is not only skilled in artifact refining but also possesses absolute strength!"

"In the Divine Soldiers Secret Realm, fear no forces; the Divine Weapon Pavilion stands as your strongest backer."

Zhao Tianjue waved his hand, and a stream of light flew from his sleeve, hovering above everyone's heads. It was a Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship, stretching over a thousand meters long, overshadowing everyone.

Lu Yu's sight flashed, and he found himself on the deck of the Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship. After a quick glance around, he looked towards the front of the ship.

The space in front of the Celestial Dao Hall was torn open into a massive rift. On the other side of the rift was an endless ocean. The Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship, enveloped by an invisible protective shield, slowly flew towards the rift.

Lu Yu could feel the salty sea breeze blowing in from the other side as the passage opened, revealing it to be a true ocean across the rift.

The entrance and exit of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Secret Realm were directly in front of the Celestial Dao Hall. If anyone attempted to attack the Divine Weapon Pavilion from here, they would first face the Heavenly Dao pressure of the Celestial Dao Hall.

Rumble! The Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship sailed out of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Secret Realm, with the space rift behind it producing sounds as it slowly healed.

The rift appeared above an unmarked ocean, soon disappearing again, while the Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship, a thousand meters long, skimmed over the sea at high speed, swiftly heading towards the Divine Soldiers Secret Realm.

Ouyang Lie approached to interrupt Lu Yu's thoughts and said, "Let's find a room to rest first. It will take two more days for the Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship to reach the Divine Soldiers Secret Realm."

Two days? Lu Yu glanced outside at the rapidly receding scenery. The Celestial Patrol Treasure Ship advanced at unknown multiple times the speed of sound, yet it would still take two days to reach the Divine Soldiers Secret Realm location. The world of Shenwu Realm was indeed vast!

Later, feeling a bit puzzled, he asked, "How do you know this so well?"

From the actions of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, it's clear that this Divine Soldiers Secret Realm could only be participated in by top forces within the Great Zhou Dynasty, so why was Ouyang Lie so knowledgeable?

"Isn't this common sense?" Ouyang Lie looked at Lu Yu, a bit confused.

Lu Yu's eyebrows twitched. Is this really common sense?

Ouyang Lie scratched his head and said, "My ancestor left Dao marks in the Divine Soldiers Secret Realm. Originally, my family had a spot, but that spot was given away for some reasons."

"That's why I came to the Divine Weapon Pavilion, to enter the Divine Soldiers Secret Realm through it and receive my ancestor's legacy."

Having a spot, an ancestor who left Dao marks in the Divine Soldiers Secret Realm, Lu Yu's eye twitched again. After hesitating, he curiously asked, "Can I ask which family you come from?"

"From the Southeast border of the Great Zhou, the guardian family of Yamatursen. My father is Dingyuan General Ouyang Zhen Tian." Seeing Qin Feng's back, Ouyang Lie walked with Lu Yu towards him and said, "I heard Qin Feng comes from a branch of the Qin family in the imperial capital, with a background far more impressive than mine."

"Any family from the imperial capital would be at the guardian family level at the borders, let alone the Qin family, one of the eight great families of the imperial capital. Though Qin Feng hails from a branch, once he leaves the Divine Weapon Pavilion, he will surely return to the main lineage."

After speaking, he looked at Lu Yu, asking curiously, "Which family are you from? The Hedong Mad Blade Lu family? The Northwest Absolute Spear Lu family? Or the descendant of Demon General Lu Yuankong?"

Lu Yu: "..."

He felt a bit tooth-aching, wondering how to answer. He had long known that most disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion had exceedingly deep backgrounds.

He thought that Ouyang Lie and Qin Feng, who entered with him through the Hero Recruitment Order, were disciples without backgrounds, but unexpectedly, both had enviable backgrounds.

The titles of Zhenyuan General, Dingyuan General, and Pingyuan General are military officer positions in the Great Zhou Dynasty, essentially the highest positions ordinary people can reach, with a few top positions reserved for the royal bloodline.

Ouyang Lie's father was only one rank short of reaching the pinnacle of authority that the Great Zhou's commoners could achieve.

The Qin family, one of the eight great families of the imperial capital, as Ouyang Lie said, any family from the capital had the strength of a guardian family. Even a branch of the Qin family wielded unimaginable power.

"Well, can I say I'm not from those three families?" Lu Yu tentatively asked.

Ouyang Lie blinked, then smiled and said, "Of course, you can. Backgrounds aren't as important as imagined. Look at Vice Hall Master Zhao Tianjue, who also rose step by step and became one of the strongest within the Divine Weapon Pavilion."

"It is precisely due to his experiences when young that Zhao became the leader of the progressive faction, advocating that Martial Cultivators must compete."

"Moreover, now that you have joined the Divine Weapon Pavilion, with it as your background, you are mightier than the Ouyang family by countless times."

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