Hong Chi stayed inside a cave in the mountain, near the Sunlight sect.

Occasionally, he would disguise himself as a disciple to infiltrate the sect and listen to news.

"I need to practice my movement technique, it would be handy in the Mystic Realm."

"I think so to, if you can't fight, run."

By listening to the disciples, Hong found out the latest news which is the opening of a place called Mystic Realm. It seems that everyone is looking forwards to it.

Hong Chi was also interested in this place after hearing people speak about it.

He returned to his cave to practice his martial arts. He currently have two offensive techniques which is his own sword art and the Sunlight Beam. Although he only have two, he deemed it enough to defeat anyone of the same level as him.

One month passed and during this time, Hong Chi honed his own swordsmanship. Modifying it further so that it was faster, stronger and more unpredictable. It was as Vice Head Wang calls it, extremely deadly.

His Sunlight Beam has reached perfection long ago but he was not satisfied. It's not that the Sunlight Beam lacks power, but Hong Chi thought that a good martial art must not stop improving. Thus, he modified this signature technique of the Sunlight Sect too.

Hong Chi stood under a clear sky and a white orb floated in his palm. The orb flashed a beam to the sky and the beam travelled forward with fast speed. The beam pierced through the clouds and beyond before fading. However, there was a conspicuous 'hole' in the sky where the clouds parted and the air around the beam's path trembled continuously.

Sunlight Sect Master was in the midst of her contemplation when she jerked her head to the sky.

"This..." She saw that tyrannical beam carve a path beyond the clouds, it was many times stronger than her Sunlight Sect's Sunlight Beam.

As he watch this beam vanish, she was hit by an epiphany.

She hurriedly sat down with legs crossed and closed her eyes. The air around her palms trembled and a simple white orb materialized.

She opened her eyes which gleamed brightly. "Success!"

She managed to strengthen the power of her Sunlight Beam by adding her comprehension light to the technique.

Time passed quickly. Hong Chi who was lazily bathing in the sun had nothing else to do. He once thought that martial arts need to improve constantly, but he discovered that he was just bullshitting to sound cool.

It was only one week before the Mystic Realm opens and the world was showing some conspicuous signs. For example, the sky had a violet hue during sunset.

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After two weeks, all the major forces in the continent will act and send their members below Soul Cleansing realm to enter the place.

Hong Chi stared at the violet sky with a frown on his face. He thought that it was weird, his cultivation advancement had reverted to its normal speed just like when he was younger. During these pass days, he had only advanced in one stage. Currently, he was a peak Core Formation expert.

"This is weird, is something wrong with me?"

If any cultivator heard this, they would surely spurt blood from anger. We spent many years to advance in one stage and you who do not even cultivate managed to advance many levels in the blink on an eye, you call it 'wrong'? Wrong your head!

Hong Chi thought that this is because he was inactive during these days, that's why his cultivation slowed down. When he sneak into the Mystic Realm, there would surely fights and he would advance to the Soul Cleansing stage in a moment. He didn't know if he would be kicked out for surpassing the maximum level.

What he didn't know was that breaking-through the Soul Cleansing realm while inside was acceptable. Many organizations knew this fact and those who suppressed their cultivation at the peak stage of Core Formation realm had a great advantage on this event.

Time passed and everyone waited patiently for the grand event. Hong was the same, standing on the top of a tree while nibbling a blade of grass.

One day, a tremendous thunder resounded. The clouds seem to swirl in circles as violet rifts opens up like countless eyes on the sky. Countless experts instantly swarmed towards the rifts, some flying on their own, some rode on artifacts and flying swords.

Hong Chi waited and he soon saw the Sunlight Sect members flying towards the rift above their mountain. Hong Chi also flew towards a rift directly above him.

A feeling of weightlessness suddenly came to him as lines of violet continuously danced around his surroundings.

When the violet lines subsided, he found himself standing on a rubble. There are many people like him who looked around curiously. He saw the Sunlight Sect not that away from him and he nodded his head.

He had a slight sentiment with the Sunlight Sect with their disciples and elders since he occasionally visits them.

In the Mystic Realm, the sky was eternally purple and there is no day or night. The land was even larger than the continent and contains forest, seas and mountains.

Hong Chi examined the people around him and noticed that many of them were in the Body Tempering Realm, with some in the Foundation Establishment Realm and a few Core Formation expert mixed among them.

Some arrived in groups and some arrived as an individual.

There were violet flashes around him spitting up people. The violet flashes did not stop even after an hour had passed and the veterans did not hurry to explore the mysterious realm. They waited for a total of five hours staying on their places and occasionally greeting people from other organizations.

After five hours, the violet flashes stopped appearing and at this time and a pillar of light rose from the center of the realm.

Seeing this, the people began to move and head on their own way. The Sunlight Sect also started walking led by their Sect Master.

Hong Chi looked up to the sky as a some cultivators riding on artifacts flew towards the pillar of light.

Many people saw this and sneered. Soon, Hong Chi knew why people walked instead of flying. The flying cultivators reached 2 miles before a large bird swept over them and they were gone. Their fates were unknown but it could easily be imagined.

These cultivators did not belong to any organization, much like Hong Chi. Thus they had no prior knowledge in the Mystic Realm, and after seeing someone fly, they naturally thought that it was safe the do so. Most of them were in Body Tempering realm and some Foundation Establishment realm who did not enter the Mystic Realm before.

Hong Chi thought it was a pity and looked towards the group approaching him.