Zhuge Shuaibo seemed to realize this point as well, a rare look of gravity appeared on his face. He said, "That's right, this time the Hidden Palace Secret Realm does indeed allow Immortal Monarch experts to participate. It's precisely for this reason that I'm eager to quickly break through to Golden Immortal Cultivation. After all, no matter how you look at it, being able to enhance my strength even a little is still beneficial. Even if we encounter danger, there's a slightly better chance at survival." Zhu Fei didn't refute this; instead, after a slight pause, he asked: "So earlier, why was Xue Chao so eager to recruit people for your Fengyun Pavilion? Is it true, as he said, that each faction must have a certain number of participants to enter the Hidden Palace Secret Realm?" According to Zhu Fei's understanding, in such places, even if they open to other cultivators, the total number of permitted entrants should be limited. It shouldn't require a minimum number of participants as Xue Chao claimed. "Yes, this is indeed the case. Xue Chao wasn't lying. Any faction wishing to enter the Hidden Palace Secret Realm needs at least five participants; otherwise, Hidden Sword Heavenly Palace wouldn't let you pass." "Hmm? There's something ?" Zhu Fei immediately frowned, feeling that this requirement from Hidden Sword Heavenly Palace was extremely odd. When any secret realm opens, don't they usually strictly control the number of entrants? Why would Hidden Sword Heavenly Palace require a specific number? At that moment, Zhu Fei suddenly sensed a strong sense of conspiracy in this peculiar requirement. He couldn't help but look at Zhuge Shuaibo, and coincidentally, Zhuge Shuaibo also turned to look at Zhu Fei. Their gazes met in mid-air, and they immediately saw a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes. "Did you think of something?" Zhuge Shuaibo suddenly asked. Zhu Fei nodded, "I feel that this so-called Hidden Palace Secret Realm might not be simple." Zhuge Shuaibo nodded, "I have the same feeling. But no matter what, this is an opportunity for us. Even knowing there might be a conspiracy and danger, I still don't want to give up." Zhu Fei stroked his chin and suddenly said to Zhuge Shuaibo, "By the way, aside from you and me and Xue Chao, is there anyone else planning to join?" Zhu Fei's words made Zhuge Shuaibo cough uncontrollably. He couldn't help but smile awkwardly before saying, "Besides the three of us, only a female cultivator named Meng You has agreed to join us. In other words, our team is still short one person. But don't worry, finding someone to join our team isn't difficult; I should be able to resolve it soon." While Fatty Zhuge continued his speech, Zhu Fei showed an extremely strange expression on his face. No matter what, he never expected the world to be so small. He had just left Guangcheng Heaven and arrived at Silver Moon Sky, and he already heard Meng You's name from Fatty Zhuge, if they weren't just coincidentally sharing the same name. "Hey, Zhu Fei, is there something wrong with what I just said?" Zhuge Shuaibo finally noticed Zhu Fei's odd demeanor and couldn't help asking with some confusion. Zhu Fei gave a dry laugh and suddenly asked, "Fatty, the Meng You you mentioned, is she tall and does she have a beauty mark on the right side of her upper lip?" With Zhu Fei's question, Fatty Zhuge froze, his eyes widening in surprise. "What the hell! Zhu Fei, can you actually do this?" No further explanation from Zhuge Shuaibo was needed; from his current reaction, Zhu Fei confirmed that the Meng You Fatty mentioned was indeed the one he knew. He couldn't help but smile wryly, "Alright, Fatty, enough with the small talk. When does the secret realm open? I need to prepare some things beforehand." Seeing that Zhu Fei didn't want to discuss the topic further, Fatty Zhuge didn't press on. After thinking for a moment, he replied: "It should be sometime soon. A rough, conservative estimate suggests it will be in seven days." "Alright, seven days from now, I'll come to find you. Hopefully, by then, you won't be missing anyone." Chuckling, Zhu Fei quipped at Zhuge Shuaibo, and without waiting for his reaction, Zhu Fei flickered and vanished in an instant. Watching Zhu Fei's abrupt departure, Zhuge Shuaibo was momentarily stunned, then irritably remarked, "Damn you, Zhu Fei, leaving like that when I haven't even gotten a communication pearl from you in the Immortal Realm." Despite his words, he wasn't overly concerned. After all, they were both seasoned veterans in the cultivation world; such trivial matters weren't a problem for them. After parting from Zhuge Shuaibo, Zhu Fei returned directly to Kuohai Immortal City. Once back in Kuohai Immortal City, he headed straight to the largest marketplace. There, Zhu Fei first sold some Immortal Artifacts he didn't need, such as those he obtained from Lu Daozhen and Hong Liu Fairy. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱 Then he went to the Pill Pavilion, where he sold some pills he had refined earlier. With these transactions, his previously dwindling supply of Immortal Crystals increased substantially, roughly estimated to be no less than five million High Grade Immortal Crystals. After handling these matters, Zhu Fei went to stores selling Immortal Spirit Medicine to buy materials for refining Expelling Dao Pills. He was slightly disappointed that no one was selling Traceless Immortal Grass in these shops. After dealing with most of what he needed, Zhu Fei returned to the previous Rest Inn and booked a VIP room. In the room, Zhu Fei took out the Taiyin True Stone from Ye Yun and some precious Artifact Refining materials he had obtained earlier. Indeed, Zhu Fei planned to refine a Defensive Immortal Artifact for himself. Given the unpredictable dangers ahead in the Hidden Palace Secret Realm, Zhu Fei needed to add an extra layer of security for himself. This time, he intended to refine a High Grade Defensive Immortal Artifact for himself. Although this was Zhu Fei's first attempt at creating such a high-level Immortal Artifact, he wasn't particularly worried. The reason was the presence of Taiyin True Stone among his Artifact Refining materials. Not only had he completed the Spell Light Device Upgrade Skill earlier, but the very presence of the Taiyin True Stone would assist him in elevating his Immortal Artifact by one grade during the refining process. If not for this, given his current level of expertise in Artifact Refining, he wouldn't dare to casually attempt to create a High Grade Immortal Artifact.