From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

A dark sphere appeared in the middle of the formation.

It slowly became larger until it engulfed all the participants in the formation array.

Lin Fan felt his senses being stopped for a moment.

He couldn’t see anything except darkness.

Then, the next moment, a light beamed at him, and everything turned back into bright daylight.

The sudden bright light made Lin Fan blink his eyes to try and adjust to it. Continue your adventure with freewebnovel

When it was over, Lin Fan looked at where they were.

From where he was, Lin Fan could only see a vast patch of grassland.

Beside him was Sima Liang, carrying his backpack and a sword as his weapon.

The other participants were nowhere in sight.

They must have been randomly placed inside the Secret Realm.

"Keep your jade pendant safe." Lin Fan turned to Sima Liang and said.

Lin Fan had already kept the jade pendant inside his toad statue.

He had some ideas on how to end the fights much faster; the others would have the same ideas too.

Even though the jade pendant can be used to exit the Secret Realm when faced with danger, it is a double-edged sword.

"What’s with the vast grassland?" Lin Fan said as he stayed alert for any dangers.

Sima Liang replied, "I think we are supposed to find the crown treasure’s hiding place. But where?"

However, Sima Liang didn’t know where to start.

The grassland seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.

Lin Fan activated his Rabbit’s Hearing ability, trying to see if he could hear anything useful.

Nothing.

All he got was dead silence.

"Let’s walk around and check out the surroundings."

Lin Fan suggested, and they got to it.

But they couldn’t find anything unusual.

A few hours passed by quickly, and Sima Liang’s stomach growled.

"Here, eat these." Lin Fan took out some dry rations from his toad statue and passed them to Sima Liang.

He’d filled his toad statue to the brim previously, and now it proved to be useful.

At the rate things were going, Lin Fan didn’t know how long it would take to get the crown treasure.

…

The same thing was happening to the other participants in the Secret Realm.

Some were placed into mountains, and some into deserts.

Most of them weren’t prepared and had no food with them.

"Damn! Now, all I can feel is hunger. How would I have a chance at the crown treasure?"

Their complaints were similar, as they had a good life since birth under the Sima Family.

Some were tempted to use the jade pendant to get out but shook off the idea.

It would be a disgrace to back out so early.

They thought it would be over within an hour.

All of them except Sima Yun.

He knew exactly what to expect and was waiting for the token beast to appear.

…

Lin Fan and Sima Liang, after replenishing their energy, moved on.

With the sun shining down on them, it was a test of endurance.

Sima Liang wiped the sweat off his forehead and sighed.

But he trudged on as he saw Lin Fan’s back.

If Lin Fan was still going strong, how could he stop?

"Stop."

Suddenly, Lin Fan raised his hand and motioned Sima Liang to stop.

There was a hawk flying in the air.

It had to be significant, Lin Fan thought.

They’d been in the Secret Realm for hours, and it was the first time they saw something moving other than them.

Lin Fan looked up at the hawk and used his Remote Tracker ability.

His senses immediately felt teleported into the hawk’s body.

He could see everything clearly on the ground, even both of them standing there.

It felt surreal to Lin Fan, being able to see yourself from someone’s viewpoint.

Soon after, the hawk flew away from them, flying in the direction of the sun.

After a few minutes of flying, there was something peculiar on the ground.

It was a small hill on the ground, looking out of place from the grassland surrounding it.

That must be it! Lin Fan thought.

This hawk must have been planted to lead the participants to where the treasures were.

He deactivated his Remote Tracking ability and turned to Sima Liang.

"Let’s go. There’s a hill towards the direction of the sun. We better hurry before the sun sets."

Sima Liang brightened up when he heard what Lin Fan said.

He quickly fastened his pace and followed Lin Fan.

After half an hour, they finally arrived at the hill.

It had an opening, a dark cave, with two stone lion statues at the front of it.

This must be it.

Lin Fan glanced at Sima Liang, and he nodded.

They prepared themselves and entered the cave.

…

"Damn! All the ancestors wasting my time with their pesky tricks."

Sima Yun spat on the ground as he cleaned the blood off his sword.

In front of him was a deer, slaughtered by him after leading him to the opening.

He and his assistant stepped into it without any hesitation.

Few of the other participants also found the opening.

But some couldn’t take it anymore and broke the jade pendant.

A green glow enveloped them, and the next moment, they were transported back into the formation array.

"Look! Someone had given up."

The crowd feasting on food and wine got excited when they finally saw some movements.

"Is it Sima Liang and his menial disciple assistant?"

"I bet it must be them."

"Wait, that’s…"

They were astonished when they saw who gave up first.

It wasn’t Sima Liang and Lin Fan but some of the other young lords.

Their parents cursed as they saw their sons gave up first.

"How dare you give up so easily? You are worse than a menial disciple!"

What they couldn’t stand was the fact that they’d given up even before Lin Fan.

Their reputation would be tarnished forever!

"Ha ha. I think things are much more interesting than we thought."

Governor Lu exclaimed as he got excited at the prospect of Lin Fan and Sima Liang coming out as winners.

In contrast, the elders and Sima Family Head weren’t too excited.

"That menial disciple must have got lucky," Sima Lou said and sipped from his teacup.

Governor Lu just glanced at him and enjoyed the show.

…

Lin Fan and Sima Liang were teleported to another place when they entered the opening. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Now, in front of them, stood a huge mansion.

It wasn’t the Sima Mansion as it was much bigger and dilapidated.

Cobwebs and dust were all over the place.

Rustle.

Something moved in the bushes near them.