My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!

About three days later, Si Lin and Mu Chen returned, dust-covered and weary. As soon as they got back, they headed straight to Wen Guiyun’s courtyard.

"Master, we have returned with the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus. Fortunately, we did not fail you." Si Lin handed the Jade Box containing the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus to Wen Guiyun and said.

"Good, very good. Now we not only have the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus but also the Mermaid Tears. Only the Dragon Blood is left. I’ll have someone bring Gu Qingqing over now." Wen Guiyun took the Jade Box, glanced inside, and spoke while gesturing for someone outside to come in and instruct them to find Gu Qingqing and the others.

Si Lin and Mu Chen naturally had no objections. They sat down in Wen Guiyun’s place, poured themselves a glass of water, and rested for a while. When Gu Qingqing and the others arrived, they were also very excited to see Si Lin and Mu Chen.

"Time is of the essence; we should try to find the Dragon Blood in the Secret Realm now." Mu Chen spoke to Gu Qingqing directly without waiting for her to speak.

"Fourth Brother, shouldn’t you rest a bit first?" Gu Qingqing asked with a hint of concern.

"No need, I’m fine in my current state. Don’t worry, let’s head to the Secret Realm quickly." Mu Chen shook his head and replied to Gu Qingqing.

"Alright." Since Mu Chen had no issues, Gu Qingqing didn’t insist further. After all, Yue Zhao’s condition wasn’t very good now, and they had to gather the herbs quickly.

Under the watchful eyes of the others, Gu Qingqing started communicating with her avatar, which was a part of the Heavenly Dao.

Since the last time she shared power with the avatar, she hadn’t communicated with it for a long time.

Now, upon closing her eyes and focusing to communicate with the avatar, her senses began to change.

There is always a connection between each Heavenly Dao. Although her low-level realm’s Heavenly Dao was not as high as the Sub-immortal Realm’s Heavenly Dao, she could still borrow some of the Heavenly Dao Power.

In an instant, she felt as if the entire world was under her control.

Her Divine Sense started from Lingxi Sacred Land and passed through cities, peaks, rivers, lakes, and seas, searching for weak space points.

Finally, her Divine Sense settled in a mountain ravine where she found the weakest spot in space, which could serve as the entrance to the Secret Realm.

When she opened her eyes, everyone looked at her with anticipation.

"How is it? Geng Geng, did you find a place we can enter the Secret Realm?" Rong Ye, the most anxious, asked immediately after seeing Gu Qingqing open her eyes.

"I found it, but it’s pretty far from here." Gu Qingqing smiled and then frowned slightly.

"No problem; as long as we can enter the Secret Realm, we can set off shortly." Si Lin quickly said.

The others nodded in agreement with Si Lin’s statement.

Gu Qingqing looked at Wen Guiyun, waiting for his instructions.

"You all set off shortly. I’ll prepare the remaining herbs needed. Once you retrieve the Dragon Blood, we can immediately start refining the elixir." Wen Guiyun glanced at Gu Qingqing and the others and said.

Gu Qingqing and the others naturally had no objections. After some preparations, they left Lingxi Sacred Land on a Flying Artifact.

...

Three days later, Gu Qingqing and the others on the Flying Artifact appeared fifty miles from West Qiu City.

"This is the place down here," Gu Qingqing pointed to the ravine below and said to Si Lin and the others beside her.

"Let’s go down then." Si Lin glanced over and said to Gu Qingqing and the others.

The group leaped from the Flying Artifact and landed at the place Gu Qingqing mentioned.

"Fourth Brother, you begin figuring out how to find the Secret Realm. I’ll link the Secret Realm to here." Gu Qingqing sensed and said to Mu Chen.

Mu Chen closed his eyes and began sensing the Secret Realm.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingqing also closed her eyes and began communicating with the Heavenly Dao.

"Geng Geng, I’ve sensed the Secret Realm. It’s over there." After a while, Mu Chen opened his eyes and pointed to a spot for Gu Qingqing.

"Alright." Gu Qingqing glanced over, acknowledged it, and closed her eyes again.

Her Divine Sense reached the place Mu Chen pointed to, then mobilized Heaven and Earth Power, attempting to tear open that space.

Her first attempt didn’t succeed in opening it directly. She frowned slightly, making Si Lin and the others tense up. Then she tried again, making more progress than the last time but still failing to open it.

Gu Qingqing’s tenacity was sparked, leading her to a third attempt.

This time, she successfully tore open the space.

A purple vortex appeared before them, and Si Lin and the others were somewhat excited upon seeing it.

"Alright, we can now enter the Secret Realm. This passageway will only last for two days; we must hurry to get the Dragon Blood." Gu Qingqing opened her eyes and told Si Lin and them.

Si Lin and the others exchanged glances, nodded, and then entered the Secret Realm one by one.

Once their figures all vanished, the purple vortex also disappeared from the air, leaving those who sensed the spatial fluctuations and hurried over, empty-handed.

...

Inside the Secret Realm, since Mu Chen inherited part of the Secret Realm’s owner’s legacy, and thereby a portion of its consciousness, he could be considered half an owner of the Secret Realm. So upon entering, he directly transported them together, unlike before when they entered and were scattered.

"Geng Geng, where did you encounter the Dragon Clan’s elder last time?" Si Lin glanced around and asked Gu Qingqing.

Gu Qingqing thought for a moment, "I remember it was beside a Cold Pond. Fourth Brother should be able to sense where the Cold Pond is, right?"

Mu Chen closed his eyes to sense, but having only partial control meant he couldn’t fully navigate the Secret Realm. It took him a while to locate the Cold Pond described by Gu Qingqing.

"Found it; let’s quickly head over there." Mu Chen opened his eyes and said to Gu Qingqing and the others.

Under the leadership of Mu Chen, Gu Qingqing and the others rushed with all their might, taking most of the day to arrive at the pond where they encountered Long Wuya.

"It’s strange, why does it feel like there’s nothing here?" Si Lin sensed around, frowning as he looked at Gu Qingqing and Mu Chen.

Just as Gu Qingqing was about to say that there was an array here, she saw a figure appear before them. Although she had only met him once, Gu Qingqing still remembered Long Wuya’s appearance, and a hint of joy immediately appeared on her face.

"Little girl, it’s you," Long Wuya immediately spotted Gu Qingqing, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "Why are you here? If I remember correctly, the Secret Realm should already be closed?"

"Senior, we meet again." Gu Qingqing respectfully cupped her hands towards Long Wuya and said.

Hearing Gu Qingqing’s words, Si Lin and the others, who had just become alert due to Long Wuya’s sudden appearance, were startled, and then, like Gu Qingqing, they cupped their hands towards Long Wuya.

Long Wuya seemed already accustomed to this kind of meeting and didn’t mind, but was curious as to how Gu Qingqing and the others appeared there.

Although he was already a Primordial Spirit, his powerful sensing abilities were still intact, and he quickly fixed his gaze on Gu Qingqing and Mu Chen.

"I sense a power of law from you," he looked at Gu Qingqing with wonder in his eyes, and then turned to Mu Chen, "As for you, you have the heritage of the owner of the Secret Realm. So, you are the inheritor he found."

"Senior, you have good eyesight." Gu Qingqing and Mu Chen exchanged a glance, not expecting Long Wuya to be so perceptive, and hurriedly complimented him.

Long Wuya waved his hand, "Not as good as you," he looked at Gu Qingqing, "The first time I saw you, I noticed that you were quite special. I didn’t expect you to obtain the Heavenly Dao’s inheritance. This is the first time I’ve seen a human receive the Heavenly Dao’s inheritance!"

Gu Qingqing was taken aback. She didn’t expect Long Wuya to see through even this, and her understanding of Long Wuya deepened.

"Senior, we came this time hoping you could help us." Facing such a powerful Long Wuya, Gu Qingqing chose to be honest with him.

"What kind of help?"

"Junior knows that Senior is of the Dragon Clan, and I wish to borrow some blood from Senior. We can exchange it for something Senior might want." Gu Qingqing, with a sense of determination, said as she looked at Long Wuya.

Long Wuya glanced at Gu Qingqing, and instead of getting angry, he chuckled, "Since you know I’m of the Dragon Clan, you should also know that I have died. What stands before you is merely my Primordial Spirit, existing because of the Secret Realm. I have no dragon blood to give you."

Hearing this, Gu Qingqing and her companions were all shocked and a bit disheartened.

Long Wuya appeared no different from a normal human, and with Gu Qingqing and her companions’ cultivation, they couldn’t discern that Long Wuya was in a Primordial Spirit state!

Originally, they thought acquiring dragon blood, though challenging, would be simpler compared to finding Mermaid Tears or the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus. They were completely mistaken!

Long Wuya lacked a physical form, so he naturally could not provide dragon blood. Without obtaining dragon blood, their plan to refine an elixir for Yue Zhao was doomed, leaving Gu Qingqing and the others very depressed.

Seeing the drastic changes in their expressions, Long Wuya became a bit curious.

"Little girl, what do you need dragon blood for? To help your Little Pixiu advance?" He remembered that Gu Qingqing owned a Pixiu, and since Pixiu are the Dragon’s offspring, dragon blood could certainly help a Pixiu advance.

"No," Gu Qingqing shook her head, "A senior brother of mine is poisoned and needs dragon blood to refine an elixir."

For some reason, seeing Gu Qingqing’s disappointed look, Long Wuya felt a bit of reluctance in his heart. Thinking of the peculiar aura around her, he pondered for a moment and spoke, "Actually, a Candle Dragon is sealed beneath this Cold Pond, but it has a terrible temperament."

Gu Qingqing and her team had thought all hope was lost, after all, the Dragon Clan was too mysterious and would hardly appear on a low-level plane, or even in a medium-level plane like the Sub-immortal Realm. They considered themselves lucky just to find Long Wuya. Who would have expected that just as they were about to give up, Long Wuya would reveal that there was another dragon beneath this pond!

In an instant, Gu Qingqing and her companions’ gaze towards the Cold Pond shifted.

"Senior, why is there a Candle Dragon sealed here?" Gu Qingqing asked curiously.

To know this is to know dragons; seeing one is already extremely rare, and seeing the Primordial Spirit of one like Long Wuya is even rarer. Now there was another sealed dragon here, how could one not be astonished?

"Oh, didn’t I just say it has a bad temperament? It accidentally stumbled into the Secret Realm and caused chaos. The owner of the Secret Realm was still around back then and simply sealed it. I’m here to watch over it." Long Wuya said casually, looking at the water.

Gu Qingqing thought of the Primordial Spirit of the Secret Realm’s owner she saw earlier. Considering their cultivation, dealing with such a Candle Dragon should be no problem, so she thought no more of it.

"Then Senior, how can we communicate with the Candle Dragon?" Gu Qingqing was more concerned about how they could get dragon blood from it and quickly asked. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Long Wuya glanced at Gu Qingqing and then looked at the surface of the water, speaking softly, "Chuqi, you awake? Some humans are here looking for you!"

"Humans, what do you want from me?" a muffled voice rose from beneath the water, with a hint of reluctance in the tone.

Chuqi indeed was reluctant. It could only sleep while sealed below, but after Gu Qingqing arrived, it was forced to wake up. It had overheard the conversation between Long Wuya and Gu Qingqing, and had no interest in dealing with them, but since Long Wuya had already revealed its presence, it had to respond.

"Senior, junior wishes for some of your dragon blood. We can exchange something with you." As soon as Gu Qingqing heard Chuqi’s voice, she hurriedly spoke.

Si Lin and the others, standing by, remained silent but kept their eyes tensely fixed on the water below.

Just then, the water’s surface rippled, and immediately, a sealed dragon appeared on the water’s surface, its eyes piercing through the water to rest on Gu Qingqing.

"Humans, dragon’s blood is not so easily obtained." Chuqi said with a hint of displeasure.

"Senior, of course junior knows your blood is not easy to come by, but I must save my senior brother. What will it take for you to be willing to make an exchange with us?" Gu Qingqing surprisingly stared at Chuqi, cautiously asking.

"If you want my blood, help me first to break the seal, and I will give you what you desire." Chuqi looked at Gu Qingqing, speaking somewhat provocatively.

"Chuqi, you’d better behave yourself!" Before Gu Qingqing and the others could speak, Long Wuya, who was in charge of guarding Chuqi, spoke coldly.

Chuqi looked at Long Wuya discontentedly, "Old dragon, we are of the same kin, yet you don’t help me; instead, you aid humans!"

"This is my agreement with the Venerable One, stay put." Long Wuya was entirely unfazed by Chuqi’s antics and spoke coldly.

"Hmph!" Chuqi snorted coldly, turning its head away, not wanting to deal with Long Wuya.

"Senior, we cannot break the seal. Do you have any other conditions?" Seeing that Long Wuya said nothing more, Gu Qingqing quickly and cautiously inquired of Chuqi.

Chuqi turned its head again at Gu Qingqing’s words, its mouth moving slightly as if to ask for an exorbitant price, but upon seeing Long Wuya’s gaze, it reluctantly said, "I can give you my blood, but you need to do something for me."