Chapter 156: Ch 156- Secret Realm (2)

Mo Yuan sat cross-legged inside the hollowed-out tree. The forest around him was completely silent and the thick trunk hid his presence from the outside.

He took a deep breath before giving the command.

’Paste the Exceptional Grade Enlightenment Talent.’

Excitement flashed across his eyes and the moment he gave the command, a strange energy entered his body.

Pain suddenly spread through every part of him.

Mo Yuan’s expression changed slightly.

’Here we go again.’

This pain was almost the same as what he had experienced when he first copied and pasted the Exceptional Grade Cultivation Talent. His muscles tightened and his body trembled slightly as the strange energy spread through him.

Mo Yuan gritted his teeth and endured it.

He did not make a sound.

Ten minutes later, the pain finally disappeared.

Mo Yuan slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Sweat covered his forehead.

"Finally."

He wiped the sweat away and immediately became excited.

"Let’s see what the effect is."

Meanwhile on another location of Secret Realm.

Around ten minutes earlier, when Mo Yuan had entered the secret realm, a small beast was hiding inside a tree hole several kilometers away.

It looked like a mouse.

It was almost thirty centimeters long, with gray fur and a pair of tiny black eyes. It was sitting inside the tree hole while happily chewing on some nuts.

At first glance, it looked completely harmless but the aura coming from its body was anything but harmless.

It was a Peak Realm beast.

The little mouse had a very special talent called Treasure Perception.

With this talent, it could sense treasures from a great distance. The stronger the treasure, the brighter it appeared in its vision.

Because of this talent, the little mouse had managed to survive in the secret realm for many years and had eventually reached the Peak Realm.

Just as it was chewing another nut, a strange light suddenly appeared in its vision.

Its tiny eyes widened.

"Huh?"

The mouse stopped chewing and it turned its head toward the direction of the light.

A brilliant golden light was shining in its vision.

The mouse’s mouth slowly opened and drool almost flowed from the corner of its mouth.

"So bright!"

Its eyes were filled with greed as it had never seen such a bright treasure before.

The brighter the light, the higher the grade of the treasure and the light coming from that direction was so bright that the little mouse could hardly believe its eyes.

"Humph!"

The mouse stood up proudly.

"This treasure belongs to this king!"

It had lived in the secret realm for many years and had become quite arrogant after reaching the Peak Realm.

"Let’s see who dares to compete with me!"

Boom!

The little mouse kicked against the tree and shot out of the tree hole and it rushed toward Mo Yuan’s direction at full speed.

It had no idea that it was making the worst decision of its life.

Inside the tree, Mo Yuan was completely unaware that a Peak Realm beast was approaching him.

His attention was focused on his newly obtained talent.

He immediately activated the Exceptional Grade Enlightenment Talent.

Then he began cultivating the Boundless Saber Art.

The moment he started, Mo Yuan noticed something strange.

His understanding of the technique was improving at an incredible speed.

Concepts that had previously taken him a long time to understand suddenly became clear.

His movements became smoother and the complicated parts of the technique no longer felt difficult.

Mo Yuan’s eyes widened.

’So this is the effect of an Exceptional Grade Enlightenment Talent.’

He continued cultivating for a while before finally stopping.

"At this rate, it should only take me a few weeks to reach the Major Achievement Realm."

Excitement appeared in his eyes.

He had already experienced how powerful the Minor Achievement Realm of Boundless Saber Art was as it gave him a 9x multiplier.

If the Major Achievement Realm was even stronger, then his combat power would rise another level.

He wanted to continue cultivating immediately.

However, after thinking for a moment, Mo Yuan stood up reluctantly.

"I can’t waste time here."

There were still many things he needed to do in this secret realm.

"First, I need to find as many Primordial Qi Stones as possible."

Primordial Qi Stones were extremely important to him and the more he obtained, the sooner he could upgrade his Copy and Paste Talent.

Once his Copy and Paste Talent was upgraded, there would be even more possibilities.

Mo Yuan’s eyes became brighter as he thought about it.

’Once I upgrade it, I can fuse my Superior Grade and Exceptional Grade Enlightenment Talents.’

The thought alone made him excited.

The two talents were already extremely powerful individually.

If they could be fused together, the resulting talent would definitely be much stronger.

’And if the fused talent is strong enough...’

A smile slowly appeared on Mo Yuan’s face.

He could already imagine how quickly his comprehension would increase.

It would not only help him cultivate techniques faster. It could also open a completely new path for his growth.

"First, Primordial Qi Stones."

Mo Yuan stepped out of the tree hole and looked toward the endless forest.

"Let’s see what kind of treasures this secret realm has."

Mo Yuan who was just about to leave when he suddenly sensed something approaching him.

He turned his head and soon saw a small mouse rushing toward him.

The mouse was only around thirty centimeters long but the aura coming from its body made Mo Yuan’s eyes narrow.

It was a Peak Realm beast.

’Why is this guy coming toward me?’

Mo Yuan could not help but feel confused. He had just entered the secret realm, yet a beast had already come looking for him.

Still, he did not move.

With his current strength, a Peak Realm beast was nothing to him. Even if it attacked him, it could not pose any real threat.

So Mo Yuan simply stood there and waited.

A few seconds later, the little mouse finally reached him. It stopped a short distance away and looked at Mo Yuan with its tiny eyes.

Then, to Mo Yuan’s surprise, the mouse actually spoke.

"You puny human!"

The mouse pointed at him with its tiny paw and shouted arrogantly.

"Give me that treasure!"

Mo Yuan was stunned.

’What treasure?’