Wei Chen nodded at Jobs Ganglie’s conclusion.

"That’s a very fine analysis, Mr. Jobs. But we are talking about what might have happened here, so let’s give some credit to the one who pulled this off." As Wei Chen spoke, the screen changed to a simulated map.

The simulated map showed the symbol of an angry chibi cultivator walking straight from the entrance toward the core. It was a direct corridor leading straight to the center, while the black chibi pawns representing the guards and the people from Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary remained completely unaware of what was happening.

"Let’s say he was at the Void Refining Realm, and the alarms were somehow miraculously dealt with. Do you still think he could destroy the core?"

The angry chibi cultivator pawn then bonked the core of the realm, and a cartoonish explosion appeared on the screen.

In the chat box, people began to stir after seeing the presentation.

Little Wealthy Demon: [Seriously, this is a little ridiculous. I know it’s an ideal situation, but do you seriously think the guards there would be that incompetent? Even the mortal guards working in my cloth shop wouldn’t be that incompetent.]

Handsome Tall and Rich: [Who knows? Don’t underestimate Heaven’s Chosen luck. I once witnessed someone jump down from a 500-meter-high mountain while only at Qi Refining Realm and survive by sacrificing just one arm!]

Invincible_General: [Yeah, Heaven’s Chosen are troublesome. I fought one a long time ago. That bastard forced me to hunt him for a hundred years and survive all kinds of traps. In the end, I managed to kill him at the cost of half my elite forces!]

Handsome Tall and Rich: [Right!? Right!? Heaven’s Chosen are several times harder to kill than cockroaches!]

Drinking till Dawn: [If I were you, I would watch my back at night, little friend. burp Just saying.]

Little Butterfly: [Ah! Uncle Hua! Greetings, long time no see!]

Mirror Butterfly: [Hey, Little Butterfly. Come chat with me in the private room. I have a favor to ask.]

Little Butterfly: [Okay! Sister Mirror Butterfly.]

...

Outside of the chat room, hearing Wei Chen’s ideal scenario argument, Jobs Ganglie continued chuckling. However, this time, the one who responded to the argument was not him, but Lian Cheng.

"Hahaha, even with that absurdly miraculous ideal scenario, it still would not happen. That is because of the nature of secret realms. When someone creates one, they need to ensure the integrity of the core array and the spatial stability so the space inside has enough strength not to collapse."

"Oh? Is there a reason for that?" Wei Chen asked.

"Of course there is, and this reason is, in fact, the iron rule when one wants to create a secret realm," Lian Cheng said with flair.

The guy had been trained by Wei Chen on how to speak, and he was pretty quick when it came to the art of presentation. He spoke like a professional host.

"There are two iron laws when creating a standard secret realm. The first law is that one must reach at least the Void Refining Realm in order to create even the most basic secret realm. That is because the ability to create a domain is the basic requirement of a realm creator."

"The second law is that any created realm, even the trashiest realm made by an amateur, will possess at least enough structural integrity to withstand ten full-power strikes from someone at the same realm as its creator."

"Which means, a realm created by a Void Refining Realm cultivator, even the trashiest realm made by a completely incompetent idiot, would still require ten strikes from a Void Refining Realm expert to collapse it!"

"In this case, the intruder would need to unleash ten full-power strikes directly at the core of the secret realm in order to collapse it. And they would need to attack without interruption, which is nearly impossible in a real-world situation."

As Lian Cheng explained, the presentation continued according to his words, showing the angry chibi cultivator bonking the core ten times before a cartoonish explosion erupted, collapsing the secret realm.

Outside the presentation, Lian Cheng raised his index finger, signaling the point he was about to make. He then turned toward Jian Heng and Yun Feng.

"So! Vice Sect Leader Jian and young hero Edgelord, let me ask you this. How long does it take for you to unleash a full-power strike without suffering backlash such as internal injuries, overdrawing your qi, or qi deviation?"

With the question posed, the two warriors looked at each other and thought for a moment. The first to answer was Yun Feng.

"About one minute per strike, I think. I don’t know about others, but for me, it’s one minute."

Jian Heng followed after him. "It is also one minute for me if I want to ensure there is no backlash. A full-power strike is not something cultivators can casually unleash. If we are not careful, it could damage our dao heart."

...

At this time, in the chat box:

Drinking Till Dawn: [Yeah, that’s about right. One minute per full-power strike. That will ensure there is no backlash.]

Handsome Tall and Rich: [Huh? One minute per full-power strike? Why does it take two minutes for my Dao Protector?]

Invincible_General: [It depends on the individual, but one minute per full-power strike is the minimum that will ensure no hidden dangers for many high-level cultivators. As for me, it’s about thirty seconds.]

Lust Demon: [You’re boasting, little girl.]

Invincible_General: [Whether I’m boasting or not, name the place and time, and let’s see.]

Outside the chat box, in many public squares throughout both sects and cities, people were discussing this with heated debate. But overall, they all agreed that one minute per full-power strike was the ideal baseline one could achieve without suffering backlash.

...

Inside the screen, Lian Cheng continued.

"That’s right. One minute per strike." He then turned toward Wei Chen.

"Mr. Wei, from the information we have gathered, how large is the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary Secret Realm?"

Knowing the cue, Wei Chen took out the map he had obtained from the dead soul of the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary’s array master.

He opened the map and displayed it within the presentation on the screen.

"As you can see, folks, this is the map of the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary Secret Realm that we obtained from one of our intelligence sources. It states that the total area of the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary is 10,000 kilometers!"

With the information finally revealed, the people in front of the screens marveled at the map.

It must be said that the real map was thousands of times more complex than the simple presentation Wei Chen had shown earlier. It was filled with labyrinths and deadly traps. Many people immediately realized that the scenario Wei Chen had described earlier was impossible.

With this map revealed, there was no way someone could sneak in and destroy the core without anyone noticing. That was because the only path leading to the core was through the secret passage beneath the throne of the Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary Patriarch!

Little Wealthy Demon: [As expected, that guy was just spouting nonsense.]

Invincible_General: [Hahaha! But the contrast is there! It’s exactly as we thought, isn’t it? There’s no way a secret realm core would connect directly to the entrance.]

Little Wealthy Demon: [Yeah, only a retard would do that.]

Sky-Severing Demon: [Um... maybe... someone who just started creating their own secret realm might do that?]

Little Wealthy Demon: [Dad?]

At the site, Lian Cheng continued with his explanation.

"For reference, Void Refining Realm cultivators, who are the strongest in the lower realm, can only create a secret realm with a maximum radius of 100 kilometers. As for Great Ascension Realm cultivators, they can create one with a radius of 1,000 kilometers. But I bet those old monsters in the lower realm would never do so, because exerting themselves like that would invite the laws of heaven and earth to force them to ascend!"

"As for a 10,000-kilometer radius, that is the maximum limit a Pseudo Immortal could create!" Lian Cheng concluded.

With this conclusion, the people watching the broadcast finally understood.

This Heaven’s Spire Sanctuary Secret Realm was something that had been created and left behind as an inheritance by their ancestors, perhaps from the golden era when the spiritual qi in the lower realm had not yet declined to this extent.

With that statement, the presentation stopped, and the screen shifted back to the live site where Wei Chen received his cue.

"And today, with our two genius artificers, we will conduct an experiment for all of you to witness! Right here, in this very place!" Wei Chen said with a confident smile as he turned toward the two artificers and nodded, signaling that it was their cue to begin.

With the signal given, the two began.

Lian Cheng took out his own artifact. It looked like a portable golden trigram array plate, while Jobs Ganglie took out a device that resembled an oversized nail the size of an adult man.

At this scene, the array masters watching were all astonished.

"Wait... are these two trying to create a new secret realm right here and now? Are they crazy!?" one of the array masters blurted out.

"They must be bluffing. There’s no way people nowadays can create a secret realm. It’s a lost art!" another array master agreed.