Veteran Scholar nodded, then went with Shen Changle and Nangong Lanfeng to Nangong Lanfeng's courtyard. Following old routines, Nangong Lanfeng attempted to open the Secret Realm, for his courtyard was much like the Veteran Scholar's Library, with a direct entrance. But this time, after attempting to open the Secret Realm, the entrance remained elusive, as if it didn't exist...
"What's going on? Why isn't it opening?" Nangong Lanfeng frowned.
"Maybe it hasn't been opened yet; Dean, try once more!" Shen Changle suggested, puzzled.
Nangong Lanfeng tried again, and once more it was as calm as ever—nothing happened. Though the Cloud Underworld Secret Realm opens once every century, it could be opened earlier or delayed. Otherwise, they wouldn't have opened it early for Mo Jiuli...
Nangong Lanfeng attempted several more times, but the Secret Realm stubbornly remained closed!
"How could this be? Could something have happened inside?" Veteran Scholar frowned.
