"Where are they? Where are they? Where are they!"
Dan Chenyu, holding a man covered in sword wounds, flew through the air, constantly searching for traces of others.
But for some reason, no matter how long she flew, she hadn't seen a single soul.
Although this secret realm covered an area of ten thousand li, it was indeed difficult to find one hundred people thrown into it.
But she had searched for so long, she shouldn't have found no one!
Hey! What is that!
Just as Dan Chenyu frowned, she suddenly saw a figure flash by!
It was incredibly fast, almost as fast as her!
The aura emanating from the figure was also strange, like someone cultivating demonic arts, yet with a hint of immortal cultivation techniques. She couldn't tell if it was an immortal cultivator or a demonic cultivator.
No matter what, she had to call out to them first!
"Fellow Daoist, please stop!"
Dan Chenyu shouted loudly, "I have an urgent matter to discuss with you!"
"What do you need me for urgently? Can't you just find a haystack and take care of it?"
A woman's voice came from the figure, and its speed increased again, as if trying to shake off Dan Chenyu.
Dan Chenyu's brow furrowed.
Seeing her and then fleeing, it was likely not an immortal cultivator, but a demonic cultivator.
A demonic cultivator, female, known for her speed.
A figure immediately appeared in her mind, and she vaguely guessed who it was.
Su Ling.
A descendant of the Demon Cave Hidden Sect, specializing in stealth and assassination. No one had ever seen her true face. It was rumored that she was the daughter of the sect leader, but that was just a rumor.
After all, no one knew who the leader of the Hidden Sect was, only that such a person existed...
If it was her, then she should be able to contact people from the Demon Cave. She had caught a big fish!
"Su Ling!"
Dan Chenyu directly called out the other person's name, "I am Dan Chenyu from the Immortal Mansion. The changes in the secret realm are not as simple as we imagined. We need to co—"
Before she could utter the last syllable, the figure vanished from Dan Chenyu's sight.
"...That fast?"
Dan Chenyu muttered, finally stopping at the spot where Su Ling had disappeared.
Just as she was about to give up, a voice suddenly sounded in her ear!
"You've already seen him?"
Dan Chenyu's heart trembled. By the time she recovered, a black dagger was already at her throat!
When did this happen!
A talisman flashed in her hand and was instantly affixed to herself!
A puff of green smoke appeared, and Dan Chenyu was a hundred meters away.
She frowned and scrutinized Su Ling, "Who are you talking about?"
"Yun Ze."
Su Ling's voice rang out, but her figure disappeared again. "Tell me where he is, or else..."
Here it comes!
Dan Chenyu's eyes narrowed. Her spiritual sword flashed, slashing towards the left!
*Buzz!*
A golden clang echoed!
Su Ling's figure reappeared, staggering back several meters. A laugh came from her, "As expected of an immortal prodigy, you can track my movements so quickly."
"I have no intention of fighting you; I only wish to cooperate."
Dan Chenyu did not sheath her sword. She lifted the monster in her hand, casually swung her sword, and infused it with spiritual energy, displaying it to Su Ling.
"This thing has appeared in the secret realm. If it is not dealt with soon, it will bring great disaster!"
"This is..."
Su Ling's voice sounded again. With her eyesight, she could naturally see that there was something wrong with this monster.
She revealed herself, tucked the dagger into her waist, and frowned at Dan Chenyu, "Where did you find this thing? Has Yun Ze been harmed?"
Although Su Ling revealed herself, she still wore a Rakshasa mask on her face.
Dan Chenyu knew this was a rule of the Hidden Sect, so she didn't say anything. However... she, a member of the Hidden Sect, what was her relationship with her junior uncle?
Driven by curiosity and the desire for truth, she did not answer Su Ling's question but retorted, "What about you? What is your relationship with Yun Ze?"
"I... I..."
Su Ling hesitated for a moment.
She definitely couldn't reveal her true purpose, but the other party had already recognized her identity, so she couldn't use her identity as a disciple of the Guiwu Sword Sect.
If she wanted to know Yun Ze's whereabouts, she had to resort to an unusual tactic.
After a moment's thought, she raised her hand and touched her stomach, "My belly, he got it big!"
Dan Chenyu: !!!
Junior Uncle is amazing!
...
............
"Achoo!"
Yun Ze suddenly sneezed. He had been in a state of 'enlightenment' for half an hour, but apart from almost falling asleep, he had gained nothing.
Did the patterns that Bu Bu mentioned really contain secret methods? Why couldn't he feel anything at all!
Could it really be a talent issue?
Yun Ze simply opened his eyes.
But the moment he opened his eyes, he was so startled that he jumped back!
As the sky gradually darkened, the surrounding light dimmed. But the instant he opened his eyes, he saw a ball of golden light appear before him!
It was that monk!
"Amitabha."
The monk clasped his hands together and, with his eyes closed, recited a Buddhist verse, "Benefactor, you are awake?"
He can speak?
That means he is currently conscious!
Yun Ze let out a sigh of relief, his heart finally calming down. "Monk, what exactly is going on with you? Are you alright now?"
The monk shook his head, still with his eyes closed. "I cannot be well. It's just that for some reason, the power that was restraining me has disappeared, allowing me to be briefly clear-headed. I've come to tell you a few things."
"Don't rush!"
Yun Ze quickly retreated several hundred meters, maintaining a safe distance, before shouting at the monk, "Alright, speak now!"
The monk gave a bitter smile, but still spoke, "Benefactor, do you remember the sentence I told you earlier?"
"Don't absorb Yuan Qi?"
Yun Ze tentatively asked, "You only say half of what you mean, so I can only guess."
"That's the one."
The monk shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Alas~ all those who absorbed Yuan Qi back then ended up like me. If you encounter anyone else, please be sure to inform them of this matter.
If others don't believe you, so be it. But you must tell our Buddhist followers. If they don't believe you, give them this item and say that Monk Du Zhi told you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Ze saw two crimson pearls fly towards him and finally hover in front of him.
These were... Crimson Glazed Pupils!
Yun Ze was startled. He could even see the residual bloodstains on the eyeballs.
No wonder the monk had his eyes closed the entire time; he had dug out his own eyes! He was truly ruthless!
"Benefactor, there is no need to be alarmed. These two eyes are of no use to me anymore. It would be better to pass them on to the younger generation of our Buddhist sect."
Monk Du Zhi bowed to Yun Ze and spoke again, "If Benefactor performs this good deed, our Buddhist sect will surely reward you handsomely!"
"Alright, let's forget about the handsome rewards. You help me get revenge and preserve the remnant souls of my parents, and I will naturally help you."
Yun Ze put the Crimson Glazed Pupils into his Sumeru ring. While Monk Du Zhi was still relatively lucid, he couldn't help but ask, "Du Zhi? That's your Dharma name, right? What exactly is going on? Tell me in detail."
"It all started when the Zhutian Secret Realm was opened..."
Monk Du Zhi recounted the events of that year, which were not much different from what Bu Bu had said.
It was that a portion of cultivators from the Xiu family, greedy for Yuan Qi, had broken into the secret realm through spatial secret techniques, causing the secret realm to mutate.
First, the spirit beasts went berserk, killing each other and attacking cultivators. Then, the cultivators gathered together, gaining the strength to resist the spirit beasts, and began hunting them to extract Yuan Qi.
Although they were dissatisfied with the Xiu family's intrusion, with an inexhaustible supply of Yuan Qi, and seeing the Xiu family's efforts in killing enemies, they didn't say anything more.
A total of one hundred and twenty-eight people entered the secret realm that year. Three years later, only one hundred and eight people absorbed Yuan Qi and achieved Foundation Establishment.
The remaining twenty died during the hunt for spirit beasts.
Just when everyone thought the matter was over, the secret realm's teleportation did not activate!
They wanted the Xiu family to use spatial secret techniques to send them out, but the secret realm seemed to have been reinforced, and they couldn't get out at all!
They were all trapped in this secret realm!
If it were only this, they could at worst wait for ninety-seven years and leave when the secret realm opened again.
But... on the very first day, someone died.
Died inexplicably!
At first, everyone thought it was an internal issue, but as more and more people died, they knew this was by no means a simple internal problem!
Monk Du Zhi 'died' in the second month. After that, he knew nothing else, but it was estimated that the remaining people had all died.
Yun Ze's heart turned cold as he listened, but his eyes lit up!
The Path of Life!
This was the Path of Life! The great path that could even revive the dead!
If he could truly achieve Foundation Establishment with this, then...
"Yun Ze!"
Just as Yun Ze was lost in thought, a voice suddenly rang out from afar.
He turned his head and saw a familiar figure running towards him.
That was...
"Xiao Shu!? Why are you back?"
"You're alright! You're really alright! That's great!"
Wei Lanshu arrived beside Yun Ze, her face filled with joy. "That water spirit didn't lie to me!"
"Water spirit? Xiao Shu, what are you talking about?"
"It's the spirit cultivator in this secret realm!"
Wei Lanshu's face was full of smiles.
Although she saw Monk Du Zhi in the distance, seeing that he was not moving, she didn't pay much attention. She just smiled at Yun Ze and said, "I ran to a place and met a water spirit. I told him about you, and he said that if I gave him a drop of my blood, he could ensure your safety."
Yun Ze frowned as he listened.
Water spirit?
Didn't Monk Du Zhi just say that the power restraining him had suddenly disappeared? Could it be that this so-called water spirit was behind it?
But the only one who could control Monk Du Zhi was the Emperor Sha, who had not truly died, as mentioned by Bu Bu!
Hiss!
Yun Ze couldn't help but gasp!
If that were the case, then this so-called 'water spirit' wouldn't be... Emperor Sha! But why would he want Xiao Shu's blood?
No matter what it was for, it couldn't be anything good!
Yun Ze quickly asked Xiao Shu, "Did you give it to him?"
"Not yet."
A voice suddenly sounded.
It wasn't Xiao Shu speaking, but a voice coming from beneath their feet!
Yun Ze looked down and saw that a water puddle, about half a person's size, had appeared beneath his feet. He could see a human face reflected within it!
"Fellow Daoist."
The face revealed a smile and looked at Wei Lanshu, "Your brother is safe now, can you fulfill your promise?"