Beside the Sky-reaching Light Pillar, in the valley surrounded by thick morning fog, the dawn moon in the sky had not completely faded even as a vigorous sunrise already arose from the east.

Previously, the Secret Realm had been a barren and ruined wasteland, but now it seemed to be re-infused with life, as if time had reversed, rejuvenating its vitality and liveliness.

And as the dawn moon gradually hid behind the morning glow, the vague and gentle morning fog also slowly dissipated in the unobtrusive morning light, revealing several figures outside the valley.

"Is this inside the Secret Realm, meow?" Passing through the pillar's dazzling effect caused Mr. Orange to shake his head involuntarily, observing the surrounding scenery before asking.

"It should be correct, the concentration of Spiritual Power here is significantly higher than the outside world after the great epoch began, similar to the Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm. It bears the characteristics of the Second Epoch."

Liang Yi sensed the surrounding concentration of Spiritual Power and swept his Divine Sense across the area, comparing it with the previously visited Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm before confirming.

Now, although the grand epoch of the Mystical Mechanism Continent has commenced, with the Spiritual Energy striving to match the past two epochs, the epoch hasn't been open long; hence the concentration of Spiritual Energy on the Mystical Mechanism Continent still falls short of the previous two epochs.

The concentration of Spiritual Energy in this Secret Realm, though not quite reaching the true Second Epoch, is already comparable to that of the Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm.

"It's a bit different from what I imagined..." Su Youyi blinked, seeming puzzled.

Under the morning light, the mountain stream dazzled with golden brilliance; the stunning scenery starkly contrasted with her imagined abode of the Blood Demon.

"Uh, so where exactly are we?" Liu Rouxin surveyed in all directions, noting that they still seemed to be surrounded by mountains, with the only unique feature being the light pillar behind them that kept disappearing.

As the light pillar continued to thin out until it completely vanished, the Secret Realm Key was expelled from the column and returned to Liang Yi's hand.

Looking down at the Secret Realm Key in his hand, Liang Yi noted no special changes. It seemed to be just a regular key.

Casually tossing it into his backpack, since the entrance ceased to exist, it seemed likely they'd still need this item to exit.

"Let me check the map... huh?" Liang Yi was about to fully extend his Divine Sense to check their location when he suddenly noticed something peculiar about the Secret Realm.

"Did you notice? This Secret Realm suppresses Divine Sense," Zhou Yuqing spoke with a calm expression.

The moment she stepped into this Secret Realm, she noticed the anomaly and had been trying to locate the source of this suppressing power.

"While this force is omnipresent in the Secret Realm, the most intense area is over there!"

Zhou Yuqing raised her fair fingers and pointed to the north of Liang Yi.

Although the force didn't greatly suppress her, it had a significant impact on cultivators below the Eighth Realm.

"Indeed, I also feel a faint force beckoning me, coming from that direction!" Yue Bai sensed a restlessness in her bloodline, as if someone was softly calling her.

"So, the disappeared sect we're looking for is over there, right?" Zhou Zuixi still couldn't forget about fine wine.

"It seems necessary to go there then," Liang Yi observed that the map he was holding showed the center of the Secret Realm still covered in fog with a big red X marking it as dangerous.

"Let's walk and see, and be cautious on the way there; it's not just us here," Liang Yi turned and cautioned briefly.

Everyone nodded without objection.

Unbeknownst to Liang Yi and the others, the formal opening of this Secret Realm had stirred considerable upheaval within it.

To the west of the center of the Secret Realm, Yu Wei was astonished to see a lawn suddenly growing around him, and previously dry and old branches began sprouting new leaves.

Crisp chirping of birds filled the air, and even ordinary wildlife seemed to hop through the woods.

"What's happening here..."

Yu Wei still lay on his small mound, where even fresh mushrooms had begun to grow.

"Is it because of that beam of light?"

After thinking it through, Yu Wei could only come up with this explanation. It was only after the light from that pillar spread across the entire Secret Realm that such drastic changes occurred, and an indistinct Divine Soul suppression began unknowingly.

Down below, the White Tiger Envoy Bai Sheng and other members of the Devouring Spirit Sect also looked up, noticing the transformations in the Secret Realm at the first moment.

"This is... the Secret Realm has opened!" Bai Sheng gritted his teeth, staring at the slowly fading pillar in the distance.

No wonder they had nearly dug three feet into the ground searching for three months without any findings. It turns out that the Secret Realm only truly opens with the use of the Secret Realm Key.

Since they entered through special means, they were not recognized by the Secret Realm, which is why it had always been in a dormant, dead state!

"Find the one who opened the Secret Realm, kill him, and retrieve the Secret Realm Key!" Bai Sheng ordered coldly, his eyes filled with indifference. He didn't care who entered; they were all doomed anyway. All he cared about was the Secret Realm Key in their possession.

"Yes!" Members of the Devouring Spirit Sect bowed respectfully and responded. They summoned their tunneling lights and sped towards the direction of the light pillar, their eyes filled with bloodthirsty excitement.

As trusted followers of the White Tiger Envoy, every individual here possessed a natural inclination for killing. Over these past three months, not only had they not killed anyone, but they hadn't even seen a drop of blood, which nearly drove them insane!

Yu Wei saw several tunneling lights speeding towards him and quickly averted his gaze, transforming himself completely into a pile of dirt as ordinary as could be.

The White Tiger Envoy leisurely followed behind in the air, but as he passed over the hiding spot of Yu Wei, his expression suddenly shifted, his gaze shooting down like sharp arrows.

Bai Sheng squinted his eyes, quietly observing the small grove that had just sprouted below, catching a hint of something unusual just now. The oddity was fleeting, almost as if it was his imagination, but cautious as he was, he wouldn't overlook any suspicious detail.

He was not a mindless killing maniac!

However, even when utilizing his Soul Devouring abilities, he couldn't detect anything out of the ordinary.

Feeling the gaze from above, Yu Wei desperately concealed himself; being discovered was equivalent to having no escape.

This time, using the Cultivation Technique related to Taotie which he had practiced, regardless of what he consumed, he could analyze and mimic its essence, hence, to disguise himself as a pile of dirt, he truly had to eat dirt!

The eyes of the White Tiger Envoy gradually narrowed, the more ordinary something appeared, the more unusual it was. With his current Realm, if everything was ordinary, how could he sense anything unusual?

A towering crimson force of slaughter gradually converged in Bai Sheng's hands, materializing a fierce tiger roaring silently! Once the tiger landed, the area within a thousand miles would turn into a dead zone! Without dispelling his force of slaughter for a day, vitality would not be restored.

Since he wouldn't come out, he would force him out!

Just as he was about to make his move, a bird, unable to withstand the pressure, finally attempted to flee in terror.

But just as the bird spread its wings, the next second it turned into a cloud of blood mist!

"What... it turns out to be a spirit bird awakened with bloodline power," the White Tiger Envoy withdrew his gaze and the phantom of the White Tiger in his hand.

Now that the Secret Realm was revitalized, it was too normal for spirit birds awakened with bloodline powers to appear. What alerted him was probably that insignificant bloodline power.

Bai Sheng no longer paid attention to this ordinary place, transforming into a streak of light and disappearing on the spot.

A long while later, Yu Wei finally took his first breath, feeling as if he was about to urinate in fear.

If that white-haired youth had really made a move, he could only have fled desperately, but fortunately, a good brother had taken the bullet for him.

"Lord Bird, sorry about that. When I get back, I'll definitely set up a spirit tablet for you and find a high monk from the Zen sect to chant sutras for you!" Yu Wei hastily stood up and bowed repeatedly towards the blood-mist fallen lawn.

"These guys are going to look for the person who opened the Secret Realm," Yu Wei hoped those guys could hold out longer, allowing him to find the Blood Core sooner.

Yu Wei patted the dirt off his body and did not choose to follow the Devouring Spirit Sect to muddle along but instead turned and sped towards the very center of the Secret Realm.

If there was any place where the Blood Core would appear, it had to be at this central area of the Secret Realm.

Before the light pillar was activated, it was just an ordinary valley, but now Yu Wei believed, it was no longer ordinary.

Unaware that it was Liang Yi and others who were planning to find him along the way, Yu Wei sold goods naturally without any psychological burden, every choice of a merchant's son was to make developments more beneficial to him.

"What a pity I couldn't notify those people that the Devouring Spirit Sect had gone over; if they had been fully prepared, maybe they could have lasted even longer."

Yu Wei sighed regretfully, then headed straight for the center of the Secret Realm.

In the area below the center of the Secret Realm now, a vast Array, which had been dormant since the destruction of the Second Epoch, had only started operating after the appearance of the light pillar.

The veins of the Array, engraved deep beneath the earth, pulsed rhythmically like blood vessels, a strange red light concealed by the soil.

From the initially insignificant vibrations of the Array, it gradually grew stronger after absorbing the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth in only a few breaths, causing the mountains and valleys above to tremble continuously, startling numerous birds.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A heartbeat sound akin to the beating of a drum began echoing across the mountains, recently revived supernatural beasts sensing the threat from beneath the earth, their expressions terrified as they frantically fled from the area.

During their escape, even if they brushed shoulders with prey within biting distance, no beast dared to pause for even a second.

Faced with such a great terror, the instinct to prey was entirely suppressed!

"Whew..."

When the heartbeat reached its peak, a pair of eyes suddenly opened within the Array deep underground!

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