The Back Door

A strange smile played on Yang Tianyou's face as he couldn't help but recall what had happened earlier.

After defeating Xu Yan True Person and realizing he couldn't leave the Formation Space, he released Zhiming to let the latter scout out the outside world.

What followed was a scene of infighting between An Ming and the Demonspawn, followed by the former flying greedily towards his own Formation Space.

He was all too familiar with that expression; it was the same expression Huang Fen had when he tried to possess him!

For this reason, Yang Tianyou suppressed his idea of using the Void Worm to leave this place, and instead put on a show for An Ming.

You want to possess me?

Okay, come on, I have a book in my head waiting for you.

Thinking of all this, Yang Tianyou gave a strange smile.

Not long after, a thought struck him; he seemed to hear a scream, "What is this...?"

"Looks like it's resolved!"

Yang Tianyou muttered to himself, immersing his mind in his Sea of Consciousness.

Wow!

Amidst the shifting light and shadow, an ancient and desolate white jade Heavenly Book floated in the center of the Sea of Consciousness.

At this moment, the Heavenly Book turned to its second page.

On the ancient mirror, the previously dull and lifeless face now bore the mark of another: An Ming!

"They're practically throwing their lives away..."

Yang Tianyou sighed softly, gazing intently at the motionless An Ming reflected in the mirror.

"Unfortunately, without reaching a certain level, the Heavenly Book will only act passively when stimulated in a certain way, and cannot be controlled autonomously."

"Only when one reaches the Golden Core Realm can one truly understand the wondrous uses of this page, '[Mirror]'!"

With a somewhat regretful sigh, Yang Tianyou's Shen Yi stirred, and he left his Sea of Consciousness.

In the dimly lit Formation Space, Yang Tianyou stood up, put Zhiming into his Spirit Beast Bag, and then left the Formation Space.

Flying out of the vortex, Yang Tianyou turned back, looking at the three dimly lit cave entrances, and murmured, "I wonder how Zhang Daoyuan and the other two are doing. Should we go check on them...?"

After a moment's thought, he still flew towards the vortex in the center. At this moment, with the fall of An Ming, the Formation Space was collapsing from the edges, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

The Formation Space, which was originally several hundred feet wide, is now reduced to only a little over a hundred feet.

Upon entering, Zhang Daoyuan, his clothes torn and covered in blood, came into view.

Yang Tianyou stepped forward, and after sensing for a moment, he determined that the patient still had some chance of survival. He then took out a Second-Tier Upper-Grade Pills.

But after thinking about it, he put the Pills away and decided to observe the situation first.

Dragging Zhang Daoyuan away from the central Formation Space, he was about to go check out the Formation Space on the left when, unexpectedly, the three vortexes exploded with a bang, leaving only a few embers falling to the ground.

Seeing this, Yang Tianyou's eyes flickered. He put Zhang Daoyuan on the ground and then entered the fiery red Palace.

Inside the main hall, the first thing that came into view was a dense array of Chains, followed by the Xu Yan True Person sealed within Chains.

One gold and one black aura flowed endlessly around Xu Yan True Person.

Seemingly sensing Yang Tianyou's arrival, Xu Yan True Person, who had been keeping his eyes closed, opened them.

Then, he paused slightly, and asked in surprise, "Where's An Ming?"

"Dead!"

"Dead?" That was the Demonspawn's voice, followed by maniacal laughter, "Hahaha, good riddance, good riddance..."

Xu Yan True Person frowned, then forcefully suppressed it.

He gave Yang Tianyou a deep look and said, "It seems you also have a secret!"

"In the Cultivation World, you can't survive without some secrets!" Yang Tianyou said with a faint smile.

Xu Yan True Person shook his head slightly, no longer daring to discuss the topic.

"An Ming went to great lengths to break free of the seal, only to perish at your hands. It must be said, too much cunning led to its own demise!"

"Young man, are you interested in listening to this old man's ramblings?" Xu Yan True Person asked with a weathered smile.

"Please go ahead, senior!" Yang Tianyou readily agreed. Now that the danger had passed, a little more time wouldn't make a difference.

"Hehe, I won't let you listen for nothing!"

Xu Yan True Person chuckled lightly, then pointed a finger, and an invisible wave emanated from it.

Spirit Beast Peak!

At a certain point on the mountaintop, Spatial Rift about ten feet high stood, emanating Spatial Power.

Suddenly, an invisible wave swept across, and countless Array Mark emerged from the surface of the Spirit Beast Peak.

The Array Mark wriggled and rearranged, forming a completely new Formation that stabilized some unstable Spatial Rift.

After doing all this, the Xu Yan True Person in the Palace of the Central Volcano lowered his fingers, his aura rapidly weakening, and his once upright posture hunched over, as if he had wasted a great deal of energy.

He forced a smile at Yang Tianyou, "Originally, the Secret Realm Origin was not meant to be given to you in order to seal the Demonspawn. And even if you were given it, you wouldn't be able to protect it! But this Spatial Rift appeared at just the right time..."

Xu Yan True Person gave a brief explanation, and Yang Tianyou suddenly understood.

According to the plan laid out by Xu Yan True Person, the safest method would be to use the life link between them to kill the Demonspawn ten years later when his lifespan is exhausted.

For this reason, the original rules he set for the Formation's operation were that after sending the Cultivators who had received the Three Blazing Flame Palace's inheritance out of the Secret Realm, the Secret Realm would once again disappear into the Void Surface and would not reappear until a thousand years later.

These measures are to prevent anyone from releasing the Demonspawn before it is completely dead.

However, once the Secret Realm is sealed, obtaining it becomes almost impossible, because it is simply impossible to enter and refine the Secret Realm Origin.

But with Spatial Rifts, things are different!

If we compare Secret Realm to the courtyard of Mortal's home.

Therefore, the Secret Realm Portal in the Southern Forbidden Secret Forest is equivalent to the main gate.

Spatial Rifts are like dog holes.

Through the Spatial Rift, one can directly enter the Secret Realm without needing to open any Portals.

However, Spatial Rifts also have drawbacks, namely, their unpredictability. Once the Secret Realm Void Surface, this rift may very well disappear due to spatial changes, or it may move outside the Secret Realm.

The reason why Xu Yan True Person took action earlier was to reinforce this Spatial Rift so that it would not disappear due to the changes in the Secret Realm.

This is equivalent to legalizing the previous dog hole, gaining the owner's approval, and upgrading it from a dog hole to a back door, a back door exclusively for Yang Tianyou.

"Ten years from now, after I and the Demonspawn have both perished, you can use this Spatial Rift to enter the Secret Realm, refine its Secret Realm Origin, and take the Three Blazing Flame Furnace, the core of the Two Realms Sealing Formation, as well as various other treasures!"

"As for whether to rebuild the Three Blazing Flame Palace... it's entirely up to you. If you have the ability, then help rebuild it; if not, then forget it!" Xu Yan True Person shook his head, displaying a rather detached and worldly-wise demeanor.

"Thank you, senior!" Yang Tianyou bowed deeply in gratitude, his overwhelming joy barely contained on his face.

If the entire Secret Realm is successfully inherited, the Yang Household's foundation in Luochuan Commandery will be second only to the Luochuan Sect.