Yang Haoyu's Resolve; Sudden Tidings of Disaster

After answering the three questions, Yang Tianyou stepped out of the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation with a calm expression, but inwardly he was sweating bullets.

Fortunately, I managed to obtain the Tongming in the Secret Realm and condense the Star-Chart Disk; otherwise, the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation would have been an insurmountable obstacle.

There should be no danger to their lives, but this Secret Realm that could support the rise of the Yang Household is about to be taken away by the Luochuan Sect.

After glancing at Yang Tianyou's back, True Person Yan Yuan did not stop him. He did not believe that a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator could conceal his secrets in front of Fourth Tier Heart-Questioning Grand Formation.

Following Yang Tianyou, every cultivator who emerged from the Secret Realm was asked three questions.

As time went on, the expressions of True Person Yan Yuan and True Person Yunting grew increasingly gloomy, because not a single person had obtained the essence of the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm.

Even the sect's Sect-Guarding Law Treasure were nowhere to be found; at most, there were some Fourth Tier Law Treasure.

However, for the Luochuan Sect, while Fourth Tier Law Treasure and Spirit Items are rare, they are not scarce.

Only Fifth Tier Law Treasure and Spirit Items can truly be valued by the Luochuan Sect, as they are capable of suppressing the sect's foundation.

After questioning all the cultivators, the two Nascent Soul completely gave up hope.

"Notify the sect and have the Grand Elder or Sect Master come to Detection whether we can use this Secret Realm Portal to reverse-lock the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm!" True Person Yan Yuan said, unwilling to give up.

Upon hearing this, True Person Yunting's heart stirred, but he immediately shook his head. "It's useless. According to the sect's records, Xu Yan True Person is also Spirit Transformation, and his mastery of Formation Dao formations is almost at the Fifth-Tier Mid-Grade. The methods he used to set up the Secret Realm Origin are so powerful that even Sage Manifestation powerhouse, unless proficient in Spatial Secret Method, cannot pinpoint Secret Realm location!"

"We have to give it a try!" True Person Yan Yuan was unwilling to give up. Just as he was about to take out his Communication Law Treasure to notify the Grand Elder, the entrance to the Secret Realm suddenly changed.

As the Array Mark writhed, the oval Portal rapidly shrank, eventually becoming a black dot and disappearing from sight.

"This..." The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

Nine Swords True Person guessed, "It must have been the last cultivator who left the Secret Realm, triggering the Secret Realm's Formation and automatically closing the Portal!"

Boom!

A crisp sound rang out, and everyone turned to look. They saw that True Person Yan Yuan was cold and stern, with frost seemingly forming between his brows, and his right hand was gripping a Copper Mirror covered in cracks.

"Snort!!"

Under the watchful eyes of numerous cultivators, True Person Yan Yuan seemed to be losing face. He let out a cold snort, and with a flash, he transformed into a dazzling silver meteor, Dang Kai the clouds and disappearing at lightning speed.

"Alright, now that the Portal to the Secret Realm has been closed, this trip to the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm is over. Everyone, go back to where you came from!"

True Person Yunting gave a wry smile, released his Flying Boat, and took dozens of Luochuan Sect Disciples into the air, leaving the Southern Forbidden Secret Forest.

The Luochuan Sect reaped a considerable harvest this time, acquiring over a dozen Fourth Tier Spirit Items, along with other resources totaling tens of millions of Spirit Stones.

However, none of these could compare to the value of a Fifth-Tier Low-Grade Law Treasure, not even half its value. Naturally, True Person Yunting was not satisfied.

After the Luochuan Sect members left, the atmosphere on the field gradually became tense.

Lin Yan True Person and two other Golden Core Cultivators walked up to the Yang Household Member. They first glanced at Yang Tianyou with murderous intent, then looked at Yang Haoyu with a half-smile and said, "Fellow Daoist Friends Haoyu, aren't you going to say anything?"

"What, True Person Lin, do you have any brilliant ideas?" Yang Haoyu looked at him leisurely, a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

"Give us ten million Spirit Stones in Cultivation Resources to compensate for our losses. We can pretend that what happened in the Secret Realm never happened!" Golden Core Cultivator from the Goldwater Sect stepped forward, his tone aggressive and his greed undisguised.

They had already learned about the Yang Household's gains from the cultivators who had emerged from the Secret Realm.

Converted to Low-Grade Spirit Stones, that's at least twenty million. Who wouldn't covet such a huge sum?

Within the Secret Realm, Yang Tianyou possessed the greatest strength and ruthless methods, slaughtering all the opposing forces of the Yang Household, which is why no one dared to lay a hand on Yang Household.

But things changed once they left the Secret Realm. The Yang Household became the weakest Golden Core Force, yet they still possessed a huge fortune, like an infant flaunting gold in the marketplace. How could they not attract covetous eyes?

"Ten million Spirit Stones? Hmph, not a single Spirit Stone." Yang Haoyu scoffed.

Then he turned around, looked at the Golden Core Cultivators including Feng Yuezhi, True Person Bai Long, True Person Bai Xuan, and True Person Wang Tuo, and said with a smile, "My Yang Household has gained a lot this time, thanks to everyone's great help. Putting aside everything else, these Cultivation Resources are a small token of my Yang Household's appreciation, and I hope you Daoist Friends will accept them."

As he spoke, Yang Haoyu handed over a Storage Ring to each of the three Golden Core cultivators.

Feng Yuezhi swept his Spiritual Awareness over the area, took a deep breath, and saw that the various supplies worth a total of two million Spirit Stones were piled up into small mountains in his Storage Ring, which was comparable to all the gains his Feng Household had made in the Secret Realm.

Beside them, True Person Bai Long and True Person Wang Tuo also showed the same expression.

Yang Haoyu gave each of them two million Spirit Stones.

For any Golden Core Force, this is an absolute fortune; with a bit of luck, it could be enough to train two or more Golden Core Cultivators.

"Haha, Haoyu True Person are too kind. Rest assured, my Cloudglow Sect will stand with the Yang Household in this matter. If the Goldwater Sect and the Three-Leaves Sect dare to make things difficult for you, we will not stand idly by!"

"What True Person Bai Long said is exactly what I wanted to say. If the Lin Household wants to attack the Yang Household, they should first ask if the Wang Household agrees!"

True Person Bai Long and True Person Wang Tuo expressed their opinions one after the other, their faces beaming with smiles. They stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Yang Haoyu, confronting Lin Yan True Person and the other two.

Feng Yuezhi was momentarily stunned by Yang Haoyu's extravagant gesture. Seeing this, he quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly stated his position, "That's right, the Feng Household and the Yang Household are bound together by fate. How can we tolerate your insolence!"

Throwing away six million Spirit Stones without batting an eye—this extravagant gesture made the three Golden Core look at Yang Haoyu with even higher regard, believing that such a man of courage was worthy of their full support.

Lin Yan True Person and the others on the opposite side, although they didn't know how much benefit Yang Haoyu had given the three of them, could tell from their beaming faces that their plan to coerce the Yang Household was doomed.

"Very well, Your Excellency is truly bold. In that case, let's wait and see!" Jin Dan, the Golden Core cultivator of the Goldwater Gate, waved his sleeve and turned to ride away on his magical Law Artifact.

Qingye True Person and Lin Yan True Person glared fiercely at the Yang Household members, filled with anger, and soared into the sky, gradually disappearing into the Southern Forbidden Secret Forest.

Seeing the group leave, Yang Haoyu smiled faintly and invited several Golden Core cultivators to visit Yang Household's Purple Moon Mountain, actually fearing that the Goldwater Gate might ambush them on the way.

True Person Bai Long and the others glanced around and immediately agreed. They were determined to help the Yang family to the end; if something really happened to the Yang Household, they wouldn't feel at ease accepting the two million Spirit Stones!

After a short while, three Flying Boats and a huge treasured sword took off, carrying many Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and slowly left the Southern Forbidden Secret Forest.

On the Purple Moon Boat, Yang Tianyou had changed into a brand new outfit. His eyes were smiling, and his expression was calm. He was not affected at all by the scene where he was forced to kneel on the ground by True Person Yan Yuan.

To him, being humiliated by a cultivator two major realms higher than himself was nothing at all.

A true man can bend and stretch. When his strength increases in the future, he can make True Person Yan Yuan kneel before him and kowtow to admit his mistakes.

Those so-called geniuses who wail and complain at the first sign of setback, filled with pent-up thoughts and Resentment Qi, will not go far, no matter how talented they may be.

"Tianyou, we owe you a lot for this Secret Realm!" Yang Haoyu stepped forward and said with a faint smile.

Looking at the Old Ancestor, Yang Tianyou was about to say something when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Among the Yang Household, those most familiar with Yang Haoyu are undoubtedly Wolf Ancestor and Yang Tianyou.

The former watched Yang Haoyu grow up, while the latter developed a sense of familiarity gradually over two or three decades of frequent interaction.

Therefore, upon seeing the expression on his Old Ancestor's face, he knew that something major must have happened in the Lineage.

"Old Ancestor, please speak your mind. I can handle it!" Yang Tianyou took a breath and calmed down.

"You can see through everything!" Yang Haoyu laughed, but this time, the forced smile was obvious.

"Our Lineage was attacked by three Golden Core cultivators of the Demon Dao a month ago, suffering heavy losses. Eight Foundation Establishment members, sixty-nine Qi Refining members, and one hundred thousand Mortal subordinates were all wiped out!"

Yang Haoyu's tone was filled with deep sorrow, as well as a suppressed and extremely profound resentment.

This wasn't the end of it. Yang Haoyu paused, looked at Yang Tianyou's face, and even started to stutter a little when he spoke.

"Tianyou... you... your father, Yang Qiongchu... was handling Lineage affairs at Bianhe Mountain at the time. Although he escaped with his life thanks to the life-saving Talisman you gave him, he was still infected by Devil Qi and critically injured... he is still in a coma!"

Boom!

This news struck Yang Tianyou like a thunderbolt.