While Hu Yang was challenging the tower within the Secret Realm, the entire Heng Yuan Universe fell into chaos, and the Medicine Source Realm where Hu Yang resided teetered on the brink of collapse.
Chi Yu's Future Self discovered the secret of the Intent Embryo. Hundreds of millions of Self-Created Heaven's Mandates poured into the Heng Yuan Universe, and an unprecedented crisis erupted throughout it.
Because the Heng Yuan Universe's Control had not returned to its rightful place, there was no means of defense. Those Mandates of Heaven rose unchecked, rapidly plundering World Origin after World Origin.
The countless worlds within the Heng Yuan Universe shattered with a resounding crash after losing their Origin Essence, including the Medicine Source Realm.
Hu Yang knew nothing of this. The Old Man had not told him, and even if he had known, with his current strength, he would have been unable to resist and might have lost his life for nothing.
For now, this Secret Realm had instead become the safest place. That was one of the reasons the two old men guarded the entrance to the Desert Tower.
As for the other people exploring the Secret Realm, they could not even pass through the stormy region, much less approach the Desert Tower.
They could only explore the outskirts of the region. They too knew nothing of the Medicine Source Realm's collapse, but their exploration of the Secret Realm had saved their lives.
"...Brat, you truly do not have much time left. Hurry up!" At the entrance to the Desert Tower, the Old Man gazed into the distance and muttered.
Those Self-Created Heaven's Mandates had not yet discovered this Secret Realm, but it could not remain hidden for long. This Secret Realm was, after all, located within the Medicine Source Realm, and it