Half an hour later, the Glazed Sword Sect disciples who had followed Fang Chen into the Tianluo Secret Realm all gathered at its entrance. Hundreds of years had passed, and every one of them had become a Saint. They were now the backbone of the Glazed Sword Sect.
As soon as they saw the Black Flame Saint and Fang Chen, they bowed.
"Greetings, Sect Master Black Flame!"
"Greetings, Elder Honghe!"
"Greetings, Junior Uncle-Master!"
They were thrilled to see Fang Chen. This was the first time they had seen him since he had reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
Fang Chen waved a hand. "No need for formalities. Ah..."
As he spoke, another burst of searing pain tore through the depths of his soul. It was several times worse than before. His face twisted, and he could not hold back a scream.
"Junior Uncle-Master, what's wrong?"
The Glazed Sword Sect disciples watched him anxiously.
Fang Chen gritted his teeth against the pain. "It's nothing. Li Changsheng caught me off guard while we were fighting. I took a minor injury!"
"Li Changsheng caught you off guard?"
"Is it serious?"
The disciples looked at Fang Chen with concern.
Fang Chen shook his head. "It's nothing to worry about. I'll be fine in a while. Now that the Tianluo Secret Realm has opened again, go and see whether you can enter!"
"Okay!"
At Fang Chen's words, the disciples nodded vigorously. They lined up to enter the Tianluo Secret Realm, and every one of them made it through.
With that, Fang Chen and the others could be certain: only those from their original group could enter the Tianluo Secret Realm.
The Black Flame Saint said, "Now we can be sure that your group can enter the Tianluo Secret Realm!"
Saint Honghe frowned. "But why can only your