Outside, the entrance to the secret realm hung in midair.
Exploration teams began emerging from within, with Legendary Realm experts appearing one after another.
Without exception, these explorers were already injured. They hesitated and struggled with the decision, but ultimately chose to leave the World Secret Realm.
"The powerful experts we've encountered inside the secret realm are becoming more numerous, while the treasures are rapidly dwindling. It's no longer worth risking our lives to continue exploring!"
"Our team obtained three treasures earlier. Stopping here means we've already profited. If we stay any longer and suffer serious injuries—or even die inside the secret realm—it'll be far too costly."
"But opportunities like this only come once in a hundred years. If we miss it, I'm afraid we'll never have another chance to advance to the next grade."
Some of the explorers who emerged joined the powerful experts from their own forces stationed outside the secret realm. Others quietly and swiftly departed.
Mu Yuan could guess that for most explorers, the journey home would probably not be peaceful.
After all, treasures stirred the heart.
Moreover, this place was located at the very edge of the Alliance Territory, inherently unstable and dangerous. The overall environment was perilous at this time, disasters were frequent, and Tai Xuan's official forces were stretched thin, with insufficient manpower to maintain order.
Of course, the wilderness had never been a place with order. Every professional who ventured out to explore already understood that this was a job that meant hanging their head on the belt of their trousers.
Those afraid of death would never dare take even one step outside the cities.
Once they stepped out, they might die faster—but they also had a chance to truly take control of their own fate instead of being reduced to wailing