Lu Feng sighed. "As for how this place came to be, Sima Yao Yao only gave the beginning of the story. She said it was a secret realm devised to keep the clan's grand array from falling into outsiders' hands. Strictly speaking, this place is more like a prison built for suppression."
At his words, everyone froze, an inexplicable trace of panic flashing through their hearts.
Lu Feng said regretfully, "Unfortunately, before she could explain the details, she exhausted herself beyond endurance and completely lost her sense of self."
Tang Yuan asked in shock, "You sealed her away with them too?"
Lu Feng shook his head and explained, "She chose to enter the restriction herself, helping suppress the many Soul Puppets within. Had she not done so, I likely would not have lasted until I awakened, and she would certainly have perished because of it."
Qian Xin murmured in amazement, "Then she really was a good person. Faced with the choice of either dying together or dying herself to save everyone else, she selflessly chose to sacrifice herself."
"Not entirely selflessly." Lu Feng smiled calmly. "Before her sacrifice, she once threatened me, demanding that I do two things for her. If I refused, she would perish together with me."
Tang Yuan was startled. "What two things?"
Lu Feng sighed. "First, I was not to harm any descendants of her Si Ma Clan. Second, I was to find the complete array blueprint for the Thirty-Six Heavens Execution Grand Array and hand it over to the Si Ma Clan's descendants, so it could be properly passed down."
Tang Yuan's expression darkened. "Wouldn't that be letting that scoundrel Si Ma Ye benefit?"
Qian Meng was equally indignant. "If a formation as formidable as the Thirty-Six Heavens Execution Grand Array were passed to someone