"What exactly was in that secret realm?"
Fang Yuan immediately got to the point.
Although these five Nascent Soul City Lords couldn't enter, they had no trouble using certain methods to send in a few Golden Cores.
And they must have found something extremely valuable—a treasure or a clue—during their earlier explorations. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come straight to him for help.
After all, he was absolutely unwelcome in both the righteous and demonic factions. The five City Lords were certainly taking a risk by doing this.
It seemed that whatever treasure was in there had captured their hearts. Its value must have been truly staggering.
"Big brother..."
Qian Xingzi and the Master of Myriad Things exchanged a glance, then looked at True Person Lie Huo.
"Very well... If Brother Situ doesn't help, our chances of getting it are slim. And before long, both the righteous and demonic factions are bound to hear about it!"
True Person Lie Huo gave a bitter smile. "We can't enter the Immortal entrance to that secret realm. But after finding the Golden Core entrance, we sent some subordinates and disciples inside to explore. It truly was a near-death experience. Yet the only one who made it back brought out an 'Enlightenment Stone.' According to him, the secret realm seemed to be made up of layer upon layer, and the Enlightenment Stone was the reward given after passing through one of them!"
"From the sound of it, this secret realm must be a place where some faction selected its disciples or tested its initiates..." Fang Yuan nodded. "Even Immortals had to undergo a test? Truly unbelievable! And what exactly is this Enlightenment Stone?"
"This..."
True Person Lie Huo and the others exchanged several glances. In the end, they gritted their teeth and explained in detail.