The three Immortal King, Dan Hong, An Tian, and Ding Zhen, all showed puzzled expressions.
But they all realized that things were not so simple, and each of them presented their strongest selves.
The Peak Immortal King exuded the aura of the Peak Immortal King Realm Fifth Layer Peak.
An Tian Immortal King Immortal King Titan Realm First Layer Peak.
Meanwhile, the aura of the Immortal King Dan Hong was constantly rising, seemingly indicating that he was about to break through to the Immortal King Titan Realm First Layer.
"An Tian, buy me 10 seconds."
Upon hearing Immortal King Dan Hong's words, An Tian Immortal King nodded slightly. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a roaring dragon's cry.
Looking ahead, a long, jade-like leg formed from a blue phantom was attacking, resembling a galloping blue dragon, mysterious and unpredictable, containing extremely powerful force.
Without hesitation, the An Tian Immortal King channeled all his immortal power, stretched out his hands, and instantly created a sky-blue transparent protective shield.
Boom boom boom!
A loud and noisy sound reverberated all around.
The sky-blue transparent protective shield grew increasingly dim, and An Tian Immortal King appeared to be struggling.
Xiao Yao found this very strange, because the power that Long Xiaoxiao displayed should have been at the Immortal King Titan Realm First Layer!
How could An Tian Immortal King, who was displaying the Immortal King Titan Realm First Layer Peak, possibly show such an expression?
He then activated his Immortal Emperor Tier detection technique, and what he found shocked him.
At this moment, the aura emanating from Long Xiaoxiao's body actually possessed the power of a second- Immortal King Titan Realm.
It seems like only twenty or thirty minutes have passed since they entered the Mythical Tier Secret Realm. What has the Fourth Master experienced that has caused him to directly increase his aura by a minor realm?
If they weren't currently engaged in battle, Xiao Yao would really like to ask Long Xiaoxiao for advice.
In order to end this as soon as possible, he immediately sent a divine thought to Su Tanmeng.
" Second Master, don't hold back, just wipe them out."
In the next instant, a dazzling starlight suddenly appeared, its sharpness unstoppable, instantly shattering the protective shield of the An Tian Immortal King.
Immediately following, sharp spikes emerged from the starlight, and in the blink of an eye, the three Immortal King, An Tian, Dan Hong, and Ding Zhen, were all pierced through.
At this moment, the eyes of the three Immortal King were filled with terror.
Clearly, they hadn't expected that a powerful cultivator was lurking in the shadows.
Xiao Yao blinked. The three Immortal King died on the spot, their immortal bodies and souls vanished without a trace.
But this was not the end. Using his Immortal Spirit Eye, Xiao Yao directly punctured the storage spaces that these dead cultivators were connected to.
The items stored in these storage spaces quickly flowed into Xiao Yao's system space.
Everything that had any connection with the outside world, or even anything that had been tainted by its aura, was completely purified the moment it entered the system space.
"This place is no place to stay any longer, Fourth Master, let's go!"
Upon hearing Xiao Yao's words, Long Xiaoxiao, who was still standing there in a daze, pondering why Su Tanmeng's attack was here, softly hummed in agreement.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After two sounds, Xiao Yao and Long Xiaoxiao vanished without a trace.
After flying at top speed for about ten minutes, Xiao Yao stopped and said, "That's about enough!"
Long Xiaoxiao simply said "Oh," indicating she had no objections so far.
Because she knew that this was the Way of Prudence of conduct that Xiao Yao followed with Sister Susu.
Furthermore, given the current situation, playing it safe is actually a good strategy.
Then she sent a telepathic message to Xiao Yao, asking curiously, "Where's Sister Susu? Isn't she going to show herself?"
"For now, keep it as a trump card hidden in the shadows."
After seeing Long Xiaoxiao nod slightly, Xiao Yao continued to send a divine message: " Long'er, how come your strength has suddenly increased by one level?"
"Well, I hadn't gone far when I saw a cave. I originally planned to use it as a temporary resting place, but I never expected that it would turn out to be a Immortal King Tier Opportunity when I got closer."
"I had just raised my cultivation level by two minor realms inside when I sensed several Peak Immortal King flying overhead."
"Feeling there must be some treasure nearby, I decided to leave temporarily to see what had happened."
Xiao Yao's lips twitched slightly, and he thought to himself, " Long'er's luck is pretty good!"
"Does this mean that even those who are obsessed with love can have their day?"
After finishing his reflections, Xiao Yao sent another divine message, asking, "Now, take us to that Immortal King Tier Opportunity."
"Okay!" Long Xiaoxiao responded, and then began to lead the way.
Before long, the man and the dragon arrived at the outside of a seemingly ordinary, secluded cave.
Compared to Long Xiaoxiao, who could only sense the increasingly dense Immortal Qi, Xiao Yao was able to detect the energy within it through his Immortal Spirit Eye.
Based on the comparison of the energy of the Fan Tian Immortal Flower, he discovered that the energy at the cave was much greater.
It's definitely Immortal King Tier Opportunity; as for whether it's Immortal Emperor level opportunity, we'll only know once we enter.
"Let's go inside the cave first; Second Master will come in shortly."
After saying this, Xiao Yao grabbed Long Xiaoxiao's slender hand, which she had been holding, and walked towards the cave.
As soon as he entered the cave, he sensed an even greater amount of energy within it.
Is this the kind of energy one could obtain through Immortal King Tier Opportunity?
Filled with doubt, Xiao Yao asked in his mind, "System, what level of opportunity is this?"
[Ding! Judging from the current situation, this is an opportunity approaching the level of Immortal Emperor.]
"Close enough?" Xiao Yao murmured to himself.
Immediately afterwards, a beautiful woman with nine large tails appeared to Xiao Yao's left.
Without saying a word, he grasped Xiao Yao's left hand.
Just then, the sound of machinery starting up rang out.
"Three cultivators have been detected entering. The Immortal Emperor level opportunity - Breakthrough Ground has been activated."
The next instant, a huge rock fell down from behind, completely blocking the cave's exit.
Su Tanmeng and Long Xiaoxiao unleashed their peak combat power, delivering their strongest attack to the stone. However, apart from a deafening, resounding crash, there was no other sound.
[Ding! This is Quasi-Mythical Tier Gou Chen Divine Stone. The host can wrap it with the Great Dark Divine Ethereal Cloth to open it.]
Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the path forward hasn't been cut off, let's see just how valuable this Immortal Emperor level opportunity really is.
"In the first stage, intruders should sit in the position where the beam of light is injected. After breaking through a minor realm, you will receive Immortal King -level reward."
"Once all intruders have completed their breakthroughs, the second phase will begin."
Su Tanmeng looked at the location where the beam of light was injected, which was quite far away, and her lips twitched slightly. She said, "First minor realm? Or do I have to sit at the location where the beam of light is injected? Doesn't that mean I can't use the Primordial Nourishing Technique or dual cultivation?"
Given the cultivation levels of Xiao Yao and his two companions, without relying on the Primordial Nourishing Technique or dual cultivation, it would take them an extremely long time to break through a minor realm.
As for the exact timeframe, since I haven't experienced it myself, I can't calculate it at all.
However, Feng Shuyao once said that when she was in the Quasi-Immortal King Realm, it took her more than three thousand years to advance to the next level of cultivation.
This isn't because Feng Shuyao's cultivation speed is too fast or her comprehension is too poor; it's just that once you reach the Immortal Realm, breakthroughs in cultivation are that slow.
" Second Master, don't worry. According to Fifth Master's words, we should be able to break through a minor realm in a little over 100 days at most."
Hearing Xiao Yao's cheerful voice, Su Tanmeng and Long Xiaoxiao both realized that their disciple and husband possessed something good.
Just as they were about to speak, Xiao Yao took out a round, clear, transparent little ball.
The small ball emitted a soft white light inside the dim cave, quickly illuminating the surroundings.
"What is this?" Long Xiaoxiao asked curiously.
Xiao Yao quickly explained, "It's called the Ultimate Divine Pearl. It can increase my, your, and Tan Meng's cultivation speed by ten thousand times."
Su Tanmeng's eyes flickered slightly, and then she understood why Xiao Yao had said earlier that it would take more than 100 days to break through a minor realm.
Feeling a sense of relief, she uttered an impatient sound.
"There's no time to lose. Let's find a place to cultivate now and try to break through to the next minor realm as soon as possible."
Xiao Yao and Long Xiaoxiao had no objection to this.
Before long, the human, the dragon, and the fox found a spot where beams of light were concentrated and sat down.
Immediately, three melodious "ah" sounds rang out.
"The breakthrough site truly lives up to its name; the cultivation speed has actually increased a hundredfold at the location where the beams of light converge."
"With my husband's Ultimate Divine Pearl, wouldn't that be a million-fold increase in cultivation speed?"
"To break through a minor realm in just one day, who could have imagined that!"
"It's a pity I can't practice dual cultivation or use the Primordial Nourishing Technique, otherwise my cultivation breakthrough speed would be even faster."
"Yes! Maybe a single session of dual cultivation will allow you to break through a minor realm."
One day later.
Xiao Yao, Su Tanmeng, and Long Xiaoxiao successively completed a breakthrough of a minor realm.
" The Immortal King -level reward has been distributed. The second stage will now begin, where participants will compete against another group of intruders. The winner will receive the Immortal Emperor -level reward."
"The first challenge in the competition is that each intruder must break through three minor realms."
"The second event is the time it takes for the slowest entrant to break through the third minor realm. If they finish faster than the other group, they will win the competition."
Long Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback, then sighed, "So there were other intruders, but why didn't I see them?"
"There must be other caves like this in other locations within this secret realm," Xiao Yao offered a more reasonable explanation.
At the same time, a voice came from inside the cave again, "Now entering the preparation phase for the second stage. The second stage will officially begin in one hour."
PS: Two chapters completed for today!