If You Don't Scram Within Three Seconds, Die

Whoosh!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Countless figures streaked across the sky like a meteor shower in the night.

After a long while, Xiao Yao slowly opened his mouth. "Master, the Giant Spirit Secret Realm has opened!"

"I know!" Dongfang Xuetong bit down lightly on her pearly teeth.

She knew she should let Xiao Yao enter the Giant Spirit Secret Realm, yet she feared that once he went in, he would never return. The tangled emotions in her heart only piled deeper and deeper.

Just then, Xiao Yao shifted his body and said resolutely, "Master, it's time to let go!"

Dongfang Xuetong did not loosen her hold. Instead, her arms around Xiao Yao tightened. She bent her straight waist, bringing her cherry lips to his ear. The moment they parted, a faint fragrance wafted out, making Xiao Yao's sturdy body tremble ever so unnaturally.

"Disciple, you must, must come back!"

Xiao Yao gave a heavy "Mm," then felt the restraint around him vanish.

Without another moment of hesitation, Xiao Yao leaped up in a single stride, turning into a dazzling streak of white light as he charged into the entrance of the Giant Spirit Secret Realm.

Dongfang Xuetong's beautiful eyes remained fixed on the entrance to the Giant Spirit Secret Realm. All she could do now was pray for Xiao Yao.

Inside the Giant Spirit Secret Realm.

A beam of light descended from the heavens. Once its glow faded, a handsome young man stood upon an emerald-green lawn.

This person was Xiao Yao. He looked around and discovered that this was an endless expanse of grassland.

Precisely because of that, his field of vision was immensely broad, yet there was not a single cultivator in sight.

He did not set off immediately. Instead, he sensed the spiritual energy in the surroundings and found that, just as the books had described, it was far denser than that of the outside world.

More specifically, it was three times denser here. As for other locations, he would have to sense them anew.

"First, I need to determine where I am. Only then can I find the Sword Mark Peak described in the books more quickly."

Sword Mark Peak was named for a sword mark brimming with Sword Intent.

It was said that cultivators of the Sword Dao could gain no small harvest merely by taking one look at it.

Xiao Yao happened to cultivate the Sword Dao, so it naturally became a place he absolutely had to check in at.

At the same time, Sword Mark Peak was also very close to the location of the Immortal Palace. Once he reached Sword Mark Peak, he would basically be able to reach the mountain that housed the Immortal Palace.

Compared to what his naked eyes could see, releasing his Spiritual Sense would allow him to see much farther.

Xiao Yao immediately released his Spiritual Sense, and his vision expanded to a much wider range, though it was only one-tenth of what it would be outside.

He knew this was the pressure exerted by the laws within the Giant Spirit Secret Realm.

Sea Opening Realm cultivators who could burn mountains and boil seas in the outside world were directly suppressed to the level of the Law Condensation Realm here.

Likewise, the strength of Law Condensation Realm cultivators would also be suppressed.

Fortunately, after consuming the Nine Marvels Undying Fruit, his Spiritual Sense had improved enormously. He could now just barely see the area where mountains stood.

For the time being, he planned to head in that direction.

An hour passed.

Xiao Yao finally walked out of the barren grassland.

"Is this really a secret realm? Why have I spent an hour walking and seen nothing but things below the Sea Splitting Tier? Didn't they say that every inch of land in a secret realm was worth its weight in gold?"

After finishing his complaint, Xiao Yao continued onward.

Before he had walked far, his released Spiritual Sense discovered a vine resembling a coiled horned dragon.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for discovering a Sea Splitting Tier Green Wood Root. Consuming it directly can raise the Host's cultivation to the peak of the first level of the Sea Opening Realm.]

"Only the peak?" Xiao Yao said disdainfully.

But disdain was one thing; his body was very honest as he swiftly moved toward the Green Wood Root.

Whoosh!

Whoosh, whoosh!

A short while later, Xiao Yao arrived at the location of the Green Wood Root.

Just as he bent down to gather it, he saw through his Spiritual Sense a bright-red figure rapidly approaching his position.

He even heard the other party shout, "Take your filthy hands off it and let this venerable one gather it."

Xiao Yao raised an eyebrow, displeasure plain across his face.

But he paid the other party no mind. Under the other's watchful gaze, he uprooted the Green Wood Root with lightning speed before the other could cover his ears.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The sound of earth tearing apart echoed through the surroundings.

Amid the dust and sand, Xiao Yao pulled out the Green Wood Root completely intact, then stored it in the system space.

"You brat, do you know who I am? How dare you steal my Green Wood Root?"

Xiao Yao looked at the other party, his starry eyes icy cold as he issued a murderous rebuke, "Who the hell cares who you are? Roll within three seconds, or die!"

"Oh? A little brat with Sea Opening Realm First Layer cultivation actually dares to say something like that? Looks like you've had it too easy. Today, I'll let you understand just how treacherous this world can be."

Yet in the very next instant, Xiao Yao, having summoned the Saint Artifact—Taiyan Sword—had already appeared before him, the blade pointed straight at his throat. Then, without warning, he said, "Three!"

"I... I'll roll... I'll roll right away..."

His voice trembled. Qian Ji had never expected this little brat to be so powerful. He had not even had time to react before the brat had closed in on him with a sword.

He was a Sea Opening Realm Second Layer cultivator. Why was he being suppressed by the other party?

Just as that thought crossed his mind, the Taiyan Sword in Xiao Yao's hand erupted with Sword Qi as surging as the tide. Its sword light gleamed sharply as it shot toward Qian Ji.

Boom!

The defensive barrier around Qian Ji shattered. Qian Ji roared furiously, "Wasn't it three seconds? Why did you only count to three? You have no martial virtue!"

Xiao Yao did not reply. He wanted more and more to wipe out this chattering cultivator. He was simply far too noisy!

Sea Splitting Tier Spell: Sword Dance Break!

Sword Qi surged forth once more, even more violently than before, like a vast and boundless ocean.

Whoosh!

Sword light swept over Qian Ji's entire body. Just like before, another defensive barrier exploded with a boom.

But unlike before, the sword light did not fade, and the Sword Qi remained wild and surging.

Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Five more layers of defensive barriers shattered, and Qian Ji vanished from Xiao Yao's sight.

The corner of Xiao Yao's mouth twitched slightly as he said in puzzlement, "He actually has so many means of protecting himself? And he's only a Sea Opening Realm cultivator!"

"No wonder Master gave me so many talismans and life-saving items earlier. He must have been afraid I'd be careless and give my opponent an opportunity."

Somewhere in the forest, Qian Ji gasped for breath.

"Pant... pant... pant..."

If he had not reacted quickly enough, he would definitely have died beneath that little brat's sword just now.

Qian Ji glanced at the life-saving items in his Storage Ring. Not a single one remained.

That damned little brat!

There was no way he could swallow this grievance.

Without the slightest hesitation, he silently chanted an incantation. A communication talisman was crackling as it burned.

"Senior Brother, I've been beaten up. Come support me immediately."

"Bring more people if possible. That guy is very powerful."

Meanwhile, Xiao Yao had already changed locations.

After sitting down to meditate, he took out the Green Wood Root. After refining it with a spell, he began directly gnawing on it.

Once he had swallowed it all, he circulated the Mana throughout his body, spreading the Green Wood Root's medicinal effects everywhere and absorbing it at maximum efficiency.

Half an hour passed, and Xiao Yao's cultivation successfully advanced to the peak of Sea Opening Realm First Layer.

Though he had merely reached the peak, he could feel that his strength had improved tremendously.

Within the range of his outwardly released Spiritual Sense, the fellow he had beaten away earlier was now approaching with four others.

One of them had even reached the peak of Sea Opening Realm Ninth Layer.

Can't beat me, so you call for backup?

How shameless!

But this was perfect for testing the effects of the Quasi-Immortal tier spell No-Self, together with the phenomenon Chaos Seeds the Azure Lotus.

[Beep! Sensing that multiple people have come to gang up on the Host, the system has issued a mission: Kill this group of invading enemies head-on. Upon completion, you will receive 1,000,000 Low-grade spirit stones and the Dao Beginning Tier Spell: Rolling Cloud Sword Technique.]

Xiao Yao, who had originally intended to play dirty and launch a sneak attack from behind, rose directly to his feet and walked toward Qian Ji's group of five.

"Senior Brother Lu, he probably hasn't gone far. Let's search carefully."

The moment Qian Ji finished speaking, the man he called Senior Brother Lu furrowed his brow slightly and said in a deep voice, "No need to search!"

"Why? Senior Brother Lu, you have to avenge—"

Before Qian Ji could finish, Xiao Yao, standing in the distance with the Taiyan Sword in hand, cut him off. "Because I am right here."

"You actually didn't run? Hahahaha..."

Qian Ji laughed loudly as he looked ahead. Under the gentle breeze, that little brat somehow appeared so imposing and extraordinary, like an exiled immortal descending into this place.

Lu Zhige also sensed that Xiao Yao was no ordinary person, so he did not attack immediately. Instead, he threatened, "Sever one of your arms now and hand over the Green Wood Root, and I may let you leave!"

"I've already consumed the Green Wood Root. Severing an arm is even more impossible. Leave at once, and I'll pretend I never saw you. Otherwise, die!"

Compared to Lu Zhige, Xiao Yao's words of intimidation were even more ruthless.