Deep in the Cangli Mountain Range.
One mountain peak after another had collapsed under some unknown force. The land was nothing but a field of broken walls and ruins.
The air was thick with heat. Even cultivators felt their breath grow restless when they came here!
"It really does look like the Secret Realm of Lihuo Supreme!"
"Back then, Lihuo Supreme ventured deep into this land in pursuit of the path to immortality, but in the end, he never made it out..."
"His legacy must contain more than things from the Supreme Realm. It may even hold secrets about becoming an immortal!"
Countless Imperial Sky Ships had already gathered in the sky.
When the people of Lihuo Sect and Huo Ling'er arrived, they too felt a vast, primordial aura wash over them.
"This really should be Lihuo Supreme's Daoist ground... The spiritual energy inside me has grown more active."
Huo Ling'er spoke softly.
Yu Qishui, meanwhile, eyed the various Flying Treasures around them, his old eyes filled with grave concern.
"Three Sun Level Forces from Fire Kingdom have come!"
"That flying boat belongs to the Wind Kingdom Royal Family? So they're involved, too!"
"...What force is that? How can it stand alongside Dragon Profound Sect?"
One major force after another!
The most eye-catching were naturally the two groups at the very front, hovering highest in the sky.
One of them was none other than Dragon Profound Sect, who had thrown their weight around at Lihuo Sect a few days ago and snatched the Mysterious Fire Ring!
The other group rode a treasure that looked like an Immortal Boat. White gauze draped from its sides, where only two graceful, beautiful maids stood, each holding a pipa.
Every so often, a note or two drifted from within the Immortal Boat. Somehow, the sound brought a sense of calm to the heart.
Huo Ling'er glanced over, her eyes filled with complicated emotions. "That's Immortal Music Pavilion, one of the three Supreme Forces in the Profound Heaven Realm!"
Immortal Music Pavilion!
Everyone's expression turned grave.
This Secret Realm's opening had drawn two Supreme Forces.
It was truly frightening.
At that moment, a White Skirt Girl sat calmly aboard the Immortal Boat. Her eyes were clear and bright as autumn waters, and her whole being carried an extraordinary grace.
Her fingers occasionally brushed the strings of her qin, shielding everyone aboard from the influence of this place.
Beside her stood a young man in purple. He gazed at the White Skirt Girl with undisguised fervor.
"Saintess, I've heard that Long Ziyin of Dragon Profound Sect has enlisted two direct descendants of Fire Kingdom. This is the legacy site of Lihuo Supreme. I fear they may seize the advantage..."
A maid spoke.
The White Skirt Girl merely replied, "It doesn't matter."
"We came here this time for Lihuo Supreme's things. If we can take some, we'll take them. If not, it doesn't matter."
The young man in purple beside her smiled. "Saintess Qingluo is absolutely right. This Secret Realm's opening isn't simply about Lihuo Supreme."
"Besides, our Taiyan Holy Land noticed the signs long ago. Everything is under our control. We've come this time only to confirm it!"
Saintess Qing Luo of Immortal Music Pavilion gave a slight nod.
On the other side, aboard the Divine Dragon Boat.
"I feel like this place is a blessed land for the two of us!"
"One year of cultivating here could be worth ten years of cultivation outside!"
Huo Mingxuan spoke excitedly. He and Huo Xuanfei had both sensed a stir within their bodies.
"Once the Secret Realm opens, we'll be counting on you two."
Long Ziyin spoke coolly.
Everyone was staring at the ruins ahead.
The Secret Realm had yet to fully appear.
They still had to wait.
"Rumble—"
The earth shook. Suddenly, a terrifying blaze shot skyward from beneath the ruins!
Its power surged into the heavens!
The ruins were reduced to rubble, and an overwhelming force of fire spread across the entire area ahead.
The Secret Realm had appeared!
Above it, crimson veins emerged, and the Supreme Aura flickered in and out of sight!
Those veins were the Supreme Formation Array!
At the center of the formation lay a scarlet coffin!
The coffin was like a blazing fire!
"Lihuo Supreme's coffin? This... this is where he was buried?"
"Of course. His body must be inside!"
"His Supreme Cultivation Method, Supreme artifacts... They must all be here!"
In an instant, everyone grew excited.
Their eyes burned with fervor!
At first, everyone had known that this place was likely connected to Lihuo Supreme.
But who could have imagined that it was where Lihuo Supreme had been laid to rest?
That instantly raised the Secret Realm's importance to a whole new level!
"We underestimated it... If we'd known this was a Supreme burial site, we should have invited stronger experts!"
Quite a few people spoke up.
"The Secret Realm is open. Everyone must rely on their own abilities to break the formation and enter!"
An old voice rang out.
To enter, they first had to break the Supreme Formation Array!
At once, people from the various forces surged forward.
Dragon Profound Sect and Immortal Music Pavilion were the fastest!
Both forces were the first to choose their routes into the formation.
They had brought formation masters with them, capable of roughly sensing where it would be easiest to enter.
The Extraordinary Forces and Sun Level Forces followed.
Most of the routes that were easier to enter had already been claimed.
Only then was it the turn of Lihuo Sect and the other Moon Level Forces.
"Princess... Which way should we go?"
Yu Qishui asked.
They knew nothing about this fire formation.
At that moment, two pale golden flames lit up in Huo Ling'er's eyes!
In an instant, the veins of the Supreme Formation Array became clear before her eyes!
So this is the power of the Holy Fire Eyes? Senior Li had already foreseen that I would encounter this Supreme Formation Array?
She murmured to herself. In that moment, she suddenly felt that everything had been within Senior Li's calculations!
Her confidence surged. She took a deep breath and said, "Follow me!"
By then, the other forces had begun breaking the formation.
"We'll have to trouble you, Young Master Ling Xian."
At Immortal Music Pavilion, Qing Luo looked toward the young man in purple!
Ling Xian took out a formation disc and smiled. "Rest assured, Saintess. With my master's formation disc, we'll have a clear path!"
He stepped forward with the formation disc.
Qing Luo followed behind him and began to play her qin!
Her music could keep those around her clearheaded!
With Ling Xian's formation disc guiding them, they soon bypassed a deadly pass!
On the other side.
"Elder Zhao, how does it look?"
Long Ziyin asked, turning to an old man with white hair.
Elder Zhao was Dragon Profound Sect's top formation master.
Elder Zhao said, "The Supreme Aura has obscured my spiritual sense. I'll have to ask the two young friends to show me the way!"
He looked at Huo Mingxuan and Huo Xuanfei!
To break the formation, they first had to see it clearly. Since both of their eye techniques had originated with Lihuo Supreme, they could observe the formation here without being hindered.
They both nodded. Huo Xuanfei said, "I'll go first!"
She stepped forward at random, and two hazy, illusory flames appeared in her eyes.
The Eye of Blazing Fire!
"No good. It's too blurry—only a little clearer than the naked eye. I still can't get a proper read on it!"
Huo Xuanfei spoke at once, shaking her head.
"Try this!"
Huo Mingxuan handed her the Mysterious Fire Ring.
Huo Xuanfei took a deep breath and put on the Mysterious Fire Ring.
At once, the faint, illusory flames in her eyes solidified and brightened!
The scene before her gradually came into focus!
"Here, here, and here. The flames are chaotic in all three places!"
She began to guide them!
The old man immediately stepped forward and scattered many pieces of white jade. Wherever they landed, the flames were extinguished!
Many of the other forces stepped forward as well.
"Ah—"
A cultivator from one sect let out a piercing scream. He triggered the Supreme Formation Array and was burned to ash in an instant!
"No!"
Right after that, another person trying to break the formation was scorched. Flames swallowed his entire body.
There were only a handful of people qualified to step forward and break the Supreme Formation Array!