After negotiating with the Tree Spirit, Liuli and Xiao Yan left the Tree House. The thick roots that had formed the Tree House also came apart one by one and were reburied in the soil.
"The entrance to the Inner Realm formation has already opened. You may enter directly. However, the Inner Realm suddenly closed back then, and even I do not know what happened within. Please be careful!" The mote of light swayed before the two of them, then flew back to its main body and merged into the trunk.
Xiao Yan and Liuli exchanged a glance, then moved toward the Space Gate standing open behind the great tree.
"Look! Those two are going in!"
"I can understand that girl going in, considering she killed a Dou Venerate. But what's with that kid? He just broke through to Dou Zong, yet he dares enter a place like that?"
"Cackle, cackle, cackle, he's overestimating himself!"
More than thirty people remained at the scene. Over half of them were Soul Hall Protectors who had been unable to return after the Elders were slain, while the rest were strong individuals from the Bei Ming Sect who had been ordered to guard the entrance to the Inner Realm. Most people from the other factions had gone elsewhere in the Outer Realm to search. The Outer Realm alone was already so dangerous—who knew whether the Inner Realm would claim their lives?
The opportunities in the Outer Realm might not compare to those in the Inner Realm, but to them, they were still unimaginable wealth. Every bit they gained would allow their future cultivation and their factions to advance another step.
However, not long after that Soul Hall Protector sneered, a streak of Silver Sword Qi flashed past. Before he could react, the head hidden