Yanguang Secret Realm

The mountains are shrouded in mist and clouds, resembling a fairyland.

Mingluo carried Lu Yan'an as they flew downwards through the misty mountains...

"This?" Lu Yan'an's expression changed. "The clouds and mist here seem to block the detection of Spiritual Force, like a natural barrier separating the inside from the outside?"

The boundless clouds below acted as a natural barrier to block out Spiritual Force, and the endless, churning sea of clouds appeared incredibly deep! Without a second thought, Lu Yan'an followed Mingluo and plunged downwards. But when he entered the churning sea of clouds, he immediately felt as if his Spiritual Force was being blocked and he couldn't mobilize it!

I'm not used to it!

Lu Yan'an was extremely uncomfortable! Having lost his Spiritual Force, he was now like a blind man, completely disoriented.

"Is Your Highness adapting well?" Mingluo was leading the way, seemed to have noticed Lu Yan'an's current state and asked in a teasing tone, "The clouds and mist here have undergone a peculiar mutation due to the influence of the Origin Law of Light, which can shield the Spiritual Force of Spirit Reader!"

"Our Aurora Race's Yanguang Secret Realm is hidden within! Only on the day after the monthly energy tide does the barrier of the clouds weaken! Only then can the path to the realm be found."

Mingluo began Lu Yan'an, which left Lu Yan'an somewhat bewildered. This guy seemed to have absolutely no sense of secrecy. Keep in mind, Lu Yan'an was from the Virtual Universe Company, and strictly speaking, they were even enemies! Revealing all his secrets in front of an enemy? Was he genuinely stupid or just pretending?

Lu Yan'an didn't interrupt; hearing more about the secrets within the Aurora Race wouldn't be a bad thing. He simply followed quietly behind Mingluo, without uttering a word.

The mountains and valleys were shrouded in mist, and looking down, all that could be seen was a vast expanse of white fog. Standing amidst this sea of clouds, Lu Yan'an truly understood what it meant to be "a grain of sand in the vast ocean"!

The Yanguang Secret Realm is hundreds of millions of kilometers in diameter, and what's most unbelievable is that it's completely covered by clouds and mist, isolating it from all Spiritual Force probing! Like a paradise, it's rooted on the Mingguang Star.

The ground is covered with lush vegetation, showcasing the remarkable diversity of species!

Snap!

Lu Yan'an descended from the sky with Mingluo, his silver combat boots stepping on the green grass. The entire environment here was full of vitality!

"Is this the Yanguang Secret Realm?" Lu Yan'an asked Mingluo ahead.

"I suppose so! This is the outer edge of the Yanguang Secret Realm; it will still take some time to reach our destination," Mingluo replied. Then, with a whoosh, he took a step forward, already dozens of kilometers away. Seeing this, Lu Yan'an immediately followed. In this vast Ancient God Ruins, the two began to walk at this astonishing speed, and Lu Yan'an was also experiencing the differences between the Yanguang Secret Realm and the outside world.

"This place is a miracle created by the Origin Law of Light, and it is of great benefit to every powerful cultivator who practices the Origin Law of Light! You can slowly comprehend it in the time to come." Mingluo said, noticing that Lu Yan'an looked absent-minded.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan'an nodded. He could also clearly sense the activity of the light elemental power here, which was incomparable to any other place!

After traveling for about three hours, the two arrived at a large canyon.

"Everyone must enter alone here. I'll go ahead first, and you can come in about half an hour later!" Mingluo said with a smile. "Or, you can go ahead for half an hour, and then I'll come in."

Upon hearing this strange request, Lu Yan'an was taken aback, then immediately showed resistance! But after thinking about it carefully, he could only nod helplessly. After all, they were already here, and if they wanted to make a move on him, there were countless opportunities along the way; there was no need to act recklessly in a place like this.

"Alright, you go ahead then! I'll wait here for half an hour," Lu Yan'an replied.

Upon hearing this, Mingluo didn't say anything more and headed directly towards the only passage at the bottom of the canyon...

Half an hour later, Lu Yan'an also began his journey.

"What is this?" The moment Lu Yan'an stepped into the canyon, he felt a strange Spiritual Force sweep over his entire body! Moreover, as he moved forward, a weak mental illusion attack began to affect his Spiritual Force.

"Is this some kind of test?" Lu Yan'an wore a wry smile. It seemed that the deeper he went into this canyon, the stronger the mental attacks became! In the twenty minutes or so since he started moving forward, the intensity of the Spiritual Force attacks had risen from the ordinary Universe Level to the Domain Lord level! He believed that in the end, it might even reach the level of the World Lord Level!

"No wonder it takes World Lord Level cultivation to know the truth. How could an ordinary Domain Lord or Universe Level withstand such a test? And Mingluo was indeed setting me up!"

Lu Yan'an recalled the smirk on Mingluo entered, and his anger flared up again. Clearly, that bastard wanted to see him make a fool of himself!

"Don't let me catch you!" he muttered to himself, but his feet kept moving forward. This level of mental attack couldn't possibly delay Lu Yan'an for even a moment!

After about another half hour, Lu Yan'an finally reached the end of the canyon! At this moment, as Lu Yan'an stepped out of the canyon, he suddenly felt his mental burden disappear in an instant. And ahead on the path, Mingluo's figure quietly appeared.

"You... you?" Mingluo was completely stunned the moment she saw Lu Yan'an. After all, even for someone as powerful as herself at the Haoyang Level, completing the entire Heart-Refining Path required considerable effort; how much more so for Lu Yan'an, who was merely at the Haoyue Level?

"Surprised? Unexpected?" Lu Yan'an mocked. Seeing Mingluo's dumbfounded expression, he felt incredibly pleased!

"Your Highness, please don't be offended! This is the Heart-Refining Path of my Aurora Race. Everyone who comes to this Yanguang Secret Realm for the first time must traverse this path." At this moment, Mingluo, having composed himself, explained to Lu Yan'an, "Even if you are not capable of completing the entire path, I can still bring you here!"

"So that's your reason for hiding it?" Lu Yan'an sarcastically asked. After all, when he came out, he saw Mingluo staring at the Heart-Refining Path with a mocking expression. Clearly, that bastard was waiting to see a show!

"Ha... haha..." Mingluo laughed and began to change the subject, "Your Highness, please don't be offended! The customs here are different from before. Please stay close to me, we'll be at our destination soon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he started walking towards the distance. Seeing this, Lu Yan'an stopped joking and followed closely behind Mingluo.

One hour later.

Mingluo suddenly stopped, and Lu Yan'an, who was following behind him, also paused and stopped!

"Your Highness, we've arrived!" Mingluo pointed to a magnificent palace ahead of the road and said to Lu Yan'an with a smile.

Lu Yan'an did not respond; he simply stared at the palace before him in silence for a long time...

On the highest floor of the palace.

Two figures were watching Lu Yan'an and Mingluo talking outside the palace.

"Is this the prince from the Virtual Universe Company?" A cold-looking, purple-haired old man asked, pointing at Lu Yan'an.

"It seems so. This time, Mingluo brought them here personally, and both of them took the Heart-Refining Path!" Another elderly man with a kinder face and wearing a red robe replied.

"The Heart-Refining Path? This prince seems to only be at the Haoyue Level, right? How could he possibly have traversed this Heart-Refining Path!?" Upon hearing this, the purple-haired elder exclaimed that it was impossible.

"Alas, after all, he is a prince of the Virtual Universe Company! It's perfectly normal that our local geniuses can't compare, and the people from that place are monsters who cannot be judged by common sense!" the red-robed elder replied.

"Should we follow the original procedure this time?" The purple-haired immortal elder hesitated.

"Let's stick to the original plan! It's impossible to get past the Aurora Tower under the blazing sun anyway, and besides, this prince is only at the Haoyue Level, far from enough!"

"Indeed!" The purple-haired elder nodded. "Then I'll proceed according to the previous procedure! You should also prepare yourself; my Aurora Race's little brats need some pressure, don't they?"

The old man in red robes did not reply upon hearing this. He simply looked at Lu Yan'an, who was walking into the palace, and slowly fell into deep thought...

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