After learning the details, the Foundation Establishment cultivators finally understood that a beast tide had broken out in the Secret Realm. Countless demon beasts had gone berserk, sweeping them up in the chaos. Fortunately, they had gradually regrouped and used every trick they had to escape the tide. They had been lucky not to be caught too deep in it; otherwise, they would all have perished.
After hearing the disciples' account, the Foundation Establishment cultivators were greatly puzzled. A beast tide had never appeared in the Cloud Forest Realm before. Why had one suddenly broken out this time? Had something changed in the Secret Realm?
Xu Yang knew full well what had caused the beast tide, but he had no intention of standing up and telling the truth. Instead, he kept a low profile, standing quietly to one side without saying a word.
Just then, the Ruan-surnamed cultivator from the Hundred Beasts Sect turned to Xu Yang with a strange look and demanded, "Boy, what's going on with you? Why were all of them attacked by demon beasts, while you came through completely unscathed—not even a tear in your clothes?"
At the old man's sharp question, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators all turned to Xu Yang, their faces full of confusion. Xu Yang's heart sank, but he immediately gave the excuse he had prepared long ago. With a look of relief, he said, "Reporting to you, senior, this junior was very lucky and never encountered the beast tide. I was in the depths of the Secret Realm at the time, and happened to dodge it when it surged outward."
"What? You dare deceive this old man? How could you have been in the depths of the Secret Realm? Even I am wary of the demon beasts there!" The Ruan-surnamed elder