At Chen Jingjing's words, Qin Xian'er's gaze casually swept over the secret realm entrance. She then shook her head slightly. "We'll know once we're inside. Remember, after you're teleported into the secret realm, immediately ignite the Talismans I gave you and rendezvous with me."
"Mm, we understand, Sister Xian'er." Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng nodded at the same time.
Li Tieniu, standing beside them, nodded slightly as well, but his gaze fell upon Wang Yan outside the entrance, and he could not help frowning. "Isn't that Wang Yan, ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Soldier Ranking? The secret realm has only been open for two days. How did he come out so quickly? Could it be that, after twenty years, truly high-level Monster Beasts have emerged within the secret realm?"
"It wasn't a Monster Beast. He was killed by a sword cultivator." Qin Xian'er's expression turned grave as she said in a low voice, "There is a trace of terrifying Sword Intent lingering on him. It looks like the work of a peerless sword cultivator."
"Sword Intent? It seems a Golden Core Realm expert went in. But with their cultivation suppressed to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, how could anyone still wield Sword Intent?" Li Tieniu said with a face full of astonishment.
"Among the entire Cultivation World, there are only so many Golden Core Realm sword cultivators. But as far as I know, none of their Sword Intent could be this terrifying—severing a person's path to the Dao outright. You all must be more careful on this journey." Qin Xian'er said gravely. Then the four of them headed toward the secret realm entrance.
Two days later, countless cultivators had been killed or wounded in the Bitter Sea Cliff Secret Realm. Some had perished in the jaws and bellies of