Did... Did They All Perish Inside?

Meanwhile, at the location of the Blood God Sect.

When Old Ancestor Blood River saw Chen Changqing, his face was filled with disbelief.

"This?"

How could that be?

"How could this child have emerged alive from the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm?"

Old Ancestor Blood River exclaimed in surprise, completely flustered.

You see, while others may not know about Chen Changqing's abilities, he does.

Because his son, Xue Wuhen, died at the hands of Chen Changqing.

What deeply shocked the Old Ancestor Blood River was...

Previously, he had sent five Spirit Transformation Cultivators from the Blood God Sect into the Secret Realm to intercept and kill Chen Changqing.

But now, Chen Changqing has emerged from the Secret Realm unharmed.

"Did the interception fail?"

"That shouldn't be!"

The Old Ancestor Blood River muttered in astonishment, having no idea what had happened within the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm.

At this moment, Chen Changqing and Si Youyou had already landed on the ground.

Seeing this Gu Qing, the female elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect, stepped forward with a delighted expression and asked impatiently:

"Saintess."

"How about it?"

When Gu Qing asked, Si Youyou didn't hide anything and replied:

"Elder."

"We've got the spirit medicine."

"However... that treasure is gone."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing was stunned, looking somewhat bewildered.

You should know that Si Youyou possesses Immortal Artifact Treasure Map.

He obtained the Tribulation-Crossing Flower, but the Immortal Artifact was gone.

This surprised Gu Qing.

"Could something have gone wrong when retrieving the Immortal Artifact?"

Gu Qing murmured to himself.

At the same time, Hua Xing saw Chen Changqing approaching and a smile appeared on his face:

"Good!"

"It's good enough that we made it out of the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm alive!"

Hua Xing didn't inquire about Chen Changqing's harvest, nor did he care whether Chen Changqing had collected the herbs he needed.

After spending this time together...

Chen Changqing's status in Hua Xing's eyes has already surpassed all of these.

Hua Xing genuinely accepted him as her future grandson-in-law.

"Old sir, I have not failed you. I have found all the herbs you requested!"

Chen Changqing smiled faintly and said this, then casually waved his hand and took out the herbs needed by the Hua Xing.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xing was taken aback; it was an unexpected surprise.

"Well!"

"With these herbs, even my old bones can live a few more days!"

In her excitement, Hua Xing put the herbs away.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that Chen Changqing's cultivation had actually broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

"Changqing."

"You... you broke through?"

Hua Xing asked in surprise.

It should be noted that before Chen Changqing entered the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, he was only at the Half-Step Spirit Transformation stage.

Unexpectedly, he has already broken through to the Spirit Transformation upon his emergence.

Chen Changqing nodded, without offering any further explanation, and simply replied:

"It was just a lucky breakthrough."

Hearing what Chen Changqing said, Hua Xing nodded in satisfaction, his face full of admiration:

"You little rascal, you really love surprising people!"

Originally, Hua Xing only hoped that Chen Changqing could come out of the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm safely; nothing else mattered.

Who would have thought that Chen Changqing not only came out safely, but also found all the medicinal herbs he needed.

That was all; his cultivation also successfully broke through to the Spirit Transformation stage.

Just as Hua Xing was overjoyed, the other sect members present looked solemn.

"Strangeness!"

"Why hasn't anyone come out of the Secret Realm?"

Where are the people from our sect?

"The passage has been open for some time now; if they don't come out soon, they'll be trapped in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm."

"..."

People from all schools and sects found it strange.

After Chen Changqing and Si Youyou emerged from the teleportation channel, no one else followed.

This situation naturally surprised the people from these sects.

After waiting for a while, no one appeared in the teleportation channel.

What's going on?

"Aren't you coming out yet?"

"Could it be that all the Cultivator went inside died inside?"

How is that possible?

"..."

People from the various sects were starting to get anxious.

Fortunately, at that moment, the teleportation channel started to move.

Seeing this, everyone stared intently.

"Whoosh..."

Immediately afterwards, figures emerged from the teleportation channel.

These Cultivators, after briefly sensing the surroundings, each headed towards their respective sect's gathering place.

What's strange is...

Those who came out were all disciples from small sects and Lineage.

Among the Ten Great Demon Sects, not a single person from the Beast Taming Sect, the Flower-Shifting Palace, or the Yinyue Holy Dynasty was seen.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Before they knew it, an hour had passed.

During this time, some more Spirit Transformation Cultivators emerged from the teleportation channel, including both righteous and Demon Sect.

But strangely, no one from the major Demon Sect sects was seen.

Upon seeing this, the members of the major Demon Sect sects waiting outside were immediately stunned!

"This?"

What happened?

"Where are the people from my sect? Why hasn't a single one come out?"

Even if the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm is fraught with danger, surely not everyone would perish there?

"..."

Just as everyone hesitated, a booming sound suddenly came from the void.

Immediately afterwards, the teleportation channel became unstable, with fluctuations in the surrounding spacetime and a dimming of light.

Finally, the teleportation portal disappeared.

This also means that the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm is completely closed!

"Ah?"

Upon seeing this, the members of the Ten Great Demon Sects, including the Flower-Shifting Palace, were completely dumbfounded.

"What?"

"The Immortal Mountain Secret Realm is closed, and there are no disciples from my sect here?"

"They... they all perished in there?"

What exactly happened?

Shocked, the important figures from these sects immediately summoned Cultivators from smaller sects to inquire about what had happened within the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm.

Faced with the questioning of these important figures, the Cultivators who knew the inside story naturally dared not hide anything and thus revealed everything they knew.

Upon seeing this, Si Youyou's delicate brows furrowed, and she quickly looked at Gu Qing:

"Elder Gu, let's leave quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing nodded and prepared to leave with Si Youyou.

At this moment, Si Youyou turned her gaze to Chen Changqing, who was not far away, and said again:

"Young Master Chen, you'd better leave quickly!"

"I'm afraid you might want to leave later..."

Before Si Youyou could finish speaking, a sudden change occurred.

"Boom!"

Then, a series of incredibly powerful auras suddenly erupted, locking onto Chen Changqing!

These auras were filled with chilling killing intent and rage.

Upon sensing it, Gu Qing, an elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect, was taken aback.

Because they were so close to Chen Changqing, the terrifying aura even made Gu Qing feel that it was aimed at her and Si Youyou.

What's going on?

At the same time, after sensing several powerful auras approaching, Hua Xing's brows furrowed and he let out a cold snort!

"Snort!"

The next moment, he took a step forward, and his True Lord aura burst forth, directly crushing all the pressure coming towards Chen Changqing!