After leaving the mountain's interior, Chen Changqing did not pause once.
The half of the Soul Mark from the Nether Sect had escaped. While it might not be able to transmit his appearance in full, the fact that True Lord Long Ying had died by his hand would be uncovered sooner or later.
This was troublesome.
But only troublesome.
It was not enough to make Chen Changqing panic.
He changed directions several times, deliberately leaving behind a few chaotic traces of aura along the way before finally heading toward the depths of the Secret Realm.
The closer he drew to the core region, the more cultivators he encountered along the way.
Many wore hurried expressions. They did not even bother gathering the high-grade spirit herbs growing by the roadside, only rushing toward the same destination.
Chen Changqing found this rather strange.
"They're all in such a hurry?"
"Could some great treasure really have appeared in the core region?"
As he pondered this, the Inheritance Token within the Heaven-Stepping Ring suddenly gave a faint tremble.
The vibration was very weak.
Had Chen Changqing not been keeping watch over it, he might have missed it altogether.
"It reacted again?"
Chen Changqing halted, then took out the Inheritance Token.
A faint gleam flickered across its surface, pointing directly toward the core of the Secret Realm.
This time, the resonance was not strong, but it was steady.
Chen Changqing stared at the Inheritance Token for a moment, his thoughts beginning to stir.
"Could there be another Inheritance Token in the core region?"
"Or are other inheritors there?"
The instant the thought arose, he put the token away.
What the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor had left behind could not be exposed carelessly.
Especially now, when both Tribulation Immortals and Heavenly Monarchs had entered the Secret Realm.