Along the way, Qin Huaian's divine sense detected several other cultivators moving away from the Central Fire Sea. However, they were all tens of thousands of miles away from him, so Qin Huaian paid them little heed and flew straight past.
Before long, Qin Huaian had drawn close to the small palace complex he intended to visit.
Just then, Qin Huaian discovered that a group of cultivators had already arrived at that palace complex, which covered less than a hundred miles.
Moreover, Qin Huaian spotted an old acquaintance among them—the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land cultivator who had pursued him across the Boundless Sea for many days, forcing him to enter this secret realm directly.
If not for that man, no one would ever have discovered Qin Huaian's entry into this secret realm, and this secret realm would have become Qin Huaian's exclusive domain.
It was precisely to escape that man's pursuit that he had been forced to enter this place, exposing the secret realm's entrance to the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land.
Qin Huaian saw that the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land party included three Immortal Venerables at Great Perfection, seven or eight cultivators ranging from the early to late Immortal Venerable stages, and several dozen Golden Immortal cultivators.
Qin Huaian had no desire to clash with them now. If a fight broke out, it would inevitably waste a great deal of time.
Another small palace complex lay an hour's flight from here. Qin Huaian changed direction and prepared to fly toward that other complex.
At this moment, the people from the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land had also discovered Qin Huaian.
Their primary task in this secret realm had been to wait for Qin Huaian to appear.
Although they had not seen any trace of him for all these years, they had