Lost

A sense of foreboding rose in Feng Qi's heart.

In name only, Wang Ming has already been executed.

Now that Wang Ming's body has fallen into Wu Sheng's hands, if Wu Sheng takes the body to the sect, then both he and his son will be implicated.

After all, the reason Wang Ming was sentenced to death was because he had harassed Man-Snake, which were something the First Supreme Lord needed.

The mere 'Wu Sheng' is no threat to them, father and son.

However, Wu Sheng was highly valued by the First Elder, so offending Wu Sheng was a minor matter, but the real concern was that it would attract the First Elder's attention.

This is also why, in the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall...

Wang Ming seized Song Wen's stone Meditation Cushion, Feng Qi did not stop him.

However, when Wang Ming revealed his murderous intent towards Song Wen in front of everyone in the hall, Wang Ming stopped him.

Snatching Song Wen's Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid is a normal competition for resources. Even if it reaches the ears of the First Supreme Being, he wouldn't bother with such a trivial matter.

If Song Wen is killed, then the First Supreme Lord will truly be offended.

After all, the First Supreme Lord still needs Song Wen's help right now.

"Wu Sheng is a man who has hidden himself very well. He was able to kill Wang Ming and Leng Tianlu on his own, and he is also skilled in Thunder Method."

"His apparent Foundation Establishment Middle Stage level is most likely fake."

"This person absolutely cannot be allowed to live. We must eliminate him secretly before he leaves the secret realm, otherwise the consequences will be endless."

Feng Qi pondered this in his heart.

Having made up his mind, Feng Qi used his speed to head deeper underground.

With the ability to kill two Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators, it's impossible that Wu Sheng wouldn't covet the Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch.

By carefully searching along the underground river where the Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch grows, or by exchanging information with other cultivators, one can always find some clues about 'Wu Sheng'.

As soon as Feng Qi left, a Sacred Beetle Gu crawled out.

After firmly memorizing the lingering aura of Feng Qi, it followed him.

Song Wen walked for dozens of miles and passed more than ten forks in the road.

He discovered a problem: trying to reach the underground river by following the downward-sloping passages seemed impossible.

Each passage, after extending for several miles, will eventually branch off into a new fork.

Each fork in the road has two to several branching paths.

At the previous fork in the road, the path you take slopes downwards.

But at the next fork in the road, the several paths ahead may all slope upwards.

Even more peculiarly, some passages that were originally downwards suddenly turn upwards as you walk along them.

This left Song Wen extremely frustrated, completely unable to understand why the High Antiquity forces that occupied this place had built these labyrinthine passages.

Instead of blindly choosing a passage, Song Wen took out a map of the secret realm and began to study it carefully.

This map was obtained from the Beast Taming Sect's Scripture Pavilion. It was drawn by many Beast Taming Sect members who had entered the secret realm before, based on their memories after leaving.

The accuracy of the map needs to be verified.

Song Wen has already discovered several errors on the map.

Unable to think of a way out of the maze, Song Wen decided to wait there and see if he could catch Feng Qi.

Song Wen retrieved the bodies of Wang Ming and Leng Tianlu and performed Soul Search Technique on them.

In their memories, Song Wen knew that Feng Qi possessed a more accurate map.

The map in Song Wen's hand is publicly available information within the Beast Taming Sect.

Many cultivators who participated in the secret realm and survived left behind maps they drew for their sects.

They would privately sell the truly accurate maps at high prices to cultivators interested in the Azure Tide Secret Realm.

At the same time, Song Wen also learned why Feng Xinghai had spared Wang Ming's life.

Wang Ming's spirit beast, the Spirit-Piercing Rat, could barely be considered a Rat King, as it could control numerous low-level rat-like Demon Beast.

During the more than three years that he lived in anonymity, Wang Ming cultivated a large number of low-level rat-like Demon Beast.

These low-level rat demons will be used to explore the secret realm in order to address the problem of suppressed Divine Sense within the Azure Tide Secret Realm.

Of course, Wang Ming 'Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation level was also a powerful aid to Feng Qi's exploration of the secret realm.

After devouring the Soul-Devouring Blood Extraction from the two corpses...

Song Wen burned the body to ashes.

The corpses of the Beast Taming Sect members obviously cannot be carried on one's person.

In fact, Song Wen didn't intend to leave behind any of the corpses he killed in the secret realm, not just these two.

Song Wen waited in the passage for a quarter of an hour, but not only did he not see Feng Qi, but he also did not see Lei Yuanhua and the others.

Song Wen realized that he must have taken the wrong path.

Moreover, the elite cultivators of each sect possess maps with even higher accuracy.

These maps, while not necessarily comprehensive, are at least much more accurate than the publicly available maps he possesses.

Song Wen followed the passage back the way he came, and returned to the cave entrance of the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall.

There was no one at the entrance of the cave, but deep inside, Song Wen could vaguely sense fluctuations in Spiritual Qi, suggesting that there were still cultivators lingering in the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall.

Song Wen didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble, so he didn't investigate why those people were lingering.

He searched carefully at the entrance passage.

Three neatly arranged scratches were found in a corner of the passageway floor.

These three scratches were extremely slight and barely noticeable on the mottled ground.

It would be almost impossible to notice unless you were specifically looking for it.

These scratches were left by the Sacred Beetle Gu, used by Song Wen to guide the way.

Having found the scratches, Song Wen felt much more at ease and stepped deeper into the passage once more.

When they reached the first fork in the road, Song Wen found scratches on the right-hand side.

And so, Song Wen followed the trail left by the Sacred Beetle Gu, heading deeper underground.

It took Song Wen a whole day to walk through the intricate network of passages.

During this period, he traveled at least several thousand miles.

The vertical distance downwards is also three to five hundred miles.

At the end of the passage was a wide underground river.

The surging river water rushes ceaselessly through the channel, making a thunderous sound that echoes in the silent underground world.

On both banks of the river, some unusual common plants grow sparsely.

They emit a faint glow, like twinkling starlight, adorning this dark and mysterious underground world.

It took Song Wen a considerable amount of time to find the traces left by the Sacred Beetle Gu on the opposite bank of the river.

Following the guidance of the Sacred Beetle Gu, Song Wen went upstream along the riverbank.

Based on the experience of the Beast Taming Sect's predecessors who entered the secret realm, some powerful Demon Beast lurk in the underground river. Unless absolutely necessary, one should not fly above the river, otherwise, one may be attacked by the Demon Beast in the water.

During the flight, Song Wen also kept a close eye on the riverbank piled with rocks.

The Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch took root among the jumbled rocks on the riverbank.