Old Acquaintance

Song Wen had two spirit medicine boxes specially made to hold the elixir.

This jade box is one inch long and wide, and its interior space is large enough to hold Heavenly Spirit Fruit that is only the size of a walnut.

Song Wen's plan is...

He would swallow the two jade boxes, which, guided by the Black Worm Gu, would be inserted into the left and right atria of his heart, respectively.

The Essence Blood from the heart covered the jade box, concealing the aura of the jade box and the Heavenly Spirit Fruit. Then, using the ability to control the aura with the physical body, the aura of the Essence Blood and the jade box was completely concealed.

In this way, it would be difficult for the Foundation Establishment elders who were checking whether the disciples were carrying anything else to discover the existence of the jade box.

This plan sounds easy, but it is extremely difficult to implement in practice.

The heart is the most important organ in the human body besides the brain, and it is the key to life. If the heart fails even slightly, death is the only way out.

Fortunately, there were the Black Armor Gu, which helped Song Wen suture the laceration in his heart in time.

In addition, Song Wen's body contains a large amount of Essence Blood, so the loss of Essence Blood caused by breaking open his heart is not enough to threaten Song Wen's life.

To verify the feasibility of the plan, Song Wen had already tried placing the two jade boxes inside his heart.

This caused Song Wen immense suffering. The moment his heart was ripped open, it felt as if his heart had been suddenly crushed by someone's hand. A agonizing pain swept through his entire body, leaving him unable to muster even a trace of spiritual energy or physical strength.

Fortunately, the Black Armor Gu helped him suture his heart in time.

After gradually getting used to the pain in his heart, Song Wen tried to use his Divine Sense to find the jade box inside his heart, but it was difficult.

Hundreds of people quickly gathered in the square.

Only a small percentage of these people are willing to enter the Withered Blood Secret Realm; most are just there to watch the spectacle. If they happen to discover that their enemy has entered the secret realm, they can go back and celebrate. With a survival rate of less than one in ten, entering the secret realm is not much different from being dead.

The square became noisy, filled with discussions.

"Quiet!"

Ten Foundation Establishment elders arrived in mid-air, standing atop various magical Law Artifacts.

A burly man with thick eyebrows and a bushy beard shouted.

"I am Jiao Du, Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, in charge of this expedition to the secret realm. Those of you who volunteered to participate, please step forward."

"Those who came to watch the spectacle, step back!"

Instantly, the noisy crowd fell silent, and the crowd began to move.

A moment later, the crowd in the square split into two groups, with only a few dozen people in the front group.

Jiao Du glanced at the crowd below; there were only seventy-eight people who had volunteered to enter the secret realm.

He glanced at a hunched old man behind him, and seeing that the old man had no reaction, he spoke.

"Spaceship, come closer!"

In the distance, on the horizon, a giant spaceship, hundreds of meters long, sped towards them.

On the spaceship, shadowy figures could be vaguely seen moving about.

Soon, the spaceship hovered above the plaza.

"Board the ship!" Jiao Du shouted.

The seventy-eight disciples all used their Flight Technique to board the spaceship.

Among these people, Song Wen recognized several familiar figures.

First was Wu Sheng, with whom he had a grudge.

Wu Sheng's current cultivation level is Qi Refining Sixth Layer, and there are only four months left before the six-year deadline for them to enter the sect. If Wu Sheng wants to have any hope of Foundation Establishment, he must advance to Qi Refining Seventh Layer within these four months. Therefore, he risked entering the Withered Blood Secret Realm.

Wu Sheng also noticed Song Wen, but he only glanced at him before turning his head away.

These past few years, his experiences in the Corpse Demon Sect have matured him considerably. He is no longer the frivolous and impetuous young man he once was, and he will no longer easily make enemies.

The other person is Wu Sui, the grandson of the Yin Fiend Hall Master, who had met Song Wen once in the Corpse Dissection Cave, and a direct disciple of the Corpse Demon Sect.

In addition, there was one more person whom Song Wen never expected.

The scantily clad, alluring woman he encountered when he bought the Ghost Head Shield in the market.

At the time, Song Wen's strongest impression of this woman was that she possessed a captivating charm tinged with a touch of naivety.

In just a few years, the girl's naivety had completely disappeared, replaced by maturity, sexiness, and charm, with a hint of worldliness in her.

The changes are so drastic; I wonder what she's been through all these years.

The woman wore a low-cut palace dress, revealing a deep cleavage. The slit in her skirt reached almost to her waist, and as the breeze blew, her delicate, short panties were glimpsed intermittently, captivating the heart.

At this moment, the beautiful woman was standing in the center of the large ship, chatting and laughing with Wu Sui.

Every move the woman made, every smile she gave, was captivating.

Her captivating laughter, her alluring smile like a lotus in full bloom, and the way her broad, full breasts heaved with laughter, along with her beautifully rounded, long legs exposed, instantly made her the focus of everyone on the spaceship.

Even some Foundation Establishment elders were secretly watching.

But no one stepped forward to interrupt her and Wu Sui's conversation.

The reason was none other than the constraints imposed by her and Wu Sui's identities.

Like Wu Sui, she was dressed in the attire of a direct disciple, which meant that a Golden Core expert stood behind them.

Encountering the alluring woman and Wu Sui here was not the most unexpected thing for Song Wen; what surprised him most was the woman standing in front of him.

The female corpse dissecter was bulky, robust, and nearly 2.5 meters tall.

At this moment, she was staring intently at Song Wen.

"Extreme Yin Brother Jiyin, you actually went to the Withered Blood Secret Realm? That place is very dangerous, and it's not a place a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator like you can enter."

The female cadaver said with concern.

Song Wen felt a chill run down his spine. He had never paid any attention to this female corpse exorcist before, so they had no relationship whatsoever.

He didn't even know the other person's name.

What was the reason behind her seemingly concerned appearance about her own safety?

Song Wen twitched his lips, looking somewhat awkward.

"Senior sister, may I ask your surname?"

The female corpse exorcist said in a hearty tone, "Junior brother, don't be so formal. My name is Qiu Li, you can just call me Senior Sister Qiu."

After introducing herself, Qiu Li continued.

"Junior brother, you're foolish! You're young, strong, and quite handsome. Why would you wade into the murky waters of this secret realm?"

"I've given you hints several times, but you haven't responded even once. If you were going to give in to me, why would you have gone through all this?"

"However, once you're on the spaceship, you can't back out, or you'll be severely punished by the sect."

"Don't worry too much. Once you enter the secret realm, find a safe place to hide. People generally won't go to places where no spiritual herbs grow."

Seeing that Song Wen didn't speak, Qiu Li assumed he was shy, and a cryptic smile appeared on her face as she continued.

"Extreme Yin, if we can both return alive this time, then you should submit to me. I promise you will never have to worry about resources again, and you can just focus on your cultivation."

Qiu Li's fleshy face held a provocative smile, her gaze extremely aggressive, as if she wanted to strip Song Wen naked.

Song Wen felt a wave of nausea.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone was watching, Song Wen swore he would have killed the woman on the spot.

Although he was furious, Song Wen kept a calm expression and did not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

He simply said, "Senior Sister Qiu, please have some self-respect."

"Ha!" Qiu Li sneered.

Song Wen's obvious refusal made her extremely dissatisfied.

A cultivator at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer is nothing more than a pig or a dog in front of me. It's your good fortune that I've taken a liking to you, so you should wag your tail and beg for mercy, licking my toes.

How dare you refuse me? Do you have a death wish?

"What a joke! You, a Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator, dare to talk to me about self-respect?"

"You can't escape my grasp."

After saying that, Qiu Li stared at Song Wen's lower body for a long time, then smiled strangely and turned to leave.

Watching Qiu Li's departing figure, Song Wen was somewhat shocked by Qiu Li's cultivation level; she actually had the Qi Refining Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.

Moreover, her body was brimming with Qi and Blood, like a dragon or a tiger, which confirmed that she was practicing a Body Refining Cultivation Method.

"Perhaps her obesity is related to the Cultivation Method she practices," Song Wen thought to himself.

Having shaken off Qiu Li, Song Wen's gaze wandered across the boat.

He discovered that there were not only seventy-eight people on the spaceship; there was already a group of about twenty people on board before they boarded.

These people were all dressed in the outer disciple robes of the Corpse Demon Sect, but the auras they exuded were all different; some cultivated the Ghost Dao, some cultivated the corpse path, and some cultivated poison arts.

"These people should be from Lineage under the Corpse Demon Sect," Song Wen analyzed in his mind.

The large ship began to accelerate slowly, speeding away into the distance, and soon disappeared into the horizon.