Within the secret realm, as Liang Shu and Qi Du began systematically capturing manpower, the upper echelons of the various sects of Famed Continent finally started to notice that something was amiss.
This time, not only had cultivators from other continents entered, but there were also Primordial Spirit cultivators sent in by the various sects. They generally did not venture deep into the secret realm at once. Instead, they used the secret scroll to identify the dangerous places, allowing the cultivators from other continents to enter first and probe them out, uncovering the secrets within.
Yet half a year had passed, and there had not been the slightest movement at Elephant Mountain, the most crucial location. This was exceedingly abnormal.
One had to know that a hundred years ago, the cultivators of Barren Continent would fight fiercely over even a single magical artifact or pill discovered within the secret realm, much less a key place like Elephant Mountain.
To lure in cultivators from other continents, they had deliberately left certain areas around Elephant Mountain uncleared, waiting to bait people into taking the hook so they could open up the road ahead for them.
In truth, even if cultivators from other continents discovered something important in Elephant Mountain and successfully brought it out, it would not matter. They were still on Famed Continent's territory. When the time came, they only needed to "reason with them," and the items would still be theirs.
But now, not a single person was going there. That was extremely strange. Even if someone had broken their oath and leaked the news within, they could not possibly stop the greed in people's hearts.
Besides, even when they took fine items from these cultivators each time, they exchanged them for a fair price. These cultivators should also understand