As they pressed onward, no one in the group spoke. Even though they knew these spirit beasts would not attack them, the gathering of so many powerful creatures still placed tremendous mental pressure on everyone.
To them, the Spirit King Realm was an unreachable height. In all these years, they had only seen a handful of Spirit Kings, and those figures had seemed like gods in their eyes. Yet in this canyon, Spirit King Realm beasts roamed in packs. According to Huo Hai, there were also many Spirit Emperor Realm experts in the final layer.
The journey continued in silence, and Huo Hai was not much of a talker himself. Soon, the group reached the entrance to the Celestial Star Sect Headquarters.
"See that white snow lion? It's the spirit beast guarding the entrance, and its strength has reached the Spirit Emperor Realm. I don't know exactly how powerful it is. The cave behind it is where we're headed."
As he walked forward, Huo Hai spoke again. "The spirit beasts here have been eroded by the great formation, so they aren't particularly intelligent, but they're highly compatible with the stellar spiritual power here. Any Spirit Masters who cultivate as Beast Spirit Masters can subdue these beasts fairly easily. The Celestial Star Sect's Beast Spirit Masters used to be extremely powerful."
After a pause, Huo Hai said solemnly, "Remember, you must not reveal anything about the Celestial Star Sect. The sects that destroyed it back then were incredibly powerful. Once word gets out, they won't spare anyone, no matter who you are."
Huo Hai was warning them so that none of them would foolishly succumb to temptation. Some idiots were easily driven to betrayal by the terms others offered. What Huo Hai meant was that even if they betrayed the family,