"Boom!"
The secret realm finally closed. True Person Xuanji withdrew her magical power, and the gateway vanished at once. The raging whirlpool on the river abruptly disappeared as well, turning into waves that surged onward.
Even if anyone still lived inside the secret realm, anyone who had yet to emerge no longer had a chance.
The next opening would be another sixty years away.
The secret realm was treacherous. No one could survive inside for sixty years.
Death was the only path left.
At that moment, Lin Changheng looked toward the Foundation Establishment late stage cultivator dressed as a woodcutter, preparing to make his move.
But a flurry of whistles through the air drew the attention of the cultivators present.
Lingfeng had finished speaking with True Person Xuanji and released the jade-white Moon-Gathering Immortal Vessel. It spun in midair, steadily expanding in size.
The Extreme South Palace cultivators flew aboard and took their places. True Person Lingfeng turned to say something else to True Person Xuanji, then smiled faintly in satisfaction, stepped into the air, and landed aboard the vessel. An instant later, he piloted it away through the sky.
Lin Changheng had also quietly counted those aboard.
Three were missing.
That meant the Extreme South Palace had lost three cultivators on this expedition as well.
Still, its casualty rate was far lower than the overall rate. Clearly, the Extreme South Palace cultivators were exceptionally powerful. Moreover, they had likely explored the Secret Realm Heart, where the danger and difficulty were different.
"Everyone, in three days, the Purple Pole Sect's exploration party will also depart. After that, your safety outside cannot be guaranteed. Please plan carefully and consider whether to stay or leave."
Only after the Extreme South Palace party had gone far away did True Person Xuanji slowly