Xu Qingtong, Nangong Zhen, and Du Siwen returned to the small building they had stayed in before and sat down in the reception room on the first floor. Xu Qingtong could hardly wait to ask, "Big Brother, hurry and tell me what you went through in the Secret Realm!"
Nangong Zhen gave a detailed account of his experiences after entering the Secret Realm.
As it turned out, things had gone fairly smoothly for Nangong Zhen at first. He had encountered several fifth-tier demon beasts and easily slain them all.
Later, he had encountered a Sixth Tier demon beast. After a battle, he had ultimately defeated it with a scare but no real danger.
As he neared Red Rock Canyon, he encountered a disciple of the Anyang Sect. A disagreement led to a fight. Nangong Zhen was slightly stronger than the Anyang Sect disciple, but just as he was about to win, two more Anyang Sect disciples arrived.
Unable to withstand the three of them together, Nangong Zhen fled in a sorry state. Then he encountered a Sixth Tier demon beast with three fifth-tier demon beasts blocking his way.
With his path blocked ahead and pursuers behind, Nangong Zhen had no choice but to crush his Jade Talisman and teleport out of the Secret Realm. He knew nothing of what happened afterward.
"Qingtong, how did you and your wife fare? Did you encounter any seventh-tier demon beasts?"
Xu Qingtong nodded and said, "Not only did we encounter the Riftwind Beast, we killed that fellow too!"
Nangong Zhen's eyes immediately filled with astonishment. In disbelief, he asked, "Just the two of you killed the Riftwind Beast?"
When Xu Qingtong nodded, Nangong Zhen was truly stunned. He murmured, "To think you and your wife possessed such fighting strength, Brother Qingtong. I can only