Azure Underworld Mountain.
In a quiet chamber within the mountain, True Person Liuyun, Elder Huomu, and Lin Ke had gathered.
Before them lay ten unconscious members of the Demon Race.
"These ten demons are squad leaders captured along the Demon Race's outer defensive line."
True Person Liuyun said, "Their positions give them access to the formation bases. Since we need test subjects, let's use them."
Lin Ke nodded in agreement, then said, "This Spiritual Secret Art of mine is somewhat troublesome to perform. Please excuse me for asking you two elders to step outside."
Hearing this, the two elders exchanged a glance.
Elder Liuyun nodded. "Just call us once you've finished. We still need to witness the results ourselves."
Elder Huomu smiled. "Give it your best, lad. The Golden Wing Sect's future rests on you."
With that, the two of them withdrew together.
Although Lin Ke had said that "performing the secret art is somewhat troublesome," they understood that he simply did not want others to see his secrets.
But they could understand that.
On the path of cultivation, people with secrets were everywhere.
Even though Lin Ke was a disciple of the Golden Wing Sect, it was only natural for him to have secrets. He had no obligation to tell the sect everything.
As long as they could be certain that what Lin Ke did served the sect's interests, that alone was enough.
So they did not call him out on it and simply agreed.
They did not care about the process.
What mattered was the final result.
After the two left, Lin Ke summoned the Dream-Eating Gecko as an added precaution and had it create a Spiritual Barrier around him.
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator could not probe what lay within the Dream-Eating Gecko's Spiritual Barrier.
With this