More than two years passed. As the buildings and formations within the ancient ruins were broken down, the danger diminished considerably. The Immortal Realm Alliance gradually relaxed its restrictions on the ruins, and many people entered again to search for overlooked treasures.
These vast ancient ruins had, after all, once been the grounds of a great sect. Immortal Spiritual Qi remained abundant, and the crumbling walls scattered throughout were ideal hiding places for Demon Beasts and demons.
The ancient ruins quickly transformed into a paradise for adventurers and treasure hunters. However, the restrictions on entering the Netherworld Secret Realm remained unchanged.
Over the past few years, quite a few Cloud Glow Sect disciples had also formed teams to enter the ancient ruins to hunt Demon Beasts and search for treasure.
Li Dalong and the two women had already been in seclusion for five years. Within the Creation Cultivation Tower, they had actually cultivated for seventy-five years. Ke Xialing awoke from cultivation, her cultivation now very close to the Middle-Stage Golden Immortal realm.
After decades of secluded cultivation, she now felt that her progress had slowed. She therefore left seclusion and returned to the Small Courtyard.
After going to pay her respects to her mother, she also helped her handle some of the sect's miscellaneous affairs.
A month later, several junior sisters she had grown up with, including Cui Wanli and Shen Yu, came to invite her to gain experience in the ancient ruins of the Netherworld Secret Realm.
Thinking that her husband and Sister Wuxia were still in seclusion, and feeling that her own cultivation was beginning to reach a bottleneck, she felt she should go out to gain experience and consolidate her foundation. She agreed to her junior sisters' invitation.
Cui Wanli and Shen Yu had both reached the