Qin Hao's expression suddenly turned cold.
The Divine Sea spiritual power surged from his body, almost causing him to attack on the spot.
A slightly older young man surnamed He quickly grabbed his shoulder and whispered, "Junior brother, don't be impulsive."
"Once you enter the secret realm, the sect's elites will help you seal off his escape route. Letting him live a little longer won't change the outcome."
Qin Hao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his killing intent, and coldly said to Chu Yunfei:
"Cherish this last bit of life."
After saying that, he turned and stepped into the array gate.
Xie Yunyi paused slightly as she passed by Chu Yunfei.
She didn't make any threats, but simply gave Chu Yunfei a careful look.
When the divine sense of the Divine Sea Realm Second Layer landed on the other party, it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea; he could not sense the slightest real fluctuation.
Xie Yunyi's vigilance immediately intensified.
Qin Hao has probably really chosen the wrong opponent this time.
Without warning, she followed closely behind and entered the array gate.
Yue Chenzhou and Yin Hanmei of the Puppet Sect, Wu Changge and Wu Mingyue of the Divine Martial Sect, and Xiao Yihan and Si Yunshu of the Heavenly Edict Sect also led their disciples into the arena one after another.
As Wu Changge passed by Chu Yunfei, he extended his fist.
"Brother Chu, see you again in the secret realm."
"If anyone teams up to kill you, just let me know. Although I might not be able to get there in time after being randomly teleported, I will never refuse to help if I can."
Chu Yunfei raised his fist and lightly bumped it against his.
Thank you.
Wu Changge grinned and led Wu Mingyue into the array gate.
The Heavenly Sword Sect was the last to enter.
When Nangong Wuhen passed by Chu Yunfei, he had a cold smile on his face, but he did not utter a word of provocation.
Although he hadn't taken Meng Tianyun's earlier warning to heart, it had at least made him a little more cautious.
After entering the secret realm, he will first reunite with his fellow disciples.
Once Chu Yunfei is found, the Cangyun Sect and the Puppet Sect will join forces to completely eliminate any possibility of his escape.
When Situ Shuang'er walked to Chu Yunfei's side, she paused slightly.
She gazed at Chu Yunfei's calm profile, the cold words she had prepared stuck in her throat.
She had already sensed the deadly trap within the secret realm.
Several holy sons from various sects secretly joined forces, all targeting Chu Yunfei.
If she were to offer a reminder, wouldn't that mean she still cares about him?
But if you say nothing...
Situ Shuang'er tightened her grip on her sword, and finally said coldly, "The secret realm is not a matter of life and death. If you only have the strength you showed in the Jingyuan Hall, you'd better not be too flamboyant. Find a place to hide after you go in."
Chu Yunfei raised an eyebrow slightly.
" Shuang'er, are you worried about me?"
Situ Shuang'er's expression turned slightly cold, and she immediately denied it, saying, "You're being presumptuous. I just don't want you, as a fellow disciple, to end up with a miserable fate."
Chu Yunfei smiled.
"Don't worry, Saintess Situ, you don't need to concern yourself with what happens to me."
This nonchalant attitude made Situ Shuang'er feel inexplicably tight in her chest.
She didn't linger and turned to step into the array gate.
Chu Yunfei did not rush to set off.
His gaze swept across the end of the Heavenly Sword Sect Sect's seats, briefly meeting Lin Wanyin's eyes.
Lin Wanyin clenched her fists, her eyes filled with worry.
Chu Yunfei nodded slightly, then turned and walked towards the array gate.
"Don't worry, wait for me to come out."
His telepathic message reached Lin Wanyin's ears.
The next moment, Chu Yunfei stepped into the golden array gate.
A strong sense of spatial pull swept over my entire body.
Chu Yunfei felt the surrounding light and shadows distort, and his consciousness seemed to be forcibly pressed into his body by an invisible force.
This transmission lasted for more than ten breaths.
Suddenly, I felt solid beneath my feet.
Chu Yunfei's body sank slightly, landing steadily on a gray-brown wasteland.
Looking around, all that could be seen was cracked, black earth.
The weeds were less than half a foot long, withered, yellow, and white.
Huge animal bones lay half-buried in the soil, some of them over ten feet long. Even after years of erosion, their surfaces still gleamed with a dark, metallic sheen.
Further away, low hills stretch across the wilderness.
The sky was a somber, dark red, with thick clouds rolling slowly, but there was no sign of rain.
"This is the Heavenly Mystic Secret Realm?"
Chu Yunfei released his divine sense.
The invisible soul power spread in all directions like a tide.
Baili.
When his divine sense extended to the edge of a hundred miles away, an obscure spatial force appeared and forcibly blocked his perception.
"Divine consciousness has been suppressed."
Chu Yunfei was not surprised.
Many secret realms have their own rules, which restrict the spiritual sense and flight ability of outside cultivators.
What really bothered him was that he couldn't sense any living people within a hundred miles.
The number of cultivators who entered the secret realm this time was far more than tens of thousands.
After the random teleportation, the area within a hundred miles remained deserted, which could only mean that the territory of this secret realm was far more vast than outsiders imagined.
Chu Yunfei bent down and grabbed a handful of soil.
The soil had long since lost its vitality, yet a faint trace of spirituality remained within it.
"The spatial structure is intact, and the rules of heaven and earth have not obviously collapsed. Despite the long years, this secret realm is still well preserved."
Chu Yunfei brushed the dust off his fingertips, having already made his judgment.
If Ling Zhantian and the remnant soul of the secret realm hadn't set up a trap beforehand, this place would indeed have been a rare opportunity for martial artists in the Heavenly Origin Realm and the Divine Sea Realm.
He did not search for the Sect Token.
That thing can only be used to compete for the ranking of the six sects; it's meaningless to him.
What truly matters are the spiritual herbs, spiritual veins, and various opportunities that have grown in this secret realm for many years.
Chu Yunfei discerned the direction of the Spiritual Qi flow and sped off towards the northeast.
He had walked less than a hundred feet when he paused slightly.
A very subtle tremor came from the ground beneath my feet.
Click.
Suddenly, a piece of animal bone that was half-buried in the soil ahead cracked open.
Immediately afterwards, the ground more than ten feet away rose up, and a decaying, blackened hand emerged from the soil, its five fingers gripping the ground tightly.
An ancient corpse clad in tattered iron armor slowly crawled out.
Its body was devoid of flesh and blood, leaving only a skeleton covered in black spots, with two eerie green flames flickering slightly in its empty eye sockets.
Subsequently, the second and third ancient corpses emerged from the ground one after another.
In just a few breaths.
Thirteen ancient corpses had already surrounded Chu Yunfei in the center.
Twelve of them exuded a chilling aura reminiscent of the Late Stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
The last ancient corpse was tall, with a blurry image of a ferocious beast engraved on its chest armor, and its right hand gripped a rusty heavy sword.
Divine Sea Realm Fifth Layer.
Chu Yunfei's gaze fell on the soul fire in its eye sockets.
The remaining ancient corpses were in a state of chaos, acting almost entirely on their remaining instincts.
Only this ancient corpse at the Divine Sea Realm Fifth Layer had green flames in its eye sockets that rotated in a very regular pattern.
It is observing itself.
To be precise, someone is observing me through these eyes.
Chu Yunfei sneered inwardly, but showed no sign of it on his face.
"Encountering Divine Sea Realm Fifth Layer ancient corpse right after entering the secret realm, that's pretty lucky."
The soul fire in the eye sockets of the tall, ancient corpse flickered slightly.
The next moment, it suddenly raised its heavy blade.
"Roar!"
Thirteen ancient corpses suddenly sprang to life.
Twelve decaying figures lunged from different directions, their sharp bone claws tearing through the air, aiming straight for Chu Yunfei's vital points.
The tall ancient corpse gripped the sword with both hands, channeling all its corpse energy —at the Divine Sea Realm Fifth Layer— into the blade.
The blade slashed down, and a gray-black blade beam, tens of feet long, swept across the wasteland.
A flash of lightning appeared beneath Chu Yunfei's feet.
The dark golden afterimage left behind was severed in half by the blade's edge and then exploded with a deafening roar.
boom!
A violent surge of lightning swept across the land.
The three Heavenly Origin Realm corpses at the forefront of the charge were instantly engulfed by the lightning, their decaying bones shattering inch by inch.
The tall, ancient corpse was clearly stunned for a moment.
It seemed it hadn't expected Chu Yunfei to be this fast.
The next moment, Chu Yunfei appeared behind it.
The Abyss-Devouring Sword wasn't even drawn.
Chu Yunfei clenched his fist and punched the ancient corpse in the back of the chest.
Bang!
The dark gold fist force pierced through the tattered iron armor.
The ancient corpse's sternum exploded outwards, and its massive body flew dozens of feet like a boulder, smashing two other ancient corpses along the way.
The remaining ancient corpses, unaware of fear, continued to rush forward.
Chu Yunfei's figure transformed into lightning, flashing continuously among the ancient corpses.
Each afterimage left behind would explode upon the approach of the ancient corpse.
A few breaths later, all twelve ancient corpses at the Heavenly Origin Realm turned into scattered bones on the ground.
The ancient corpse, at the Divine Sea Realm Fifth Layer, had just gotten up from the ground when Chu Yunfei was already standing in front of it.
"This level of probing is far too mild."
Chu Yunfei murmured to himself, gripping the Abyss-Devouring Sword with his right hand.
Clang!
A flash of sword light.
Before the towering ancient corpse could even raise its sword, its head shot skyward.
The two green soul flames in his eye sockets flickered violently before going out completely.
Chu Yunfei looked down at the bones scattered on the ground, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.
These ancient corpses contained no trace of life force or blood, and their dantian and Divine Sea had long since dried up, relying only on the remaining corpse energy and the power of the formation to function.
Even if you put it away, it won't be of much value.
"If it still has flesh and blood and spiritual power, then it can be put to good use."
Chu Yunfei sheathed his sword.
Just then...
The entire wasteland suddenly began to shake violently...