Some Things Can Only Be Done in Person

Chen Yang was planning the path toward future Union of Immortals and Gods when Dongfang Yingcai, on the other side, received a message from a True Intent Cultivator of the Donglai Sect.

Strong fluctuations had emerged from the Earthly Treasure Secret Realm. By estimation, it would open in less than a month, so they had best set out as soon as possible.

Dongfang Yingcai promptly bade Wu Tong farewell. These past days, she had stayed with her future mother-in-law, and the two had gotten along exceedingly well, growing much closer.

Still worried about the Yang Family's fief, Dongfang Yingcai arranged before leaving for one True Person from the Donglai Sect to remain there with three Spiritual Connection cultivators, ensuring the safety of Wu Tong and the others.

After returning to Pine Mountain, Yang Lingrui, Xue Qingluan, and He Songyi boarded the immortal vessel according to their prior plan, heading with Dongfang Yingcai to the Earthly Treasure Secret Realm. The remaining Yang Family cultivators stayed behind on Pine Mountain.

This was mainly due to the risks of searching for treasure in the Secret Realm.

Unlike the Twilight Ancient Path, the Earthly Treasure Secret Realm would not separate cultivators according to their stages of cultivation. Everyone would contend within the same space.

With such an enormous gap in cultivation realms, the danger low-realm cultivators faced while exploring it would increase drastically.

There was another point as well. Qi Gathering Cultivators could not ride the wind, so moving about within the Earthly Treasure Secret Realm would be laborious and time-consuming. They could also easily become a weak point for hostile factions to exploit, needlessly dragging down their own side's treasure-hunting progress.

Although the cultivation of the Yang Family cultivators had risen rapidly over the years, none had yet broken beyond the Qi Gathering