The Five Directions Immortal Mansion's vision had been beautiful, but before long, reality dealt them a blow straight to the head.
Although Xi Yan Immortal Mansion had lit the Sacred Flame, they still needed a Mystic Insight Realm cultivator to open the Secret Realm.
Xi Yan Immortal Mansion's Dao Escaping Old Ancestor certainly could not emerge, so they could only seek help from the other four western Immortal Estates.
However, after the Venerables of the western Immortal Estates tried in succession, they discovered that with their cultivation, they simply could not break through the spatial barrier surrounding that Secret Realm.
Hearing this, Chen Yang's face showed curiosity. "Even that little girl outside who cultivates water arts could not open it? From the aura of her cultivation, she was already quite formidable. Though she was still inferior to a Venerable, she was far stronger than the others."
Ninth Abyss Venerable gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Senior does not know. It was not just her. Even when I went myself, I could do nothing against the Secret Realm's spatial barrier. I could dissolve a small portion of it, but I was still some distance away from truly breaking it."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yang understood.
Since the Five Directions Immortal Mansion could not open the spatial barrier outside the Secret Realm themselves, they would naturally seek outside assistance.
"Besides me, two other Great Venerables were invited to try as well, but the result was the same. None of us could break that spatial barrier."
Ninth Abyss Venerable continued, "Judging from the results of our attacks, that spatial barrier should have extended outward from within the Secret Realm. In other words, its roots still lay inside the Secret Realm. If the problem cannot be resolved at its root, then only