Chapter 52

He would be discovered the moment he touched the formation, and with his current weak strength, he would most likely be caught. It's better to leave a way out, both for the secret realm and for himself.

The formation he dug up contains the main formation.

There are also auxiliary formations in other areas.

He dared not move, for fear that if he did, he would make too much noise and be discovered immediately.

What a pity.

The people from the Spirit Jade Palace placed sets of Top-Grade Spirit Stone here. Besides the main formation, they should also place them under other auxiliary formations. Even if there aren't that many Spirit Stones, there won't be too few.

If we could dig, we could definitely make a fortune today.

No, they're already rolling in money!

Perhaps they could flee for a thousand years without ever needing to earn Spirit Stone again—if their lives were that long.

After Shan Heyuan finished digging, he moved it out from the other side.

He dug very carefully, and wiped away all traces. There were still no Spirit Stone inside the storage Law Artifact.

Unless the people here have some special replay Law Treasure, no one would be able to tell that it was him who dug up these Top-Grade Spirit Stones. At most, they might have some guesses, but there would be absolutely no evidence.

Speculation is useless.

They've escaped today. Now they're free to hide anywhere, in any corner, and probably no major sect will be able to find them.

Anyway, they don't lack Spirit Stone now, so they don't have to worry about making a living no matter where they hide.

Shan Heyuan was well hidden under the soil, his expression serene.

He's just waiting for Shen Duheng to finish his fight so he can come find him.

Shen Duheng might not win, but he'll most likely escape. If he can't escape, Shen Duheng expression won't be like that.

Brother Shen is quite reliable.

Shan Heyuan was hiding underground.

He didn't know how long he had been hiding when he suddenly heard Shen Duheng's telepathic message: "Come out, let's go."

Knowing that Shen Duheng was up there, Shan Heyuan immediately climbed out.

Shen Duheng stood on the ground, holding Realm Spirit in one hand.

Realm Spirit had fainted, but was still breathing, and her expression didn't seem too bad.

Shan Heyuan looked horrified. "Brother Shen, you knocked her unconscious? Are you going to take her with you on your escape? A hostage?"

"No need. Let's find somewhere to throw it away," Shen Duheng said. "We can't throw it here. If we do, the people from the Spirit Jade Palace will find it quickly and come to hunt us down. We need to throw it away in a hidden place."

Looking at Realm Spirit, who resembled a child, Shan Heyuan really didn't want to run away with a child in tow.

He couldn't bear to see Shen Duheng carrying Realm Spirit's clothes on his back like a bag, swaying back and forth. "Brother Shen, give it to me, I'll carry it."

Shen Duheng had no objections, simply handing the person over to him, then put his arm around his waist and threw the spirit sword into the sky, intending to take him away on the sword.

They wanted to escape before the people in the Spirit Jade Palace noticed anything amiss.

Otherwise, they would face an overwhelming manhunt.

Spirit Jade Palace has Tribulation Transcendence Elders. Even if Shen Duheng had once reached the Spirit Transformation and could fight beyond his level, he still couldn't fight against a Tribulation Bandit Cultivator.

Holding Realm Spirit, Shan Heyuan felt that holding a small child was no different from holding a child.

The Realm Spirit felt soft and warm, and carried a familiar spatial aura, making it feel very welcoming and friendly.

Shan Heyuan held her close, he suddenly said to Shen Duheng, "Brother Shen, what do you think would happen if I put her into my Dantian?"

Shen Duheng was taken aback by the idea and was momentarily stunned.

Shan Heyuan sensed that the cultivators from the Spirit Jade Palace below seemed to have noticed something and had already begun counting people. Feeling somewhat anxious, he said, "I'll give it a try."

Without further hesitation, he opened his Dantian and swallowed the Realm Spirit into it.

He only swallowed it tentatively, unsure if it would actually work.

Unexpectedly, the swallowing process went very smoothly, just like swallowing Spirit Plant, without any effort at all.

In the blink of an eye, the Realm Spirit had already appeared in his Dantian Small World!

He not only took someone else's Top-Grade Spirit Stone, but also swallowed the Realm Spirit!

Chapter 52

Shan Heyuan only tried swallowing it once as a trial, but he didn't expect the process to go so smoothly.

He and Shen Duheng looked at each other in bewilderment.

Before Shen Duheng could show any disapproval, Shan Heyuan quickly took out the Realm Spirit again.

The Realm Spirit was still asleep, and the soft ground lay in his hands.

Holding the little girl-like Realm Spirit, Shan Heyuan said sheepishly, "I just tried it, I didn't expect it to actually work."

Shen Duheng: "Don't be so reckless next time."

"Okay." Shan Heyuan paused, then said, "I have a gut feeling that putting her into my Dantian Small World would be a good choice."

Cultivators' intuition is usually quite accurate; it's a kind of metaphysical ability related to their cultivation level.

Having been in this world for so long, Shan Heyuan has never made a mistake in terms of intuition.

Shen Duheng glanced southeast. "Let's leave here first before we discuss this. The people from the Spirit Jade Palace are coming to investigate."

The commotion between Shen Duheng and Realm Spirit could not be kept secret from the people of the Spirit Jade Palace.

They needed to get as far away from this area as possible before the high-level cultivators of the Spirit Jade Palace made their move.

Otherwise, it would be a very troublesome matter if it fell into the hands of the Spirit Jade Palace.

Normally, Shan Heyuan wouldn't have any objections to Shen Duheng's suggestion, but today he had a different idea.

Shan Heyuan held Realm Spirit in his arms. "What kind of Law Technique did you use on Realm Spirit? When will she wake up?"

Shen Duheng: "At least twelve hours later, what?"

Shan Heyuan: "Did you notice that when I placed the Realm Spirit into my Dantian just now, Realm Spirit power suddenly weakened a lot? The West Jing Secret Realm also seems to have changed."

Shen Duheng: "No. Once she's in your Dantian, I can't detect her anymore."

Shan Heyuan asked again, "Is it that you can't sense her presence at all?"

Shen Duheng nodded. "Yes, we can no longer detect her presence."

Shan Heyuan's eyes lit up, and he lowered his voice, saying, "I'm thinking, could we create the illusion that Realm Spirit has gone into seclusion on her own? Then temporarily confine her within her Dantian Small World. As long as she doesn't contact the people from the Spirit Jade Palace, our information won't leak out for the time being."

Shen Duheng: "What if she starts causing chaos in your Dantian Small World?"

"That's where you'll need to step in." Shan Heyuan looked at him. "Brother Shen, I need you to weaken Realm Spirit to the level of a Multi- Nascent Soul cultivator. Once she's weak enough, I can lock her up and forge her Spiritual Power patterns to send a message to the people of the Spirit Jade Palace."

Realm Spirit only looks like a little girl; she's not a real little girl.

She didn't feel any guilt about being temporarily placed under house arrest by Shan Heyuan.

After all, since Realm Spirit had insisted on taking them to the Spirit Jade Palace as "guests" without warning, it was only right for him to invite Realm Spirit as a guest.

Shen Duheng hadn't expected Shan Heyuan to be so audacious. "Once you do it, you'll be at odds with the Spirit Jade Palace forever."

"We're not in much better shape right now either," Shan Heyuan said calmly. "You and Ji Li are mortal enemies. Once we're exposed, we'll definitely face being hunted down. Let's stall for time until your cultivation recovers to the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage and I reach the Nascent Soul. Then we'll be much safer."

The people from the Spirit Jade Palace have already begun their investigation; they don't have time to carefully consider the gains and losses.

Shen Duheng made a decisive decision. "We'll do it your way."

Shen Duheng took out the materials from his storage bracelet and quickly sealed his Realm Spirit cultivation to the Nascent Soul.

It wasn't that he didn't want to lower the seal, but rather that the materials he had on hand were the limit he could achieve.

After Realm Spirit's cultivation was sealed, Shan Heyuan carefully examined her and quickly placed her into his Dantian Small World.

He had just imprisoned the Realm Spirit once, and now that he had imprisoned Realm Spirit again, he could clearly feel that the Realm Spirit 'Realm Spirit cultivation level had indeed dropped considerably after being separated from the West Jing Secret Realm.

It's possible that spirits like the Realm Spirit must stay with their original body to maintain maximum combat power.