Changes in the Secret Realm

His mind shifted from Zhou Xun and returned to Dongfang Yao and his group, who were now in his External Avatar.

After observing for a while, Lu Changzhi suddenly felt somewhat bored.

The phrase "headless flies" aptly describes the situation of this group of descendants of the Dongfang Clan searching for something.

Of course, he was also very aware that this was actually the norm for many powerful young people searching for things.

After all, not everyone is like me, going out to find things with a clear purpose.

However, this situation does indeed seem much more boring.

At that moment, Lu Changzhi abandoned his plan to continue observing these people.

Let's go and seize those opportunities we missed.

Now, the situation between Beast Race in the secret realm has changed dramatically.

When you first enter the secret realm, spirit beasts are relatively hard to find, but demon beasts are easy to spot.

After everyone's adventures and efforts, the overall number of Beast Race is no longer greater than that of cultivators, and demonic beasts are actually harder to find.

Spirit beasts are ultimately quite powerful, and dealing with them can be challenging for many cultivators.

But demonic beasts are different. If you can't deal with spirit beasts, can't you deal with demonic beasts?

Therefore, most areas in the secret realm would be very quiet if the noise and activity of people were removed.

Under these circumstances, the method of finding and Beast Race obtain light began to become unsustainable.

However, nowadays, most cities have followed suit, allowing the people within the city to keep the light they receive and use it to aid their own cultivation.

Amidst this contradiction between the pursuit of more and the difficulty of obtaining, the relationships between cultivators in the secret realms are now deteriorating at an alarming rate.

Monsters and spirit beasts are hard to find these days, but people are not.

Once you start, once you taste the sweetness, desire becomes unavoidable.

And this, to some extent, has in turn facilitated the convergence of scattered glimmers of light.

Those with less radiance are often not very strong. Although they may have less radiance, they are actually easier to kill for cultivators who hunt people.

The relatively stable situation of the past is now gone forever.

"If this continues, I'm afraid not many people will be able to leave the secret realm. Those bandits truly deserve to die."

A group of five people were walking through the jungle, one of them with a face full of anger, cursing loudly.

"There's no way around it. Before, the light couldn't be preserved, so we didn't know how much benefit it would bring. Now that we know, there will definitely be many people who will go crazy for it."

The other person, while cautiously observing their surroundings, spoke up.

That is indeed true.

Another person nodded in agreement:

"The first two layers do have limited effects, but it's said that once the third layer of light is lit, a noticeable difference can be felt. It's rumored that the cultivation benefits brought by the fourth layer of light can even rival the cultivation environment of those transcendent forces."

"Who knows if it's just a rumor." The first person to speak shook his head.

"If it weren't for that Nine-Story Tower incident, things wouldn't be like this now. It's incredibly dangerous to encounter people outside."

"It was inevitable," someone else said.

"Look at us, coming to this remote location, aren't we hoping for a stroke of luck to find the Nine-Story Tower that hasn't appeared yet?"

As they were talking, they suddenly saw a large number of flying boats in the distance, slowly moving forward.

"Over there, what a huge scale! I wonder which powerful force owns it."

"Such a large scale and such a method must still belong to the prodigies of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty," one person speculated after observing for a moment.

"The prodigies of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty don't seem to be cooperating well. It seems the area has already been searched by the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty's people. It appears they haven't divided the work among themselves," one person said, shaking his head.

"That's not surprising," another Human Dao.

"Prodigies have always preferred to work alone; the situation of those Seven Heroes from the Extreme Arms Holy Land is ultimately quite rare."

After a pause, a look of emotion crossed the man's face, and he continued:

"But the number of people from the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty is truly astounding. If they knew how to cooperate, they could probably sweep through the entire secret realm. Especially Dai Tianfeng, as the top genius of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty, he must have obtained countless opportunities from that secret realm, and his level has probably already reached an unknown level."

Upon hearing this, someone else retorted, "That's a bit of an exaggeration. The Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty is, after all, just one of the transcendent forces. Moreover, the Eighteen City Clothes-Stripping Gang can even suppress the disciples of the Star Moon Holy Land, which is also a transcendent force, so their strength is probably not bad either."

Upon hearing this, the person who had spoken earlier chuckled.

"Leaving aside the fact that the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty is merely a name among the transcendent powers, even in the situation that day, a few people fighting one person—even ants in large numbers can kill an elephant. You've just exaggerated the Eighteen City Clothes-Stripping Gang too much; I think they're all hype and no substance."

"Don't be fooled by the large crowd gathered in the Eighteen City now. I reckon if the prodigies of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty were to make a move, they would all become lambs to the slaughter."

The other person was about to retort when he was stopped:

"Alright, there's no point in discussing this. Let's hurry up and look for any spirit beasts, demon beasts, treasures, or elixirs."

While the five were busy searching again, not long after, Dai Tianfeng and his group passed by them and headed towards a more distant location at low altitude.

"Continuing like this will only lead to a sudden waste of time."

As he gazed at the darkening sky, Dai Tianfeng narrowed his eyes slightly.

This aimless search is quite contrary to his pursuit of precision.

However, with all parties taking action, if I don't do the same, I might miss an opportunity.

Not looking is a waste of energy and time; but looking seems pointless.

As his gaze swept downwards, a hint of disgust appeared in Dai Tianfeng's eyes.

The earth itself can hinder the ability of mental exploration to some extent. If the Nine-Story Tower is underground, and very deep, it would be virtually impossible to find.

But sometimes, luck is something that appears where hope is slim.

Thinking to himself, Dai Tianfeng was about to look away when suddenly his eyes narrowed.

His gaze fell on a spot not far away.

Because of their exploration and approach, many demonic beasts and spirit beasts were terrified and fled.

They often panic and take the wrong path.

That area seemed unremarkable, yet when demonic beasts approached, they all invariably chose to avoid it.

There must be a reason behind such strange occurrences.

A glint of light flashed in Dai Tianfeng's eyes.

Perhaps, this is the very place where the Nine-Story Tower stands!

At that moment, he took a step forward, approaching that area.