Huangfu Lou laughed and said, “Though the Blood Blade Seal is the clan seal of the Huangfu Family, our clan now has scarcely any members left. My death is of no consequence—you must live!”

“Take it!”

Huangfu Lou forcefully slapped the blood-red great seal into Huangfu Qing’s hand.

This is the great seal representing the Clan Leader of the Huangfu Clan!

It is also a supreme treasure no less valuable than the Asura Blood Book!

Huangfu Qing stared blankly at the blood-red seal in his hand, his gaze dazed, both hands trembling uncontrollably.

“From now on, I leave everything to you!”

Huangfu Lou patted Huangfu Qing’s shoulder and strode off resolutely.

Huangfu Qing slowly raised his head, suddenly gripping the Blood Blade Seal tightly, his palm breaking open without noticing, drops of fresh blood trickling down the great seal, staining it thoroughly.

“Xu Yang, I will make you the stepping stone for the resurgence of my Huangfu Family!”

The building was flooded with murderous intent!

…

Central Province, Taixuan City!

At the city’s center was a large Teleportation Array.

At this very moment, Martial Artists from Wuhou Hall were directing energy into the array, preparing to activate it.

In the center of the array stood over two hundred people!

All were of Myriad Phenomena Realm, the formation awe-inspiring.

Xu Yang was among them.

Everyone on this array was heading to the Celestial Essence Secret Realm.

The Celestial Essence Secret Realm’s reputation was far-reaching, attracting Martial Artists not only from Central Province but also other regions.

Through this array, people would be sent directly to the Celestial Essence Town suspended high above the clouds!

The Void Celestial Essence Town was a settlement and base established by the hands of mighty experts from Wuhou Hall outside the Celestial Essence Secret Realm.

Anyone entering or exiting the Secret Realm could stay and rest in the town!

Whoosh!

Radiant spiritual light soared, a flash of brilliance, and the array was instantly devoid of people.

In the void, a speck of spiritual light appeared, instantly piercing the darkness!

Whoosh!

When Xu Yang collected himself, he found he was already standing outside a small town.

All around, in every direction, there was boundless darkness and void, chilling to behold!

No one could say by what means this entire town was suspended in the void, with buildings everywhere, ancient charm swirling through the air!

Beyond the town, a broad avenue paved with bluestone stretched deep into the darkness of the void. At its distant end, a majestic and multicolored gate of light stood upright!

Obviously, that was the entrance to the Celestial Essence Secret Realm!

“Hiss, so this is Celestial Essence Town?”

“It’s astonishing!”

“It’s truly standing within the void itself.”

“Such a feat could only be managed by a True Sovereign!”

“If one were to fall off, even a Myriad Manifestations Perfection expert would perish, I suppose?”

…

The surround was abuzz with exclamations of shock and awe.

Clearly, a great many of these Martial Artists were here for the first time as well.

Even those as strong as Myriad Phenomena Realm were deeply shaken by all that the void contained, unable to stifle their astonishment!

Xu Yang was secretly taken aback as well.

With his strength, sensing the surroundings and the fringes, he still felt unresolvable dread and unease.

The mysteries lurking here were evidently not for him to fathom at his current level.

Sweeping his gaze across the secret realm’s gate and the town, Xu Yang mused for a moment but decided not to linger in the town.

However, to enter the Celestial Essence Secret Realm, he still needed to enter the town to pay spirit stones and exchange for an entry token!

Without the token, there’s no entry to the Secret Realm!

With this in mind, Xu Yang headed straight into the town.

Within the crowd, he was not at all conspicuous!

This time, his disguise was that of an elder.

Late Stage of Myriad Manifestation Realm cultivation!

On this journey, what Xu Yang feared most was unexpected trouble!

Therefore, the elder’s appearance and such cultivation naturally helped him avoid much hassle and misfortune!

There were some who glanced at Xu Yang, but their eyes swept past him only briefly before moving on!

After all, reaching the Myriad Manifestation Realm, few would be simple-minded fools!

Who among them had not endured myriad hardships?

What had they not seen before?

Much less a late-stage elder—such people are battle-hardened, deeply cunning!

Anyone with ill intentions would hesitate to target someone like that.

Inside the town, all seemed peaceful, though Martial Artists could occasionally be seen entering or leaving buildings—plainly, many chose to linger here.

This town contained no Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but situated within the void, if one was lucky and perceptive, they could still gain profound insights into the cosmos!

Naturally, staying here meant paying a considerable sum in spirit stones each day.

The place for exchanging tokens was just inside the town’s entrance. When Xu Yang arrived, a sizable line had already formed ahead of him.

After dozens of breaths, Xu Yang’s turn came.

“Three hundred million spirit stones, or the equivalent in treasures, spirit pills, or elixirs will also suffice!” A Myriad Manifestations Realm Perfection Martial Artist glanced up at Xu Yang and spoke blandly.

Xu Yang handed over a Storage Ring without comment!

The other man examined it, flipped his palm, and the Storage Ring vanished instantly.

He then withdrew a golden jade seal, its face inscribed with the characters ‘Marquis Wu’, the reverse with ‘Celestial Essence’!

Within the Storage Ring were a few sixth-grade pills and some divine weapons!

While impressive, those stationed here had seen it all before.

Not the slightest ripple was stirred!

“Thank you!”

Xu Yang accepted the token and turned to leave the town.

“Friend, wait up.”

Just as Xu Yang stepped onto the Void Ladder, a call rang out from behind him.

Xu Yang did not pause.

The sound of wind approached—a figure catching up from behind.

“Please wait, friend!”

“You’re looking for me?”

Xu Yang frowned slightly, watching the newcomer with suspicion.

It was a middle-aged man, Late Stage of Myriad Manifestation Realm in cultivation!

There were more footsteps, two other Martial Artists approaching.

An old woman and another middle-aged man.

Clearly, the three were together—all at Late Stage of Myriad Manifestation Realm!

Witnessing this, Xu Yang sighed inwardly.

The whole journey, nothing out of the ordinary had arisen.

He never expected that, on arriving here—at the very entrance to the Secret Realm—he would be approached.

“What do you want?” Xu Yang’s face was expressionless, his tone icy.

The middle-aged man leading the group smiled, “Friend, I am Wu Yu. You must be here for the first time, yes?”

Xu Yang said nothing, just glared coldly at Wu Yu.

Wu Yu was not offended, continuing, “I see that as soon as you arrived, you meant to go right into the secret realm—Evidently, you are in quite a hurry. As it happens, I went in once before and discovered a hidden place.”

“Inside, there’s a rather unique treasure, its value nearly rivaling the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit; but it is shrouded in a Heaven and Earth Spirit Array. That is why I found two companions this time.”

“But the three of us alone may struggle against the array. If you are willing, we can join forces; whatever we gain, the four of us will split evenly; but I claim first right to choose the treasure, exchanging for shares of its equivalent value!”

“Not interested!”

Xu Yang turned to leave at once!

Such tricks are far too common.

Indeed, even if his words were true, the treasure real, the array real—

Still, who here is not harboring their own schemes?

In the end, it always ends in slaughter and bloodshed!

For him, ordinary treasures are of little use anyway!

It would be pure waste of time!

This time, his only goal was the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit!

“Friend, I haven’t even told you exactly what it is yet.”

Xu Yang’s blunt refusal left Wu Yu momentarily speechless, only reacting after a few breaths. Seeing Xu Yang departing, he hurried to catch up and call out.

Whoosh!

Xu Yang abruptly accelerated, vanishing along the Void Ladder within a blink of an eye.

At this, Wu Yu’s complexion turned gloomy.

“Another failed—Nobody here is a fool!”

“Don’t waste your breath,” the old woman shrugged indifferently.

Wu Yu gnashed his teeth, “The curse of it is, I’m not even bloody well lying!”

The other middle-aged man curled his lip, his meaning obvious!

“Let it be us three, we’ll handle it when we get there!”

“I refuse to believe we won’t find anyone—you’re not completely unprepared, are you, Wu Yu?” The old woman said with deep significance.

Wu Yu sighed. There was nothing for it.

“Wait—that’s… Huangfu Qing!”

Wu Yu’s body froze, staring in alarm at a figure appearing suddenly at the town gate.

“Huangfu Qing, Wuhou Hall’s number one titled Marquis Wu—he’s come, too,” the old woman and the other middle-aged man exclaimed, both greatly startled.

“Cough, you’re not thinking of inviting Huangfu Qing, are you? Middle Stage of Myriad Phenomena Realm—and in terms of strength, likely not beneath us.” The second middle-aged man eyed Wu Yu, looking odd.

Wu Yu’s mouth twitched, and he said crossly, “You think me an idiot?”

“If we really rope in Huangfu Qing, we might not even get to lick the bowl!”

Nobody dared underestimate Wuhou Hall’s first Marquis Wu at Middle Stage of Myriad Phenomena Realm!

Even if one were truly stronger than Huangfu Qing, one would not dare make a move!

Killing or even provoking Huangfu Qing—the consequences would be too bitter to contemplate!

“Come on!”

Wu Yu, feeling ill-fated, swiftly made for the gate of light.

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