Seven days later.

A fierce battle ended.

The demon cultivators fled deep into the secret realm.

The immortal cultivators achieved a great victory.

They dealt a heavy blow to the demon cultivators;
without at least ten Nascent Souls, recovery would be impossible.

One after another, smiles appeared on their faces.

Zhuang Seping laughed and said, “Let’s leave here now. Taking advantage of the Feilian Legion’s shortage of manpower, we can launch a large-scale invasion against their legion and surely win. After victory, we can dispatch forces back to seal them off, completely cornering them inside the secret realm. While eliminating this hidden threat once and for all, we can also thoroughly excavate this treasure land. The benefits are numerous!”

Feipeng said calmly, “Your analysis is quite accurate!”

Zhuang Seping smiled cheerfully, “Captain, that’s all thanks to you.”

Nearby, Changqing laughed heartily, “No need for everyone to claim credit. This is the result of all our efforts!”

Feipeng also laughed loudly, stepping closer to Zhuang Seping and Changqing, pretending to embrace them.

Zhuang Seping’s face was full of smiles.

However, at that moment,

A long sword suddenly appeared out of thin air and, with lightning speed, plunged into Zhuang Seping’s chest.

“Crack!”

A shattering sound rang out.

Countless forces of cosmic law, with unimaginable power, tore apart Zhuang Seping’s immortal body and Nascent Soul!

Zhuang Seping’s eyes widened, and he spat out a mouthful of dazzling golden-red blood!

His soul also suffered a devastating blow at this moment!

From the inside out, and outside in, everything about him was ended by this sword!

This was not a simple sword strike. It was a lethal blow honed after years of studying Zhuang Seping, crafted to be the most destructive and targeted finishing attack! It was a desperate sneak attack after Zhuang Seping had consumed a great deal of energy and his mind was relaxed!

Zhuang Seping only saw a faint smile on Captain Feipeng’s face: “You’ve killed too many of my brothers. I had no choice. The pressure from my clan is immense!”

Zhuang Seping was shocked: “Demon cultivator? You are a demon cultivator?”

“Heh, Deputy Captain Zhuang, you’re too shallow. What does it matter whether one cultivates as a demon or an immortal? It’s merely a different path of cultivation. The ultimate goal is the same: eternal immortality,” Captain Feipeng said indifferently.

“You… you will regret this! Demon cultivators seek to destroy the world and slaughter all living beings. In the end, they will reap their own destruction!” Zhuang Seping said his last words, the light in his eyes completely dimming.

Meanwhile, on the other side,

A deathly feathered wing also pierced through Immortal King Changqing’s brow from behind, causing his soul to wither and leaving him on the brink of death!

Changqing slightly turned his head and saw Captain Feilian’s true form standing behind him.

The pressure radiating from him was unmistakably mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal!

This was actually Captain Feilian’s true body!

Using his mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal strength, he ambushed a early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, fighting at peak form against a weakened state, and used a mid-grade postnatal spiritual treasure to ravage Changqing’s physical body—calculating carefully while seeming careless.

All words turned into a long sigh.

Immortal King Changqing fell into eternal darkness.

This sudden turn shocked the group of Golden Immortals nearby.

The change came too quickly;
none of them reacted immediately.

Once they regained awareness, they immediately fled in all directions.

The two mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal experts wore terrifying smiles.

All escaping Golden Immortals were intercepted and killed within moments!

Captain Feilian licked the fresh blood from his blade tip, smiling pleasantly: “Although it was somewhat unexpected, the plan went smoothly! As long as these people fall here and our avatars dissipate, the matter is settled!”

Feipeng frowned: “But this secret realm will be reported eventually. The problem is, we still can’t plunder all the treasures here. Something has changed in this secret realm!”

“Damn!” Captain Feilian frowned, “If it weren’t for the need to lure them in and put on a show, we would have already taken all the treasures from here!”

“What now?”

“Kill all the remaining demon cultivators! This time, I’ll be the bait,” Captain Feilian said calmly.

“But your own nephew is inside!”

“For the progress of my clan, this sacrifice is nothing! Unlike that Kong Ming just now, who cursed you even in his dying breath!” Feilian laughed.

The two laughed together.

Then Feilian and Feipeng rushed deep into the secret realm. With Feilian as the insider, finding their location was easy.

This time, their attack was even easier!

The severely wounded Miesha and Hunli put up little resistance and fell under their surprise attack, and the Golden Immortals died without exception!

After collecting all the spoils, they began attempting to break open the buildings to seize treasures.

However, the defensive barrier on the building’s surface had become much more stable.

Feilian said, “Let’s go. Something’s changed. I have a bad feeling about this place. It’s better to leave early. Luckily, only a few days have passed;
the array probably hasn’t grown stronger. Earlier, Miesha and Hunli, both early-stage, almost broke the array. With us two mid-stage attacking, we should break it quickly!”

Feipeng nodded.

They reached the spot where they had just blasted open a passage. Since it had been broken once, breaking it again should be easier.

The two attacked together, each protected by a mid-grade postnatal spiritual treasure, their methods even more formidable. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novᴇl(ꜰ)ire.ɴet

In theory, breaking the first layer of the barrier should have been easy.

However, they attacked for a full three hours before shattering the first barrier, creating only a gap about one person tall.

This speed was three times slower than before, and the gap was smaller than before!

Feipeng and Feilian exchanged glances, feeling a sense of urgency and increasing their attack intensity.

After another full day, they broke through the second barrier.

“This isn’t right. At this rate, we might not break the ninth barrier. Have you noticed the array’s strength keeps increasing?” Feipeng frowned.

“Indeed. It’s as if someone is repairing the array!”

The two suddenly looked at each other and realized the truth instantly!

“A third wave has entered! And they aren’t doing anything but repairing the array!”

Feilian roared, “Damn it! Who the hell are these people? So sneaky!”

“Very clever. They want to swallow all the benefits. Once the ‘gate’ is closed, all treasures will belong to them!”

“Find them! Kill them!” Feilian gritted his teeth.

“Go! Search along the edges!”

They didn’t immediately stop breaking the array. Instead, they left their avatars to maintain the breaking state while their true bodies immediately began stealthily searching for the third wave.

Su Yuan sensed their murmuring mental threads.

Watching the thread’s end approaching his direction,

He chuckled and shook his head.

In a flash, his body disappeared from his original spot.

When he reappeared, it was at another part of the array, continuing to repair it.

Feipeng and Feilian arrived at Su Yuan’s previous location.

Feilian immediately flashed to the spot where Su Yuan had been sitting cross-legged and observed the slightly abnormal fluctuations in the array.

“There was someone here just now!” Feilian confirmed.

“And a spiritual cultivator at that!” Feipeng confirmed as well.

He calculated the opponent’s location by finger counting, vaguely pointing to the other end of the secret realm.

He furrowed his brows, finding it impossible. The secret realm was not small;
crossing the entire place instantly was unrealistic because the array even had flight restrictions.

But no matter what, this person had to be found and dealt with or controlled!

“Keep searching! Damn it, a formation master actually snuck in!” Feilian was annoyed.

This array wasn’t something just anyone could repair. They were all Taiyi Golden Immortals and possessed some formation skills, but they had only explored the array’s weak points.

Trying to repair it? They couldn’t even understand it!

The two hurried toward the roughly calculated location.

An hour later, someone once again approached Su Yuan’s location.

Su Yuan vanished in a blink and returned to his original position, continuing to repair the previously unrepaired parts.

Feipeng and Feilian came up empty.

But the traces around showed no evidence that one or more cultivators had been there just now!

“This place really is at the other end of the secret realm! How is that possible?” Feipeng found it hard to believe.

Feilian’s expression grew serious: “Maybe someone among them comprehended spatial laws, or there’s a divine beast or immortal beast here with innate spatial divine powers!”

Feipeng calmed down: “Since they don’t dare face us, they obviously can’t defeat us. I don’t believe they comprehended spatial laws, but possessing innate spatial divine powers is possible! Such powers can’t be used continuously. Let’s try a few times to exhaust their divine power usage!”

“No problem!” Feilian agreed.

So, the two began searching everywhere for Su Yuan. With two avatars cooperating, their search speed was much faster than before.

They no longer hid stealthily but flew and teleported at full speed to accelerate the search.

Every time one of them or their avatars got close to Su Yuan, he would run to another place to continue repairs.

After more than ten such exchanges,

Feipeng sensed something was wrong.

He immediately said, “This person’s innate divine power seems to consume very little. We must restrict his movement and set arrays!”

Thus, Feilian and Feipeng began laying formations along the edges of the Nine Suns Spirit Devouring Array’s barriers to prevent Su Yuan from further studying the array inside.

This layout took three whole months. They arranged arrays all around the inner side of the Nine Suns Spirit Devouring Array but never found Su Yuan’s figure.

When they returned to their starting point, they saw a figure standing between the fourth and fifth barrier layers, quickly drawing spiritual runes to repair the array.

Sensing the gaze behind him,

Su Yuan turned back and smiled at the two: “Have you finished setting the arrays? Why not come over and have some tea to take a break?”

Feipeng and Feilian’s faces alternated between pale and flushed!

They looked at the intact array barriers and then at Su Yuan, protected within the barriers. Their fists clenched tightly!

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