Chapter 243: Secret Realm! Chen Xuan’s Wrath!

Cai Yao didn’t understand what was happening.

Faced with the attack of the Nascent Soul monster, she had reacted quickly, diving underwater in an attempt to escape. After all, there was nothing else she could do.

Even so, she hadn’t expected to actually escape like that.

Facing such an expert, escaping should have been impossible unless someone stepped forward to save her.

Fortunately, she still had many other trump cards left behind by her Master.

Although it had been several years since they last met, she had never truly used most of the things he had given her. With her own strength and the assistance of her pets, she had rarely encountered a situation where she needed to rely on those treasures.

Yet just as the palm of the Nascent Soul cultivator tore through the sea and Cai Yao prepared to use one of them, something suddenly changed.

Perhaps it had been affected by the attack, or perhaps Cai Yao was simply lucky.

A gap suddenly appeared in the surrounding space.

It looked like a whirlpool, quietly spinning in the depths of the sea.

Before Cai Yao could react, a powerful devouring force suddenly descended. It grasped her body and dragged her toward the spatial opening.

Cai Yao’s expression changed. She instinctively struggled, but the force was simply too strong.

In the blink of an eye, her figure disappeared into the whirlpool.

A moment later, the space slowly healed. The opening disappeared.

Together with it, Cai Yao had also vanished.

In a split second, only the surprised Nascent Soul cultivator and the stunned audience remained, staring at a vast empty space devoid of any signs of life.

No one knew what had just happened.

Even the Nascent Soul cultivator was momentarily stunned.

Cai Yao had disappeared right beneath their eyes.

The entire process had been too sudden. Only the traces of spatial manipulation remained as a possible explanation.

--

When Cai Yao opened her eyes again, she found herself in unfamiliar terrain.

The vast sea was nowhere to be seen, nor were the islands of the Archipelago.

Instead, Cai Yao found herself at the bottom of a high mountain.

For a moment, she simply stood there, carefully observing her surroundings.

She didn’t rush to investigate. The first thing she did was check the condition of her pets.

The white rabbit and the ancient turtle had both suffered injuries from the Nascent Soul cultivator’s attack.

Fortunately, after carefully examining them, Cai Yao discovered that their injuries were not as serious as she had initially feared.

They had only suffered surface injuries. Their lives were not in danger.

Only after confirming this did Cai Yao finally have time to examine her own situation.

She glanced at the mountain before looking around her.

There was nothing else besides it.

No buildings, people, or signs of life.

Yet at the same time, Cai Yao could clearly feel a strange pulling force coming from the mountain.

It was extremely faint, but impossible to ignore.

It was as though an invisible being was silently urging her to go there.

Cai Yao remained silent for several seconds.

After thinking it over, she didn’t hesitate.

She had already heard from her Master about the existence of secret realms. If she was not mistaken, she must have stumbled upon something similar.

Perhaps the disaster would become an opportunity!

With this thought in mind, Cai Yao began climbing the mountain.

The higher she went, the more carefully she moved.

Although she did not sense any immediate danger, the strange feeling coming from the mountain made her unwilling to lower her guard.

She continued upward at a steady pace.

As she slowly approached the peak, she began noticing traces of human activity around her. They were faint and had been worn down by the passage of time.

However, there was no mistaking them.

Someone had once lived here.

Yet these traces were clearly not recent. Rather, they appeared to be remnants left behind thousands of years ago.

Cai Yao felt somewhat strange.

Thousands of years was an extremely long period of time.

Even for cultivators, the passage of so many years could erase most traces of their existence. Yet she could still see signs that someone had once lived on this mountain.

Despite her doubts, Cai Yao cautiously continued climbing.

Before long, she finally reached a place where the terrain became noticeably different.

A large number of buildings appeared in front of her.

High towers. Beautiful pavilions. Elegant courtyards.

The buildings were arranged in an orderly manner, forming what appeared to be a complete sect.

For a moment, Cai Yao was completely enamored by its beauty.

Even after thousands of years, the buildings had retained their former elegance.

There was a strange sense of tranquility surrounding the entire place. It was difficult to imagine that no one had lived here for so long.

Only after staring for a while did Cai Yao finally recover.

She immediately became cautious again and began investigating the surroundings more carefully.

It didn’t take long for her attention to fall upon a stone tablet seated right beside the entrance.

Several large characters were engraved upon it.

"Myriad Beast Taming Sect."

Cai Yao stared at the words.

Her expression became slightly strange.

--

While Cai Yao was having her own adventures and her enemies were left stunned, on the island where everything had started, a lone figure suddenly opened his eyes.

The moment he did, an overwhelming momentum spread from his body. The surrounding Spiritual Energy trembled slightly.

Chen Xuan’s cultivation remained the same. Yet his power had not.

Whether it was in terms of his cultivation techniques or the spells he had mastered, Chen Xuan could no longer be compared with the version of himself from a few years ago.

In simple terms, he had strengthened his own foundation.

His cultivation had previously advanced extremely quickly.

At that time, Chen Xuan had relied on the System rewards and various opportunities to continuously make rapid progress.

However, such progress could not continue forever.

"My cultivation speed was extremely quick before."

"Although I made continuous and rapid progress, that was no longer sustainable. If things continued like that, I would find myself facing a bottleneck sooner or later."

Chen Xuan understood this very well.

Rapid improvement was naturally a good thing. However, if one’s foundation could not keep up with one’s cultivation, sooner or later, the problem would reveal itself.

Of course, that was no longer a problem.

"Every deficiency I had, whether in terms of cultivation or knowledge, has been completely made up for."

Chen Xuan’s eyes flickered.

"I can be certain that even if I don’t summon my Law Mark, I should be able to deal with Middle Stage Soul Formation cultivators."

Fighting against Middle Stage Soul Formation cultivators with a Nascent Soul body. This was a terrifying prospect.

Yet that was exactly what Chen Xuan had achieved.

His cultivation had not changed, but his strength had undergone a transformation.

Both his techniques and his spells had been mastered to perfection.

All of this had allowed his combat prowess to rise far beyond what his cultivation alone would suggest.

Based on this, Chen Xuan judged that if he were to return to reality and achieve a breakthrough, his strength would also soar.

Perhaps fighting against the weakest Soul Transformation experts would be possible.

Granted, these possibilities were still far removed from the current him.

He still had a long way to go before he returned to reality. First, he had to get out of here.

After giving it some thought, Chen Xuan gradually became familiar with his current strength before restraining the divine sense that had been paying attention to Cai Yao.

As he digested the memories, he soon came to understand what had happened while he was in seclusion.

"Have you left the island and begun challenging geniuses all over the Boundless Archipelago to temper yourself?"

Chen Xuan nodded imperceptibly.

"A good idea."

Yet when he realized that Cai Yao had been attacked and forced to escape into a secret realm, his expression changed.

A trace of anger flashed within his eyes. Moving his fingers, he began to calculate.

Although it seemed that the Six Galaxies Sect had been angered by Cai Yao’s victory and had taken action to suppress her, Chen Xuan would not make a rash assumption.

The fact that the Nascent Soul expert had hidden their identity was enough to show that there was something unusual about the matter.

Chen Xuan continued calculating with his fingers.

At the same time, he urged his Immortal Law Mark.

For a moment, it seemed as though he had merged with the surrounding heaven and earth, silently peering into its secrets.

His expression remained calm. Only his eyes gradually became more serious.

Soon, a trace of understanding appeared in them.

"So that’s how it is..." Chen Xuan muttered softly.

He raised his head and stared into the distant horizon.

"It seems that it’s finally time for me to take action..."

The moment he finished speaking, his body suddenly split into two.

A black-robed Chen Xuan appeared beside him.

He held a pitch-black flag in his hand, and dense demonic energy surged around his body.

The two did not need to communicate.

After exchanging a brief glance, the demonic clone disappeared.

The righteous clone did not return to seclusion, however.

Retrieving a Magic Weapon from his Spatial Ring, it also left the small island behind, rushing in the opposite direction.

--

One of the largest islands of the Boundless Archipelago was densely occupied.

Not by cultivators from various forces. Rather, the entire island belonged to a single force.

The Boundless Ocean Sect.

Just as its name would suggest, the Boundless Ocean Sect was the hegemonic force of the Archipelago.

With dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators and tens of thousands of disciples, it was not any weaker than the Jade Pure Sect—save for its secret ancestors.

Naturally, every member of the Boundless Ocean Sect was extremely proud and arrogant.

They had good reason to be.

The Boundless Ocean Sect had controlled the entire Archipelago for thousands of years, accumulating a foundation far beyond other sects.

The Boundless Island had gradually become a heaven for cultivators, a place that countless people desired to reside in.

Not only was its environment better than anywhere else, but safety could practically be guaranteed by staying there.

For thousands of years, the Boundless Island had remained uninvolved in conflicts. No one dared to provoke the Boundless Ocean Sect and cause any trouble.

At the very least, until today.

Suddenly, a terrifying figure surrounded by dense demonic energy appeared in front of the giant operating formation.

The moment he appeared, the atmosphere around the formation seemed to change.

The dense demonic energy surged silently around his body.

His arrival was not concealed, as he didn’t even make an effort to hide himself.

For the first time in thousands of years, the Boundless Ocean Sect was about to face an enemy who had come directly to its doorstep.