Chapter 275 - 240-241: Setting Up at the Secret Realm and Lying in Wait

Chapter 275: Chapter 240-241: Setting Up at the Secret Realm and Lying in Wait

Several Core Formation Zhenren perished one after another under Xu Chang’an’s relentless assault.

While Xu Chang’an was occupied with the others, two of the Core Formation Zhenren attempted to use a Secret Technique to escape.

However, they were intercepted by a top-tier Demon King until Xu Chang’an arrived and instantly obliterated them.

Although the Human Race was powerful, the Cultivators outside the Cyan Yang Secret Realm were, after all, a very small minority.

Having lost their Core Formation Zhenren, the remaining Cultivators were no match for the numerous Demon Kings and Great Demons of the Netherworld Mountain Range.

Many Foundation Establishment Cultivators tried to flee, but they were surrounded by a dense horde of demons, with Demon Kings presiding over them.

It was impossible to escape, even if they’d sprouted wings. This place had become a deathtrap!

If this had happened in the heartland of the Human Race, a disturbance of this magnitude would have long since drawn rescue from other Cultivators!

But the Cyan Yang Secret Realm was located inside the Netherworld Mountain Range.

After cleaning up the Human Race Cultivators, Xu Chang’an ordered his Demon Kings to position the Demon Army in advance.

There were still many Human Race Cultivators inside the Cyan Yang Secret Realm.

To say nothing of the others, there were as many as nineteen Nascent Soul True Monarchs alone.

This fact placed immense pressure on Xu Chang’an!

Because, despite the vast numbers of the Demon Army, he was ultimately the only one among them who had actually reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

Fortunately...

These Nascent Soul True Monarchs would not necessarily return all at once. If they came back in batches, he had a good chance of picking them off one by one.

After sorting through the spoils from the slain Human Race Cultivators, Xu Chang’an distributed some Array Flags.

Laying down Arrays at various points outside the Secret Realm would put a certain amount of pressure on the Human Race Cultivators.

Although an Array Formation using Array Flags was weaker than a true Array of the same tier, the good thing was that it was not complex and easy to master.

After a bit of practice, the numerous Demon Kings mastered the Array Formation technique.

Tier Two Middle Grade, Tier Two High Grade, Tier Three Low Grade...

One after another, Arrays were set up outside the Cyan Yang Secret Realm.

Xu Chang’an found a relatively secluded spot, set up a Third-stage Isolation Concealment Array, and began to take stock of his gains from the battle.

He now possessed the Storage Bags of the several Human Race Core Formation Zhenren he had slain.

After a quick inventory, he found the haul to be quite substantial.

Although their individual Cultivation was far inferior to his, what they lacked in quality, they made up for in quantity.

He took out the Spiritual Herbs and Plants, Elixirs and Ores from the bags and began to devour them frantically.

Waves of heat washed over his body, transforming into Energy that was absorbed by his panel.

The Energy value displayed on the panel changed continuously.

Unfortunately, breaking through to the Mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm required a full 300,000 Energy.

While these resources were decent, they were but a drop in the bucket for what he needed to break through.

However, Xu Chang’an hadn’t expected to break through just by consuming these resources. His sights were set on the numerous Nascent Soul True Monarchs still inside the Secret Realm.

With all the arrangements made, Xu Chang’an and his Demon Kings began to wait.

A month went by. With one month still left before the Secret Realm’s closure, Cultivators began to emerge from within the Cyan Yang Secret Realm.

The vast majority of Cultivators who had entered the Cyan Yang Secret Realm this time were at the Foundation Establishment Realm. They were followed in number by Qi Refining Cultivators, and then by those at the Core Formation Realm.

The fewest in number were, naturally, the Great Cultivators of the Nascent Soul Realm.

The first group to emerge were Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

There were not many of them, just four Human Race Cultivators.

The Cyan Yang Secret Realm was open for one year. Logically, the later one returned, the greater their harvest would be.

But the realm was fraught with danger, so most Cultivators of insufficient strength would return early once their harvests met their expectations.

And this particular group of Cultivators had chosen to return early.

Their mood was excellent upon leaving the realm.

Their trip to the Cyan Yang Secret Realm had been worthwhile, and their harvest was plentiful. The Secret Realm was full of danger, but they had ultimately survived.

If they could fully assimilate this harvest from the Secret Realm, each of them could advance their Cultivation by another small step!

"Fellow Daoist Lu, we really owe you for this one! Once we’re out, let’s find a tavern. We have to celebrate with a few drinks!"

"Happy to help, happy to help."

The Human Race Cultivators were all smiles, their spirits high. But as they were chatting, they saw a truly chilling sight.

"This..."

One of the Cultivators, who was at the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, stared at the scene before him, utterly dumbfounded!

"How can this be?" ℯℯ𝑙.

The cultivator named Lu wore a look of utter disbelief.

Outside the Cyan Yang Secret Realm, demons ran rampant. Figure after figure exuding immense auras stared at them, unblinking.

"A Demon King! That’s a Demon King!"

"What happened?! We were only inside for a little over ten months! How has the world been turned upside down!"

"So many from the Demon Race!"

"..."

"Well now, little ones. You’re finally out!"

The Demon King, the Vajra Ape, looked at the Human Race Cultivators before him and gave a sinister smile.

The four Human Race Foundation Establishment Cultivators were naturally powerless to resist. Xu Chang’an deliberately spared one—the one with the highest Cultivation, at the Late-stage Foundation Establishment—so he could use a Soul-Searching Secret Technique on him to learn about the situation inside the Secret Realm.

He managed to learn a fair amount of basic information, but he didn’t find what he was looking for.

’As I thought, his Cultivation Level is still a bit too low!’ Xu Chang’an mused.

Every time the Cyan Yang Secret Realm opened, it produced a portion of Great Sun Essence.

Xu Chang’an had performed the soul search mainly to find out who had obtained the Great Sun Essence this time.

Unfortunately, he hadn’t found the information he wanted.

The Cyan Yang Secret Realm was vast. Coupled with the fact that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s standing was indeed a bit low, it was normal for him to be ignorant of such matters.

Checking the cultivators’ Storage Bags, he found that two of the Human Race Cultivators had been quite lucky; each of their bags surprisingly contained a Quasi-Third-Tier Spiritual Item.

Without hesitation, Xu Chang’an swallowed them down.

Now that his Cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul Realm, a Quasi-Third-Tier Spiritual Item could still help him accumulate some Energy, but the amount was truly meager.