Chapter 760: The Secret Realm Closes

Back when the Cultivators of the Three Great Factions joined forces to encircle and suppress the Beast Taming Sect Disciples on the eighth floor of the Pill Tower, Yang Yuntian was also in the Pill Tower, and he was operating together with more than a dozen Beast Taming Sect Cultivators, including Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu.

During that time, because they encountered Sacred Palace Cultivators such as Yaoguang Xianzi, they were forced to split into two teams.

He and several fellow sect members fled in one direction under the pursuit of other Sacred Palace Cultivators; although they were all seriously injured, they ultimately succeeded in escaping.

Wan Guiyuan, Lu Xiu, and the others, however, were pursued by Yaoguang Xianzi.

Although there was only one pursuer, her strength was overwhelmingly powerful; he had originally thought that Wan Guiyuan and the others would surely die, but he never expected that they would actually succeed in escaping!

"Senior Sister Yaoguang, these two were not killed by you?"

Behind Yaoguang Xianzi, several Sacred Palace Cultivators looked toward Yaoguang, revealing expressions of surprise.

They were the very people who had been with Yaoguang Xianzi when she encountered Yang Yuntian, Wan Guiyuan, and the others.

At the time, they had all gone to pursue Yang Yuntian and the others, leaving Yaoguang alone to deal with Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu and the others.

After they reunited with Yaoguang, they learned that the treasures on Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu and the others had already been seized by Yaoguang.

They simply assumed that Yaoguang had already beheaded Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu and the others, and had not asked further.

They had not expected that these two had actually not yet fallen.

Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu were only at the Seventh-Order Will Stage, and the other few people who were with them at the time were also of similar strength.

But facing the Ninth-Order Will Stage Yaoguang, several Seventh-Order Will Stage Cultivators should logically not have had much power to resist.

These two were actually able to escape safely?

Noticing the confused expressions of the few.

Yaoguang shook her head, "These two had treasures on them that conceal aura; they hid themselves while I was killing the others, and that is how they managed to escape."

Hearing Yaoguang's explanation, everyone nodded in sudden realization and did not think much more of it.

Very quickly, their attention returned to the Ten Thousand Dharma Pillar, and they began to contemplate.

Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu, meanwhile, returned to the Beast Taming Sect's team along with Yang Yuntian.

"It is good that you have returned."

Seeing Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu return, a happy smile appeared on Yuan Xiuya's face.

This was a smile from the heart.

The Beast Taming Sect Cultivators had suffered too many casualties in the Pill Tower.

The team's losses were too great, and as the leader, he would be punished by the sect after returning.

Conversely.

The smaller the team's losses, the greater the benefit to him.

Although Wan Guiyuan was only a Seventh-Order Will Stage Cultivator, his natural talent was among the best of all the Core Disciples in the Beast Taming Sect, and he was highly valued by the sect.

Although Lu Xiu's natural talent was slightly inferior to Wan Guiyuan's, it was not far behind.

That the two of them could survive was, for him, nothing short of excellent news.

After he spoke a few words of concern, he did not ask about the two's encounter.

That the two could escape from the hands of Yaoguang, a Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivator, meant they must have used some kind of trump card.

This involved personal privacy, so it was not convenient to ask.

Afterward, his attention returned to the Ten Thousand Dharma Pillar.

After some pleasantries with Wan Guiyuan, Yang Yuntian also turned his attention to the Ten Thousand Dharma Pillar.

Seeing that everyone's attention had shifted, Lu Xiu looked at Wan Guiyuan and playfully blinked her eyes.

"Senior Brother, does this count as us having muddled through?"

"What do you mean muddled through? This was Senior Brother's strategic planning, a strategy decided long ago."

Hearing Mu Lingxi's telepathic message, Wang Jianqiang responded with dissatisfaction.

The identity of Wang Daniu could no longer be used; if Mu Lingxi did not want to be stifled inside the Spirit God Ring, she had to find a legitimate identity to leave the Secret Realm.

Therefore, long before entering the Dharma Hall, he had already planned an exit strategy.

He first confirmed from Yaoguang that only she knew of the deaths of Wan Guiyuan and Lu Ling.

Afterward, he gave the aura-concealing Magic Treasure that Xiaobai had gifted him—which was sufficient to deceive Void Refinement Stage Cultivators—to Mu Lingxi.

As for himself, with the help of the Mountain and River Fate-Extinguishing Map, he had absolutely nothing to worry about.

After he refined the Mountain and River Fate-Extinguishing Map, he discovered that the Mountain and River Fate-Extinguishing Map actually also possessed the function of changing and concealing one's aura.

Under the shielding of the Mountain and River Fate-Extinguishing Map, even ordinary Great Vehicle Stage Cultivators would find it difficult to see through.

Following that, he meticulously planned a scene, letting Wang Daniu and the demoness fall in full view of everyone.

It was precisely based on these various premises that they did not encounter the slightest suspicion after disguising themselves as Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu.

As for that Burning Spirit Bead, it was something Yaoguang had obtained in the Treasure Realm; besides that, Yaoguang had also obtained a set of Flowing Cloud Treasure Armor in the Golden Pagoda, which was extremely powerful—even he felt a bit envious.

However, the defensive function of the Mountain and River Fate-Extinguishing Map was powerful, so he did not need that Flowing Cloud Treasure Armor.

Mu Lingxi had the Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram Technique to protect her body, and she was not very keen on that treasure armor either, so she did not ask for it.

"Hee hee, Senior Brother is truly amazing."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's somewhat dissatisfied tone, Mu Lingxi's manner of speaking changed instantly.

"That is right~"

Wang Jianqiang had always appreciated Mu Lingxi's good character of correcting her mistakes, and he felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Just at this moment, he perceived a gaze cast toward him.

Following the gaze, a beautiful figure came into view.

Noticing Wang Jianqiang's gaze, Yaoguang was like a startled deer and hurriedly shifted her eyes away.

She gritted her teeth in secret.

The Restriction that this Wang Daniu had planted on her was too bizarre; she clearly wanted to expose the other party's identity, but she found herself completely unable to say it.

They could not even show an expression unfavorable to the other party.

No wonder Wang Daniu dared to play this trick of swapping beams for pillars right in front of her, using someone else's body as a cover.

Her gaze flickered for a moment, and in the end, she sighed secretly and looked toward the Ten Thousand Dharma Pillar.

Seeing this, the corners of Wang Jianqiang's mouth curled up slightly.

He looked toward the Ten Thousand Dharma Pillar, seemingly concentrating on comprehending it.

……

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, the day for the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm to close arrived.

Inside the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm, spatial fluctuations appeared around all the Cultivators.

As Spirit Light flashed, the many Cultivators located throughout the Secret Realm vanished simultaneously.