Chapter 1142: Gaining Points

"Are we being teleported into the Secret Realm separately?" someone asked again.

"No. You entered together," the Left Prime Minister replied simply.

"Then how long must we stay inside? How do we get out?" someone asked the question Ye Liuyun had in mind as well.

"The duration is one month. At that time the Token will teleport you out. Those without a Token will be expelled by the Secret Realm into the void, compressed into shattered foam."

After the Left Prime Minister finished speaking, everyone felt a chill. All immediately stored the Token in their Storage Ring to avoid losing it.

Then the Left Prime Minister told the princes: "The golden Token has a number on its back. It is currently ten. For each of your teammates whose Token is taken or who dies, the number will decrease accordingly."

Finally, the Left Prime Minister told everyone: "After entering the Secret Realm, your ultimate goal is to locate a stone city and, for as long as possible, occupy it together with your teammates. Inside the city are some stone statues; communicate with them using Divine Sense, and you may obtain some inheritance."

"Stone statues?"

Ye Liuyun felt something stir, recalling the martial contest held on Cangyun Continent. That event involved recognition and guardianship of stone statues, which did not count as inheritance.

The group chattered, asking what kind of stone city it was and where it was located. The Left Prime Minister could not explain, telling them to find the answer themselves.

Then the Left Prime Minister pointed at a Formation ahead and urged them to enter.

The princes exchanged glances, mustered courage, and led their respective teams toward the Formation.

"Prepare the Defense Array!" Zhuge Feiyu reminded Zhu Youfu with Divine Sense.

Zhu Youfu immediately produced a Formation Plate, ready to deploy at any moment.

The three teams stationed at three positions, staying alert, awaiting the Teleportation Array's activation.

The Left Prime Minister at once ordered the Formation to be opened, sending them into the Secret Realm.

He himself immediately rushed to the rear hall of the palace.

There resides the Imperial Ancestor. One wall, pitch‑black yet luminous, could illuminate people.

At the moment the princes led their people inside, that wall suddenly lit up. Their silhouettes also appeared on the wall.

When the Left Prime Minister arrived, the Imperial Ancestor, Emperor Xia, and several other Imperial officials had already gathered there, watching the princes' performance.

However, they could see the people but hear no sound.

Those officials had all signed Divine Soul Contracts, preventing them from leaking the secret.

Ye Liuyun and his group did not know that all their actions were under these people's watch.

After entering, they suffered no unexpected attacks.

The Secret Realm's spiritual energy was abundant. Surrounded by high mountains and dense forests, Divine Sense could not detect any boundary.

"The environment here is nice!" Zhu Youfu surveyed and exclaimed. "If we don't wander recklessly, there should be no danger."

He judged based on his feeling.

"Indeed, it's a good place for cultivation!" Ye Liuyun replied.

But the others were not as relaxed as the two of them.

They all stood in strict formation. The three teams formed a triangular stance, staying alert, fearing the others would strike first.

After a stalemate for a while, the Crown Prince spoke first: "Fourth Brother, Seventh Brother, let's stop lingering here; why not venture deeper into the Secret Realm and see how many points we can each earn?"

"Alright, I was thinking the same!" the Fourth Prince immediately agreed.

He didn't want a melee right after entering. Later they still needed to explore and score; if everyone died here, he alone wouldn't earn many points.

"You could have said so earlier, you made me so nervous!" the Seventh Prince muttered, randomly pointing a direction.

"I'll go that way; you all do as you wish!"

Then he led his people, slowly departing, racing toward that direction to explore.

The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince each chose a direction and led their teams away.

After walking for a while, Ye Liuyun suddenly spoke to alert everyone.

"The Crown Prince sent someone to follow us from behind."

His Soul is strong, so his Divine Sense scans a much larger range than that person's. The person hadn't caught up, yet he detected him.

"Then we'll set an ambush and kill him when he comes!" the Fourth Prince said.

Zhuge Feiyu stopped the Fourth Prince: "Let him stay behind for now. Once he has earned points, we can deal with him later. This way we can still make use of him!"

Everyone smiled lightly, temporarily ignoring the tail, and assigned Ye Liuyun to keep watch on him.

Ye Liuyun also thought Zhuge Feiyu's plan was good. Killing him too early would cause the Crown Prince to notice a missing person and adjust strategy immediately.

"Zhuge Feiyu is indeed very clever!" Ye Liuyun praised silently.

The eleven‑person party, though not large, being outsiders unfamiliar with the Secret Realm, quickly entered a territory of ferocious beasts.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense was the first to notice, immediately alerting everyone.

"A pack of Qingfeng wolves, the highest level includes two Di Zun First Rank ones, and over thirty in the late Zao Hua Realm, are surrounding us."

Ye Liuyun could have released Qingfeng to immediately subdue the wolves, but he didn't want to reveal his Trump Card too early.

Moreover, those Qingfeng wolves are resources for the others; at least they can be exchanged for Spirit Stones, so he wouldn't monopolize them.

After a brief discussion, they spread out in a fan shape to confront the wolves.

For the two Di Zun First Rank Qingfeng wolves, Ye Liuyun and Zhuge Feiyu each took one, using Spiritual Soul Attack directly; the rest, whoever killed them claimed the points.

They were quick to act, scrambling to hunt the wolves and store them in their own Storage Rings.

Ye Liuyun employed Spiritual Soul Attack, subduing that Di Zun Qingfeng wolf as a mount.

The other Qingfeng wolves were already cut down to nothing by the group before he could act.

"Hey, points! I got four points!" one person shouted.

Zhuge Feiyu added, "A Di Zun‑rank Qingfeng wolf yields two points per kill, while a Zao Hua Realm Qingfeng wolf gives only one point each."

He was meticulous, recording the score as he killed.

"I got four points!" Ye Liuyun said.

He didn't kill them, but directly subdued them.

"Looks like subduing the ferocious beasts here would earn more points!" Zhuge Feiyu analyzed.

"If I had known earlier, I would have used Formation to surround all these ferocious beasts and let you subdue them!" Zhu Youfu said.

"That's actually a good idea!" The Fourth Prince also agreed.