Chapter 179

The trees, mountain ranges, and lakes are all real.

"I don't know; even now, there is no concrete definition for humans in the small world. We only know this is a world where ferocious beasts live."

"They suddenly appeared in human sight and can exit through the Chuansong Sect."

Chi Xiaoman shook her head.

"Then how do we get out?"

Qin Bei voiced a soul-stirring question.

"Search for a Secret Realm exit."

"This is... the Seven-Colored Forest. Inside grows a flower called the Seven-Colored Flower, something cultivators need. There is also a Secret Realm exit within the forest."

"Moreover, humans can stay in this Secret Realm for at most three days. After three days, the Secret Realm will automatically expel you."

Chi Xiaoman explained slowly.

"So that's how it is. It seems this Secret Realm is truly wondrous."

Qin Bei murmured to himself.

"Then the question is, why did we come to this Secret Realm?"

"Hmm... we need to find a material in a lake named the Ice-Heart Lotus."

Chi Xiaoman said with a flushed face.

"I have been watching this medicinal herb for a long time. These few days are probably when it matures. Rest assured, I only need one; I will give you all the rest."

"That works."

Qin Bei did not refuse.

After all, he indeed needed things like medicinal herbs or beast cores.

"If you know the route, let's set off immediately."

Qin Bei turned his head and said.

"Hmm."

Chi Xiaoman nodded, and then a rift appeared behind her.

A three-meter-long lizard emerged.

"Hmm?"

Qin Bei froze. Why summon a pet beast out of nowhere?

"Sit."

Chi Xiaoman patted the lizard's body, indicating for Qin Bei to sit on it.

Qin Bei wore a strange expression.

The two sat atop the lizard, wandering slowly.

Along the way... Chi Xiaoman also told Qin Bei some common knowledge.

For instance, the basic composition of a suitable team, the status of pet beasts, and so on.

They chatted intermittently like that.

Night fell quietly.

"The time within the Secret Realm is exactly the same as the time in the real world."

"After all, this seems like a termite in the real world."

Chi Xiaoman explained.

"So, do we continue walking now, or what?"

Qin Bei raised an eyebrow.

"Night is too dangerous; night is when most ferocious beasts hunt."

"Unless it is extremely urgent, it is best not to move about lightly."

Shi Xiaoman said cautiously.

"Let's find a place to rest and set off again when dawn breaks."

"Hmm."

Qin Bei nodded.

The two pondered for a moment, then finally fixed their gaze on a tree.

Ya and the lizard were responsible for keeping watch.

Meanwhile, Chi Xiaoman and Qin Bei hung from the tree branches.

They slept quite soundly.

They slept straight through until morning sunlight shone on their faces.

Qin Bei slowly opened his eyes.

Just as he stood up.

A smell of blood rushed to his nose.

He followed the scent and looked over.

His legs nearly gave way.

"Damn! What is going on here!"

Qin Bei was so frightened he directly swore.

The sound happened to wake Chi Xiaoman.

Chi Xiaoman was still dazed.

However, when her Yu Guang looked down at the trees below.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

He was so frightened he nearly fell.

"What on earth happened?"

Chi Xiaoman murmured to herself.

"I don't know either."

Qin Bei shook his head.

He took cold water from the mechanical space and splashed it on his face.

The dazed feeling vanished.

His gaze turned downward once more.

Still no change.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere!

Corpses littered the ground!

It was like a human hell.

A tiger's head.

A snake's tail.

A wolf's claws.

And red vines.

Corpses of all kinds of ferocious beasts lay scattered below.

"Ya!"

Qin Bei shouted into the air ahead.

"I'm coming~ Master~"

Before Ya's body arrived, his voice came first.

The last yellow little mechanical bat flew in the air.

Water droplets could be faintly seen dripping from its flapping wings.

"What happened here?"

Qin Bei asked, frowning.

"Yeah, what happened? What happened?"

Chi Xiaoman also wore a look of confusion.

Most crucially,

where was her little lizard?