Chapter 527

Boom—

As the Chen Snake's corpse fell, the three finally let out a breath of relief.

"Daoist Priest, Fairy, thank you both." Yu Fei dispelled his armor, returned to human form, covered his mouth, wiped away the blood that had welled up, then clasped his fists.

"It's fine, Daoist Friend, are you unharmed?" Yan Buji asked.

Yu Fei shook his head: "It's nothing, good thing the armor protected me, I didn't suffer serious injury."

After Yu Fei took a few pills to settle his internal injuries, Gu Yue also flew over and hurriedly looked at that Chen Snake.

"Let's see if this Chen Snake has anything valuable."

"Indeed."

The two humans and one demon worked together to dissect the Chen Snake; there wasn't much usable material, only a piece of the Chen Snake's demon bone and demon crystal.

Yu Fei waved his hand: "You two have helped a lot; you two Daoist Friends can take these two items."

"That's not right, Daoist Friend Yu, after all we solved this together, so it should be split evenly." Yan Buji said.

"In that case, may I have the Chen Snake's corpse?"

"The corpse? Sure, since you want it, I'll give it all to you."

In the end, Yan Buji took the demon bone, gave the demon crystal to Gu Yue, and it was considered a peaceful conclusion.

Yan Buji also didn't want these petty gains to cause suspicion among the three parties; it would be better to pretend to be a good person and speak clearly.

After resolving the issue, the two humans and one demon arrived before the bronze gate; Yan Buji looked around, and the doubts in his heart were readily resolved.

"No matter what Yu Fei says, he can't explain why this gate, which wasn't naturally formed, exists; therefore the so-called Heavenly Palace Secret Realm he mentioned earlier couldn't have been produced by a great being's battle." Yan Buji snorted coldly.

Yu Fei pushed open the great door, and Yan Buji and Gu Yue followed him inside.

In an instant, they were transmitted into the secret realm; seeing strange plants growing on the nearby clouds made them somewhat curious.

"What is this?"

Gu Yue dubiously pulled out a plant: "Isn't this the cloud shrub that only exists in the Nine Heavens layer?"

Yu Fei nodded: "Let's not talk about that for now; this is the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm. What do you two plan? Do you want to join me in seeking the great treasure, or shall we split up to search for treasures?"

Yan Buji and Gu Yue were naturally curious about what great treasure Yu Fei sought, but seeing a secret realm in the clouds for the first time also piqued their curiosity.

"If so, why don't we first split up to search for treasure? We'll set a time to regroup and then help Daoist Friend Yu find what he needs." Yan Buji proposed.

Yu Fei nodded: "That works."

Gu Yue's eyes shifted, she smiled: "Of course there's no problem; does this secret realm have a time limit?"

"There shouldn't be one."

"Is there any clear indication where Daoist Friend Yu needs to find his required item?"

Yu Fei thought: "There should be a broken sword there."

"A broken sword?" Yan Buji and Gu Yue looked puzzled.

"The secret realm is so vast, how are we to find it..."

"You two needn't worry; that broken sword should be kilometers long, so if it's nearby it should be detectable. However I truly don't know whether there are any other dangers in this secret realm, so I hope you two Daoist Friends will be careful." Yu Fei said solemnly.

Yan Buji and Gu Yue nodded, then each went their separate ways.

Explore the secret realm!

For cultivators, this is also commonplace; within the Five Regions there are countless secret realms, and there are also the Lingyu formed when powerful cultivators die and their essence solidifies heaven and earth, making treasure hunting a required course for cultivators.

The three parties split up, both out of fear that one side might launch a sneak attack and because they didn't want to become enemies over profit disputes. In short, whoever is capable occupies the things in the secret realm; who would want to see treasures fall into another's hands?

Thus the three parties split up to search for treasure; there's no need to tell others what they found, and this naturally counts as a good method.

"The only problem is Yu Fei; he concealed the truth of this secret realm, but it's unlikely he did it to target me and Gu Yue; I just hope he stays clear-headed and doesn't resort to underhanded tactics."

Yan Buji snorted coldly; if the other side wanted to play dirty, even if he weren't on his home turf, he'd guarantee they wouldn't have a peaceful day thereafter!

Speaking of which, I hadn't planned to resort to dirty tricks, yet you struck first—do you think I'm easy to bully?

Yan Buji was also thinking, anyway the Dongxing Sea Region is so Chaos, killing a few people isn't a big deal; the main thing is whether there's any profit to be had.

Aside from psychopaths, who would engage in plain killing?

"However, if we're going to act, I won't give you time to react."

Thinking thus, Yan Buji pressed forward, beginning to search for treasures.

On the other side.

Yu Feifei flew low, opting not to sprint through the clouds; as she passed, she ignored any spiritual materials she saw.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

During these three months, Yu Fei kept charging forward, and finally made out a huge, blurry shadow in the distance.

"Finally arrived!"

Yu Fei quickened his steps, then suddenly sensed something and involuntarily stopped.

"Fellow Daoist, you've been following me all along—why not come out and meet?"

Seeing no movement, Yu Fei sighed: "Ancient Immortal, what have I done to offend you? Why go to such lengths?"

"I thought you were deliberately deceiving me, Fellow Daoist Yu, but I didn't expect you'd truly discovered it." Gu Yue suddenly stepped out from the side.

Yu Fei abruptly turned his head, fixing his stare on Gu Yue.

"Ancient Immortal, what exactly are you following me for? Didn't we agree to meet up in a year?"

Gu Yue narrowed her eyes, smiled faintly: "Daoist Yuejin doesn't know what's going on here; Fellow Daoist Yu, do you think this humble woman is also clueless? This isn't some secret realm left behind by a mighty battle—it's clearly a war fort left by the ancient demon clan."

Seeing the other party lay bare the truth in a single sentence, Yu Fei's expression shifted: "Ancient Immortal, your background is truly extraordinary; judging by your methods, I'd guess you're from the Gu tribe of the Nan Ting Mountain Region—I didn't expect you to know this."

"Hmph." Gu Yue chuckled: "Since Fellow Daoist Yu knows, let's lay it all out. The demon clan's war fort isn't something this humble woman can take; I just feel that once Fellow Daoist Yu takes command of the war fort, this humble woman and Daoist Yuejin likely won't be able to escape."

Yu Fei's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, yet he smiled: "Since you know it's a war fort, how could a lowly demon lord like me possibly control it? I'm merely here to retrieve the great treasure within the fort."

"Is it the Slaughter Sword?" Gu Yue said lightly.

You!

Yu Fei's expression changed drastically, he abruptly retreated two steps, staring warily at Gu Yue.

How could she possibly know about this?!

Strictly speaking, it should be a fragment of that Nine-turn Immortal Accumulation Slaying Person Sword from back then, right? However, it is still Nine-turn Immortal Accumulation, so even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would find it hard to withstand its strike. Daoist Friend Yu, why conceal it? You won't be candid unless I, this humble girl, point it out.

Yu Fei's expression shifted, his eyes suddenly turning as he thought of something: "You came for the Divine King Cauldron?"

Correct, tell this humble girl whether the Divine King Cauldron has already been taken by you lot? Or is the Divine King Cauldron in your hand? Gu Yue's expression turned cold, she looked toward Yu Fei.

The Divine King Cauldron was indeed taken, but it's not with me. Fairy Gu, as a member of the Poison Tribe, you must have come seeking its secret method; you should be able to sense it.

Gu Yue nodded: "Where exactly is it?"

It's quite unfortunate; precisely because the Divine King Cauldron fell into the hands of the Red Falcon Tribe's enemies, I had no choice but to storm this stronghold to seize that Zhan Ren Sword Fragment.