Chapter 236

In Taiyue Lake, thousands of miles away from Taiyue Lake Workshop, a piece of fiery red suddenly appeared in the calm lake water, startling the fish and shrimp nearby to flee rapidly from this place.

A moment later, two huge red wings flew through the lake surface into the air. After a flash of spiritual light, they turned into a red-clothed woman.

Fire Phoenix, whose face was a bit pale, frowned in the air, and then suddenly grabbed into the lake water with one hand.

A huge phoenix claw phantom suddenly descended from the sky, grabbing a giant black shrimp several zhang long hiding at the bottom of the water from the water into the air.

This black shrimp was only a second-rank monster, and its intelligence had not yet been opened. Facing the terrifying pressure emitted from Fire Phoenix's body, it was trembling with fear and dared not move.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be angry. It is only following the order of the Iron Wall Great King to see if you will come out safely here. Otherwise, if something happens to you here, it will be difficult for us to explain to Lord Jin Yu." At the same time, an old voice quickly transmitted from the bottom of the lake to Fire Phoenix's ears.

After Fire Phoenix glared slightly in the direction where the sound came from, she clenched her arm tightly. The giant shrimp in the air didn't have time to let out a scream before it was squeezed into several sections and fell onto the lake surface. Then she turned directly into a red light and left here.

After Fire Phoenix left, a sigh came from the bottom of the lake again, and then it slowly returned to calm. The corpse of the giant shrimp on the water surface also attracted nearby monsters to gnaw on it before long, and soon it turned into a pile of skeletons and slowly sank to the bottom of the lake.

In the main hall of the Carefree Sect on Guyang Mountain, the high-and-mighty Elder Guangling of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and Elder Li Wutong of the Law Enforcement Hall were currently looking nervously at the only Nascent Soul cultivator of the Carefree Sect, the Supreme Elder Li Mufeng, who was standing at the head.

"For someone who can shatter the void barrier, if they didn't see it wrong, this woman's cultivation base is very likely a Nascent Soul fellow Daoist. There are only a few Nascent Soul female cultivators around Weiguo, and I haven't heard of such a fellow Daoist. A dignified Nascent Soul cultivator is actually interested in the things inside Taiyue secret realm. It is really strange!"

Elder Guangling said, "Senior Brother Li, since this person is likely a Nascent Soul cultivator, look! Should we go to Taiyue Lake to see?"

Li Mufeng waved his hand and said, "Forget it! The Golden Feather Monster Emperor in the north has been active near the border recently. I can't leave easily at this time."

When mentioning the name Golden Feather Monster Emperor, Li Mufeng's tone clearly carried a trace of concern. This Monster Emperor who lived next to Weiguo, for some reason, had been appearing near Weiguo frequently recently. After several big battles, although the other party didn't take any advantage, it also kept him from being able to get away, which made him a bit of a headache now.

"Senior Brother! This time, the things of the sects in the Inner Valley were all taken away by this person, especially the Spirit Hidden Sect, which suffered a great loss. Many of the cultivators they sent also died at the hands of this person in the end. If we don't investigate this matter, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to them." Elder Guangling reminded him with some anxiety in his heart.

"You are really confused. Since this matter already involves a Nascent Soul cultivator, what is there to explain? It's just losing some unimportant external things. The Spirit Hidden Sect is not stupid enough to seek trouble with a strange Nascent Soul fellow Daoist for the sake of these things and a few Foundation Establishment cultivators." Li Mufeng looked back at him and shook his head gently.

Seeing that the Supreme Elder scolded him, Elder Guangling's face changed, and he closed his mouth instantly, nodding repeatedly in embarrassment, not daring to say anything more.

Seeing that Elder Guangling was rebuffed, Li Wutong on the side secretly chuckled in his heart, thought for a while, and stepped forward to say, "Senior Brother, no matter what, Taiyue secret realm is a place under the jurisdiction of our Carefree Sect. This person mixed in to kill people and take treasures without saying hello. If the cultivators below know about this, we will certainly lose prestige if we don't investigate. The urgent matter is to notify those disciples who know about this not to spread this matter around. Also, there are many people in the Spirit Hidden Sect and the Star Sect who know about this. Should we say hello to them?"

"Order to go down, the disciples who entered the secret realm this time, no matter who they are, are not allowed to spread this matter, otherwise they will be dealt with according to the sect rules. As for the Spirit Hidden Sect and the Star Sect, we don't need to worry about it. Situ Yan and the old ghost Zheng are both old monsters who have practiced for many years. They should know the severity of this matter better than we do."

Song Qingming, who was still at Taiyue Lake Workshop, finally saw Huang Shengxin and the others after waiting in the inn for half a day. Seeing that all three of them walked out of the secret realm safely, Song Qingming finally put down a stone in his heart.

After parting in the secret realm that day, Huang Shengxin and the others looked for him in the vicinity but didn't see his figure, and thought that Song Qingming had an accident. They soon left that place.

Facing the inquiries of the few people, Song Qingming quickly moved out the rhetoric he had prepared in advance, lying that when he shook off those monsters, he encountered a sneak attack by a cultivator. Injured, he could only flee in a panic. In the end, although he escaped with his life, he was also injured, so he could only find a place to hide and heal his wounds until the secret realm reopened before running out.

After hearing Song Qingming's encounter, Huang Shengxin and others unexpectedly showed great concern, kept asking who attacked him and what he looked like, wanting to help him analyze who his enemy was.

Song Qingming saw that he couldn't hide from their questioning, so he could only describe Chen Yuan's appearance, but he only described his appearance casually and didn't say anything else.

However, just on this point, Huang Shengxin and the others still roughly guessed Chen Yuan's identity. Next, Song Qingming also learned from their mouths that this person was a loose cultivator from the neighboring country of Lu, and also an assassin who liked to take bounty missions in the black market. This was no wonder Chen Yuan's concealment body technique was so accomplished.

As for Huang Shengxin and the three, after Song Qingming disappeared, they didn't lose heart and continued to look for spiritual items in the secret realm, but the harvest was very average, and they didn't find the longevity spiritual item that Huang Shengxin wanted most.

In the Outer Valley of the secret realm, the more it went to the back, the fewer spiritual items became. Many people would aim at other cultivators. Just like Chen Yuan, who was killed by Song Qingming, he was specially hiding near that cliff, waiting to ambush the lone cultivators who came to take refuge.

This secret realm was no exception. In the last few days, it also began to become particularly bloody. After a round of mutual slaughter among the more than three hundred cultivators in the Outer Valley, only a little more than half survived.

Fortunately, Huang Shengxin had experienced the secret realm once and knew the dangers inside. Before the last few days, they found a place to hide in advance, and the three of them walked out of the secret realm safely.

After talking about their respective encounters, the group discussed and decided to return to Qinghe County a few days later. Now there were still many people coming out of the secret realm in the workshop, and everyone had more or less brought some spiritual items. Leaving the workshop at this time might be targeted by others. It would be safer to wait for a few days when everyone was almost gone before setting off.

During the few days he stayed in Taiyue Lake Workshop, although Song Qingming didn't go out for a stroll, he still heard a lot of news circulating from this secret realm.

Among them, the news that shocked him most was that the Spirit Hidden Sect had unexpectedly lost many disciples in the secret realm this time. It was said that of the disciples they sent into the secret realm, only half remained in the end, and many of them were injured, which could be described as extremely embarrassed.