Chapter 124: 【Empty-Handed, Ruyi Reaching the Heavens】(First update, seeking...)

After entering the secret realm, what came into view were trees a hundred zhang tall.

Giant trees were intertwined and distributed, with no end in sight at a single glance.

These trees were connected with this Fāng secret realm, forming a massive array.

Therefore, it was impossible to destroy them.

Standing among them, one immediately appeared very insignificant.

The massive forest was filled with various demonic beasts, and one could hear strange and bizarre cries from time to time.

After the three people entered the secret realm, they determined a direction and began to run.

Although many people had entered here, no map had ever appeared, because even a Heavenly Monarch undergoing tribulation could not break this massive tree array.

Wanting to fly to the top to take a look was also impossible, because there was an array effect that forbade flight; low-altitude flight was possible, with no obstacles below thirty zhang, but above thirty zhang, the pressure one suffered would double for every zhang of height gained.

At a height of fifty zhang, one would have to suffer a million times the pressure; this was the limit for a cultivator at the Golden Core Realm.

After all, that was a massive force of over one hundred million jin evenly distributed over every inch of the body.

Therefore, they could only fly at low altitude and try their luck, going wherever they could.

As long as they found a building similar to a palace, it was possible to find treasures inside.

Tossing and turning, ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these ten days, the three people did not see any houses at all, and they saw absolutely no traces of human activity.

They did, however, kill quite a few demonic beasts.

Compared to their peers, the demonic beasts here were larger in size than those outside.

Their fighting was more ferocious.

But at the same time, the energy they contained was also richer.

The Six-Winged Frost Centipede had been bestowed the 【Devour Heaven and Earth】 Supernatural Power by Lu Runping, allowing it to devour everything and turn it into energy.

These demonic beasts almost all entered its stomach, allowing its cultivation to improve quite a bit.

Because there were two demonic beasts at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm among them, Lao Liu ate them and gained a large amount of energy.

It only took half a day to digest the corpse of a demonic beast of the same level, and after half a day, its stomach was empty again.

Qu Wanzong and Chen Songming were both very surprised by such a gluttonous centipede.

Although Chen Songming learned that this thing had obtained a fortuitous encounter and possessed a magical bloodline talent, he did not know it could reach such a degree.

"Junior Brother, it seems the bloodline talent your Spirit Beast obtained is not simple; it is very likely to have reached the level of an immortal art.

With such powerful digestive and absorption capabilities, as long as resources are sufficient, its combat power can definitely be quickly raised to above the Spirit Severing Realm."

Qu Wanzong's statement was very reasonable; he only spoke of the Spirit Severing Realm because above the Spirit Severing Realm was a process of comprehending the Dao, and he dared not guarantee whether one could comprehend the Dao through pure energy accumulation.

Therefore, this statement was very conservative.

Lu Runping smiled upon hearing this:

"Senior Brother's words are very true. This Spirit Beast is also lucky; perhaps we can also share in the luck and manage to get some good gains this time!"

"Haha! I hope so."

As Qu Wanzong spoke, his expression suddenly turned joyful; he stopped the Flying Sword beneath his feet and pointed in one direction, saying:

"I sense a palace over there."

The three people immediately flew toward the direction of the palace.

Not long after, a group of palaces built around the trunk of a giant tree appeared before their eyes.

The palaces were built around the trunk of the giant tree, situated at a height of thirty zhang from the ground, relying on the trunk and suspended in mid-air.

Flying up to the palace, what they saw was a scene of silence.

With the protection of an array, there were no signs of dust or weathering inside; it was just very quiet.

Qu Wanzong released his own Spirit Beast, a Golden Core Realm Gold-Digging Mouse.

The Gold-Digging Mouse possessed excellent scouting abilities and had good resistance to damage from water, fire, and poisonous gas; many cultivators raised one to use for exploration.

After the Gold-Digging Mouse entered, the three of them followed.

A quarter of an hour later, they had finished touring the entire palace and came out.

It was empty inside; it should have been thoroughly looted by cultivators who had entered before.

Having experienced so many openings of the secret realm, no one knew how many people had come inside; most places should have been visited.

There was disappointment, but it was also within expectations.

The three continued their search.

In the blink of an eye, less than twenty days remained until the end, and the three still had no gains.

The one with the greatest gain was Lu Runping; the Six-Winged Frost Centipede had devoured so many demonic beasts that it successfully transformed, reaching the growth progress of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

During this period, they found two more palaces, but they were still both empty.

"Sigh! At least we haven't encountered any danger; let's just treat it as coming out to relax."

Chen Songming said with a smile.

One hundred days is neither long nor short; even if it were wasted taking a nap, it would be of no consequence.

However, since they had come here, they were holding onto some expectations, and to end up with nothing—it would be a lie to say they weren't disappointed.

"There is still a little time; let's put in more effort."

Lu Runping was very helpless; he had originally wanted to arrange the matter of the Dao Fruit, but he had found several palaces that were all low-end places, and the kind that anyone with a discerning eye could tell had been emptied out.

He had no way to place the Dao Fruit at all.

Therefore, he had never found an opportunity.

Although it was not strictly necessary to spread the Dao Fruit in this secret realm, it was indeed a very good place; it isolated karma, which ordinary secret realms could not do.

But things went against his wishes, so he could only take it one step at a time.

Two days later, gazing at the palace complex before them, the three of them revealed expressions of pleasant surprise.

They saw that in the vast area ahead, there were hundreds of palaces built around tree trunks, scattered about, and among these palaces, there seemed to be figures moving about.

"Those are cultivators from other sects. Let's go, hurry and search for items, otherwise they will all be snatched up by others."

Qu Wanzong spoke up, and the figures of the three surged forth, suddenly arriving before the palaces, yet they did not immediately break in.

"Fellow Daoists, we are people of the Tianyu Immortal Sect; we are also going to enter this treasure land to investigate!"

Entering rashly could very likely trigger conflict; since they were all people from prestigious sects, stating their names could avoid falling into trouble most of the time.

"Fellow Daoists, please feel free!"

Someone responded.

When out on an expedition, as long as something has not reached one's own hands, even if one saw it first, it is not one's own.

Cultivators emphasize the concept of 'fate'; if one's strength is insufficient, the fate has not arrived.

Only what truly falls into one's hands is one's own.

There was more than one group here; just by taking a casual glance, there were at least five factions' personnel currently scavenging.

Lu Runping and the other two no longer hesitated and entered a palace they deduced no one had entered yet; after some searching, they obtained two items: a teacup and a wooden comb.

With no time to distinguish the quality of the items, the three hurriedly went to the next place to search.

Although they possessed Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, every one of these palaces had formations set up, making searching quite troublesome; it was good enough to finish searching one palace complex in half an hour.

Meanwhile, Lu Runping had been constantly looking for an opportunity to place the Dao Seed; at this moment, the three entered a massive palace inscribed with 【Ruyi Tongtian Ge】, and here, there were already two groups of people breaking the formations.