The Fuya Secret Realm, truly lives up to its status as a large secret realm accessible only to those below the Nascent Soul stage.

On their journey, Ji Haoyuan and Pei Youlan acquired quite a number of treasures.

There were Spirit Fruits, precious materials, and even rare minerals scarcely found in the outside world.

However, during this process, the two of them faintly sensed something amiss.

Quiet, far too quiet!

Ever since that incident Pei Youlan experienced, all the mighty beasts and even the instinct-driven feral beasts within the Fuya Secret Realm vanished instantly.

Even as Spirit Fruits matured and precious materials fell, not a single mighty beast or feral creature appeared.

This was highly unusual.

"Senior Brother Nanhua, could it be that all the mighty and feral beasts here were dealt with by us cultivators entering this place?"

Pei Youlan suddenly spoke up reflexively.

But as soon as she said it, she herself realized something was off.

It's crucial to remember that the Fuya Secret Realm only opens every few hundred years.

And within those centuries, given the reproduction capabilities of the Demon Beasts and feral beasts, the numbers, while perhaps not reaching an excessively high level, certainly wouldn't be few.

Under such circumstances, the situation Pei Youlan mentioned was impossible.

Meanwhile, Ji Haoyuan remained silent.

Yet, deep down, he too instinctively sensed that something was amiss.

That feeling was akin to the calm before a storm.

Oppressive, stifling, suffocating almost.

Ji Haoyuan shook his head and said nothing, continuing his journey towards Primordial Dao Mountain with Pei Youlan.

No matter what changes occurred here.

Ji Haoyuan had no intention of altering his original purpose for entering the Fuya Secret Realm, which was to collect the Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects.

Finally.

After half a month had passed.

Ji Haoyuan and Pei Youlan finally arrived at Primordial Dao Mountain.

As they ascended the mountain.

The two saw several familiar figures.

Among them were Master Binghuo and Master Lei Xia, who Ji Haoyuan was most concerned about.

Aside from them, they also saw Master Beichen and two Golden Core cultivators from the Five Elements Profound Sect.

"Junior Brother..."

Seeing Ji Haoyuan's arrival, both Master Binghuo and Master Lei Xia felt a bit joyous.

After exchanging pleasantries.

Ji Haoyuan roughly understood the experiences Master Binghuo and the others had on their journey.

Similar to what Pei Youlan experienced before.

Shortly after entering the Fuya Secret Realm.

Master Binghuo, Master Lei Xia, and Master Beichen stumbled upon each other.

So they decided to travel together.

Coincidentally, it didn't take them long to reach Primordial Dao Mountain.

Having sensed one of the Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects, the Nascent Soul Fruit, they decided to wait for its maturity.

As for the two Five Elements Profound Sect cultivators, they arrived slightly before Ji Haoyuan and his group.

Currently.

Everyone's focus was singular.

Waiting for the Nascent Soul Fruit to ripen.

Following the direction indicated by Master Binghuo and the others.

Ji Haoyuan noticed that about a few miles away, seven Nascent Soul Fruits were growing.

Given their current number on the scene, they could be divided, one fruit per person.

However, both Ji Haoyuan, Master Binghuo, and the others knew that things wouldn't be that simple.

They arrived a bit early, but only a bit early.

As time passed, more cultivators would undoubtedly arrive.

At that point, a conflict was inevitable.

"By the way, Senior Sister, have you noticed that the number of Demon Beasts and feral beasts in the Fuya Secret Realm seems to be decreasing?"

Finally.

Ji Haoyuan raised the question that he and Pei Youlan had been pondering throughout their journey.

Upon hearing Ji Haoyuan's question, the brows of Master Binghuo, Master Lei Xia, and Master Beichen furrowed slightly.

They exchanged a glance.

Master Binghuo shook his head and said, "Ever since we arrived at Primordial Dao Mountain, apart from the few Demon Beasts and feral beasts initially lurking here, we've hardly seen any others.

Initially, we didn't pay much attention, but now, hearing you mention it, it does seem a bit off."

As these words were spoken, Master Lei Xia looked towards the two Golden Core cultivators from the Five Elements Profound Sect and asked:

"Senior Brother Jiang, Senior Sister Chen, on your way here, did you notice anything unusual regarding what my Junior Brother just mentioned?"

The two Golden Core cultivators addressed as Senior Brother Jiang and Senior Sister Chen nodded, their expressions slowly turning serious.

Senior Sister Chen said, "Exactly what Senior Brother Nanhua mentioned, we noticed as well.

The entire Fuya Secret Realm suddenly became eerily silent.

Aside from the explorers like ourselves, there seem to be no other living creatures."

After her words, everyone present felt a heavy burden.

Clearly, given the cultivation level of everyone present, the intuition developing in them was not without reason.

Something unknown or unpredictable must have happened.

Whoosh whoosh!

Suddenly, everyone's gaze turned towards the distant sky.

There.

Seven or eight escape lights headed towards Primordial Dao Mountain from three different directions.

"It's the cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Alliance, Murong Clan, and Dao Yuan Sect."

Senior Brother Jiang from the Five Elements Profound Sect spoke in a deep voice.

Indeed.

As time progresses, the number of people arriving will inevitably increase.

Especially when the Nascent Soul Fruit is about to mature.

The phenomena occurring there can be distinctly seen and sensed by Golden Core cultivators even from a thousand miles away.

Swish!

As the cultivators from the three factions landed on Primordial Dao Mountain, they noticed Ji Haoyuan and his group.

In an instant, the expressions of those seven or eight individuals changed slightly.

An atmosphere of slight tension and oppression began to spread.

Ji Haoyuan squinted at the two Dao Yuan Sect cultivators and realized that the one who had escaped from him was absent.

Presumably, he was healing somewhere.

Given the price he paid to escape, it wasn't minor.

Unless he possessed a treasure like the Sun and Moon Spirit Spring, it would likely take two to three months to recover.

Whoosh whoosh!

As he pondered these things.

Unexpectedly, several sounds of something breaking through the void came from the distant sky again.

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