"Brother Chu, from now on we'll follow your lead. If you tell us to go east, we won't dare go west. We pledge absolute obedience."

The others echoed Lin Feng, not daring to show any dissatisfaction.

Chu Nan, not wanting to stoop to their level, coldly said, "It's good you have some self-awareness. From here on, listen to me. If anyone betrays us, I, Chu Nan, will be the first to kill him!"

With no attempt to disguise his murderous intent, Chu Nan's gaze made Lin Feng and the others tremble with fear.

After dealing with everything, Chu Nan and the group of six advanced deeper into the Cyan Profound Secret Realm.

As they ventured further, the dangers became more apparent. Yang Wheel Realm demon beasts were everywhere, along with some cunning traps that were hard to defend against.

Chu Nan even encountered a Demon Beast Group led by a Divine Illumination Realm beast, resulting in a brief blood battle.

It wasn't until Chu Nan killed the Divine Illumination Realm Demon Beast Commander that they escaped the threat.

The most terrifying were the powerful puppets roaming the secret realm. Although they weren't as formidable as the Sword Puppet or Axe Puppet, their strength was still considerable.

The weakest were of the first level of the Divine Illumination Realm, capable of causing mountains to collapse with a casual strike. Many times, Chu Nan was nearly killed by these puppets, narrowly escaping danger by activating the Sword Puppet with spirit stones.

Several days passed, and Chu Nan and his group survived numerous life-and-death crises, but each gained some rewards.

Meanwhile, Chu Nan continued to comprehend the Gale and Thunder Art, striving to understand the Wind Martial Intent as indicated by the Martial Skill.

As one's cultivation advances, a martial artist's insight also increases. Chu Nan had a strong comprehension ability, and after reaching the Yang Wheel, he was even more formidable than before.

With the experience outlined in the Gale and Thunder Art, understanding the Wind Martial Intent was much faster and easier than before, only a step or two away from complete comprehension.

However, regretfully, the group of six never found the Lin Family ancestor's corpse, so they had no choice but to proceed to the deepest part.

After a full ten days, they finally reached the end of the Cyan Profound Secret Realm.

"My father told me that this is the core opportunity of the Cyan Profound Secret Realm, Yao Heaven Arena!" Lin Yian said, looking at the door like a giant beast's mouth nearby, her face showing a solemn expression.

"Yao Heaven Arena..." Chu Nan murmured, feeling a great pressure from this place.

Lin Feng and the others felt unexplainably anxious, hiding behind Chu Nan in worry.

During these days, they had comprehended Chu Nan's strength deeply, understanding that without him, they had no chance of survival.

Lin Yian spoke slowly, "Yao Heaven Arena is the core of the Cyan Profound Secret Realm, containing opportunities far more precious than those in Shaoyang Palace, yet also more terrifyingly dangerous."

"It's said that the most precious inheritance of the Cyan Profound Secret Realm is within."

"Since the discovery of the Cyan Profound Secret Realm, countless martial artists have entered the Yao Heaven Arena, but none have acquired the ultimate inheritance."

"If I'm not mistaken, the ancestor's corpse is likely inside Yao Heaven Arena."

After hearing this, Chu Nan's expression became even more solemn. The Lin Family ancestor was, after all, a Cloud Sea Realm martial artist. A place that could bring about the downfall of a Cloud Sea Realm martial artist's death was dangerously unimaginable, truly a deadly trap!

"Sword Venerable Master, what do you think about this secret realm?" Chu Nan couldn't help but ask.

If this place was a death trap, Chu Nan would choose to give it up. There's a difference between taking a risk and courting death, and he didn't want to lose his life here.

Even though there were the eight puppets including the Sword Puppet, he didn't want to take that risk.

Kui Guang's voice echoed in Chu Nan's Sea of Consciousness, "This Cyan Profound Secret Realm is a secret realm created by an Integration Realm martial artist beyond the Cloud Sea Realm. In today's Celestial Crossing Realm, it's considered an extremely rare secret realm."

"Indeed, the Yao Heaven Arena ahead is the core of this secret realm. From what I see, it mainly consists of trials. For you, although it's dangerous, it's not a dead end. With me here, you can safely enter."

With Kui Guang's assurance, Chu Nan also felt a bit relieved. However, he couldn't help but be curious, "Sword Venerable Master, the strongest in the Celestial Crossing Realm are merely Cloud Sea Realm martial artists. Why is there a secret realm of an Integration Realm martial artist here?"

Through earlier interactions with Kui Guang, Chu Nan had already learned about the martial artist realms in the lower realm.

Martial Dao, Spirit Pill, Yang Wheel, Divine Illumination, Cloud Sea, Integration, Myriad Forms, Void Shattering, and finally, Nothingness!

These nine great realms became increasingly mysterious as one advanced. However, to this day, Chu Nan had never heard of an existence in the Celestial Crossing Realm beyond the Cloud Sea Realm.

Faced with such a situation, Chu Nan had some guesses but found it difficult to confirm them, so he sought answers from Kui Guang, hoping to learn these secrets from him.

Kui Guang, an ancient martial artist, naturally knew the secret history and explained, "In the beginning, the lower realm, the Celestial Crossing Realm, and the Heavenly Balance Realm were connected as one, or you could say there was only one passage, the Celestial Crossing."

"Later, the lower realm continent split into two, the larger part became the Heavenly Balance, and the smaller part remained the Celestial Crossing, with minimal interaction."

"The two realms are difficult to traverse, and when they first parted, the Celestial Crossing Realm naturally left many martial artists above the Cloud Sea Realm. They couldn't breakthrough further nor travel to the Heavenly Balance Realm, so they could only leave behind their inheritances and secret realms after their deaths."

Chu Nan was shocked. It turned out the Celestial Crossing Realm and the Heavenly Balance Realm were once one, but what force separated them, and what force restricted the Celestial Crossing Realm to only reaching the Cloud Sea Realm?

Martial artists above the Cloud Sea Realm couldn't leave the Celestial Crossing Realm, so how did his father, Chu Fang, leave back then?

Chu Nan felt there must be a secret here and wanted to ask Kui Guang.

But Kui Guang said, "You are too weak now; knowing these secrets would be detrimental to you."

"When you reach the Divine Illumination Realm, or even the Cloud Sea Realm, and want to leave the Celestial Crossing Realm, you will naturally understand everything."

Seeing Kui Guang unwilling to answer, Chu Nan had no choice but to give up. He once more turned his gaze towards the Yao Heaven Arena before him, then said, "Yao Heaven Arena is fraught with danger, and I can't protect all of you."

"Anyone wanting to back out can wait outside."

Chu Nan hoped the fewer who entered, the better, so he wouldn't be distracted.

Lin Yian resolutely said, "The ancestor's corpse is very likely inside. I won't back down."

The remaining few Lin family martial artists looked at each other, finally shaking their heads, "It's too dangerous inside. Even if there are opportunities, they may not be for us. We won't go in."

Only Lin Feng gritted his teeth and said, "Fortune favors the bold. Perhaps this Yao Heaven Arena will let me rise to fame. Even if I die, I accept it!"

Chu Nan unexpectedly glanced at Lin Feng, not expecting this spineless guy to have a hint of madness within.

Lin Feng's cultivation, although reaching the ninth level of the Yang Wheel, was still far from the Divine Illumination Realm.

In the Yao Heaven Arena, he could die at any moment, yet he chose to challenge himself.

Chu Nan did not discourage him further and slowly said, "In that case, let's embark."

Chu Nan led the way, Lin Yian followed closely, and Lin Feng at the rear, stepping into the entrance of Yao Heaven Arena, their figures gradually swallowed by the darkness.

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