In the ancient mine, under the lead of Yuan Ling Hall Master Yuan Xue, Honorable Yuan Hong and Elder Yuan Xue had already reached a depth of three hundred feet below the surface. There was a faint gas in the mine, making people feel very uncomfortable.
"Where did Elder Shi go? Such an important secret, yet you did not personally guard it, but let two outsiders guard it."
Out of the three Heavy Building Realm martial artists who knew about the situation, two of them had already been killed. The remaining one, Elder Shi, who was originally guarding the stone city outside, had actually entered the seed of the mineral vein for some unknown reason. Moreover, it had already been two days. This made Honorable Yuan Hong feel that something was amiss.
This was too much of a coincidence. Not to mention the endless gas in the mine, it also contained poisonous gas. Even a Honorable like him had to close all the pores on his body after entering. This was not because the poisonous gas could harm his body, but after ingesting a large amount of poisonous gas, it would take time to force it out of the body, so the gains did not make up for the losses.
According to the dead martial artist at the second heaven of the Heavy Building Realm, Elder Shi had been in the mineral vein for two days. He was only at the third heaven of the Heavy Building Realm. It was impossible to stay in the mine for two days in a row in this kind of waste gas ravaging mine. The only explanation was that it was related to the secret realm.
"It's this subordinate's lack of consideration. This subordinate has just passed the Thunder and Fire Tribulation not long ago. The entire Yuan Ling Mountain Range is filled with poisonous gas, which is extremely unfavorable for consolidating my cultivation base. Therefore, this subordinate ordered two Heavenly Building Realm martial artists to guard here. This subordinate didn't know that Elder Shi had entered the mine."
At this moment, in Yuan Xue's heart, he could not help but be suspicious. Although this abandoned Ancient Mine produced crystal shards, the most important thing was that secret realm. Elder Shi had entered the mine for two days without any reason, this made him suspicious!
"Alright, a mere Heaven Building Realm warrior, as long as he is in the mine, even if he has evil intentions, there is nothing to fear. Let's go!"
Although he said so, Honorable Yuan Hong shouted, and ordered Yuan Xue to speed up.
"Elder Shi!"
In the dim mine, a figure appeared at the end of the mine, and suddenly appeared in their eyes. Yuan Xue could not help but shout in a deep voice.
However, this Elder Shi did not seem to hear it, and directly collided with the two.
"Not good!"
All of a sudden, Honorable Yuan Hong was shocked. He could feel the Battle Qi in Elder Shi's Zhou Tian's Energy Sea exploding. This was a clear sign that he was about to self-destruct.
Although his spiritual will had been densely covering the mineral vein, the mine was winding, and the thick rocks and soil were obstructing him. When he encountered rocks and soil that were hundreds of feet thick, his spiritual senses were greatly reduced. Otherwise, he would have discovered Elder Shi's abnormality long ago.
"Seal!"
Even so, Xiao Chen had underestimated the senses of an almighty Honorable. Honorable Yuan Hong's eyes flashed as he formed a sword with both of his fingers. Countless invisible sword qi gathered in his hands and formed a sword seal that was aimed at Elder Shi's Sea of Energy.
"Explode!"
Just as Honorable Yuan Hong's sword mark pierced through the void and shot towards him, Elder Shi's eyes flashed with a bright light. In his Sea of Soul, a loud shout rang out like a huge bell.
Buzz buzz buzz!
In an instant, the Sword Seal covered a distance of a thousand feet. At the same time, Elder Shi's Zhou Tian Sea of Energy was on the verge of exploding.
Condense!
The Sword Mark imprinted itself into the Heavenly Cycle Qi Sea. Elder Shi's Qi Sea, which had been churning with raging waves, suddenly had an illusory Sword Mark appear above the Martial Path's First Floor, pressing down on the turbulent Qi Sea.
It actually managed to suppress Elder Shi, who was on the verge of exploding and whose Sea of Energy was in turmoil.
This result was something that Xiao Chen had not expected. Elder Shi's soul had long been dispersed by Xiao Chen, and he was only left with his instincts. Therefore, the will that Xiao Chen had left in his mind had a moment of jerkiness when it was executed.
Just that moment of jerkiness was enough for a Honorable. Although Elder Shi's Sea of Energy had been suppressed, Elder Shi's body was still surging with violent Battle Qi.
Boom!
Blood and bones flew everywhere. Deep in the mineral vein, a cloud of dust rose up. Although the explosion had been stopped, the remaining Battle Qi still caused Elder Shi's body to explode completely.
"Damn it!"
In an instant, the ancient mine trembled slightly. Rocks rolled down and piled up into a small mountain at the place where Elder Shi's body had exploded, blocking the entrance of the mine.
"Yuan Ling Sword Technique!"
Honorable Yuan Hong was instantly enraged. The iron sword on his back was immediately unsheathed. It turned into rays of sword light and slashed towards the collapsed rocks. The sword light, which was several feet long, turned countless falling rocks into powder.
Elder Shi, who had been in the mineral vein for two days, had actually wanted to explode the moment he saw them. Even a fool could understand that something big had happened!
And the only thing that had happened in the ancient mine was the secret realm!
"Grand Elder, what exactly is going on!"
Hall Master Yuan Ling's Primordial Blood could not help but feel a chill in his limbs. If the matter of the secret realm had really happened, he would definitely be severely punished.
"Is the matter of the secret realm really only known by you and the three elders!" Honorable Yuan Hong's face was ashen as he shouted coldly.
"How would I dare to deceive the Venerable and the Patriarch? Only I and the three elders know about this secret realm. Moreover, the other slave miners who were present at that time were all beheaded. There were no survivors. I didn't know that Elder Shi would do such a thing. I hope the Grand Supreme Elder can understand!"
Feeling the chill from Honorable Yuan Hong's body, Primordial Blood hurriedly knelt down and explained.
"Get up."
Honorable Yuan Hong said as he looked at Primordial Blood kneeling at his feet. He trusted his own clansmen very much.
"Looks like someone has beaten us to it!" After a while, Honorable Yuan Hong said in a low voice.
What!
"How is this possible? Could it be that the elders in the hall have really leaked the news?" Primordial Blood was instantly shocked.
"Yes and no. Elder Shi's mind has already been controlled by someone. If that's the case, all of Elder Shi's secrets will not escape that person's detection."
What!
"Could it be that another Honorable has descended!"
Only an almighty Honorable would have the ability to steal another's mind and sense their senses.
"I think so too. If someone has really beaten us to it, our Marquis Yuan Feng Division is not to be trifled with." A thick killing intent flashed in Yuan Hong's eyes.
A secret realm was such an opportunity. It might even contain the martial arts inheritance of an almighty. Taking a step back, just the secret realm alone was a great opportunity for the entire Marquis Division. If someone had really beaten them to it, they would not rest until they were dead.
"Let's go!"
"Let's go to the mine where the Arcane Realm is located first. Elder Shi's mind has only been controlled for two days, and according to the soldiers guarding the Ancient Mine, no one else has entered the Arcane Realm except for Elder Shi. Perhaps this Venerable One only wanted to use Elder Shi's hand to explore the Arcane Realm. Coincidentally, he was about to return and encountered us. In order to destroy all evidence, he had no choice but to control Elder Shi to self-destruct.
Two figures turned into flowing lights and rapidly flew towards the depths of the mine. The two people, who were anxious to explore the secret realm, did not notice that in a pile of abandoned slag, there was a shining star, which was very conspicuous in the dark mine.
In the cave of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, Xiao Chen sensed what was happening outside. He frowned slightly. With his current strength, it would not be easy to escape from the almighty Honorable in front of him.
He was afraid that once he left the space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, he would be discovered by this Honorable. However, the most dangerous place was often the safest place. In that case, he might as well stay in the mine for a few more days.
"How could this be!"
In front of the rolling lava, Hall Master Yuan Ling became a little crazy. The black crystal where the secret realm was located was already covered with fine cracks like a spider's web.
This was clearly the sign of the secret realm's destruction!
"Damn it, who is it!"
Did they think that they could not open the secret realm, so they destroyed it completely and did not let the Marquis Yuan Feng Division have it?
"Could it be Elder Shi!"
"It's not him. With the strength of the Third Heaven of the Heavy Building Realm, it is impossible to destroy the secret realm's node."
After a moment of silence, Honorable Yuan Hong said. He wanted to enter the secret realm to see who had the guts to snatch food from the tiger's mouth!
"Supreme Elder, the secret realm's node has been destroyed beyond recognition. I'm afraid that the secret realm has collapsed. If we enter rashly, we might get lost in the space turbulence."
"Humph!"
In the next moment, a dark light flashed in Honorable Yuan Hong's hand, and a piece of jade talisman that was emitting a gray mist appeared in his hand.
"This is the tribe's treasure, the Void Talisman. With it, you can isolate yourself from the erosion of the space turbulence."
Then, the Void Talisman shone brightly and fell on the crystal node. The black ancient road appeared again, and Honorable Yuan Hong's figure flashed and entered the secret realm.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the crystal light shone brightly and Honorable Yuan Hong's figure appeared. He looked a little disheveled.
"How ruthless! He actually destroyed the secret realm's Origin Stone and let the secret realm return to chaos!"
With bloodshot eyes, Honorable Yuan Hong's expression turned ferocious.
"I will definitely find you!"
The sky in the secret realm had already collapsed, revealing a void that was as dark as ink. Endless turbulence swept through, and the ancient mountains and trees on the ground were all turned into dust, drifting towards the depths of the void.
Unlike the madness of Yuan Hong and Honorable Yuan Hong, Xiao Chen, who was in the space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, was not idling around. He was seizing the time to increase his strength.
In the secret realm, he had collected a large number of corpses of dragon-type beasts. These corpses had been eroded for tens of thousands of years. Those that could survive until now were all powerful beings. Even though more than half of their essence had been lost, they were still of great use to Xiao Chen.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was sitting cross-legged on a hill. His entire body seemed to have turned into a black hole. The remnant essence of a 500-foot-long beast corpse was completely absorbed by him in no time at all, and the remains turned into dust.
If he wanted to advance the golden body of the Fifth Heaven to the Sixth Heaven, and if he wanted to develop the mysteries of Blood Rebirth, he would need a vast amount of energy. The corpses of the beasts were refined by him one by one, and the grayish-white impurities scattered everywhere.