Chapter 55: Over a Hundred Profound Sky, One Unity—Truly a Test Worthy of an Immortal
Before long, more and more people from the Northern Region began to teleport into the secret realm.
Though each individual appeared at a random location, they were all separated by at least a kilometer from one another.
In the outside world, a kilometer would easily be close enough to provoke fights and battles. But here, due to the restrictions imposed by the red mist that limited both sight and spiritual sense, it wasn't easy for people to bump into each other.
However, everyone remained on high alert, fully prepared for any potential enemy encounters.
Most people naturally headed toward the rumored Scarlet Cloud Immortal Palace where they hoped to acquire the Immortal's legacy.
But there were also two other groups that headed east and west. In addition to the Scarlet Cloud Immortal Palace, there were other places in the secret realm offering valuable opportunities.
In the west, one could find a spirit pool, which appeared once every 200 years, producing a small pool of spiritual liquid as well as spirit stones.
The east held a battlefield, where each time the secret realm opened, people would discover artifacts. It was even rumored that the Jin Ding Sect's most powerful treasure, a mid-tier earth-grade artifact, was found there.
An earth-grade artifact was already at the pinnacle of power in the Northern Region!
Even if they couldn't find an earth-grade artifact, obtaining a profound-grade artifact would still be considered an incredible fortune.
Compared to the elusive nature of the Immortal's legacy, they preferred these more tangible opportunities.
However, no one headed south.
Though people weren't entirely sure what kind of danger lurked there, it was common knowledge among the Northern Region forces that heading south was courting disaster.
Initially, when people first explored the Scarlet Cloud Valley, they hadn't noticed anything particularly dangerous about the southern region. But as more groups entered over time, they realized that everyone who ventured south never returned, having died within the secret realm. As a result, no one dared to go there anymore.
Soon, everyone went their separate ways.
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At this moment, Leng Yanran was frowning as she watched the strange behavior of the monster she had already seriously injured. It staggered back to its feet.
"Something's off..."
"Even with such severe injuries, it acts like nothing happened. It doesn't even seem to feel any pain!"
She observed the Void Sky Realm monster in front of her and tried to analyze its odd condition.
Moreover, it seemed the beast had no consciousness, attacking purely based on instinct, rushing forward and trying to tear her apart whenever it saw her.
"Roar—" The monster let out a roar and charged at her once again, one of its legs now broken and dangling loosely. Yet it seemed completely oblivious to the pain.
"Hmph."
Leng Yanran's eyes narrowed as she gathered her spiritual energy. With a single palm strike, she shattered the monster's skull.
Without its head, the monster finally collapsed and stopped moving.
"It seems the monsters here must be decapitated to be killed."
"Still, as long as they have a weakness, it's not a problem."
Now that she had figured out the situation, Leng Yanran felt more confident.
The monsters in this part of the secret realm seemed to have undergone some kind of corpse transformation, turning into mindless creatures that only sought to kill.
She speculated that this was likely the trial imposed by the secret realm.
If she could pass this trial, she would probably reach the Immortal Palace. Then she could gather all the heavenly treasures and bring them back to her master!
With that realization, Leng Yanran quickened her pace.
Since her spiritual sense could extend fifty meters, she tried to avoid unnecessary fights.
Only when it was impossible to avoid did she engage in battle, which allowed her to move forward with minimal pressure.
Meanwhile, Li Shenruo was facing similar corpse-like monsters.
After casually eliminating a few, she also realized that these monsters could only be killed by crushing their heads.
"I need to speed up."
"That witch has likely gained a significant lead by now!"
Suddenly, Li Shenruo spotted a monster's corpse on the ground, one that she hadn't killed.
The lingering spiritual energy on it indicated it had been killed recently!
There was no need to guess who the culprit was.
Unwilling to fall behind Leng Yanran, Li Shenruo hastened her pace, dispatching monsters with head-crushing precision to maintain her momentum.
She was determined to obtain the Immortal's legacy, refusing to let anyone else take it.
The world's immortal-level techniques had long been lost. Even in the holy lands, the highest-grade techniques available were heavenly-grade.
It was true that some heaven's chosen had managed to cultivate immortal-level techniques, but without exception, they had all received those techniques as part of an Immortal's legacy.
In today's world, the only way to learn an immortal-grade technique was to receive the recognition of an Immortal and gain their legacy.
Li Shenruo was born with the talent of a saint. In times before the extinction of immortal-grade techniques, she might have had a real chance of becoming an immortal herself.
But now, with the highest techniques available being heavenly-grade, her path to immortality had been sealed.
To have such incredible talent and ambition but no technique powerful enough to guide her to immortality was nothing short of torturous.
Before long, as the two of them ventured further south, the monsters they encountered grew stronger. Void Sky Realm beasts became rare; instead, every monster had reached the Profound Sky Realm.
Yet neither Leng Yanran nor Li Shenruo struggled in the face of Profound Sky Realm monsters. They held an overwhelming advantage, and these monsters barely slowed them down.
But soon, Leng Yanran noticed something odd—the number of monsters suddenly decreased!
There was no way this wasn't suspicious. Slowing her pace, she heightened her vigilance, wary of any potential dangers.
"Howl—"
Suddenly, a wolf's howl echoed through the red mist, and dozens, if not hundreds, of red glowing eyes appeared.
No, they weren't glowing eyes—they were the eyes of beasts!
Leng Yanran's expression turned grim. Within the red mist, the gleaming eyes of at least several dozen, if not a hundred, Profound Sky Realm beasts stared at her.
Facing an onslaught from over a hundred Profound Sky Realm monsters would be no easy task!
Moreover, these were corpse-like creatures that felt no pain and existed only to kill.
Boom, boom, boom.
With a series of earth-shaking tremors, a wolf monster towering over ten feet tall, like a creature from a ten-story building, appeared. It eyed Leng Yanran hungrily, saliva dripping from its maw.
This was clearly the leader of the pack.
Leng Yanran was slightly surprised.
She hadn't expected these corpse-like wolf monsters to have a leader capable of issuing commands to the rest of the pack through its howls.
This would make things much more troublesome.
These creatures already felt no pain and could only be killed by destroying their heads. If they were further organized by a leader, it would be even more difficult!
Moreover, the wolf monsters were notorious for their iron-hard skulls, making them much tougher to kill than other beasts.
"Tch, this trial is a bit excessive, isn't it?"
"A secret realm that only allows Profound Sky Realm cultivators inside, but the trial is this difficult? So this is the standard for gaining an Immortal's legacy?"
"Oh well, this is a good chance to warm up before I get to the Immortal Palace and compete for the heavenly treasures!"
Staring at the hundred-plus Profound Sky Realm monsters and their Unity Realm leader, Leng Yanran muttered casually.
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