Chapter 71: A Bountiful Harvest, The Collapse of the Secret Realm
Four days passed in the blink of an eye, marking the final day before the secret realm closes.
The corpse puppets, which had been sent out to collect Artifacts, stopped their activities on this day and began making their way back to the stone cave.
"Thank goodness… these monsters are finally leaving!"
"Let's take advantage of this last day and see if we can still find any Artifacts. We can't afford to leave this secret realm empty-handed after all this!"
"What the heck!?"
"Is this still the Scarlet Cloud Valley?"
"Did I somehow get teleported out of it?"
After four nerve-wracking days, nearly eighty to ninety percent of the cultivators had been thoroughly looted by the corpse puppets. Only a few who possessed concealing techniques had managed to barely avoid falling victim to them.
But now, with the departure of the corpse puppets, everyone was just about to scour the secret realm for any last-minute gains when they were met with an appalling sight.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but barren land!
Even the low-level Yellow level heavenly materials that no one had bothered with before were now completely gone!
"This…"
"Sigh, oh well, staying alive is a blessing enough!"
The cultivators could only find excuses to comfort themselves in the end; at least the terrifying monsters hadn't gone after their lives, which was already quite fortunate.
Meanwhile, back in the stone cave.
"Miss, all the corpse puppets that were sent out have now returned."
"These five storage pouches contain various herbs."
"These three storage pouches hold artifacts."
"Miscellaneous spirit stones and minerals are in these two storage pouches."
"Oh, and these last two pouches are filled with spirit liquid, stored in jars."
After categorizing the vast collection of Artifacts brought back by the corpse puppets, the man in the coffin respectfully presented the storage pouches to Leng Yanran, who had just finished her cultivation.
"Good work."
"After today, the secret realm will end, and I'll grant you your freedom as promised."
Leng Yanran gathered the dozen or so storage pouches in front of her.
Combined with the rewards she'd acquired from thousands of other prodigies and the accumulated wealth of the man in the coffin, her gains filled over twenty storage pouches, each with a ten-cubic-meter capacity. Such a harvest was beyond abundant!
'Master will be thrilled to see this trove of Artifacts!'
The thought of finally leaving the secret realm and returning to her master brought a sweet smile to Leng Yanran's face.
"Gasp–! so she can smile, after all?"
The man in the coffin murmured in surprise, feeling as though he'd witnessed an unbelievable sight.
Ever since he'd met Leng Yanran, he had never seen her smile, thinking she was an ice-cold demoness, only to discover that she could actually show such an expression.
Forget it, forget it; there was no point in overthinking it.
After today, he would be able to leave the secret realm with Boundless Realm level strength and become a mighty force in his own right.
The limitless horizons of the world awaited him!
Before the Scarlet Cloud Immortal Palace, Scarlet Cloud Master's transmission of teachings was gradually coming to an end.
The remnant soul, once relatively stable, now flickered like a candle in the wind, on the verge of dissipating at any moment.
"Disciple thanks Master for his teachings!"
"Rest assured, Master, if I ever achieve success in cultivation, I will personally hunt down and eliminate every one of those traitors who schemed against you back then!"
Li Shenruo had already absorbed the immortal-grade technique into her spiritual consciousness; now all that remained was to comprehend it upon her return, and before long, she would be able to start cultivating it!
"It warms this old man's heart to see you so determined."
"Very well, since I have now found a worthy successor, this remnant soul of mine serves no further purpose. Allow me to give you one last push," Scarlet Cloud Master said.
Without waiting for Li Shenruo to respond, he placed his hand atop her head, transferring the remaining spiritual energy of his soul into her body.
With that, the remnant soul dissipated, leaving only Li Shenruo, seated alone in the square.
"Master… thank you!" Li Shenruo could barely pause to process her emotions, quickly beginning to absorb the spiritual energy infused by Scarlet Cloud Master.
Once fully absorbed, she would break through to the Unity Realm!
In this secret realm, aside from Leng Yanran's incredible gains, Li Shenruo's rewards were the next most substantial.
She had obtained an immortal-level cultivation technique, the inheritance of a sixth-rank array master, a heavenly-grade artifact, and received Scarlet Cloud Master's final spiritual energy infusion, allowing her to break through to the Unity Realm.
Half an hour later, Li Shenruo's aura surged higher and higher.
"Break!" she murmured, and the bottleneck of the ninth layer of the Profound Sky Realm shattered completely.
In an instant, Li Shenruo's energy skyrocketed to the Unity Realm!
But before she could revel in her breakthrough, the entire secret realm began to shake violently.
Boom—!
The ground split open, revealing deep, endless chasms. Even the sky flickered, casting shadows as the entire realm became dangerously unstable.
"What's going on?!"
Li Shenruo was confused.
A breakthrough to the Unity Realm within a secret realm shouldn't trigger its collapse!
Yet, the collapse was undeniable.
Fortunately, a teleportation array to exit the realm was right here in Scarlet Cloud Immortal Palace's square.
With the realm crumbling around her, the array activated just in time.
Not daring to hesitate, Li Shenruo stepped into the array and escaped!
"What's happening? Why is the realm collapsing?"
"Even if the realm were closing, it shouldn't collapse like this!"
"Never mind, let's just get out before it's too late!"
The cultivators within the secret realm, terrified by the sudden chaos, sprinted toward the nearest teleportation arrays.
Besides the central square, four other locations had exit arrays, showing how thoroughly Scarlet Cloud Master had planned.
"Hmm?"
"Let's go!"
Leng Yanran sensed the instability of the realm but remained calm.
The teleportation array for her area was just outside the stone cave.
Without a second thought, she gathered her twenty-plus storage pouches, called to the man in the coffin, and quickly departed.
The man in the coffin, seeing this, immediately ordered all corpse puppets to follow him out.
With these accumulated puppets, he could establish a considerable force in the outside world, potentially dominating the Northern Region with ease.
Moments later, the many prodigies within the realm had all exited through the teleportation arrays. The secret realm, now beyond its limits, finally shattered.
With a thunderous "BOOM!!!," the entire small dimension collapsed, vanishing entirely from existence.
Woooong—
As the arrays glowed, everyone who had been inside the realm found themselves back at the entrance, each gasping as if they had narrowly escaped death.
From the surrounding mountaintops, elders and sect leaders of various forces watched in astonishment.
"Gasp! Why does everyone look like they've barely survived an apocalypse?"
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