Chapter 1: Secrets in the Secret Realm (Part 2)

Guo Shier discovered that the soul fluctuations of the handsome old man were very strange. He suddenly realized there was something wrong with this old man and said, “It’s not that I won’t do it… but doing it now… isn’t wise, haha.” He began to reason, knowing he couldn’t keep defying him. Although the handsome old man was just his sacrificial spirit, this spirit had a strong personality.
The handsome old man said, “Will you do it or not? If not… don’t ask me to do it again!”
The endless questions of whether to do it or not drove Guo Shier crazy. He shouted, “I’ll do it! I’ll do it! Damn it… I’ll do it!” Suddenly, he turned around and rushed toward the group of Great Saints, not forgetting to shout at the handsome old man, “If I get killed, you’ll end up the same way!”
The handsome old man said proudly, “A few high-level Great Saints? They’re easy to handle. Pay attention!”
Guo Shier suddenly noticed Gu Mu Lian appearing beneath him, and immediately he was drawn up to sit on its top. The handsome old man poked his head out and laughed, “Watch my battle!”
Ying Mo and Luo Zhan, Ming Xian and Xian Liang, were all flying frantically. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion behind them. Ying Mo turned around in terror and screamed, “Shier!” He immediately rushed back. Luo Zhan didn’t say a word either and turned to follow back.
Ming Xian and Xian Liang exchanged a glance and continued to speed up, flying farther away.
Luo Zhan glanced back and cursed angrily, “Bastards!”
Ming Xian and Xian Liang pretended not to hear and increased their speed even further.
Guo Shier sat on Gu Mu Lian and plunged headfirst into the group of pursuing Great Saints. Then he witnessed a terrifying scene.
Countless tentacles suddenly extended from Gu Mu Lian. Guo Shier immediately recognized them as Gu Xi Bi, the spirit-devouring beast that had taken a lot of effort to capture.
Gu Xi Bi naturally had countless tentacles. After being refined by the handsome old man and enhanced with numerous virtual talismans, along with the special processing of Gu Mu Lian, it became a spirit beast that combined offense and defense. However, Gu Xi Bi couldn’t leave Gu Mu Lian, so its tentacles could only defend and attack within a radius of 300 meters centered around Gu Mu Lian.
Guo Shier was well aware of Gu Xi Bi’s power. He exclaimed in surprise, “Handsome old man, did you subdue Gu Xi Bi?”
The handsome old man snorted and said, “Hmph! Subdue? You underestimate me too much. This is a re-refined version, got it?”
Guo Shier cried out, “Handsome old man, take action!”
The handsome old man said proudly, “Do I still need to intervene? With Gu Xi Bi around, just watch!”

The Guxi Bian was already an extremely formidable existence. With the strange items crafted for it by the handsome old man, its strength doubled or even more. Originally a spirit beast, its true body was hidden within the Ancient Ink Lotus, with only its tentacles exposed. Even if attacked, only the tentacles would be damaged, and the Guxi Bian never lacked tentacles.

Guo Shier discovered that the Guxi Bian’s tentacles had changed—thousands of them extending from the Ancient Ink Lotus, each as thick as an adult’s thigh, resembling giant snakes covered in fine scales. The tips of the tentacles varied greatly: some were as thin as whips, some as sharp as knives, and some even had hammer heads—a myriad of shapes.

Thousands of tentacles meant thousands of attack points and also thousands of defense points. Only the handsome old man could conceive of such a monstrous creation, and only he had the strength to subdue and refine it.

Qi Yutan let out a strange cry, “An altar!” He certainly knew that an expert with an altar could suppress his cultivation level and enter, but if he used his own altar, he wouldn’t be able to stay in the secret realm any longer and would soon be expelled. Never expecting to encounter an altar expert, he trembled in fear, drenched in cold sweat.

No one knew that Guo Shier’s altar wasn’t fully formed yet; it merely resembled an altar in shape. Once an altar expert launched a full-scale attack, even seventeen Great Sage Masters would be powerless to resist.

The quicker-thinking Great Sage Masters immediately teleported away, including Qi Yutan. He was clever enough to understand the danger posed by an altar expert and didn’t dare resist, teleporting away right away.

Qi Yutan felt bitter—he was actually chasing after an altar expert. He also realized that if he hadn’t pushed too hard, the other party would never have used their altar. This meant that even if they couldn’t kill him in the secret realm, they would continue to hunt him after leaving, as he had ruined their plans.

The handsome old man was ferocious. Controlling the Guxi Bian, he killed seven people in an instant. However, the opponent’s five senior Great Sage Masters all teleported away, and none were killed. Fuming, the handsome old man roared and sent the Ancient Ink Lotus to pursue them.

The speed of the Ancient Ink Lotus wasn’t much different from that of the altar expert, leaving the pursued Great Sage Masters with no chance of escape. With the handsome old man’s combat experience, he killed four more Great Sage Masters in less than a minute, including one senior one, scaring the others into fleeing desperately.

Guo Shier controlled the Ancient Ink Lotus to stop the pursuit. He said, “Handsome Old Man, we don’t have time to entangle with them. Let’s go!”

The handsome old man said with lingering interest, “A bunch of brats, that’s all their courage! Hehe, they run much faster than you!”
Guo Shier smiled bitterly and asked, “Handsome old man, will we be left behind in the secret realm?”
The handsome old man replied, “You’re not an expert at the altar. How could you be left behind! Since you don’t want to chase after them… forget it. Next time you encounter people chasing you, just kill them!”
Guo Shier nodded. Now he understood that with the handsome old man around, even the Great Sage wasn’t something to fear.
Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan hadn’t even had time to act before the battle was over. The two were greatly impressed, truly realizing for the first time how powerful Gu Mo Lian was. Eagle Demon asked, “Shier, are those tentacles extended by Gu Mo Lian… Gu Xi Bi?”
Guo Shier nodded. “That’s right. The handsome old man has already tamed and refined them completely. Their strength is quite good.”
Luo Zhan said, “Xian Ming and Xian Liang ran away! Those two bastards!”
Guo Shier replied, “Let them run away then.” He never regarded the two as partners anyway.
Luo Zhan said resentfully, “Those two are really worthless. They can only run away—nothing else!” He despised such people.
Guo Shier laughed and said, “I think… they’re too ashamed to come back. Let’s go!”
Gu Xi Bi’s tentacles retracted, and Gu Mo Lian shrank rapidly before falling directly into Guo Shier’s mouth. The three of them flew away quickly.
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Qi Yutan fled desperately. In just a short while, he was hundreds of miles away. Qi Zhen and Ai Ya Fa followed behind him. The three turned back in shock.
After a long while, Qi Yutan cursed loudly. After cursing for a while, he finally took a deep breath and said, “Damn it, what bad luck! While being chased… an expert at the altar showed up! Damn, if you’re an expert at the altar, tell me! Who the hell would dare to chase you then?”
Qi Zhen and Ai Ya Fa looked at Qi Yutan in shock, stunned.
Ai Ya Fa thought to himself, “Tell you? You’d have to believe me first… Even if it were me, I couldn’t explain it. Should I tell you I’m an expert at the altar? It’s useless anyway…”
Qi Zhen asked, “What should we do now?”
Qi Yutan replied irritably, “What else can we do? Spread the news and warn other teams to avoid those people…”
Ai Ya Fa said, “That guy used the altar. I guess I’ll be left behind in the secret realm soon. Lord, you’ll still need Lord Qi Yutan to handle things for a while, otherwise we might get into trouble.”

Qi Yutan knew full well how terrifying it was to encounter a master of the altar. Even if his brother was stronger than that person, it wouldn’t help—once a master of the altar went berserk, it would be a disaster.
“Sigh, let’s go. We need to inform the other teams and also those outside.”
Qi Yutan felt he had caused a huge problem. He didn’t think Guo Shier was a fake master of the altar. Offending such a person meant he would surely face pursuit, leaving him with no choice but to seek help from his elder brother.
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Guo Shier looked at the crowd in the distance and said, “Those are the first group to enter. They must be the great sage masters of the four ancient clans. What are they doing there?”
Eagle Demon narrowed his eyes and stared for a while before saying, “I don’t know. It seems like they’re waiting for something.”
Luo Zhanqi asked, “Waiting for what?”
Eagle Demon replied with a smile, “Who knows what they’re waiting for? But from the way they look, it seems like they’re just waiting, motionless.”
Guo Shier nodded. “It does seem like they’re waiting. What are they waiting for? Could there be advanced mutated talisman beasts? No, though advanced mutated talisman beasts are rare, they do exist in other secret realms. Hmm, should we go over and take a look?”
Eagle Demon said, “Unless we use the identity tokens of the Gu Miluo clan, otherwise… we might get driven away or killed if we go.”
Guo Shier thought for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, “Alright, then let’s bring the identity tokens!”
As soon as the three hung up their identity tokens, a blinding light flashed ahead, revealing a huge entrance screen.
Guo Shier was stunned and muttered, “Damn, what is that? It looks like an entrance to a secret realm… but we’re already inside one…”
Eagle Demon also looked up and saw it. His expression changed, and he said, “Strange!”
Luo Zhan said, “They’ve all gone in!”
Thousands of great sage masters rushed into that light screen like a swarm. In just over ten seconds, they disappeared completely. But the light screen didn’t vanish; it continued to emit a faint glow in place.
Eagle Demon asked, “Should we go in?”
Guo Shier pondered for a moment before saying, “Let’s go. Why not? The four ancient clans went to such lengths to get in, deploying master of the altar-level experts. It would be strange if there was nothing inside.”
Eagle Demon agreed, “I think so too. Maybe the secret lies in that light screen.”
Guo Shier smiled and said, “Anyway, we have the identity tokens of the Gu Miluo clan. Even if the four ancient clans discover us, they can’t do anything to us. Let’s go! We’ll enter!”
The three flew toward the light screen. Just as they were about to reach it, two groups of people flew in from both sides.

Guo Shier shouted, “Hurry up!”
Before the three of them could rush through the light screen, dozens of Great Saints flying from both sides launched simultaneous attacks, blocking Guo Shier and his companions’ path forward.
These were another thirteen groups, totaling fifty-two Great Saints, thirteen of whom were senior Great Saints.
Eagle Demon roared and swung his sword.
Luo Zhan shouted, “Shier, go in first! We’ll cover you!”
How could Guo Shier let Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan risk their lives? His soul trembled as he called out, “Elder Shuai!”
Elder Shuai replied lazily, “What is it? I’m busy!”
Guo Shier said, “Come out quickly! Otherwise, we’re doomed! Dozens of Great Saints are surrounding us!”
Elder Shuai cursed, “Damn it! Can’t I get a moment’s peace? Kid, wait until I get out and kill them all!”
The communication between their souls was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, Gu Mu Lian appeared beneath Guo Shier.