“Oh, right. If you see any of the younger generation of the Sun family, kill them too,” Ye Xuan said.
Since Sun Hang believed Blood Princess had entered the Secret Realm just to vent her anger by killing Sun family members, they might as well do exactly that. Running into them meant more Beast Pills for Ye Xuan.
However, there probably wouldn’t be many Sun family members in the deepest parts of the realm. The younger generation simply didn’t have the cultivation base to venture that far, not even with the Celestial Secret Divine Crossbows.
“Understood, Master. I’ll be off, then,” Blood Princess replied. “After I finish killing the beasts, I’ll come find you. With the Demon Subduing Scripture, I can sense your location.”
With that, her figure swiftly vanished.
Ye Xuan left the area and found a relatively secluded spot to inspect his spoils. He figured the Qiankun Bags from those few Sun family youths ought to yield a few Beast Pills.
A few minutes later, he shook his head.
These guys were way too poor.
Aside from some Ghost-grade Healing Spirit Medicine that held a bit of value, the rest of their resources were completely unpresentable. They only had three Beast Pills in total: two at Tier 5, Rank 5, and one at Tier 5, Rank 7.
Even though they had entered the Secret Realm a night earlier than Ye Xuan, their combat strength and luck were clearly vastly inferior to his.
Currently, Ye Xuan had a total of eight Tier 5, Rank 5 Beast Pills and three Tier 5, Rank 7 Beast Pills.
Meanwhile, his cultivation was only at the second level of the Demon Spirit Realm.
These Beast Pills would definitely be more than enough to raise his cultivation by one level, right?
He decided not to overthink it and just consume them first.
Over the past few days, his cultivation foundation had thoroughly stabilized.
After circulating his Spiritual Qi through more than a dozen Great Cycles, he began taking the Beast Pills.
As the Rank 5 Beast Pills entered his stomach, they transformed into frenzied energy.
The Dragon Capturing Cauldron emitted a radiant glow, ensuring this energy didn’t dissipate. Instead, it was locked within his body, gradually converted and absorbed.
After swallowing three Rank 5 Beast Pills, the energy inside him swelled to the point of bursting!
Without hesitation, he consumed a Demon Soul Crystal and began trying to break through his third mountain range.
The excruciating pain caused his face to twitch incessantly.
Even when the agony reached its absolute peak, he refused to stop. Ye Xuan never did anything halfway.
Meanwhile, as Ye Xuan was elevating his cultivation, Blood Princess was deep within the Secret Realm.
Wielding an Earth-grade weapon, she went on an absolute killing spree.
Unfortunately, Rank 8 and Rank 9 beasts were far too scarce. She had to run for a long time just to encounter a single one, and even then, there was no guarantee it would yield a Beast Pill.
“Hua, what are you doing here?” Blood Princess suddenly asked, surprised to run into her.
“Blood Princess…” Hua was equally astonished to see her.
But then she realized that the young master must have summoned her on his own initiative to gather resources more quickly.
“You’re just in time. I have a few Beast Pills here; please give them to the young master,” Hua said, revealing five faintly glowing Rank 8 Beast Pills in her hand.
“No wonder I haven’t run into many beasts. Did you kill them all?” Blood Princess asked, a look of realization dawning on her face.
Hua replied calmly, “When you hand these Beast Pills to the young master, don’t mention that I got them. Just pretend you gathered them all yourself.”
“Why would I say that? You’re the one who got them,” Blood Princess said, her temperament still as innocent as a child’s.
“The more Beast Pills you bring him, the happier he will be,” Hua explained softly. “And if he’s happy, he’ll definitely reward you with lots and lots of blood.”
“Really?! Hua, you’re the best! I love you!” Blood Princess instantly darted over and affectionately hugged Hua’s arm.
Hua, knowing Blood Princess’s personality, didn’t mind her clinginess. “You should get back to hunting beasts. There aren’t many left in this Rank 8 zone. Head straight into the deeper areas and look for Rank 9 beasts.”
“Oh, okay! I’ll be going now,” Blood Princess chirped.
…
Meanwhile, in the middle section of the Secret Realm, Sun Hang skidded to a halt.
In his line of sight appeared Sun Zhenwu and tens of thousands of soldiers. One party was marching inward while the other was rushing outward, leading to an unexpected convergence.
“Sun Hang, thank goodness you’re alright! Quickly, tell me what happened in there,” Sun Zhenwu demanded immediately. “How did Elder Sun Yun die? Did something unforeseen happen in the Secret Realm? Did you discover some dangerous unexplored territory?”
A glimmer of anticipation actually shone in Sun Zhenwu’s eyes. If a dangerous zone had been found, it meant there were still undiscovered, massive opportunities hidden within the Secret Realm.
Sun Hang gritted his teeth and replied, “Third Grandpa, we didn’t find a dangerous zone. It was that woman.”
Sun Zhenwu frowned. It wasn’t a dangerous zone? “That woman? Which woman?”
“The one who chopped off my head! I don’t know her name.”
Sun Zhenwu’s eyes turned icy. “That remnant of the Gongsun family!”
“Yes, Third Grandpa. She hid in the Secret Realm just waiting for us to enter. She must have killed quite a few of our clansmen by now.”
“So Sun Cong was killed by her as well,” Sun Zhenwu said, his face turning livid.
Sun Cong was his direct grandson. His talent in the Sun family was actually a bit higher than Sun Hang’s. The only reason his cultivation lagged behind was that Sun Hang had Jing Zhiyuan looking out for him, regularly supplying him with Demon Spirit Pills.
“Sun Cong is dead?” Sun Hang asked in shock.
“You didn’t know? Weren’t you two together?”
“I had no idea. Could it have been in that cave?” Sun Hang suddenly remembered the unexplored cave they had found earlier.
“A cave?”
“Yes, Third Grandpa. Sun Cong’s body is very likely inside. I’ll take you there.”
“Alright. We’ll talk on the way. Give me a detailed description of that Gongsun family remnant.”
“Grandpa, I’ll draw her for you.”
Spiritual Light bloomed from Sun Hang’s body, converging in the air to form an image of Blood Princess for everyone to see.
“This woman practices a Demon Technique, and there’s a heavy, sinister aura about her,” Sun Hang explained. “Furthermore, her speed is incredibly fast. I couldn’t even track her movements.”
“To think the Gongsun family actually had someone practicing a Demon Technique. No wonder they kept her hidden,” Sun Zhenwu said. “But if Sun Yun is dead, how are you still alive?”
“Third Grandpa, I almost died! Fortunately, after killing Elder Sun Yun, she aggravated her injuries. She must be gravely wounded, which is why she didn’t choose to finish me off.”
“Gravely wounded, you say? Then her death is imminent!”
The Sun family group marched onward at a rapid pace. By that evening, they had already reached the zone inhabited by Rank 7 beasts.
The traveling speed of an Earth Spirit Realm expert was undoubtedly much faster than that of a Demon Spirit Realm cultivator.
“Third Grandpa, this is the cave,” Sun Hang said, pointing forward. “Sun Cong’s body might be inside.”
“Might be?” Sun Zhenwu asked, his brow furrowing in confusion. “What, you haven’t been inside?”
“No.”
“Then how do you know there are bodies in there?”
“A person from the Three-Star Main Town told me.”
“The Three-Star Main Town?” Sun Zhenwu repeated, but he didn’t say anything further.
Soon, the group entered the small cavern.
Six corpses lay scattered across the ground. Above the pool of water within the cavern sat a small, withered tree.
Sun Zhenwu kept his brow furrowed ever since he stepped inside. Judging by the arrows embedded in Sun Cong and the others, they seemed to have killed each other. Only one person had died from having his body pierced straight through.
But why would they turn on each other?
Sun Zhenwu turned and stared at the withered little tree. It took him a good while to recognize what it was.
It was a Blue Spirit Fruit Tree.
Could it be…
Sun Zhenwu’s eyes suddenly turned glacial.
“Sun Hang, what did that person from the Three-Star Main Town look like? Draw a portrait of him immediately. I’m putting a wanted order out for him across the entire Secret Realm!”