Chapter 62

They didn't reveal the truth because it was too embarrassing.

After all, they cheated by sending in nine old men, and still ended up being defeated?

If they told others, they would be laughed at until their teeth fell out!

This was also a violation of the rules, and even Mo Haichao wouldn't dare to help them.

So they told a lie, saying they entered to save the prodigies!

And they went all out, even involving the emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom and others in their plan!

They intended to not only kill Chen Chang'an and others inside but also eliminate all the high-ranking officials of the major countries!

If their plan was known, people would surely say they were ruthless!

It was too crazy!

......

Meanwhile.

After Dong Yinglai and others entered the secret realm, they suddenly discovered that the spiritual energy in the secret realm had started to become agitated.

"What is that...?"

Everyone was stunned, looking towards the core of the secret realm.

There, amidst the dense fog, a brilliant light was shining.

It was that blinding white light that stirred the spiritual energy of the entire secret realm, causing it to form a powerful storm and become agitated.

Dong Yinglai, Zhao Tianwei, and others were all stunned by the raging spiritual energy storm.

They quickly spread their spiritual senses to try to detect what was happening deep in the secret realm.

But as their spiritual senses spread, an extremely dense source of energy touched everyone's hearts.

That source of energy entering their bodies made everyone's minds and senses clear several times over, and even the long-stagnant bottlenecks began to loosen!

Hiss—

Everyone sucked in a cold breath.

Even Ji Xuangu and the other three forces' ancestors widened their eyes.

As Holy Emperor Realm cultivators, they deeply understood what that energy represented!

"Heavens, that... the spiritual energy is so dense that it has condensed into a solid... that... it's a Source Spirit Crystal!"

A solidified Source Spirit Crystal?

That must be an incredibly vast and dense amount of spiritual energy!

And such pure source energy could definitely help a Half-Emperor Realm cultivator advance to the Holy Emperor Realm!

Ji Xuangu exclaimed.

He immediately realized how terrifying his words were and quickly shut his mouth!

But it was too late!

The moment those words were spoken, all the Half-Emperor Realm cultivators present widened their eyes, and their pupils trembled with fiery light!

Boom!!

In the thunderous news, everyone's pupils dilated to the extreme!

Even the death of their country's prodigies was no longer a concern.

"Everyone, follow me!"

Dong Yinglai roared and charged towards the core.

Zhao Tianwei and others were not to be outdone.

Ji Wentian, after a moment of shock, came to his senses, roared, and pulled along Duanmu Cang, Ji Xuangu, and ten national elders, rushing towards the core of the secret realm!

In an instant, over fifty Tenth Rank Heavenly King Realm cultivators poured into the secret realm.

Four Half-Emperor Realm cultivators and four First Rank Holy Emperor Realm ancestors!

With their arrival, the spiritual energy in the air boiled again.

Because the absorption speed of high-level cultivators was incomparable to that of the prodigies!

......

Meanwhile.

At the core of the secret realm.

Ning Tingyu was kneeling on the ground, holding a silver spear, panting heavily.

The silver spear in her hand emitted a faint golden light and exuded a terrifying aura!

It was actually a Royal-grade spear!

Despite being covered in blood and in a wretched state, she still had a fierce fighting spirit, staring sharply at the front.

About ten yards in front of her, a black dragon was roaring!

"Roar..."

The dragon, over thirty yards long, roared angrily at Ning Tingyu, its fierce fangs dripping with saliva, and it lunged forward, stirring up a foul-smelling gale!

Bang!!

Ning Tingyu leaped high, dodging the dragon's sweeping attack!

The ground cracked instantly, and rocks flew everywhere.

"Hey!"

Ning Tingyu roared from the sky, thrusting her spear repeatedly, sending spear beams towards the dragon!

Bang bang bang!!

Roar!!

The dragon let out a piercing scream, its head like a small mountain opening its massive mouth...

Its sinister fangs glowed terrifyingly, and it quickly lunged at Ning Tingyu in the air!

Crack!

Another loud noise erupted, and Ning Tingyu dodged.

But she still looked at the dragon's back with fiery eyes, where a crystal-clear, beautiful lotus flower was growing.

That was the solidified, shaped source of spiritual energy, a Source Dao Lotus!

And the dragon in front of her was the guardian of this Source Dao Lotus.

Ning Tingyu wanted to obtain the Source Dao Lotus, so she had to battle the dragon.

Their battle caused a heavenly anomaly, and the spiritual energy in the air formed a massive storm vortex.

This caused Dong Yinglai and others to notice.

Such a commotion naturally caught Chen Chang'an's attention as well.

At this moment, Chen Chang'an was also rushing towards the core of the secret realm.

As he ran, his heart sank.

"What's going on? Why are so many powerful auras surging from the entrance? Is there no martial virtue anymore?"

Chen Chang'an's body suddenly stopped... Over fifty terrifying auras were rapidly approaching.

He guessed that Dong Yingxing and the others couldn't handle the situation and had brought all their forces into the secret realm!

At this moment, Chen Chang'an also sensed the shocking battle waves from the core of the secret realm.

And there was a familiar aura.

"That's... Ning Tingyu? No wonder I didn't see her earlier; she came here to gather resources!"

Good grief!

Chen Chang'an's eyes flickered, and he quickly made a decision.

Hide and wait for the right moment!

If there are resources, grab them; if it's too dangerous, run!

So, Chen Chang'an continued to approach the core of the secret realm.

At the same time, Dong Yinglai and others also approached.

Instantly, the scene at the core came into everyone's view.

Everyone's pupils dilated to the extreme, bursting with fiery light.

It was a lotus flower, blooming like crystal, emitting a faint grayish-white light, about half a丈 (zhang) tall, with a flower about three feet wide, and nine petals, each as clear as crystal!

It grew quietly in the middle of a pond, surrounded by layers of spiritual energy storms.

Or perhaps the dragon was originally a water snake in the pond, which had transformed after being nourished by the Source Dao Lotus.

"Ah... that... that... that is..." Ji Xuangu's eyes widened, and his trembling voice echoed.

"Heavens, that's not just a solidified Source Spirit Crystal, but it has also taken the shape of a plant... this... this... it has become sentient!"

Dong Yinglai couldn't help but exclaim.

Hiss!

Everyone sucked in a cold breath.

If a solidified Source Spirit Crystal was like water turning to ice, it was shocking, but not as impactful as the entire crystal forming a shape!

The lotus-shaped crystal had become sentient, becoming a Dao Lotus!

It could grow!

It would become larger, and the condensed source of spiritual energy would increase!