Chapter 129: The Unbreakable Seal

Di Xiaoyao listened as Ye Feng spoke. Chu Huaizhou was the only Sword Immortal of this era—the only one in nearly ten thousand years to have reached the Transcending Tribulation stage.

Yet, deep down, Di Xiaoyao remained skeptical. He believed Chu Huaizhou was at most at the late Great Vehicle stage, its peak.

Because through absorbing the fragments of his shattered soul, Di Xiaoyao had recovered a piece of memory:

This world had long severed the path to immortality!

It was utterly impossible to cultivate to the Tribulation stage, let alone ascend!

But reality stood starkly before him. Chu Huaizhou was indeed at the Transcending Tribulation stage. And not just any—he was at the late peak of the Transcending Tribulation stage!!!

How could Di Xiaoyao be certain?

Because he had mastered the art of observing qi.

In his eyes, Xia Baiqian and Bai Li were surrounded by a torrential aura of gold and red intertwined. Like dragons soaring to the heavens, like phoenixes crying to the nine skies—they were unmistakably the pinnacle of this world!

But Chu Huaizhou…

He had nothing!

No, it wasn’t nothing. It was as if he had transcended this world, beyond the Five Elements!

Not even a thread of qi could be seen!

Even the most ordinary mortal would have a wispy gray thread of qi. But Chu Huaizhou seemed to stand level with the Heavenly Dao, coexisting with the Great Way itself!

Di Xiaoyao’s memories were incomplete; he didn’t know what this meant. But with his experience, he could guess a little.

This man had reached the realm of transcendence!

He could conceal all his cause and effect, qi, and fate!

Even more terrifying, Di Xiaoyao observed that his bone age was only a little over three hundred years!

Three hundred years old and at the late peak of Tribulation?!

How was this possible?!

Even in Di Xiaoyao’s golden age—when spiritual energy was like an ocean and the immortal path was unbroken—no such monstrous talent had ever appeared!

What made his heart tremble even more was who was by Chu Huaizhou’s side.

A nine-tailed fox and a supreme demon lord!

According to Ye Feng, there was also a ruler of a dynasty, a peerless holy hand.

Such a lineup, even in ancient times, would be enough to dominate all!

Truly terrifying!

However… if Di Xiaoyao knew that Chu Huaizhou had already reached the late peak of Tribulation over a hundred years ago—and had stubbornly endured a full hundred tribulations of ascension to immortality, each one a cataclysm of celestial wrath and ten thousand thunders meant to obliterate all life, yet he stood unyielding each time—

But alas, Ye Feng’s level was too low; she hadn’t been privy to such matters before.

Ye Feng, after bowing to Chu Huaizhou and the others, turned to glare at Gu Changtian and Su Ling’er.

She clenched her fists so hard her knuckles turned white.

‘Damn it!’

She had thought Su Ling’er was just a bit of a flirt, and Gu Changtian was overly familiar. But the two of them had harbored such intentions! If Master Chu hadn’t arrived, she would surely have died.

And this betrayal—why did it feel so intense?!

Gu Changtian wore a mournful expression, completely devoid of his earlier arrogance.

“Ye Feng, Brother Feng, forgive me! It really wasn’t my fault!”

Su Ling’er sidled up to Ye Feng, deliberately pulling open her collar slightly, half-leaning against her.

“Brother Feng, it was all that bastard Gu Changtian’s doing. I was forced.”

Ye Feng, of course, wasn’t going to believe them again. Without a word, she raised her hand.

“Slap!”

She channeled her spiritual power into her palm and slapped them both hard.

Their faces quickly swelled into pig heads, yet they dared not resist in any way.

Needless to say, being slapped meant they could still live. Resistance would mean certain death!

With their great宗主 present, who would dare act rashly?

Chu Huaizhou watched Ye Feng deal with them for a while, then grew bored.

It seemed that with his higher level, such things no longer held his interest. In the past, he might have enjoyed watching this kind of face-slapping drama.

Chu Huaizhou observed his surroundings. He felt an inexplicable presence but couldn’t put his finger on it.

Moreover, there were some suspicious points here.

This secret realm was of no low standard—at least in terms of concealment, it was very strong. If they hadn’t happened to be close enough for Baiqian to connect with the Gu insect and reverse-engineer the entrance, they might not have found it so quickly.

There was no spiritual energy in the secret realm; instead, it contained a special kind of energy. Chu Huaizhou had to use the Nine Radiance Abyssal Ring to convert it before he could breathe in this energy.

No spiritual rhythm inside, yet the entire world manifested outside.

In theory, for a small, degraded demon sect like this, having a powerful concealment formation would be a luxury. How could they possibly have a secret realm of this level!

In his memory, there had been no secret realm here in the first playthrough. It was very strange.

Ye Feng had just succinctly described recent events. There should be a Golden Core demon cultivator here. He should capture him first to get some answers.

Chu Huaizhou felt he might have a bit of PTSD—whenever he encountered something different from the first playthrough, he couldn’t help but think of the outer-realm demons.

Chu Huaizhou asked in a deep voice, “Baiqian, can you sense any Golden Core demon cultivators nearby?”

Xia Baiqian: “Golden Core demon cultivator… Master, do you mean the one you crashed into and turned into meat paste when you entered?”

Chu Huaizhou: “Uh…”

He recalled. Worried about Ye Feng’s safety, he had rushed in with full force. On the way, he had dodged too slowly and hit something.

Chu Huaizhou looked back down the narrow passage, his sword-like eyes deep as a starry sky, piercing the darkness. He saw many pale bodies gathered together, doing all sorts of unspeakable things.

Among them, one body lay on the ground, covered in blood.

Well… it seemed he had accidentally killed the head of this place.

Forget it. Since he had found the person, they could leave first and talk outside.

The underground gave him an extremely odd feeling, and he didn’t want to stay long. The atmosphere here made him very uneasy.

Chu Huaizhou crooked his finger. Bai Li immediately understood. Her nine large tails swayed gently, and two clouds of white wrapped around Gu Changtian and Su Ling’er.

Chu Huaizhou: “Ye Feng, let’s go out first. We’ll talk about the rest later.”

Ye Feng: “Yes, Master! This disciple lacked discretion.”

They walked into the narrow passageway. For some reason, there were many people inside doing… that kind of thing. It was utterly shameful and excessively filthy.

The very air was thick with a strange odor.

Fortunately, after Chu Huaizhou entered, these people had all gone still, not moving a muscle.

Bai Li saw this scene and felt a tremor in her instincts. Her dao was lightly stirred, and her nine tails unconsciously curled into a heart shape. She couldn’t help but run into Chu Huaizhou’s arms, her two little paws kneading his chest.

“Master, this place is so strange, nya. What are they doing, nya?”

Chu Huaizhou was a bit speechless as he watched Bai Li knead his chest. He didn’t know what to say. Shouldn’t she be the master of this dao? How could she be so affected by something like this?

He often felt his blood surge, but that was because his opponents were simply too overpowering. Under normal circumstances, he could remain calm in the face of danger.

Chu Huaizhou rubbed Bai Li’s head and replied, “Just don’t look. They’re performing some kind of mysterious ritual. Let’s go out first.”

But just as he finished speaking, Xia Baiqian, who was walking in front to protect their master, suddenly stopped.

She turned back, her pretty face showing a trace of gravity.

“Master… it seems… we can’t get out.”

Chu Huaizhou: “Can’t get out? What do you mean?”

Ye Feng, who was following behind, was also stunned.

She could be certain that those demon sect cultivators came and went through this secret realm regularly. Even if entering and exiting required a special technique, there was no reason a Tribulation-stage master like Chu Huaizhou couldn’t get out!

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