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Chapter 762 - 764: Cave Treasures, The Roar of The Spiritual Beast

Chapter 762: Chapter 764: Cave Treasures, The Roar of The Spiritual Beast

In a flash, the two of them plunged into the secret realm, and the original world immediately transformed.

"An underground cavern?" Fan Hua’s expression also changed, with only a dim glimmer of light illuminating the darkness within the cavern.

"A mineral-type secret realm, no wonder it was abandoned. Once the minerals are exhausted, it naturally loses its value," Qin Muye said leisurely, following behind.

The secret realms of the Spirit Realm are not like the complete worlds of the Xuanzhen Realm’s colonial worlds. They are just small areas left behind after being absorbed, and it’s uncertain what area they might be—it could be the bottom of a river, or a forest, or like this one, an area underground or within a mountain, where some kind of mineral deposit was found and subsequently mined.

Such areas are not friendly to humans to begin with, so how many would like to live in such environments?

On the contrary, there might be some spiritual beasts hiding in there.

"Hurry up, they’re going to catch up," Fan Hua urged, knowing that although there was a time difference when entering the secret realm, it wouldn’t be much.

Qin Muye agreed, and naturally, they continued on through the cavern. Along the way, the original signs of human excavation were gradually being covered up, confirming that the place had been abandoned for quite some time.

There was also a lot of miscellaneous rubbish on the ground, clearly indicating no intention of returning, so there was no thought given to cleaning up.

"There’s a spiritual beast," Fan Hua glanced at an area nearby, seeming to have seen some kind of spiritual beast.

Within, it seemed a new ecosystem had been established. There was no activity in the outer areas, but as they moved deeper, more signs of life became apparent.

"Just a rat, nothing serious. It’s probably from the outer ring—don’t be so alarmed. If you see a snake in here, you might scream in fright," Qin Muye teased.

Ordinary people really don’t have the chance to enter secret realms, and it’s hard to find abandoned ones. Those belonging to prominent families or individual Spirit Masters don’t get the opportunity to access the quotas for these realms, which are tightly controlled and unlikely to be available to outsiders.

But Fan Hua’s case might be different. If he were to ride the Main Character Aura, he might have a chance to enter the secret realms of the great families as an outsider.

Unfortunately, he didn’t take that path, and what could have been an opportunity turned into trouble.

"I thought there was nothing here but resources." Fan Hua was actually just a young man of eighteen or nineteen. As a freelance Spirit Master, he had only been scraping by in small places until now. Had it not been for being betrayed by a friend, he might still be in the countryside, keeping his cat company.

Therefore, it was natural that he had never been to a secret realm, and even his concept of such a realm was half-baked, gleaned from other freelance Spirit Masters.

"If it had been a thousand or eight hundred years earlier, it might have been possible to find resources everywhere. But back then, we wouldn’t even have been able to come near here without being killed. This place is likely a secret realm abandoned by the Great Spirit Court," Qin Muye explained.

That was indeed true. If it had been managed by a prominent family, they wouldn’t have abandoned it so casually. Even if the minerals had been depleted, they would have developed various villages around the edge of such realms and eventually found a way to use them to foster the younger generation of the clan.

The Court, on the other hand, was different. Most of those who worked in its mines were prisoners on death row. They ate and drank within the secret realm, and once their work was done, they were all disposed of, which saved a lot of trouble.

And as for the Court’s trials? Once you entered the Court, there was no need for trials—real battles awaited, and if you couldn’t hold your own, you simply perished. No need for further experience.

It was precisely the existence of these prisoners’ corpses that allowed the first batch of spiritual beasts to survive.

Spiritual beasts are not all friendly to Spirit Masters. Wild spiritual beasts that grow outside are extremely fierce and don’t care if you’re a Spirit Master. In the eyes of meat-eating or Soul Devouring spiritual beasts, they see only a piece of moving flesh.

Being unaware of the situation in the secret realm, Fan Hua didn’t have a deep understanding of Qin Muye’s explanation. Hearing that it was abandoned and unwanted, he also breathed a sigh of relief, not having to worry about being caught.

But then there came noises from behind them, clearly the people of the Mu Family catching up, with quite a stir, as if they were pleasantly surprised.

"Daoist, through the Wisdom Sword, I sense that they seem to be happy, and it’s not because of this abandoned secret realm, is it?" Fan Hua’s face changed. If they reported this to the Mu Family, and the Mu Family sent people to take over the secret realm, wouldn’t that leave them trapped here?

"Yep, indeed. It’s rare to come across a wild secret realm. Even though it’s been hollowed out, it’s still considered a rare treasure for those prominent families," Qin Muye responded.

The birth of the Secret Realm was a way for the Spirit Realm to recover the remnants left from consumption, so compared to the entire Spirit Realm, the number of Secret Realms actually wasn’t that many.

"But if..." Fan Hua expressed his concerns.

"Come on, can’t you use your brain a bit?" Qin Muye was somewhat speechless. Why couldn’t his ideas be a bit more profound? "Let’s not even consider whether the Great Spirit Court would allow the Mu Family to extend their reach across provinces to occupy this Secret Realm. Even the local gentry wouldn’t simply let them take it."

"Even if they got their hands on it, the news would inevitably leak out. When that happens, a strong dragon can’t crush a local snake, and it would just benefit others."

"Nevertheless, it’s strange that no other forces have taken it. Perhaps there is something deep within this Secret Realm that compels the nearby families to abandon it."

As Qin Muye explained, he added this, which caused Fan Hua’s heart to stir, but then he quickly calmed down.

"We need to detour and leave quickly. After all, our main goal is to escape the Mu Family’s pursuit, not to seek adventure," Fan Hua said, not greedy at all, his thoughts clear on fleeing rather than hunting for treasures.

"As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, and we’ve already come this far during the holidays," Qin Muye said seriously.

This was an opportunity presenting itself. Not taking it would be a waste. He had great confidence in his Main Character Aura. In the face of such favorable circumstances, as long as he didn’t act recklessly to the point of death, he would push his luck to the limit.

"Alright..." Seeing Qin Muye’s stubbornness, Fan Hua had no choice but to follow. In his mind, Qin Muye was someone who greatly valued his life and would never put himself in danger. This likely meant that Qin had surmised something, which gave him the courage to delve deeper.

He probably reckoned on a strategy of expelling the wolf to devour the tiger; otherwise, why would he bother with the great terror that might exist within the Secret Realm?

As the two proceeded, Fan Hua clearly felt the temperature inside the cave rising bit by bit.

At this point, he couldn’t help but ask, "Do you feel hot, Daoist?"

"Not at all. Who would be bothered by this little heat?" Qin Muye implied he could take a bath in magma without a problem.

Though Qin Muye made a joke of it, it indeed confirmed that the deeper they went, the higher the temperature rose.

And around them, the Spiritual Beasts became Fire Attribute, and even their Spiritual Power carried a sensation of heat, making Fan Hua feel that continuing forward was definitely not a good idea.

But seeing Qin Muye’s confident demeanor, Fan Hua ultimately chose to trust him. After all, during their escape, they had anticipated the Secret Realm.

It was lucky Qin Muye lacked Mind Reading, or he would have definitely told him that it was simply good fortune, unrelated to the Heavenly Mechanism Calculation. With both of them having two layers of Main Character Aura, it would be disappointing if they couldn’t make a comeback from a desperate situation.

Besides, even if he wanted to deduce the Heavenly Mechanism, he would need the ability to do so. It was important to know that he only had the Talent for Heavenly Mechanism Shielding, which was passive. Unless he evolved the Mirror Demon into the Mirror Immortal, he had no such ability.

Roar~

A massive beast’s roar erupted, forming scorching sound waves in the cave that visibly affected Fan Hua’s complexion.

"Such might. It’s definitely from the Immortal Realm, not the Mortal Realm!" Fan Hua’s voice trembled slightly, as even his Wisdom Sword could not sever the negative mental impact brought by that beast’s roar.

If the gap between their powers was so broad that even this could be severed, would the Wisdom Sword not be the foremost in the world?

However, although it couldn’t be cut off in one go, it could be dealt with in segments. A few seconds later, Fan Hua had once again regained his composure.

"Right, how else would we win? Are you going to take it on, or shall I?" Qin Muye, on the other hand, was unaffected. Although his form was suppressed, his essence was that of an 8th rank, so the roar of the beast didn’t affect him at all, and thus he was very calm.

Unless personally graced by the Spirit Emperor’s presence, Qin Muye wasn’t scared at all.