Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 458: Crushing Victory
Under Tang Tianbao's strategy, they temporarily ignored the invaders who suddenly entered the secret realm, leaving it to the guard puppets to handle.
The seven of them continued to move forward cautiously, collecting resources from one location to another.
With the Holy Flame Token as their "pass," they faced minimal danger along the way.
However, the collection of resources was always done solely by Tang Tianbao; no one, including Uncle Yang and Zhou Ziwen, knew what he obtained or how much.
Although Liu Yu was somewhat tempted by the resources in the secret realm, he did not act rashly, as he had not forgotten the purpose of this trip.
Outside a grand hall, six figures stood vigilantly, occasionally glancing in all directions.
Once again, Liu Yu, Uncle Yang, and the other five guarded the outside while Tang Tianbao entered to collect resources.
At this moment, half an hour had passed since they entered the secret realm, and they had passed through over ten resource points.
“We’ve gone through more than ten resource points, yet we haven’t seen any signs of the spiritual herb garden.”
“It seems the spiritual herb garden should be on the second level.”
“Moreover, only Tang Tianbao knows the secret of the entrance; we cannot turn against him just yet.”
As he scanned the surroundings with his spiritual consciousness, Liu Yu pondered with a glimmer in his eyes.
From what he knew, this secret realm would not automatically teleport the cultivators inside out; to exit, one had to go through the entrance.
The original entrance was likely guarded by high-level cultivators, making it no longer safe.
In this situation, without knowing the locations of other entrances or teleportation arrays, he could not afford to turn against Tang Tianbao and the others for the time being.
“Tap, tap.”
While he was deep in thought, the sound of light footsteps approached, and Tang Tianbao walked out from the grand hall.
He stopped a short distance away from the others and suddenly turned to look in the direction of the square, where spiritual light flickered intermittently.
Even at such a distance, faint rumbling sounds could still be heard.
Clearly, the invaders had not yet been eliminated by the guard puppets.
However, the scale of the duel had diminished significantly compared to the initial confrontation, indicating that the invaders were likely suffering heavy losses.
This apparent conclusion was analyzed by all seven of them.
“Saint Son, should we take action now?”
Uncle Yang, as a loyal supporter of Tang Tianbao, understood his intentions and proactively suggested it.
Though it was a question, he was actually conveying Tang Tianbao's meaning.
Since it was his suggestion, even if it was rejected by the others, there would still be room for compromise, and the Saint Son's authority would not be undermined.
It must be said that Uncle Yang had truly put in great effort.
“The resources on the first level of the secret realm have almost been collected.”
“With the puppets dealing with those invaders, it seems they have also suffered considerable losses. It is time to take action.”
“I will head to the second level of the secret realm right away. According to Tianbao's opinion, we should not let this lingering threat remain; it’s better to eliminate it early.”
Tang Tianbao said in a deep voice.
His thick eyebrows and large eyes, marked by a square face, revealed an unmistakable murderous intent as he looked toward the square.
“The Saint Son is right.”
“We cannot allow these invaders to wreak havoc in the secret realm and disrupt the arrangements left by our ancestors.”
The others nodded in agreement.
As cultivators of the Holy Flame Sect, they had long viewed the resources within the secret realm as their own, and those invaders were mere thieves.
Regarding thieves or robbers who steal their belongings, they certainly desired to eliminate them swiftly.
Liu Yu temporarily decided not to turn against them and nodded in agreement with the majority.