Seeing this, Yan Zhe knew something was wrong, so he ordered, "I'll be waiting in the main hall, go call Uncle Chen."

Yan Zhe had just sat down in the main hall for less than two minutes when he saw Uncle Chen jogging over here.

"Master, it's bad, the young city lord is missing!"

Yan Zhe was also shocked when he heard this. Li Shaobai was the key to his steady development in Red Stone City. It was because of this relationship that he could do quite well in Red Stone City where many big families gathered.

If something happened to Li Shaobai, he would most likely lose the protection of the City Lord's Mansion, and would definitely be eaten up.

"What happened? Can you tell me in detail?"

Uncle Chen began to tell the story.

Late last night, a beam of white light suddenly appeared in the Grass Valley not far from Red Stone City.

Many people went to check it out and discovered that there was a secret realm in this inconspicuous little valley. The white light was released from the entrance to the secret realm.

The city lord sent people to seal off the place, and people from all families went there.

After some discussion, it was finally decided that each side would send a team to explore.

This secret realm only allows warriors with the cultivation level of "Blood Refining Level 5" and below and monks with the cultivation level of "Qi Refining Level 3" and below to enter.

Each family sent out more than a hundred people in total, and Li Shaobai also followed in.

By now, most of the more than one hundred people have come out, and there is no news about the remaining few people, including Li Shaobai.

Yan Zhe couldn't help but curse, "What a fool this guy is! The secret realm is so dangerous, yet he insists on going there in person!"

Uncle Chen said, "It is said that the City Lord also did not allow the Young City Lord to go, so the Young City Lord knocked out a guard and pretended to be him to sneak in."

Yan Zhe sighed helplessly, "It really makes me worry."

Uncle Chen added, "By the way, sir, the city lord sent someone here today, but I told him you were in seclusion, so he went back."

Yan Zhe guessed that Li Nansheng probably wanted to go in and look for Li Shaobai himself. Since he was both a cultivator and a warrior, he would be able to handle more situations if he went in.

However, it seems that he didn't have much hope for me, otherwise he wouldn't have sent anyone after knowing that I was in seclusion.

Yan Zhe decided to go to the City Lord's Mansion first and take a look. He did not take any action. In case something really happened to Li Shaobai, if he wanted to have any relationship with the City Lord's Mansion later, they would definitely ignore him.

He no longer called himself Fu Chenguang. He rushed to the City Lord's Mansion alone, entering under the pretext of paying a visit. Seeing Li Nansheng and Taoist Changchun chatting, he asked before even crossing the threshold:

"Uncle, have you found Shaobai?"

This appears to be very urgent, like the kind of concern for a friend.

Li Nansheng said in a deep voice, "Not yet. But there's no need to worry too much. Judging from what those who came out said, Shaobai is very likely undergoing a test."

Taoist Priest Changchun then said, "This secret realm should be a test secret realm of a cultivation sect called 'Baoyao Sect'. Those who enter the secret realm are tested, and those who fail will be sent out.

It's basically safe, and even some people who didn't pass still received some rewards. I sent someone to call you because I wanted you to participate, maybe it would be beneficial."

Yan Zhe was speechless. So that's how it was. He had worried for nothing.

Uncle Chen received too little information, but it was not his fault. After all, the City Lord's Mansion and the big families in the city had monopolized that place, so ordinary people certainly didn't know much.

"I'm glad Shaobai is okay." Yan Zhe said with a sigh of relief.

Li Nansheng looked at Yan Zhe and smiled, "You can go there too. Just take this token. Just now, Taoist Priest Changchun told me that this might be a secret realm of an alchemy sect. Some people have brought out elixirs that have lost their spiritual energy, and some have brought out withered medicinal herbs.

Most of the stuff inside is probably useless, but if you can get a pill recipe or something, it might be of some use."

After hearing these words, Yan Zhe was really moved.

The most important thing is that this secret realm is not dangerous, so it’s okay to go there as long as you don’t delay too long.

"Okay, then I'll go there. If I see Shaobai, I will definitely bring him back safely."

Can you bring it back and put it aside first? Be firm in your attitude.

Seeing Yan Zhe's reaction, Li Nansheng nodded and said, "Although there is no danger, just in case, this is the talisman I got from the thief before, so I'll give it to you for self-defense."

"Thank you, uncle! I'll be leaving right away."

Yan Zhe took the talisman and put it in his pocket, then went out of the city with the token.

He did not ride a horse, although he had learned it. However, as a warrior of the fourth level of Blood Refining Realm and a cultivator of the third level of Qi Refining Realm, he could run much faster than an ordinary horse.

On the way, he took the time to check the talismans, a total of 4.

Three 'Vajra Talismans', which are defensive talismans. One talisman can withstand the attacks of the sixth level of Qi Refining magic, which is very good;

A 'Falling Thunder Talisman', which is a single-target tracking attack talisman with a power equivalent to the seventh level of Qi Refining magic.

It must be said that whether or not we can get anything from this secret realm puts aside for now. Having these four talismans is a big win.

When they arrived at Fangcao Valley, they took out the token and entered the encirclement that was heavily guarded. Yan Zhe saw the light gate and just then a person flew out.

He walked over and helped the man up, then asked with concern, "Brother, are you okay? Did you get hurt going in there?"

"Ah, no, I'm not hurt. Thank you for your concern." This brother had never been cared for so much by any man in his life, and he seemed a little flattered.

Yan Zhe took a half step back, maintaining a psychologically safe social distance, and continued to ask: "Is there any danger in there? What did you see?"

Seeing Yan Zhe step back, the brother calmed down and gave a brief account of his experience.

This person must have gone through two tests. The first was a test of herbal medicine memorization, where you were presented with a number of herbs and asked to memorize as many as you could within an hour. The second was a test of fire control, requiring you to extract several minerals.

The brother just now was a warrior, and he was eliminated in the second level.

Yan Zhe suddenly thought of something.

The fact that Li Shaobai was not eliminated in the second level means that he can control fire, which means that he is cultivating immortality!

For two years, Li Shaobai never revealed that he knew how to practice cultivation. He just said that he knew martial arts. He even persuaded Yan Zhe not to practice cultivation and just focus on martial arts.

It turned out that this guy had been cultivating himself all along. Mastering the art of controlling fire meant he had reached the third level of Qi Refining. In this world with depleted spiritual energy, it would take quite a while to reach the third level of Qi Refining.

Yan Zhe couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. This young city lord who looked so young and naive actually hid something very deep!

Regarding Li Shaobai's cultivation of immortality, there are probably no more than five people in the entire Red Stone City who know about it.

Without thinking about anything else, now that he was sure that the secret realm was indeed safe, Yan Zhe took a step in. Sure enough, he came to an enclosed space with four white walls.

Besides myself, there is also a little blue bird.