They now want to determine the era of this second layer of the secret realm.

So Ayao and her four clones flew into the sky. The main body and the clones formed hand seals at the same time, and the power of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth was released from their bodies. The golden, cyan, blue, red and yellow light intertwined and the five lights swirled around each other, turning into a huge five-colored storm. This storm swept across the entire white desert in an instant.

All the white sand and gravel were blown away, along with the ruins of the buildings, and then this scene appeared: the vast land was covered with dense runes.

Beneath the white sand lay countless ancient and mysterious runes.

Standing in the sky, Ayao looked down. The runes on the ground below almost captivated her for a moment. Her pupils contracted sharply. These runes were restrictions. She had seen these runes before. This was…

The main body and the clone carefully pondered and deduced here, and were shocked to discover that this second layer of the secret realm was actually four trillion years old! My God!!

Four trillion years, that's the ancient era, as old as the history of the Phoenix Clan!

That's not the scariest part. What's truly terrifying is that, based on these restrictive runes, she deduced the strength of the sealed object. After seven days and seven nights of research, she discovered that the sealed object was at least two Immortal Emperors in strength.

This discovery frightened A Yao so much that she immediately led her four clones away from the place.

She had originally intended to try her luck in the second level of the secret realm, but after learning how terrifying the sealed object was, she lost all interest in it.

Walk!

Let's get out of here!

Get out of here right now!

Oh my god!

What on earth is going on here?

Although the sealed object might be completely dead, what if it wasn't? Right now, she's only at the late Golden Core stage; how could she dare touch that thing? Even if she were a Celestial King or Celestial Emperor in her previous life, she would have to be careful here.

Such a terrifying thing is hidden in a mere Canglan Realm, a small world.

Go! Go now!

run!

Ayao slipped away with her clone.

Just after she and her clone left this space, a sandstorm swept through, covering the exposed runes once more, turning the area back into a white desert. Then the sky turned red, and the red light illuminated the earth, turning the desert red as well.

Suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared in the sky—a pair of enormous, scarlet eyes.

His two pupils resembled two blood moons, gleaming with a cold light.

A soft laugh rang out, a sound so faint it seemed to have been carried here by the wind from an unknown time ago.

"An interesting little girl, hehe..."

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A gap opened on the massive, purplish-red mountain peak, from which five streams of light shot out, transforming into five stunningly beautiful young women.

Ayao stood in mid-air, watching the gap close. With her hands forming hand seals, she cast several spells onto the purplish-red mountain peak. Her clone beside her formed hand seals together, and thick fog surged in, completely covering the mountain peak.

She then placed a restriction on the place.

Those old monsters in the Void Refinement stage spent three months in the secret realm without discovering the second level. Logically speaking, it's even less likely that the guys who have just entered will find it. Even if they stumble upon it by accident, their strength isn't enough to enter the core.

But Ah Yao was still worried after being frightened, so she placed another restriction on her.

After imbuing her with thousands of restrictions, she separated from her four clones, each heading to the first level of the secret realm to search for treasures.

Ayao flew through the thick fog for half an hour before seeing a burst of spiritual light ahead, indicating that cultivators were engaged in a battle. A quick scan with her divine sense revealed that disciples of the Heavenly Water Palace were fighting against disciples of the Water Moon Sect. She flew directly towards them, ignoring their feud.

Everyone who comes here is after the treasure; who can say who is right and who is wrong?

Suddenly, she sensed a familiar presence.

She released her divine sense and saw several long rainbows flying towards her. One of the figures in the rainbows was dressed in a blue brocade robe, with a handsome face, elegant and refined demeanor, and a dignified and imposing presence. It was none other than Xu Fengzhi.

A Yao discovered Xu Fengzhi, and Xu Fengzhi also discovered her.

The latter immediately smiled.

A flash of light appeared on Xu Fengzhi's body, and he accelerated towards A Yao.

"A-Yao—"

The person hadn't arrived yet, but the voice had already been heard.

Above the sea of ​​clouds, the handsome man in green and the stunningly beautiful girl in purple stopped two steps apart.

"Ayao, I've been looking for you." Xu Fengzhi said. He had instructed the people from the Divine Dream Sect stationed at the entrance of the Burial Dragon Mountain Secret Realm to send him a message as soon as they saw Ayao. He had received news of Ayao entering the secret realm ten days ago and had been looking for her ever since, but he only saw her today.

He had previously sent many people to search for A Yao, but hadn't found her and had been worried about her. Now that he saw A Yao was safe and sound, he was finally relieved.

Ayao looked Xu Fengzhi up and down and said, "You've reached the Nascent Soul stage! Congratulations!"

As she spoke, Ayao cupped her hands in a respectful gesture.

After several months apart, Xu Fengzhi, who was standing in front of her, had already reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

This didn't surprise A Yao too much. He was already in the late Nascent Soul stage, not far from the Great Perfection. It seemed that the Divine Dream Sect had obtained quite a few good things in the secret realm, and as the only son of the Divine Dream Sect's sect leader, he couldn't possibly have missed out on significant benefits.

"By sheer coincidence, I reached the Nascent Soul stage a month ago. Ah Yao, you'll soon be able to form your Nascent Soul stage as well," Xu Fengzhi said, gazing gently at Ah Yao.

Ayao can form a Nascent Soul whenever she wants.

Xu Fengzhi stared intently at A Yao's beautiful face. About twenty guards at the late Nascent Soul stage stood about twenty feet behind him. A Yao glanced at the guards and asked Xu Fengzhi, "How long have you been here?"

Actually, her previous clones had bumped into him, but they were all disguised, so he didn't recognize them. Xu Fengzhi must have been in this secret realm for at least two months.

The first group to enter the secret realm consisted of veterans at the Void Refinement stage from various major forces. After three months of wreaking havoc in the secret realm and sweeping away most of it, they sent their disciples at the Nascent Soul stage and late-stage Nascent Soul stage into the secret realm to broaden their horizons.

Xu Fengzhi entered the secret realm around that time, and A Yao's several clones also infiltrated the secret realm around the same time.

"About two months!" Xu Fengzhi said with a smile.

"After such a long time, you should have gained something!" Ayao said.

Xu Fengzhi nodded, looking at A Yao with a warm smile: "I know this place quite well, why don't we travel together from here!"

Ayao gazed into his amber eyes, thought for a moment, and nodded.

Xu Fengzhi was overjoyed. With a wave of his hand, a beam of light landed beside him and transformed into a twenty-zhang-long flying boat. This flying boat was carved with dragons and phoenixes, hung with silk curtains, and surrounded by azure rays of light. The rings of restrictive light resembled golden starlight, making it look extremely luxurious.

He gestured to A Yao in invitation, and A Yao moved and flew towards the flying boat, landing on the bow.

Xu Fengzhi followed.

The flying boat flew forward, leaving a long trail of cyan light, followed by twenty-eight guards at the late Nascent Soul stage.