Tianchen has been in this small secret realm for over a hundred years, although his strength is not among the absolute top in the realm.

But it is a divine beast after all, and it can't stay still. It likes to wander around everywhere. In the entire little secret realm, apart from the dens of a few large beasts, there is no place it hasn't been.

Therefore, it knows at least 80-90% of what's in the secret realm, if not everything, and it knows exactly where the Dream Grass grows.

Of course, this also includes places where there are ferocious and formidable fighting spirit plants and spirit beasts.

This guy is also incredibly vengeful. Because of what happened before, he started playing dirty tricks when leading the way, always trying to lead Lu Li into a trap, even though everyone was fine each time.

Lu Li was either being targeted by combat spirit plants or being chased by spirit beasts. In short, he always encountered various troubles for no reason, which also restricted everyone's journey.

After all that trouble, quite a bit of time had been spent. Occasionally, when they offended the spirit beasts too much, the creature would hide away, and the five of them would inevitably have to fight with the spirit beasts.

Shushu discussed this with Tianchen several times, but each time it would agree readily but then turn around and continue doing the same thing, showing no mercy to Luli.

This infuriated Lu Li so much that he could no longer maintain his composure. Whenever Tian Chen appeared in front of him, he couldn't help but turn pale and wish he could give this fox a good beating to vent his anger.

Unfortunately, this guy is also a cunning fellow. Every time he tricks someone, he puts on a pitiful act.

Turning around, it will either lead everyone to the Dream Grass or to other good treasures.

This approach of giving a slap on the wrist followed by a sweet treat left Lu Li speechless, his anger trapped in a limbo.

Because it was a good product, I endured it for a long time.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he put the fox cub in a sack and beat it up in the dark, finally venting his anger and regaining his previous composure.

He probably thought this method was good, so whenever Tianchen tricked him once, Lu Li would find an opportunity to put a sack over Tianchen's neck and beat him up that same day, taking revenge without even waiting until the next day.

For more than half a month, the two of them, one human and one fox, went through a love-hate relationship before Tianchen finally gave in and stopped trying to trick Lu Li.

Instead, the fox-like creature, with a quick glance, changed its approach and chose to stick close to Shushu. It had excellent eyesight and knew that Lu Li cared about Shushu, so it decided to coax Shushu to its side.

Lu Li naturally saw through Tian Chen's little schemes, but he was still very confident in his position in Shushu's heart, so he didn't seem too anxious.

Of course, even though he wasn't in a hurry, Lu Li would still try to smear the fox in front of Shushu whenever he had the chance.

For example, stories about foxes being cunning and manipulative made even Shushu want to cover his eyes.

If she hadn't confirmed that this really was her senior brother, she would have almost started to doubt whether she had wandered into some kind of illusion again.

And so, the group passed by in what seemed like a bit of chaos, yet quite reasonably.

The three owners maintained a spectator attitude throughout, silently watching their battle of wits, keeping quiet and avoiding involvement whenever possible, and doing their jobs diligently when asked.

They thought life would continue peacefully until the mission was completed.

Unexpectedly, on this day, led by Tianchen, they crawled through a cave that was said to contain great treasures.

Even from a distance, they could hear people talking quietly inside the cave, and the words "boss" could be faintly heard.

Upon hearing that it concerned them, the group immediately and simultaneously began attaching invisibility talismans to their bodies at such a speed that Tian Chen was completely dumbfounded.

Then everyone remembered that Tianchen was still there. Considering Tianchen's abilities, Shushu finally spoke up, and with Tianchen's help, the group of people quietly sneaked over.

As they got closer, the group was finally able to hear the conversation inside and see the two people inside. One of them was clearly Yu Kaicheng, and the other was someone they didn't recognize.

But judging from the fact that Dong Hongming and Dong Hongxuan had already taken out the recording stones, that person was definitely not a good person either.

Just as he was about to ask, Dong Hongyuan's voice transmission rang in his ears.

Shushu also learned that the person she didn't know was named Bai Hongtu. On the surface, he was the young master of the Bai family in the Middle Thousand World, but in reality, he was the illegitimate son of the head of the Bai family on the outer edge of the Great Thousand World.

This information was discovered by chance by the owner while investigating Lu Li's disappearance over the years.

In addition, they also knew that the head of the Bai family in the Middle Thousand World was actually a puppet, and the one who really managed things and spoke was Bai Hongtu.

Meanwhile, Bai Hongtu himself was discussing with Yu Kaicheng how to find the Dong family and lead them to the place they had discovered during this time.

The plan was to have the owners go in first, and then they would follow closely behind to pick up the scraps.

After all, the place they found was not only very likely the core of this little secret realm, but also extremely dangerous.

By having the Dong family clear the way, their safety can be guaranteed, and after they steal the Heart of the Secret Realm, the Dong family can be blamed for the incident.

In this way, they took the goods, gained the benefits, and avoided any trouble. The plan was excellent.

Unfortunately, the two were unaware that the protagonist they were trying to frame was quietly crouching not far from them, having overheard their entire plan and left behind evidence.

Only after Yu Kaicheng and Bai Hongtu finished their discussion and left did Dong Hongming raise the recording stone in his hand and ask Lu Li and Dong Hongyuan what to do.

He still remembered that on their first day of school, Venerable Long had said that his students were forbidden from framing and killing each other. Could this be considered evidence to put them to death?

As for the places Yu Kaicheng and Bai Hongtu mentioned, none of the five had any particular thoughts. Although they were curious about the things at Lingxin Academy, they would not take the initiative to snatch them.

On the one hand, they felt this was somewhat like robbery; on the other hand, they were surprised that Lingxin Academy had remained unscathed despite the covetous eyes of many others over the years.

That means that the Academy of Humanities definitely has enough confidence and capability.

If that's the case, why should they get involved in this mess and make enemies of the academy? It would be a losing proposition.

All five people shared this view, so there was naturally no controversy regarding the rest of the itinerary.

After carefully storing the recording stone, they quickly and discreetly left the place, never removing the invisibility talismans from their bodies.

Once they were far enough away, the five found a secluded corner to rest before continuing their search for the Dream Grass, lest they be found by those with ulterior motives and cause trouble.

Unexpectedly, just as they had finished resting, Tianchen, who had been silent all along, spoke up.