Chapter 1827: 468: Azure Phoenix True Monarch, End of the Secret Realm!
"Thank you for your kind intentions, Daoist, but given my current situation, I wonât burden you."
Although Lu Changsheng knew that Azure Phoenix True Monarch wouldnât harm him, he still politely declined, planning to lie low until the secret realm concluded.
"Alright, in that case, Iâll head over first."
Azure Phoenix True Monarch didnât persuade further, nodding slightly, then riding the Fourth Rank Green Simurgh, flew towards the center of the secret realm.
Even though such a secret realm cannot break through flight form, the speed of this Fourth Rank Green Simurgh was still quite astounding, not weaker than the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng.
Watching Azure Phoenix True Monarchâs figure gradually disappear, Lu Changsheng exhaled a breath of turbid energy, silently thinking that if the three Nascent Soul True Lords had such a Fourth Rank avian beast, his situation would be dire.
"Golden Peng, how are you doing now?"
Using the Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror, seeing there were no cultivators within a hundred-mile radius, Lu Changsheng asked the Golden Peng.
"Master..."
The Golden Peng expressed its wish to get some sleep.
"Have a good rest!"
Lu Changsheng didnât force it, stored the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng into the Qiankun Shadow-Confining Belt, and then swiftly left.
After traveling a few hundred miles, he sat down cross-legged to rest for a moment, then moved to another location.
During the process, he continually scanned the surroundings with the Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror to avoid encountering a Fourth Rank Demon King or Nascent Soul cultivator.
Thus, five days passed, and the threeâMing Sha True Monarch and the othersânever appeared.
"It should have worked."
Lu Changsheng murmured in his heart. .
Not to mention having Azure Phoenix True Monarch help conceal his aura, he had been changing locations frequently these days.
Based on the prior circumstances, the three decisively retreated and were unlikely to come hunting for him again.
Moreover, in the last battle, the three had expended significantly in the pursuit of the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng, requiring time to recover.
"Besides, according to Azure Phoenix True Monarch, the core opportunity of the secret realm is about to emerge. Even if Ming Sha True Monarch doesnât compete, Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch and Tan Mei True Monarch canât afford to give it up, investing all their time and energy on me."
In the following time, Lu Changsheng wandered in the mountain range at the perimeter of the Vast Sand Illusion Realm, occasionally slaying a Third Rank Demon King to disrupt his own magic power aura, and if he saw any heavenly or earthly treasures or materials, he would pocket them.
Though the harvest wasnât substantial, Lu Changsheng was primarily avoiding detection by Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch and didnât expect significant returns.
During this period, he cleaned out the storage ring and bag of the man who previously controlled the puppets.
The storage ring and bag, although not as rich as those of Lou Mountain True Monarchâwith its spiritual treasures, Fourth Rank exotic treasures, and other rare spiritual materialsâwere still abundant, containing many heaven and earth spiritual materials.
Judging by the clutter inside the storage ring and bag, Lu Changsheng could tell that most of this personâs gains were from hunting other cultivators, and most of his resources were likely spent on purchasing puppet materials and crafting puppets.
As for the Third Rank top-level puppet that showed love luck, Lu Changsheng continued to seal it, planning to research it properly once home.
Just like that, half a month passed in a flash.
Perhaps due to the emergence of the core opportunity of the secret realm, the tens of thousands of starlight in the Vast Sand Illusion Realmâs heavenly dome seemed to be obscured by a layer of hazy light, with clouds swirling across the sky.
And in the time that followed, even from thousands of miles away, Lu Changsheng sensed waves of terrifying qi mechanisms.
Although curious, Lu Changsheng didnât join in, continuing to hibernate, calmly awaiting the end of the secret realm.
Three days later, the Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror suddenly sounded an alert; three Nascent Soul-level auras were approaching.
Lu Changsheng hurriedly asked A Wu if they were familiar Nascent Soul auras.
"No."
A Wuâs indifferent voice recalled without any emotional fluctuations.
Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng exerted the Inverted Yin Yang Glaze with all his might, observing through the Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror two Nascent Soul cultivators pursuing a middle-aged man wearing a blue and white attire, with grayish-black hair.
It was evident that this middle-aged man was seriously wounded, his complexion pale, his magical robe damaged, and could only desperately flee under the assault of the two.
"Itâs him?"
Lu Changsheng had seen this middle-aged man before; he was among the three who accompanied Azure Phoenix True Monarch.
"This person, being a Nascent Soul True Lord, shouldnât he be with Azure Phoenix True Monarch to vie for the secret realmâs core opportunities? How is he being pursued to this state by two Nascent Soul cultivators?"
"Could it be that Azure Phoenix True Monarch encountered some danger?"
Seeing the Nascent Soul magic power of the three roaring and sweeping in all directions before disappearing from the Taiji Mysterious Light Mirrorâs field of vision, Lu Changsheng thought silently.
However, this was not something he could interfere with at the moment.
Even though the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng had recovered 98% over the days, allowing him to escape from Nascent Soul cultivators, Lu Changsheng had no intention of getting involved.
In the time that followed, Lu Changsheng occasionally sensed the qi mechanisms of Nascent Soul cultivators in battle.
No longer the initial restrained exchanges; it was now full-force combat, with magic power fluctuations raging and surging, terrifying and unbearable.
"It seems the secret realm has entered its final melee!"
Lu Changsheng thought silently, raising his vigilance to the highest level.
During this process, he also paid attention to these Nascent Soul cultivatorsâ magic power mechanisms.
Under normal circumstances, he would certainly not intervene.
If he encountered Ming Sha True Monarch, Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch, or Tan Mei True Monarch, he wouldnât mind delivering the final blow.
This secret realm scenario lasted for ten days before, suddenly, in the endless starlight glaze of the secret realmâs heavenly dome, the winds changed color, and an endless sky light erupted, illuminating the heavens and earth, tearing the secret realmâs sky open into a rift.
Through the rift, a desert oasis could be seen, as if overlooking the endless wilderness.
"The secret realm has concluded!"
Upon witnessing this scene, Lu Changshengâs heart jolted, realizing the secret realm had ended.
Although he hadnât avenged Ming Sha, Tan Mei, and Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch by injuring them, a gentlemanâs revenge can wait ten years.
Once he broke through to Nascent Soul, slaughtering the three would be a simple task!
"Golden Peng!"
Lu Changsheng released the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng from the Tianyuan Lotus, preparing to leave the secret realm.
However, he didnât rush out immediately.
Because from all directions, Nascent Soul-level escape lights were darting towards the heavenly domeâs rainbow light.
Not only was Lu Changsheng lying low, waiting for the secret realm to end.
Many Nascent Soul cultivators, too, were severely injured for various reasons, awaiting the secret realmâs conclusion.
"Chirp!"
Just at that moment, Lu Changsheng observed afar in the heavenly dome, a massive hundred-foot green luan bird silhouette soaring to the skies, trying to fly towards the secret realmâs exit.
Yet, several figures shrouded in Nascent Soul-level magic aura intercepted this luan bird silhouette.
"Is this... the Azure Phoenix True Monarchâs Daoist Soldier Formation?"
Although separated by distance, Lu Changsheng couldnât see clearly, but with the aid of the Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror, he identified the green luan bird silhouette as being formed by Azure Phoenix True Monarch using the Azure Phoenix Daoist Soldier.
It was evident that she was currently besieged by multiple Nascent Soul cultivators, difficult to break through the siege and leave the secret realm.
"How did Azure Phoenix True Monarch attract so many Nascent Souls to besiege her? Did she obtain some core opportunity from the secret realm?"
Lu Changsheng had no doubt about Azure Phoenix True Monarchâs strength.
After all, with Ming Sha True Monarch, Heavenly Silkworm True Monarchâcultivators who broke through to Nascent Soul not long agoâhad numerous trump cards and means.
And for Azure Phoenix True Monarch, who had grown from a loose cultivator to her current stature, how could she be simple?
"Boom-boom-boom!!!"
Even though the secret realm had concluded and the exit opened, this land became a battlefield for Nascent Soul cultivators.
Lu Changsheng witnessed not only Azure Phoenix True Monarch but several other Nascent Soul cultivators engaging fiercely, with terrifying magic power waves sweeping in all directions, making it difficult for ordinary Core Formation cultivators to approach.
During this process, multiple Nascent Soul cultivators seized the opportunity to leave the secret realm.
"Boom!"
As Lu Changsheng watched momentarily and prepared to leave the secret realm, he suddenly saw the massive luan bird silhouette in the heavenly dome shatter under the siege of five Nascent Soul cultivators.