Chapter 167: When you go out, protect yourself

When Lu Ze and his group arrived at the Secret Realm entrance, Disciples from the other three Sects had already been waiting there for a long time.

“You are Lu Ze? The Cultivator who entered the Dao through the Illusion Realm?”

A young woman with a clear and delicate face looked at Lu Ze with interest.

“Chen Yiyun, an Inner Sect Disciple of Yunxian Sect... Be careful, she might be a bad woman again.”

Zhong Yi warned Lu Ze quietly through Divine Sense transmission.

“I’ve long heard of Brother Lu’s great name. Senior Brother Shen asked me to say hello to you on his behalf.”

A much more refined-looking young Disciple politely cupped his hands towards Lu Ze.

“This is Wang Tianjing from Tianxuan Sect... a junior of Brother Shen.”

Zhong Yi continued to provide information to Lu Ze.

“Hmph! He needs Senior Brother’s escort when going out for training, what kind of True Inheritance is that!? When we compete in the Secret Realm later, I won’t hold back!”

Another burly young man squinted at Lu Ze, not bothering to hide the dissatisfaction in his tone.

“Xu Hao from Limitless Sword Sect... his personality is a bit flamboyant, but he’s not a bad person. He probably thinks your cultivation is low and sees you as someone with connections.”

Zhong Yi reminded him again.

“Brother Xu, you misunderstand. Junior Brother Mu and I have other tasks, and we just happened to come here with Junior Brother Lu.”

Zhong Yi narrowed his eyes into a smile and explained for Lu Ze.

“Junior Brother Lu’s talent is among the excellent ones within our Sect’s True Inheritances.”

Seeing Zhong Yi step forward, Xu Hao didn’t say anything more.

The four of them prepared themselves and entered the Secret Realm together.

“Senior Brother Zhong, are we just going to wait here?”

Mu Yawen scratched her head.

“How about we play Bed Wars in a duo?”

Zhong Yi suggested.

Bed Wars had already released a ranked mode, and its popularity remained high.

“Great! Let’s go!”

Mu Yawen grinned.

The two took out their Illusion Towers and happily began their match.

...

...

Inside the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.

A desolate scene, with ruins everywhere one looked.

“This scene... it looks like it’s been destroyed by someone.”

Chen Yiyun exclaimed with a frown.

“The Heavenly Dao Secret Realm is full of wonders... perhaps the scene itself is like this.”

Wang Tianjing mused, then frowned at a signpost not far away.

On the desolate road, a man-made signpost was indeed quite conspicuous.

Lu Ze’s mouth twitched slightly.

It seemed these “fellow Daoists” were unbelievably stupid.

Even if he truly led them, he wouldn’t be able to...

“Could it be that someone really came here?”

Wang Tianjing became cautious.

“What are you afraid of?! We’re all in the Golden Core Stage, whoever dares to act wildly here, we’ll deal with them! I really don’t know how you people manage to be Cultivators with such Heart-Nature.”

Xu Hao tore down the signpost and walked directly in the direction it indicated.

Lu Ze silently followed behind the group, his Divine Sense spread out.

“Heh! You’re a Golden Core Middle Stage, how far can your Divine Sense reach? Don’t waste your energy, if there’s any danger, I’ll naturally know before you...”

Xu Hao’s words were cut short as he suddenly froze in place.

Because in just a few breaths, Lu Ze’s Divine Sense range had already surpassed his!

“Hmph, you have some skill.”

Xu Hao put away the disdain in his eyes and slowly moved forward.

...

...

Outside the Secret Realm.

From within a shadow, two Demonic Path Cultivators appeared.

“Heh heh, it seems those four fat sheep have already entered the Secret Realm.”

The tall Cultivator said with a sinister smile.

“We just need to guard outside the Secret Realm and cut off their retreat... Hehehehe, it’ll be a piece of cake!”

The other fat Cultivator excitedly rubbed his palms, his eyes gleaming with avarice.

Both of them were at the Nascent Soul Early Stage of cultivation.

More than ten Golden Core Stage demonic Cultivators inside had already set up traps and ambushes.

They, on the other hand, served as the final guarantee, guarding the entrance outside.

With coordination from inside and out, capturing this group of fat sheep was a foregone conclusion.

Just as their wishful thinking was clanging loudly, suddenly, voices came from the Secret Realm entrance:

“What a pity, Junior Brother Mu, you lost again!”

“Senior Brother Zhong, if only you had said a few less words just now, I think we would have won...”

The two instantly turned pale with fright, looking at each other.

At this time, there were still people guarding outside?

Who could it be?

Could it be an Elder or a steward responsible for protecting the Disciples’ safety?

The two instantly became nervous.

If it really were an Elder or a steward, they certainly wouldn’t be a match!

But they didn’t dare to use Devilish Qi to probe actively.

If the other party truly was an Elder or a steward, once they detected the surge of Devilish Qi, the two would be dead!

Just then, the conversation ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ not far away continued:

“Junior Brother Mu, I’ve finally reached Foundation Establishment, what about you?”

“Hehehe, Foundation Establishment Late Stage, almost Golden Core.”

Hearing this, the two exchanged glances again, and evil smiles simultaneously appeared on their lips.

So, they were two little Foundation Establishment lambs!

Although not as nourishing as Golden Core Stage, they were still good tonics.

One of them took out a broadsword, and the other pulled out a hammer.

They took a step, letting out a “hehehe” laugh each time, and swayed leisurely to stand behind Zhong Yi and Mu Yawen.

Zhong Yi and Mu Yawen had already noticed the movement and looked back curiously.

“Didn’t your Master teach you... that low-level Cultivators should protect themselves when out and about? Hehehe...”

The tall demonic Cultivator tapped the hammer in his hand.

“Two little~ lambs~”

The fat demonic Cultivator licked his dry lips.

Just then.

Two soaring auras, only possessed by the Soul Transformation Stage, instantly froze the two in place.

Zhong Yi and Mu Yawen looked at the two with cold smiles.

“Damn it, Senior Brother Zhong, we were actually underestimated by demonic Cultivators!”

“Heh heh, demonic Cultivators, you should also protect yourselves when you’re out and about...”

...

...

Lu Ze quickly found the location of the Demonic Path with his Divine Sense.

It was exactly the same as the direction indicated by the signpost, seemingly the location of the treasure trove in the Secret Realm.

That treasure trove had a special Restriction, even his Divine Sense could only faintly detect some Qi, no wonder they were hiding inside so brazenly.

‘They really are a bunch of idiots...’

Lu Ze sighed in his heart.

He had probably guessed what these Demonic Path Cultivators were up to.

Setting up an ambush in the treasure trove, waiting for the Righteous Path Disciples to fall into the trap themselves.

But burning the outside world into a wasteland and deliberately setting up a signpost, such a brain-dead act...

It was simply too much like “protesting too much.”

“Brother Xu, be careful! There might be people inside!”

Wang Tianjing warned.

“Tch! We’re all Golden Core, I have no rivals below Nascent Soul! What petty scoundrel dares to cause trouble here?!”

Xu Hao was unconcerned and strode forward.

The others exchanged glances and followed closely behind.

As soon as they entered, they felt a strange Restriction suppressing them.

“Heh heh, Divine Sense range shortened, movement techniques unusable? Interesting.”

Xu Hao sneered and pulled out a long sword.

“This shouldn’t be a Golden Core Cultivator’s method... it’s probably the treasure trove’s Restriction!”

Wang Tianjing analyzed.

“What are you afraid of?! Let me see what methods they have!”

With that, Xu Hao kicked open the iron door in front of him.

Lu Ze also followed closely with interest.

He was very curious where these Demonic Path Cultivators got the confidence to suddenly ambush Righteous Path Disciples.

And Golden Core Stage ones at that.

What exactly gave them such confidence?

Just then, everyone froze.

Constantly shifting stone steps, bloody ground spikes, various strange pits...

The other three looked at Lu Ze in unison, their eyes filled with a certain resentment.

“...”

Lu Ze’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

“Why are you looking at me? I definitely didn’t do this...”