Chapter 119: Time is Running Out

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Daring to rebel meant there was likely strong support behind it. Even Sun Qianyi didn’t dare to charge into the City Lord’s Mansion alone to quell the rebellion. Instead, he needed to inform the imperial court and let them handle it.
After rescuing Sun Qianyi, Chen Fei and Su Ran continued deeper into the area, heading toward the core region.
With Su Ran’s secret techniques guiding them and Chen Fei’s Spirit Cat senses covering a three-kilometer radius, they made a perfect team. Any treasure that surfaced along their path would not escape their detection.
Even the transformation techniques of illusion beasts, which could deceive the naked eye, were powerless against the Spirit Cat’s perception.
Chen Fei had already detected six illusion beasts at the level of a fourth-grade True Spirit Master, proving the significant threat they posed in this region.
However, he chose not to engage them. Their spirit cores were not particularly valuable, and time was of the essence. Their priority was reaching the core region, not wasting time fighting lesser threats in the outer areas.
After traveling hundreds of miles, Chen Fei finally sensed the presence of the core region.
The two of them gazed at the endless stretch of grassland ahead, their faces lighting up with excitement. They exchanged glances before rushing toward the unknown field.
At this moment, the seemingly lush and serene grassland hid countless dangers beneath its beauty.
“Hm?”
“She’s here!”
The moment Su Ran set foot in the area, Ye Chenxing furrowed his brows. A strange sensation surged through him.
“As expected of a descendant of a legendary bloodline. Even in ancient times, the Phoenix Bloodline was among the most powerful.”
“My time is running out.”
The moment Su Ran entered the core region of the secret realm, Ye Chenxing felt an unprecedented sense of urgency.
He knew very well that this was his last chance to seize Su Ran’s bloodline. Once she left the secret realm, he would never get another opportunity.
“If only I hadn’t been so reckless back then… If I had understood the true terror of the Phoenix Bloodline, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.”
Regret filled Ye Chenxing’s heart as he recalled the past.
“Third Brother, what’s wrong?”
Noticing Ye Chenxing lost in thought, sighing as he stared into the distance, Ye Chenye, the City Lord of Huangwu City, approached him.
“She’s here!” Ye Chenxing said solemnly.
Before the secret realm had opened, Ye Chenye had practiced the forbidden techniques Ye Chenxing provided. Not only had he successfully broken through to the True Spirit Master realm, but he had also mastered a dark and powerful cultivation method.
Thus, despite his aura only reflecting the peak of a first-grade True Spirit Master, his actual strength was formidable.
“Third Brother, leave it to me.”
Ye Chenye’s eyes gleamed with determination.
To accomplish his younger brother’s grand ambitions, to elevate the Ye family to new heights, he had unhesitatingly supported every decision Ye Chenxing made. He had even delved into demonic cultivation, willingly stepping onto an irreversible path—all for this moment.
“Big Brother, thank you!”
Ye Chenxing suddenly knelt before his elder brother. “Rest assured, if I succeed, I will not fail you. I will lead our family to greatness and ensure our nephew rises above all others!”
“Between us brothers, no thanks are needed.”
Ye Chenye immediately helped Ye Chenxing to his feet. From the moment he chose the path of demonic cultivation, there was no turning back. His trust in his younger brother was absolute.
Watching his elder brother leave, Ye Chenxing was filled with anticipation.
“I hope he succeeds.”
Using the secret techniques provided by Ye Chenxing, Ye Chenye had already sensed Su Ran’s presence. Without hesitation, he advanced in her direction.
Meanwhile, within the grasslands, Chen Fei and Su Ran were completely concealed by the dense vegetation. Even at a hundred meters apart, they couldn’t see each other with the naked eye.
In this area, without powerful sensory abilities, one would feel as if they were trapped in complete darkness—danger lurking everywhere.
For this reason, even a True Spirit Master of Ling Qingyi’s caliber didn’t dare to venture deep into the core region.
As the Grand President of the Wan Guo Merchant Guild in Great Qing Nation, Ling Qingyi wasn’t the strongest cultivator. However, his extraordinary talent made his influence comparable to that of a ninth-grade True Spirit Master.
In truth, Ling Qingyi’s cultivation was only at the peak of the seventh-grade True Spirit Master level before entering the secret realm.
At this moment, he remained unaware that Chen Fei and Su Ran had entered the core region. He was searching for opportunities on the outskirts alongside a powerful senior—a ninth-grade True Spirit Master at peak level—from the Wan Guo Merchant Guild.
Besides them, more than ten peak ninth-grade True Spirit Masters from Qinling had also gathered in this core region.
Such cultivation levels made them the most formidable beings within the secret realm.
Chen Fei and Su Ran remained cautious. Walking side by side, Su Ran focused on sensing potential opportunities through her secret arts, while Chen Fei kept track of everything within a three-kilometer radius.
“A beast comparable to a sixth-grade True Spirit Master!”
They had barely walked a short distance into the core region when Chen Fei detected a beast camouflaged as ordinary grass.
“Kill it!”
Su Ran’s eyes lit up. Hunting illusion beasts was one of the most common yet dangerous opportunities in the secret realm.
“Alright!”
Chen Fei agreed. Without finding a rare treasure or opportunity, their best method of improving their cultivation was to hunt illusion beasts.
For others, hunting illusion beasts was highly dangerous.
An illusion beast at the level of a sixth-grade True Spirit Master was not something an average cultivator of the same level would dare to confront.
However, neither Chen Fei nor Su Ran had the peak strength of a sixth-grade True Spirit Master.
The reason they dared to engage such a powerful creature was that Chen Fei possessed the Void Sky Cauldron, a perfect counter to illusion beasts that relied on energy-based bodies.
Back on the Floating Bridge, Chen Fei had only been at the early stage of a first-grade True Spirit Master, yet he had slain an illusionary White Tiger on par with a sixth-grade True Spirit Master.
Now, with his cultivation soaring to the late stage of a third-grade True Spirit Master, dealing with an illusion beast of similar strength would be even easier.
The two cautiously approached the disguised beast through the grass.
When they were still five hundred meters away, the beast sensed them.
Yet, it remained motionless, completely blending in with the swaying grass, showing no signs of hostility.
To the beast, these two were nothing more than weak third-grade True Spirit Masters. The moment they entered its attack range, they would become prey.
There was no need for haste.
It waited patiently for them to come closer before launching a sudden strike, leaving them no chance to resist and ending the battle in an instant.
Su Ran, however, had already detected its presence and found its disguise amusing.
They were in no hurry to attack.
Like the illusion beast, they too wanted to end this battle quickly and efficiently—with minimal noise.