Chapter 353

Adam began to carefully observe the surrounding environment, searching for traces of possible formations, he knew that to unravel the truth behind this secret realm, he had to start with these formations.

His divine sense spread out like a massive net, blanketing the secret realm, he felt the flow of the surrounding spiritual aura, seeking out those subtle, hidden formation runes.

When it came to formations, there was no one in this world who understood them better than him.

His soul power continuously probed deep underground, upon reaching a profound depth, Adam’s eyes lit up, finally, he found a clue.

Although the other party used an extremely high-level method of concealment, for someone as proficient in this path as Adam, it was still slightly lacking, he did a quick scan and discovered that the formations in this secret realm were far from simple.

They were interwoven in an incredibly complex manner, forming a gargantuan formation network that covered the entire Azure Cloud Field.

But it made sense, if it weren’t for such a powerful formation, it wouldn’t be able to sustain the vast Azure Cloud Field.

However, Adam wasn’t in a hurry to investigate directly, since he had confirmed this place was artificially created, it meant someone was highly likely monitoring it, if he rashly probed further, it would naturally bring risks, he probably needed to change his location first.

"Let’s go!" He grabbed Cecilia’s hand, deliberately putting on an expression of frustration, and then slowly walked away, although Cecilia had doubts, she didn’t ask further questions, she believed in her Young Master, naturally, he had his reasons.

After leaving that spot, Adam continued taking Cecilia to hunt demonic beasts, just like at the beginning, but his mind was no longer on the hunt.

Adam was long accustomed to artificially created secret realms, it was just that this was the first time he had seen one on such a massive scale, to pull off something of this magnitude, Adam felt that only the Heavenly Court possessed the capability.

But would the Heavenly Court be so kind-hearted as to help the human race cultivate their strength? If the Heavenly Court were truly that benevolent, they wouldn’t have mercilessly plundered the mortal realm’s resources, they would have left them for humanity, then why would the Heavenly Court do this? A sudden prick of conscience?

In the past, Adam might have believed that, but now, it was impossible, he had experienced far too much.

This world was permeated with an eerie, bizarre atmosphere everywhere, even the Heavenly Court might have been compromised.

In truth, Adam had a very bold hypothesis in his heart, this secret realm might be the Heavenly Court using the hands of the human race to help slaughter demonic beasts.

The biggest advantage demonic beasts held over humans was their abundant qi and blood, as well as their incredibly tenacious life force, earlier, the Heavenly Court had demanded the corpses of the Demon Race, could it be that they valued the Demon Race for the exact same advantage they shared with these demonic beasts?

Coupled with the absorption of life energy in the Bamboo Pear Secret Realm, and now the slaughtering of demonic beasts where they bizarrely melted away and vanished into the ground as if being absorbed, it was highly likely the Heavenly Court was systematically absorbing the origin life energy of these creatures.

Of course, this was all merely Adam’s speculation.

There were still lingering doubts, for instance, where did the demonic beasts in the Azure Cloud Field Hunt come from? If they were captured by the Heavenly Court, the Monster Race would absolutely revolt, yet aside from the Old Era, he had never heard of major conflicts between the Monster Race and the Heavenly Court, moreover, these demonic beasts were exceptionally powerful, they wouldn’t be easy to capture in bulk.

Additionally, what did the Heavenly Court want with all this life energy? Although this type of power was peculiar, its ability to elevate one’s absolute cultivation strength was limited.

Its greatest use was maintaining lifespan and strengthening the physical body, but for the nearly immortal and indestructible deities of the Heavenly Court, was such a thing really useful?

As the ruler of the Three Thousand Worlds, the Heavenly Court had reigned for countless years, Adam truly couldn’t understand why they would do this.

And that terrifying giant mouth, why would the Heavenly Court cultivate such a thing? Could it be specifically for absorbing life energy?

Adam let out a long breath, killing a demonic beast with a single sword strike, he began to carefully observe the process of its body melting into the earth.

Previously, his thoughts had been influenced by this realm, so he hadn’t observed it carefully at all, but as his mind awakened, he gradually spotted the clues.

The instant the demonic beast fell, countless invisible and microscopic suction cups rose from the earth and attached themselves to the beast’s body, then its life energy was rapidly drained through these suction cups, consequently, its physical body disintegrated.

Adam traced the path of these suction cups and probed downwards.

The result was similar to over there, deep underground, there was indeed a massive formation enveloping everything, however, unlike the previous area, at the location where that demonic beast had been acting excited, there was a formation node.

Adam didn’t understand the function of that node just yet, but it was definitely a crucial part of the formation.

He hesitated now, should he go investigate that node later? Right now, it was highly likely they were being monitored right under the Heavenly Court’s nose.

If he went to investigate, he would very likely be discovered.

Adam sighed, ever since discovering this secret, he had lost all interest in killing demonic beasts, they were entirely working as free labor for someone else, acting as their butchers, how was this a hunting ground meant to help people soar to the clouds?

It was clearly a slaughterhouse where a massive crowd was working as free labor for the Heavenly Court.

Adam thought carefully and decided it was best to feign ignorance and muddle his way through this secret realm for now, his current strength was still too weak.

If the Heavenly Court found out he had discovered this secret, what awaited him would likely be a vicious beating, the kind where he couldn’t even fight back!

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