Chapter 1560 - 451: Master Zhou, You Came at the Perfect Time!

"Master Zhou, are these words truly reliable?" Patriarch Zhuge’s white brows quivered.

Zhou Qing stood with his hands behind his back, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly: "We’ll know once we try."

The eight figures instantly grew spirited, blazing heat igniting in their eyes.

Five people were quickly chosen, each taking up position within one of the light rings.

With a single order from Tuo Ba Ye, five streams of Spiritual Power of different attributes blasted the Barrier at the same time—

Buzz!

A clear, ethereal vibration rang out to the heavens, and ripples layered across the Barrier’s surface at once.

The five golden light points spun rapidly like living things, shooting out countless golden threads that wove together into a profound Star Map at the center of the Barrier.

"Crack!"

A crisp shattering sound exploded like thunder.

The center of the Barrier suddenly collapsed into a black hole the size of a needle’s tip, then split outward like a spiderweb.

In the blink of an eye it expanded into a twisted corridor barely wide enough for one person to pass through sideways.

Through the passage, where dim light flowed, one could vaguely see Spiritual Qi surging like tides within the Secret Realm, and the outlines of ancient mountain ranges looming in and out of the spiritual mist.

"It’s open!"

The eyes of the eight Spirit Severing Realm experts burst with a terrifying gleam; without even time for polite words, they turned into eight streaking rainbows and shot straight toward the passage.

Tuo Ba Ye, relying on the advantage of his position, was the first to vanish into the twisted curtain of light.

Zhou Qing remained where he was, watching the fluctuating Power of Space within the passage, a trace of deeper meaning flickering in his eyes.

"Not even a word of thanks..." Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly.

But for safety’s sake, he laid down several layers of subtle Restrictions around the entrance, then finally stepped into the passage at an unhurried pace...

...

Stepping into the Secret Realm once again, familiar sights rushed up to greet him.

The sky was still that eerie blue-gray, three blood-red broken suns hanging high overhead, dyeing the world in scarlet.

On the ground, countless ghostly blue earth fires spewed from bottomless fissures, illuminating the jagged terrain.

Zhou Qing tried to sense, and sure enough, even now that he was in the Spirit Severing Realm, the Anti-Sky Law here still existed.

If one dared to soar into the air, those three broken suns would immediately descend with attacks, greatly restricting movement.

Only the Demon Race could freely fly here.

Boom, boom, boom!

Just then, eight deafening explosions suddenly came from the distance.

Blood-colored pillars of light fell from the sky, striking precisely at eight different locations, and with them rose a chorus of anguished screams.

The corner of Zhou Qing’s mouth lifted—these newly arrived Spirit Severing Realm experts clearly still knew nothing of the taboos here.

The last time he entered this place, he’d still been disguised as Su Lishan.

And Lu Yaoyao, under the identity of Mixed Element Sect Direct Disciple "Dou Niwan," had fooled the many Divinity Transformation Cultivators of the Southwest Two Domains.

Back then, the goal had only been to search for his long-missing Second Senior Sister and the White Crane...

Thinking of these past events, Zhou Qing couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

After confirming there was no one nearby, he took a deep breath, and behind him suddenly appeared the enormous phantom of a Blood Phoenix.

The phantom was vivid and lifelike; every Feather emanated an ancient and formidable aura.

Zhou Qing closed his eyes, carefully sensing every ripple within the Secret Realm through the Blood Phoenix phantom.

After about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the Blood Phoenix phantom suddenly trembled violently, wings spreading wide, issuing a soundless cry.

Its pair of phoenix eyes locked unerringly onto the deepest part of the Secret Realm, as though it had discovered some existence of paramount importance.

Zhou Qing’s eyes snapped open, joy plain on his face: "There really is something!"

He no longer cared about anything else; he immediately circulated the Emperor’s Brilliance Scripture, his figure in an instant transforming into a Golden-winged Roc.

Just like last time, he successfully fooled the three broken suns in the sky.

With a sweep of those immense golden wings, he sped straight toward the very core region of the Secret Realm...