Feng Tongtong's small face flushed with indignation, and she pointed at her, "You, you are incredibly vulgar. First Prince, look at my elder sister speaking like a common village woman, so unrestrained and crude."
However, Baili Ye not only did not blame Feng Ninghe but instead said to her faintly, "Ninghe is right, this is a matter between her and me, you shouldn't interrupt."
After speaking, he withdrew his arm from Feng Tongtong's hand, cast a meaningful glance at Feng Ninghe, and turned to leave.
Feng Tongtong was so angry she almost exploded on the spot.
She looked up and saw the younger generation from her own family, those she usually had a good relationship with. Seeing that none of them spoke up for her today and were even avoiding her gaze, her hatred for Feng Ninghe deepened several times.
Meanwhile, the other three great families also met with Feng Guangyao and the Feng family's elders.
The Jiang family patriarch chuckled, "Your Feng family has been quite lively recently. I heard not long ago that a small beast urinated on your head, tsk tsk..."
The Jiang and Feng families were in constant competition, and their relationship was not good.
Seizing the opportunity to mock, Jiang Bugao impatiently sneered.
Feng Guangyao cared most about his reputation, yet he was being spoken of behind his back. For a moment, his face turned pale and then flushed.
"The time has come, please assist me in opening the secret realm!"
Suddenly, a loud voice rang out.
Feng Guangyao composed himself, deliberately focusing his gaze on Old Man Xu, his eyes filled with a hint of anticipation, "Immortal Xu, after the secret realm is opened, I will need your further assistance."
Old Man Xu nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, I won't forget the promise I made to you."
He indeed had not forgotten what he promised Feng Guangyao, but he had not guaranteed how things would unfold.
Feng Guangyao nodded with satisfaction, his confidence growing.
A figure flew out first, channeling spiritual energy towards a sealed stone door that appeared on the ground.
The Nascent Soul elders from the other families saw this and joined in, contributing their power to open the stone door.
Creak—
The heavy stone door opened clumsily, making a worn-out sound.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on the stone door.
A dense spiritual energy emanated from within the stone door.
"The stone door is open, let's go in quickly!"
The younger generation eagerly stepped forward, impatient to enter the stone door.
Feng Guangyao could not hide the urgency in his eyes. He shifted his position and led the Feng family members inside.
Upon entering the spiritual realm, everyone's spiritual energy decreased.
Even so, the strength of Nascent Soul cultivators was not to be underestimated.
Before entering, Feng Ninghe paused, turning her head to look back at the lush mountain range behind her.
Was it her imagination?
She felt a gaze, as if it were there and then not, sweeping over her direction.
After finding nothing, she withdrew her gaze and entered through the stone door.
As the crowd entered the stone door in a grand procession, it automatically closed once the numbers were sufficient.
Not far away.
Axi was holding a little girl's hand, standing behind a large tree.
"Uncle Xi, has Daddy entered the secret realm yet?"
Si Xin Xin's pigtails on top of her head were exceptionally cute. She tilted her head, her large eyes looking at Axi curiously.
Axi stared directly at the stone door, his expression a little serious, "Yes, Young Master is going to retrieve medicine for Miss, and he will be back soon."
Si Xin Xin looked around boredly. She couldn't help but think of the elder sister who had treated her that day.
She wondered how the beautiful sister was doing now...
In a certain high ground within the green mountains, two figures stood one behind the other.
Their vantage point allowed them to observe the entrance to the secret realm.
"There will be a good show this time. The four great families of Ligguo are destined to not obtain the Blazing Spirit Lotus, and no one else will get it either."
The man who spoke wore a moon-white robe with ink wash patterns. He was tall and slender, possessing an elegant aura. His well-defined fingers gently swayed a light bone fan.
Su Xian looked at the man beside her, her eyes filled with curiosity, "Sixth Master, the four great families have sent many experts this time, and besides the four great families, there's also the First Prince. Why won't they be able to get it?"
Sixth Master pointed at the stone door with his bone fan and chuckled, "Because a great demon has infiltrated the secret realm. With him here, no one can handle it."
Great demon?
Su Xian was startled and had doubts, but she dared not ask more.
Sixth Master seemed to recall something, and a hint of amusement flickered in his spring-like, captivating peach blossom eyes, "But what's even more interesting is that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Feng Ninghe, is also inside."
Su Xian nodded, "Indeed, this eldest daughter of the Feng family is also inside. Although she cannot cultivate, she is a disciple of Immortal Xu, and with Immortal Xu present, she will surely be protected."
Su Xian's words made Sixth Master smile, "This girl is not simple."
Inside the secret realm, the spiritual energy was dense, and even cultivating here was better than outside.
"Hiss!"
"Roar!"
As soon as everyone stepped into the secret realm, they heard earth-shattering sounds from not far away and a powerful oppressive aura that swept over them.
"What is this?"
"So many spirit beasts!"
"Beast... beast tide?"
Suddenly, a spirit cultivator sensed something and cried out in shock.
Everyone felt their scalps tingle and were stunned.
Not far away, a dense mass of spirit beasts was charging fiercely in their direction!
The black, dense beast tide rushed forward one after another. Everyone tried to run, but the spirit beasts came from all directions, blocking their escape routes.
The secret realm was rich in spiritual energy, with many heavenly treasures and demonic beasts roaming.
However, a beast tide of this scale appearing as soon as they entered the secret realm was a rare sight in a hundred years.
"Why is there a beast tide?"
"We just entered the secret realm, we haven't done anything, and we haven't provoked any demonic beasts!"
While the younger generation panicked, the elders of the various families were also filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Someone exclaimed, pointing at a colossal creature behind the beast tide, "Look! What is that!"
The beast tide swept over them like a tidal wave, and behind it seemed to be a colossal creature in pursuit...
Among the younger generation from several families, some who had never seen such a sight gasped.
Feng Ninghe glanced sideways, and upon seeing the colossal creature before her, her eyes slightly widened.
It was a monster of immense size, covered in fiery red.
Its massive face was ferocious, and the spiritual energy fluctuations it emitted made one feel intimidated.
It stretched out its long tentacles, and on its head was a brilliantly blooming Blazing Spirit Lotus!
"The monster has a Blazing Spirit Lotus on its head!"
"What kind of monster is this? Why would it grow a Blazing Spirit Lotus on its head?"
"Its cultivation is equivalent to a Nascent Soul spirit cultivator!"
Spirit cultivators in the crowd exclaimed.
Even Feng Ninghe had never seen such a creature before.
Xiao Zhao blinked his large eyes, staring at the monster before him, and eagerly extended his small arms, whimpering, "Master! It's a thousand-year Blazing Spirit Blood Lotus that has become sentient!"
Hearing the discussions, the Blazing Spirit Lotus swayed its two long legs. Its large feet seemed to stomp the ground flat. It tiptoed and swaggered, its gait particularly vulgar...
"Hmph! You are the monsters! I am the thousand-year Blazing Spirit Blood Lotus, you group of ignorant humans!"
It angrily twisted its large arms and spat a flame towards the crowd that was excitedly discussing.
Everyone quickly dodged.
No one had expected that the secret realm would contain not a Blazing Spirit Lotus, but a sentient thousand-year Blazing Spirit Blood Lotus that could even understand speech!