"Where is this place?" Tangyu's brow slightly furrowed as he surveyed the surroundings. "It looks like a Foreign Domain Space or perhaps a small world. Yet, there's not much vitality here, and the immortal power is extremely scarce. This place is clearly not suitable for cultivation. Even if it's a Foreign Domain Space or a small world, it should be abandoned. Regardless, since it's appeared in the Ao Feng Secret Realm, there might be some opportunities here. Let's take a look first."

Tangyu and Sun Wukong also advanced cautiously. In this unknown place, though they didn't feel any danger, they still needed to be careful.

After walking for a while, Tangyu's ears twitched, picking up some sounds coming from behind the mountain.

Sun Wukong, whose hearing was already exceptional, also said, "There are people. I hear the sound of people talking, and there are quite a few, just behind this mountain."

Tangyu nodded, "There are people indeed. I wonder if it's cultivators who intruded in or if there are people naturally in this space. Let's go and take a look first. If we catch someone and ask, everything will be clear."

The two proceeded with caution, crossing over the mountain, and indeed saw quite a number of people. On the mountain, there were numerous caves, and at the entrances, there were two rows of soldiers in red armor, each wielding heavy swords, fiercely intimidating. Looking across, there were nearly a hundred caves on the mountain, and the number of red-armored soldiers amounted to over a thousand. Extending downward was a vast valley, where there was an extensive complex of buildings, comparable to a small city.

This complex was built like a massive fortress, spreading layer by layer, surrounded by high walls, imposing and severe.

Tangyu also noticed on the paths to the entrances of nearly a hundred caves, there were individuals with hand and ankle chains, trudging heavily back and forth, all appearing tortured to the point of being unrecognizable, disheveled, with vacant expressions, like walking corpses.

Witnessing this scene, even Tangyu's brow furrowed deeply with astonishment, "Those red-armored soldiers, each possessing the aura of the Golden Core Realm, are all at the Golden Core Realm. Just the over a thousand of these soldiers would constitute a terrifying force, not inferior to a secondary power. Who knows how much strength lies within that massive fortress? It gives me a truly frightening feeling."

"Those entering and leaving the caves likely have considerable strength too. I estimate the weakest are at least formidable Golden Core Realm, and I vaguely sense many at the Zifu Realm. It's too far to feel precisely. However, those who are so heavily guarded by red armor, and with hand and ankle chains, must indeed be extraordinary. What is this place, what power? How could they detain so many formidable cultivators in such a small space?"

"What are these people doing entering the caves? With just the guards outside numbering over a thousand, how many people could be detained inside?"

Questions arose one after another, and Tangyu vaguely felt that there was something very unusual here. The force behind this certainly wasn't anything good, detaining so many cultivators to do their bidding, clearly up to something shady.

"We need to find a way to catch someone and find out what's going on here. It's very unusual, and we mustn't act recklessly. If we accidentally provoke a Seeking Immortal Realm presence, that'll be problematic," said Tangyu.

Sun Wukong smirked, "Catching a red-armored soldier is simple. As long as one is alone, we can easily capture them."

Tangyu nodded, catching one alone was the only option. Rushing in to grab someone wasn't feasible: "Let's get closer, Wukong, and figure out a way to lure out one or two red-armored soldiers, then capture them."

The two quietly approached the outermost group of red-armored soldiers, hiding behind a large stone. With their current strength, those red-armored soldiers naturally couldn't detect them. Tangyu said to Sun Wukong, "Wukong, can't you transform into a stone? Create some disturbance to lure out the nearest red-armored soldier. Pretend to flee, draw him a little further out, and then capture him."

Sun Wukong nodded, "Sure, that's a good plan. Heh heh, watch me."

Yan Ru stood there, his gaze sweeping over those entering and exiting figures, exuding an air of significance. He was originally just a weak Mystic Law Realm cultivator, but one day he obtained an opportunity, allowing him to become a Golden Core Realm in an instant. To repay this opportunity, he became a red-armored soldier. After years of understanding, he finally knew which power he belonged to, which turned out to be a small power under the most mysterious Hongchen Palace, but he was also considered one of them.

However, being a red-armored soldier was quite monotonous, standing there like a log every day, year after year. Such monotony stirred complaints in his heart. Yet, he didn't dare to resist because he knew resistance meant death. Once in Hongchen Palace, one must swear allegiance to the end, with no thoughts of resistance or rebellion. However, he held some hope; as long as he made great contributions, he would receive more rewards, and his power would increase.

Without rewards, he might remain at this level for life.

Though not gifted, he had dreams and ambitions.

"Hmm, did I hear something?" Yan Ru's brow suddenly twitched, turning behind him to look, but after scanning around, he seemed to find nothing.

This made him scratch his head, "What's going on? I clearly heard something just now. Could it have been an illusion? But how could I, being Golden Core Realm, have auditory hallucinations?" With no discovery, Yan Ru could only turn back around.

Just moments after he turned around, he heard the sound again, even louder this time. Yan Ru turned around again, "There is a sound, there must be a sound. What is it exactly? I'll go check it out." With that, Yan Ru started to head in that direction.

At this moment, hiding behind a giant rock in the distance, Tangyu saw a figure in Red Armor walk out and laughed, "Got him."

Yan Ru quickly approached a stone. With stones scattered all over the mountain, it was not surprising, but his intuition told him that the two disturbances just now were related to this stone.

"What's going on? It's just a stone, right? In this Foreign Domain Space, not even those of the Immortal Realm can detect it. No one can enter here. Am I overthinking?" Yan Ru looked around and shook his head.

Such a boring day made him interested in even minor things, something he would have ignored in the past.

Yan Ru shook his head and was about to leave when suddenly his eyes widened. He saw the stone start rolling by itself, running as if it had grown legs.

"A moving stone? Could this stone have become a spirit? Haha, interesting, let's catch it and see." Yan Ru, being in the Golden Core Realm, wasn't scared but had a thought and quickly chased after it.

Though he was fast, he found the stone was even faster. He chased for quite a while yet couldn't catch up, and the stone seemed to be toying with him.

"You darn stone, really a spirit, huh? But it's not so easy to escape." Yan Ru cursed a little angrily.

He was just about to use Brute Force to grab the stone but suddenly felt a terrifying pressure bearing down on him. Instantly, his body sank involuntarily, and his heart was filled with fear: "The pressure of the Zifu Realm, there's a Great Power of the Zifu Realm here, who is it?"

He was just about to turn around when a heavy palm pressed on his shoulder. With a press from this palm, Yan Ru immediately felt trapped, his whole body's strength frozen and unable to move.

What shocked him further was that the stone turned into a monkey, emanating the same Zifu Realm pressure; it was another Zifu Realm cultivator.

This obviously wasn't someone from Hongchen Palace. These two Zifu Realms are outsiders?

Yan Ru quickly understood the situation and broke out in a cold sweat. He had been inside for years, but it was the first time he encountered intruders, let alone two Zifu Realm Great Powers.

"If you don't want to die, you'd better keep your mouth shut. Don't try to resist, and certainly don't try to alert others, or you'll be killed on the spot. Now, whatever I ask, you answer. If you try any tricks, I guarantee you'll die a horrible death." Tangyu's voice echoed in Yan Ru's ear.

Hearing this voice, Yan Ru did not doubt those words at all.

He turned his head and saw clearly the figure behind him, surprisingly a young man about his age, but with terrifying strength, leaving him utterly shocked. But at this moment, understanding his situation, he didn't want to die, so he obediently nodded, not daring to make a sound.

Seeing Yan Ru's behavior, Tangyu was a bit satisfied and nodded, "Not bad. It seems you're a smart person. I like dealing with smart people. Tell me, where is this place, and what faction do you belong to?"

"This—" Yan Ru hesitated, realizing that if he revealed it and the higher-ups found out, he would surely die.

"Hmm, not going to talk?" Tangyu increased his grip slightly, his voice turning icy, and a murderous intent surged forth, terrifying Yan Ru, who smelled the scent of death.

Yan Ru immediately said, "I'll talk, I'll talk, please don't kill me. I don't know where this is; I only know it's called the Foreign Domain Space. We belong to Hongchen Palace."

"Hongchen Palace!" Tangyu was also surprised, "So this is Hongchen Palace's territory. But such a small place must only be a small branch of Hongchen Palace. I never expected to find a hidden spot of the ever-mysterious Hongchen Palace."

Tangyu naturally held a grudge against Hongchen Palace.

"Briefly tell me the situation here, including all the strong ones and how much power you have here. You're a smart person, and I trust you'll cooperate well. Otherwise, I assure you, your fate will be miserable." Tangyu said.

Yan Ru was already terrified and had no thoughts of resistance anymore. Hearing Tangyu's words, he immediately nodded eagerly, respectfully revealing all the details about this area.

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