The Secret Realm will take a long time before it can be opened again. He doesn't know if their Huashan Sect can hold out until the last moment; if not, he'll have let down both his Master and the Sect Leader's trust.

After all, before setting off, all the Elders and the Sect Leader had placed great expectations on him.

"Hopefully, there won't be anything like a Great Spirit Beast."

He secretly prayed, filled with worry.

Geng Yue's death was a huge blow to him; if someone as strong as Geng Yue could die, what chance did he stand?

The Secret Realm is dark and eerie; Spirit Beasts are elusive, and dangers abound. From now on, he ordered his junior brothers not to let their guard down, to always watch their surroundings to prevent an ambush.

Without needing him to say, Huashan Sect disciples would already be on high alert; because the disaster that befell the Diancang Sect served as a wake-up call for them.

The Secret Realm is not a safe place; even if you're a disciple from a prominent sect, you can still encounter danger.

This is not a place to stay for long, so they quickly left, flying towards a distant location.

On the other side, the surviving disciples of the Diancang Sect didn't know what had happened to Brother Geng. They prayed that Brother Geng could overcome this crisis and turn danger into safety.

However, given the situation, they didn't hold much hope.

After finding a safe place, they sat down cross-legged and started healing their physical injuries with elixirs.

The sound of Lin Yifan's flute was too powerful; it had wounded them severely, needing a period of recuperation.

Meanwhile, Lin Yifan, Xiaofang, and Du Yuze, who had left the small town, arrived at another small town.

This town showed signs of having been searched; they guessed someone had been through, so they quickly left.

Not long after, they found another small town. But this town was also searched, seemingly the fight they had an hour ago wasted a lot of time.

"Damn it! That bunch of idiots from the Diancang Sect, causing me to lose so many treasures, they deserved to die."

Lin Yifan couldn't help but curse, feeling no sympathy for those dead Diancang Sect disciples.

"Yifan, don't be angry, we can slowly search for treasures." Xiaofang advised, trying to calm Lin Yifan's anger.

"Yeah! Boss, we're at the top of the food chain now, there's no worry about not finding treasures."

Du Yuze put forward a crooked suggestion, trying to test Lin Yifan's views.

If Lin Yifan wanted to become a robber, then he'd accompany Lin Yifan in doing so.

"The key is they need to come looking for trouble with me; only then do I have a reason to act, otherwise, what's the point."

Lin Yifan remained relatively upright in behavior, he would not do anything as evil as seizing others' possessions.

"Boss has many enemies, no shortage of people looking for trouble."

Du Yuze was aware of some of Lin Yifan's past in the Beixuan Palace Secret Realm, knowing Lin Yifan had offended many disciples from major sects. Although this time, those disciples who held grudges against him didn't come, their senior brothers did.

These senior brothers would generally find trouble with Lin Yifan to vent their junior brothers' anger, so Lin Yifan wasn't worried that nobody would come looking for trouble.

"That's indeed the point!"

Lin Yifan agreed with Du Yuze's viewpoint.

Before entering the Secret Realm, he'd been set up by significant figures from various major sects; unfortunately, their plans failed due to the interference of Gao Ziyun, the Great Elder of the Medicinal Saint Valley. However, he speculated that the major sect figures definitely wouldn't let it go easily, and would surely instruct their disciples to find trouble for him.

So next, while acting alone, he might very well be targeted.

Once targeted, he would then have a reason to seize treasures found by cultivators from various major sects.

After figuring it out, he no longer wasted effort in looking for treasures but instead sought out some Ancient Books to understand the Ancient Era and this mysterious Cultivation Organization.

Lin Yifan agreeing to this idea indicated he would proceed this way, though Xiaofang felt this approach wasn't friendly; however, since they delivered themselves to his doorstep, it couldn't be blamed on Lin Yifan for being ruthless.

Upon understanding these matters, she no longer worried.

Even though the small town had been searched, some Ancient Books, disciples from major sects likely wouldn't need, as they couldn't read them, nor carry so many things.

Therefore, if he searched earnestly, Lin Yifan could still make some discoveries.

To find books, it's generally best to search the mansions of officials and nobles, because officials and nobles hold the highest power or wealth in a small town, the items they treasure are relatively valuable, and some of these officials/nobles even had relationships with the mysterious ancient Cultivation Organization.

Hence, through the valuable books in the mansions of officials and nobles, he might get to know some things about the Ancient Era and the identity of this mysterious Cultivation Organization.

Du Yuze and Xiaofang didn't understand why Lin Yifan was searching for books, but Lin Yifan surely had his reasons.

They couldn't read the Ancient Texts, thus were completely there for accompaniment.

After searching the mansion of some official/nobility for a while, Lin Yifan found some tattered books.

Though they were battered, some could still be read, so Lin Yifan sat down and started seriously absorbing the knowledge.

Upon checking, he discovered that within this Secret Realm, there would be no daytime.

Before it became a Secret Realm, there were still days and nights here; now, under control by this mysterious ancient Cultivation Organization, they could no longer see the sun.

Lin Yifan had always been expecting the arrival of daytime, but it was unexpected that there was no daytime in this Secret Realm, leaving him speechless.

The dark environment was most beneficial to those cultivators accustomed to nocturnal activities, because nighttime was like a cloak of invisibility over them, allowing them to show up ghostly beside enemies and kill them.

The more he understood, the more Lin Yifan discovered the current Shadow Organization seemed connected with this ancient Cultivation Organization, because as far as he knew, the Shadow Organization also liked to operate at night, and the Martial Arts they practiced related to the night.

Besides learning the small town lacked daytime, Lin Yifan also discovered the name of this mysterious ancient Cultivation Organization.

It turned out that this mysterious ancient Cultivation Organization was called — the Moon Worship Sect, a top-tier super sect of its time.

The Moon Worship Sect was notoriously insidious, anyone who offended them had to die. Moreover, the Moon Worship Sect seemed like a Demonic Cult, causing harm everywhere, taking human lives as if they were nothing.

Additionally, it's rumored that the Moon Worship Sect cultivated by absorbing the power of moonlight, so its worshippers outside the sect would engage in moon worship cultivation every night.

The Ancient Books vaguely recorded these aspects, and this was all Lin Yifan could gather.

To learn more, he needed to find more books.

So, he immediately set out with his team to leave this small town, heading for the next.

Xiaofang and Du Yuze were there for accompaniment; wherever Lin Yifan went, they followed.

After flying a while, Lin Yifan suddenly heard intense sounds of battle coming from the forest ahead, not knowing what was happening.

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