Chapter 26: Breaking the Formation! Secret Realm!

"What Little brother said is not unreasonable, but people always have a bit of a侥幸心理." The Wang Fatty chuckled.

"Let's go, let's go, we're setting off."

The group began their journey.

One person from the team walked ahead to scout, the Wang Fatty and Ye Chen walked in the middle, and the other three walked behind, subtly forming a pincer-like Formation.

Ye Chen feigned ignorance, chatting idly with the Wang Fatty.

The group concealed their aura and disappeared into the Tianyuan Mountain Range.

"Everyone, be alert!" The man in front suddenly shouted, the man standing at the very front of the team suddenly let out a low cry.

Everyone tensed up, staring intently ahead.

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

As the sound approached, various weapons appeared in their hands, and they secretly prepared themselves; Ye Chen was no exception.

Whoosh!

A giant brown snake darted out from the bushes ahead, opening its gaping maw, its ferocious fangs clearly visible.

At the same time, a large amount of black liquid assailed the group, who promptly activated their protective Spiritual Qi.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

"Be careful! It's highly poisonous!" Older brother Wang urgently warned, as a huge pit was corroded into his protective Spiritual Qi.

Everyone's expressions drastically changed, and they quickly retreated further back.

"It's a Foundation Establishment Stage 4 Yao Beast python!" The Wang Cultivator looked at the Yao Beast ahead with a solemn expression.

The others' expressions also changed slightly, but the five quickly calmed down. Instead of fleeing in panic, they slowly gathered, back to back.

Ye Chen also saw through the trick; this was not the kind of tacit understanding that ordinary Loose Cultivator could achieve.

So, he subtly took a few more steps backward.

"Brother Ye, this is a Foundation Establishment Stage Red-Black Green-Patterned Python. You are only at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, so take care of yourself. We will deal with this giant python." The Wang Fatty turned his head and forced a smile at Ye Chen.

"Thank you, Older brother Wang." Ye Chen feigned fear and continued to retreat.

Boom!

At this moment, the giant python attacked again, repeating its black liquid Spell.

A net-like Spiritual Artifact appeared in Wang Fatty's hand, emanating the unique Spiritual Qi fluctuations of a Yellow Rank top-grade Spiritual Artifact.

The net-like Spiritual Artifact rapidly expanded after Spiritual Qi was injected into it, blocking all the black liquid in front of the five people.

"Mazi!" The Wang Fatty shouted at the Ma Yi cultivator next to him.

Upon hearing this, the Ma Yi cultivator quickly took out a long spear emitting a dangerous aura. He injected Spiritual Qi into it, and it grew with the wind, directly and fiercely smashing towards the giant python.

Clang, clang, clang!

The long spear struck the giant python's belly, but the python's scales were incredibly hard, producing a piercing sound.

"Roar!!!" The Red-Black Green-Patterned Python let out an angry roar, charging towards the female Cultivator at Qi Refining Tenth Layer on the far right of the group.

"Not good!" Seeing this, the Wang Fatty activated the giant net again, arriving first to block the female Cultivator.

The giant python had no time to dodge and was directly restrained by the giant net.

"Older brother Wang, be careful!" The female Cultivator looked at the Wang Fatty anxiously, while also rapidly retreating.

Rumble!

The black-clothed Cultivator, at Qi Refining Second Layer, next to him, conjured a long saber Magical Artifact and fiercely struck the giant python's head, only managing to create a small hole.

Ye Chen was secretly astonished, not expecting the Physical Body defense of a Foundation Establishment Yao Beast to be so terrifying. It seemed he would need to deal with them carefully in the future.

While the giant python was controlled, everyone seized the Opportunity to unleash Spells and Spiritual Artifacts, bombarding it.

Boom, boom, boom, the Red-Black Green-Patterned Python struggled frantically, but it was still unable to break free from the giant net.

After about half an hour, the giant python gradually stopped moving.

"Stop, it's dead." The Wang Fatty said to the people around him, and then the group skillfully skinned the giant python, also digging out the important Materials and the demon core.

Before long, a disfigured snake Yao Beast corpse was all that remained on the ground.

"Little brother, you weren't scared, were you? It's common for Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast to appear here, but you don't need to worry, we will all protect you." The Wang Fatty said with a smile to Ye Chen.

"Thank you, Older brother Wang, for your generous help. If it weren't for you all, Little brother might have already met with misfortune." Ye Chen became even more vigilant internally, but he still spoke very eloquently.

"Nonsense, when you're out and about, you have to help each other to survive better, don't you agree, Little brother!" The Wang Fatty chuckled honestly.

"Mhm, mhm, Older brother Wang knows a lot more." At this moment, Ye Chen appeared like a harmless novice who had just stepped into the Immortal Realm.

The five people exchanged glances silently, then subtly averted their gazes and continued on their way.

But behind them, unnoticed by any of them, a dark figure was following from a distance—it was Zhou Chen, who had used the Divine Concealment Art.

An hour later, Ye Chen and the group had traveled about several hundred miles, encountering several Foundation Establishment Yao Beast along the way, all of which were dealt with by the Wang Fatty and his companions.

"Little brother, the valley ahead is where we discovered the Secret Realm." Wang Fatty said with a joyful expression, pointing forward.

"Older brother Wang, there's something I don't understand. If the Opportunity in the Secret Realm is so good, why did you all look for me to come along?" This was something Ye Chen had been unable to figure out.

If this group wanted to rob him, there was no need to go through so much trouble, travel so far, and even bring him, a Qi Refining Tenth Layer.

"Haha, Little brother, it's also your good luck. There's a Formation at the entrance of that Secret Realm. We've studied it for a long time and found the Formation's core." He paused.

"This kind of Formation is very peculiar; it actually has two cores, and both need to be destroyed simultaneously to successfully break it. The most crucial thing is that only those with cultivation below Foundation Establishment can enter the Formation's interior; any cultivation above Foundation Establishment will be instantly annihilated by the Formation." When he finished speaking, the Wang Fatty's expression was solemn.

"There are some dangerous traps within the Formation. Those with cultivation below Qi Refining Tenth Layer will find it difficult to detect the traps, and even if they do, it will be hard to avoid them. That's why, including you, we found two Cultivator at Qi Refining Tenth Layer." The Ma Yi cultivator added.

"So that's how it is. Then my luck is indeed not bad." Ye Chen smiled, then subtly observed the other female Cultivator at Qi Refining Tenth Layer.

Soon, the group arrived in front of a hidden cave.

A faint light emanated from the cave, and upon closer inspection, a thin Spiritual Qi membrane could be seen covering the cave entrance.

Subsequently, the smallest man in the group took out two round beads and handed them separately to Ye Chen and the female Cultivator.

"These are two Formation-breaking Beads. Each of you holds one. Once I open the Formation, you will both go to the left and right sides in front of the cave entrance and simultaneously insert the Formation-breaking Beads in your hands into the circular holes of the Formation's core." The thin man directly pointed inside the cave, as if to confirm the locations for the two.

Then, the thin man took out a Formation Plate, muttered incantations, and then shouted, "Hurry!"

The luminous membrane in front tore open, creating an opening just wide enough for two people to pass through.

Ye Chen and the female Cultivator no longer hesitated, swiftly moving into the luminous membrane.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Ye Chen distinguished sounds to orient himself, swiftly dodging several Spiritual Qi traps that sped towards him.

The other female Cultivator, though appearing delicate, was also exceptionally agile in her movement technique.

Before long, the two arrived at opposite ends of the cave entrance, where they saw two circular holes on the wall.

Ye Chen and the female Cultivator exchanged glances, then Ye Chen said, "I'll count to three, and we'll put them in together."

Ye Chen was actually still a bit worried at this moment, as he wasn't sure if the Ring Spirit could protect him at the critical moment.

"Three, two, one. Go!"

The two almost simultaneously inserted the Formation-breaking Beads into the Formation's core.

Crack!

Crack, crack, crack!

Two loud bangs resounded, and then the Restriction light membrane at the entrance rapidly dissipated.