Chapter 599: An Incomplete Man

"Then what were you doing before? In all these years, isn't this the only time you've agreed?" The beautiful woman was unwilling to let it go and began to act unreasonably.

"I!" Liu Tianyun was stifled for a long while, unable to find the words. In the end, he could only let out a soft sigh.

This Secret Realm had existed for ten thousand years and contained countless opportunities, but these opportunities were not infinite.

The Secret Realm would open periodically. At those times, the Imperial Family would send a portion of their direct descendants, and the major powers of the Yihuang Dynasty would also send some people, allowing the younger generation to enter secretly to search for opportunities.

However, only a few hundred people entered each time. Thus, even if those few hundred people eventually took away a large number of Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines, it didn't matter.

This was because the Secret Realm was vast and boundless, seemingly without end.

But if too many people entered at once—say, tens of thousands—the Secret Realm might face a situation like a swarm of locusts crossing a river. This would leave the Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines within the Secret Realm insufficient for the next few hundred or even thousands of years.

This was the reason why the secret of the Secret Realm had been known only to the Imperial Family and a few major powers in Yihuang Province for so many years.

"Forget it, forget it." Liu Tianyun waved his hand. "There are still two weeks left. When the time comes, let them all enter. Whoever can obtain the creation fruit in the end, I will reward them with one additional great Opportunity!"

Hearing this, the glamorous woman knew she couldn't rush things and let out a sigh.

In the prime of her life, the taste of living like a widow was truly unbearable!

Hundreds of years ago, Liu Tianyun had fought with a powerhouse from another major province. That person's cultivation was above the Yuding Realm. He was severely injured and defeated, and the man had even broken his 'root of life'…

Once a cultivation reached the Jiesheng Realm, one could damage a Physical Body in a way that it could not heal!

Unless one resorted to Possession or abandoned their Physical Body to reform it anew, only a true Heaven And Earth Treasure could restore it!

From then on, he was no longer a complete man.

In fact, just to get Xiao Fan to enter the Secret Realm, Liu Tianyun hadn't even questioned whether Xiao Fan was someone from another province.

…

The unaware Xiao Fan was still wondering which part of Liu Tianyun's body was missing a component, requiring the creation fruit to be made whole.

"What did that woman mean by what she said before leaving?" Xiao Fan muttered to himself. The more he thought about it, the more puzzled he became about what was really going on.

He couldn't wrap his head around it. Where exactly was a Yuding Realm powerhouse missing a part?

"Could his leg or arm be fake? Is it just that my cultivation is too low to see through it?" Xiao Fan talked to himself, guessing which part of Liu Tianyun was artificial.

"Forget it, I won't think about it. I'll find out when the time comes." Xiao Fan exhaled, his expression showing a hint of excitement.

He hadn't expected that the competition between the sixty-four cities was actually to select Geniuses and Prodigies to enter this Secret Realm in Yihuang Province!

"The more people I kill, the more benefits I can get in the end!" Xiao Fan muttered, a smile appearing on his face.

After all, Liu Tianyun had said earlier that people killed within the Secret Realm wouldn't actually die; they would be teleported out in the end.

Xiao Fan was wondering if their Storage Pouches could also be snatched away after entering the Secret Realm.

If so… Hehe…

City Lord Ming Long was unaware that Xiao Fan and Liu Tianyun had already met.

He was still wondering what was going on.

He had clearly reported the news about Xiao Fan, so why hadn't anyone from above arrived yet?

Uneasy, he contacted his superiors again, but there was no response at all!

"Strange," City Lord Ming Long muttered. Because of Xiao Fan's appearance, he had been under a lot of pressure lately.

…

The next day.

Inside the Imperial Palace.

For some unknown reason, King Liu Tianyun flew into a towering rage, reprimanding all the experts responsible for information channels and investigation agencies from start to finish!

"You bunch of useless trash! You can't even find one person. What's the use of keeping you? The person is right under the nose of the Imperial City, and you didn't even know!" Liu Tianyun was furious!

"Please appease your anger, Your Majesty!" Below him, the various experts were as quiet as cicadas in winter, trembling with fear…

"If the Longwu City Lord hadn't told me, I still wouldn't have found that kid. You useless trash!" Liu Tianyun cursed incessantly, truly enraged.

The people sent to investigate Xiao Fan's whereabouts still had no news after so many days, yet the person was right there in his Imperial City!

Although he hadn't mentioned this in front of Xiao Fan, he was actually harboring a belly full of fire!

"Please appease your anger, Your Majesty!"

Dozens of experts below spoke in unison. At this moment, they all loathed the Longwu City Lord to the core, planning to find out who it was later and seek revenge!

He was the reason they were being scolded so miserably!

After a full two hours of scolding, the matter finally came to an end.

…

Xiao Fan was unaware, but he had been keeping a low profile for the past few days.

Zhangsun Ning had not left her Immortal Cave, as she was busy refining Medicinal Pills.

Five days later, City Lord Du Ling arrived. He was in high spirits, as his cultivation had now reached the Pi Hai Realm.

"Young Friend Xiao, you are truly my benefactor." City Lord Du Ling was jubilant. Because Xiao Fan had taken first place, he had obtained the Opportunity to advance to the Pi Hai Realm.

"Don't mention it, there's no need to be polite." Xiao Fan waved his hand. He had only done it for the grade 6 pill; they each got what they needed.

"Come, Young Friend, take this!" City Lord Du Ling was very generous and insisted on thrusting a Storage Pouch into Xiao Fan's hands.

It contained two million Spirit Stones.