In the secret realm, a fierce wind blew and the awe-inspiring heavenly might descended.
Mysteriously, the sound of a phoenix crying bl**d echoed, reverberating through the heavens and earth.
It was as if a realistic scene was pressing down on them.
A bronze divine tree seemed to appear in the void, ancient and profound, transcending time and space, with boundless and vast destruction.
On it perched phoenixes, golden crows, vermillion birds, black feathered birds… lifelike, each carrying an aura that dominated one region.
This was only a shadow.
Yet, it seemed to suppress the heavens and earth.
“Bronze Divine Tree.”
“Is it the heavenly artifact of Da Shang?”
Li Mo’s mind flashed back to the fragments he had seen in “The Annals of Divine Forms.”
He looked at the silhouette of the young woman, knowing that he could not disturb her at this moment.
“Senior Brother Xiao Bao.”
“Hmm?”
“We’ll act when the opportunity arises.”
Ying Bing’s face turned slightly pale.
Seventh realm, it is still the seventh realm.
Regardless of how they achieved martial sainthood, their bodies formed a world within, allowing them to enter the void with their physical form, travel thousands of miles, and with a casual strike, cause lands to sink for thousands of miles, like a human-shaped calamity.
Her guess was correct.
This bl**d Phoenix Secret Realm was not truly a secret realm.
Rather, it was the world within of a supreme practitioner of the Profound Realm.
Only compared to a true Profound Realm world, it appeared dilapidated and desolate.
Buzz—
A divine bird cast its gaze upon the shadow of the bronze divine tree.
It seemed to want to make this ignorant girl submit.
Ying Bing calmly met its gaze.
With her other foot, she stepped onto the end of the stairs.
Instantly,
All the divine birds perched on the bronze divine tree looked coldly at her.
Some fiery, some cold, some strange, countless boundless divine intentions pressed down upon her.
Myriad pressures descended upon her.
Ying Bing’s black hair danced wildly, her face like the frost under the moon.
“A mere incomplete shadow.”
“Even if your true body were to descend, you should regard me as a god when you see me.”
Radiance flowed over Ying Bing’s body, surrounded by the aura of the Great Yin.
The divine bird circled and revolved, as if following the sun and moon, reflecting each other, releasing countless glows.
Xuan Dan Realm.
And two Xuan Dan had formed simultaneously.
Each one, when examined closely, seemed to have a mysterious flow.
The young maiden was even more crystal clear, becoming the only light before the dark bronze great hall.
“Step back.”
She remained small.
But wherever she passed, the shadow of the bronze divine tree retreated like a tide.
Just as she took two steps.
Ying Bing’s ears twitched slightly.
She heard a step behind her.
Not Tang Xiaobao.
It was him.
He… was really strange.
Ying Bing couldn’t help but recall the scene on the staircase to heaven.
It seemed that no matter what kind of pressure it was, it was ineffective against that youth.
Although this divine form of the bronze divine tree was incomplete, its will was not something that Internal Breathing or Observation Realm could withstand.
Li Mo followed leisurely.
For some reason.
At this critical moment, having him follow gave her a sense of security…
“Now is not the time to think about these things.”
Several dozen meters away,
The two had already reached the palace entrance.
This palace appeared much broader and deeper than the ones below.
There was writing on the plaque:
‘Chaotian Palace’
“These tricks can be put away.”
“Come out.”
Ying Bing narrowed her eyes and looked at the palace entrance, her tone unwavering.
In front of the palace, there was nothing but emptiness, no steles.
When Ying Bing’s words fell,
Rumble—
The thick, tall doors of Chaotian Palace slowly opened.
Li Mo peered inside and found it dark and indistinct.
Whoosh—
Suddenly,
Two lamps lit up, followed by a chain reaction, the subsequent lights quickly ignited, like two lines of fire.
Inside the magnificent palace, everything was arranged meticulously, solemn and dignified.
And although all things were very ancient, they appeared brand new.
On the ground, spider-web-like patterns were engraved with countless arcane runes, forming an array.
In the center of the array,
A faint gold, jade-like skeleton sat there, its hollow eye sockets staring at the sky, as if questioning the injustice of heaven.
Even though it had been dead for an unknown time,
It still exuded an unparalleled aura.
“Is this the corpse of that Profound Realm practitioner?”
Li Mo felt bewildered.
The secret realm’s crux was this place where the powerful Profound Realm practitioner was buried?
He glanced at Ying Bing, but found that Ice Chunk’s gaze was always fixed on the depths.
“This is my remains, or perhaps… my former self.”
Suddenly, a voice echoed in the palace.
“It’s you?”
Li Mo raised his eyebrows, becoming wary.
He had seen this bl**d-soaked young man before.
During the Nine Peaks Martial Arts Competition, he came with the Whale Gang.
At the time, he wanted to observe with Heavenly Fate Divine Eyes, but coincidentally didn’t see anything.
Li Mo’s eyes dimmed, and he activated the divine eye.
[Name: Han Zhen]
[Age: 22 (5330)]
[Bone Structure: Phoenix Immortal Body]
[Realm: Observation Realm Three Orifices]
[Fate: Purple Gold]
[Evaluation: Former State Teacher of Da Shang, after the fall of the Shang Dynasty, possessing the Phoenix Essence, which did not perish even when his consciousness and body were about to be destroyed, he understood the profound mysteries of Phoenix Essence to a deeper level, enabling him to reincarnate, and has already reincarnated seven times.]
[Recent Encounter: Seeing Ying Bing, believing that the restoration of the state is possible, hoping to make her serve Da Shang, to accumulate the power of Phoenix Essence, creating countless storms and bloodshed.]
“Da Shang… State Teacher?”
Li Mo realized.
So it wasn’t just a name!
This was the very person from “The Annals of Divine Forms!”
No wonder he felt the inner fire stirring since entering the palace.
This Han Zhen, who knows how many sins he has committed.
Han Zhen stood on the steps with his hands clasped behind his back.
“You are more outstanding and unparalleled than I imagined, simply a creation of heaven’s painstaking efforts!”
As he spoke, the madness in his eyes was almost pathological.
He had witnessed the entire scene of Ying Bing resisting the bronze divine tree.
Han Zhen did not possess a complete divine form.
In the distant past, even with the Phoenix Essence, transforming himself into an immortal Phoenix body, he could only barely form a shadow of the bronze divine tree.
But that shouldn’t be something the Internal Breathing Realm could endure.
This wasn’t the key point.
Most importantly,
Han Zhen sensed a more noble aura within this girl than his own!
Not even the Emperor or Crown Prince could compare to her.
“My apologies for the earlier offense.”
Han Zhen actually bowed, his eyes blazing.
“I originally planned to recruit you, but I’ve changed my mind.”
He paused, then glanced at Li Mo.
“And you, your performance just now was also acceptable.”
This young man had his own remarkable qualities.
Otherwise, even if most of the pressure was taken by Ying Bing, he wouldn’t be able to stand here.
“Would the two of you be willing to join me in great matters?”
Han Zhen asked seriously.
Ying Bing’s gaze remained icy.
Li Mo glanced at her expression and smiled, saying,
“What benefits do you offer? Tell us.”
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PS: Little Puppet Stream isn’t stuck, it’s just that this part of the plot needs to tie up previous plot threads, so it has to be written in detail, hence the delay.
