Chapter 12:

“No one is crying, not at all.”

Yao Yao thought to herself that she wasn’t scared enough to cry.

She just felt that her act of shielding in front of the demon was too heroic.

The brave little girl wiped away the tears that fell from the corners of her eyes, revealing her gaze towards Chong Yan, who had suddenly appeared.

Chong Yan lowered his head and met her eyes.

After the round and clear deer-like eyes of the young girl became moist, they resembled glass gems washed by the cleanest glacial water. Crying hadn’t ruined her eyes; on the contrary, it made them even more beautiful.

Chong Yan didn’t dare to look for too long.

He hadn’t seen a human for thirty thousand years and had no concept of a human face. But silently in his heart, Chon Yan thought that the eyes he wanted to give her were nowhere near as beautiful as her own.

“But how did you come down from the sky?” Yao Yao blinked her eyes.

Chong Yan hesitated for a moment and slowly said, “It opened.”

“Oh,” Yao Yao nodded understandingly. The way to enter the secret realm was quite mysterious; who could know how each person entered?

But no matter what, she wasn’t alone now. With the little demon by her side, she felt relieved.

Yao Yao settled her mind and turned back to look at the monstrous creature that had chased her earlier.

When she saw it, she was startled.

The Poison Eagle, the first vicious creature to appear in the Naitian Secret Realm, had a bird-like shape but wasn’t really a bird. Its face was dominated by a mouth that occupied eighty percent of its proportion, with fish-like fins on its cheeks. Its limbs had bizarre bone structures, covered in countless bones.

Yao Yao’s eyes were hurt by this sight.

So why did everyone in the cultivation world say that the big demon was a cruel devil and looked ugly? Clearly, it was white and majestic, making it quite beautiful.

This is the true ugly thing.

Yao Yao retracted her arms and rubbed them.

“How did you kill it, Chong Yan?” She hadn’t seen it because her eyes were covered, but she felt that it suddenly became very cold around her.

The gentle and handsome ancient demon had already put away the icy white bone spikes stained with blood and quietly cleaned his hands.

“Coincidence.”

Yao Yao’s clear eyes revealed a hint of doubt.

However, at this moment, a strange light emerged in the sky of the Naitian Secret Realm. Beneath the brilliant sun, a long void register unfolded slowly.

Golden words scrolled along, recording the names of each cultivator, including renowned figures like the Sword Saint Li Cangyan, the Eastern Sea Lan family, and the officials of the Jun Capital City. A total of one thousand and ten names were listed.

Death, disappearance, or obtaining a secret realm treasure would be reflected.

This was a giant mirror hanging above everyone’s heads.

Although the cultivators in the Naitian Secret Realm had just suffered an attack from the Poison Eagle, they all breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

The secret realm had closed, and it was too late for anyone to disturb the figure within the abyss. Within this small space, the final possessor of the divine artifact would soon emerge.

“But wait…”

Someone looked up at the sky and muttered, “Wasn’t the register arranged in a ten by ten pattern? Why are there only nine names in the last row?”

How could there be one thousand and ten names?

Who wouldn’t have a name?

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Su Yilin looked up at the register, her lips curling up.

It turned out that Ji Yao had been pulled in at the end, all alone.

Now that the secret realm had closed, even if Ji Yao’s brother discovered it, it would be too late. No one could enter a closed secret realm, so he wouldn’t be able to appear and protect Ji Yao.

All the disciples who entered the Naitian Secret Realm had done so collectively as part of their sects. Only Ji Yao was alone. As long as she wanted to stay alive, she would definitely lower her head and beg to return to the protection of the Wuji Sect.

Just imagine how miserable that would be.

Su Yilin finally let go of the discomfort caused by Ji Yao’s arrogant display of the Divine Sword.

In the secret realm, the Divine Sword was nothing more than an ordinary weapon. How could it compare to the Divine Meteor Eye?

That was the true divine artifact.

She then looked at Li Cangyan’s determined and handsome profile.

Before entering the Naitian Secret Realm, they had already obtained a mysterious map. Now, she and Brother Cangyan knew the exact location of the Divine Meteor Eye. As long as no one interfered, it would be a piece of cake to obtain it.

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Yao Yao looked puzzled.

Why wasn’t Chong Yan’s name on the list?

Heavy-hearted, Yao Yao scratched her head. “Why isn’t your name on there?”

Chong Yan’s indifferent gaze crossed over the void register.

It dared not record the deity.

He could tear through this world from top to bottom.

His existence was above this.

Yao Yao also realized that it must be because of Chong Yan’s identity. After all, he wasn’t a proper cultivator, and his species seemed a bit complicated. Perhaps he was overlooked by the Naitian Secret Realm.

They really underestimated him.

Yao Yao was afraid that the little demon would be upset, so she quickly said, “It’s alright, we don’t care anyway. As long as we can leave.”

“Okay,” Chong Yan nodded slowly. “This way.”

Yao Yao was surprised. “Do you know the way?”

Chong Yan looked up at a distant high point.

He already knew where his eyes were. He wanted to find them and give them to her.

Yao Yao suddenly understood. She knew that Chong Yan could fly; after all, he had taken her out of the Abyss before. If he could fly, he could see the entire structure of the Naitian Secret Realm from the air.

Combined with her bloodline’s suppression of demons…

Oh, they were truly the most formidable combination.

Her little rose had just sprouted, and the Touching the Demon Plan had just begun. They needed to leave this place as soon as possible.

However, as they continued walking, Yao Yao noticed something.

It seemed that not only was Chong Yan’s name missing, but it seemed that others couldn’t see him either.

Occasionally, they would encounter disciples from other sects, and none of them noticed the tall young man beside her.

It seemed that there was a rule in the secret realm that made him invisible. How cool!

Those people, upon seeing Yao Yao, showed an extremely cautious expression as if they were under a powerful pressure. They treated her as if she were a formidable enemy.

Yao Yao thought to herself how they had probably never seen someone brave enough to venture into the Naitian Secret Realm alone.

So Yao Yao walked on with growing confidence.

The big baby has arrived, everyone move aside!

When Su Yilin saw her, she was stunned.

She knew that Ji Yao would definitely come, but she had expected Ji Yao to appear alone, all battered and in a sorry state. She hoped to see her begging to join them, but surprisingly, Ji Yao was alone, clean and without a single injury.

Moreover, the moment she appeared, all the disciples of the Wuji Sect suddenly felt an immense pressure and a drop in temperature. An inexplicable fear enveloped the hearts of everyone, including Su Yilin.

Why?

Su Yilin clenched her fist. She thought that they had just experienced an attack from dozens of Poison Eagles, and now Li Cangyan lay in the center of the disciples, seemingly unconscious. Li Cangyan wanted Ji Yao to join them, so she had to do as Li Cangyan instructed.

So Su Yilin walked up to Yao Yao, her gaze condescending and seemingly compassionate, and using a voice that only they could hear, she said, “Li Cangyan said he needs your blood.”

Yes, Su Yilin already knew the secret that Li Cangyan insisted on searching for Ji Yao.

So she was curious about the heartbroken expression that Ji Yao would show.