82: Secret Realm

Over the following period, Zhang Daobai had Ghost Shadow continuously capture ten Grade Three Yao Beasts to act as his sparring partners.

In every battle, Zhang Daobai would first use ordinary methods to fight, allowing him to adapt to his current strength.

Once he felt ready, he would deploy Void Stealth and Spatial Blades, killing them as swiftly and easily as slicing through melons and vegetables.

On the blood-red ground, Zhang Daobai was currently battling a giant ape that stood seven or eight meters tall.

The giant ape was pitch black all over, with each strand of hair reflecting a metallic glint like steel needles. Sharp bone spurs protruded from its elbows and wrists on both arms.

By now, the giant ape's body was covered in wounds, with blood gushing out like pillars. Yet, it was filled with Battle Intent, its fists swinging like the wind as it relentlessly smashed at Zhang Daobai.

Despite Zhang Daobai constantly using the Thunderous Instant Flash movement technique to evade the attacks,

no matter where Zhang Daobai teleported, the giant ape seemed able to sense him instantly, raising its hand to throw a direct punch.

At this moment, Zhang Daobai looked quite disheveled; his robes were torn, his hair was messy, and his body was stained with a mixture of blood and mud.

"No wonder it's like it has an X-ray hack active—it turns out it has a special talent!"

Zhang Daobai looked at the detailed information provided by the Eye of Appraisal and couldn't help but complain aloud.

[Killing Intent Lock: Can instantly lock onto an enemy's position through their killing intent.]

It was precisely by relying on this talent that the giant ape could repeatedly lock onto Zhang Daobai's teleportation coordinates.

"Roar!"

The giant ape felt its body growing increasingly weak. It understood that if the fight continued like this, it would surely die here.

Consequently, the giant ape abandoned Zhang Daobai without hesitation and fled toward the depths of the forest without looking back.

"It ran?"

Zhang Daobai watched the giant ape's retreating figure as it leaped ten meters at a time, staring blankly before showing a look of disappointment.

"Forget it. Anyway, I have now completely mastered the cultivation within my body," Zhang Daobai said, shaking his head after a moment's thought.

In the next second, Zhang Daobai's figure vanished instantly, appearing on the distant giant ape's shoulder in the blink of an eye.

Then, under the giant ape's terrified gaze, he slashed his sword toward its neck.

Psh!

The sword in Zhang Daobai's hand was shrouded in a layer of faint purple flowing light, sinking into the giant ape's neck effortlessly.

A golden Sword Qi mixed with a purple glimmer flashed, and the giant ape's head rolled off its neck.

Zhang Daobai did not leave this giant ape's corpse for Ghost Shadow. Instead, he placed it into the spirit taming space to serve as food for White Moon's pack.

A seven or eight-meter-tall giant ape corpse would be enough to feed White Moon and its pack for at least half a month.

"Do you need me to go catch another one?"

At that moment, Ghost Shadow came to Zhang Daobai's side and inquired.

"No need, that's enough."

As Zhang Daobai spoke, he took out a Body Cleansing Talisman and slapped it onto himself.

A faint light swept over him, and the filth on Zhang Daobai's body and clothes vanished instantly.

After changing his clothes as if no one were around and tying up his hair, Zhang Daobai prepared to fly out of the Xuantian Mountain Range.

"Wait!"

Just then, Ghost Shadow suddenly spoke up to stop Zhang Daobai.

"What is it? Are you not full yet?" Zhang Daobai turned to ask upon hearing it.

"No."

Ghost Shadow gave Zhang Daobai an annoyed look.

"Then speak," Zhang Daobai continued with a smile.

"When I was capturing Yao Beasts earlier, I encountered a spatial fissure. Although it's very small, it connects to a Secret Realm."

Having said this, Ghost Shadow stopped and looked at Zhang Daobai with a smug expression.

Seeing Ghost Shadow's 'come and beg me' face, Zhang Daobai's eye couldn't help but twitch slightly.

It really holds a grudge!

Zhang Daobai grumbled inwardly.

Despite his internal complaints, Zhang Daobai approached Ghost Shadow with a face full of smiles and gently picked it up.

"Xiao Ying, you haven't tried roasted meat yet, have you..."

A while later, on a beautiful, lush meadow by a stream, a large bonfire was burning brightly.

Above the bonfire, a roasting rack holding two Grade Three Seven-Colored Pheasants was slowly rotating.

"Master, it's time to brush on the Jasper Green Fruit juice."

Long Glass looked at the roasting chickens on the rack and quickly reminded Zhang Daobai.

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai took out the fruit juice he had prepared earlier and carefully brushed it onto the surface of the chickens.

Instantly, an enticing, fresh fragrance wafted into his nose, making Zhang Daobai unable to resist swallowing his saliva.

At this moment, Zhang Daobai finally had to believe that Long Glass was truly skilled at roasting meat.

This skill alone would be enough for Zhang Daobai to open a restaurant on Four Directions Island.

Ghost Shadow, having smelled the fragrance, had been staring intently at the roasting chickens for a long time.

If Long Glass hadn't kept saying they weren't ready, it would have pounced and swallowed them in one bite long ago.

"Screech!"

Just then, a cry like metal striking stone rang out from the sky.

A giant golden eagle was circling above Zhang Daobai's head, seemingly drawn by the scent of the roasted chicken.

Hiss!

Hearing the golden eagle's cry, Ghost Shadow's gaze instantly became fierce as it looked up at the eagle above.

In the next second, Ghost Shadow vanished from its spot and returned in the blink of an eye, while the golden eagle in the sky had disappeared.

Seeing Ghost Shadow's fixed gaze, Zhang Daobai chuckled inwardly, feeling as though he had grasped Ghost Shadow's weakness.

"Xiao Ying, where exactly is that Secret Realm you mentioned?"

Zhang Daobai asked casually while brushing on more sauce.

Ghost Shadow wanted to turn away and act aloof, but the enticing scent of the roasted chicken made it impossible to look away.

"If you give me these two roasted chickens... no! If you roast ten more chickens for me, I'll tell you!" Ghost Shadow said after some thought.

"In that case, forget it. I don't actually want to enter that Secret Realm all that much; after all, I have information on the locations of twenty other Secret Realms."

"But since you don't want to talk, there won't be a share of these two roasted chickens for you."

As Zhang Daobai spoke, he took out the final bottle of spice: Heavenly Fragrance Powder.

When the Heavenly Fragrance Powder was sprinkled evenly over the roasted chickens, the fragrance they emitted instantly intensified several times over.

"Roar!"

"Screech!"

Once the extremely enticing fragrance spread, it quickly attracted a group of Yao Beasts.

Hearing the rising and falling roars of these Yao Beasts, Ghost Shadow turned around and glared furiously.

It currently had anger with nowhere to vent, and it hadn't expected sandbags to deliver themselves to its door so quickly.

Ghost Shadow vanished instantly, appearing hundreds of meters away in the blink of an eye.

Then, Ghost Shadow's body rapidly expanded until it was over ten meters long, its entire being radiating an aura so terrifying it was suffocating.

Sensing the lethal threat emanating from Ghost Shadow, the Yao Beasts drawn by the scent of the roasted chicken instantly snapped back to their senses.

They hurriedly stopped in their tracks and turned to flee; in the face of death, no food was important.

Ghost Shadow was looking for a way to vent its frustration, so how could it possibly let them escape?

Ghost Shadow turned into a black blur, darting rapidly through the mountain forest.

As a ghostly black shadow flashed by, every running Yao Beast was instantly torn to pieces, without even a chance to resist.

A moment later, the fragrance of roasted chicken lingering in the forest was overwhelmed by a thick scent of blood, causing other attracted Yao Beasts to immediately shrink back.

Seeing this, the flying Yao Beasts in the sky also tried to flee, but before they could fly far, they were swallowed by a black shadow.

"Tsk tsk!"

Watching Ghost Shadow's terrifying combat power, Zhang Daobai couldn't help but feel lucky that it was his spirit.

If Ghost Shadow were his enemy, he probably would have been shredded into several pieces before he even had time to hide in the Small World.

After dealing with these Yao Beasts, Ghost Shadow teleported back to the bonfire. It looked at the roasted chickens and said yieldingly, "I can tell you the location of the Secret Realm, but both of these roasted chickens must go to me!"

"Deal, but I can only give you one for now. I'll make it up to you doubly in the future."

Zhang Daobai was also craving the roasted chicken intensely by now.

"Fine," Ghost Shadow agreed after thinking it over.

Soon, under Long Glass's guidance, the two roasted chickens were finally completely done.

After taking the roasted chickens off the fire, Ghost Shadow couldn't wait to open its large mouth and swallow them whole.

But after careful consideration, it abandoned that idea and shrunk back to the size of a pet cat to savor them slowly.

After tearing off a chicken leg, Zhang Daobai initially wanted to reward Long Glass, but before he could speak, he suddenly remembered that Long Glass was an artifact spirit and couldn't eat, so he had to eat it himself.

"Mmm!!!"

Upon taking the first bite, Zhang Daobai was instantly shocked by this ultimate deliciousness he had never experienced before.

Zhang Daobai couldn't describe this kind of flavor; in short, it was simply delicious!!

After finishing one chicken leg, Zhang Daobai split the remaining chicken in two, intending to save a portion for Lin Luoxue.

After putting away the other half of the roasted chicken, Zhang Daobai began to feast greedily.

"Master, it would be even better if this were paired with some Crystal Grape juice!"

Long Glass looked at Zhang Daobai feasting and suggested with a satisfied thought.

"Next time there's such a good pairing, remember to tell me in advance."

Zhang Daobai looked at the more than half-eaten roasted chicken and turned to give Long Glass a solemn command.

"Next time for sure!" Long Glass nodded.

After finishing the roasted chicken, Ghost Shadow licked the corners of its mouth with lingering desire, then looked at Zhang Daobai with fiery eyes.

"Don't be in such a hurry. I'll make more once we get back."

Although Zhang Daobai also really wanted to eat more, he held back at the thought of the Secret Realm.

Hearing this, Ghost Shadow had no choice but to withdraw its gaze in disappointment and nodded. "Alright then, let's go and come back quickly."

With that, Ghost Shadow teleported into Zhang Daobai's arms and pointed in a direction. "It's that way."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Daobai held Ghost Shadow and flew rapidly in the direction it pointed.

After a swift journey without any mishaps, Zhang Daobai soon arrived before a small hill under Ghost Shadow's guidance.

"That spatial fissure is inside the body of this hill. I can take you straight in," Ghost Shadow said, pointing at the hill below.

"Wait a moment. I'll have Lin Luoxue come over too."

After some thought, Zhang Daobai decided to have Lin Luoxue come over. After all, a Secret Realm was so large that having an extra person to explore could save a lot of time.

Furthermore, he would need Lin Luoxue's help when collecting the heart of the secret realm.

Although Ghost Shadow could also find the heart of the secret realm, Zhang Daobai was truly afraid this fellow would just eat it directly.

Soon, Zhang Daobai used the Spirit Taming Contract to contact Lin Luoxue remotely, telling her to come find him.

Meanwhile, in the Immortal Cave on Moonlight Island, Lin Luoxue, who was in the middle of her Cultivate session, quickly stopped upon receiving the message.

Then, guided by the Spirit Taming Contract, she flew rapidly toward Zhang Daobai's location.

While waiting for Lin Luoxue to arrive, Zhang Daobai looked down at Ghost Shadow and asked, "What's the situation inside this Secret Realm? What's the Realm of the strongest Yao Beast? Are there any restrictions..."

Zhang Daobai fired off a string of questions that nearly bewildered Ghost Shadow.

"I don't know, I haven't been inside yet," Ghost Shadow hurriedly shook its head.

"Then you go in first to check the situation," Zhang Daobai commanded immediately.

An unknown Secret Realm meant hidden, unknown dangers. Zhang Daobai didn't want to just rush in recklessly.

"Alright."

Ghost Shadow flicked its tail and agreed without hesitation.

Then, Ghost Shadow instantly entered the Void Realm and teleported toward the spatial fissure inside the hill.

Taking advantage of the time Ghost Shadow spent scouting the Secret Realm, Zhang Daobai took out the Secret Realm information he had previously bought from the Listening to the Wind Pavilion.

After reviewing the locations of the twenty Secret Realms, Zhang Daobai was eighty percent certain that this should be a Secret Realm that had not yet appeared to the world.

A Secret Realm that had never been explored would surely contain many good things!

Thinking of this, Zhang Daobai felt as if he could already see the hope of purchasing Spiritual Artifacts.

At that time, one for Lin Luoxue, and he would buy another for himself; perhaps he could even buy a Spiritual Artifact-grade Pill Furnace.

Just as Zhang Daobai was daydreaming about what kind of resources this Secret Realm possessed, a golden sword light flew toward him at high speed from afar.

Seeing this, Zhang Daobai did not dodge, but instead watched the sword light approach quietly.

"I'm here."

Once the golden sword light dissipated, it revealed Lin Luoxue's figure.

"Recover your spiritual power first," Zhang Daobai said, nodding.

Since Zhang Daobai's previous transmission hadn't explained the situation, Lin Luoxue hadn't conserved any spiritual power and had flown here at full speed the entire way.

Lin Luoxue soon recovered her spiritual power. Just as she was about to ask Zhang Daobai what had happened to make him call her over so urgently,

her attention was instantly captured by the half of a roasted chicken Zhang Daobai had taken out.

"So fragrant."

Lin Luoxue said subconsciously, smelling the fragrance emitted by the roasted chicken.

"I roasted this myself and specially saved some for you. Try it!" Zhang Daobai urged, handing the chicken to Lin Luoxue.

Lin Luoxue took the roasted chicken, looked at Zhang Daobai blankly for a moment, and then directly reached out with her fair fingers to tear off a piece of meat to taste.

When her taste buds encountered the flavor of the roasted chicken, Lin Luoxue's eyes immediately filled with surprise.

She hadn't expected Zhang Daobai to have such skill; it was more delicious than any food she had ever eaten before.

"Hmm?"

Just then, Lin Luoxue suddenly felt a wisp of warm current spread from her stomach throughout her entire body, faintly increasing her Physical Body's strength.

Sensing this change, Lin Luoxue hurriedly tore off another piece of meat to try.