125: Watching the game, I had no choice but to take action.

In the central area of the Linxian Secret Realm, the slaughter on the fifth-tier island lasted for a full half-hour.

Not a single Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator who dared to head toward the Sword Tomb was able to escape this place unscathed.

An Elder of Chilian Mountain looked down at the Sword Tomb in anger; initially, he had designs on that ancient precious sword, but now, he only hoped the battle below would end quickly.

"Elder Guo, according to the Disciples' reports, the Peak Masters have already reached the fourth tier. Should we bypass this area?" asked the Inner Sect Great Master, Chen Qi.

His eyes fixed on the battle below, Elder Guo spoke helplessly, "Pass down the order, we will take a detour."

"Yes." Chen Qi cupped his fists, but just as he was about to turn and leave, Elder Guo quickly called him back, "Leave two Disciples behind to observe, and warn the Disciples entering the fifth tier."

"This Disciple obeys." Chen Qi took the command and quickly spread the message.

Meanwhile, the other Sects shared the same thought as Chilian Mountain; after all, no one expected the Linxian Secret Realm to hide two such monsters.

One must know that the Linxian Secret Realm had appeared for nearly a thousand years. Every time it opened, they would more or less have some information on the general situation, but this year, an anomaly occurred on the fifth tier of the central island.

Jiang Yan was hidden beneath a cluster of rocks. Seeing the Disciples of the various major Sects starting to bypass the Sword Tomb one after another, he felt somewhat depressed.

He hadn't expected this group of people to actually be able to restrain their greed.

'Sigh... I'm going to miss out on a lot of Storage Pouches again.'

Just as he was thinking this, two figures stepped onto Flying Swords and flew toward the Sword Tomb.

'Core Formation Great Perfection?!'

'Holy crap, these are two powerhouses at the Peak Master level!'

Jiang Yan rubbed his hands together in excitement, his gaze like that of a long-starved wolf, staring intently at their every move.

If something unexpected happened in the battle below, he wouldn't mind exposing his strength to play the opportunist; after all, those were two Core Formation Great Perfection Peak Masters!

But just as he was daydreaming, the scene of the battle below changed abruptly. The two Peak Masters did not join the fight in the way he hoped; instead, they were helping that Ancient Sea Clan Member suppress the hai jiuyuan sword.

'Dammit, what the hell are they doing?!'

Jiang Yan nearly fell off the rock he was hiding on, his eyes bulging out.

'Do these two old fogies have water in their brains?'

He watched helplessly as the two Peak Masters, instead of dealing with the Sea Clan, joined forces to set up a Seal formation to help suppress the rampaging hai jiuyuan sword.

Even more infuriatingly, one of the Peak Masters pulled out a treasured "Mystic Ice soul suppressing Nail" and was driving it toward the sword's body!

'Damn it all, my sword! That's the sword I've been nurturing!'

Jiang Yan scratched his head in anxiety. He had originally planned to pick up the pieces after they had exhausted each other, but now, the precious sword he had his eye on was about to be sealed!

While he was freaking out, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a strange smile on the Sea Clan member's lips... 'Holy crap, something's wrong!'

Jiang Yan immediately released the Soul Calming Incantation on his Divine Soul, and his Divine Soul quickly performed a Soul Emergence. When he flew in front of the two Peak Masters, a familiar feeling instantly made his scalp tingle.

'Good heavens, they've undergone Possession by the Sea Clan Priest from that altar heart!'

Jiang Yan's Divine Soul instantly returned to his body, and cold sweat broke out on his back. He thought he was the only one who had encountered that thing, but he never expected that there was more than one such heart altar in the entire Secret Realm!

"Dammit! This is a trap that's been looping for a thousand years!"

Analyzing from the known clues, everyone who could enter the Linxian Secret Realm was in the Foundation Establishment Realm or Core Formation Realm; that was all to resurrect the Ancient Sea Clan Member buried within.

'Holy crap, this plan to restrict the Realm is freaking brilliant!'

Jiang Yan felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head. This entire Linxian Secret Realm—no, it should be said that this whole Linxian Secret Realm—was simply a resurrection array meticulously laid out for over a thousand years!

Seeing that the hai jiuyuan sword was about to be suppressed, he could no longer care about his plan. His fingers formed a Seal, he slapped a Soul Calming Incantation onto his forehead, and hurriedly pulled out three purple-gold Talismans before rushing toward the Sword Tomb battlefield.

This was his trump card, the "Thunder Slaying Talisman." He had originally intended to use it to show off in front of his Revered Master... but now he had no choice but to use it.

Jiang Yan's figure was like lightning, the three purple-gold Talismans in his hand flashing with a dangerous light. As he sprinted, he muttered through gritted teeth:

"Such a loss, such a loss... This wave is a total bloodbath of a loss..."

At the very moment the hai jiuyuan sword was about to be completely suppressed, he suddenly performed a sliding tackle into the center of the battle circle, under the astonished gazes of the three parties.

Jiang Yan roared, "Every single one of you, get the hell away from This Young Master!"

He threw out the three "Thunder Slaying Talismans" simultaneously!

"Rumble!"

A rift seemed to be torn in the sky above the Secret Realm, and three bolts of purple-gold divine thunder as thick as buckets crashed down, striking the Sea Clan member, the two possessed Peak Masters, and the hai jiuyuan sword without missing a single one!

"Aaaaah!"

The Ancient Sea Clan Member let out a shrill scream as the scales on its body shattered inch by inch. The souls performing Possession within the two Peak Masters were also blasted until their Divine Souls manifested—they were actually two twisted Sea Serpent Spirits!

Most miraculously, after the hai jiuyuan sword was struck by lightning, the black blood on the words "burying sea" instantly evaporated, and it regained its azure glow!

"Mine now!" Jiang Yan took the opportunity to grab the hilt and turned to run.

"Kill him!" the Ancient Sea Clan Member roared in fury.

The other Sect Disciples who had avoided the Sword Tomb battlefield were dumbfounded. No one expected that someone would actually rush in to scavenge at a time like this, and what was even more shocking was that the person actually succeeded.

However, what they didn't see were the phantoms of the Divine Souls manifesting from those two Peak Masters.

As Jiang Yan ran, he scattered "Purification Talismans" around him. He was also gambling—gambling that those two Sea Serpent Spirits hadn't completely stabilized their Divine Souls.

If he won the gamble, he wouldn't just get the experience from the two Peak Masters for free, but also the experience from slaying the two Sea Serpent Spirits.

The Talisman papers burned into cyan flames in mid-air, falling like raindrops onto the two Peak Masters.

"Hiss-ah!"

Two ear-piercing shrieks rang out, and as expected, two massive sea serpent phantoms lunged out from within the two Peak Masters! They twisted in agony, black smoke constantly billowing from their bodies.

"Nice! I guessed right!" Jiang Yan's eyes lit up, and he immediately performed a Seal and chanted an incantation.

The flames from those Purification Talismans suddenly condensed into two chains, tightly binding the Sea Serpent Spirits. Even better, the two Peak Masters were currently lying weak on the ground, completely like lambs for the slaughter!

"My apologies to you both!"

Jiang Yan said words of apology, but his hands were as fast as lightning. The hai jiuyuan sword turned into a streak of light, instantly piercing through the two Sea Serpent Spirits, while the sword's momentum remained unchecked, stabbing directly into the bodies of the two Peak Masters!

"Puchi!"

The two Sea Serpent Spirits let out silent shrieks, and a faint light of clarity flashed through the lost eyes of the two Peak Masters, but the ebbing of their lives made them appear unwilling.

[Slayed fourth-Realm evil Sea Serpent Spirit, obtained Experience: 40,000, life span: 7,985 years]

[Current Experience: 76.31%]

[Plundered Sea Serpent Spirit Spell: Possession]

[Plundered Sea Clan Corpse Suppressing Puppet dao intent 0.9]

[Killed Core Formation Great Perfection Cultivator Ma Yuntao, obtained Experience: 47,000, obtained life span: 3,125 years, life span: 4,952 years]

[Current Experience: 78.73%]

[Plundered Ma Yuntao's essence 2]

[Plundered Ma Yuntao's Intermediate Spell Earth Flame Technique]

[Plundered Ma Yuntao's Intermediate Martial Skill Azure Wave Palm]

[Plundered Ma Yuntao's Intermediate Martial Skill Kui Spear Formula]

...The sword's body greedily sucked in their remaining cultivation, and Jiang Yan's experience points surged visibly. Seeing this, the Ancient Sea Clan Member was so furious that smoke practically came out of its ears:

"Despicable human!"

"Thanks for the compliment~" Jiang Yan smiled mischievously, picking up two Storage Pouches in passing and taking out a handful of soul suppressing talismans and Corpse Suppressing Talismans. "No matter how despicable I am, it's not even a ten-thousandth of your Sea Clan's, is it?"

The Ancient Sea Clan Member did not respond to Jiang Yan's words; it knew very well at this moment that without the help of its two possessed clansmen, it would be difficult to deal with the ancient sword in the hands of the human before it.

Meanwhile, the Disciples of various Sects watching from afar were completely bewildered. They never expected that their own Sect's Peak Masters would be so easily killed by a Disciple of the Qingyun Sect.

Jiang Yan saw the Ancient Sea Clan Member fall into silence, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth. He casually tossed the soul suppressing talismans and Corpse Suppressing Talismans into the air, and the Talisman papers instantly turned into a sky full of golden light, enveloping the entire battlefield.

"Since you're not talking, I'll speak for you..."

With a flick of his wrist, the hai jiuyuan sword let out a clear, resonant hum, and the characters "burying sea" on the blade burst with a blinding blue light, as if telling a story.

"This Secret Realm must be something you Sea Clan members have planned for a thousand years, wanting to use the flesh and blood of Cultivators to achieve Rebirth, right? Too bad for you... you ran into me."

Jiang Yan pointed his sword at the Ancient Sea Clan Member, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.