135: In the battle of the secret realm, Jiang Yan opened a gap.

Who would have thought that Heartless would be so calm; he pulled out a bottle of Medicinal Pills from his sleeve and swallowed them, and his entire body was instantly enveloped in brilliant Buddhist light.

Everyone who saw this scene was completely dumbfounded.

You can even do it like that?

"Thank you for the reminder, Benefactor Jiang. This humble monk was prepared long ago," Heartless said with a smile, his eyes closed.

Jiang Yan's lips twitched; he really wanted to ask Heartless what he was actually made of.

But now was not the time for fooling around; after all, they had to wait for the first layer of the island Secret Realm to open before they could leave.

He glanced at his Character Interface and saw that Artifact Refining and Alchemy were listed as 'Legacy: Not Yet Mastered', then he turned his gaze toward the Sea Clan High Priest outside the Secret Realm's Formation Restriction.

"Boom!"

At the very moment Jiang Yan looked outside the Secret Realm's Restriction, the entire sky suddenly darkened.

The Sea Clan High Priest above the lake had risen into the air at some point, with twelve sea god tokens rotating around it, forming a strange great Formation. Even more terrifying was that the corpses of the slain Cultivators were all floating up now, turning into Formation eyes!

"Humans... must all die!"

The High Priest's roar kicked up a monstrous wave, and the entire floating island began to shake.

Jiang Yan's expression changed abruptly: "Oh no! This old seafood is going to fight to the death!"

He suddenly turned his head to look at Heartless and said worriedly, "Monk, hurry up and memorize! Or maybe just give up on a few?"

Heartless spoke with his eyes closed, as if he had already known something, "Benefactor Jiang, you will understand if you look at the bottom of the lake."

He saw the two Bronze Halls that had originally been submerged at the bottom of the lake now slowly rising, and the Legacy Gates within the two halls seemed as if they were about to open.

Immediately afterward, three beams of light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire floating island.

"Is the first layer island Secret Realm about to open?"

Heartless didn't answer Jiang Yan's question directly, but a smile curled on his lips: "In a moment, you'll see a good show."

As if to verify Heartless's words, dozens of streaks of light quickly flew out from various islands.

When Jiang Yan saw those dozens of figures, he finally understood that to enter the first layer island Secret Realm, one had to face the Sea Clan High Priest head-on!

"So that's how it is!"

Jiang Yan's eyes flashed with sharp light, instantly understanding Heartless's meaning.

Those streaks of light flying out were none other than the powerful experts from various Sects who had been waiting to claim the Legacy!

They had been lurking in the shadows all along, just waiting for this moment.

Seeing his Revered Master leading Junior Martial Uncle Murong Xue, Junior Martial Uncle Lü Yang, and the others appear, Jiang Yan secretly admired his Revered Master.

But just as Jiang Yan turned his gaze toward his Revered Master, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted an old bald donkey!

"Monk, didn't you say you were the only one from Dragon Elephant Temple?" Jiang Yan pointed at an old bald donkey. "Who is that?"

"Amitabha." Heartless finished receiving the Legacy of techniques and turned around with a smile. "That is my Junior Martial Uncle Wise Ability, but he is indeed no longer a member of my Dragon Elephant Temple; he is currently staying as a guest monk at Prajna Temple."

Jiang Yan's eyes twitched; you can even explain it like that?

Heartless glanced at the surrounding spirit-devouring mist and said in a deep voice, "If the first layer island Secret Realm doesn't open, do you have a way to escape?"

Jiang Yan also noticed the changes in the spirit-devouring mist; he picked up the jade pendant at his waist and said, "Don't worry, I have my own way out."

"That's good." Heartless nodded, and then both of them turned their gazes toward the great battle outside the Secret Realm's Formation.

"Boom!"

The leading Peak Master of Xuantian Sect sacrificed an Ancient Seal, smashing it directly toward the Sea Clan High Priest's forehead:

"Vile beast! Today, this old man shall destroy you!"

Other mighty experts also took action: the Peak Master of Chilian Mountain's Array Peak threw out nine fire dragon chains, the Elder of Dao Yun Sect's Inner Sect Sword Peak summoned twelve Demon-Slaying Swords, and even the kindly-looking monk Wise Ability pulled out a massive Demon-Subduing Pestle... As the battle was on the verge of breaking out, Li Yi immediately led the people from Qingyun Sect to form a sword Formation and charged toward the Sea Clan High Priest.

The hundred-zhang-tall Sea Clan High Priest let out a heaven-shaking roar, and monstrous waves blotted out the sun.

As the massive scepter swung, the entire space seemed as if it were being torn apart.

The Ancient Seal expanded rapidly against the wind, transforming into a thousand-zhang mountain that pressed down; the two characters 'Xuantian' at the bottom of the seal suddenly burst with blinding golden light, illuminating the entire sea area as if it were broad daylight.

The moment the High Priest's scepter collided with the Ancient Seal, a deafening boom erupted, and the shockwave instantly evaporated the seawater within a ten-mile radius!

Chilian Mountain's nine fire dragon chains grew as they met the wind, each chain entwined with a different Heavenly Flame, weaving into a Heaven-Burning Fire Net in the sky.

Dao Yun Sect's twelve Demon-Slaying Swords formed an Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation; as Sword Qi crisscrossed, even space was sliced into fine black cracks.

The moment monk Wise Ability's Demon-Subduing Pestle hit the ground, the phantoms of Eight Hundred Arhats chanted in unison, and the Buddhist sounds transformed into substantial golden waves that rippled outward.

The Qingyun Sect sword Formation was even more astonishing, as it could actually draw down Nine Heavens Divine Lightning to weave a massive sword net.

The High Priest suddenly roared toward the sky, and the Sea-Blue Gemstone at the tip of the scepter shattered, turning into countless tiny crystals floating in the air.

Immediately after, its twelve arms each held a sea god token, and it smashed them toward everyone with a cruel grin: "All of you, become my nourishment!"

Li Yi narrowed his eyes, yet he calmly pulled out a stack of high-grade Talismans:

"Swords condense into the Seven Stars, step upon the Northern Formation. Strike!"

A circle of blinding Buddhist light suddenly exploded between the sea and sky; the chanting of the Eight Hundred Arhats actually condensed into physical scriptures in the air, each Sanskrit character weighing a thousand jin, pressing down on the High Priest's twelve sea god tokens until they buzzed and vibrated.

The Talismans in Li Yi's hand spontaneously ignited, and seven brilliant starlights descended from the sky, forming a Big Dipper Diagram above the Qingyun Sect sword Formation.

"Boom! Boom! Boom...!"

Countless massive explosions instantly evaporated the entire lake's water, and even the seawater outside the islands was stirred into terrifying waves by this great battle.

Jiang Yan was completely stunned by this battle; he realized that his own little skirmishes couldn't even compare to one ten-thousandth of this scene.

Just as he was watching with great interest, Heartless reminded him, "The spirit-devouring mist is starting to gather; prepare to withdraw!"

Jiang Yan glanced at the gathering spirit-devouring mist; he hadn't realized before, but seeing it now, he almost cursed out loud.

"Whoa, how did time pass so quickly?"

Heartless was speechless but still said, "People from the other Sects have already withdrawn; let's leave quickly too."

Jiang Yan glanced at the battle outside and nodded with some reluctance.

As he and Heartless crushed their jade pendants, the two of them turned into streaks of light and flew toward the outside of the Secret Realm.

When Jiang Yan was teleported back to the island camp outside the Secret Realm, he quickly used his Divine Sense to search for the island where Heartless was located.

Upon discovering that the monk was actually on an island opposite him, he immediately abandoned the idea of contacting him; after all, to cross these layers of islands, one would have to face countless Sea Clan Stairs.

"Junior Brother Jiang, what's the situation inside?" Xing Tai, an Inner Sect Disciple, hurried forward to ask.

Jiang Yan cupped his fists and replied, "My Revered Master and the others are in a decisive battle with the Sea Clan High Priest; as for the details, I'm not entirely sure either."

Hearing that the first layer island Secret Realm battle had already begun, the Qingyun Sect Inner Sect Disciples present were all exhilarated.

"Fantastic! This time there's finally hope of seeing the opening of the Legacy land."

"I heard that for a hundred years, no one has ever obtained that Legacy; I wonder if we'll be lucky enough to witness it this time."

"Hard to say; I heard the powerful experts from the three Sects have suffered heavy losses."

"Sigh, it's just a pity that we can't witness this earth-shaking battle ourselves."

...Jiang Yan listened to the discussions of the Inner Sect Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters around him; he was quite speechless, but he didn't say anything, as some secrets would only be revealed after the Secret Realm ended.

Just as he was about to return to his tent to rest, a nearby floating island suddenly shook, and immediately after, the island he was on began to shake as well.

What's going on?

Jiang Yan hurriedly looked at those floating islands in the distance that were collapsing.

"This is bad! The island beneath our feet is falling away!" an Inner Sect Disciple shouted.

As the island continued to shake and fall apart, the Disciples all began to panic.

One must know that below was the Endless Sea; if they fell down, it would be equivalent to being fed to the Sea Clan!

"What should we do?"

"I don't want to die so pointlessly!"

While the Disciples were in a panic, Elder Liu Feng shouted, "Don't panic! Listen to my command: quickly form the Cloud Formation to slow the island's descent! Disciples of the second and third teams, follow me to carve out a path of blood and protect the other Disciples as we evacuate the floating island!"

As the Disciples left behind to set up the Cloud Formation did their work, the second and third teams immediately drew their weapons and headed toward the Sea Clan Stairs.

Jiang Yan was somewhat shocked; he never expected that Liu Feng would actually make such a choice!

"Wait!"

Just as the second and third teams were about to follow Liu Feng to fight for a path of blood back to the ground islands, Jiang Yan immediately blocked their way.

"Jiang Yan, your cultivation is not enough..."

Before Liu Feng could finish, Jiang Yan cupped his fists and interrupted, "Elder Liu Feng, you take charge of the Cloud Formation; I alone can open a 'Gap' for everyone!"