680: Chapter 681 is what we get to see?

"Right ahead! Be careful!"

Xiao Ruobai spoke in a low voice, and the five of them instantly withdrew their auras to the extreme. Like top-tier hunters, they silently crept toward the edge of the stone platform, each finding cover as their eyes shot toward the center of the mist like lightning.

This single glance caused Xiao Ruobai and the others to freeze in place, dumbfounded, even subconsciously lightening their breathing.

There was no tragic struggle as expected, no terrifying scene of an Immortal Lord suppressing a spirit fox, and not even any intense collision of energy.

In the center of the stone platform.

That Elder Li, the Immortal Lord whose aura was as deep as an abyss and who had put immense pressure on them, was currently bare-chested, wearing only a pair of fur trousers. His face bore a sweet, almost idiotic smile that was completely inconsistent with his age and cultivation.

His movements were stiff, yet he was trying hard to twist his waist and wave his arms, dancing an indescribable, rustic dance similar to a harvest celebration in the mortal realm.

On the other side, Zi Tianchen, the prince of the Ziji Immortal Dynasty whose face had previously been distorted with rage, was now completely naked, with a few fallen leaves clinging to his body.

He was twisting his body in a bizarre posture, performing a messy dance with a vacant yet excited smile on his face. Where was the slightest hint of imperial dignity left?

He was even humming a tune out of key with a cracking voice; listening closely, it was actually some kind of vulgar ditty.

Two figures who were considered prominent in the Immortal Realm were currently in this secluded Secret Realm, self-forgetfully and nakedly performing a double erotic dance that would be enough to cause them ten thousand social deaths!

The colorful mist flowed slightly with their movements, refracting a blurred halo, which added a bit of eerie and hard-to-watch theatrical effect to this absurd scene.

Xiao Ruobai: "..."

Fang Hanyu: "..."

Ling Xi: "... (Silently shifts her gaze away)"

Mo Yu: "... (Corners of his mouth twitching violently, forcing back a certain urge)"

Wang Xiaopang: "... (Mouth hanging open wide enough to fit a goose egg, eyes bulging)"

The massive contrast, enough to shatter their cognition, caused even these five who had experienced life and death to collectively fall into a brief state of mental paralysis.

The tragic, angry, and death-defying resolve they had built up along the way vanished instantly without a trace, leaving only a sense of complete absurdity and a strong desire to complain.

Just then.

"You... why are you guys here? Didn't I tell you to run?"

A voice filled with obvious surprise, guilt, and a hint of panic and embarrassment from being caught red-handed came from behind a large rock on the other side of the stone platform.

The little fox, Dong Li, was poking half its head out from behind the rock. It looked a bit tired, its crimson fur slightly messy, but it had no obvious new injuries.

At this moment, one of its small paws was still maintaining a hand Seal for guiding an illusion, while the other paw held a crystal—resembling a recording stone—that it had plucked from somewhere.

It was aimed right at the two people "dancing gracefully" in the field, and a lingering, extremely wicked and satisfied smirk hung on the corner of its mouth.

In the clearing, Zi Tianchen and Elder Li continued to dance on their own, completely unaware of the surrounding abnormalities and showing no signs of waking up.

Seeing the petrified expressions of Xiao Ruobai's group, especially the complex look where the grief and indignation that hadn't yet dissipated mixed with their current utter confusion.

Dong Li awkwardly flicked its tail, hid the recording stone behind its back, and coughed twice.

"Ahem... that... if I said this was an accident, would you believe me?"

Its voice grew smaller as it spoke, until it finally retracted its head behind the rock, leaving only a section of its slightly trembling, guilt-ridden red tail tip visible.

Wang Xiaopang was the first to react. He pointed at the "masterpiece" in the field and then at the back of the rock, his finger and voice trembling together.

"You bastard! We thought you were about to sacrifice yourself heroically, and you... you-you-you're letting us watch this?!!!"

Xiao Ruobai took a deep breath, forcibly separating the tragic scenarios in his mind from the highly impactful image before his eyes.

Rubbing his throbbing temples, he looked toward the large rock where Dong Li was hiding and spoke in an incredibly complex tone.

"Explain."

Fang Hanyu silently pressed his sword, which had been drawn three inches, back into its sheath. He turned his face away, his shoulders shaking imperceptibly.

Ling Xi remained expressionless, but looking closely, one could see the tips of her ears turning slightly red.

Dong Li quietly poked its head out a bit more, blinking its crimson eyes as it tried to gloss over the situation.

"Well, plans can't keep up with changes. I saw the environment here was nice and the mist had a bit of a hallucinogenic effect, so I thought I'd adapt to the local conditions and use my specialties. I didn't expect them to be so into it, haha..."

It added in a low voice, unable to resist glancing at the field again, the wicked smirk almost slipping out once more.

"See, isn't the effect pretty good..."

"What do we do now?" Fang Hanyu's voice rang out. "How long can this illusion of yours last? Once they wake up..."

Mentioning serious business, Dong Li became slightly more serious, though its tone still carried a bit of smugness and fatigue.

"I burned a sliver of my Origin blood essence and combined it with the natural illusory mist here to activate a rather powerful God-Trapping Illusion Array from my Bloodline.

Trapping that old Immortal Lord for an hour or two won't be a problem. As for that useless prince... well, it might be even longer..."

The moment Dong Li finished speaking, Xiao Ruobai's gaze, like ten-thousand-year-old ice, locked onto Elder Li and Zi Tianchen, who were still "singing and dancing passionately" and making fools of themselves.

Although the pale gold blood energy around him didn't erupt, the killing intent condensed to the extreme made the surrounding air feel as if it were about to freeze.

To pull up weeds, one must remove the roots. This was the most direct and permanent solution.

Especially since the opponents were a prince and an Immortal Lord of the Ziji Immortal Dynasty. Having formed such a deadly grudge today, letting them return to their home would lead to endless future troubles.

He raised his right hand slightly, terrifying power already gathering at his fingertips. Almost simultaneously, Fang Hanyu gripped his sword hilt, a sharp edge capable of severing Laws brewing.

Ling Xi and Mo Yu also shifted their auras, preparing to coordinate for a certain kill.

"Don't! Absolutely don't!"

Dong Li was so startled it scrambled out from behind the rock and grabbed Xiao Ruobai's leg, its tail fur puffing up in anxiety.

"Big brother! My dear brother! You can't do this! At least, you can't kill them here right now!"

Xiao Ruobai paused his movements. The killing intent in his eyes didn't diminish, but a questioning look appeared.

"He's a prince of the Ziji Immortal Dynasty, and one who is quite valued!"

Dong Li spoke extremely fast, fearing that if it spoke too slowly, Xiao Ruobai would take action.

"Rumor has it the Ziji Immortal Dynasty has an Immortal Sovereign expert backing them. How could a major power like theirs not have life-saving trump cards for important imperial family members, especially a direct-line prince like this?"

"Once you attack, it's very likely to activate those life-saving measures, which will definitely alert other experts in the Secret Realm."

Hearing this, Xiao Ruobai's pupils shrank slightly, and the killing intent in his eyes gradually receded.

"Since we can't kill them, then we'll suppress and Seal them first!"

Upon hearing this, Dong Li's eyes instantly lit up, and it slapped its thigh with a small paw. "Yes, suppress them and have some fun!"

Saying this, Dong Li jumped back onto the rock, its crimson eyes flashing with a cunning light.

Dong Li increased the intensity of the illusion, shooting two streaks of crimson Fox-fire into their foreheads. The two men instantly froze, their Divine Souls becoming numb.

Fang Hanyu's figure blurred as Sword Qi silently surged into their Meridians, precisely sealing off their blood-qi and immortal power.

The Sword Qi at Fang Hanyu's fingertips was like silk, piercing into the two men's major acupoints with extreme precision. Each strand of Sword Qi contained the power of a Seal, instantly cutting off the flow of their immortal power.

Then, strands of invisible Sword Intent wrapped around Elder Li's entire body like chains, completely locking down his blood-qi.

Collect!"

Dong Li gave a low shout, took out a Void Cauldron, and made a grabbing motion in the air with its small paw.

In the next moment, the stiff bodies of Elder Li and Zi Tianchen turned into two streaks of light and were sucked into the cauldron.

"Done, work's over!"