614: He also saw living beings.

The desolate valley bottom was devoid of life.

It was as if all life force here had been drained away.

It was very quiet here, terrifyingly quiet; even the massive hurricane outside the valley seemed to vanish into thin air here.

Not a trace of it remained.

In the vast valley bottom, three enormous whirlpools swirled.

From within the whirlpools, ferocious Xun Wind Strange Beasts continuously emerged.

When Shen Tianxing and Yuan Fei entered the valley bottom, this desolate place was already filled with countless Xun Wind Strange Beasts, rushing rapidly towards the valley entrance, as if some terrifying creature was chasing them from behind.

Standing in the air above the valley bottom, Shen Tianxing glanced at the rampaging Xun Wind Strange Beasts below and said,

“Where do these Strange Beasts come from?”

Where do those three massive whirlpools lead?

What is inside?

All of this made Shen Tianxing very curious.

Even stranger, this was the entrance to that Secret Realm, yet he hadn't seen any Cultivators from any faction here.

This was clearly very different from the situation outside other Secret Realms.

Yuan Fei explained: “I heard my Junior Martial Uncle say that these three wind eyes seem to be connected to that Secret Realm. The Xun Wind Strange Beasts should be coming out of that Secret Realm. Moreover, we also encountered many Xun Wind Strange Beasts within that Secret Realm, so it should be correct.”

Shen Tianxing nodded.

He could almost conclude now that a massive Boundary Domain was hidden within, not a so-called Secret Realm!

His previous conjecture could now be confirmed.

These Xun Wind Strange Beasts were clearly raised by the Sect within that Boundary Domain.

However, that Sect must have experienced some upheaval, leading to its destruction and ultimately the sealing of the Boundary Domain.

Cultivators, Strange Beasts—this clearly indicated that something had gone wrong within the Boundary Domain.

The Formation sealing the Boundary Domain must have malfunctioned, causing energy leakage and weakening the Formation's power, which allowed these captive Xun Wind Strange Beasts to escape the Boundary Domain.

“Let's go.”

Shen Tianxing didn't continue looking at the Strange Beasts, saying casually.

He was becoming increasingly interested in what kind of Sect was hidden within this Boundary Domain.

It definitely wasn't an ordinary School or faction; perhaps this Sect was very formidable even within the Holy Land.

Yuan Fei nodded, saying no more, and led Shen Tianxing past the three massive whirlpools, entering the depths of the valley.

Soon, a towering peak appeared before them.

Shen Tianxing immediately saw a cracked fissure at the base of the cloud-shrouded peak, appearing like a canyon before them.

White light surged within the canyon, and a chilling aura emanated from it, piercing to the bone.

“This is it!”

“Be careful, the energy emanating from this canyon is very harmful to the body, and can even freeze the Divine Soul!”

Yuan Fei, who had experience entering the Boundary Domain once before, reminded him.

Shen Tianxing nodded, not saying much.

He could already feel the energy fluctuations within the canyon and knew that the Formation for entering the Boundary Domain was hidden within it.

The two didn't linger, stepping directly into the canyon, and were soon enveloped by a mass of white light... When Shen Tianxing landed on solid ground, he found himself in a vibrant mountain forest.

The forest was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Everywhere in the forest were rare and exotic trees, each ancient tree exuding pure, dense Origin Qi.

With each breath, a gentle stream of Qi could be felt entering the body.

This was Spiritual Qi transformed into spiritual mist, coalescing with the environment.

If discovered elsewhere in the Holy Land, people would probably think they had entered a legendary Holy Land!

Shen Tianxing was also seeing such a wondrous place for the first time.

His gaze swept towards the distance, where he could vaguely discern towering mountains, vast clouds, and an endless Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth enveloping this world.

He also saw living creatures.

Spiritual mountain creatures—this was definitely not something found in a place that had been destroyed.

He had a faint guess.

After this Boundary Domain was sealed back then, the surviving Cultivators must have continued their lineage here.

“Ahead is a mountain called Guiming, where powerful Yao Beasts roam. A Half-step Immortal Realm Yao Beast once made a move; if not for my Junior Martial Uncle also being at that level, we probably wouldn't have even been able to pass Guiming Mountain.”

“After crossing that mountain, the Boundless Heavenly River will appear further ahead, and Shen Qingling and the others are trapped there.”

Yuan Fei led Shen Tianxing towards Guiming Mountain, explaining information about the places before them along the way.

Shen Tianxing suddenly said: “Besides encountering Cultivators and powerful Yao Beasts from this Boundary Domain, did you not encounter any Cultivators from the Holy Land who came in?”

Even if it was vast here, it shouldn't be completely devoid of people.

Yet, in fact, they had been here for a long time without sensing the aura of outside Cultivators.

Yuan Fei shook his head and said: “This seems to be just the periphery, and there are similar Formation-like forces restricting us, making it difficult to sense the aura of other Cultivators through our Divine Souls.”

“Once we enter the Boundless Heavenly River, we should be able to find traces of those Cultivators.”

One Guiming Mountain nearly cost their entire team their lives.

Yuan Fei didn't know if he and Shen Tianxing would be so unlucky as to encounter that terrifying powerful Yao Beast.

A Half-step Immortal Realm powerful Yao Beast—he didn't know if they could escape safely if they encountered it, especially since his Junior Martial Uncle wasn't with him this time.

“Interesting!”

Shen Tianxing smiled thoughtfully, his figure like the wind, without the slightest pause.

Soon, the two arrived at the towering mountain range.

Guiming Mountain, a very inauspicious place name.

Shen Tianxing, however, felt nothing.

For others, those who entered here were nine times out of ten fated not to return alive.

He didn't believe that at all.

And indeed, reality was as he expected.

The Yao Beasts on Guiming Mountain seemed to have suddenly vanished. Shen Tianxing and Yuan Fei crossed Guiming Mountain without encountering any obstructing Yao Beasts.

“Something’s wrong. On Guiming Mountain, powerful Yao Beasts were entrenched, and countless Yao Beasts prostrated. When we came in before, it cost us a lot to finally get out of Guiming Mountain.”

“What happened today? Why have all the Yao Beast auras suddenly disappeared? Even that powerful Yao Beast seems to be gone!”

Even Yuan Fei felt very strange.

He vaguely felt that there must be some secret he didn't know about here.

Powerful Yao Beasts generally wouldn't leave their territory unless some more attractive treasure appeared.

Or, an irresistible change occurred, forcing them to leave their territory.

Shen Tianxing patted his shoulder and said: “Don't overthink it. Once we cross this mountain, we might find the answer.”

“They can't just disappear into thin air.”