Negotiation, a non-existent phenomenon.

"Long Xin, you fellow, give us a straight answer now. Are you letting us in or not?"

Facing the aggressive group of forces before him, Long Xin, the ancestor of the Dragon Court, spoke up, "How about this? Whoever among you destroys the Master of the Eternal Pagoda, I will let you enter the Candle Dragon Inheritance Secret Realm."

The one who had been pressuring him earlier was precisely the Master of the Eternal Pagoda, Ji Heng.

"You're quite adept at the trick of driving a tiger to swallow a wolf. Do you think anyone here will fall for it?" Ji Heng replied disdainfully.

Long Xin probably really took everyone for fools.

If they truly besieged the Eternal Pagoda, it would be their turn next.

Why bother besieging the Eternal Pagoda when they could just besiege your Dragon Court directly?

By taking care of the Dragon Court, everyone could split the Candle Dragon Inheritance Secret Realm together, and while they were at it, carve up the Legacy of the First Ancestor of the Dragon Court inside.

Seeing that his scheme had failed, Long Xin also understood that it was time to make a concession.

If they continued to haggle, the Dragon Court would certainly gain nothing.

There was even a risk of being directly destroyed.

"This is the Legacy of my Dragon Court Dragon Clan! Do you really expect me to just open it to you at will?!" Long Xin shouted.

Having said all that, the subtext actually meant only one thing.

Pay up.

Long Xin knew very well that these guys didn't really want to go to war; they just wanted to obtain the benefits within the Inheritance Secret Realm.

After all, if a real fight broke out, the losses would definitely not be small.

If he took a step back and accepted some benefits to end it there, everyone could accept it.

Seeing Long Xin soften his stance, the various forces naturally agreed.

Rather, it could be said that they had come for this point in the first place.

Resources are renewable, and the gains to be had within the Candle Dragon Secret Realm would certainly outweigh the costs.

If they continued to pressure him and it eventually escalated into a state of war, it wouldn't benefit anyone.

Since everyone had made concessions, the next step was to sit down and discuss exactly how much should be paid.

They discussed in detail for over half a day. During this time, some played the bad cop while others played the good cop, and finally, the price was settled.

Every force had to pay resources equivalent to at least three Heavenly Dao Realm High Grade Magic Treasures to obtain the chance to enter the Candle Dragon Secret Realm.

For these major forces, this was a completely negligible payment and entirely acceptable.

In this way, the Dragon Court obtained sufficient resources, and the other major forces gained the opportunity to enter the Candle Dragon Secret Realm; it seemed to be a complete win-win situation.

However, a clause clearly left in the terms—stating that the Dragon Court would not be responsible for any deaths within the Secret Realm—seemed to hold a deeper meaning.

Nevertheless, each force had its own methods to ensure that their juniors wouldn't run into trouble after entering, so they didn't pay much attention to this message.

After signing the treaty, the various forces returned one after another and began to gather personnel to prepare for exploring the Candle Dragon Secret Realm.

Upon returning to the Treasure Pavilion, Qian Youcai also notified Su Wenjian immediately.

"Su Family Head, I've settled things on my end. As soon as the timing is right, I can let my young nephew enter the Candle Dragon Secret Realm. In the meantime, I'll arrange for some people to go in and scout the way."

"Good, I've received the message. By the way, when you have time, help me look into what's going on with the Jade Pool Holy Land. My Granddaughter-in-law happens to be there."

"I'm guessing your Granddaughter-in-law is that Disciple who returned to the Jade Pool Holy Land with the jade pool heavenly lock a while ago. She must have joined the faction of the former Jade Pool Empress, which is why she's being targeted by the currently powerful Fairy Yan."

"That's more or less the situation."

"This matter is a bit difficult for me... because I just joined forces with the Jade Pool Holy Land to pressure the Dragon Court. If I were to investigate or issue a warning now, it would be a unilateral breach of the agreement. So, it's better for the Su Family to handle this."

After thinking for a moment, Su Wenjian sent a message back to the Su Residence, clearly intending to leave this matter to Su Wenhua.

Within the Endless Fierce Domain.

Su Ming looked up, staring at the sun and moon in the sky that were about to complete their convergence.

He fully activated "Fortune and Blessing," solely to capture everything that might happen next.

Shen Ming also opened all of its senses to perceive carefully.

At the moment the sun and moon completed their alternation, Su Ming saw a beam of light projected from them. His gaze followed that ray of light into the distance.

Shen Ming also reported in time, "Master, over there!"

The direction it pointed was exactly the same as where the beam of light was projected.

Without a second thought, Su Ming directly cast "Heaven and Earth Carefree" to pursue that light.

This light lasted for a very short time, only one minute.

Although Su Ming pursued at full speed, he was still unable to lock onto its final destination before it vanished.

Thus, Su Ming noted the spatial anchor of his current position and then began to sense the spatial anchor of the location where the sun and moon were.

Since that beam of light was emitted at the moment of the sun and moon's alternation, it must have some close connection with them!

As it turned out, Su Ming found that he couldn't sense anything at all. The location of the sun and moon was simply a void, without any spatial anchor existing there.

Refusing to believe it, he immediately flew towards the position of the sun and moon, only to crash directly into the Spatial Boundary of the Endless Fierce Domain.

If he went any further out, it would be the endless spatial turbulence.

These sun and moon were clearly not within this Secret Realm's space! They were merely a phantom projection!

After realizing this, Su Ming became even more curious about what was hidden within this Secret Realm.

Relying on the previously noted spatial anchor position, Su Ming returned to the spot where his pursuit had been interrupted.

"Shen Ming, is it still this direction ahead?"

"Yes, Master, it's still the direction ahead," Shen Ming gave a definite answer.

"Alright then..."

Continuing forward in this direction, Su Ming noticed that there seemed to be no Cultivators at all in this direction, and no Secret Realm Yao Beasts could be seen either.

This completely contradicted the tone of the Endless Fierce Domain.

When things are out of the ordinary, there's bound to be something strange afoot!

Instead of continuing forward, Su Ming found a suitable landing spot and stopped.

Just then, some movement suddenly came from within the heaven-reaching pagoda.

Su Ming hurriedly entered. If nothing went wrong, Luo Ningshuang had already stepped into the Void Realm.

"Congratulations on your Breakthrough to the Void Realm."

Seeing Su Ming's arrival, Luo Ningshuang gave a gentle smile. "Now, I've finally gotten a bit closer to you."

Catching up to Su Ming's footsteps had always been what she hoped for.

"After breaking through to the Void Realm, I can finally use some of the methods in the 'Jade Pool Golden Canon,' and I'll also be able to refine better Medicinal Pills in the future."

Su Ming suddenly thought of something and spoke up, "Ningshuang, can the Jade Pool Empress perceive the situation in the outside world?"

"She can." Luo Ningshuang nodded, then added, "She asked me to warn you not to have any crooked ideas about her."

Hearing Luo Ningshuang's betrayal, the Jade Pool Empress within the heavenly lock immediately flew into a rage.

"Senior, I have a matter for which I need your assistance!"

Su Ming took Luo Ningshuang's hand and told her about his findings during this period..."}],