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184: Chapter 184 Brothers Split into Two Groups
Yin Moon was truly dead this time.
It could be considered a spectacular end.
Xuanming cast his gaze toward the Soul Mountain, which had revealed its soul stone vein, full of interest. "This actually saves us the trouble of excavation."
"Little Five, how do you feel?" Xuanming appeared behind Jin Fugui and pushed Blazing Fire aside from the position of pushing the wheelchair.
Jin Fugui's eyes were filled with excitement; he could feel the comfort in his Divine Soul.
"Very good!"
Xuanming laughed heartily. "Third Brother will take you over!"
As he spoke, he pushed the wheelchair-bound Jin Fugui and flew toward the Soul Mountain.
After flying several miles, Xuanming suddenly turned back. "Oh right, don't forget the Secret Realm key."
The expressions of Chen Xuanfeng and the others stiffened instantly.
The next instant, Chen Xuanfeng transformed into a golden sword beam and streaked toward the Soul Mountain.
"The Secret Realm key shall be kept by the younger brothers."
Better a Fellow Daoist dies than me!
Xiao Tian immediately roared, "Brother Xuanming, Brother Xuanfeng, you can't do things like this!"
He transformed into a thunderbolt, the ground beneath his feet scorched black, and he was already closely following behind Chen Xuanfeng, as if he were going to catch someone.
Su Xin didn't know whether he should suspect Brother Tian's intentions or believe in his openness and lack of petty thoughts.
Turning his head to look, well, Brother Chu Feng was pulling Brother Blazing Fire, and they had silently used Space Teleportation at some point; they were likely already at the Soul Mountain.
The only ones left in place were him, Ye Fan, and an outsider, Li Changan.
Li Changan was willing to help, but how dared he take the Secret Realm key? He just chuckled foolishly.
Ye Fan smiled gently. "Brother Xin, let me do it. It's fine, I don't mind."
But Su Xin thought of how Ye Fan's hands were for Alchemy.
He silently summoned a spirit devouring vine and coiled it around the Secret Realm key on the ground, which hadn't suffered the slightest damage even after Yin Moon's soul self-detonation.
"It's fine, I'll do it. There's no need to dirty your hands used for Alchemy."
Coiling up the Secret Realm key, Su Xin cleared out a Storage Pouch, threw the key inside, and then decisively shattered that spirit devouring vine.
Ye Fan and Su Xin headed toward the Soul Mountain side by side.
Xiao Tian felt very uncomfortable. He had always considered himself a good brother, and this was the first time he had done such an immoral thing. Seeing Su Xin and Ye Fan approach, he didn't even dare to look at them.
Xuanming was much more thick-skinned; he patted Su Xin's shoulder. "Little Ninth Brother, Third Brother knew you could do it!"
Su Xin lifted his eyelids, that look...
Xuanming gave a dry laugh. "Uh, Little Ninth Brother, didn't you complain that there weren't enough demonic Cultivators for you to devour? I know a place that definitely has powerful demonic Cultivators."
Su Xin became somewhat interested. "I would like to hear the details."
Xuanming felt guilty now and didn't try to dodge the question again; he briefly explained his own mother's background and origins.
Su Xin's eyes were very bright. "Brother Xuanming, is there a way to head to another Soul Stone Secret Realm?"
Xuanming mentioned a place name. "Tongtian Waterfall."
Ye Fan immediately took out the Secret Realm maps of various major forces collected by Luo Yunkai; Tongtian Waterfall was marked on many of the forces' maps.
In these maps, Tongtian Waterfall was a "three-no" land with no resources, no danger, and no Spiritual Qi.
Almost no one would deliberately go to Tongtian Waterfall.
Such a place could actually lead to another, more powerful Secret Realm?
Xuanming saw his brothers' confusion and said: "Beneath Tongtian Waterfall, there is a teleportation array. It is precisely because this teleportation array absorbs surrounding Spiritual Qi to maintain its operation that the area within a hundred miles has become a "three-no" land."
Xiao Tian was eager to try. "Brother Xin, should we go over?"
Su Xin frowned. "The Cultivators over there have very high cultivation levels; we..."
"So what if their cultivation is high? You have me!" Chen Xuanfeng stood with his hands behind his back, looking extremely cool.
Chu Feng lifted his eyes. "I can fight a Nascent Soul; even if I can't win, I can still take you all and escape."
Xiao Tian nodded. "Brother Xin, since you have already chosen Devilish Qi as the attribute for your Golden Core Breakthrough, it would be troublesome to change it now. Why not strike while the iron is hot and make your Breakthrough right inside the Secret Realm!"
"Heading to that Secret Realm is the best choice."
"Leaving the Soul Stone Secret Realm, it won't be easy to find so many powerful demonic Cultivators again."
As for whether it was cruel for Su Xin to use demonic Cultivators for Cultivation, Xiao Tian and the others never even thought about it.
The weak are prey to the strong; this is the Cultivation World!
Su Xin was already very interested, just worried about his brothers' safety. Now seeing that his brothers were all very supportive and eager, he no longer hesitated.
"Alright! Let's go!"
Chen Xuanfeng smiled, his eyes shining with brilliance; it seemed as if he could already see himself in the other Soul Stone Secret Realm, showing off in front of the outside Cultivators.
"Split into two groups. You all go over; Little Five, Little Seven, and I won't go. We'll stay at the Soul Mountain." Xuanming suddenly spoke.
Chen Xuanfeng looked at Xuanming in surprise. "Why?"
"If I'm not mistaken, your mother told you the secret of Tongtian Waterfall because she wants you to leave the Southern Wasteland Continent through that Secret Realm and help her go back, right?"
Xuanming nodded, a relaxed smile on his face. "That was the plan at first."
This bad habit of deliberately not saying the whole thing made Chen Xuanfeng want to roll his eyes.
Too lazy to bother, he directly called Chu Feng and the others. "Forget it if they aren't going. Let's go, just us few."
Chu Feng couldn't let go of Blazing Fire. "Blazing Fire, come with me."
Xuanming raised an eyebrow. "Tsk, Little Sixth Brother, are you not trusting Third Brother?"
Chu Feng was speechless. "It's not that..."
Xuanming held up one finger. "This is the center of the Secret Realm. Without the Secret Realm key, one cannot enter. If you are truly worried, the Secret Realm key can be left with you for safekeeping; it's very safe."
He held up a second finger. "The soul Qi here is dense. Letting Little Seventh Brother stay here can accelerate the repair of his Divine Soul; it's better for him."
Xuanming smiled at Chu Feng. "Little Sixth Brother, what do you say?"
Chu Feng fell into a state of conflict.
On one hand, he was worried about his twin brother; on the other hand, he was also worried about his other brothers heading off to a more dangerous Secret Realm while he stood by and watched.
Red light flickered in his eyes, and the aura on Chu Feng's body became strange and mixed.
"In the Secret Realm, everything will follow Xuanming's arrangements."
It was Father's voice!
Chu Feng's expression recovered in an instant, and he looked at the paper crane in Xuanming's... hand.
He bloomed enchanting red lotuses beneath his feet, instantly appeared beside Xuanming, and reached out a hand made even paler by his blood-stained clothes to take the voice-transmitting paper crane from Xuanming's hand.
"I understand."
Xuanming watched Chu Feng tuck away the voice-transmitting paper crane as if it were a treasure, and somewhat guiltily turned his gaze away. "No one else has any objections, right?"
Chen Xuanfeng twitched the corner of his mouth. "Father has already spoken, what objections could we possibly have? You arrange it."
Xuanming felt even guiltier and waved his hand. "The Secret Realm is only open for a month, and ten days have already been delayed. You all hurry up; don't be like my mother and forget the time."
Su Xin thought for a moment and handed the Storage Pouch containing the Secret Realm key to Xuanming.
"The situation ahead is unclear; it's better if you, Brother Xuanming, hold onto the Secret Realm key to avoid any accidents."
Xuanming didn't mind through the Storage Pouch and urged the few to leave quickly.
After everyone had left the center of the Secret Realm, Xuanming let out a big sigh of relief and wiped his sweat. "Finally managed to send them off."
"Brother Xuanming, the voice-transmitting paper crane isn't real, is it?" Jin Fugui suddenly said.
Xuanming paused, met the eyes of Jin Fugui in the wheelchair, whose body was weak but whose eyes were exceptionally bright, and smiled.
"I didn't say anything!"