245: Exit the secret realm and go home

Dark Demon Sect.

Inside the cave, it was still Yuan Wei and the other three.

However, the atmosphere in the cave at this moment was unusually heavy.

All four of them were staring at the mirror on the table, their eyes filled with unceasing astonishment.

“Ninth level…” Yuan Wei’s voice trembled almost imperceptibly, “He only entered Soul Transformation two days ago, I know that very clearly. How could he have reached the Perfection Realm of Soul Transformation?”

The other three remained silent.

They also didn't know what to say.

Two days, from passing the Soul Transformation Lightning Tribulation to reaching Soul Transformation Perfection. This leap, even for them, was hard to accept.

Although the Realms of the people present were all Soul Transformation Perfection, they only reached it after Cultivating for thousands or tens of thousands of years after entering Soul Transformation.

Two days… This number completely exceeded their imagination.

Tian Tong, with his youthful face and white hair, looked at the mirror with a solemn gaze, wondering what he was thinking.

At this moment, Kunpeng Demon Emperor suddenly looked at Tian Tong.

“Tian Tong, are you sure he’s the one who had a Breakthrough the day before yesterday? No mistake? Is it possible that this Jiang Lan was originally at Soul Transformation Perfection, but had been hiding it all these years and only revealed himself now…?”

Clearly, Kunpeng Demon Emperor also knew that his question was too outrageous; the more he spoke, the less confident he sounded.

By the last sentence, his voice was almost imperceptible.

Tian Tong looked at Kunpeng Demon Emperor as if he were looking at an idiot.

“How is that possible? Unless he’s a powerful being left over from before the Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth era, how could we not know him? Besides, if he really was at Soul Transformation before Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth, there would be no need for him to hide from us.”

Tian Tong continued:

“Back then, we were all just children, and some, like Yuan Wei, weren’t even born yet.”

Kunpeng Demon Emperor’s scalp tingled, and he muttered in a low voice as if possessed:

“That’s not right, how could that be?”

Tian Tong didn’t speak, but his expression was complex.

Ever since Jiang Lan first had a Breakthrough to Soul Transformation, he noticed that Jiang Lan’s Heavenly Dao seemed to be obscured by something.

Although he could vaguely see some things, they were very blurry.

At this moment, Tian Tong was even more certain that Jiang Lan was definitely not simple.

Even when he peered into the Heavenly Dao, he could only see chaotic Karma lines on Jiang Lan.

These lines were connected to people and to demons.

But even when Tian Tong followed the Karma lines to investigate further, what he got was still a blur.

It was as if anyone connected to Jiang Lan had an uncertain fate.

Tian Tong shook his head.

“I can’t see through him, this old man truly can’t see through him.”

Just then, the Black Robed Man, who had been silent, spoke.

“No need to dwell on it so much. Since we acknowledge him, he is a friend. Since he is a friend, isn’t it better for him to be as powerful as possible? You are all so old, can’t you see through such a simple matter?”

Kunpeng Demon Emperor paused, then showed a somewhat bitter smile and said:

“We treat him as a friend, but he might not think much of us.”

“There’s a way to deal with friends, and a way to deal with enemies,” the Black Robed Man said again. “If he’s an enemy, then it’s even simpler. We just need to attack him together. After all, the strength of those remnant souls is not as good as ours. He can deal with twenty remnant souls of the same Realm, but he might not be able to deal with more than twenty of us.”

Kunpeng Demon Emperor opened his mouth, then finally gave a thumbs up.

“It’s you, after all, who sees things clearly.” With that, he sighed, “Alas… I won’t think about it anymore. What’s the point of thinking so much? Anyway, life is pretty good now. If Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth can really be undone by him, I’ll even thank him. Even if it can’t be undone, it’ll still be like before, life will go on as it always has.”

At this moment, Yuan Wei looked at the mirror in the center of the stone table and said:

“Look at the Flower in the Water.”

Everyone’s gaze simultaneously turned to the tabletop.

In the mirror, Jiang Lan executed a beautiful backhand knife strike, sending the helmet flying off the last remaining golden-armored remnant soul in front of him.

“He passed!”

“This… He seemed to pass without much effort. With this kind of strength, he’s probably Perfection among Perfection. If there hadn’t been Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth, he probably could have directly entered the Void Return Realm.”

“Void Return is probably not certain. Since Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth, Cultivation Techniques for the Void Return Realm have gradually disappeared. It’s not that easy to truly reach Void Return.”

... In the Secret Realm.

After dealing with the last golden-armored remnant soul, Jiang Lan let out a long breath.

Finally, it was over.

In his eyes, on his own column of the System’s light screen, nothing else had changed except for his lifespan.

Five million three hundred thirty-five thousand five hundred years.

Over five million years.

To gain so much lifespan in one go, that was something Jiang Lan wouldn’t even have dared to imagine before.

He looked up again.

This time, at the end of the plain, no more remnant souls appeared.

A thought inexplicably flashed through Jiang Lan’s mind.

He could now choose to continue or exit the Illusion.

If he continued, he couldn't exit again until he killed the next wave of enemies.

But if he didn't continue, he could leave immediately.

This thought, without surprise, should have been directly instilled into Jiang Lan by the Secret Realm itself.

Almost without hesitation, Jiang Lan said directly:

“I want to leave.”

What a joke.

He was already struggling so much against those of the same Realm, let alone the next Realm.

His next Realm was Void Return.

There was a major Realm difference there.

If he stayed here, the next wave of remnant souls might be able to crush him with a single finger.

This was already risky enough; staying further wouldn't even count as risky, it would purely be courting death.

Jiang Lan hadn't lived enough yet.

As his voice fell, the scenery in front of him instantly changed.

When Jiang Lan opened his eyes, he found himself in a place that looked somewhat familiar, yet not entirely so.

He was currently lying on a soft, large bed.

Turning his head, Jiang Lan looked at the surrounding decorations.

Hmm, nicely decorated, and had he seen this somewhere before?

“Nephew? You’re awake?”

Just as Jiang Lan was wondering, a surprised voice suddenly came from outside.

Hearing this familiar voice, he finally knew where he was.

The Inner City residence given by the Great Yan Emperor.

At the door, Chen Heguang rushed in, followed by his Aunt and Gu Yan.

A trace of worry still lingered on Chen Heguang’s face.

“Nephew, what happened to you? How did you faint at the city gate? If no one had seen you and I had gotten the news…”

Jiang Lan was a little confused.

He fainted?

“Uncle Chen, how long was I unconscious?”

“A full seven days, my little ancestor,” Chen Heguang said repeatedly, “Quick, tell Uncle Chen, what exactly happened?”

Seeing his anxious look, Jiang Lan comforted him:

“Don’t worry, is my satchel here? Help me get it first.”

Chen Heguang quickly called out to the back:

“Go get it quickly!”