296: Chapter 296 Chaotic Qi

Night Vault of Heaven watched quietly from the side, a faint, imperceptible sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

He was pleased to see Great Wisdom Buddha suffer a setback and happy that the Huangji Immortal Dynasty’s energy was temporarily occupied by the matter of Yun Ge.

In his heart, Great Wisdom Buddha quickly weighed the pros and cons.

"Very well, the Golden Immortal Opportunity is more important; it concerns this poor monk's Dao path and cannot be lost."

"This Heaven Burning Dao Body... I will return it for now. Once I obtain the Golden Immortal Opportunity and my cultivation advances greatly, it won't be too late to plot again!"

"Those targeted by the Western Buddhist Kingdom ultimately cannot escape the palm of my Buddha!"

He took a deep breath and said loudly:

"Amitabha... Since Benefactor Yun and Prince Zhao insist, it would seem overly stubborn of this poor monk to persist. Very well, so that everyone may work together to explore the Secret Realm, I shall return the Buddha Girl now."

With that, he waved his hand.

With a flash of light, the unconscious Yun Ge appeared before everyone and slowly floated toward the Prince of Zhenbei.

The Prince of Zhenbei immediately stepped forward and carefully received his daughter. His Divine Thought quickly swept over her, and after confirming she was fine, the heavy stone in his heart finally dropped.

He called out softly:

"Geer? Geer!"

Hearing her father's call, Yun Ge's long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes.

At first, she was a bit dazed, but when her gaze focused and she saw the solemn-faced Great Wisdom Buddha right before her, her previous memories instantly flooded back!

"Bald Donkey! Die!!"

She shouted sharply, and golden flames instantly surged around her body.

"Princess Yun Ge!"

Just then, Immortal Emperor's voice rang out, and at the same time, a surge of Imperial Dao Dragon Qi blocked the path between Yun Ge and Great Wisdom Buddha, stopping her impulsive action.

Immortal Emperor looked at Yun Ge and said in a calm tone:

"Give this Prince Face. The Secret Realm is dangerous right now, and we need to work together to move forward. Put aside your personal grievances for now; it won't be too late to settle them once we leave the Secret Realm."

Yun Ge was stunned upon hearing this.

She glared fiercely at Great Wisdom Buddha, but eventually nodded to Immortal Emperor and withdrew the flames around her.

"I obey the First Prince's command."

Her voice was still a bit cold and hard, but she had regained her reason.

Great Wisdom Buddha see this, breathed a slight sigh of relief. His Face remained as calm as a still well, as if nothing had happened, and he chanted a Buddhist title:

"Excellent. Since that is the case, let us move forward together."

Everyone began to push forward together.

Soon, they discovered a surprising phenomenon.

The golden flames burning on Yun Ge's body seemed to have a miraculous effect on those immortal black figures!

When those black shadows touched the dancing golden flames, they would not only be scorched and dissipated, but the speed at which they reformed also slowed down significantly.

This discovery greatly lifted everyone's spirits!

Yun Ge immediately became one of the main forces clearing the path. She controlled the golden flames like whipping fiery lashes; wherever she passed, the black shadows retreated and melted away, opening a relatively safe passage for the team.

The group's advancement speed immediately picked up, several times faster than when Great Wisdom Buddha was struggling alone... Meanwhile, in a corner deeper within the Secret Realm.

Su Mo's refinement was nearing its end.

At this moment, he was wrapped in layers of dao rhyme so thick they wouldn't dissipate, forming a massive Chaos-colored light sphere.

On the surface of the light sphere, countless fine and mysterious Great Dao runes flickered in and out of existence, emitting a heart-palpitating and majestic aura.

The power contained within this light sphere had already far exceeded the level of the Tribulation Crossing Stage, even vaguely rivaling the pressure of the Profound Immortal level!

Finally, the energy of the last top-grade origin fruit was completely absorbed by him, merging into his limbs and bones and flowing into his Dantian Qi Sea.

Su Mo slowly opened his eyes. Deep within them, a profound Chaos color flashed by, seemingly containing the beginning and end of all things in the world.

He immediately inspected his internal state.

Inside his Dantian, the original immortal fetus had undergone a drastic transformation!

The Immortal-Demon Qi and three thousand types of dao rhyme were intertwined and fused, turning into a cluster of Chaos-colored airflow.

But he could clearly feel that he was now terrifyingly strong.

Just then, the drop of Golden Blood absorbed by the Great Desire Luotian Immortal Scripture was also finally completely absorbed.

The immortal scripture shuddered slightly, then turned into a streak of light, sinking back into the depths of Su Mo's Sea of Consciousness.

At the same time, a familiar voice rang in Su Mo's ear, saying only two words:

"Leave quickly!"

Just as the voice fell—

"Rumble—!!!"

The entire Secret Realm began to vibrate violently.

It was as if something was waking up.

Those endless black humanoid creatures seemed to receive some invisible summons; they all stopped their attacks and turned into streaks of pitch-black light, flying into the sky!

Thousands of black light streaks converged frantically in the air, condensing into a constantly expanding, massive black sphere!

The surface of the sphere was uneven, as if countless agonized Faces were struggling within it, emitting an extremely dense aura of death and destruction.

"Thump... Thump... Thump..."

A low, powerful throbbing sound emanated from inside the black sphere, echoing in everyone's hearts.

Great Wisdom Buddha, Immortal Emperor, Night Vault of Heaven, and everyone else were stunned by this sudden change, staring blankly at the black sphere in the sky.

At the same time, they keenly perceived that the immortal dao rhyme aura emanating from the core of the Secret Realm had vanished!

"The Opportunity... has already been taken?!"

Immortal Emperor's eyes suddenly narrowed as he made an instant judgment!

He reacted extremely quickly and, making a prompt decision, immediately shouted:

"The Opportunity is lost! This place is about to become extremely dangerous! Retreat!"

He was very decisive.

Since the Golden Immortal Opportunity had already been taken, there was no point in staying; instead, they would have to Face the unknown horror being nurtured within that black sphere.

The pressure emitted by the sphere had surpassed the Profound Immortal stage in the blink of an eye and was still climbing.

This was definitely not something they could easily deal with!

Furthermore, the person who took the Opportunity would surely leave as well!

As long as they guarded the Secret Realm's exit, they might still have a chance!

Ignoring the reactions of Night Vault of Heaven and Great Wisdom Buddha, he immediately called the Prince of Zhenbei, Yun Ge, Li Xinghe, and the others from the Huangji Immortal Dynasty, and turned to retreat toward the exit at full speed!

Seeing this, Night Vault of Heaven's eyes flickered, and after thinking for just a moment, he also made the same decision.

The Opportunity was gone; there was no need to stay here. He would make plans after getting out!

Leading Shan Xiao and the others, he also turned into streaks of light and closely followed the Huangji Immortal Dynasty team in their retreat.

In the blink of an eye, only Great Wisdom Buddha remained standing on the scorched plain.

His expression flickered between light and dark, his gaze fixed on the black sphere in the air, its throbbing becoming increasingly powerful.

"Amitabha..." he chanted in a low voice, his eyes filled with struggle and unwillingness.

The Golden Immortal Opportunity was within reach, yet he had missed it!

The eternally rare Buddha Girl had also just been regained and then lost again!

Now he also had to Face the great peril about to emerge from the Secret Realm... Should he follow and retreat to save himself?

Or... take a gamble?

Gamble that the person who took the Opportunity hadn't gone far?

Or gamble that the thing being nurtured in the black sphere was related to the Opportunity?

Greed and reason fought a fierce battle in his heart.

Meanwhile, Su Mo, the culprit behind all these changes, was rapidly approaching the exit at a speed far exceeding that when he entered.