Killing the King Beasts, plundering the mineral veins, and obtaining Black Gold Stone were likely the greatest gains from this secret realm expedition.
In the following time, Ling Xiaotian and his group began to continue exploring the secret realm. With the King Beasts no longer a hindrance, they explored all the way. They encountered isolated demonic beasts and simply swept them aside. When they encountered groups, they resorted to sneak attacks, fire, and floods, quickly raising the exploration progress of the secret realm from 30% to 60%.
It was also during the battles that Yu Zhibo became increasingly proficient in using ninjutsu. The numerous combination ninjutsu techniques he unleashed, one after another, amazed his teammates.
During the exploration, they collected more spiritual herbs and minerals. Coupled with the various materials obtained from the bodies of demonic beasts, the total value was estimated to be around tens of millions of merit points.
During this period, Yu Zhibo also successfully broke through to the mid-C rank, with his spiritual energy reaching 15,000 points and his mental power smoothly breaking through to B-rank 13,000 points. With the amplification of the Sharingan, ordinary B-rank individuals could no longer simply overwhelm him with mental power alone.
At the same time, after his mental power broke through to B-rank, he began to create a large number of shadow clones to study the property conversion of lightning spiritual energy, which he successfully mastered. He then mastered Lightning Style: Lightning Clone.
The system had previously shown that the activation of the Three Tomoe corresponded to B-rank and would be completed within three months. Therefore, Yu Zhibo felt this promotion was very normal, but his teammates did not.
From D-rank upon entering the secret realm to mid-C rank, it had only taken less than a month. Yu Zhibo's level advancement drew gasps of amazement from Ling Xiaotian and Wang Sen.
With the intentional or unintentional help of Ling Xiaotian and Wang Sen, he had also gained a considerable number of B-rank and a vast number of C-rank demonic beasts during this period, causing his energy points to surge from tens of thousands directly to over 500,000 points. This directly allowed him to learn Izanami and elevate various Fire Style, Earth Style, and Lightning Style ninjutsu to the proficient level. He could now wield various ninjutsu with ease, producing many incredible effects.
Coupled with the countless merit points earned, this secret realm expedition had been incredibly lucrative for him.
The secret realm had no sun or moon, and it was unknown how much time had passed. One day, after Ling Xiaotian and Wang Sen led their group in clearing a pack of demonic lions, they stopped their conquest and looked up at the sky.
Rumble~
The sky let out bursts of rumbling, as if it could collapse at any moment. Simultaneously, the dark spiritual energy in the heavens and earth began to surge wildly, converging towards two locations.
As expected, the arrival of that group of foreigners was not a coincidence. A new secret realm gate had appeared! Ling Xiaotian frowned, his tone somewhat heavy.
Regardless of that for now, the secret realm gates are about to open. According to past experience, the gates will open after absorbing enough energy in about half an hour. We need to go and collect the supplies immediately.
Wang Sen's eyes flashed. After issuing this command, Ling Xiaotian, like a gust of wind, swept everyone along and flew towards the nearest underground base.
Upon reaching above the base, Yu Zhibo clasped his hands together, and the ground immediately cracked open, revealing several large packages piled up in the base.
Items like spiritual energy ores and spirit crystals, which were small in volume but high in price, were placed in Mo Yu's spatial storage. Yu Zhibo's spatial storage was also filled with spirit crystals. The packages they carried mostly contained spiritual herbs, as well as useful materials collected from the bodies of deceased demonic beasts.
Which one should we choose? Ling Xiaotian looked at the energy fluctuations coming from the two directions, feeling a bit conflicted.
Forget it, whoever the little rooster points to, we'll go that way.
Seeing Ling Xiaotian's casual approach, everyone else's faces were filled with black lines, but they didn't know how to refute it, so they could only tacitly agree.
Seeing no objections, Ling Xiaotian waved his hand, and the wind swept up all the packages. He then carried all the members, holding a light energy spirit crystal to recover, and sped towards one of the directions where the spiritual energy fluctuations were occurring.
Rumble
At this moment, no demonic beasts paid any attention to them. Above the secret realm, all beasts stampeded, the sky rumbled, and the earth trembled. All the demonic beasts were rushing towards two directions, driven by an instinctive yearning to see the light of the real world.
Because there were two entrances to the secret realm, the demonic beasts were running in two batches. Ling Xiaotian flew for about twenty minutes before finally reaching one of the nearby vortices where spiritual energy was converging.
It was a vortex that was hundreds of acres in size, appearing high in the sky tens of thousands of meters up. Some impatient, powerful winged dragons flew nearby, were mercilessly sucked in, and ground into pieces.
Beneath the vortex, countless terrifying demonic beasts were lurking. They seemed to have formed a tacit understanding, not infringing upon each other, silently waiting for the secret realm rift to open.
Ling Xiaotian and his group also hid somewhere below, wrapping themselves in aura concealment talismans. Zhao Tianru then cast a black mental power shield with stealth effects, enveloping everyone and blending them with the surrounding scenery, waiting silently.
The fluctuations within the spiritual energy vortex grew increasingly violent. After a minute, a golden beam of light shot out from the center of the vortex.
The secret realm gate has opened!
Following the entry of the golden light, the energy within the spiritual energy vortex became even more violent. Then, with the point of light where the golden beam entered as the center, the sky began to tear open, quickly forming a spatial rift more than five meters long and three meters wide.
Immediately, all the B-rank demonic beasts became agitated, soaring into the air and crowding towards the rift.
No rush. If we chose the right rift, the Director should be outside! Ling Xiaotian said, looking at Yu Zhibo and Zhao Xueyan, who were somewhat excited about returning.
As he spoke, it could indeed be seen that the demonic beasts squeezing out of the spatial rift above the secret realm began to crumble inch by inch, then disappeared into space.
Seeing this, both Wang Sen and Ling Xiaotian couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.
Wang Sen said, It seems we chose correctly. This is Void Collapse, one of the Director's signature techniques. It can directly collapse the space the enemy is in, causing them to instantly turn into the smallest spatial particles after the space collapses.
As the demonic beasts that rushed out of the rift were eliminated, a terrifying mental power also surged into the rift at the same time, deterring all the demonic beasts in place.
The opportunity has arrived! Ling Xiaotian said, leading everyone to soar into the air. Then, Wang Sen swung his strongest blade at the demonic beasts converging at the rift's opening.
Several giant demonic beasts were split in half by this strongest blade. The remaining blade energy then surged towards the outside of the void rift, signaling the arrival of the exploration team within the secret realm.
Get back, all of you! Ling Xiaotian roared, swinging his sword to unleash a streak of light, forcing all the demonic beasts back. He then led everyone and shot into the rift.
From darkness to light, from one world to another, it only took an instant.
The warm sunlight, the fresh air mixed with the scent of soil and plants after the heavy rain, and the emerald green forest stretching as far as the eye could see for countless kilometers, filled those who had not seen the sun for a month with an inexplicable sense of emotion.
Outside the rift, in the void, Lin Wanjun stood with her hands behind her back. Upon seeing them appear, a gentle smile appeared on her face.
Welcome home!