Chapter 1 The Beginning
His "grand plan" was to show off.

Imagine if someone they knew was in danger, and he and Fang Xiaoyu descended from the sky to save them.

They wouldn't recognize him, pouring out their gratitude, and then he would retract his armor, reveal his true face, and look at their stunned expressions.

Just thinking about it,

Tsk tsk tsk,

Felt so good.

Fang Xiaoyu relented and obediently put on her armor.

She was much smarter than Wan Lei. Based on Wan Lei's personality, she vaguely guessed what he was up to.

She was already helpless with this attention-seeker.

"I say, quite a few people have seen this armor of yours, haven't they? They'll still recognize you at a glance."

Fang Xiaoyu looked at the simpleton in front of her, not wanting to admit he was her man to others.

"That's true. Hey, Armor, can you transform?"

Wan Lei knocked on his chest.

"...Yes."

As if! An armor personally crafted by the Thunder Emperor, how could it not have basic camouflage and transformation abilities?

However, it was truly… humiliating for the majestic Thunder Armor to play dress-up like Transformers.

"Then change into the appearance of your armor, my wife. That set of technological battle armor was so cool. Look at you now, you look like ancient armor, so ugly."

"...Alright."

In the blink of an eye, the Thunder Armor transformed into the appearance of Fang Xiaoyu's armor.

It was predominantly a deep blue, form-fitting, with seamless connections at every joint, appearing smooth and fluid.

"Add some sharp edges, this looks bad. It needs some masculine aura."

"...Alright."

"Make the eye parts brighter, the kind that blinds people's dog eyes."

"...Alright."

"Why so large in the chest? I told you to copy it, not to make it a women's version directly. Make it smaller, I don't have a fetish for touching myself."

"...Alright."

"The crotch is too tight, it's hindering the development of my second brother. If this thing squeezes it and damages it, I'll fight you to the death!"

"...You drama queen!"

The Thunder Armor finally couldn't take it anymore!

Fang Xiaoyu looked at the Thunder Armor, nodding in agreement.

Finally, I'm not the only one who thinks Wan Lei is a drama queen.

The modifications were complete. Now, both of their armors were full of futuristic technology. Especially with the addition of steel wings and the energy rings on their backs, they exuded a strong mechanical aura.

"You call this a secret realm?"

Wan Lei pointed at a green pillar of light in the distance, dumbfounded.

The secret realm he imagined should have been vast mountains and seas, shrouded in clouds, exuding ethereal energy, with various strangely shaped demonic beasts… no, immortal beasts flying around, like paradise.

But before him was a lone mountain peak and a solitary pillar of light. If it weren't for the stone tablet beside it, inscribed with "Wood Immortal Secret Realm, Keep Out," he wouldn't have believed this was the inheritance left by an immortal.

"Shouldn't there be many people? Where did everyone go?"

Wan Lei walked to the pillar of light and studied it carefully.

"Could it be that the inheritance is within this pillar of light, and one needs to decipher it to obtain it? It must be so. This pillar of light should also be a type of formation, which is my specialty… Ah!!!"

Fang Xiaoyu finally couldn't stand it anymore and kicked Wan Lei's backside, sending him into the pillar of light.

Then, his figure vanished directly.

Fang Xiaoyu stepped into the pillar of light and disappeared along with him.

Their figures reappeared, and they cautiously observed their surroundings.

Here was a vast, boundless forest.

The sky was dim, with no sun, no moon, and no stars. Only a dim light permeated, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

The forest below was filled with trees that were a hundred zhang tall, extremely thick, requiring more than ten people to embrace.

"Wifey, I think there's definitely danger in this forest."

Wan Lei tightly gripped Fang Xiaoyu's hand.

"You think I don't know that?"

"We can just fly over the forest."

"...You're such a genius."

"Right? You think I'm smart too..."

"Pah! Do you think you're the only one who can think of that? So many cultivators came in, have you seen anyone flying in the sky? Are they all fools? Don't they know to fly up?"

Fang Xiaoyu gave Wan Lei a disdainful sideways glance.

As if to prove Fang Xiaoyu's words, a large bird suddenly flew across the sky.

This bird was emaciated, its eyes sunken, its beak filled with sharp teeth, its feathers all gone, and only two wing bones remaining of its wings. It was a wonder how it could still fly.

Suddenly, a giant flower shot out from a large tree. The flower's petals unfurled and swallowed the large bird in one gulp.

In the silent forest, the sound of chewing bones was particularly chilling.

"Let's go, we're going into the forest."

Fang Xiaoyu pulled Wan Lei and walked towards the forest.

Upon entering the forest, the dense foliage blocked the light, making it even darker.

It was eerie and terrifying.

"Look."

Wan Lei suddenly pointed at a large tree.

Stuck to the main trunk of the tree was a person.

A dead person.

Judging by his attire, he was clearly a cultivator. The man was emaciated, his eyes wide open, his mouth agape, as if in terror. He must have experienced something extremely frightening before his death.

"It seems its life force was drained by this tree."

Fang Xiaoyu touched a sharp wooden thorn piercing the cultivator. Suddenly, the thorn elongated and lunged towards Fang Xiaoyu's chest.

Fang Xiaoyu retreated and drew her twin swords, slicing the thorn in two.

After being severed, the thorn immediately transformed into two dark vines with barbs and rapidly coiled towards Fang Xiaoyu.

Seeing this, Wan Lei took out his Thunder God's Hammer and smashed it at the large tree.

Boom!!!

The hammer's force, combined with the lightning, made the large tree tremble violently. The vines coiling towards Fang Xiaoyu immediately retracted back into the tree.

Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu waited for a while, but the large tree showed no further movement.

"It's scared off already?"

Wan Lei tilted his head slightly, staring at the tree.

"It is afraid, but not of you. It's afraid of lightning."

Xiao Huang, the little yellow dog, appeared and climbed onto Wan Lei's shoulder.

"Why?"

"Lightning represents heavenly punishment, the most yang, most rigid, and upright power in the world. It's the nemesis of all evil spirits. This place is filled with yin energy, everything is so strange. Your lightning is precisely what counters them."

"That's good then."

"However, Xiao Yuzi is different. Wind is the power of ultimate yin and softness. Coupled with her being a girl, her yang energy is insufficient, making her prone to attracting these evil spirits. You must protect her well."

"You don't need to tell me that! I will definitely protect my wife well."

Wan Lei pulled Fang Xiaoyu and walked into the depths of the forest.

Along the way, they saw too many cultivators whose life force had been drained, some even piled up densely, with all sorts of gruesome deaths.