Wei Yuan followed a group from the Bao Clan to a secret hall, then entered the entrance to the secret realm alongside nine others. Although Qiongshan Immortal Island and the Exquisite Blossom Pure Land were the favorites to win, they were not the only ones participating in the contest. Several Bao clansmen, independent cultivators from across the State of Wu, and individuals from other factions of the Eastern Sea Islands were also participating.

Only the Bao Clan elder presiding over the event knew exactly how many members from each faction had entered the secret realm. Bao Manshan’s authority extended only to granting Wei Yuan a spot, allowing him to enter the secret realm alongside the Bao Clan’s group.

Wei Yuan had originally assumed this contest in the secret realm would be akin to trial arranged by a sect, but it wasn’t until shortly before the start that he was informed of its true nature.

The Bao Clan’s Western Netherworld Secret Realm was not a closed environment. Rather, it shared an environment with a secret realm belonging to the Hlai. Over the years, it had become one of the many battlefields shared by the two sides.

Only one chi in length, the Shadowless Flying Ferret was lightning fast and naturally adept at concealment. It could briefly traverse the void, excelled at tracking spirit objects and creatures, and possessed formidable combat prowess. As a rare spirit beast, its ultimate resting place must be where a spirit vein lay, which was why finding it would be equivalent to pinpointing...