Seven days passed in the blink of an eye...

After the opening of the Taisu Tower, the Holy Land became lively once again...

Today was the day the Desolate Demon Secret Realm would open.

A large number of disciples gathered at the base of Taisu Peak.

They were waiting for the portal to the secret realm to open.

Chu Xiu stood quietly among the crowd.

He watched from afar as Elder Mo Feiyan addressed the gathering.

"According to the usual rules,"

"The secret realm will be open for thirty days. After thirty days, the Holy Land can reconnect the teleportation channel. You must gather at the initial teleportation point within these thirty days, or you'll be trapped in the secret realm for decades... waiting for it to open again."

"Upon exiting the secret realm, everyone must offer a portion of their gains."

"There are rewards for those in the top ten of the contribution list!"

"The first place becomes a true inheritance disciple... rewarded with..."

"Second place..."

Chu Xiu yawned out of boredom. Compared to these rewards, he was more interested in how much benefit he could gain from the Desolate Demon Secret Realm, and most importantly—the Soul-Infant Demon Fruit.

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"Brother Chu Xiu~"

Hearing someone call him, Chu Xiu turned his head and saw a familiar face.

He immediately smiled and said, "Brother Ye, it's you!"

Ye Fan, with his delicate features and well-proportioned build, smiled and asked, "Brother Chu, are you also entering the Desolate Demon Secret Realm?"

"Brother Ye, aren't you doing the same?"

Teaming up with someone with the protagonist's destiny... it seemed this journey wouldn't be peaceful!!

However, if used well, Ye Fan could definitely be an indestructible super scapegoat.

Chu Xiu's mind began to race.

The two started to chat amicably.

During their conversation, Ye Fan asked Chu Xiu if he was interested in the first place on the contribution list.

He subtly hinted at his desire to be promoted from a personal disciple to a true inheritance disciple.

Chu Xiu generously replied that he was only going to the secret realm for training and wasn't interested in competing for rankings.

Ye Fan was very pleased to hear this and asked Chu Xiu if he was familiar with the Desolate Demon Secret Realm and if he was interested in forming a team...

To this, Chu Xiu gladly agreed. With such a lucky charm, his chances of finding the Soul-Infant Demon Fruit might be even greater.

"Ye Fan... come here!"

A cold voice interrupted their conversation.

Chu Xiu and Ye Fan both looked towards the source of the voice.

It was a tall woman dressed in a purple gown, her face covered by a veil, and a long sword strapped to her back.

A faint Great Saint pressure emanated from her, creating a hundred-meter radius of empty space around her, as the disciples lowered their heads in awe, not daring to look at her.

"Brother Ye, my master is calling me... I'll go first."

Ye Fan waved to Chu Xiu and jogged over with a smile.

Chu Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had already recognized the identity of this Great Saint expert.

The Heavenly Sword Peak Lord Liu Xue, also Qi Mengdie's enemy.

A Great Saint of the second level, one of the top combat strengths in the Taisu Holy Land.

"Find an opportunity to kill Chu Xiu in the secret realm!"

Hearing his master's voice transmission, Ye Fan's body trembled, and he glanced at Chu Xiu in the distance.

Perhaps sensing his gaze, Chu Xiu waved and smiled back.

Ye Fan grimaced and replied via voice transmission, "Master, isn't this inappropriate? I have no personal grudge against him, and we're fellow disciples. He's a decent person..."

"Hmph! Blame it on his master, that wench Qi Mengdie!!" Liu Xue snorted coldly, her eyes filled with icy disdain.

Seeing Ye Fan's troubled expression, Liu Xue's tone softened slightly:

"Disciple, that wench Qi Mengdie is no good, and her disciple is surely no good either."

"You shouldn't feel any guilt about killing him."

"Make sure to do it cleanly without leaving any evidence... It's best if he dies at the hands of a desolate beast, so even if the Holy Lord rewinds time, they won't find anything!"

Ye Fan was speechless.

While Liu Xue was plotting how to kill Chu Xiu, elsewhere...

Jian Lingyun and Xiao Yifeng were doing the same.

Isn't Chu Xiu invincible among his peers?

Then we'll send a hundred Divine Bridge Realm disciples to hunt you down. If a hundred aren't enough, then two hundred, three hundred.

Even if you have three heads and six arms, you'll fall in the Desolate Demon Secret Realm.

With everything in place, Jian Lingyun and Xiao Yifeng exchanged a knowing smile as they watched hundreds of Divine Bridge Realm inner disciples disperse.

"Senior Brother Xiao Yifeng, aren't you two fellow disciples? Is it really okay for you to do this? Aren't you afraid the Cloudmist Peak Lord will be furious if Chu Xiu dies? He's currently the prodigy of your peak, a candidate for the Holy Son."

Xiao Yifeng sneered, "A dead genius is no longer a genius, and a dead fellow disciple is the best fellow disciple."

"But you... Jian Lingyun, aren't you afraid the Holy Lord will notice? After all, you have an open conflict with Chu Xiu. Aren't you afraid the Holy Lord will investigate?"

Jian Lingyun smiled calmly, "Afraid? Haha, I have someone backing me."

"This was originally ordered by my master..."

"So what if the Holy Lord finds out? Would she punish my master for a mere Wheel Sea ant?"

"I see!" Thinking of the grudge between his master and Heavenly Sword Peak, Xiao Yifeng nodded in understanding, his smile widening, feeling immensely satisfied.

This time, Chu Xiu, that ant, was doomed.

"Brother Chu Xiu."

Chu Xiaoran found Chu Xiu in the crowd.

She handed him a storage pouch.

"The array materials you needed are all here..."

"Thank you!" Chu Xiu accepted the storage pouch.

He then kindly inquired about her mother's Nether Demon Poison situation.

Chu Xiaoran expressed her gratitude and said that once Chu Xiu returned from the secret realm, she would invite him to her home as a guest.

"Senior Brother..."

At this moment, a young junior sister in a green dress, Taoyao, approached gracefully.

Seeing her approach, the disciples ahead showed apprehension and made way for her.

Taoyao's eyes, like peach blossoms, glanced lightly at Chu Xiaoran beside Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiaoran smiled and bowed slightly, "Xiaoran greets Senior Sister Taoyao."

Taoyao smiled faintly, "Junior Sister Xiaoran, you're becoming more beautiful."

"Hehe, just a little prettier than Senior Sister Taoyao." Chu Xiaoran remained calm and composed.

The two women met and immediately clashed, their words dripping with sarcasm.

Chu Xiu simply yawned out of boredom, having no intention of intervening.

"The teleportation array is open. Disciples with the qualification, quickly enter the teleportation array."

Mo Feiyan's voice echoed from afar.

In the next moment, a blue light pillar shot into the sky.

A hundred-meter-tall light gate appeared.

A blue vortex swirled at the center of the gate.

"I'll go first, junior sisters."

"Senior..."

Before Taoyao could finish her sentence, Chu Xiu activated the "Xing" Secret, shrinking the ground to an inch, and in an instant, he crossed a thousand meters, entering the teleportation light gate in a few flashes.

The other disciples also surged forward, entering one after another.

Taoyao stomped her foot, pouting angrily, "Senior Brother is so impatient."

"I hadn't even finished speaking!"

"The secret realm contains something Senior Brother Chu Xiu urgently needs, so naturally, he's eager to enter." Chu Xiaoran said with a sweet smile.

"Chu Xiaoran, stay away from my senior brother. Don't act like you know him so well." Taoyao's face turned icy, her eyes filled with killing intent, a far cry from the playful demeanor she had when she saw Chu Xiu.

"Senior Sister Taoyao, what do you mean by that?" Chu Xiaoran frowned, "Senior Brother Chu Xiu and I are just friends, not as sordid as you think. Why should I stay away from him?"

"Even if you're the senior sister, you can't be so overbearing, right?"

Taoyao's tone was cold, "I'm overbearing, so what? Do you want to die too?"

The two women locked eyes.

Chu Xiaoran suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, her beautiful eyes blinking.

"Senior Sister Taoyao, do you know what you look like right now?"

Taoyao frowned.

"You look like a jealous woman. No wonder Senior Brother Chu Xiu ran off so quickly earlier."

Boom~

In the next instant, Taoyao furiously struck, her fist aimed at Chu Xiaoran's head, creating terrifying ripples that even tore through space.

Knowing her opponent's strength, Chu Xiaoran wouldn't take the blow head-on. Her delicate body transformed into petals, gracefully scattering.