Longzang

Chapter 397 So-called Surveillance

Wei Yuan followed a group of Bao family members to a secret hall, and then entered the entrance to the secret realm with nine other people. This battle for the secret realm involved not only Qionghua Immortal Island and Da Baohua Pure Land, but also several members of the Bao family themselves, independent cultivators from various parts of Wu Kingdom, and other forces from the islands of the East Sea.

Only the elder of the Bao family in charge of this matter knew how many people from each faction had entered the secret realm. Bao Manshan's authority was limited to granting Wei Yuan a spot, allowing him to enter the secret realm with the Bao family's team.

Wei Yuan originally thought that this secret realm competition was just a trial arranged by the sect, but he was not told the true contents of the secret realm until just before it started.

The Western Netherworld Secret Realm of the Bao family is not a closed environment, but rather a secret realm similar to that of the Haili tribe. Over the years, this place has become a battlefield for both sides.

The Shadowless Flying Sable is only a foot long, moves like lightning, is naturally adept at concealment, can briefly traverse the void, is skilled at finding spiritual objects, and possesses formidable combat power. It is a rare spiritual beast, and its final resting place will definitely be a spiritual vein. Finding it is equivalent to locating a spiritual vein for the Bao family, and the group will also clear out the ferocious beasts around the spiritual vein, and incidentally eliminate the Hai Li tribe members as well.

Judging from the video footage alone, this beast is quite formidable and difficult to capture, not to mention the competition from other people, and most likely, one would have to face powerful members of the Haili tribe.

After obtaining the new information about the secret realm, Wei Yuan handed it over to the mortals in the vast land of Wanli Heshan, letting them devise a plan. He then packed his things and entered the secret realm with the Bao family.

As Hou Yuan passed through the entrance, he felt slightly dizzy, as if his body had passed through something, and he was now in a strange world.

The Netherworld is located underground, consisting of countless underground spaces and caves. It is said to be located beneath the seabed in this world.

Clusters of glowing mushrooms grew on the mountain walls and cave ceiling. Although the cave was dark, it was still barely possible to see. For Wei Yuan, whose innate senses were exceptionally sharp, this was like a fish in water.

Wei Yuan looked around, but saw no one nearby.

Entering from different entrances will result in appearing in different areas of the secret realm, but even within the same area, the location of appearance is random.

Seeing that no one was around, Wei Yuan quickly observed the surrounding terrain. The terrain he saw was then automatically generated in the vast landscape. The mortals responsible for studying the terrain immediately analyzed and compared it, and quickly located Wei Yuan's position.

Wei Yuan had a three-dimensional image of the secret realm in his mind. According to the markings in the image, he was currently in a corner of the secret realm, surrounded by seven or eight red dots. These were locations that researchers had analyzed that other members of the Bao family might appear in. Some of the red dots were places that people in the nearby area would inevitably pass through.

The 3D image is light gray, but the parts that Wei Yuan sees with his own eyes turn into color and become clearer and more realistic, thus correcting the original data.

Within the vast landscape, this 3D image actually spans tens of feet in length and width, and over ten feet in height. Dozens of people continuously add the latest analyzed data to the image. As long as Wei Yuan scans it with his divine sense, he can understand the meaning of the markings and the data they contain. And everything Wei Yuan sees with his divine sense is automatically added to the image.

This real-time image was devised by ordinary people after discussion. It can reflect the surrounding environment intuitively and in real time, serving as a reference for Wei Yuan's actions and also for ordinary people to use when formulating corresponding action plans.

Wei Yuan reviewed the chosen action plan one last time, then concealed his aura and hid his figure, becoming almost imperceptible. Even if the two passed each other by, they might easily overlook Wei Yuan.

Inside a grand hall, several elders were surveying the images within the secret realm. The Bao family had managed the secret realm for many years, embedding countless surveillance and monitoring devices connected to the grand array. At this moment, the center of the hall not only displayed the image of the secret realm itself, but also hundreds of individual images, each representing the field of vision of a monitoring device.

A cultivator from the Bao family was walking through the passage, cautiously observing his surroundings. Suddenly, he heard faint footsteps to his left, instantly becoming alert and looking to the left. Sure enough, there were several passages in the shadows of the mountain wall, each only wide enough for one person to pass through.

He stared at the passage to the left, a divine beast's image appearing above his head, ready for battle. Just then, a small round bucket was suddenly thrown out of the cave to the right.

The cultivator from the Bao family turned around instantly, only to be met with a sudden burst of bright white light that was so dazzling it was almost blinding. Along with the explosion, a piercing, soul-stirring demonic sound also rang out, causing his Dharma form to sway slightly.

The cultivator felt dizzy and hurriedly retreated, but unexpectedly, someone stood behind him and smashed a stick into the back of his head!
The staff was imbued with powerful Dao energy, causing the Bao family cultivator to stagger and fall headfirst.

Wei Yuan revealed himself and let out a long breath. The action plan devised by the mortals had indeed proven remarkably effective; they had taken down a Dharma Avatar in the blink of an eye.

Wei Yuan quickly searched the Bao family cultivator and found a small storage bag. He then stripped the cultivator of all his magical treasures and robes. After listening to the surrounding sounds, he chose one of several contingency plans, slipped into the shadows, and disappeared.

A female cultivator from the Bao family rushed over and was shocked to see the unconscious cultivator lying on the ground. She quickly ran over to help him.

But just as she picked up the male cultivator's upper body, she heard a soft click, and then a small round barrel rolled out from behind him. After that, all she could see was a bright white light, and she couldn't see anything else.

The piercing, soul-stirring demonic sound shook out her divine form, and then a steel rod flew over and struck her heavily on the back of the head.

Wei Yuan also took her magic robe and storage magic item, then chose another from the subsequent plans and disappeared again. Immediately afterwards, a third Bao family cultivator arrived at the sound and immediately saw a man and a woman embracing each other, their clothes disheveled.

The cultivator quickly turned his head and said, "Zihua, Chengyu, you two have actually hooked up? If you're hooking up, why are you in such a hurry? Don't you know there are surveillance magic treasures everywhere in this area? Why don't you two get up right now? Do you want the elders to see you having sex?"

After saying that, there was no response.

He turned around and realized that something was wrong with the two of them, so he quickly went over to check on them. But after taking only two steps, he suddenly stepped on something!
With a deafening roar, the violent explosion sent him flying into the air!
Fortunately, his physical body was strong, and he only suffered minor injuries. He landed steadily and saw two small round barrels rolling in front of him. He looked closely and saw a dazzling white light, his Dharma form shaking violently. Only then did he realize where the sound he had just heard came from.

Then, with a strike like a divine dragon from the heavens, he knocked him unconscious. What appeared to be a stick in Wei Yuan's hand was actually an elongated and rounded tower, the Demon-Suppressing Fourth-Level Tower, skilled in shaking the sea of ​​consciousness and sealing divine sense. He swung it in a circle, aiming for the back of the head, and one blow fell after another.

After dealing with the third Bao family cultivator, Wei Yuan moved to the side of the other two cultivators and then lit a small stick of incense.

This is Sun Yu's Soul-Eating Incense, but Wei Yuan intentionally reduced its potency and removed one of the main ingredients when preparing it the night before. Although it will still erode the primordial spirit, it can recover after a period of rest, unlike Sun Yu's original prescription which was incurable.

Wei Yuan assessed the medicinal properties. If more cultivators from the Bao family arrived, the only option would be to send the three of them out of the secret realm; otherwise, the longer they delayed, the more potent the poison would become. Moreover, the initial symptoms of the Devouring God Incense were extremely frightening, and no one dared to risk damage to their sea of ​​consciousness. This was tantamount to eliminating another opponent.

If no one comes, the incense will burn to the end, which will significantly erode the appearances of the three people. They won't die, but they won't be able to fight for a while and will need to rest for a month.

After doing all this, Wei Yuan remembered what the third cultivator had said, so he searched around.

In one video, several elders saw Wei Yuan's face getting closer and closer, even pressing one eye against it to get a closer look, as if they could see into the main hall behind the screen.

The elders looked at each other, speechless.

Wei Yuan watched for a while, then finally stepped back, picked up a lump of mud, and sealed the surveillance device.

Wei Yuan sprinted through the underground cave, discovering several more surveillance artifacts along the way, all of which were invariably sealed with mud. As one image after another went black, the expressions of the elders grew increasingly grim.

Wei Yuan headed straight for the depths of the secret realm. The Shadowless Flying Sable only operated near the Haili tribe's territory, and might even venture into their area. There were no maps deep within the secret realm, and even fewer in the Haili tribe's controlled territory. That area was also fraught with danger, frequented by numerous ferocious beasts.

But that area was the only suitable place to carry out the plan. All the plans that caught Wei Yuan's eye required the use of the ferocious beasts that lived there, or even the powerful members of the Haili tribe.

While running, Wei Yuan suddenly discovered another passage just a few feet away. According to the topographical map, this passage should belong to another entrance, but he didn't know which one it was.

Wei Yuan immediately stopped, shot out a stream of water from his fingertip, and began to cut through the cave wall. Soon, Wei Yuan had broken through the cave wall, creating a passage between the two caverns.

Wei Yuan quickly burrowed into the cave on the other side, glanced at the surrounding environment, and then conjured a rock to block his way out.

Wei Yuan examined the rock carefully, then modified its appearance until it matched the surrounding cave walls before sealing the entrance. After making a few more arrangements, he ventured deeper into the cave.

A moment later, Wei Yuan's heart stirred, and an image appeared in his mind. A cultivator dressed in strange clothes walked quickly along the passage. He suddenly stopped, looked around, and looked puzzled.

He instinctively sensed that something was watching him, but a scan of his surroundings with his divine sense revealed nothing unusual. A four-armed warrior with a human body and a snake tail faintly appeared above his head, slowing his pace.

Seeing his reaction, Wei Yuan seemed to be deep in thought, while several groups of mortals had already begun to study targeted solutions.

Wherever mortals gather, there are bound to be hidden talents and brilliant minds; the vast land of China is no exception. In the blink of an eye, someone proposed a new plan, which Wei Yuan found astounding and immediately adopted.

At the next fork in the road, Wei Yuan used his divine sense to locate a monitoring artifact. He then leaped up, embedded an inconspicuous rock next to the artifact on the cave ceiling, and quickly left.

A moment later, a cultivator emerged from a cave. Upon reaching the fork in the path, he trembled, his Dharma form instantly appearing, warily surveying his surroundings. After much effort, he finally found the monitoring artifact and a clearly problematic stone. However, after careful examination, he concluded that the artifact belonged to the Bao family and had been placed within the secret realm. Out of respect for the Bao family, he did nothing with the artifact. Similarly, he left the stone untouched.

(End of this chapter)