After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 287 Catch them all in one fell swoop

This person's melancholy might stem from the ever-present threat of death, from the loss of their children by their parents, or perhaps from the uncertainty that arises when they think of future generations.

Even if new life and new people are born, what then?
If we ourselves couldn't withstand the disaster, how can new people possibly withstand it?
These things seem impossible to think about in detail; the more I think about them, the more desperate I feel, as if this letter has lost all meaning.

Chen Lan held the animal hide, staring blankly at the words on it.

The shock she felt was immense; it's likely that not only she, but anyone who saw it would be speechless with astonishment.

Over such a long time, several secret realms have appeared on the mainland. So much time has passed that I can't remember the exact number, but there must be more than several hundred.

In the past, the appearance of a new secret realm was always a cause for celebration for them, as it meant a new training ground had appeared, which might contain great treasures, something to look forward to.

Upon reading the letter from the indigenous people, Chen Lan realized that this secret realm was not a deserted place. They were living, breathing people who had mysteriously disappeared for reasons that were unclear. That was why this place had transformed from a small realm into a floating secret realm.

"'Immortal Solitary One'... what exactly is going on?" Her hands trembled as she held the letter.

Of all those secret realms, although she herself had never entered any of them, she had heard about them from others or seen them recorded in other people's records, so she roughly knew what they were like.

No one has ever heard of seeing the natives of the secret realm, or obtaining anything left behind by them, not even a letter!
Is this the first letter I have?

Or is it that such things existed before, but the news was kept from ordinary cultivators?

Also, what exactly is the purpose of the separated smaller worlds?

Are all the secret realms areas that were suddenly separated and then forcibly destroyed after a period of time, all of them wiped out?
Chen Lan's mind was in turmoil until she suddenly heard Mo Jiuwei's inner thoughts—

[Take care of your business first; you can daydream later.]

The people from Wuya Sect are still trapped inside the formation!

[Quickly turn it over, there's a map on the back of the letter!]

Chen Lan blinked and came back to her senses.

Yes, now is not the time to be daydreaming. The people from Wuya Sect are still causing trouble, and the disciples of Xianlai Sect are still outside. I can't leave for too long.

Chen Lan composed herself and stopped worrying about the words in the letter.

Turn the animal hide over and sure enough, there was a map there, which was the layout of the Hao family's property.

Where are the gardens, where are the medicinal herb fields, there are numerous rooms, and there is also a hot spring pool.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Lan noticed something unusual.

There are many rooms in this house, at least two hundred or more. Most of the rooms are represented by rough lines and are not specifically labeled as belonging to anyone.

However, places like the ancestral hall, the master's room, and the young master's room are specifically marked.

That's not all; in several places, a small triangle icon was specially marked.

"What does this triangle mean?" Chen Lan asked, puzzled as she looked at it. "Ancestral halls have triangles too?"

Having a triangle is certainly unique, but what makes it different?
Is it significant for writing a letter, or... is there a treasure inside?

There must be treasures in the ancestral hall, like this box. Does that mean there will be treasures in the other places marked with triangles as well?
With this in mind, Chen Lan became somewhat eager to try it out.

[Ahem, don't forget to take it, my darling, my senior sister!] [You just knelt down, take a look at it!]

Ok?
My darling? Did you kneel before her?
Chen Lan had already gotten up to leave, but upon hearing Mo Jiuwei's words, she belatedly turned back to look—

That futon!

It looks ordinary, and it's not particularly soft when you kneel on it, nor do you feel anything special about it.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Lan infused it with spiritual energy—

The ordinary futon suddenly became bright!
Chen Lan was overjoyed; this was actually a magical artifact?
She explored it for a while and finally confirmed the function of the futon—it was equivalent to a spirit-gathering array, and the effect was quite amazing!

"What a wonderful spirit-gathering futon! This can be given to the sect leader as a reward for the disciples!"

Chen Lan smiled.

As for the elders, they already have enough good things, including the items used for gathering spirit energy. There's no need for them to keep taking more.

The disciples in the sect need some good things to motivate them, just like the spiritual spring of the Qingyue Sect. The qualification to enter it can be distributed as a reward to the disciples, so that the disciples will have something to strive for when they are cultivating.

It's a pity there's only one of these good things. It would be even better if there were more, so that we could get them more often.

Despite her thoughts, Chen Lan didn't complain and quickly put the futon into her immortal abode.

Then she saw her junior sister, who was idly sitting in the immortal mansion, glance at the futon, slowly walk over to it, place a soft cushion on it... and lie down on it!
Hehe, the size is just right, I can use it as a small bed!

Chen Lan smiled and, without lingering, quickly went to another house marked with a triangle.

"Damn it, how could this happen!"

At this moment, Jiang Rong was no longer as relaxed as before; his eyes were almost entirely bloodshot.

His body bore burn marks, his clothes were tattered, and his face and body were covered in charred black marks.

He entered several formations along the way, including killing formations and illusion formations, and just now he even entered a fire formation!

The fire was truly fierce, seemingly infused with powerful alchemical fire. Even his fire-resistant robes were rendered ineffective, burned beyond recognition.

Fortunately, he had a lot of pills in his storage bag. After taking them, his injuries improved, and he was no longer in danger of losing his life.

I did have a change of clothes in my storage bag, but there's no time to change in this kind of place.

I'm about to lose my life, why do I care about clothes!
"Senior Brother Jiang, what should we do? How do we break the formation?"

"Yes, I don't want to die here, sob sob..."

"I'm in so much pain! I've run out of pills. Can anyone lend me one?"

It was supposed to be a team of 300 people, but now there are less than 40 left.

After several rounds of formations, some died due to a lack of willpower, some due to the lack of timely elixirs to save their lives, and some due to insufficient combat strength...

They were almost wiped out by this ghostly formation!

The remaining people were still alive, but they were filled with sorrow, because they all knew that if they couldn't break the formation, they would all die sooner or later!
The contents of the Qiankun Bag will eventually run out, and once they are unable to save themselves, this secret realm will become their burial ground.