I only reached the Foundation Establishment stage at eighty years old, and then the system appeared.

After leaving Anxi City, Yang Hongbo and his companion flew to Xuanfeng Valley, where the bustling scene resembled a grand gathering. Millions of cultivators had gathered there, their various voices intertwining to create a unique sonic wave.

"Hey bro, what kind of earth-shattering treasure do you think there will be in this secret realm?" A rogue cultivator at the Void Realm with a full beard patted the shoulder of the person next to him, his eyes gleaming with greed.

The man next to him curled his lip and said disdainfully, "What treasures could there be? Every time we go in, it's just the same old spiritual herbs and medicines, maybe just in larger quantities. But if we could find the inner core of a high-level demon beast, that would be a huge windfall."

"High-level demonic beasts? With our strength, encountering a high-level demonic beast would be suicide, wouldn't it?" The stubble-faced rogue cultivator shrank his neck and said with some lingering fear.

"What's there to be afraid of? With so many of us, even if we encounter a high-level demonic beast, we can blast it to smithereens if we all attack together," another person said, waving his fist with heroic spirit.

At this moment, a young disciple dressed in a magnificent robe, clearly from a cultivation family, glanced at them disdainfully and sneered, "You few rogue cultivators at the Void Realm think you can fight against high-level demonic beasts? You're truly overestimating yourselves. For this trip to the secret realm, our family has sent several experts at the Void Realm. Those high-level spiritual herbs and medicines are destined to be ours."

Upon hearing this, the stubble-faced rogue cultivator flew into a rage and roared, "Don't be so arrogant, kid. You can't just run rampant in the secret realm because of your family background. You might not even know how you died."

Just as the young master was about to lash out, a man who appeared to be a family elder pulled him back and whispered, "Young master, don't be impulsive. The secret realm is about to open; it's not wise to cause trouble now. Once we're inside, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with them." The young master snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Yang Hongbo and Yang Tian stood aside, observing everything. Yang Hongbo smiled and said to Yang Tian, ​​"This secret realm hasn't even opened yet, and the atmosphere is already so tense. It looks like we'll have quite a show once we're inside."

Yang Tian nodded expressionlessly and said, "Master, no matter what the situation is inside, I will protect your safety."

Yang Hongbo patted Yang Tian on the shoulder and said confidently, "With you here, I feel at ease. Let's get ready, and once the secret realm opens, we'll go in and have a big battle."

With a deafening roar, the entrance to the mysterious secret realm in Xuanfeng Canyon slowly opened, releasing an ancient and enigmatic aura. Millions of cultivators surged towards the entrance like a tidal wave.

Not to be outdone, Yang Hongbo and Yang Tian followed the crowd into the secret realm. Upon entering, a vast and open world unfolded before them. Rolling mountains, lush green trees, and clear streams meandered through the valleys, while strange birds occasionally flew overhead.

"Wow, the spiritual energy in this secret realm is so rich! It's several times stronger than outside." Yang Hongbo took a deep breath, feeling the rich spiritual energy around him, and said excitedly.

Yang Tian nodded and said, "Master, this is indeed a good place for cultivation. However, we still need to be careful. Although the spiritual energy here is abundant, various dangers may be lurking."

Yang Hongbo nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Let's look around and see if we can find any high-level spiritual herbs and medicines."

The two walked along a path, seeing many low-grade spiritual herbs and medicines along the way. Although Yang Hongbo looked down on these low-grade things, he still picked some, after all, even a mosquito bite is still meat.

"Master, look over there," Yang Tian suddenly said, pointing ahead.

Yang Hongbo looked in the direction Yang Tian was pointing and saw a valley ahead shimmering with multicolored light. An idea struck him, and he said, "Let's go take a look."

The two quickly arrived at the valley, where they saw it was filled with all sorts of high-grade spiritual herbs and medicines. There was the Nine-Leaf Lingzhi, which could enhance cultivation; the Vajra Fruit, which could strengthen the physical body; and the Resurrection Grass, which could heal serious injuries.

"Haha, I'm rich now!" Yang Hongbo laughed excitedly and began frantically picking these high-grade spiritual herbs and medicines.

Just as Yang Hongbo was picking the fruit with great enthusiasm, a roar suddenly came from the depths of the valley. Immediately afterward, a gigantic monster exuding a powerful aura rushed out. This monster resembled a lion, but it had three horns on its head, its fur was as hard as steel needles, and its four claws were incredibly sharp, as if they could tear anything apart.

"Master, be careful! This is a demonic beast at the peak of the Void Realm, and its strength is extremely powerful." Yang Tian immediately stood in front of Yang Hongbo, watching the demonic beast warily.

Yang Hongbo looked at the demonic beast, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes, and said, "Perfect, let's use it to test my peak Void Realm strength."

With that, Yang Hongbo flashed forward, charging towards the demonic beast. He channeled all his spiritual energy and unleashed a powerful punch, a forceful fist shadow of spiritual energy hurtling towards the beast. The demonic beast, not to be outdone, roared and swung its claws to meet the attack.

With a deafening roar, the spiritual fist and the demonic beast's claws collided, unleashing a powerful shockwave. The surrounding trees were shaken violently, and a huge crater appeared in the ground.

Both Yang Hongbo and the demonic beast were forced back several steps by the shockwave. Yang Hongbo was secretly surprised; the demonic beast was indeed powerful. Although he hadn't used his full strength in that punch, it was still something that an ordinary Void Realm cultivator couldn't withstand.

"Again!" Yang Hongbo roared and charged at the monster once more. He unleashed his ultimate technique, unleashing a series of sharp sword energies towards the monster. The monster dodged left and right, but was still slashed by several sword energies, its body bleeding profusely.

The demonic beast was utterly enraged. It roared to the sky, its aura becoming even more ferocious. It opened its blood-red maw, spewing a stream of black flames towards Yang Hongbo. Yang Hongbo quickly used his movement technique to dodge, but the black flames were too fast, and some of them still managed to touch his clothes.

"Hiss!" Yang Hongbo felt a sharp pain as black flames burned a large hole in his clothes and burned a patch of his skin. Enraged, he decided to hold back no longer.

Yang Hongbo roared and launched a final attack on the demonic beast. He unleashed a powerful aura, and beams of spiritual energy shot towards the beast, his strongest attack descending from the sky.

"Heavenly Thunder Slash!" A massive lightning sword shadow slashed towards the demonic beast. Sensing the immense power of this attack, the beast tried to dodge, but it was too late. The lightning sword shadow struck the beast fiercely, and with a scream, its body was cleaved in two, collapsing to the ground dead.

"Haha, finally solved it." Yang Hongbo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile.

Yang Tian walked to the monster's corpse, took out its inner core, and handed it to Yang Hongbo, saying, "Master, this monster's inner core is a good thing, please accept it."

Yang Hongbo accepted the inner core, and the two tidied themselves up before continuing their search for high-grade spiritual herbs and medicines in the secret realm. In the days that followed, they encountered many more high-grade demonic beasts, but with Yang Tian's protection, these beasts were quickly annihilated. They also found even more high-grade spiritual herbs and medicines, reaping a bountiful harvest.

"Master, we've explored quite a bit of this secret realm and reaped a rich harvest. However, I have a feeling there are definitely more precious things hidden within. Should we continue our search deeper?" Yang Tian asked Yang Hongbo.

Yang Hongbo nodded and said, "Of course we should continue to explore. This secret realm is so vast; there must be many more secrets waiting for us to discover. Let's go, let's keep going."

The two ventured deeper into the secret realm, unsure of what challenges and opportunities lay ahead, but they were filled with confidence, for they possessed great strength and had each other's company.