Master, when can I become your wife?

The next day, Qingshan Town was in some chaos. Many people could be seen sleeping on the ground, as well as quite a few behaving erratically.

In more serious cases, they've even started spacing out and drooling.

These are all due to the great battle of the gods and demons refining souls.

Actually, it started last night, but some people were affected and fell asleep peacefully.

Symptoms appeared after waking up.

Fortunately, the Divine Fiend Soul Refining Array did not last long, so only a portion of the area was affected.

This kind of thing is extremely strange in the eyes of ordinary people.

Many people have started spreading rumors that there are evil spirits in Qingshan Town, and even some of the evil deeds that some families have done in the past have been dug up.

It is said that a vengeful ghost has come to claim a life.

Many people have already begun preparing to move away from Qingshan Town to avoid being affected.

Some people even sought out a master from a nearby temple to try and resolve the issue.

As Luo Yunxi walked through Qingshan Town, she witnessed this scene and couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.

From her current perspective, ordinary people are truly pathetic.

It truly shows a lack of awareness of the vastness of the sky and the thickness of the earth.

The aftershocks of a battle between two powerful cultivators could easily destroy a city that has been built in the mortal realm for hundreds of years.

The ordinary people in the city could only watch helplessly as they died, and might not even realize it before they were already dead.

Luo Yunxi bought a few steamed buns and ate them in small bites.

She had no way to help the ordinary people in Qingshan Town who were affected by the evil energy.

The malevolent energy has dissipated, but the affected mind is difficult to restore.

She wasn't some powerful cultivator after all.

She didn't even know why the Divine Fiend Soul Refining Array was broken yesterday.

Perhaps a powerful cultivator just happened to pass by this place?

After leaving Qingshan Town.

Luo Yunxi then flew on her sword towards the direction of her family.

What's this called again?

Returning home in glory?

almost.

This time when she returned, Luo Yunxi had already made up her mind: she would challenge all the elders in the family except for her own father!

As for why...

That's because she's filial, not because her father is a Golden Core cultivator.

Although the Golden Core stage is nothing special in the Dao Seeking Sect, it is already extremely powerful in ordinary families.

People call him a Golden Core True Person, which is enough to establish a sect. The Nascent Soul Ancestor is an even more fundamental figure in many sects.

It's just that I've been staying at the Dao Seeking Sect for too long.

Luo Yunxi had no respect for so-called Golden Core and Nascent Soul experts.

The town where the Luo family lived was called Bailing City, which was quite a distance from Qingshan Town.

And so, they flew for another full day and night.

Luo Yunxi stopped before even reaching Bailing City.

She discovered that a young girl was being chased by two burly men below.

Such a horrifying thing happening in this desolate wilderness—is it a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality?

Luo Yunxi plans to stage a beauty rescue.

However, we should wait and see before doing anything else, lest we save the wrong person, which would be very embarrassing.

"Hand over the key to the secret realm, or you won't leave today."

The two men were chasing the girl. The man who spoke up had a clear goal: the secret key to the realm that the girl possessed.

As for the other man, although he didn't speak, the way he looked the woman up and down and the playful smile on his lips were enough to prove that his purpose was not so pure.

As for the girl...

The girl remained silent, only running away.

"The key to the secret realm?"

Luo Yunxi, who was flying in the air on her sword, was somewhat surprised, as she knew about the secret realm key.

Most of the secret realms in the Xuan Tian Realm are usually legacies left behind by powerful cultivators before their passing, so that there would be successors to inherit their legacy many years later.

There are also some small worlds that were created by humans. Because the creators have passed away, they have been left unmanaged for a long time and have become open.

Some are naturally formed secret realms, which may contain many extinct spiritual creatures.

Most of these secret realms are open; once opened, anyone can enter, with only restrictions based on cultivation level.

However, at the same time, many powerful cultivators in the cultivation world will be so bored that they will deliberately create a secret realm, put some treasures inside, and then attract others to explore it.

These kinds of secret realms can only be opened with a Secret Realm Key.

Of course, there are also those that do not require a Secret Realm Key.

However, there's a problem with these kinds of secret realms: what's inside depends entirely on the explorer's mood.

It's just like a lottery.

According to records, a powerful being once built a secret realm with only one secret realm key.

That time, countless people fought tooth and nail for the secret realm key.

As a result, when the final winner went inside, he found the secret realm to be desolate and empty.

Everyone was deceived by that powerful figure.

It is for this reason that the reputation of these secret realms that require keys has declined considerably.

However, not everyone knows this.

And even if people knew, some would still be willing to take the risk.

After all, not all strong people are so shameless.

For ordinary cultivators, such a secret realm is undoubtedly an opportunity for them to soar to new heights, so naturally they would not give it up.

Just like these two cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining below.

After following for a while and confirming that the girl was being chased only because she had the key to the secret realm and not for any other reason, Luo Yunxi decided to take action.

The girl in the Qi Refining stage was still running wildly, risking her life.

She was equally unwilling to give up this opportunity.

She was startled when she saw a girl suddenly appearing on a sword.

Flying on a sword?!

This person must be at least a Foundation Establishment stage expert, right?

Luo Yunxi stepped in front of the girl, blocking her way, and then confidently patted her chest, saying, "Don't worry, with me here today, they can't hurt you."

The girl was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Was this person here to save her?

I think so?

If it's to steal her key, then she could just take action directly; she can't resist a Foundation Establishment expert.

Luo Yunxi stepped forward, shielding the girl behind her, and looked at the two men who were chasing her.

At this moment, the two men looked at each other, and then, without saying a word, turned and ran.

The opponent has a Foundation Establishment expert protecting them. Should we just run and wait to die?

As a rogue cultivator, the most important thing to live a long life is to learn to assess the situation. Running away is not shameful; dying is.

"well?"

Luo Yunxi was taken aback as she watched the two people turn and run away. Why were they like the evil cultivators from before, always running away at the drop of a hat?

She doesn't understand.

Are cultivators these days so afraid of death?

Shouldn't cultivators forge ahead without hesitation?

"S-Senior, this is the key to the secret realm. Could you protect me for the next period of time?"

The girl's voice suddenly rang out, and then she took out a token-shaped key to the secret realm and handed it to Luo Yunxi.

"Hmm?" Luo Yunxi was slightly taken aback. Instead of taking the key, she asked, "What are you going to do if you give it to me?"

"I have two."

The girl said somewhat nervously, perhaps out of respect for the strong, she felt that asking Luo Yunxi to protect her was a bit too much.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yunxi smiled and accepted the key to the secret realm, saying, "Then I won't be polite. But how come you have so many keys?"

"I was walking down the street that day when a powerful figure riding a crane flew overhead, and then two keys fell from the sky."

The girl explained.

Luo Yunxi: "..."