Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

The two chatted happily and became much closer than before.

After a fierce battle, the two sides were evenly matched.

Xuanyuan Yi's crimson blood bat phantom is extremely powerful, and it is a direct counter to Jiang Shi's binding silk thread.

However, Jiang Shi possesses the Water-Stabilizing Pearl. If he avoids battle and merely stalls for time, he can still wear down Xuan Yuan Yi, whose injuries have not yet healed, until he is severely wounded.

However, Xuan Yuan Yi must come from a top-tier power, so he must have some means of protecting himself.

Even if Jiang Shi uses the Water-Stabilizing Pearl to stall for a long time, he will eventually be unable to truly defeat Xuan Yuan Yi.

There is still a significant gap in their backgrounds and abilities.

To defeat Xuan Yuan Yi, it seems the only option is to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The fact that they are now evenly matched is because Xuan Yuan Yi has just been injured and is not yet fully recovered, so he can only exert 70% of his strength.

"Brother Jiang, there's something else I need to tell you," Xuan Yuan Yi suddenly said.

After the two drew, their relationship grew closer, and Jiang Shi no longer hid his identity and told him his name.

"Brother Xuanyuan, please speak freely." Jiang Shi saw that Xuanyuan Yi looked very serious, so he also became serious.

"There's something else I haven't told you yet. Although this Stone Tower Secret Realm is only a second-grade secret realm, the array restrictions were broken by Wei Wushang today. Next time, the cultivation restriction might be lifted," Xuan Yuan Yi said seriously.

"You mean, next time, even late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators or Golden Core cultivators will be able to enter this Stone Tower Secret Realm?"

Jiang Shi was startled upon hearing Xuan Yuan Yi's words.

If a Golden Core cultivator were to enter this Stone Tower Secret Realm the next time it opens, he would never enter it again.

Even the most powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators are still only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even the most outstanding talents cannot defeat a Golden Core cultivator.

Unless the cultivator possesses a high-grade spiritual artifact and holds a large number of mid-grade or even high-grade spirit stones.

Moreover, not every Golden Core cultivator is afraid of high-grade spiritual weapons. Only a very old and dying Golden Core cultivator like the Happy True Man from Biluo Valley could be ambushed and killed by a high-grade spiritual weapon.

If a Golden Core cultivator were to enter this stone tower secret realm, which disciple from any non-top-tier major power would dare to enter?

"It's not that serious. Although the array restrictions of the Stone Tower Secret Realm have been broken, the teleportation array is not stable right now. Unless a Grandmaster of Arrays comes to reinforcing the teleportation array, no one, not even a Golden Core cultivator, would dare to risk entering the secret realm," Xuan Yuan Yi said.

This secret realm is like a small world. In the cultivation world, ordinary cultivators can only enter the secret realm through teleportation arrays.

If the teleportation array is unstable, and someone gets caught in the spatial turbulence while using it, not to mention a Golden Core cultivator, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would perish.

"At most, only late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators will be allowed inside."

"If you still haven't broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage by then, then don't come back."

Xuan Yuan Yi spoke very sincerely, and Jiang Shi nodded in gratitude, saying:

"Thank you for your reminder, Brother Xuanyuan. I will always remember this kindness."

Jiang Shi finished speaking, but had not yet heard Xuan Yuan Yi's reply.

Just then, a strange mist suddenly descended.

"It's time to leave this fog." Jiang Shi was very familiar with the fog, and he quickly stepped into it.

Jiang Shi was already eager to go back.

Xuan Yuan Yi said no more. He was also very familiar with this secret realm and quickly entered the mist.

He needs to return to the Xuanyuan clan as soon as possible to heal his wounds.

As the mist descended, Wei Wushang and Zhou Yuan stood together on the fourth level, and they also saw the mist descend.

"Oh dear, it arrived so quickly. It seems the array's restrictions were broken, bringing forward the arrival of the mist," Wei Wushang remarked, looking at the mist.

Zhou Yuan remained silent after hearing Wei Wushang's words.

This time, he did not achieve his goal. Zhou Yuan had originally planned to at least pass through to the fifth level and take away the Blood Moon Demon Seal from the fifth level.

However, unexpectedly, due to Wei Wushang's actions, they failed to obtain even the fourth level of the Blood Moon Demon Seal.

However, it wasn't entirely fruitless.

"Wei Wushang's immortality technique and strange magic need to be reported to the higher-ups as soon as possible," Zhou Yuan thought to himself.

Such methods, so bizarre, this Wei Wushang is no ordinary person. But when the sky falls, there's always someone tall to hold it up.

This kind of thing is not something a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like him needs to consider.

All he needs to do is report this matter.

Meanwhile, on the other side, there were three brocade-clad grand cultivators from the Liu family of the South China Sea.

"Cousin, what's going on? Wasn't it supposed to take another week for the fog to descend? Why did it arrive earlier this time?" Liu Yueling asked Liu Xuanming, full of doubt.

Liu Xuanming, with a deep frown, spoke up:

"The destruction of the array's restrictions and the premature dispersal of the mist this time are definitely suspicious. Perhaps it was done by Wei Wushang of the Central Continent aristocratic family, or perhaps by that hidden great cultivator. But whoever it was, this time it's over, our mission has failed."

Liu Xuanming, with a deep frown, spoke up:

"The destruction of the array's restrictions and the premature dispersal of the mist this time are definitely suspicious. Perhaps it was done by Wei Wushang of the Central Continent aristocratic family, or perhaps by that hidden great cultivator. But whoever it was, this time it's over, our mission has failed."

After saying that, Liu Xuanming did not hesitate and walked into the mist. After he went in, the other two followed closely behind and entered the mist together.

On the other side, a person hiding his identity slowly emerged from the desert. This person was the assassin who had previously gone to hunt down Wei Wushang.

As the fog appeared, the assassin removed his mask, revealing a very beautiful young woman beneath.

"The fog descended ahead of schedule, but thankfully, the mission is complete." The woman held a short dagger in her hand, stained with blood—the very dagger she had used to kill Wei Wushang.

"Undead and unharmed, this is actually true. The Wei family has actually produced such a person."

Inside the Stone Tower Secret Realm, all the disciples of the top powers were drawn to Wei Wushang's seemingly immortal and unharmed body.

Jiang Shi was naturally overlooked by everyone, even though he shone brightly and grew extremely fast in this stone tower secret realm.

But compared to Wei Wushang, Jiang Shi's strength was nothing at all.

In the mist, Jiang Shi first changed his appearance back to how he looked when he first entered the secret realm.

Then he activated the "True Scripture of Universal Transformation of the Demonic Source" to sense where the teleportation array was in the mist.

With his ability to sense cultivation techniques, Jiang Shi quickly arrived in front of the teleportation array.

Before leaving, Jiang Shi glanced back at the stone tower secret realm, then stopped thinking about it and stepped into the teleportation array.

A wave of dizziness washed over me, making me feel like the world was upside down and my head was spinning.

However, this wasn't Jiang Shi's first time entering this teleportation array, so he quickly adapted.