Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

"This treasure is extraordinary!" The moment Mo Juren saw the golden flying needle, he immediately felt a wave of extremely sharp spiritual pressure rushing towards him, and a sense of surprise arose in his heart.

"This is the 'Heaven and Earth Ruyi Needle,' a famous treasure of my Xue family," Xue Rou explained with a smile.

"The Universe-Slaying Needle?" Upon hearing this name, Mo Juren immediately looked puzzled.
"I have heard of the 'Heaven and Earth Extinction Divine Needle,' but that is a renowned treasure on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking. Could there be some connection between the two?"

"The captain is right. My 'Heaven and Earth Ruyi Needles' is a replica of the 'Heaven and Earth Extinction Divine Needles,' crafted by my ancestor with endless effort... Although its power is less than one-tenth of the original, it has extremely powerful uses in other aspects..."

With Xue Rou's explanation, Mo Juren finally understood everything. It turned out that the Xue family ancestor had accidentally obtained a method to replicate the "Heaven and Earth Extinction Divine Needle" years ago. Unfortunately, due to the difficulty of the method and the lack of materials, it was almost impossible to succeed.

Naturally, he was unwilling to accept this, and after many years of research, he finally figured out a replacement method and eventually refined the so-called 'Heaven and Earth Ruyi Divine Needle'.

The names are similar to the physical forms, but their functions are completely different.

The Qiankun Ruyi Divine Needle is not an offensive treasure. Although it can be used against enemies, its power is far less than that of its original form. Its true purpose is to break formations.

Xue Yuanhuang, the patriarch of the Xue family, was originally a master of array formations. With this needle, he was like a tiger with wings. However, as time went by, his achievements in array formations became more and more advanced, and he no longer needed this treasure. It was then passed on to Xue Rou.

"It seems your grandfather really dotes on you!" Mo Juren chuckled.

"The Ancestor does indeed value me highly, but this treasure was given to me secretly, and he specifically instructed me not to reveal it easily unless necessary." Xue Rou nodded slightly, and upon hearing this, Mo Juren instantly understood the reason, and then said with considerable emotion,

"It seems the Xue family isn't having an easy time either. But that's normal. Whether in the mortal world or the cultivation world, the struggle for interests is eternal. Aren't all the major families like this?"

"Yes! They're all the same!" Xue Rou sighed, not saying anything more, then changed the subject.

"Let's not delay, let's begin now. However, even with the assistance of the 'Heaven and Earth Ruyi Needle,' breaking the formation will still take quite a while. During the process, the captain doesn't need to interfere, just help protect the formation and don't let anyone disturb me..."

"Go ahead and do what you need to do; leave the rest to me."

After the discussion, Xue Rou did not hesitate any longer. She immediately waved her jade hand, and in an instant, golden rays shot out like threads, which then landed on the various parts of the restriction in front of her.

Upon seeing this, he quickly raised his arms and began rapidly forming unknown hand seals.

In just a moment, all the golden needles began to tremble slightly, as if some mysterious force was pushing them to slowly penetrate the barrier.

Mo Juren was deeply moved. If his guess was correct, the locations where the golden needles pierced were precisely the many important nodes of the restriction.

This is also the key to breaking the formation. Only by attacking the key points and thus affecting the operation of the formation can it be broken.

However, this is easier said than done. Ordinary array nodes are easy to find, but once the array level is too high, it becomes extremely difficult.

Just like the 'Sumeru Demon-Slaying Array' before him, even he only vaguely found a part of the nodes after his investigation.

From this point of view alone, Xue Rou's achievements in the art of formations are indeed far superior to his.

Finding the node is only the first step; we are still far from breaking the formation. The most crucial step is to use the node to influence the formation's operation.

The nodes are not the flaws in the formation, but rather the core of its spiritual energy operation. Their defense is stronger than that of other areas, and it is not advisable to attack them purely with brute force.

The opponent's "Heaven and Earth Ruyi Needle" is truly formidable, as it can ignore the formation's defenses and directly pierce into the nodes, making it much easier to break through the formation.

Under Xue Rou's control, the golden needles gradually penetrated deeper, and it wasn't until more than half an hour later that they finally stopped.

"This formation is much stronger than expected, and it will be extremely difficult to break through it completely. Fortunately, we only need to pry open a passage in and out, which will make things easier."

However, "easy" here is relative. In addition, my cultivation level is not high enough to fully unleash the power of the "Heaven and Earth Ruyi Needle", so it will still take quite a while.

"You need to be fully focused during this time and not be disturbed along the way, otherwise all your efforts will be in vain..." Xue Rou frowned and reminded him again with an extremely solemn expression.

"Don't worry, with me here, no one will bother you."

Mo Juren immediately gave his guarantee, and upon hearing this, Xue Rou no longer hesitated. She immediately sat cross-legged, continued to manipulate her hands, and chanted incantations.

In an instant, the golden needles that had pierced the nodes of the formation began to emit a dazzling golden light, and they connected with each other, gradually forming a peculiar pattern. The pattern resembled some kind of formation, and once formed, it began to unleash astonishing spiritual power…

Time passed slowly, and several hours had gone by in the blink of an eye. At this time, the area in front of the barrier surrounded by golden needles had already undergone obvious changes, and it looked like it was about to give way.

Until a certain moment, with Xue Rou's delicate shout, golden light suddenly burst forth, and then a passage with a diameter of about ten feet came into view.

The passage finally opened, but she was not in a hurry to be happy. Instead, she continued to manipulate her hands, casting mysterious spells into each of the golden needles.

Only when the golden needles stopped trembling and the surrounding passage became increasingly stable did the other party finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"The passage has been stabilized, but it cannot last long; it will collapse and disappear again in seven days at most."

"Seven days? That's not a short time." Mo Juren thought for a moment, then added,

"If we haven't come out by the appointed time, may we open it a second time?"

“Once we go in, this ‘Universe-Wish Needle’ needs to remain outside. If we haven’t returned by the appointed time, things will get complicated,” Xue Rou solemnly reminded her.

"It seems we really can't be careless." Mo Juren frowned, then looked directly at the group of people cultivating and recovering in the valley further away, and shook his head helplessly.

The entrance needs to be guarded, but it's clear that these people are unreliable, at least for now.

Thinking of this, he immediately shook the spirit beast ring and released Xiaobai again. He then briefly explained the situation. After listening, the other party immediately assured him that he could leave the outside to him.

Mo Juren was still a little uneasy. After thinking for a moment, he had another thought, and in an instant, a purple fire dragon appeared.

This is not Purple Lightning, but Purple Extreme Thunder Flame. Although we do not have the advantage of terrain here, the opponent's strength is still not to be underestimated. If we cooperate with Xiaobai, we can still put up a fight against even a Void Refinement early stage expert.

As for Zidian, he naturally had to keep it by his side. After all, the secret realm in front of him was clearly not a safe place, and there might be some unpredictable dangers. He had to be prepared.

With that, Mo Juren finally felt a little relieved. Without further delay, he immediately called Xue Rou over, and together they transformed into two streaks of light and flew into the passage...

……

The passage was not long; in the blink of an eye, the two had passed through it smoothly and entered an unfamiliar world.

"It really is a secret realm!" After looking around, Mo Juren's face immediately lit up with surprise.

This was quite an unexpected surprise. I never imagined that a simple mission would lead to an unfamiliar secret realm. It was truly beyond my expectations.

However, this secret realm was rather ordinary. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth was very thin, much worse than outside. Moreover, the surrounding ground was quite desolate, with only some low and sparse unfamiliar vegetation growing there.

"It's best not to be too happy yet. The fact that this place can be sealed by the 'Sumeru Extermination Array' shows that it is definitely not a good place. It is very likely that some kind of evil creature exists here." Xue Rou never let her guard down, and seeing the situation around her, she quickly reminded her again.

"An evil thing?" Upon hearing this, Mo Juren smiled inwardly. He might have been wary of other things, but he really didn't take evil things seriously.

The area of ​​this secret realm was quite large; even with his divine sense, he couldn't perceive its boundaries.

However, being here, one's magical power and divine sense could operate freely without being affected or suppressed in any way, indicating that the environment was not so harsh, at least much better than the Yin Wind Swamp.

"I seem to have sensed the lair of the Two-Headed Thunderfire Eagle!" At this moment, Xue Rou suddenly exclaimed in surprise, and upon hearing this, Mo Juren chuckled.
"I sensed it too, and there were three faint auras among them, which must all be young beasts. It seems like this will be another considerable gain."

"The Two-Headed Thunderfire Eagle possesses both thunder and fire attributes and masters the rare Thunder Escape Technique, making it a top-tier mount, its value self-evident. We were all quite envious when Brother Zhou obtained one before, but unfortunately, we had to release it. Unexpectedly, we've encountered three more now." Xue Rou nodded again, her bright eyes revealing a hint of longing, clearly showing her great interest in the Two-Headed Thunderfire Eagle as well.

“In that case, let’s go ahead.” Mo Juren naturally saw through the other party’s thoughts and couldn’t help but smile slightly. Sure enough, upon hearing this, Xue Rou quickly nodded in agreement.

Without further ado, the two flew at top speed toward their target location.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the secret realm, an ancient palace stood out, but at this moment, blood mist suddenly billowed out from the palace, mixed with eerie and sinister cackling laughter.

However, in just a moment, the sound abruptly ceased, the blood mist vanished swiftly, and the ancient palace returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened. (End of Chapter)