I tamed beasts and achieved immortality in the world of cultivation.

Meanwhile, in the center of the Abyss Secret Realm.

A platform made of giant beast skeletons lay across the gray-white sky, spanning hundreds of feet in circumference, its white bones gleaming with a chill that had been accumulating for countless years.

In the very center of the platform, three figures stood with their hands behind their backs.

The leader was tall with a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a short beard. He looked to be in his thirties, but his eyes were deep and unfathomable, with a glint of light occasionally flashing in them.

The man on the left was thin, with a fair complexion and no beard. He had a faint smile on his lips and looked refined, but the cold glint that occasionally flashed in his eyes made him someone not to be underestimated.

The man on the right was a dashing and debonair fellow with slightly narrowed eyes, appearing amiable and like a refined gentleman.

These three are none other than the three outstanding figures of Jianming Peak in this generation: Gao Fu, Sun Wei, and Xie Kun.

"It's been over a month."

Sun Wei, standing on the left, spoke first, his voice tinged with frustration, "We've been searching this secret realm for over a month, turning it upside down, with no fewer than three hundred junior brothers searching the outer perimeter, but that being who possesses the Myriad Manifestations Source Core... we haven't even seen a shadow of it. Senior Brother Gao, could that thing not even be in this secret realm at all?"

As Sun Wei spoke, he kicked a leg bone of some unknown monster at his feet. The bone rolled a long way away, making a hollow sound on the silent white bone platform.

Xie Kun, standing on the right, shook his head and took out a palm-sized array plate from his storage bag. The plate was covered with spiritual light and array patterns, and in the very center was a pointer as thin as a hair, which remained motionless.

Xie Kun stared at the array plate for a moment, his brows furrowing slightly: "There's no movement on the array plate. Logically speaking, the array plate should be able to sense the location of any being in the secret realm that possesses the Myriad Manifestations Origin Core. But now... it's as if there's no such being in this secret realm at all."

"No?"

Sun Wei's eyes widened. "Impossible! The Canglan Domain has been open countless times over tens of thousands of years, and every time a creature has mastered the core, it has done so. If not, then what are we, the 'Spirit Suppressors,' here for? To play around?"

"I know." Xie Kun put away the array plate and turned to the person in the middle. "Senior Brother Gao, should we... go out and ask Uncle Lu for instructions?"

The person in the middle finally moved.

Gao Fu.

He is the leader of the "Three Heroes of Sword Echo Peak" in this generation. He has reached the tenth level of Qi Refining and is only one step away from Foundation Establishment.

Gao Fu's deep, resonant voice rang out: "Junior Brother Sun, calm down. We've been serving as Spirit Suppressors for quite some time now. The situation in the secret realm is ever-changing and cannot be generalized. Although the current situation is tricky, we shouldn't lose our composure. After completing this mission, the three of us will have enough contribution points to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, and breaking through to Foundation Establishment will be just around the corner. At this time, we absolutely cannot afford any problems."

Sun Wei and Xie Kun exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

Gao Fu added, "As for going out to ask Grandmaster Lu... there's no need. Grandmaster Lu is a Golden Core True Monarch, only one step away from the Nascent Soul stage. Countless true disciples would love to ask him for guidance but can't. If we bother him with something like this, it will only make him look down on us, the Three Sword Heroes of this generation."

Gao Fu's gaze swept over the two of them, his tone becoming sharper: "Since when have the disciples of Sword Echo Peak needed to resort to complaining to gain sympathy?"

Sun Wei and Xie Kun lowered their eyes simultaneously and said in unison, "Senior Brother Gao is right."

Just then, the array plate in Xie Kun's hand suddenly trembled slightly, followed by a burst of spiritual light. A bright white light spot appeared in the center of the array plate and was slowly moving!

"Got it!"

A glint of joy flashed in Xie Kun's eyes, and his voice rose several decibels, "That creature has appeared! Its location is... in the southwest!"

Gao Fu and Sun Wei were both instantly invigorated.

Gao Fu's gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

Each of the three people had a flying sword appear beneath their feet, shimmering with spiritual light and soaring with sword energy, as they sped off in the southwest direction. Their speed was so great that they left three long trails of flame behind them.

……

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The three landed atop a high mountain.

The mountain is steep and rugged, with strange rocks. There is a huge platform at the top of the mountain with an excellent view, which can be seen for dozens of miles around.

In the very center of the platform, a dark, gaping hole was clearly visible. The hole was more than ten feet long and bottomless, with a chilling aura rising from below, carrying a faint, decaying smell.

"This is it."

Xie Kun walked to the edge of the cave entrance, glanced down, and then looked at the array plate in his hand. The pointer on the array plate stopped trembling and steadily pointed to the depths of the cave. "That creature is in this cave, at least a thousand feet below the ground."

Gao Fu nodded, about to say something, when suddenly his expression changed and his gaze turned eastward.

"Someone's coming."

Xie Kun and Sun Wei also sensed it at the same time.

On the eastern horizon, several streaks of light were rapidly approaching.

A streak of azure light appeared first, moving with incredible speed, tracing a smooth arc across the night sky. Following closely behind were five dark red streaks of light, their malevolent aura soaring to the heavens.

"Cultivators from Blood Spirit Abyss."

Sun Wei narrowed his eyes, his tone tinged with disdain, "That azure light ahead... judging from its aura, it's only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. It's probably a rogue cultivator who somehow got into trouble with those mad dogs."

Gao Fu glanced at it briefly, then looked away, focusing his attention back on the bottomless cave entrance.

He has no interest in these fighting and killing.

Whether they are cultivators from Blood Spirit Abyss or rogue cultivators, what does it matter to him? His target is the being who controls the "Myriad Manifestations Origin Core," and everything else is insignificant.

However, the blue light suddenly changed direction and flew straight towards the mountain peak where they were!

Gao Fu frowned, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Shifting the blame eastward?

He'd seen this kind of trick many times before. Normally, he might not bother with it, but not today!

The core creature of that secret realm was deep within the cave beneath his feet, and he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

Sun Wei was even more direct. His flying sword was already three inches out of its sheath, gleaming coldly. He was just waiting for Gao Fu's order to cut the cyan light and the boat in two.

However, just as Sun Wei was about to make his move, a hand suddenly emerged from the blue light, holding a token with two large characters engraved on it: Beast Taming.

Sun Wei paused slightly.

Gao Fu also saw the token clearly, his eyes flickered, and he raised his hand to signal Sun Wei not to make a move.

In the blink of an eye, the azure light had already flown to the mountaintop and hovered below the three of them.

It was a blue flying boat, with two people standing on it—a man wearing a black robe and a mask, and a female cultivator with an ordinary face and a somewhat weak aura.

It was Chen Qing and the female cultivator he had saved.