The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

The runes on the stone tablet were very ancient, and Chen Siyao recognized some of them... They were ancient scripts that recorded some kind of treasure.

"What does it say on it?"

Chen Siyao said, "You can get a reward by passing the previous steps."

"What reward?"

"I don't know," Chen Siyao said. "It's not written on it."

"How do we get it approved?"

Chen Siyao looked at the bottom of the stone tablet.

There is a line of small print at the bottom:

"Break it with force."

"Break it by force?"

"Hmm," Chen Siyao said, "It means to break the stone tablet with force."

"It's that simple?"

"You'll know once you try it."

Chen Siyao raised her hand, and spiritual energy gathered in her palm.

She slammed her hand on the stone tablet.

The stone tablet remained completely still.

"..."

She clapped her hands again.

It still doesn't move.

"Yaoyao, do you need my help?"

"Need not."

Chen Siyao took a step back and mobilized all her spiritual energy.

The power of the Golden Body Realm poured out.

Cracks began to appear on the stone tablet.

boom!

The stone tablet split in the middle, scattering fragments everywhere.

A beam of light shot out from the stone tablet and landed on Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing.

They both closed their eyes at the same time.

After the light disappeared, they opened their eyes.

Chen Siyao now has a ring on her hand.

Yang Wanqing now held a hairpin.

"This is……"

"A magic weapon," Chen Siyao said.

"real?"

"Mmm." Chen Siyao put the ring on her hand and infused it with energy.

The word "chaos" appeared on the ring.

"Chaos..." she murmured, "This ring's power is to control gravity."

"And what about me?" Yang Wanqing held up her hairpin.

Two words appeared on the hairpin: "Soul Stabilizer".

"Soul fixation?" Yang Wanqing was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"It should be..." Chen Siyao thought for a moment, "meaning to fix the soul or consciousness."

"That sounds amazing."

"Um."

The two carefully put away the magical artifact.

Just then, the stone platform began to shake.

"not good."

Chen Siyao sensed danger.

"Hurry up and go."

She grabbed Yang Wanqing's wrist and jumped off the stone platform.

But it was too late.

A deafening roar echoed through the forest.

Countless monsters surged out from all directions.

Beast tide.

"Holy crap!"

Yang Wanqing's face turned pale.

"That stone tablet from earlier."

"It's a seal," Chen Siyao said. "The stone tablet is broken, and the seal is broken."

"So what do we do now?"

"run."

The two ran towards the outer perimeter.

The monster was chasing after them.

There were too many of them. They were densely packed together, stretching as far as the eye could see.

As Chen Siyao ran, she killed the monsters blocking her way, while Yang Wanqing followed behind to provide cover.

The two fought their way out.

I don't know how many they killed.

Until you see the exit of the forest.

"arrive!"

The two rushed out of the crevice.

Behind them, the monsters stopped at the edge of the crevice, seemingly unwilling to leave the forest.

Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing stood outside the crevice, panting heavily.

"I...I survived..."

"Um."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Then their smiles froze.

Because outside the crack, there was a person standing.

Ponytail.

A classical Chinese appearance.

I watched them quietly.

Yun Wanlan.

Yun Wanlan stood three meters outside the crack.

His body was completely clean, without a single drop of blood.

Chen Siyao's vigilance instantly spiked.

When she emerged from the secret realm, she was covered in the blood of demonic beasts. Yang Wanqing was in an even worse state, almost completely covered in blood.

But Yun Wanlan was clean and tidy.

This suggests two possibilities.

First, she didn't even enter the secret realm.

Second, she went in, but all the monsters that tried to attack her died.

Neither of them is simple.

"Miss Yun," Chen Siyao spoke first.

"Miss Chen," Yun Wanlan returned the greeting.

What are you doing here?

"Waiting for you."

"Wait for us?"

"Um."

Yun Wanlan looked at Chen Siyao.

Those eyes were jet black, without a trace of impurity.

"I want to have a match with you."

Chen Siyao frowned slightly.

"Miss Yun, I already said..."

"I know," Yun Wanlan interrupted her, "You are at the Golden Body Realm, I am no match for you."

Chen Siyao was stunned for a moment.

Did she know?

How did you know I was in the Golden Body Realm?

"I sense it," Yun Wanlan said, "the energy fluctuations emanating from you are unlike anything I've ever seen before."

"Have you ever seen someone in the Golden Body Realm?"

"Um."

Chen Siyao fell silent.

Golden Body Realm cultivators are extremely rare on Blue Star; it's highly likely that only her brother and she possess such abilities. How could Yun Wanlan, a nineteen-year-old girl from a commoner background, have ever seen a Golden Body Realm cultivator? Unless she's not on Blue Star?

"Then why are you still taking on the challenge?"

I want to give it a try.

Chen Siyao shook her head.

"I am no match for you," Yun Wanlan said, "but I can compete with Miss Yang."

Yang Wanqing, who was watching the show from the sidelines, almost spat out the candied hawthorn in her mouth when she heard these words.

"With me?"

"Um."

"What did I do to you?" Yang Wanqing looked bewildered. "I was just watching the show!"

"You didn't provoke me," Yun Wanlan said, "but I want to have a match."

"Why do we have to compare?"

"I need to know my limits."

Yang Wanqing choked.

She couldn't respond to that.

She is indeed more powerful than Yun Wanlan. Peak of the Meridian Opening Realm versus mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.

However, her cultivation was nurtured by Chen Hao himself, using countless resources and techniques.

As for Yun Wanlan, it is said that she relied entirely on herself.

"Miss Yun," Chen Siyao spoke up, "we have no intention of competing. You have good talent, so you can tell the school what you want to say."

Yun Wanlan looked at her.

"I have a request."

"What are your demands?"

"I want to become Chen Hao's apprentice."

Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing were both stunned.

"What did you say?"

"I want to become Chen Hao's apprentice," Yun Wanlan repeated.

Chen Siyao came to her senses.

"Miss Yun, my brother said he will no longer take on apprentices."

"I know."

"and you..."

"That's why I asked you to pass on a message for me."

Chen Siyao frowned slightly.

"What did you say?"

Yun Wanlan looked at her.

For the first time, something else appeared in those clean, dark eyes.

It's not indifference.

It's not a provocation.

It's a very deep emotion.

"The Taiyin Realm is on the verge of collapse."

Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing exchanged a glance.

"When the boundary breaks, the nine provinces will be overthrown."

After saying this, Yun Wanlan turned and left.

"Wait!" Chen Siyao called out to her. "What is the Taiyin Realm? How do you know about the Taiyin Realm? Did you come here specifically to find my brother?"

Yun Wanlan stopped, but did not turn around.

Yun Wanlan remained silent for a few seconds.

"Because that's my hometown. I'm not sure if Chen Hao is the person I'm looking for, but if he is, he'll definitely be able to understand me."

After saying that, she walked away.

Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing stood there, watching her figure disappear into the crowd at the camp.

"Yaoyao," Yang Wanqing whispered, "was what she just said true or false?"

"have no idea."

"The Taiyin Realm... the Nine Provinces will be overthrown..." Yang Wanqing scratched his head. "It sounds like a fortune teller talking nonsense."

"But her expression doesn't look like it."

"What do you mean?"

"When she said that just now," Chen Siyao said, "it didn't sound like she was lying."

"Is what she said true?"

"I don't know," Chen Siyao said. "I'll just ask my brother."

When Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing returned to their camp, it was almost dark.