The First Venerable of All Paths

"Rustling!"

Fang Xuan whistled.

The next moment, a crimson bolt of lightning shot out from the dense forest and stood in front of Fang Xuan.

It was the wolf king that had refined the core of the secret realm.

Compared to before, the wolf king is now much larger, resembling a small mountain.

Its body was covered in hard, crimson scales, interspersed with long, crimson fur, making it look majestic and imposing.

"Not bad, I didn't expect you to break through too!"

Fang Xuan looked the wolf king over and nodded in satisfaction.

This wolf cub was previously only a second-tier early-stage blood beast.

During this time, Fang Xuan fed the Wolf King a lot of spiritual herbs and blood beast demon cores, which continuously improved the Wolf King's cultivation.

The Wolf King has now reached the mid-stage of the second tier, equivalent to a martial artist at the fifth level of the Body Refinement Realm.

If the power of the secret realm is used, even a martial artist at the Qi Condensation Realm would be no match for it.

"Let's go, to the center of the secret realm!"

Fang Xuan flipped over and mounted the wolf king's back, looking towards the center of the secret realm.

"Awoo?"

The wolf king turned to look at Fang Xuan, a hint of hesitation in his large wolf eyes.

Fang Xuan asked, "What's wrong?"

The wolf king lowered its head, slowly took two steps back, and let out a low growl.

Fang Xuan frowned and said, "Are you saying it's too dangerous inside and you won't let me go?"

The wolf king nodded repeatedly.

Fang Xuan patted the wolf king's head and said, "I know it's dangerous inside, but I have to go in."

Before Li Tianjiao left, he gave him the opportunity to visit the center of the secret realm.

During this time, he also sensed a faint call coming from the center of the secret realm.

There seemed to be something important waiting for him there.

No matter how dangerous it is, Fang Xuan has to go check it out.

"Besides, you at least have control over the secret realm."

Fang Xuan reassured him, "Here, you are invincible."

The wolf king sighed helplessly and started walking towards the center of the secret realm, but his pace was not fast.

The entire secret realm is actually not very large, equivalent to half of Qingyang County.

However, due to the complex terrain and the presence of various blood beasts, it is fraught with all sorts of dangers.

Especially the closer you get to the center of the secret realm, the stronger the blood beasts become.

Fang Xuan discovered the existence of third-tier blood beasts more than once.

Perhaps because they sensed the wolf king's aura, these blood beasts did not dare to make any rash moves and avoided it from a distance.

But Fang Xuan's expression became increasingly serious.

Because he noticed that several blood beasts around him had not left, but were watching him from a distance.

"Speed ​​up and move forward."

Fang Xuan said, "These guys don't dare to make a move yet. Let's get to the center of the secret realm as soon as possible."

Although the Wolf King was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to carry out Fang Xuan's orders under the control of the Life and Death Slave Seal.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

The wolf king transformed into a red whirlwind and headed straight for the depths of the secret realm.

More blood beasts appeared all around, and several of them even possessed the aura of the mid-stage of the third rank.

"Awooo!"

Finally, two blood beasts could no longer restrain themselves and charged out of the dense forest.

With a leap, he pounced towards Fang Xuan.

"roar!"

Fang Xuan sat upright on the wolf king's back, expressionless.

But the wolf king let out a low growl, charged forward, and slashed fiercely with its claws.

"Pfft!"

The two peak-level second-tier blood beasts were torn apart by the wolf's claws.

The wolf king did not stop, but rushed into the center of the secret realm like a red lightning bolt.

Only the corpses of the two blood beasts remained on the spot.

It took Fang Xuan a full half hour to finally arrive at the center of the secret realm.

Here, thick fog swirls, beast roars echo, and a savage, malevolent aura pervades.

The wolf king stopped and looked warily into the depths of the thick fog.

Fang Xuan's expression was equally solemn.

Because, deep within the secret realm, he sensed immense danger.

"winter!"

"winter!"

"winter!"

The ground trembled, and the thick fog in the depths of the secret realm dissipated.

"Awoo!"

The wolf king subconsciously took a few steps back, its wolf eyes fixed on the depths of the secret realm, its muscles tense, looking as if it were facing a formidable enemy.

The same applies to Fang Xuan.

A strange unease arose in his heart.

"call!"

The sound of wind breaking came, and then Fang Xuan saw a piece of broken wood shooting out from the depths of the thick fog at an extremely fast speed.

"not good!"

Fang Xuan's expression changed, and he quickly pressed his body tightly against the wolf king's back, shouting, "Get out of the way!"

The wolf king reacted even faster; as the broken log came hurtling towards it, it had already taken a few steps to the side, narrowly avoiding it.

"Boom!"

The broken log grazed the man and the wolf, embedding itself deeply into the ground and kicking up a large amount of dirt.

While Fang Xuan was still in shock, a huge creature rushed out of the thick fog, carrying a tree trunk in its arms, and slammed it down on Fang Xuan.

Before Fang Xuan could react, the tree trunk slammed into the wolf king, sending him flying.

Fang Xuan was also caught in the crossfire, his entire body lifted into the air before crashing to the ground.

He channeled his inner energy, forcefully twisted his body, and landed steadily on the ground, staring ahead in horror.

there.

A brown bear, over three meters long and with broad shoulders and a thick waist, was staring intently at him with its eyes as big as copper bells.

"A Tier 3 Blood Beast!"

Fang Xuan's heart sank.

Moreover, this brown bear is at least at the mid-stage of the third tier, which is a whole major realm above the wolf king.

"Awooo!"

Upon seeing that Fang Xuan dared to look it in the eye, the brown bear's eyes widened, and its furry face revealed a bloodthirsty, anthropomorphic expression.

Immediately afterwards, it picked up the tree trunk, which was as thick as a thigh, and smashed it down like a pillar of heaven.

Before the tree trunk even reached him, the dull whistling sound of it breaking the air made Fang Xuan's eardrums ache.

"laugh!"

Golden light flashed above Fang Xuan's feet, and he disappeared from the spot like a streak of light.

"Boom!"

The tree trunk fell, kicking up clouds of dust.

A few meters away, Fang Xuan, who had used his dragon-fish movement technique to dodge the brown bear's fatal blow, appeared.

"Little wolf, kill it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, runes flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes as he activated the core of the secret realm with the Life and Death Slave Seal.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the secret realm was filled with turbulent winds and thunderous roars that echoed in all directions.

The wolf king's aura surged, leaping from the mid-stage of the second tier to the early stage of the third tier.

Even its size has increased significantly.

"Awooo!"

The wolf king's eyes turned bloodshot as it raised its sharp claws and slammed them down on the brown bear.

Despite the wolf king's lower cultivation level compared to the brown bear, it actually used the power of the secret realm, and when its claws fell, they were accompanied by an astonishing sound of wind and thunder.

"Aww!"

The brown bear let out a disdainful roar and slammed the tree trunk down again.

In its eyes, this little wolf cub could be easily killed with a single blow.

But to the brown bear's surprise, the tree trunk crumbled as soon as it touched the wolf's claws.

The wolf's claws, undiminished in momentum, slammed down menacingly towards the brown bear.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the brown bear let out a miserable howl as its massive body was sent flying.

Before it could land, a dragonfish figure rushed over, and without hesitation, smashed a black iron sword box the size of a door into the brown bear's body.

"Awoo!"

The brown bear let out a miserable cry and its body flew backward at an even greater speed.

However, the recoil from the sword case sent Fang Xuan flying.

"snort!"

Fang Xuan barely managed to steady himself, his internal energy churning, and he felt as if both his arms were about to dislocate.

In contrast, the brown bear seemed unaffected, dusting itself off and staring in shock at the man and wolf before it.

It seemed that it hadn't expected that this little wolf cub and that lowly human would actually send it flying.

"That's a behemoth, what an imposing physique!"

Fang Xuan circulated his Yuan Power, watching the brown bear warily.

A dark shadow flashed before his eyes, and the wolf king walked over, shielding Fang Xuan behind him, baring its teeth and staring at the brown bear.

The atmosphere instantly froze.

Fortunately, the expected battle did not occur.

The brown bear only gave the wolf king a deep look before slowly retreating into the depths of the thick fog.

Seeing this, Fang Xuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

so close!

"The blood beasts deep within this secret realm seem to be even more terrifying than ordinary blood beasts."

Fang Xuan felt a little strange.

Although the Wolf King did not use the full power of the secret realm, it still failed to kill the brown bear.

"This is only a mid-stage Tier 3 blood beast. If it were a late-stage Tier 3, or even a peak Tier 3 blood beast..."

Fang Xuan hesitated, wondering whether he should retreat first and explore the secret realm again after the Wolf King had fully mastered its power.

"No!"

Fang Xuan quickly dismissed the idea.

"Although some of my clansmen have already been arranged to enter the secret realm, the Su family and the Blood Fiend Gang are about to start their operation as well, so I don't have much time left."

A determined glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes as he said to the Wolf King, "Let's go!"

After saying that, Fang Xuan led the wolf king and carefully walked into the depths of the thick fog.

Fang Xuan circulated his Yuan energy and released his divine soul power, vigilantly observing his surroundings.

The Wolf King was the same; he constantly used the power of the secret realm to release a powerful aura and intimidate the blood beasts lurking in the thick fog.

Fortunately, after a series of close calls, Fang Xuan finally entered the center of the secret realm.

The scene before him, however, surprised Fang Xuan.

In the center of the entire secret realm, there is only one lake.

A thick fog drifted over the lake.

The mist was mixed with wisps of blood, and at a glance, it looked like a blood mist, which seemed quite eerie.

"This blood mist..."

Fang Xuan stretched out his palm, grabbed a handful of blood mist, and the speed at which his internal energy circulated increased inexplicably.

"It's quite hot, which can accelerate the circulation of elemental energy."

Fang Xuan's eyes lit up.

"If I could absorb this blood mist, wouldn't my cultivation level improve even faster?"

But now is not a good time to cultivate. Several pairs of eyes watching him from all around made Fang Xuan feel like he had a thorn in his back.

The brown bear was among them.

However, unusually, these third-tier blood beasts did not approach, but instead seemed to be afraid of something.

"Could it be... that thing is underwater in the lake?"

Fang Xuan's eyes swirled with the Bagua pattern as he looked into the depths of the blood mist.

The lake was so deep that the bottom could not be seen.

Unbeknownst to Fang Xuan, beneath the lake, a colossal creature was silently gliding through the water, making not a sound.

But those lantern-like eyes looked across the lake and landed on the white-clad youth.

"Should we go down?"

By the lake, Fang Xuan was filled with conflicting emotions.

The bottom of this lake is clearly more dangerous, and if he were to force his way down with his current strength, he could easily encounter an accident.

But the inner feelings were even clearer and more obvious.

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained!"

Fang Xuan clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"I will definitely regret missing this opportunity!"

He looked at the wolf king, who was sizing up the wolf, patted its neck, and said, "Little wolf, you might have to make do for a while."

The wolf king looked puzzled, not understanding what was going on.

next moment.

A mysterious rune shot out from Fang Xuan's eyes and entered the wolf king's eyes.

"Reverse the slave seal, borrow the power of blood!"