After transmigrating into the body of the protagonist's childhood friend, he was targeted by a

Xuanqing and the Grand Elder's expressions both darkened.

Just as the Grand Elder was about to gather people to forcibly reopen the secret realm and go in to rescue people, the teleportation array suddenly lit up again, and Luo Yiyan staggered out of the void.

Luo Yiyan shook his head, his face pale and his breathing unsteady, but he was not seriously injured.

When the Grand Elder and Xuanqing saw that he had come out safely, their hearts finally settled down, but then even greater doubts arose.

The gates of life were closed, so how did he get out?

Luo Yiyan took a breath and explained, "It was She Zhiyi. He used his spiritual power to tear open the gate of life again and pushed me out. He's still inside! Elders, please find a way to go in and rescue him immediately!"

Xuanqing and the Grand Elder exchanged a glance, their brows furrowing even more deeply.

Xuan Qing hesitated for a moment before asking, "Which peak does She Zhiyi belong to? I don't recall seeing this name when I checked the roster."

Luo Yiyan was stunned: "How is that possible? We've spent so much time with him in the secret realm, he can't be a fake. Zhou Tong, Chu Yan, don't you agree?"

Zhou Tong quickly nodded, "There is indeed such a person. He said he is an outer disciple of Beast Taming Peak."

The Grand Elder and Xuanqing looked at each other in bewilderment.

Since you are a disciple of the Beast Taming Peak, the elders of the Beast Taming Sect should know about you, right?

The group found the elder of Beast Taming Peak.

Xuan Qing briefly explained She Zhiyi's situation. The elder of Beast Taming Peak frowned and thought for a moment before slowly shaking his head: "There is no such person on Beast Taming Peak."

The group was shocked by the outcome and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Luo Yiyan pressed further, "Could it be that there are too many disciples on Beast Taming Peak, and you just couldn't remember for a moment?"

Elder of Beast Taming Peak: "Cultivators have photographic memories. Although I dare not say that I know every disciple in the peak, I have personally reviewed the list of newly admitted disciples, and I do not recall anyone named She Zhiyi."

Luo Yiyan stood there, stunned, unsure how to react.

Zhou Tong and Chu Yan looked at each other, equally puzzled.

They insist there's no such person, are they seeing a ghost?

Only Lin Zhixu stood at the back of the crowd, his expression unchanged, his eyes downcast and innocent.

It would be a miracle if Yu Linzhou even had that name on the roster; he just randomly gave it to his alternate account.

Zhou Tong asked, puzzled, "Then who is he? Why is he in the secret realm? And why did he lie to us and say he was a disciple of Beast Taming Peak?"

The elders' expressions were not good.

This secret realm was already dangerous, with nearly half of the disciples lost, and now it has been discovered that someone has sneaked in unnoticed.

If it were an enemy, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Suppressing his shock, the Grand Elder turned to Luo Yiyan and asked, "Does this person have any distinctive features?"

Luo Yiyan thought for a moment, then hesitated, "I don't have any particularly obvious features. If I had to say, I'm just better looking than the average person."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, his eyes lighting up. "Ah, right, I think he looks remarkably like Feng Heng, the Immortal Venerable..."

"What are you saying? I think I heard my own name."

A lazy, nonchalant voice came from behind the crowd.

Everyone turned around and saw that Yu Linzhou had arrived at some point.

Upon seeing Yu Linzhou arrive, the Grand Elder immediately smiled and hurried to greet him: "You've finally emerged from seclusion! What perfect timing! We were just talking about how a disciple of unknown origin has infiltrated the secret realm. After investigating for a while, we found his identity suspicious and were planning to investigate him thoroughly."

Yu Linzhou's gaze unconsciously drifted towards Lin Zhixu.

Unfortunately, Lin Zhixu kept his head down and didn't even glance at him.

Yu Linzhou withdrew his gaze and cleared his throat: "This matter won't yield any results in a short time. The secret realm has finally ended, and the disciples are either injured or exhausted. We haven't even done the reward work yet, so we can't just leave everyone here waiting. I think we should postpone this matter."

The Grand Elder then realized, "Look at my memory, I almost forgot the important matter. Very well, let's do as you say, settle the disciples first, and then discuss this matter."

After speaking, he, Xuanqing, and the elders of the Beast Taming Peak ascended the high platform and gestured for everyone to be quiet.

Only then was the reward ceremony announced to begin, and disciples from each peak were instructed to take out the beast cores they had hunted, which were then counted and registered one by one by the steward disciples.

The audience immediately became lively, with everyone bending down to rummage through their storage bags.

Some people pulled out a handful of beast cores, drawing gasps of amazement from those around them, while others only managed to produce a few.

Zhou Tong and Chu Yan huddled together, counting their own portions.

Jiang Che also took out his own spoils, saying it wasn't much, but he poured out a small pile of shiny beast cores, which made Zhou Tong accuse him of hoarding.

Lin Zhixu took out the beast cores he had hunted in the secret realm and handed them to his disciple.

His gaze inadvertently swept over the purple figure lounging lazily against the back of a chair on the high platform.

Yu Linzhou was resting his chin on his hand, staring at him intently without any attempt to conceal his gaze.

Their eyes met briefly in the crowd before Lin Zhixu looked away first, lowering his head to organize his storage bag.

Yu Linzhou smiled with delight.

Sigh, my little apprentice is still too thin-skinned.

She clearly missed him terribly, but she insisted on keeping a cold and indifferent expression.

So cute!

Lin Zhixu: ...

It's obvious without even guessing that Yu Linzhou was thinking some inappropriate things.

After checking the number of beast cores, the deacon disciple quickly ranked the top three.

After all, with hundreds of people participating, there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. The disciples who usually don't show off have accumulated quite a bit of knowledge during this trip.

Lin Zhixu handed over a considerable number of beast cores, but he still failed to make it into the top three.

However, since every disciple who participated in the secret realm received an incentive award, it wasn't too disappointing.

After the reward ceremony, everyone gradually dispersed.

Just as Lin Zhixu was about to leave, a familiar voice came from behind him: "Zhixu."

He stopped and turned around to see Luo Yiyan walking quickly toward him.

Zhou Tong and Chu Yan tactfully stepped aside, giving the two space to talk.

Yu Linzhou watched as Luo Yiyan approached Lin Zhixu like a dog smelling meat, and he pursed his lips.

Fortunately, he didn't step forward to stop it this time.

Luo Yiyan stood in front of Lin Zhixu, her face still showing a hint of caution, but her eyes held an undisguised anticipation.

"Zhixu, we fought side by side in the secret realm, it felt like we were back in the old days. Does this mean you've forgiven me?"

Lin Zhixu looked at him, remained silent for a while, and then sighed helplessly.

"Between you and me, there's no question of forgiveness. It's just that our positions have changed now. From now on, we can treat each other as ordinary fellow disciples, but that's all I can do."

Luo Yiyan was somewhat disappointed, but this time Lin Zhixu did not avoid him coldly as before, nor did he say those deliberately distant words.

Lin Zhixu clearly still cared about him.

That's true, after all, they've had such a long-standing relationship, how could they just break it off like that?

Lin Zhixu looked at him in confusion, wondering why this person was suddenly smiling so foolishly.

His gaze passed over Luo Yiyan's shoulder and landed on Yan Lingcang not far away.

He stared intently in this direction, and it's unclear how long he stood there watching.

Yu Linzhou, standing next to Yan Lingcang, exuded a resentment that was almost tangible.

Lin Zhixu quickly looked away and nudged Luo Yiyan, who was still grinning foolishly, "Stop laughing, Immortal Venerable Wucang is watching you from over there. You haven't seen him in a long time, go back and catch up with him."

Luo Yiyan turned her head following his gaze and met Yan Lingcang's deep eyes.

For some reason, he felt a little guilty and quickly suppressed his smile, obediently said goodbye to Lin Zhixu, and walked towards Yan Lingcang.