Wild Dogs

Is this really some kind of secret realm? Does it really contain anything that can help one break through cultivation barriers?

He didn't think this place was a good place at all.

Perhaps sensing the doubt in Yang Fan's heart, Xue Ming also spoke up.

"Don't be fooled by the heavy blood energy here, which makes it look like an unrespectable place. This used to be a truly wonderful place."

The reason it turned out this way is because the cultivators in the surrounding cultivation world were too greedy.

Xue Ming shook his head as he flew forward.

Hearing this, Yang Fan felt a little strange. Xue Ming himself was the most greedy, yet he thought others were even more greedy.

However, upon closer reflection, it's clear that the cultivators of the past went too far to make someone like Xue Ming feel greedy.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. No matter how wonderful the holy land or how beautiful the scenery, such fierce fighting and struggle will only lead to this one outcome.

Moreover, judging from the condition of that bone ship, it's likely that many mysterious things have already emerged in this secret realm.

Yang Fan lowered his voice.

"Master, what exactly happened with the bone ship and the boatman? How did they bring us here? And why do they obediently listen to you, Master?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Ming smiled slightly and began to explain.

"No one knows for sure when the ship of bones and the boatman appeared."

"According to records, this thing appeared after the major sects sealed this secret realm thousands of years ago."

"As for the method of getting through, it was discovered by later people. At first, no one knew it and just boarded the ship, only to be killed by the boatman."

"Later, everyone discovered that after giving them flesh and blood, the boatman could pull the cultivators across."

"From then on, everyone who crosses the Blood Lake prepares a piece of flesh and blood in advance, so that they can cross the Blood Lake smoothly."

"As for the two paths on either side of the Blood Lake, you can't go there either. There are too many hidden dangers there, more than a hundred times more dangerous than this Blood Lake."

"Many cultivators have died there over the years, all of them were people who didn't know the rules."

As Xue Ming spoke, he led Yang Fan forward at a faster pace.

Hearing this, Yang Fan nodded and said nothing more.

Xue Ming knows far more about this place than he does, so it's best to let Xue Ming make the arrangements.

After a while, Xue Ming stopped again.

Yang Fan hurriedly looked ahead, and was so shocked that he stopped.

Before him lay a vast wasteland, littered with countless white bones.

Some of the bones were already decayed, while others seemed to have only appeared recently.

Among these skeletons, strange beasts were wandering around.

These animals look extremely unique, with black and white stripes all over their bodies, completely different from the animals outside.

"What is this?"

Yang Fan frowned.

Blood Demon pointed forward.

"This is called a Yin Beast."

"A Yin Beast? What's that?"

This was the first time Yang Fan had ever heard of this thing.

"The so-called Yin Beasts are carrion-eating beasts, and far too many cultivators have died in this ancient battlefield."

"Their bodies were buried in the wasteland below, and ever since the birth of the Shadow Beasts, they have been constantly searching for corpses to feed on in this wasteland."

"Because they need to eat, they keep turning over the corpses, so this wasteland is full of bones."

"This is the true Mysterious Abyss Realm."

Yang Fan swallowed hard and looked around.

"But Master, didn't you say you came here to find something to help you break through to the Nascent Soul stage? Why is there nothing here?"

Xue Ming shook his head.

"The Mysterious Abyss Realm is much larger than you imagined. What we just walked through was only the outer perimeter."

"The further you go in, the more you will see the first level of the Profound Abyss Secret Realm, which is this wasteland."

"This wasteland is littered with the corpses of cultivators who once trespassed here, as well as Yin beasts."

"What dangers do these Yin Beasts pose?"

Yang Fan hurriedly inquired, concluding that Xue Ming was most likely stopped here because of these Yin beasts.

Xue Ming took a deep breath.

"These Yin Beasts feed on the bodies of cultivators, so they are naturally interested in living people as well."

"More importantly, the number of these Yin Beasts is simply too large, so we need to do some disguise next."

As Xue Ming spoke, he immediately accelerated and rushed forward.

Moments later, he had already rushed into the wasteland.

Just as Xue Ming charged into the wasteland, a series of beast roars came from the side.

Yang Fan then saw several extremely ferocious Yin beasts pounce from the side.

These dark beasts were shrouded in an eerie black and white aura, though the purpose of this black aura was unknown.

But when Yang Fan saw that Xue Ming's movements slowed down considerably after touching the black energy, he knew that this thing was not to be trifled with.

Fortunately, Xue Ming was a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator with formidable combat power.

A moment later, he had completely killed the several Yin Beasts that had rushed in front of him.

However, he was extremely careful during the killing process and did not damage the Yin Beast's body.

After killing the two Yin Beasts, he immediately dragged their bodies out of the wasteland.

As they retreated from the wasteland, the Yin Beasts stopped and roared incessantly at the edge of the wasteland.

Yang Fan raised an eyebrow.

"These evil beasts seem afraid to leave the wasteland."

"That's right. The outer areas of other Ancient Profound Abyss Secret Realms were cleared out by the major sects back then, leaving behind some restrictions."

"The Yin Beast cannot come out from inside; the only area where it can roam is this wasteland in front of us."

As he spoke, Xue Ming skillfully peeled off the skin of the Yin Beast.

After peeling off the Yin Beast's skin, Yang Fan looked at the body inside and felt a pang of sympathy.

The bodies of the Yin Beasts are extremely strange; they have no flesh or blood inside, only skeletons.

At the core of the skeleton is a pitch-black heart.

Xue Ming pointed to the heart inside and said.

"The Yin Beasts were formed from the resentment of this place."

They originally had no physical form, but because they devoured so many cultivators' bodies, they gradually acquired physical forms.

"See the fur of this Yin beast? It contains extremely heavy Yin energy. You need to be careful from now on."

He then took out several talismans and stuck them on Yang Fan's body.

"I have a few protective talismans here, which will protect me from the effects of this Yin Beast's fur."

Finally, he tossed the Yin Beast skin to Yang Fan.

"Put this skin on."

Yang Fan was reluctant to put on the Yin Beast skin, but seeing that Xue Ming had already put it on, he had no choice but to put it on as well.

After donning the Yin Beast skin, Xue Ming took out two silver needles and pointed them out from a distance.

The two silver needles then swiftly sewed the Yin Beast skin onto the two people, leaving only their eyes exposed.

"Alright, let's go inside. That way we can disguise ourselves as Yin Beasts and remain undisturbed."