Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Seeing that Yun Ping and Ye Wentian of Xiandu had not had any substantial conflict, Fang Yan finally felt relieved.

He let out a long sigh, then looked rather helplessly at his senior who seemed completely oblivious—

"Senior...you really scared me to death...I thought you weren't coming today."

"Me?" Yunping laughed and waved his hand. "Just kidding~ I'm not like our third brother who stands people up. We're all friends, why would I stand you up~"

A bitter smile gradually spread across Fang Yan's cheeks: "If you had come any later... you might never have seen me again."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Yun Ping looked at the young man with great interest: "You are from the Lantian Empire. With the empire's dominance in this Desolate Heaven Domain, no one should dare to attack you in public, right?"

"That's not necessarily true..."

Fang Yan glanced cautiously at the group from Bihai Tower and Ye Zunxian from Xiandu not far away, and swallowed hard.

The old rogue naturally followed Fang Yan's gaze and looked over. Upon seeing Ye Wentian, he raised an eyebrow slightly, turned back, and thoughtfully pinched his chin.

Fang Yan's meaning was very clear—he was obviously wary of the force called Xiandu.

But Yunping didn't really have any memory of a force called Immortal Capital. Even if there was, it would definitely be some insignificant little sect from countless years ago, not the behemoth that the empire fears today.

Fang Yan sighed and continued, "Senior may not know this, but the name of Immortal Capital is quite well-known in the three major heavenly domains today. Many sects in Kuntian Domain have already brought their entire sects to Immortal Capital. In terms of influence... it may already be comparable to our Lantian Empire."

"That's really exaggerated?"

"After all, the Immortal Capital seems to have some methods that can rapidly improve one's cultivation level and grant one many extraordinary opportunities that one would never dare to dream of in ordinary times. Those who flock to the Immortal Capital must be drawn to this, which is why they are so eager to join this rising star."

Yunping naturally understood what Fang Yan was saying.

Among cultivators, very few are without aspirations for higher cultivation levels; the vast majority of cultivators spend their lives pursuing higher cultivation levels and greater fame.

People who pursue fame and fortune are countless in any world.

And it was at this moment—

Now that everyone is here, shouldn't we begin?

Ye Wentian still maintained his arrogant demeanor, with his hands behind his back and his sharp gaze fixed on Fang Yan. Although he wore a slight smile, there was a hidden meaning in that smile that no one could understand.

What he was referring to was naturally the matter of the Half-Immortal's Tomb.

These words naturally garnered the approval of many cultivators.

"Exactly! We've been waiting for so long! Are they even going to let people into this immortal's tomb?!"

"Hurry up! Everyone's here, don't delay any longer!"

"..."

Fang Yan first glanced at Yun Ping, and after confirming from the latter's eyes that it was correct, he stepped back a few steps to make way for everyone.

Now that everyone had arrived, including the senior, there was indeed no need for him to delay any longer.

Fang Yan turned to the side, and behind him was a cave filled with countless complex restrictive arrays. However, the interior of the cave was obscured by the light of the arrays, so it was impossible to see what it looked like from the outside.

Everyone present frowned and stared intently at the cave, which exuded a chilling and eerie atmosphere, their throats bobbing up and down.

Despite being bound by the array's restrictions, everyone could still sense an extraordinary aura emanating from this small cave, an aura that was certainly not found in ordinary secret realms.

"So……"

Fang Yan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the unbearable anxiety in his heart. He knew that he could not afford to make the slightest mistake.

The spiritual energy within his body flowed slowly through the meridians and orifices of his body. He conjured several brilliant golden spells in the void before him, and the complex and ever-changing ancient runes bombarded the array and restrictions in front of the cave at an extremely fast speed.

hum~

The sound, like the tolling of an ancient bell, echoed throughout the ruins of Cangyue City. Every time the black-haired youth cast a profound and complex spell, the bell would ring again.

buzz~

Endless tremors, endless tolling of bells.

As one restrictive array after another dissipated, dark golden ripples slowly spread out in mid-air and eventually vanished into nothingness. Conversely, the interior of the cave gradually came into view.

"That is--"

In the Yuntian Academy's ranks, a cultivator who resembled a young girl with long, beautiful, azure hair like a waterfall suddenly widened her eyes, a hint of fear involuntarily appearing in them.

It was a twisted mass of blackness, writhing like sludge inside the cave.

It seemed to possess its own consciousness, climbing onto a skeleton of unknown origin and enveloping it. Then, it trembled, releasing a large amount of foul black energy from its body, while the skeleton was visibly corroded into the same filth.

Duan Xingchen had seen this kind of monster before.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that she was once at odds with this thing.

Why is there a demon's shadow in this immortal's tomb?

"what happened?"

Gu Wangjun noticed something was off about his junior sister and asked her with concern.

Duan Xingchen was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head, "It's nothing... I just think I saw something..."

She was about to point at the mud when she suddenly found her field of vision turn into pure blackness, completely covering the interior of the cave, and she couldn't see anything at all.

Seeing Duan Xingchen standing there in a daze, Gu Wangjun frowned: "What did you see?"

"Just now... there seemed to be the shadow of a demon in that cave."

"demon?"

That thing is no good.

However, Gu Wangjun's expression turned unusually serious. He subconsciously showed a puzzled look and turned to Duan Xingchen, saying, "I've been staring at that cave, and it's always been dark inside... Junior Sister, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"It's always been black?"

Duan Xingchen was momentarily stunned.

She clearly saw that the cave was filled with stark white bones and wriggling filth. The scene was so real, how could she have been mistaken?

But Gu Wangjun didn't seem to be lying. Or rather, his senior brother seemed like an honest person, so there was no reason for him to lie to him, nor did he seem to be joking with him.

what happened?

Suddenly, Duan Xingchen felt a chill run down her spine, and she was hesitant to step inside.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan, who was chewing on a lollipop, glanced at Duan Xingchen, and her left eye, which was originally azure blue, slowly turned a bit bloodshot.

"I see……"

She nodded, and the color faded instantly. She continued to munch on her lollipop as if nothing had happened.

……

On the other side...

As Fang Yan unleashed one profound spell after another, the array that had been in front of the cave was almost completely gone, and the chilling aura inside the cave was released from its restrictions, spreading rapidly in all directions.

Those with higher cultivation levels only felt a chill down their spine, but those with lower cultivation levels experienced weakness in their legs, trembling all over, and were unable to move.

—Even a small amount of demonic energy emitted has such power.

They haven't even stepped inside yet, haven't even entered the gate of the secret realm, and the demonic energy emanating from the crack in the door is already so powerful. If they were to actually enter the secret realm, those cultivators with lower cultivation levels probably wouldn't even last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

This also filters out cultivators whose cultivation level is not up to standard to a certain extent.

As for Zhang Ruoxue, who had the lowest cultivation level in Yuntian Academy—she didn't seem to be affected by the demonic energy. She was still drinking wine and staring at the dark cave entrance with great interest.

However, the slightly damaged elixir hanging around her neck was emitting a faint light, a light that even Zhang Ruoxue herself failed to notice.

"This is the last one..."

Looking at the last restriction in front of the cave, Fang Yan let out a long sigh, then gathered all the remaining spiritual energy in his body, held his breath and concentrated, and quickly cast dozens of extremely complex spells.

Removing the restriction was extremely difficult for him, after all, it was a restriction array personally set up by the emperor of the Lantian Empire. Even if he knew how to remove the array, the spiritual energy required would still be enormous.

At this moment, Fang Yan's face was pale, and he quickly cast several spells—

In the blink of an eye.

boom!

A violent spatial tremor resounded, and the last restrictive array set up in front of the cave was completely destroyed.

As the golden light vanished, what surged forth was a terrifying demonic aura!

In an instant, the entire Cangyue City was shrouded in seemingly endless demonic miasma, and the cultivators closest to the cave felt a sweet taste in their hearts. The oppressive feeling of the demonic energy almost made them vomit blood.

"This is... the tomb of someone who became a demigod through demonic means..."

Even Mo Wuhai, the owner of Bihai Tower, didn't look much better at the moment.

She could imagine what a terrifying scene the secret realm connected to the cave must be.

As a powerful expert at the Void Transformation stage, she had visited countless secret realms, large and small, throughout her life. Yet, this half-immortal tomb before her made her feel cowardly and hesitant to retreat.

Not only her, but the cultivators who were originally full of arrogance and wanted to make a fortune in the tomb of the half-immortal were also stunned. Just standing there, they were already trembling and their souls were unstable. If they stepped in, who could guarantee that they would not die on the spot?

"You old scoundrel..."

The notorious coward of Yuntian Academy has appeared—

Ye Yuchan hid behind Yun Ping, staring at the dark cave entrance with an indescribably ugly expression: "I think, why don't I just wait outside with Fang Tu and the others? You can take the others to find Fourth Senior Brother, it won't make a difference if I'm one more, right?"

“Hmm…” Yun Ping nodded, looking at the surging demonic energy, and glanced at the silver-haired girl behind him: “That makes sense. I brought you here for safety. You should be fine staying in the Lantian Empire.”

"Right, right!"

Ye Yuchan's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, thinking to herself that she would finally be spared the trouble of going to that awful place!

Wouldn't it be wonderful to eat and drink well safely and peacefully in the empire?

Who knows what kind of monstrous things might be inside this place teeming with demonic energy? Since the old rogue is protecting them, the others should be fine too.

As for myself... hehehe... it's best to avoid dangerous places.

Looking at the silver-haired girl with a silly grin on her face, Yun Ping's lips curled slightly, and he said calmly:

"Well then, just in case, come here, and I'll give you a holy buff."

"Okay, sure~"

Ye Yuchan nodded, and then, without any warning, walked up to the cloud.