"If this keeps up, I'll sleep for a hundred years and won't wake up, no matter how much I'm called."

After the elder had spoken, Song Yan asked, "Could the Sea of Suffering Transformed Minion be tempting people?"

"Tempting people?"

Feng Chengzi paused for a moment, then shook his head, "The Buddhist Sect only offers enlightenment, never temptation.

Besides, isn't the Illusion Realm you see all your inner expectations?

If it's an expectation, it's a possibility for the future. Otherwise, how could you sink into it?"

Unconsciously, Song Yan tilted his head slightly, looking at Pei Xuehan beside him, thinking: 'If I hadn't been lured by some power, then... would I really develop feelings for her? Would I truly go beyond the border, herding horses and sheep with her, listening to the rain and watching the clouds, staying together for life?'

Pei Xuehan was very beautiful, with a personality of the kind he liked.

And escaping all sorts of crises in the world to a carefree place was indeed the life he longed for.

These two combined together made perfect sense logically.

But...

Song Yan persisted in asking, "Is it possible, but you don't know it?"

Feng Chengzi said, "At least I haven't heard of it."

Song Yan asked, "What was your Realm before you died?"

Feng Chengzi said, "Early Stage of Divine Infant."

Song Yan asked, "What is the Early Stage of Divine Infant?"

Feng Chengzi yawned, tilted his head, and fell asleep.

As a Divine Thought, he had already stayed awake longer than usual.

Song Yan squinted his eyes, pondering.

Within the Soul Threshold of Changwang, the Ancient Tooth, the Infant Cry Elder, and the Deer Demon were strong, but he hadn't forgotten... the Soul Threshold of Changwang itself was more terrifying than these three old monsters.

Like a mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it, even further behind was the eagle and hunter...

When these cunning old monsters gathered together and ventured into a dangerous place, even a hint of purity in such a place would be a miracle.

If the "Evil Monster and Three States of the Tumor Realm" are the immediate crisis, "Ancient Tooth, Infant Cry Elder, Deer Demon" are unavoidable crises down the road, then... is there an even more distant "third party" or "fourth party" existing?

If they exist, who are they, and what are their intentions?

"What are you thinking?" Pei Xuehan gently asked.

Song Yan suddenly transformed various newly made Shadow Puppets, and the Ancient Corpse Shadow Puppet, swallowing them all. Instantly, his body expanded, with a long wolf tail, strange sharp claws, and long wings sprouting from all around him.

Pei Xuehan looked at him in horror.

But Song Yan swiftly used the Illusion Technique to revert back to his original form, and then drew out the Ancient Remains Essence Blood. After multiple attempts, he thoroughly digested the Ancient Remains Essence Blood within a year, enhancing the "Corpse-Eating Wolf Blood" at the Upper Central Palace.

The "Demon Sound Sword Qi" evolved from the "Profound Sword Scripture" also transformed into the "Blood Demon Chaotic Sound Sword Qi."

Originally, one sound could carry one Sword Qi; now, dozens of sounds could carry dozens of Sword Qis. If Song Yan used this type of killing power, his strength would increase by one or two levels, proving Ancient Corpse indeed was the most monstrous among the younger Corpse-Eating Wolf Race.

"Are you scared?"

Song Yan looked at the silver-robed female cultivator, asking mildly.

Pei Xuehan suddenly embraced him, saying, "I'm not scared."

Evidently, even with her slow reaction, the months spent together had made her understand one thing: the man before her was the same one she shared a century-long companionship within the Illusion Realm.

Song Yan suddenly asked, "When you were in the Sect before, did you always venture into the Secret Realm with your fellow disciples?"

Pei Xuehan's chin gently nodded against his chest, saying, "Do you think I'm naïve?"

"No." Song Yan answered with a lie, letting her embrace him for a while, then said, "Focus on Sword Control, don't let us fall."

Pei Xuehan's pretty face beamed with happiness. She nodded heavily, responding with an "Hmm," and then her face was also radiant when controlling the sword.

Song Yan then raised his hand to grasp the banner.

"Open!"

In an instant, a chilling wind wailed, ghostly entities loomed. Countless evil souls expanded from the banner, covering the sky and dimming the sunlight over this Secret Realm.

'Transformed Minion, Transformed Minion, since there's the character Minion... there must be some kind of change.'

'The novice monks of the Buddha Country within the Sea of Suffering enjoy enlightening people's cause and effect, and the character representing a minion is undoubtedly a significant cause and effect.'

'Is it a case of "If I don't enter Hell, who will?" Wanting to enlighten the Transformed Ghost but unable to break free, thus becoming a Transformed Ghost in order to enlighten the Transformed Ghost?'

For a moment, Song Yan's thoughts soared.

He finally began to understand the terror of the "Changwang Tiger Race."

Perhaps it couldn't be fully seen at the Crimson Palace Stage, but upon entering the Purple Mansion, its vast potential was indeed frightening.

...

A day passed, and not a single Transformed Minion appeared.

The Transformed Minion liked to enlighten people, yet did not come to see under his Myriad Souls Banner.

Countless thoughts flowed into Song Yan's mind.

'What's going on now?'

'Am I overthinking it?'

'Or is it...

Has a Transformed Minion that already became someone's "Transformed Ghost" under ownership not allowed to come to me anymore?'

When this thought inadvertently emerged, Song Yan was almost shocked.

He followed this wild guess based on: 'If the Transformed Minion is already someone's possession, most likely owned by the Tiger Emperor of the Changwang Tiger Race, the creator of this Soul Threshold. Is it not dead? Is it seeking revenge?'

However, all of this was unfounded, and even knowing it, he couldn't counter it.

Moreover, this entirely sprang from his own deduction based on a single character, "Minion."

Just as he was thinking...

From the distance, a sudden loud explosion occurred.

Following the sound, Song Yan fixed his gaze on the entrance to the next Secret Realm.

The sudden explosion was akin to a burst dam.

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