CHAPTER 718: ANOMALY

Aside from the potential generation of a Spirit Vein within

Aside from the potential generation of a Spirit Vein within Space, after absorbing sufficient Spiritual Energy, the area of the land was gradually increasing.

Seeing this scene, Wang Hong was overjoyed, once again throwing a large amount of Spirit Stones into the ground as if they cost nothing.

A long time ago, he had felt that the Space was not spacious enough, but he had never found a way to increase its size.

This time, after absorbing the immortal stone, Space finally underwent a significant change. Not only did an immortal mountain appear, but it also allowed the land to continue expanding.

After tossing a pile of Spirit Stones into Space, he exited it, letting it slowly absorb them.

Now, with seven days left until the secret realm's end, he prepared to slowly search in the direction of the exit.

Meanwhile, at the formation set up by the Demon Race alliance earlier.

They had just finished searching each other thoroughly and felt that everyone present was innocent. So, despite some doubts, they temporarily set aside the matter of catching the thief within and focused on more pressing issues, matters of life and death.

"They took so long to catch a Demon Clan Cultivator, and they still haven't returned. We're still waiting here for the immortal stone," complained a member of the Demon Race.

"Yes, time is running out, we can't wait any longer, or we'll miss this opportunity and have to wait another hundred years," said one of the apparent leaders among the Demon Race, decisively.

"But what if we've lost seven pieces of immortal stone? We simply don't have enough," remarked a ghastly member of the Abyss Clan.

"There's no other way now. I've kept one piece of immortal stone in reserve, which can be temporarily borrowed. Fellow Daoists, if you have any immortal stones, please lend them. The Demon Race alliance will surely return them as promised," said the two leaders of the Demon Race, taking out an immortal stone from their own storage demonic treasures.

In this secret realm, which had existed for countless years, many immortal stones could still be found in the past. Most of them naturally ended up in the hands of major powers.

Therefore, high-level members of some long-standing factions tended to preserve some immortal stones, ranging from one or two to a dozen or more.

Only nouveau riche individuals like Wang Hong, lacking deep roots, would never have seen one.

Moreover, as the immortal energy circulated endlessly within the immortal stone, it was frugal in normal use. After extracting some immortal aura from it and placing it in a place with rich Spirit Qi, it would absorb Spirit Qi on its own and convert it into immortal aura, storing it within the immortal stone.

The powers possessing immortal stones were also thrifty in their usage. Thus, the number of immortal stones in the Little Yuan Realm had always been maintained at a certain level.

Seeing that the two leaders of the Demon Race had set an example, two more individuals each took out an immortal stone.

With bits and pieces gathered, there were only twelve in total, still four short of the original sixteen.

"Does anyone else have immortal stones?" asked the leaders of the Demon Race again, though they already knew the answer. Earlier, to prove their innocence, everyone's storage demonic treasures had been searched, and indeed, there were only these three immortal stones.

Seeing everyone shaking their heads, indicating they didn't have any, the leaders of the Demon Race turned to a ghastly spirit from the Abyss Clan with a sinister face and said:

"Fellow Daoist Youluo, since we're at this point and time is pressing, the situation demands action. Shall we activate the Large Formation now?"

The ghastly spirit known as Youluo scanned the area with blood-red eyes and nodded, "Let's do it."

They had planned this for a long time; how could they easily give up now?

This fragmented realm originally belonged to a part of the immortal realm and was said to be quite important.

Below the immortal realm are countless worlds, divided into three categories: large, medium, and small.

Some worlds are interconnected, while others are independent and isolated from any other world.

The Little Yuan Realm used to be an independent world, but now it is connected to a world of the Demon Clan through the void passageway, and another world of a savage tribe has also been opened up.

However, in the past, any world would be connected to the immortal realm.

So theoretically, through the immortal realm, one could connect to any world.

Their plan this time was to set up a Large Formation in the fragmented realm. By utilizing the power of the fragmented realm, they intended to open a passage to a world of the Abyss Clan.

This would enable them to summon reinforcements from the Abyss Clan to aid them in this world.

Previously, they had established some communication with this particular world of the Abyss Clan through special methods, and the other party seemed very interested in the Little Yuan Realm. Thus, both sides readily agreed.

They didn't know the other side's ultimate goal, but now they were on the brink of destruction, and they couldn't afford to consider so much.

Anyway, the current situation in the Little Yuan Realm was chaotic enough, and they weren't afraid of adding another force.

If they didn't call for reinforcements, they would only watch themselves perish helplessly in the future.

With more than a dozen members of the Demon Race and the Abyss Clan working together, the formation was immediately activated. Although it was four immortal stones short of the original plan, a huge black pillar of light still shot out from the center of the Large Formation, piercing straight into the sky and reaching toward the void.

Connecting the void passageway this time was much more difficult than when the Demon Clan connected it in Hezhou last time.

The Demon Clan had waited for the opportune moment when the two worlds were closest and easily connected to the void passageway.

As soon as this black pillar of light appeared, everyone in the secret realm could see it, and they all speculated wildly.

"Ah! With such a towering pillar of light, such a massive celestial phenomenon, there must be a peerless natural treasure emerging!"

An old man from the Human Clan, upon seeing the towering pillar of light, was so excited that his whole body trembled. He smoothed his disheveled beard and headed toward the direction of the light pillar.

"With such immense power, is the secret realm about to be destroyed?"

A cultivator, upon seeing the towering pillar of light in the distance, was so frightened that he trembled and hurried toward the direction of the exit.

Wang Hong had just harvested a Spiritual Herb when he saw this momentum. He speculated on the direction and realized it was exactly where he had previously stolen the immortal stone, immediately piecing together most of the situation.

When he stole the immortal stone before, he had seen those altars, which gave him some speculation.

He had personally witnessed the Demon Clan opening the void passageway in Hezhou before, and the current situation was very similar to what he saw then.

He didn't expect that even after he had stolen seven pieces of immortal stone, the Demon Race alliance would still successfully activate the Large Formation.

He had no intention of joining the commotion. Without his life-saving armor, he didn't dare to confront so many powerful individuals directly.

So, Wang Hong hastened his pace toward the exit of the secret realm. His harvest this time was already plentiful, and it was time to go back.

But just as he had traveled a short distance, his Divine Sense sensed a battle taking place tens of miles ahead.

Among the participants, one was his old acquaintance, Bai Wushuang, whom he had parted ways with before.

At this moment, Bai Wushuang looked extremely miserable. He had lost both arms when he picked the immortal fruit earlier.

However, as a Soul Transformation Cultivator, his physical regeneration ability was strong. With some time to recuperate, he would be able to regrow his arms.

The enemy Bai Wushuang faced was a member of the Abyss Clan with a black, tusky face.

It was said that the Abyss Clan hailed from the depths of the underworld and were generally evil spirits and demons. Their fighting style was mysterious and unpredictable, making them difficult to deal with.

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