Chapter 290 - 290: Opportunity
Among these four, there were three middle-aged men in robes of different styles, and one beautiful young woman in red.
As soon as the four appeared, a powerful pressure swept over them, and the previously noisy Dragon Clan disciples instantly fell silent, their faces showing solemn expressions.
There was no need to think; anyone with such powerful pressure must be a high-ranking Old Ancestor of the Dragon Clan.
However, when Fang Hong's gaze fell on these four people, his heart was secretly shaken.
Among these four people, only one was from the Dragon Clan; the other three were not.
If he hadn't guessed wrong, among these four, one was a Dragon Clan Old Ancestor, and the other three were Old Ancestors from the Phoenix Clan, White Tiger Clan, and Black Tortoise Clan, respectively.
Moreover, these four Old Ancestors were all at the Late Stage of Mahayana cultivation.
Late Stage Mahayana Old Ancestors were rarely seen, and now four had appeared at once, and they were Old Ancestors from the Four Great Divine Beast Clans.
Fang Hong's heart was completely unsettled.
He hadn't expected this Secret Realm to be so important, that it had alarmed the Four Great Divine Beast Clans, and even caused each clan to send a Late Stage Mahayana expert; there must be something big going on here.
Fang Hong felt more and more that there must be a great treasure hidden in the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm; otherwise, it would be impossible for these Old Ancestors, who usually remained in seclusion, to come in person.
"It seems that after entering the Secret Realm, I'll have to follow these four experts."
Fang Hong's expression was normal, but a sinister plan had already formed in his mind.
If possible, Fang Hong really wanted to take down these four Divine Beasts together; these were four genuine Late Stage Mahayana Spirit Pills.
Just thinking about it made his heart burn with excitement.
The Dragon Clan Old Ancestor's gaze swept over the disciples below; seeing that everyone was ready, waiting solemnly for instructions, he knew the time was almost right.
He raised his right hand, and a faint golden aura of magical power appeared in his palm, which he gently pushed towards the depths of the valley.
Boom.
A loud bang suddenly erupted; before the sound faded, the inconspicuous small mountain in the valley suddenly lit up, and countless complex runes rapidly flowed on the mountain wall.
Immediately after, at the position halfway up the mountain, a distorted light gate suddenly appeared, and the surrounding space subtly fluctuated; clearly, this was the entrance to the Secret Realm.
"Fellow disciples, enter."
The Dragon Clan Old Ancestor's deep voice echoed through the valley, carrying an undeniable authority.
The disciples below dared not delay and successively used their movement techniques, flying towards the spatial passage.
Fang Hong also had to follow everyone and enter the passage first.
After all the disciples had entered the Secret Realm, the four Old Ancestors from the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, White Tiger Clan, and Black Tortoise Clan exchanged glances, then slowly followed, their figures disappearing one after another into the passage.
As Fang Hong passed through the teleportation passage, he felt a dizzying sensation; a few breaths later, his feet finally landed on solid ground.
Fang Hong looked around and found himself in an ancient forest.
All around were towering trees, and he saw no other Dragon Clan disciples, suggesting that they had been scattered to different parts of the Secret Realm during the teleportation.
The Heaven and Earth Origin Qi here was two or three times denser than outside; with such abundant spiritual energy, this forest must surely produce many rare spirit medicines.
However, Fang Hong was not in the mood to search for spirit medicines at this moment.
He was still thinking about the four Divine Beast Old Ancestors, eager to know why they had entered this Secret Realm.
After all, for four Late Stage Mahayana Old Ancestors to personally make a move, it could not possibly be a small matter.
Fang Hong leaped lightly onto a thick branch of a large tree, leaning against the trunk, and waited patiently.
After waiting for a while, Fang Hong slowly extended his Divine Sense, quietly spreading it in all directions, carefully sensing the positions of the four Old Ancestors.
Not long after, Fang Hong's Divine Sense captured four powerful auras, gathered together, emitting the unique pressure of Late Stage Mahayana Cultivators.
Undoubtedly, these must be the four Divine Beast Old Ancestors.
But what surprised him was that around the four Old Ancestors, there were also two other super-powerful auras lingering.
Moreover, the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi in that area was fluctuating extremely violently, as if an intense battle was taking place.
"Could they have started fighting with some powerful Demon Beast?" Fang Hong secretly guessed in his heart; he decided to investigate and see what was happening.
Fang Hong immediately used the Void Secret Technique, opening a spatial passage on the tree; his figure flashed, and he drilled into the passage, quickly rushing towards the source of the clashing auras.
Thanks to the Void Secret Technique, in just a blink of an eye, Fang Hong had already arrived near the four Old Ancestors.
He did not appear rashly, but completely restrained his aura, using the Void Secret Technique to hide within the trunk of a nearby ancient tree, quietly observing the situation ahead.
In the mid-air ahead, the four Divine Beast Old Ancestors, each holding a heavenly spiritual treasure, were intensely battling two humanoid puppets.
The two puppets were entirely black, with strange patterns carved on their surfaces; with every punch and kick, the surrounding space was distorted.
The sky was dark and lightless, covered with dark clouds, and from time to time, streaks of lightning tore across the sky, accompanied by dull thunder, creating a terrifying scene.
Fang Hong hid to the side, secretly observing the battle, feeling a little surprised.
The strength of these two humanoid puppets was extremely formidable; each possessed the cultivation of a peak Mahayana, no less than the four Old Ancestors.
"To be able to refine puppets of this grade to guard the Secret Realm, could it be that this is a Secret Realm left by an Immortal?" Fang Hong wondered.
In a Secret Realm left by an Immortal, there must be extraordinary treasures hidden, otherwise these four Old Ancestors would not be willing to expend their magical power to fight such powerful puppets to the death.
While the four Old Ancestors and the puppets were fighting fiercely, Fang Hong quietly sensed the surrounding environment, wanting to find out where the treasure was.
Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to a small valley not far away.
The valley was not large, but it emitted dazzling treasure light, and in the center of the valley grew a strangely shaped ancient tree.
The tree's trunk was dark brown, covered with ancient patterns, while its leaves were colorful.
Even more surprising, there were five round, colorful fruits hanging on the branches; the surface of the fruits sparkled, indicating they were not ordinary items at first glance.
When Fang Hong saw the appearance of this tree, his heart suddenly trembled; this was actually the legendary Five Elements Flat Peach Tree.
The Five Elements Flat Peach Tree is an incredibly rare and exotic tree of Heaven and Earth, blooming every thousand years and bearing Five Elements Flat Peaches every ten thousand years.
Legend has it that if a Cultivator in the Early Stage of Body Integration eats one Five Elements Flat Peach, they can directly breakthrough their bottleneck and advance to a Mahayana realm; such an effect is simply exaggerated to the extreme.
