When the three of them found a teahouse and sat down, after casting a soundproofing spell, Yang Che began to inquire about the Purple Heaven Secret Realm.

Only then did Wei Shan and Wei Chen, the siblings, secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Yang Che sat by the window, and only then did he notice that Holy Scorpion City was incredibly prosperous.

Despite it being night, the city was still bustling with activity, resembling a large Mortal city, full of life.

After the teahouse attendant served the ling tea and left, Wei Shan began to tell Yang Che about the Purple Heaven Secret Realm.

“The Purple Heaven Secret Realm is an ancient Secret Realm controlled by Sacred Scorpion Oasis. Originally, it was not open to outsiders; only descendants of Ancient Spirit Cultivators could enter it. However, in recent centuries, the Holy Scorpion City Lord suddenly announced that all Cultivators in Sacred Scorpion Oasis could enter the Secret Realm, provided they paid five hundred full pattern star stones for each entry.”

Wei Shan said, picking up the exquisite teacup in front of her and taking a light sip of the ling tea.

A faint Spiritual Qi entered her body, making her feel incredibly comfortable.

At this moment, Wei Chen took over his sister's words and said, “Brother Yang, it is rumored that there are many Ancient Spirit Medicine in the Purple Heaven Secret Realm, which are Immortal Plant level now. If you can collect an Immortal Plant over three thousand years old, you can directly exchange it for an Essence Fixing Pill at the City Lord’s Mansion.”

Yang Che asked with interest, “What is this Essence Fixing Pill?”

Wei Chen glanced at his sister and said no more.

Wei Shan then continued, “The Essence Fixing Pill is a Medicinal Pill that can increase the success rate of Core Formation. Countless Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators are willing to pay any price to obtain it. Unfortunately, this Essence Fixing Pill can only be refined by a mysterious Alchemist in the City Lord’s Mansion. And only the City Lord’s Mansion sells and trades Essence Fixing Pills.”

After Wei Shan finished speaking, Wei Chen suddenly slammed his fist on the table and then angrily said, “Speaking of this Medicinal Pill trade, it’s truly despicable. The City Lord’s Mansion almost monopolizes the Medicinal Pill trade; no other place can privately sell or trade Medicinal Pills. Even the black market only dares to secretly sell some ordinary Medicinal Pills.”

Yang Che was greatly surprised to hear this.

The sheer volume of Medicinal Pill transactions for such a large city of Cultivators is unimaginable, yet it is exclusively monopolized and controlled by the City Lord’s Mansion. The strength of this City Lord’s Mansion must be extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Yang Che couldn't help but worry about Tianxie Ziyin.

He knew very well that Tianxie Ziyin had him enter the city to more securely capture the eleventh-level Yao Beast comparable to a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator, who was currently the Holy Scorpion City Lord.

Yang Che didn't actually know how much Tianxie Ziyin had recovered, but he inferred from her confident tone that for her, taking down that eleventh-level Yao Beast shouldn't be a big problem.

However, anything can go wrong, so the more Yang Che understood the strength of the City Lord’s Mansion, the more he worried.

“Let’s continue talking about the Purple Heaven Secret Realm. How can one enter this Purple Heaven Secret Realm?”

Yang Che took a sip of ling tea and steered the conversation back to the Purple Heaven Secret Realm.

Wei Shan said, “You need to register at the City Lord’s Mansion. After paying five hundred full pattern star stones, for every hundred people gathered, you will receive a notification from the City Lord’s Mansion and directly proceed to the Purple Heaven Secret Realm from the Teleportation Array.”

Wei Chen, who was gulping down ling tea, immediately put down his teacup and added, “You can only stay inside for five days at a time. After five days, you will automatically be teleported out of the Secret Realm.”

Yang Che nodded, then inquired about other matters. Wei Shan and Wei Chen, the siblings, then quickly left the teahouse as if they had received a great pardon.

Yang Che sat alone by the window, looking at the prosperous city, and couldn't help but think of the Old Ancestor Old Man.

Several years had passed, and he wondered how the Old Ancestor Old Man and Qing Jian Sect were doing.

After a moment of sighing with emotion, a determined look gradually appeared in Yang Che’s eyes.

“Zi Yin, what should we do next? Go directly to the City Lord’s Mansion?”

Yang Che got up and left the teahouse, arriving on the wide street.

“Mm, let’s go directly to the City Lord’s Mansion. This King has been recovering, and now there’s no need to forcefully attack the city's great formation. Once we reach the City Lord’s Mansion, this King will surely capture that eleventh-level Yao Beast alive.”

Tianxie Ziyin’s voice was cool and clear, also carrying a faint hint of majesty.

On the pillars on both sides of the street, many glowing moonstones were embedded.

The entire street was as bright as day.

As Yang Che walked slowly, a commotion suddenly came from behind him.

“Quick, everyone, make way! Princess Sha Jin of Sand Sea City is here, quick, make way!”

“What? Princess Sha Jin is here again? Quick. Get out of here.”

…

Countless passersby, upon hearing the name ‘Sha Jin,’ all showed expressions of fear and scattered.

As Yang Che was utterly bewildered, he turned around and saw an enormous python slithering from the direction of the city gate.

On the python’s triangular, flat head, a ‘sturdy’ young woman stood prominently.

Yang Che’s eyes narrowed as he recognized the person and the snake as the sturdy young woman, whose cultivation was at least at the Core Formation Late Stage, and the giant python he had encountered in the boundless desert.

According to Tianxie Ziyin, this sturdy young woman was a true descendant of an Ancient Spirit Cultivator and possessed a vicious secret technique called ‘Sand Soul Judgment.’

After entering the city, the sturdy young woman jumped off the giant python and, with an arrogant expression, walked straight towards the City Lord’s Mansion without glancing sideways.

The passersby who hadn't managed to leave were all bowing their heads, motionless, showing extreme fear.

Yang Che stared expressionlessly at the sturdy young woman. At this moment, a brown-clad man beside him immediately said to him, “Fellow Daoist, quickly lower your head. If the Princess sees your disrespectful demeanor, she will surely punish you severely.”

While he was wondering, suddenly, a fair-faced, quite handsome young man ran out from not far away.

He almost jogged all the way to the sturdy woman, bowing deeply and respectfully, fawningly saying, “Princess, you’re back? Did you encounter any trouble on the way?”

The sturdy woman merely gave the young man a faint glance but did not reply to him, walking straight ahead.

The young man dared not show any unusual expression, still smiling, trotting alongside the woman.

Yang Che frowned slightly. Although he knew he had disguised himself and had Zi Yin’s help in concealing his aura, this sturdy young woman should not recognize him, but he still quietly retreated a few steps without a change in expression.

However, with this retreat, the brown-clad man who had kindly warned him earlier suffered instead.

The fair-faced handsome man suddenly lunged forward with an arrow-like stride and violently kicked the brown-clad man.

The brown-clad man staggered back a few steps. After steadying himself, he couldn't help but glare angrily at the young man, then said in a low, furious voice, “Wen Tong, you’re just a dog, only knowing how to lord it over others here. One day, the Princess will leave our Holy Scorpion City. By then, hmph…”

The brown-clad man’s words were astonishing. Yang Che, hearing this, found the name ‘Wen Tong’ somewhat familiar.

Then he suddenly remembered, wasn’t this the person whom the little boy Wei Chen mentioned almost became Wei Chen’s brother-in-law?

He immediately couldn't help but take a few more glances at this young man.

However, in the next moment, Yang Che suddenly thought to himself, “Not good.”

The young man, seeing someone daring to look at him, immediately glared back. However, upon seeing Yang Che, he looked as if he had seen a ghost, suddenly pointing at Yang Che, his handsome features gradually twisting with fear: “Uncle Yuan… How… how is this possible?”