After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2570 The Bizarre Land
Suddenly sensing something was wrong, Fairy Wuyu raised her hand and fired an ice arrow that shot through the archway first.

However, as soon as the ice arrow entered the door, its forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, and it then hovered in mid-air, trembling violently.

It seemed to be caught in an invisible net.

"Don't go in!"

Another demon fired two fireballs, which slammed into the stone frame of the archway.

The flames suddenly leaped, and the archway followed suit.

It even bounced once before revealing its true form—

It turned out to be a giant, slanted sea anemone.

It looks somewhat like a pitcher plant, with an archway that serves as a huge opening, connected to a colorless, transparent, soft rubber inner pouch at the back. However, its camouflage is so excellent, and the jungle environment is very dark, that prey can hardly detect any flaws in the archway.

If the immortals and demons continue to charge forward, they will be walking into a trap, and who knows how many treacherous schemes are hidden inside.

However, now that its tricks had been exposed, Ruilin did not hesitate to extend its claws and tear the sea anemone into pieces.

But at that moment, a pattern on the archway, or rather the sunflower archway, suddenly moved, and a large head inexplicably drooped down from behind the archway, striking the Lingyun Immortal Lord in front of Helu Tian with a "hiss".

Its color and texture blend seamlessly with the archway, and unless it moves, no one will know it exists.

Even the gods couldn't detect its vital signs, so how could they have imagined that there was a monster living on the slanting sea anemone?

This is a python-like beast with a long, round body covered in cracks. It has no feet and horny protrusions on its head and behind its ears.

Its eyes are as small as a snake's, gleaming with a sinister and cruel light. But it is neither a python nor a jiao (a type of dragon), because its head is cone-shaped, with a protruding snout and a mouthful of sharp, nail-like teeth.

This monster is called a viper eel, and it is rarely seen in the world today.

Its ambush was perfectly timed; by this moment, Ruilin's neck had already passed over the Sunflower Gate, while its belly was exposed beneath the monster's mouth. Guarding this position was none other than Immortal Lord Lingyun.

Lingyun Immortal Lord was already on high alert. With a flick of his whisk, hundreds of steel needles shot out, aiming to smash the monster's head and face.

Although this move was simple and unadorned, the monster seemed to recognize its power, and it shrank back to avoid it, then opened its mouth and spat out a mouthful of yellow mist towards Lingyun Immortal Lord and Helu Tian.

Sixty or seventy percent of the mist was blocked by Ruilin's Dharma Body, and the rest was swept away by the whisk, but a few strands still landed on Lingyun.

The protective aura he had erected couldn't stop the mist, which ended up clinging to his clothes.

These wisps of yellow mist actually began to wriggle, silently burrowing into the clothes, making holes wherever there were none. Upon closer inspection, Lingyun Immortal Lord discovered that they were actually slender tapeworms, not much thicker than a hair, yet they could burrow into anything, even the precious robes on Lingyun's body could not stop them.

These things have no face, only mouths, with spiraling, inward-pointing teeth that can adhere to almost any surface. They drill holes, suck blood, and carve out flesh as they gobble themselves inside.

In just a breath or two, Immortal Lord Lingyun experienced the literal, excruciating pain.

"Burn them alive!" Fairy Wuyu suggested, turning around. "These are sea monsters; they fear fire!"

Reminded by her, Immortal Lord Lingyun summoned his true fire, transforming himself into a giant fireball with a whoosh, barely managing to clear the yellow worms from his body.

He didn't know that this creature was called a sea silk eel, with an incredibly sharp swirl-like mouth that liked to burrow into its prey to eat fresh flesh and organs. However, they were not actually companion creatures of the viper eel.

Only in this special place can they be spat out of the viper eel's mouth.

At the same time, several vines in the jungle where the powerful beings were passing by suddenly came to life and attacked people instantly.

More viper eels, and this time a large swarm. A giant viper eel even leaped out of the forest, more than five times the size of its kind!
The immortals and demons already know how to deal with them, but if they attack individually, they will inevitably be bogged down.

Muheshen made a hand seal and shouted in a low voice:
"Reborn from the ashes!"

As soon as the Heart-Binding Beads were turned, a raging fire broke out on Ruilin's body!
This was true Yang Flame Fire! Several viper eels that rushed forward were instantly burned to the bone upon contact, screaming in pain and quickly retreating. Seeing this, the other eels dared not advance.

The giant viper lowered its head, sucked up all the water in the pond, and sprayed it at Ruilin.

It inhaled clear water but sprayed out yellow water. Although Ruilin was an illusion, after being sprayed with the yellow water, its whole body hissed and smoked, its true fire was extinguished in large quantities, and several large pieces of its scales were corroded.

Muheshen was furious and pointed at the viper leader, shouting, "Kill!"

Ruilin lunged back at the viper leader with a swift, sweeping attack. However, the viper only spat out a breath before retreating into its palace and leaping into the large puddle below.

"Let's go!" Helu Tian's voice echoed in everyone's hearts. "This place is not safe to stay any longer!"

Ruilin then turned around and ran towards Alian's direction.

It's right in front of us.

It increased its speed, and the injuries on its body surface healed quickly, at the cost of absorbing the power of immortals and demons.

Lingyun Immortal Lord gritted his teeth and stabbed himself twice, both times in his right ribs. Inside the ripped flesh, several sea eels were struggling to burrow.

If he doesn't act decisively, this thing will soon burrow into his internal organs and devour them.

"Is this some kind of small world?" Fairy Wuyu looked up at the sky and saw a crescent moon with sparse starlight. "Otherwise, how could such a bright starry sky and moon block the eyes of the gods?"

“No,” Helu Tian said definitively, “this is not a small world.”

He is the god of space and has a say in the space here. "This place is severely disconnected from the real world."

Other immortals and demons may be completely unaware, but He could sense that this place was on two completely different levels from the real world, with a clear boundary between them.

No matter how realistic this place is, it's not the real world!

"Could it be an illusion?"

“The illusion is also in this realm, only with an added layer of disguise, but it cannot block the gaze of the gods,” Helu Tian said solemnly. “I think this place is more like a secret realm.”

The difference between a secret realm and an illusionary realm is only one word, but their essence is worlds apart.

"A secret realm?" Fairy Wuyu asked in surprise. "Lingyun, you have been stationed at Lingyun Palace for many years. Do you know that there is such a secret realm near Yanxia Bay?"

"Unheard of."

Everyone understood that this was not normal.

Baizhu Island is only a few dozen miles away from Yanxia Bay. The Heavenly Palace's ships come and go from Baizhu Island, and bird demons, cultivators, and immortals come and go in this area. How could they possibly overlook the fact that there is a secret realm here?
Therefore, Fairy Wuyu asked Helu Tian, ​​"Can you confirm that this is a secret realm?"

Helu Tian remained silent.

He'd only just entered; how could he be certain? Even though he claimed to be the God of Space, this godforsaken place must have been meticulously disguised!
“Let’s keep exploring.” Helu Tian took a deep breath. “A-Lian is right ahead!”

The palace where Ah Lian is located is still intact, with its huge pillars and tall eaves, showing its former grandeur.

At that moment, the moonlight slanted down over the roof and enveloped the little girl.